Thomas Boivin Wins His 2nd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 Showdown Event 55 Outright Win for $271,600

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 55
$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  99
Prize Pool:  $940,500
April 3, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 55 Champion Thomas Boivin

Event 55 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 99 entries for a prize pool of $940,500. Taking it down was Thomas Boivin, winning outright for $271,600.

This marked Boivin’s second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won the $25K High-Roller event during the 2023 Showdown for $711,300.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ThomasBoivin$271,600
2NeilWarren$184,600
3BrockWilson$120,000
4HarveyCastro$81,600
5RyanMandara$57,900
6AlexandrosKolonias$42,700
7MichaelBerk$32,700
8BrianYoon$32,700
9GiuseppeIadisernia$26,100
10MichaelGathy$26,100
11StephenSong$21,500
12ChrisBrewer$21,500
13DeanLyall$10,750
14JacobKauffman$10,750

Event 55: Thomas Boivin Wins! ($271,600); Neil Warren Finishes Runner-Up ($184,600)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 99

Thomas Boivin

Thomas Boivin limped in for 150,000 on the button, Neil Warren raised to 600,000 in the big blind, Boivin reraised all in with a covering stack, and Warren called all in for about 3,325,000.

Boivin:  As3h
Warren:  AcQs

The board came Ks9d3sTsAh, giving Boivin aces and treys to win the pot and Event 55 outright for $271,600. Warren finished runner-up for $184,60

1st:  Thomas Boivin  –  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Neil Warren  –  $184,600
3rd:  Brock Wilson  –  $120,000
4th:  Harvey Castro  –  $81,600
5th:  Ryan Mandara  –  $57,900
6th:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  $42,700
7th:  Michael Berk  –  $32,700
8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

A recap of Event 55 will be posted in a bit.

Neil Warren

Event 55: Brock Wilson – 3rd Place ($120,000)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 99

Brock Wilson

Brock Wilson was all in for about 700,000 from the button with JcTc against Thomas Boivin in the big blind holding Js7c.

The board ran out 8c5d4s6s6d, giving Boivin an eight-high straight to eliminate Wilson in third place.

Thomas Boivin  –  7,700,000  (77 bb)
Neil Warren  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($120,000)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600

Event 55: Updated Chip Counts

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 99

Seat 1:  Thomas Boivin  –  5,125,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2:  Brock Wilson  –  3,025,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:  Neil Warren  –  1,750,000  (18 bb)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000

4th:  Harvey Castro  –  $81,600
5th:  Ryan Mandara  –  $57,900
6th:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  $42,700
7th:  Michael Berk  –  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

Event 55: Harvey Castro – 4th Place ($81,600)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 99

Harvey Castro raised all in for 990,000 from the cutoff and Thomas Boivin thought for a little while before he called.

Castro:  2s2h
Boivin:  QhJh

The board ran out Kh9s6s5h3h, giving Boivin a flush to eliminate Castro in fourth place.

Thomas Boivin  –  5,800,000  (73 bb)
Harvey Castro  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($81,600)

With three players remaining from the field of 99 entries, the average stack is 3,300,000 (41 big blinds).

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000

Event 55: Ryan Mandara – 5th Place ($57,900)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 99

Ryan Mandara was all in for about 780,000 in the cutoff against Neil Warren in the hijack.

Mandara:  AsQh
Warren:  8s8d

The board came Ts7c6c9s2s, giving Warren a ten-high straight to eliminate Mandara in fifth place.

Ryan Mandara  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($57,900)

Seat 1:  Thomas Boivin  –  4,510,000  (56 bb)
Seat 2:  Harvey Castro  –  1,240,000   (16 bb)
Seat 3:  Brock Wilson  –  2,300,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4:  Neil Warren  –  1,850,000  (23 bb)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600

5th:  Ryan Mandara  –  $57,900
6th:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  $42,700
7th:  Michael Berk  –  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

Event 55: Alexandros Kolonias – 6th Place ($42,700)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 99

Thomas Boivin raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Alexandros Kolonias reraised all in for about 850,000 in the big blind, and Boivin called.

Boivin:  ThTd
Kolonias:  AdKs

The board ran out Qh9d4h3sTc, no help to Kolonias, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Thomas Boivin  –  2,500,000  (42 bb)
Alexandros Kolonias  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($42,700)

With five players remaining from the field of 99 entries, the average stack is about 1,980,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $57,900 each.

Event 55: Michael Berk – 7th Place ($32,700)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 99

Harvey Castro raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Michael Berk called in the big blind.

The flop was QcJhTh, Berk checked, Castro bet 60,000, and Berk called.

The turn was the 2c, Berk checked, Castro bet 500,000, and Berk called all in for about 275,000.

Castro:  Kh4h
Berk:  Qd8c

Berk had a pair of queens with a gutshot straight draw, while Castro had a flush draw with an open-ended straight draw.

The river was the 2h, giving Castro a flush to eliminate Berk in seventh place.

Michael Berk  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($32,700)

Seat 1:  Thomas Boivin  –  1,300,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2:  Harvey Castro  –  2,980,000  (60 bb)
Seat 3:  Brock Wilson  –  1,350,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4:  Neil Warren  –  1,425,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  Ryan Mandara  –  945,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  1,900,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700

7th:  Michael Berk  –  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

Event 55: Neil Warren Cracks Michael Berk’s Aces and Doubles Up

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 99

Harvey Castro raised to 80,000 from UTG+1, Neil Warren reraised all in for 670,000 in the cutoff, Michael Berk reraised all in over the top, and Castro folded.

Warren:  AhKs
Berk:  AcAd

The board ran out Qc8h4h7h3h, giving Warren an ace-high flush to crack Berk’s aces and double up

Neil Warren  –  1,500,000  (38 bb)
Michael Berk  –  385,000  (10 bb)

With seven players remaining from the field of 99 entries, the average stack is about 1,415,000 (35 big blinds).

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700
7th:  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

Event 55: Final Table Lineup

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 99

Seat 1:  Thomas Boivin  –  1,200,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2:  Harvey Castro  –  1,775,000  (71 bb)
Seat 3:  Brock Wilson  –  1,075,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4:  Neil Warren  –  540,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5:  Ryan Mandara  –  1,175,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6:  Michael Berk  –  2,275,000  (91 bb)
Seat 7:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  1,860,000  (74 bb)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700
7th:  $32,700

8th:  Brian Yoon  –  $32,700
9th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $26,100
10th:  Michael Gathy  –  $26,100
11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750