2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 59
$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  72
Prize Pool:  $37,440
April 4, 2025

Event 59 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 72 entries for a prize pool of $37,440. A four-way deal at the final table was a made and Jay Kerbel was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 59 winner for $9,177.

This marked Kerbel’s fifth SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won limit Omaha 8 events at the 2021 RRPO and the 2022 LHPO, along with a H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2024 LHPO, and a PLO-8 event at the 2024 SHRPO.

*denotes four-handed deal

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 59
$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  72
Prize Pool:  $37,440
April 4, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 72 entries, creating a prize pool worth $37,440. The last nine players will earn some money with $1,325 for a min-cash and $12,980 up top for the Event 59 champ.

1st: $12,980 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $7,600
3rd: $4,585
4th: $3,275
5th: $2,525
6th: $1,965
7th: $1,685
8th: $1,500
9th: $1,325

$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The Championship isn’t the only game on the schedule today, we also have a $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 9 starting at noon for those looking to win a trophy today.

They’ll start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 59 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 53 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 53 Day 2 Seats and Chips
• Event 53 Payouts

12PM: Event 59 – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 59 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 60 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 60 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Milestone Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $1,050 Event 64 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $10,000 Showdown Event 64
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,869

Alex Queen opened to 400,000 from under the gun, Jaroslaw Osinski moved all in for 2,975,000 from middle position and Queen called.

Queen:
Osinski:

Osinki was in trouble with more kicker problems and couldn’t miracle a save on the board to go out in ninth place.

Alex Queen  –  13,100,000  (66 bb)
Jaroslaw Osinski  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($83,000)

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 59
$600 Eight-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  79
Prize Pool:  $41,080
April 19, 2024

Event 59 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Eight-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better (Re-Entry). A field of 79 entries produced a prize pool of $41,080 and earning the largest piece was Sheila O’Connor, winning outright for $13,865.

This marked O’Connor’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better event during the 2022 SHRPO.