2026 Showdown Live Updates

Willie Wiggins Wins His 5th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2026 Showdown Event 60 Outright Win for $7,400

by

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  199
Prize Pool:  $31,840
April 25, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 60 Champion Willie Wiggins

Event 60 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown a $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 199 entries for a prize pool of $31,840. Emerging victorious for the second time this week was Willie Wiggins, winning outright for $7,400.

Just two nights ago, Wiggins won the $300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event. With his win tonight, Wiggins earned his fifth SHRP major series trophy victory.

1.  2013 RRPO:  $150 Turbo NLHE  ($3,633)
2.  2025 SHRPO:  $400 Bounty NLHE  ($8,100)
3.  2025 RRPO:  $300 Bounty Six-Max NLHE  ($8,940)
4.  2026 Showdown:  $300 Larry Frank Memorial  ($7,000)
5.  2026 Showdown:  $200 NLHE  ($7,400)

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
1WillieWigginsPembroke PinesFL$7,400
2JouleKadaduHallandaleFL$4,900
3Jean-PaulDraytonSt. Philip$3,640
4ChristopherCuratoloCoconut CreekFL$2,720
5SyedAlviDuluthGA$2,060
6DastanMuratkanovHoustonTX$1,560
7ThomasBilleloVirgina BeachVA$1,200
8PabloPalladinoBuenos Aires$940
9StevenHerschkowitzWoodburyNY$740
10RussellDizerPine CityNY$740
11ChristopherCarbineFort LauderdaleFL$560
12StevenGlasscockBixbyOK$560
13RamelDiaz-WarnerMiami GardensFL$460
14EricRiveraNorcrossGA$460
15DeborahDanaFort LauderdaleFL$460
16DinaOlano ChacinPembroke PinesFL$380
17MichaelGrossLakelandFL$380
18PaulValenzuelaStaten IslandNY$380
19GaryKhutorskyCooper CityFL$380
20CoreyMajorJacksonvilleFL$320
21AlexanderDiazMiamiFL$320
22CarmeloGuerreriManassasVA$320
23StevenPollackSunriseFL$320
24PeterFellowsMiramarFL$320
25AngeliChacon ParraOrlandoFL$160
26JonathanMarcuBoca RatonFL$160
2026 Showdown Live Updates

Event 60: Prize Pool and Payouts; $7,400 to the Winner

by

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  199
Prize Pool:  $31,840
April 25, 2026

Event 60 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown a $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 199 entries for a prize pool of $31,840. The final 20 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $320.

Up top for the winner is $7,400.

1st:  $7,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $4,900
3rd:  $3,640
4th:  $2,720
5th:  $2,060
6th:  $1,560
7th:  $1,200
8th:  $940
9th-10th:  $740
11th-12th:  $560
13th-15th:  $460
16th-19th:  $380
20th-25th:  $320

2026 Showdown Live Updates

Event 60: Small Buy-in; Big Money

by

$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

We have a fun tournament kicking off at 5 pm with a smaller buy-in but some good money waiting for our winners. Showdown Event 60 is a $200 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool and a lot of chips for this size event.

Players start with 25K out front and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 8:30 pm.

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 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
2026 Showdown Live Updates

Showdown Day 18 Schedule

by

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $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 59 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 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

9AM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15am)
  • Structure Sheet

11AM: $375 Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into the Poker Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Turbo Event 62 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into $10,000 Event 62
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Showdown Schedule and Results

2025 SHRPO Live Updates

Alex Anton Wins Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $288,000

by

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  96
Prize Pool:  $912,000
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 60 Champion Alex Anton

Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 96 generated a prize pool of $912,000, nearly doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Alex Anton, winning outright for $288,000.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AlexAnton$288,000
2NicholasPalma$173,300
3AnatolyNikitin$109,500
4FilippKhavin$71,700
5NitisUdornpim$54,800
6ChrisHunichen$43,200
7TylerHirschfeld$36,500
8BinWeng$32,000
9ConnorRash$29,000
10AdamHendrix$26,500
11RonaldSullivan$24,600
12NazarBuhaiov$22,900
2025 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 60: Nick Palma – 2nd Place ($173,300)

by

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 96

Nick Palma

Alex Anton raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button and Nick Palma called all in for about 375,000 in the big blind.

Anton:  Td3d
Palma:  As6s

The board ran out AhTh3hJdQc, giving Anton tens and treys  to win Event 60 outright for $288,000. Palma finished runner-up for $173,300.

1st:  Alex Anton  –  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Nick Palma  –  $173,300
3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $109,500
4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

2025 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 60: Anatoly Nikitin – 3rd Place ($109,500)

by

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 96

Anatoly Nikitin

Alex Anton  –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Nick Palma  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($109,500)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300

3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $109,500
4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

2025 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 60: Filipp Khavin – 4th Place ($71,700)

by

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 96

Filipp Khavin

Alex Anton raised all in for about 820,000 with his chip-leading stack from the cutoff and Filipp Khavin called all in from the small blind for roughly 200,000.

Anton:  AhTc
Khavin:  ThTs

The board came 7c4c3dAcJh, giving Anton a pair of aces on the turn to eliminate Khavin fourth place.

Alex Anton  –  1,070,000  (54 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  455,000  (23 bb)
Nick Palma  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Filipp Khavin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($71,700)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300
3rd:  $109,500

4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

2025 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 60: Nitis Udornpim – 5th Place ($54,800)

by

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 96

Nitis Udornpim
Nitis Udornpim

Nick Palma raised to 30,000 from the button, Nitis Udornpim reraised all in for 130,000 in the big blind, and Palma called with AhAs, leading Udornpim’s AdTd.

The board ran out 8h3s3d2cKd, no help to Udornpim, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Nick Palma  –  515,000  (34 bb)
Nitis Udornpim  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($54,800)

With four players remaining from the field of 96 entries, the average stack is 480,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $71,700.

2025 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 60: Final Five Players

by

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 96

Seat 1.  Nitis Udornpim  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  630,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Alex Anton  –  620,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4.  Nick Palma  –  430,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Filipp Khavin  –  95,000  (6 bb)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300
3rd:  $109,500
4th:  $71,700
5th:  $54,800

6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900