2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 64
$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  122
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000
April 6-7, 2025

The 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $10,000 Deep Stack drew 122 entries for a tough field and prize pool worth $1,159,000. It took an extra day to finish and Josh Reichard made a big comeback to take the title outright for $288,400.

Reichard, our reigning WPT Poker Showdown Champion for a few more weeks, returned for an extra day to compete heads-up with Martin Kabrhel for the trophy. He faced a huge deficit coming back but quickly erased it, and then he ended the tournament soon after.

Congrats Josh!

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante

“Even chop, last chance,” Martin Kabrhel offered to Josh Reichard. Kabrhel was down to less than two barrels of 5K chips, so our reigning Poker Showdown Champ was uninterested.

Kabrhel opened to 145,000 from his button, Reichard announced all-in, and Kabrhel called at risk for 180,000 total.

Reichard:
Kabrhel:

Reichard was in great shape with the tens and needed to dodge the over card or some magic on the board. It ran and Reichard never had a sweat to complete his comeback.

He earned $288,400 for his win while Kabrhel took home $197,000.

1st:  Josh Reichard – $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Martin Kabrhel – $197,000

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 122

Josh Reichard began his day by picking up several smaller pots with the occasional shove with his shorter stack. He was narrowing the deficient when Martin Kabhrel opened to 60,000 from his button and Reichard called.

The flop was , Reichard checked, Kabhrel bet 70,000 and Reichard check-raised to 185,000. Kabhrel called, the turn was , and Reichard led for 155,000.

Kabhrel called and another queen showed up on the river. Reichard moved all in for 450,000 and Kabhrel thought for less than 30 seconds and called.

Reichard tabled for quad queens and Kabhrel’s were quickly tabled and mucked.

Josh Reichard – 1,730,000 (108 bb)
Martin Kabhrel – 1,320,000 (83 bb)

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 122

After a pause to late reg the $25K High Roller, Josh Reichard and Martin Kabrhel are back in the Grand Ballroom battling heads-up for the $10K Deep Stack title.

Josh Reichard  –  640,000  (26 bb)
Martin Kabrhel  –  2,415,000  (97 bb)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000

3rd:  David Stefanski  –  $146,000
4th:  Faraz Jaka  –  $109,000
5th:  Grant Wang  –  $83,000
6th:  Scott Carragher  –  $63,000
7th:  Matthew Wantman  –  $48,500
8th:  Jeremy Dan  –  $37,500
9th:  Rehman Kassam  –  $29,500

10th: Nitis Udornpim  –  $29,500
11th:  John Hagelgans  –  $22,800
12th:  Brad Owen  –  $22,800
13th:  Sameer Batra  –  $20,500
14th:  Aaron Gao  –  $20,500
15th:  Han Ming  –  $20,500
16th:  Cherish Andrews  –  $20,500

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 122

With late registration looming for the $25K High Roller, Martin Kabrhel and Josh Reichard agreed to bag up so that Kabrhel could jump in.

If Kabrhel doesn’t make the final table, then he and Reichard will resume their heads-up match at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. If Kabrhel does make the final table, then a Wednesday restart in the poker room is most likely.

Josh Reichard  –  640,000  (26 bb)
Martin Kabrhel  –  2,415,000  (97 bb)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000

3rd:  David Stefanski  –  $146,000
4th:  Faraz Jaka  –  $109,000
5th:  Grant Wang  –  $83,000
6th:  Scott Carragher  –  $63,000
7th:  Matthew Wantman  –  $48,500
8th:  Jeremy Dan  –  $37,500
9th:  Rehman Kassam  –  $29,500

10th: Nitis Udornpim  –  $29,500
11th:  John Hagelgans  –  $22,800
12th:  Brad Owen  –  $22,800
13th:  Sameer Batra  –  $20,500
14th:  Aaron Gao  –  $20,500
15th:  Han Ming  –  $20,500
16th:  Cherish Andrews  –  $20,500

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 122

Martin Kabrhel limped in for 25,000 and Josh Reichard checked his option.

The flop was , Reichard checked, Kabrhel bet 2,000,000, and Reichard called all in for 155,000 with for a pair of eights. Kabrhel showed for a pair of deuces.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Reichard to double up.

Josh Reichard  –  385,000  (15 bb)
Martin Kabrhel  –  2,670,000  (107 bb)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 122

Martin Kabrhel raised all in from the small blind with his chip-leading stack and David Stefanski called all in for about 580,000 in the big blind with . Kabrhel trailed with .

The board ran out , giving Kabrhel a pair of sixes to eliminate Stefanski in third place.

Martin Kabrhel  –  2,850,000  (114 bb)
Josh Reichard  –  205,000  (8 bb)
David Stefanski  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($146,000)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 122

Martin Kabrhel raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button and David Stefanski called all in for 255,000 in the small blind with , leading Kabrhel’s .

The board ran out , safe for Stefanski to double up.

David Stefanski  –  560,000  (22 bb)
Martin Kabrhel  –  2,200,000  (88 bb)

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 122

Josh Reichard limped in from the small blind, Martin Kabrhel raised to 85,000 in the big blind, Reichard reraised all in with a covering stack, and Kabrhel called all in for 1,190,000 with . Reichard showed .

The board ran out , giving Kabrhel aces and nines to double through Reichard into the chip lead again.

Martin Kabrhel  –  2,405,000  (96 bb)
Josh Reichard  –  345,000  (14 bb)

With three players remaining from the field of 122 entries, the average stack is about 1,015,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $146,000.

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 122

David Stefanski raised to 85,000 in the small blind, Josh Reichard three-bet to 215,000 in the big blind, Stefanski four-bet all in with a covering stack, and Reichard called all in for 445,000.

Stefanski: 
Reichard: 

The board came , giving Reichard a pair of aces on the turn to double through Stefanski.

Josh Reichard  –  1,395,000  (56 bb)
David Stefanski  –  445,000  (18 bb)

With three players remaining from the field of 122 entries, the average stack is about 1,015,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $146,000.