$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 122

As the other five players walked away on break, Farak Jaka caught a big last-minute double up through Martin Kabhrel to go from second-shortest to second-biggest.

Seat 1: Grant Wang – 243,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Wantman – 146,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3: David Stefanski – 716,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4: Josh Reichard – 276,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Faraz Jaka – 598,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6: Martin Kabhrel – 594,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Scott Carragher – 448,000 (28 bb)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000
3rd:  $146,000
4th:  $109,000
5th:  $83,000
6th:  $63,000
7th:  $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 Andrew  –  $20,500

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 122

In a battle of the blinds, Josh Reichard bet 20,000 from the small blind after the flop and Faraz Jaka called in the big blind. The turn was , Reichard bet 85,000 and Jaka moved all in for 82,000 to get a quick call from Reichard.

Jaka:
Reichard:

Both players paired their queen but Reichard had kicker issues. The river finished the board and Jaka doubled up through the reigning WPT Poker Showdown Champ (for a few more weeks).

Faraz Jaka – 250,000 (25 bb)
Josh Reichard – 847,000 (85 bb)

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 122

Jeremy Dan was all in with in the hole from the small blind, and Martin Kabhrel had him covered holding pocket sevens in late position.

The final board read , and Dan was eliminated in eighth place for a payout worth $37,500. Martin stacked up 995,000 after the hand.

Martin Kabrhel – 995,000 (99 bb)
Jeremy Dan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($37,500)

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 122

Josh Reichard opened from the button, Rehman Kassam moved all in for 118,000 from the small blind and Reichard called to put him at risk.

Reichard:
Kassam:

Kassam ran into a monster at the final table and could not crack aces on the board to exit in ninth place.

Josh Reichard – 825,000 (83 bb)
Rehman Kassam – Eliminated in 9th Place ($29,500)

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 122

After a marathon 90-minute money bubble and with the elimination of Nitis Udornpim in tenth place, the final table of the $10,000 Deep Stack was set.

Final Table Seating Chart with Chips:

Seat 1: Grant Wang – 165,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Wantman – 291,000 (29 bb)
Seat 3: Jeremy Dan – 445,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: David Stefanski – 173,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Josh Reichard – 707,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Faraz Jaka – 120,000 (12 bb)
Seat 7: Rehman Kassam – 118,000 (12 bb)
Seat 8: Martin Kabhrel – 612,000 (61 bb)
Seat 9: Scott Carragher – 425,000 (42 bb)

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000
3rd:  $146,000
4th:  $109,000
5th:  $83,000
6th:  $63,000
7th:  $48,500
8th:  $37,500
9th:  $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 Andrew  –  $20,500

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 122

The Championship isn’t the only big game with a restart at noon, the $10,000 Deep Stack also kicked off their Day 2 alongside the Championship for a lot of talent in the back of the Grand Ballroom.

29 players returned; their number quickly dropped to 27, but only 16 will make some of the $1,159,000 prize pool.

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• Championship Day 3 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Day 3 Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 64 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 64 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 64 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 64 Payouts

12PM: Event 67 – $600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• No clock will be used to determine the limit of play, the limits will increase maintaining a minimum 50 big blind average as players are eliminated
• Late registration until 2:15pm
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 67 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 68 – $600 Triple Stud (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 68 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes; final table levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration until 9:30pm, players must be in line at that time
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• High Roller Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 70 – $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 70 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $550 Event 72 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 Showdown Event 72
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $550 Event 72 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 Showdown Event 72
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 122

Day 2 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 122

Day 2 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

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

Event 64 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 122 entries for a prize pool of $1,159,000. The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $20,500.

Up top for the winner is $288,400.

1st:  $288,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $197,000
3rd:  $146,000
4th:  $109,000
5th:  $83,000
6th:  $63,000
7th:  $48,500
8th:  $37,500
9th-10th:  $29,500
11th-12th:  $22,800
13th-16th:  $20,500