2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 67
$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  132
Prize Pool:  $68,640
April 7-8, 2025

A chop brought the Savage Average tournament to a close with Ben Boston taking home the Seminole guitar pick trophy along with the top prize money of $14,865. Ian Siegel grabbed second and a cash worth $14,034. Here is a look at the final results from the tournament.

1st:  Ben Boston – $14,865* + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Ian Siegel – $14,034*
3rd:  Srivinay Irrinki – $8,600
4th:  David Sathue – $6,400
5th: John Mayo – $4,840
6th:  Seth Fischer – $3,700
7th:  Shamica Lamar – $2,840
8th:  Steven Glazerman – $2,200
9th:  Stuart Young – $1,740
10th:  Pranav Sarda  –  $1,740
11th:  Thomas Reynolds  –  $1,240
12th:  Jeremy Schoenberg  –  $1,240
13th:  Frank Schinco  –  $1,040
14th:  Mitch Mitchell  –  $1,040
15th:  Brent Hoover  –  $1,040
16th:  Mike Beasley  –  $1,040
17th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,040

*: Denotes payouts decided at the heads-up chop.

$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 132

The Savage Average final table is underway with nine players remaining, each guaranteed at least $1,740 and all shooting for the $17,400 top prize.

This could last for a bit with the structure set to keep pace to keep a 50 big blind average the entire time.

Seat 1:  Stuart Young  –  536,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2:  Srivinay Irrinki  –  1,360,000  (113 bb)
Seat 3:  Mica Lamar  –  330,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Ben Boston  –  1,032,000  (86 bb)
Seat 5:  Seth Fsicher  –  1,337,000  (111 bb)
Seat 6:  John Mayo  –  449,000  (37 bb)
Seat 7:  Steven Glazerman  –  292,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  Ian Siegel  –  760,000  (63 bb)
Seat 9:  David Sathue  –  421,000  (35 bb )

1st:  $17,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,500
3rd:  $8,600
4th:  $6,400
5th:  $4,840
6th:  $3,700
7th:  $2,840
8th:  $2,200
9th:  $1,740

10th:  Pranav Sarda  –  $1,740
11th:  Thomas Reynolds  –  $1,240
12th:  Jeremy Schoenberg  –  $1,240
13th:  Frank Schinco  –  $1,040
14th:  Mitch Mitchell  –  $1,040
15th:  Brent Hoover  –  $1,040
16th:  Mike Beasley  –  $1,040
17th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,040

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 71 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 71 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 64 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 64 Day 3 Heads-Up Chip Counts
• Event 64 Payouts

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• Championship Day 4 Seats and Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts
• Championship Results

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

• Event 67 Day 2 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 67 Payouts

12PM: Event 72 – $5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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 72 Structure Sheet

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

• High Roller Day 2 Seats and Chip Counts
• High Roller Payouts

2PM: Event 73 – $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 73 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 74 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty 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 74 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

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

• One seat 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

$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 132

The Savage Average final table begins Tuesday at 12:00 noon.

Seat 1:  Stuart Young  –  536,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2:  Srivinay Irrinki  –  1,360,000  (113 bb)
Seat 3:  Mica Lamar  –  330,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Ben Boston  –  1,032,000  (86 bb)
Seat 5:  Seth Fsicher  –  1,337,000  (111 bb)
Seat 6:  John Mayo  –  449,000  (37 bb)
Seat 7:  Steven Glazerman  –  292,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  Ian Siegel  –  760,000  (63 bb)
Seat 9:  David Sathue  –  421,000  (35 bb )

1st:  $17,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $11,500
3rd:  $8,600
4th:  $6,400
5th:  $4,840
6th:  $3,700
7th:  $2,840
8th:  $2,200
9th:  $1,740

10th:  Pranav Sarda  –  $1,740
11th:  Thomas Reynolds  –  $1,240
12th:  Jeremy Schoenberg  –  $1,240
13th:  Frank Schinco  –  $1,040
14th:  Mitch Mitchell  –  $1,040
15th:  Brent Hoover  –  $1,040
16th:  Mike Beasley  –  $1,040
17th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,040

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 67
$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  132
Prize Pool:  $68,640
April 7-8, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Savage Average with 132 entries, turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $68,640. The last 17 spots will be paid with $1,040 for a min-cash and $17,400 up top for the Savage Average champ.

1st: $17,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $11,500
3rd: $8,600
4th: $6,400
5th: $4,840
6th: $3,700
7th: $2,840
8th: $2,200
9th-10th: $1,740
11th-12th: $1,240
13th-17th: $1,040

$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure

We have a special tournament kicking off at noon from the brain of WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage. The $600 Savage Average: Instead of using a clock to tick up the blinds, the blinds will be increased as players are eliminated to maintain a 50 big blind average throughout the tournament.

Players will start with 50K chips in their stacks and late registration is available until 2:15 pm.

• $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

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

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 67
$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  124
Prize Pool:  $64,480
April 22-23, 2024

Our first-ever $600 Savage Average tournament drew 124 entries for a prize pool worth $64,480. The final table returned for Day 2 to play for the title and Spencer Simpson walked away with the outright win for $16,460.

The tournament was designed to update the blinds based on the average stack, not on a clock. Players enjoyed having the average stack of the tournament be at least 50 big blinds from the time registration ended until Simpson had all the chips.

Congrats Spencer!

$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 124

Also underway, we have the $600 Savage Average with eight players remaining and $16,460 up top. For reference, this final table is deeper than the last two tables of the Championship.

Seat 1:  Matt Yorra  –  871,000  (73 bb)
Seat 2:  Huifang Zhang  –  319,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3:  Pablo Valdivieso  –  1,275,000  (106 bb)
Seat 4:  Spencer Simpson  –  707,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5:  Mike Preston  –  164,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  1,456,000  (121 bb)
Seat 7:  Khari Hutchings  –  255,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  1,275,000  (106 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $16,460 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $11,000
3rd: $8,100
4th: $6,100
5th: $4,600
6th: $3,500
7th: $2,700
8th: $2,100

$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 124

The final table resumes on Tuesday at Noon.

Seat 1:  Matt Yorra  –  871,000  (73 bb)
Seat 2:  Huifang Zhang  –  319,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3:  Pablo Valdivieso  –  1,275,000  (106 bb)
Seat 4:  Spencer Simpson  –  707,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5:  Mike Preston  –  164,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  1,456,000  (121 bb)
Seat 7:  Khari Hutchings  –  255,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  1,275,000  (106 bb)

9th:  Will Givens  –  $1,640
10th:  Daniel Hamachek  –  $1,640
11th:  Brett Apter  –  $1,240
12th:  Taylor Carlat  –  $1,240
13th:  Marcus El-Huaick  –  $1,040
14th:  Andrew Dudley  –  $1,040
15th:  Aleks Dimitrov  –  $1,040
16th:  Cody Rich  –  $1,040