$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 70

Michael Gathy was all in holding , but he was covered and dominated by the of Brock Wilson. The board brought a pile of bricks so Gathy exited in ninth place with a fresh $60,600 in his pocket. Wilson was up to 1.24 million after the hand.

Brock Wilson – 1,240,000 (41 bb)
Michael Gathy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($60,600)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

Matt Wantman was all in preflop for 150,000 with , and the put him ahead of the tabled by Kevin Rabichow.

The board ran out , and Wantman doubled up to survive with a stack of 365,000. Rabichow was at just shy of a million after the hand.

Matt Wantman – 365,000 (14 bb)
Kevin Rabichow – 990,000 (39 bb)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

Action at the final table has begun on the last day of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament series with a talented group of poker players included in the final nine. Here is a look at their chip counts at the start of play.

Seat 1:  Scott Margereson  –  1,056,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Gathy  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3:  Clemen Deng  –  1,305,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4:  Cherish Andrews  –  588,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Frank Brannan  –  527,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Kevin Rabichow  –  1,142,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7:  Matthew Wantman  –  215,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Brock Wilson  –  741,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9:  Brian Battistone  –  734,000  (29 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 70 entries, the average stack is about 778,000 (31 big blinds). The following prize money is up for grabs today.

1st:  $593,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

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

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

The High Roller final table begins Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seat 1:  Scott Margereson  –  1,056,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Gathy  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3:  Clemen Deng  –  1,305,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4:  Cherish Andrews  –  588,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Frank Brannan  –  527,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Kevin Rabichow  –  1,142,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7:  Matthew Wantman  –  215,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Brock Wilson  –  741,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9:  Brian Battistone  –  734,000  (29 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 70 entries, the average stack is about 778,000 (31 big blinds).

1st:  $593,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

Scott Margereson raised to 50,000 on the button, Joey Weissman three-bet all in for 108,000 in the small blind, and Margereson called.

Margereson: 
Weissman: 

The board ran out , giving Margereson jacks and eights on the river to eliminate Weissman on the money bubble.

Scott Margereson  –  1,056,000  (42 bb)
Joey Weissman  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 70

Clemen Deng raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, Matthew Sabia three-bet all in for 303,000 from the small blind, and Deng thought for a little while before he called with .

Sabia showed and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board ran out , giving Deng a pair of aces to eliminate Sabia.

Clemen Deng  –  1,250,000  (50 bb)
Matthew Sabia  –  Eliminated

Play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble. With 10 players remaining, the average stack is 700,000 (28 bb).

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 70

With the eliminations of David Chen, Brian Luo, and Manuel Fritz, the remaining field is two off the money.

Table 74
Seat 1:  Frank Brannan  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Matthew Wantman  –  365,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4:  Clemen Deng  –  745,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5:  Brian Battistone  –  775,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6:  Matthew Sabia  –  365,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Cherish Andrews  –  620,000  (25 bb)

Table 76
Seat 1:  Michael Gathy  –  730,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Kevin Rabichow  –  1,050,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Brock Wilson  –  810,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Scott Margereson  –  750,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8:  Joey Weissman  –  220,000  (9 bb)

With 11 players remaining, the average stack is about 635,000 (25 big blinds).

1st:  $593,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 70

Table 74
Seat 1:  Frank Brannan  –  849,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2:  David Chen  –  386,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3:  Matthew Wantman  –  288,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4:  Clemen Deng  –  783,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5:  Brian Battistone  –  421,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6:  Matthew Sabia  –  276,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Cherish Andrews  –  365,000  (23 bb)

Table 76
Seat 1:  Michael Gathy  –  423,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2:  Manuel Fritz  –  319,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3:  Kevin Rabichow  –  677,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4:  Brian Luo  –  386,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Brock Wilson  –  895,000  (56 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Scott Margereson  –  518,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8:  Joey Weissman  –  405,000  (25 bb)

1st:  $593,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 69
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  70
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000
April 7-8, 2025

Event 69 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 70 entries for a prize pool of $1,729,000. The final nine players will finish in the money, with min-cash paying $60,600.

Up top for the winner is $593,700.

1st:  $593,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600