$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  22

The $25K High Roller is off to a good start for the notoriously slow-starting tournament. We have 22 entries so far, getting them more than halfway to the $1,000,000 guarantee already, and late registration available until 9:30 pm.

Just a reminder; if you plan to late reg the tournament, you must be I line by 9:30 pm with no exceptions.

The early lineup includes Chance Kornuth, Joey Weissman, Sergio Aido, Chris Brewer, Clemen Deng, Jonathan Jaffe, Kevin Rabichow, Micah Raskin, Brandon Wilson, and Justin Zaki.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

The biggest buy-in tournament on the Showdown schedule, the $25,500 High Roller, gets underway at 2 pm. It features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and some of the top players in the game.

They’ll sit down to 100K stacks and all levels last 40 minutes until increasing to 60 at the final table. Late registration is available until 9:15 pm, and you must be in line by that time if you plan to max late registration. No exceptions will be made.

They will continue until nine players remain and they will return tomorrow at 1 pm to play it out.

• $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

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 69
$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  81
Prize Pool: $2,000,700
April 22-23, 2024

Event 69 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 81 entries generated a prize pool of 2,000,700, more than doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Brandon Wilson, winning outright for $601,800.

This marked Wilson’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $600 Black Chip Bounty Turbo at the 2021 RRPO and the $50K Super High Roller during the 2023 SHRPO.

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 81

Brandon Wilson limped in for 50,000 from the button, Min Zhang raised to 175,000 from the big blind, and Wilson called.

The flop was , Zhang checked, Wilson bet 150,000, Zhang check-raised to 400,000, and Wilson called.

The turn was the , Zhang went all in for about 850,000, and Wilson called with for a queen-high straight, leading Zhang’s for a set of tens.

The river was the , giving Wilson a flush to win the High Roller outright for $601,800. Zhang finished runner-up for $420,400.

A recap of the High Roller will be posted later tonight.

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Min Zhang raised to 105,000 from the button and Brandon Wilson called in the big blind.

The flop was , Wilson checked, Zhang continued for 100,000, and Wilson called.

The turn was the , Wilson checked, Zhang bet 200,000, and Wilson called.

The river was the , Wilson checked, Zhang bet 300,000, and Wilson called.

Zhang turned over for treys full of queens, Wilson mucked, and Zhang collected the pot.

Min Zhang  –  2,200,000 (44 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  5,900,000  (118 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Brandon Wilson limped for 50,000 on the button, Min Zhang raised to 150,000 from the big blind, and Wilson called.

The flop was , Zhang bet100,000, and Wilson called.

The turn was the , Zhang bet 200,000, and Wilson called.

The river was the and both checked.

Zhang tabled , while Wilson turned over for jacks and sevens to win the pot.

Brandon Wilson  –  6,800,000  (136 bb)
Min Zhang  –  1,300,000  (26 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Brandon Wilson limped on the button, Min Zhang raised to 150,000 from the big blind, and Wilson called.

The flop was , Zhang continued for 75,000, and Wilson called.

The turn was the , Zhang checked, Wilson bet 350,000, and Zhang called.

The river was the and both checked.

Zhang showed for a pair of sevens, but Wilson tabled for a flush to win the pot.

Brandon  Wilson  –  5,800,000  (116 bb)
Min Zhang  –  2,300,000  (46 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Brandon Wilson  –  4,110,000  (82 bb)
Min Zhang  –  3,990,000  (80 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Brandon Wilson was all in for 2,125,000 with on the small blind, and Min Zhang had him covered holding from the big blind.

The final board read , and Wilson doubled up to survive with 4,375,000 after collecting the pot. Zhang was at 3,725,000 after the hand.

Brandon Wilson – 4,375,000 (87 bb)
Min Zhang – 3,725,000 (74 bb)