2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 72
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $770,800
April 8, 2025

Event 72 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 164 entries generated a prize pool of $770,800, more than tripling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was 2021 WPT Showdown Champion Brek Schutten, winning outright for $185,400.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 164

Brek Schutten raised to 125,000 from the button and Robert Burlacu called in the big blind.

The flop was , Burlacu checked, and Schutten continued for 80,000. Burlacu check-raised to 320,000, Schutten reraised all in with a covering stack, and Burlacu took about five seconds before he called all in for roughly 1,060,000 with for a pair of kings. Schutten tabled for a pair of jacks.

The turn was the , vaulting Schutten into the lead with trip jacks.

The river was the , safe for Schutten to win Event 72 outright for $185,400. Burlacu finished runner-up for $124,000.

A recap of Event 72 will be posted later tonight.

1st:  Brek Schutten  –  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Robert Burlacu  –  $124,000
3rd:  Spencer Champlin  –  $92,000
4th:  Dan Sepiol  –  $69,000
5th:  Adam Adler  –  $52,000
6th:  Fred Li  –  $39,500
7th:  Igor Merda  –  $30,500
8th:  Thomas Reynolds  –  $23,700
9th:  Kevin Rabichow  –  $18,600

10th:  Tim Capretta  –  $18,600
11th:  Russ Head  –  $13,600
12th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $13,600
13th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $11,300
14th:  Poseidon Ho  –  $11,300
15th:  Dean Lyall  –  $11,300
16th:  David Uvaydov  –  $9,400
17th:  David McGowan  –  $9,400
18th:  Eric Panayiotou  –  $9,400
19th:  Grant Wang  –  $9,400
20th:  Peter Cross  –  $9,400
21st:  Perry Zhao  –  $9,400

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 164

Spencer Champlin raised all in for about 800,000 in the small blind and Brek Schutten called in the big blind with .

Champlin showed and needed to improve to survive.

The board came , no help to Champlin, ending his tournament in third place.

Brek Schutten  –  1,880,000  (31 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  1,400,000  (23 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($92,000)

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 164

Dan Sepiol raised all in for 630,000 from the button and Robert Burlacu reraised all in over the top from the small blind with .

Sepiol showed and needed to improve to survive.

The board ran out , giving Sepiol a flopped pair of jacks, but Burlacu rivered a club flush to eliminate Sepiol in fourth place.

Robert Burlacu  –  1,760,000  (29 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($69,000)

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 164

Robert Burlacu raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, Dan Sepiol three-bet all in for 415,000 in the big blind, and Burlacu called.

Burlacu: 
Sepiol: 

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

Dan Sepiol  –  905,000  (18 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  500,000  (10 bb)

With four players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 820,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $69,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 164

Adam Adler raised all in for 425,000 on the button and Robert Burlacu called in the big blind.

Adler: 
Burlacu: 

The baord came , giving Burlacu kings and tens to eliminate Adler in fifth place.

Robert Burlacu  –  950,000  (19 bb)
Adam Adler  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($52,000)

With four players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 820,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $69,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

After taking the chip lead, Robert Burlacu ran ten-eight suited into Spencer Champlin’s aces, and followed that up by running pocket sixes into Brek Schutten’s pocket kings. Dan Sepiol then doubled through Adam Adler.

Spencer Champlin  –  980,000  (20 bb)
Brek Schutten  –  740,000  (15 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  595,000  (12 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  515,00 0 (10 bb)
Adam Adler  –  425,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000
3rd:  $92,000
4th:  $69,000
5th:  $52,000

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

Dan Sepiol raised to 800,000 from the cutoff and Robert Burlacu called all in for 635,000 on the button with . Sepiol trailed with .

The flop came , giving Sepiol queens and tens to take the lead.

The turn was the , giving Burlacu kings and fours to pull back ahead.

The river was the , safe for Burlacu to double into the chip lead.

Robert Burlacu  –  1,370,000  (34 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  450,000  (11 bb)

With five players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 655,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $52,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 164

Fred Li raised to about 170,000 under the gun, Dan Sepiol reraised all in from the button for about 750,000, and Li called all in for another 150,000-ish.

Li: 
Sepiol: 

The board ran out , no help to Li, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Dan Sepiol  –  1,120,000  (28 bb)
Brek Schutten  –  755,000  (19 bb)
Adam Adler  –  600,000  (15 bb)
Robert Burlacu  –  430,000  (11 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  375,000  (9 bb)
Fred Li  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($39,500)

With five players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 655,000 (16 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $52,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 164

Spencer Champlin opened to 50,000 in the cutoff, Adam Adler reraised all in for 290,000 in the big blind, and Champlin thought for a bit before he called.

Champlin: 
Adler: 

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

Adam Adler  –  620,000  (25 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  180,000  (7 bb)

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Igor Merda  –  $30,500