2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 72
$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  88
Prize Pool:  $85,360
April 28, 2026

Event 72 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 88 entries for a prize pool of $85,360. Taking it down was Frederic Normand, winning outright for $26,585.

This marked Normand’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $400 Turbo Double Board Bomb Pot PLO during the 2025 RRPO and a $5K PLO event during the 2025 Showdown.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 72
$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  88
Prize Pool:  $85,360
April 28, 2026

Event 72 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 88 entries for a prize pool of $85,360. The final 11 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,015.

Up top for the winner is $26,585.

1st:  $26,585  +  Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $17,190
3rd:  $11,300
4th:  $7,730
5th:  $5,485
6th:  $4,025
7th-8th:  $3,075
9th-10th:  $2,440
11th:  $2,015

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

On a schedule chock full of Omaha action, it’s time to roll out the last one at 2 pm. Showdown Event 72 is a $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha tournament and will have plenty of action to close out your series.

Players start with 25K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

• Players begin with 25,000 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 72 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 70 – $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 70 Structure Sheet

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

• Championship Day 4 Seat Assignments and Counts
• Championship Payouts
• Championship Results

12PM: Event 68 – $3,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 68 Day 2 Seat Assignments
  
• Event 68 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 68 Payouts

12PM: Event 71 – $5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed 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 71 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 72 – $1,100 Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 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 72 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 73 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $5,300 SHRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
• 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 73 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Turbo Event 71 Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $5,000 Event 71
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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.