$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 164

Brek Schutten raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Thomas Reynolds reraised all in for 370,000 in the next seat over, Spencer Champlin called all in for 290,000 on the button, and Schutten folded.

Reynolds: 
Champlin: 

The board came , safe for Champlin to double up.

Down to 80,000, Reynolds busted the following hand in eighth place.

Spencer Champlin  –  670,000  (34 bb)
Thomas Reynolds  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($23,700)

With six players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 545,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $39,500.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 164

Seat 1:  Igor Merda  –  250,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2:  Brek Schutten  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Thomas Reynolds  –  370,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4:  Adam Adler  –  350,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Dan Sepiol  –  485,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6:  Robert Burlacu  –  840,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7:  Spencer Champlin  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  Fred Li  –  270,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000
3rd:  $92,000
4th:  $69,000
5th:  $52,000
6th:  $39,500
7th:  $30,500
8th:  $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 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 164

Robert Burlacu raised to 16,000 in early position and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was , the big blind checked, Burlacu bet 20,000, and the big blind called all in for his remaining 9,000 with . Burlacu was leading with .

The turn was the and locked it up for Burlacu, rendering the river moot and sending the remaining 21 players into the money.

Robert Burlacu  –  415,000  (52 bb)

With 21 players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 156,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $9,400.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $770,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 164

Mitchell Halverson raised all in for 44,000 from under the gun and Brek Schutten isolated the action in middle position.

Halverson: 
Schutten: 

The board ran out , no help to Halverson, locking up the pot for Schutten with nines full of sevens.

Brek Schutten  –  160,000  (27 bb)
Mitchell Halverson  –  Eliminated

Play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble. With 22 players remaining from the field of 164 entries, the average stack is about 149,000 (25 big blinds).

1st:  $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $124,000
3rd:  $92,000
4th:  $69,000
5th:  $52,000
6th:  $39,500
7th:  $30,500
8th:  $23,700
9th-10th:  $18,600
11th-12th:  $13,600
13th-15th:  $11,300
16th-21st:  $9,400

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

Registration closed for the $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 164 entries, more than tripling the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $770,800. The last 21 players will make the money with $9,400 for a min-cash and $185,400 up top for the winner.

1st: $185,400 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $124,000
3rd: $92,000
4th: $69,000
5th: $52,000
6th: $39,500
7th: $30,500
8th: $23,700
9th-10th: $18,600
11th-12th: $13,600
13th-15th: $11,300
16th-21st: $9,400

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We always like to roll out a big one-day trophy event on the final day of each series, and today’s gets underway at noon with a $5,000 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament. It has a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool and a great way to make a lot of money late.

They’ll start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• $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

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

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 72
$400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Entries:  28
Prize Pool: $9,240
April 23, 2024

Event 72 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry), drawing 28 entries for a prize pool of $9,240. Taking it down was Jon Breneman, winning outright for $4,155.

This marked Breneman’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, with his previous two coming during the 2023 Showdown. The first came in a $400 Omaha-8, followed by a victory in the $1,100 8-Game.

$400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

Showdown Event 72 is conveniently also a Limit 2-7 Triple Draw game, all the deuces and sevens. The $400 tournament gets underway at 11 am and it will be a lot of fun to close out the series.

They’ll start with deep 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and they can fire as often as needed if they miss their draws.

• Players begin with 30,000 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 72 Structure Sheet

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 72 – $400 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 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 72 Structure Sheet

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

• Championship Day 4 Seats and Counts
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Day 2 – $600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)

• Savage Average Day 2 Seats and Counts
• Savage Average Payouts

12PM: Event 73 – $5,000 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 73 Structure Sheet

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

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

2PM: Event 74 – $600 Six-Max Five-Card 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 74 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 75 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 75 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Event 73 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $5K buy-in Event 73
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
• Structure Sheet