Event 9: Dylan Kahn Scores a Double KO and Leads with Four Players Remaining

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 92

Eldo Rodriguez was all in for about 30,000 in the hijack, Gabriel Pardo was all in for roughly 90,000 in the cutoff, and Dylan Kahn had both covered on the button.

Rodriguez:  7h7c
Pardo:  Ac9c
Kahn:  AdKh

The board ran out Kd4h6dQc4d, giving Kahn kings and fours to score the double elimination.

Seat 2:  Rafael Rodriguez  – 275,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5:  Dylan Kahn  –  765,000  (96 bb)
Seat 7:  Ricardo Eyzaguirre  –  670,000  (84 bb)
Seat 8:  David Moses  –  130,000  (16 bb)

1st: $21,740 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $13,200
3rd: $9,000
4th: $6,300

5th:  Gabriel Pardo  –  $4,600
6th:  Eldo Rodriguez  –  $3,500
7th:  Mukul Pahuja  –  $2,800
8th:  Curtis Daye  –  $2,300
9th:  Zhen Cai  –  $2,000

10th: Clyde Lorance – $2,000
11th: Raminder Singh – $1,700
12th: Anatoly Nikitin – $1,700

Event 9: David Moses Leads the Final Table

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 92

Seat 1:  Mukul Pahuja  –  261,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2:  Rafael Rodriguez  –  257,000  (51 bb)
Seat 3:  Eldo Rodriguez  –  92,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4:  Gabriel Pardo  –  125,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5:  Dylan Kahn  –  90,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6:  Curtis Daye  –  178,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7:  Ricardo Eyzaguirre  –  211,000  (42 bb)
Seat 8:  David Moses  –  561,000  (112 bb)
Seat 9:  Zhen Cai  –  60,000  (12 bb)

1st:  $21,740 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,200
3rd:  $9,000
4th:  $6,300
5th:  $4,600
6th:  $3,500
7th:  $2,800
8th:  $2,300
9th:  $2,000

10th:  Clyde Lorance  –  $2,000
11th:  Raminder Singh  –  $1,700
12th:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $1,700

Event 9: Prize Pool and Payouts; $21,740 to the Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  92
Prize Pool:  $70,840
Bounty Prize Pool:  $18,400
March 21, 2025

Event 9 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 92 entries generated a prize pool of $70,840, with an additional $18,400 set aside for bounties. The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,700.

Up top for the winner is $21,740.

1st:  $21,740 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,200
3rd:  $9,000
4th:  $6,300
5th:  $4,600
6th:  $3,500
7th:  $2,800
8th:  $2,300
9th-10th:  $2,000
11th-12th:  $1,700

Event 9: Big Bounties

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Showdown Event 9 kicks off at 2 pm in the Grand Ballroom, and it’s a big one on a Friday afternoon. The tournament has a $1,100 buy-in with deep stacks and $200 bounties on every player.

Run hot and profit early.

Players sit down with 20K in front and the last 12 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40 in Level 13. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 3 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 8 – $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 8 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 9 – $1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 10 – $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 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

  • 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule

Timothy Banks Wins his 3rd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 LHPO Event 9 Chop for $17,165

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $60,140
January 11, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 9 Champion Timothy Banks

Event 9 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry), drawing 62 entries for a prize pool of $60,140. A heads-up chop took place and Timothy Banks was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 9 winner for $17,165.

This marked Banks’ third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $2,200 PLO event at the 2020 LHPO, and a $350 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2016 Showdown.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1TimothyBanks$17,165*
2EricLea$17,165*
3KenBrosnahan$8,000
4FilipCvetinovic$5,415
5MatthewWolfson$4,210
6SteveYagudaev$3,310
7EricKolodny$2,710
8TaylorWilson$2,165

*denotes heads-up chop

Event 9: We Have a Deal

$1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 62

After the elimination of Ken Brosnahan in third place, Timothy Banks and Eric Lea agreed to a heads-up chop paying each $17,165.

Banks was the chip leader, making him the official Event 9 winner for his third SHRP major series trophy.

A recap of Event 9 will be posted later tonight.

Event 9: Ken Brosnahan – 3rd Place ($5,415)

$1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 62

Ken Brosnahan was already all in from the button with side action remaining between Eric Lea in the small blind and Timothy Banks in the big blind.

The flop was Jd7h2d and after a bet and a few raises, Banks was all in for 461,000 with AcAdJhTh5d for a pair of jacks with the nut flush draw. Lea showed QdJcTd6d2s for jacks and deuced with an inferior flush draw, while Brosnahan’s holdings were well behind.

The Kh turn and 5h river completed the board, giving Banks a backdoor heart flush to double through Lea while eliminating Brosnahan in third place.

Timothy Banks  –  1,000,000  (125 bb)
Eric Lea  –  240,000  (30 bb)
Ken Brosnahan  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($8,000)

Event 9: Filip Cvetinovic – 4th Place ($5,415)

$1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 62

Eric Lea raised to 16,000 from the button, Filip Cvetinovic called in the small blind, and Timothy Banks called in the big blind.

The flop was 6d5h3d, Cvetinovic went all in for about 30,000, Banks folded, and Lea called with Ac9c6h5d5s for a set of fives. Cvetinovic showed JhTd9h6s5c for sixes and fives.

The 7s turn and 7c river completed the board, no help to Cvetinovic, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Eric Lea  –  560,000  (70 bb)
Filip Cvetinovic  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($5,415)

With three players remaining from the field of 62 entries, the average stack is about 413,000  (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $8,000.

Event 9: Final Four Players

$1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 62

Seat 1:  Ken Brosnahan  –  300,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2:  Eric Lea  –  497,000  (62 bb)
Seat 3:  Filip Cvetinovic  –  83,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4:  Timothy Banks  –  360,000  (45 bb)

1st:  $21,610 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $12,720
3rd:  $8,000
4th:  $5,415

5th:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $4,210
6th:  Steve Yagudaev  –  $3,310
7th:  Eric Kolodny  –  $2,710
8th:  Taylor Wilson  –  $2,165