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$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)Structure Level 1:  100/100 Entries:  78 4y553i

There were a record 78 entries when the cards went in the air at 7:10 pm, and registration remains open with unlimited $300 re-entries until the end of the first break, around 9:25 pm.

The chipleader at the first break will receive a $1,000 cash bonus.

The final nine players will finish in the money, winning both cash and donated prizes, including a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship that begins tomorrow. Here are the cash payouts, with the additional prizes visible in the graphic below:

1st:  $5,000 + $3,500 Seat into the Championship
2nd:  $2,700
3rd:  $1,500
4th:  $1,200
5th:  $1,000
6th:  $800
7th:  $700
8th:  $600
9th:  $500

The Silent Auction continues until 10:00 pm, so there is still plenty of time to get your bids in. Click here to see the items and their current bids.

Charity Event (Larry Frank Memorial): Tournament Begins Soon 5d513h

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The cocktail party for the charity event is coming to an end, and the tournament will be starting soon. (It’s scheduled for 7:00 pm, but it’s a relaxed atmosphere and it may start a little late.)

Players begin with 10,000 in chips, and the blind levels are 15 minutes. They will be playing down to a winner this evening.

There will be a $1,000 cash bonus to the player with the most chips at the first break.

The Silent Auction continues until 10:00 pm, so there is still plenty of time to get your bids in. Click here to see the items and their current bids.

Poker Triple Crown Winner Jake Cody Adds His First SHR Trophy to His Collection, Along with $93,900 3oi16

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  219
Prize Pool:  $438,000
April 2-3, 2025

Event 49 Champion Jake Cody

There were 219 entries in the two-day $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em event, generating a prizepool worth $438,000, which more than doubled the $200K guarantee.

Jake Cody emerged victorious, defeating Kevin Eyster heads-up to win the title, the trophy, and $93,900.

Day 1 played down to the final table, with Eyster in the chip lead, followed by Cody. And after the eliminations of Jeremy Becker (4th place) and Mykhail Lendel (3rd place) in a span of a few minutes, Eyster had a 1.5-to-1 lead for the start of heads-up play against Cody.

The heads-up battle lasted for an hour and a half, until Eyster got short and got it in with Jc10s against Cody’s KcQs. The board came Qd7s2c7h10d, giving Cody the victory with a pair of queens.

Cody is a top poker player with more than $4.6 million in career earnings, and he is in the elite club of players with a triple crown — a WPT title, a WSOP bracelet, and an EPT title. And now Cody can add a Seminole Hard Rock trophy to his collection.

Event 49 Champion Jake Cody with Friends

RESULTS:

Place First Name Last Name Prize Amount
1 Jake Cody $93,900
2 Kevin Eyster $66,500
3 Mykhail Lendel $47,500
4 Jeremy Becker $35,500
5 Tim Capretta $27,000
6 Artem Metalidi $20,500
7 Petre Bogdan Ionescu $15,800
8 Gregory Back $12,300
9 Scott Margereson $9,600
10 Bryce McVay $9,600
11 Alex Keating $8,200
12 Dorian Rios $8,200
13 Carlos Bermudez $7,000
14 Mathew Frankland $7,000
15 Taylor Hart $7,000
16 Will Failla $5,800
17 Zachary Fischer $5,800
18 Kevin MacDonald $5,800
19 Joseph Molitor $5,800
20 Clemen Deng $4,800
21 Kharlin Sued $4,800
22 Daniel Vranich $4,800
23 Harvey Castro $4,800
24 Chun Kwan $4,000
25 Joseph Crowley $4,000
26 Bryan Paris $4,000
27 Adam Agaev $4,000
T-28 Ryan Dougherty $2,000
T-28 Eugene Golubchik $2,000

Event 49: Jake Cody Wins! ($93,900); Kevin Eyster Finishes as Runner-Up ($66,500) 6m5w3g

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 219

Event 49 Champion Jake Cody

Jake Cody completed the small blind to 100,000, Kevin Eyster moved all in from the big blind for 1,325,000, and Cody snap-called with KcQs.

Eyster turned over Jc10s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qd7s2c7h10d, and Cody won the pot — and $93,900 — with two pair, queens and sevens. Kevin Eyster finished as the runner-up, earning $66,500.

Congratulations to Jake Cody!

1st:  Jake Cody  –  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Kevin Eyster  –  $66,500
3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

Runner-Up Kevin Eyster

Event 49: Jake Cody Has a 2.5-to-1 Lead Over Kevin Eyster at the Break 6a5xd

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Level 28 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break. Here are the official chip counts:

Jake Cody  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,575,000  (16 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

Event 49: Kevin Eyster Doubles Thru Jake Cody 2m1l4g

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Kevin Eyster

Kevin Eyster completed the small blind to 75,000, Jake Cody moved all in from the big blind, and Eyster quickly called all in for 635,000 with KsJs.

Cody turned over Jd8s, and Eyster needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Qd7s7h9h9s, and Eyster won the pot with the two pair on the board and his king kicker to double up in chips.

Kevin Eyster  –  1,345,000  (18 bb)
Jake Cody  –  4,120,000  (55 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

Event 49: Jake Cody Takes a 6-to-1 Lead Over Kevin Eyster x5q30

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Jake Cody

Kevin Eyster completed the small blind to 75,000, and Jake Cody checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came 4d3c2c, Cody checked, Eyster bet 75,000, and Cody called.

The turn card was the Qd, Cody checked, Eyster bet 230,000, and Cody called.

The river card was the 10h, Cody checked, Eyster bet 475,000, and Cody quickly called. Eyster showed 8d5s for an eight-high bluff, and Cody turned over Qh5h to win the pot with a pair of queens to take a 6-to-1 chip lead.

Jake Cody  –  4,700,000  (63 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  775,000  (10 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

Event 49: Heads-Up Back-and-Forth 3a523x

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Jake Cody raised to 150,000, and Kevin Eyster called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of Qs7s5c10d, Eyster checked, Cody bet 175,000, and Eyster called.

The river card was the 2s, Eyster checked, Cody bet 450,000, and Eyster thought for a while before he called. Cody showed Qd8c to win the pot with a pair of queens, and Eyster mucked.

Jake Cody  –  3,800,000  (51 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,675,000  (22 bb)

A short while later, Cody raised to 150,000, and Eyster called from the big blind. The flop came Ac10c3c, and they put in 100,000 each.

The turn card was the 2d, Eyster checked, Cody bet 275,000, and Eyster check-raised to 650,000. Cody folded, and Eyster took the pot.

Jake Cody  –  3,100,000  (41 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  2,400,000  (32 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

Event 49: Kevin Eyster Shoves the River Against Jake Cody 322k5t

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Kevin Eyster

Kevin Eyster completed the small blind to 60,000, and Jake Cody checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came 5d4c3s, Cody checked, Eyster bet 90,000, and Cody called.

The turn card was the Ks, Cody checked, Eyster bet 210,000, and Cody called.

The river card was the Jd, Cody checked, and Eyster used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he moved all in for about 1,000,000. Cody quickly folded, and Eyster took the pot.

Jake Cody  –  3,700,000  (62 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,775,000  (30 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

Event 49: Jake Cody Takes a 2-to-1 Lead Over Kevin Eyster 603f1q

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Jake Cody

Jake Cody raised to 120,000, Kevin Eyster reraised from the big blind to 360,000, and Cody thought for a while before he called.

The flop came Ad4c3d, Eyster bet 180,000, Cody raised to 510,000, and Eyster folded. Cody took the pot.

Jake Cody  –  3,675,000  (61 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,800,000  (30 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600