$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Payouts Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 77 4i4v2p

Picking up action on Event 71 with seven players remaining at the final table. Here is a look at the updated chip counts and payout information.

Current chip standings:

Harrison Ruggiero – 301,000
James Rodriguez – 298,000
Bogdan Chornyy – 245,000
Rick Kalgstein – 211,500
Carlos Loving – 194,000
Vikranth Anga – 155,000
Antuan Bunkley – 135,500

1st: $8,565 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $4,955
3rd: $3,100
4th: $2,100
5th: $1,600
6th: $1,275
7th: $1,145
8th: Moshe Rafaelovitz – $1,015
9th: Joseph Petrolino – $890
10th: Kenny Hernandez – $765

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 67
$600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  132
Prize Pool:  $68,640
April 7-8, 2025

A chop brought the Savage Average tournament to a close with Ben Boston taking home the Seminole guitar pick trophy along with the top prize money of $14,865. Ian Siegel grabbed second and a cash worth $14,034. Here is a look at the final results from the tournament.

1st:  Ben Boston – $14,865* + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Ian Siegel – $14,034*
3rd:  Srivinay Irrinki – $8,600
4th:  David Sathue – $6,400
5th: John Mayo – $4,840
6th:  Seth Fischer – $3,700
7th:  Shamica Lamar – $2,840
8th:  Steven Glazerman – $2,200
9th:  Stuart Young – $1,740
10th:  Pranav Sarda  –  $1,740
11th:  Thomas Reynolds  –  $1,240
12th:  Jeremy Schoenberg  –  $1,240
13th:  Frank Schinco  –  $1,040
14th:  Mitch Mitchell  –  $1,040
15th:  Brent Hoover  –  $1,040
16th:  Mike Beasley  –  $1,040
17th:  Michael Preston  –  $1,040

*: Denotes payouts decided at the heads-up chop.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,755

Rafael Rodriguez raised for 825,000 from middle position preflop, and Art Peacock popped it up to 2 million on the hijack. Rafael called all in for 1.55 million. so the two players flipped over their cards.

Art Peacock:
Rodriguez:

Board:

Rodriguez was eliminated in seventh place for a cash of $126,000, and Peacock stacked up 27.15 million. The final table of six is set, and they will head over to Las Vegas on May 29th for television taping at the Luxor.

Art Peacock – 27,150,000 (108 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez – Eliminated in 7th Place ($126,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,755

Alain Medesan raised to 600,000 under the gun, and Jared Hemingway called from the cutoff in the preflop action.

The flop rolled out , Medesan got all in for 3.2 million, and Hemingway called to cover him. Here is a look at their cards.

Hemingway:
Medesan:

Turn and River:

Medesan was eliminated in eighth place for $98,000, and Hemingway stacked up 15,650,000 after collecting the pot.

Jared Hemingway – 15,650,000 (63 bb)
Alain Medesan – Eliminated in 8th Place ($98,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,755

Jeffrey Fritz opened for 500,000 UTG+1, and Jared Hemingway called from middle position. Brian Yoon raised to 3.2 million on the button, Fritz got out of the way, and Hemingway shoved for 8,225,000. Yoon called all in for just over 5 million so the remaining two players revealed their cards.

Hemingway: 
Yoon:

Board:

Yoon was eliminated in ninth place for a cash worth $77,000, and Hemingway stacked up 14.35 million after collecting the pot thanks to the flush.

Jared Hemingway – 14,350,000 (57 bb)
Brian Yoon – Eliminated in 9th Place ($77,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,755

Johnny Bromberg raised to 2.3 million from the small blind, and Daniel Marcus moved all in on the big blind. Bromberg called off his last 75,000 he had left behind so they were off to the races.

Marcus:
Bromberg:

Board:

Bromberg was eliminated in 10th place for a payday of $77,000, and Marcus stacked up 16,755,000 after collecting the pot.

Daniel Marcus – 16,755,000 (84 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – Eliminated in 10th Place ($77,000)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 70

Kevin Rabichow was all in short from the small blind with in the hole, and Brock Wilson woke up with pocket jacks on the big blind.

The final board read , and Rabichow was sent home in fifth place for a cash worth $116,800. Wilson was up to 1.68 million after collecting the pot.

Brock Wilson – 1,680,000 (42 bb)
Kevin Rabichow – Eliminated in 5th Place ($116,800)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 70

Scott Margereson was all in short with A-4 in the hole, and Frank Brannan had him covered holding A-J. The board bricked so Margereson was eliminated in sixth place with a new $91,000 in his pocket. Brannan was up to 1.37 million after the hand.

Frank Brannan – 1,370,000 (45 bb)
Scott Margereson – Eliminated in 6th Place ($91,000)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 70

Brian Battistone was all in for 300,000 preflop from the small blind holding , and Scott Margerson had him covered on the big blind with .

The board hit the table , and Battistone was out in seventh place for a score worth $77,800. Margerson was up to 1,640,000 after collecting the pot.

Scott Margerson – 1,640,,000 (54 bb)
Brian Battistone – Eliminated in 7th Place ($77,800)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 70

Matt Wantman was all in short preflop holding on the small blind, but he ran into the pocket kings tabled by Frank Brannan on the cutoff.

The board was dealt , and Wantman was eliminated in eighth place for a payday worth $69,200. Brannan moved north of 900,000 after collecting the pot.

Frank Brannan – 915,000 (30 bb)
Matt Wantman – Eliminated in 8th Place ($69,200)