$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Prize Pool:  $372,480  |  Payouts Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining:  49 of 384 343ga

Flight A:  138 Entries;  18 Advanced
Flight B:  246 Entries;  31 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Rank	First Name	Last Name	City	ST	Chip Count
1	Tanupat	Punjarojanakul	Westbury	NY	2,095,000
2	Thomas	Taylor	Calgary	AB	1,975,000
3	Deborah	Zwanka	Wynantskill	NY	1,955,000
4	Marcus	Stein	Deerfield Beach	FL	1,585,000
5	Daniel	Vranich	Lake Park	FL	1,365,000
6	Chris	Da-Silva	Dagenham	-	1,275,000
7	Kevin	MacDonald	Miramichi Bay	NB	1,265,000
8	James	Willey	Wynantskill	NY	1,245,000
9	Sean	Byars	Arlington	NJ	1,245,000
10	Dorian	Rios	Las Vegas	NV	1,235,000
11	Sebastian	Toro Henao	Medellin	-	1,205,000
12	Scott	Heiligman	Naples	FL	1,160,000
13	Samuel	Kim	Coral Gables	FL	1,135,000
14	David	D'Alessandro	Miami	FL	1,045,000
15	Anibal	Pabon	Homestead	FL	1,025,000
16	Brent	Hoover	Oakland Park	FL	1,025,000
17	Chad	Roedersheimer	Ryland Hgts	KY	855,000
18	Juan	Mubarak	Hialeah	FL	760,000
19	James	Calderaro	Englewood	FL	750,000
20	Reynel	Hernandez	Miami	FL	690,000
21	Jessica	Cai	Lake Worth	FL	670,000
22	Ross	Fischer	Davie	FL	655,000
23	Karanvir	Singh	Sicklerville	NJ	640,000
24	Simon	Auerbacher	Great Neck	NY	615,000
25	Ginold	Rendel	Lake Worth	FL	590,000
26	Dessiree	Bennett	Tavernier	FL	585,000
27	Patrick	Steele	Chelsea	MI	570,000
28	Semsettin	Ilyas	Fairfax	VA	565,000
29	Scott	Baumstein	Ft Lauderdale	FL	550,000
30	Nick	Yunis	Miami	FL	550,000
31	David	Castranova	Hollywood	FL	535,000
32	Manelic	Minaya	Tampa	FL	520,000
33	Pablo	Valdivieso	Jacksonville	FL	515,000
34	Daniel	Pearlman	Oakwood	GA	510,000
35	David	Smeeth	Homestead	FL	505,000
36	Nancy	Birnbaum	Ft Lauderdale	FL	505,000
37	Ramon	Martinez	Melbourne	FL	505,000
38	Frederic	Normand	Saint Augustin De Desmaures	QC	455,000
39	Wayne	Leonard	Tampa	FL	455,000
40	Yury	Parad	Palm Beach	FL	440,000
41	Steve	Blackmon	Arcadia	FL	385,000
42	Zachary	Fischer	East Northport	NY	355,000
43	Steve	Yagudaev	Golden Beach	FL	290,000
44	Grant	Wang	Stamford	CT	255,000
45	Pasquale	Caiazza	Davie	FL	240,000
46	Eldo	Rodriguez	Davie	FL	200,000
47	Igor	Tretyakov	Lutz	FL	165,000
48	Brian	Barros-Vazquez	Melrose Park	IL	160,000
49	Bradley	Smith	Cutler Bay	FL	150,000

 

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 15
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee
Entries:  384
Prize Pool:  $372,480
March 23-25, 2025

Event 15 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 384 entries over two starting flights produced a prize pool of $372,480. The 49 players who advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed a min-cash of $1,940.

Up top for the winner is $70,500.

1st:  $70,500 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $48,000
3rd:  $35,500
4th:  $26,500
5th:  $20,100
6th:  $15,400
7th:  $11,800
8th:  $9,200
9th-10th:  $7,200
11th-12th:  $6,200
13th-15th:  $5,200
16th-19th:  $4,360
20th-23rd:  $3,580
24th-31st:  $2,920
32nd-39th:  $2,320
40th-49th:  $1,940

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight B Entries:  120

Shortly after the first break of the flight, the $1,100 Platinum Stack had its 120th entry and the combined total at 258 for the tournament. That is good enough to sur the $250,000 guarantee and they’ll keep growing the prize pool until registration closes at 6:45 pm.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  300/500 with a 500 ante

The $1,100 Platinum Stack event is new. This is the first time we’ve hosted this tournament, which features a ton of chips in play and a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool. The first flight drew 138 entries, and we’re closing it out today, reaching for the big money.

Players start with huge 100K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 in Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 6:45 pm. They will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors return tomorrow for Day 2 at 1 pm.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (6:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 18 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 15 Day 1B – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (6:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 16 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 16 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 19 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 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 19 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Seats and Chips
• Event 1 Payouts

3PM: Event 18 Day 1B – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 16 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 16 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 20 – $300 Quad Stack Six-Max 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 20 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 18 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $550 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-7)

• Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  18 of 138

Flight A:  138 Entries;  18 Advanced
Flight B:  Monday at 12 p.m.
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Rank	First Name	Last Name	City	ST	Chip Count
1	Tanupat	Punjarojanakul	Westbury	NY	2,095,000
2	Sean	Byars	Arlington	NJ	1,245,000
3	Sebastian	Toro Henao	Medellin	-	1,205,000
4	Scott	Heiligman	Naples	FL	1,160,000
5	Juan	Mubarak	Hialeah	FL	760,000
6	James	Calderaro	Englewood	FL	750,000
7	Reynel	Hernandez	Miami	FL	690,000
8	Jessica	Cai	Lake Worth	FL	670,000
9	Ross	Fischer	Davie	FL	655,000
10	Karanvir	Singh	Sicklerville	NJ	640,000
11	Ginold	Rendel	Lake Worth	FL	590,000
12	Semsettin	Ilyas	Fairfax	VA	565,000
13	David	Castranova	Hollywood	FL	535,000
14	Pablo	Valdivieso	Jacksonville	FL	515,000
15	Ramon	Martinez	Melbourne	FL	505,000
16	David	Smeeth	Homestead	FL	505,000
17	Wayne	Leonard	Tampa	FL	455,000
18	Steve	Blackmon	Arcadia	FL	385,000

$1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  300/500 with a 500 ante

We’ve added a brand new tournament to the schedule this series, a bigger-stacked multi-flight tournament that will give you plenty of action starting at 3 pm. Event 15 is a $1,100 Platinum Stack with two starting flights and a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with huge 100K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and re-entries are open late and you have until 9:45 pm to get in the game.

Each flight will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors return on Tuesday at 1 pm.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (9:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Payouts

1PM: Event 13 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 14 – $600 Mixed Triple Draw (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 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 14 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 15 Day 1A – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (9:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 16 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 16 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 17 – $300 Quad Stack Double Green 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 17 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

2PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $250 Double Feature Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

• Four $2,200 packages guaranteed; includes two seats in any $1,100 Showdown events
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

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2025 Poker Showdown Schedule