$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Payouts Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining:  10 of 99 6c61e

Table 74
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Thomas Boivin  –  1,445,000  (58 bb)
Seat 3:  Brian Yoon  –  150,000  (6 bb)
Seat 4:  Brock Wilson  –  1,140,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5:  Ryan Mandara  –  1,410,000  (56 bb)
Seat 6:  Harvey Castro  –  1,990,000  (80 bb)

Table 75
Seat 1:  Neil Warren  –  460,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  1,085,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Michael Berk  –  1,285,000  (51 bb)
Seat 5:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  285,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6:  Michael Gathy  –  760,000  (30 bb)

With 10 players remaining from the field of 99 entries, the average stack is about 1,100,000 (44 big blinds).

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700
7th-8th:  $32,700
9th-10th:  $26,100

11th:  Stephen Song  –  $21,500
12th:  Chris Brewer  –  $21,500
13th:  Dean Lyall  –  $10,750
14th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $10,750

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 99

Ryan Mandara raised to 45,000 from the button, Stephen Song three-bet all in for 221,000 in the small blind, and Mandara called after a little while.

Mandara: 
Song: 

The board came , giving Mandara a pair of jacks to eliminate Song.

Ryan Mandara  –  1,410,000  (71 bb)
Stephen Song  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($21,500)

With 10 players remaining from the field of 99 entries, the average stack is about 1,100,000 (55 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $26,100.

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 99

Chris Brewer raised all in for 194,000 from under the gun and Thomas Boivin called in the hijack.

Brewer: 
Boivin: 

The board ran out , giving Boivin a set of nines to eliminate Brewer.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,445,000  (72 bb)
Chris Brewer  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($21,500)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 99

Brock Wilson raised to 40,000 in the cutoff, Alexandros Kolonias reraised all in for roughly 640,000 on the button, Dean Lyall called all in for 33,000 in the big blind, and Wilson folded.

Kolonias: 
Lyall: 

The board came , giving Kolonias eights and sevens to eliminate Lyall on the money bubbe.

Alexandros Kolonias  –  730,000  (37 bb)
Dean Lyall  –  Co-Eliminated on the Money Bubble  ($10,750)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 99

Jacob Kauffman raised to 50,000 from the button, Michael Gathy three-bet to 150,000 in the small blind, Thomas Boivin four-bet all in for about 640,000 in the big blind, Kauffman called all in for roughly 350,000, and Gathy folded.

Kauffman: 
Boivin: 

The board came , giving Boivin a pair of aces on the river to eliminate Kauffman.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,185,000  (59 bb)
Michael Gathy  –  740,000  (37 bb)
Jacob Kauffman  –  Co-Eliminated on the Money Bubble  ($10,750)

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 99

Michael Berk raised to about 200,000 from the small blind and Brian Yoon called all in for 114,000 in the big blind.

Berk: 
Yoon: 

The board came , safe for Yoon to double through Berk on the money bubble.

Brian Yoon  –  248,000  (12 bb)
Michael Berk  –  1,415,000  (71 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average stack is about 707,000 (35 big blinds).

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700
7th-8th:  $32,700
9th-10th:  $26,100
11th-13th:  $21,500

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 99

Harvey Castro raised to 40,000 in the cutoff, Eli Berg reraised all in for 158,000 in the small blind, and Castro called with .

Berg showed and needed his hand to improve to survive.

The flop came , giving Berg a pair of tens to pull ahead.

The turn, however, was the and locked up the pot for Castro with a set of sixes, rendering the river moot.

Harvey Castro  –  1,910,000  (96 bb)
Eli Berg  –  Eliminated

Play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble. With 14 players remaining, the average stack is about 707,000 (35 big blinds).

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700
7th-8th:  $32,700
9th-10th:  $26,100
11th-13th:  $21,500

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 10:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 99

Table 74
Seat 1:  Jacob Kauffman  –  552,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2:  Faraz Jaka  –  193,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  521,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5:  Neil Warren  –  340,000  (28 bb)
Seat 6:  Dean Lyall  –  580,000  (48 bb)

Table 75
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Brock Wilson  –  512,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3:  David Chen  –  177,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Gathy  –  470,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5:  Harvey Castro  –  965,000  (80 bb)
Seat 6:  Stephen Song  –  253,000  (21 bb)

Table 76
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Joey Weissman  –  208,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  264,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Berk  –  1,320,000  (110 bb)
Seat 5:  Ryan Mandara  –  437,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  608,000  (51 bb)

Table 77
Seat 1:  Chris Brewer  –  788,000  (66 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Eli Berg  –  224,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  452,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Thomas Boivin  –  396,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6:  Brian Yoon  –  636,000  (53 bb)

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700
7th-8th:  $32,700
9th-10th:  $26,100
11th-13th:  $21,500

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 55
$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  99
Prize Pool:  $940,500
April 3, 2025

Event 55 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 99 entries for a prize pool of $940,500. The final 13 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $21,500.

Up top for the winner is $271,600

1st:  $271,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $184,600
3rd:  $120,000
4th:  $81,600
5th:  $57,900
6th:  $42,700
7th-8th:  $32,700
9th-10th:  $26,100
11th-13th:  $21,500

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

Big one-day tournament gets underway at 1 pm with Showdown Event 55. The $10,000 buy-in tournament has a ton of chips and six-handed format to keep things interesting.

They’ll start with huge 100K stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 5:30 pm.

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 55 Structure Sheet