$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining:  9 of 70 4h1m5t

The High Roller final table begins Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seat 1:  Scott Margereson  –  1,056,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Gathy  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3:  Clemen Deng  –  1,305,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4:  Cherish Andrews  –  588,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Frank Brannan  –  527,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Kevin Rabichow  –  1,142,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7:  Matthew Wantman  –  215,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Brock Wilson  –  741,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9:  Brian Battistone  –  734,000  (29 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 70 entries, the average stack is about 778,000 (31 big blinds).

1st:  $593,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

Scott Margereson raised to 50,000 on the button, Joey Weissman three-bet all in for 108,000 in the small blind, and Margereson called.

Margereson: 
Weissman: 

The board ran out , giving Margereson jacks and eights on the river to eliminate Weissman on the money bubble.

Scott Margereson  –  1,056,000  (42 bb)
Joey Weissman  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 70

Clemen Deng raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, Matthew Sabia three-bet all in for 303,000 from the small blind, and Deng thought for a little while before he called with .

Sabia showed and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board ran out , giving Deng a pair of aces to eliminate Sabia.

Clemen Deng  –  1,250,000  (50 bb)
Matthew Sabia  –  Eliminated

Play is now hand-for-hand on the money bubble. With 10 players remaining, the average stack is 700,000 (28 bb).

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 70

With the eliminations of David Chen, Brian Luo, and Manuel Fritz, the remaining field is two off the money.

Table 74
Seat 1:  Frank Brannan  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Matthew Wantman  –  365,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4:  Clemen Deng  –  745,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5:  Brian Battistone  –  775,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6:  Matthew Sabia  –  365,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Cherish Andrews  –  620,000  (25 bb)

Table 76
Seat 1:  Michael Gathy  –  730,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Kevin Rabichow  –  1,050,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Brock Wilson  –  810,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Scott Margereson  –  750,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8:  Joey Weissman  –  220,000  (9 bb)

With 11 players remaining, the average stack is about 635,000 (25 big blinds).

1st:  $593,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 70

Table 74
Seat 1:  Frank Brannan  –  849,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2:  David Chen  –  386,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3:  Matthew Wantman  –  288,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4:  Clemen Deng  –  783,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5:  Brian Battistone  –  421,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6:  Matthew Sabia  –  276,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Cherish Andrews  –  365,000  (23 bb)

Table 76
Seat 1:  Michael Gathy  –  423,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2:  Manuel Fritz  –  319,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3:  Kevin Rabichow  –  677,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4:  Brian Luo  –  386,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Brock Wilson  –  895,000  (56 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Scott Margereson  –  518,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8:  Joey Weissman  –  405,000  (25 bb)

1st:  $593,600 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 69
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  70
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000
April 7-8, 2025

Event 69 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was the $25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 70 entries for a prize pool of $1,729,000. The final nine players will finish in the money, with min-cash paying $60,600.

Up top for the winner is $593,700.

1st:  $593,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  22

The $25K High Roller is off to a good start for the notoriously slow-starting tournament. We have 22 entries so far, getting them more than halfway to the $1,000,000 guarantee already, and late registration available until 9:30 pm.

Just a reminder; if you plan to late reg the tournament, you must be I line by 9:30 pm with no exceptions.

The early lineup includes Chance Kornuth, Joey Weissman, Sergio Aido, Chris Brewer, Clemen Deng, Jonathan Jaffe, Kevin Rabichow, Micah Raskin, Brandon Wilson, and Justin Zaki.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

The biggest buy-in tournament on the Showdown schedule, the $25,500 High Roller, gets underway at 2 pm. It features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and some of the top players in the game.

They’ll sit down to 100K stacks and all levels last 40 minutes until increasing to 60 at the final table. Late registration is available until 9:15 pm, and you must be in line by that time if you plan to max late registration. No exceptions will be made.

They will continue until nine players remain and they will return tomorrow at 1 pm to play it out.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes; final table levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration until 9:30pm, players must be in line at that time
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• High Roller Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• Championship Day 3 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Day 3 Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 64 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 64 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 64 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 64 Payouts

12PM: Event 67 – $600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• No clock will be used to determine the limit of play, the limits will increase maintaining a minimum 50 big blind average as players are eliminated
• Late registration until 2:15pm
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 67 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 68 – $600 Triple Stud (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 68 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes; final table levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration until 9:30pm, players must be in line at that time
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• High Roller Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 70 – $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 70 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $550 Event 72 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 Showdown Event 72
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $550 Event 72 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 Showdown Event 72
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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2025 Poker Showdown Schedule