$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown ChampionshipPrize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining:  12 of 1,755 463h1q

Kharlin Sued opened to 700,000 from the hijack, leaving 200K behind, Daniel Marcus moved all in from the big blind and Sued called at risk.

Marcus:
Sued:

Sued was ahead for the double with the bigger ace but Marcus paired his jack on the flop. The turn and river finished the board, Marcus made overkill trip jacks, and Sued was eliminated in 13th place.

Daniel Marcus – 5,700,000 (38 bb)
Kharlin Sued – Eliminated in 13th Place ($54,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,755

Alain Medesan opened from under the gun, Dung Nguyen moved all in for 850,000 from the button and Medesan called to put him at risk.

Medesan:
Nguyen:

Nguyen was ahead for a double up but Medesan paired his queen on the flop to take the lead. The turn and river finished the board, no help for Nguyen, and he was eliminated in 14th place.

Alain Medesan  –  7,400,000  (49 bb)
Dung Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($54,000)

$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)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,755

Mitchell Hynam opened to 300,000 from middle position and Sri Sangannagari moved all in for 450,000 from the small blind. Dung Nguyen called in the big blind and Hynam called.

The two live players check it down until the board was . Nguyen checked, Hynam reached for chips, and Nguyen immediately folded.

Hynam showed for a paired ace and Sangannagari’s unimproved was not good enough to keep him in the Championship.

Mitchell Hynam – 11,500,000 (77 bb)
Dung Nguyen – 1,450,000 (10 bb)
Sri Sangannagari – Eliminated in 15th Place ($54,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,755

Mitchell Hynam opened to 300,000 from the hijack, Jared Hemingway called on the button, and Sri Sangannagari called in the big blind.

The flop was , Sangannagari checked, Hynam bet 450,000 and Hemingway called. Sangannagari check-raised to 1,200,000 to get a fold from Hynam and tank from Hemingway. He used one time chip, announced all in, and Sangannagari quickly called with the bigger stack.

Heminway:
Sangannagari:

Hemingway was ahead with his paired ten but needed to dodge a heart draw and Sangannagari improving his pair of eights.

The turn and river finished the board, safe for Hemingway’s double.

Jared Hemingway  –  10,575,000  (71 bb)
Sri Sangannagari  –  450,000  (3 bb)

$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)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,755

Mitchell Hynam opened to 300,000 from the hijack, it folded to Nathan Thrush in the big blind. he moved all in for 2,125,000, and Mitchell called to put him at risk.

Thrush:
Hynam:

It was a race and Thrush needed to improve to stay in the Championship. The board ran out and Thrush was unable to improve to go out in 16th place.

Mitchell Hynam – 11,050,000 (74 bb)
Nathan Thrush – Eliminated in 16th Place ($45,500)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,755

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Mitchell Hynam  –  8,850,000  (59 bb)
Seat 2.  Alain Medesan  –  5,825,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  Jared Hemingway  –  6,750,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  Johnny Bromberg  –  2,425,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Nathan Thrush  –  2,575,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.  Sri Sangannagari  –  5,050,000  (34 bb)
Seat 7.  Dung Nguyen  –  1,450,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Jeffery Fritz  –  6,725,000  (45 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  11,700,000  (78 bb)
Seat 2.  Alfie Poetra  –  6,625,000  (44 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Funaro  –  3,175,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Daniel Marcus  –  2,000,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  Art Peacock  –  15,875,000  (106 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Yoon  –  3,050,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Kharlin Sued  –  2,325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8.  Mihai Niste  –  2,850,000  (19 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $776,000
2nd:  $515,000
3rd:  $380,000
4th:  $285,000
5th:  $215,000
6th:  $164,000
7th:  $126,000
8th:  $98,000
9th-10th:  $77,000
11th-12th:  $65,000
13th-15th:  $54,000
16th:  $45,500

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 64
$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  122
Prize Pool:  $1,159,000
April 6-7, 2025

The 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $10,000 Deep Stack drew 122 entries for a tough field and prize pool worth $1,159,000. It took an extra day to finish and Josh Reichard made a big comeback to take the title outright for $288,400.

Reichard, our reigning WPT Poker Showdown Champion for a few more weeks, returned for an extra day to compete heads-up with Martin Kabrhel for the trophy. He faced a huge deficit coming back but quickly erased it, and then he ended the tournament soon after.

Congrats Josh!

$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:  8 of 70

Michael Gathy was all in holding , but he was covered and dominated by the of Brock Wilson. The board brought a pile of bricks so Gathy exited in ninth place with a fresh $60,600 in his pocket. Wilson was up to 1.24 million after the hand.

Brock Wilson – 1,240,000 (41 bb)
Michael Gathy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($60,600)