2025 Deep Stack Series

Event 5: Bounty Freeze-Out 4k3k1p

$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip NLH (Freeze-Out)$30,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure Level 1:  100/100 106o52

We have a fun one starting at 6 pm with May Deep Stack Poker Series Event 5. It is a $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty Freeze-Out with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with huge 40K stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes before increasing to 20. Late registration is available until the start of Level 12 at 9:30 pm but no re-entries available in the freeze-out.

One and done or win.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Level 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet
2025 Deep Stack Series

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 Day 2 – $600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

6PM: Event 5 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip NLH (Freeze-Out)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Level 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series Schedule

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Kevin MacDonald Wins the Showdown Seniors Event Again for $20,720 6x5w3q

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  165
Prize Pool:  $85,800
March 20, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 5 Champion Kevin MacDonald

Event 5 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 165 entries generated a prize pool of $85,800 and taking it down was a familiar face, as Kevin MacDonald went back-to-back and again won the initial Seniors event during the Showdown series, winning outright for $20,720.

Place First Name Last Name Prize Amount
1 Kevin MacDonald $20,720
2 Raminder Singh $13,800
3 Robert Cohen $10,200
4 Zhenxiang Chen $7,700
5 Dan Heimiller $5,800
6 John O'Connor $4,420
7 Jeff Silverstein $3,400
8 Carlos Bermudez $2,640
9 Jeff Dana $2,080
10 Daniel Monosson $2,080
11 Edward Ribeiro $1,500
12 Paul Freedman $1,500
13 Peter Fellows $1,240
14 Joel Piekarski $1,240
15 Gintautas Putinas $1,240
16 Simon Aubacher $1,040
17 Al Riccobobo $1,040
18 James Clark $1,040
19 Matt Yorra $1,040
20 Scott Epstein $1,040
21 TJ Shulman $1,040
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Event 5: Kevin MacDonald Wins! ($20,720); Raminder Singh Finishes Runner-Up ($13,800) 2r5321

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 165

Raminder Singh raised to 75,000 from the button and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind.

The flop was KhJh9h, MacDonald checked, and Singh continued for 125,000. MacDonald check-raised to 450,000, Singh reraised all in for 780,000, and MacDonald called with QsTh for a king-high straight. Singh showed KcKs for a set of kings.

The 7h turn and 5d river completed the board, safe for MacDonald to win Event 5 outright for $20,720. Singh finished runner-up for $13,800.

A recap of Event 5 will be posted later tonight.

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Event 5: Rob Cohen – 3rd Place ($10,200) 542u2s

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 165

Rob Cohen raised all in for about 260,000 from the small blind and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind.

Cohen:  Qh7h
MacDonald:  AdQc

The board came JdTd3s2hTc, no help to Cohen, ending his tournament in third place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  2,870,000  (115 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  430,000  (17 bb)
Rob Cohen  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,200)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800

3rd:  Rob Cohen  –  $10,200
4th:  Zhenxiang Chen  –  $7,700
5th:  Dan Heimiller  –  $5,800
6th:  John O’Connor  –  $4,420
7th:  Jeff Silverstein  –  $3,400
8th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $2,640
9th:  Jeff Dana  –  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

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Event 5: Zhenxiang Chen – 4th Place ($7,700) 3a68a

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 165

Raminder Singh raised to 40,000 in the cutoff, Zhenxiang Chen called all in for 30,000 in the small blind, and Kevin MacDonald called in the big blind.

The flop was Td7h5s and Singh isolated the pot with Kd7d for a pair of sevens, leading Chen’s 2s2c for a pair of deuces.

The 9h turn and Qd river completed the board, no help to Chen, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  2,410,000  (121 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  540,000  (27 bb)
Rob Cohen  –  350,000  (18 bb)
Zhenxiang Chen  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($7,700)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200

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Event 5: Dan Heimiller – 5th Place ($5,800) 35691t

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 165

Dan Heimiller raised to 60,000 from the small blind, Kevin MacDonald (who doubled through Heimiller earlier in the level by picking off a Heimiller bluff) reraised all in with a covering stack, and Heimiller called all in for roughly 560,000.

Heimiller:  4d4s
MacDonald:  TdTc

The board ran out Kd9c2cQc3c, giving MacDonald a flush to eliminate Heimiller in fifth place.

Kevin MacDonald  –  2,360,000  (118 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  450,000  (23 bb)
Rob Cohen  –  350,000  (18 bb)
Zhenxiang Chen  –  140,000  (7 bb)
Dan Heimiller  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,800)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $7,700

5th:  Dan Heimiller  –  $5,800
6th:  John O’Connor  –  $4,420
7th:  Jeff Silverstein  –  $3,400
8th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $2,640
9th:  Jeff Dana  –  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

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Event 5: Dan Heimiller Leads the Final Six Players in the Seniors 3f3w3l

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 165

Seat 2:  Kevin MacDonald  –  535,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3:  Raminder Singh  –  450,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5:  Rob Cohen  –  460,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6:  Zhenxiang Chen  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7:  John O’Connor  –  395,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8:  Dan Heimiller  –  1,190,000  (79 bb)

1st:  $20,720 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,800
3rd:  $10,200
4th:  $7,700
5th:  $5,800
6th:  $4,420

7th:  Jeff Silverstein  –  $3,400
8th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $2,640
9th:  Jeff Dana  –  $2,080

10th:  Daniel Monosson  –  $2,080
11th:  Edward Ribeiro  –  $1,500
12th:  Paul Freedman  –  $1,500
13th:  Peter Fellows  –  $1,240
14th:  Joel Piekarski  –  $1,240
15th:  Gintautas Putinas  –  $1,240
16th:  Simon Aubacher  –  $1,040
17th:  Al Riccobono  –  $1,040
18th:  James Clark  –  $1,040
19th:  Matt Yorra  –  $1,040
20th:  Scott Epstein  –  $1,040
21st:  TJ Shulman  –  $1,040

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Event 5: Jeff Silverstein – 7th Place ($3,400) 3w3p1c

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 165

Raminder Singh raised all in with a covering stack from the small blind and short-stacked Jeff Silverstein called all in for about 55,000 in the big blind with QdTc. Singh showed Ts7d.

The board ran out Jh5h2s7hAc, giving Singh a pair of sevens to eliminate Silverstein in seventh place.

Raminder Singh  –  390,000  (33 bb)
Jeff Silverstein  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,400)

With six players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is 550,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,420.

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Event 5: Carlos Bermudez – 8th Place ($2,640) 533x4y

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 165

Carlos Bermudez was all in for 41,000 in middle position against Dan Heimiller in early position.

Bermudez:  AsJs
Heimiller:  QhQd

The board ran out Ks4d2d4sTd, no help to Bermudez, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Dan Heimiller  –  1,010,000  (84 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,640)

With seven players remaining from the field of 165 entries, the average stack is about 471,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,400.