2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  106
Prize Pool:  $54,590
March 20, 2025

Event 6 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 106 entries for a prize pool of $54,590. Emerging victorious was Eric Polirer, winning outright for $14,210.

Along with his final table in Event 2 yesterday, Polirer now leads the Mixed Game Leaderboard after the first two events. Complete standings will be posted later tonight.

Place	First Name	Last Name	Prize Amount
1	Eric	Polirer	$14,210
2	Gregory	Baird	$9,500
3	Matthew	Kaplan	$7,000
4	Dechang	Zhang	$5,300
5	Chris	Labrie	$3,980
6	Kyle	Fleischmann	$3,040
7	Chad	Roedersheimer	$2,340
8	Jay	Kerbel	$1,820
9	Pawel	Andrzejewski	$1,420
10	Matt	Bretzfield	$1,420
11	Michael	Rosenberg	$1,240
12	Long	Nguyen	$1,240
13	Yuval	Bronshtein	$1,040
14	Zhen	Cai	$1,040

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 106

After a series of raises, a three-way all in emerged with Matt Kaplan all in from the small blind for 58,000, Chad Roedersheimer all in from the big blind for roughly 230,000, and Leo Zhang had them covered on the button.

Kaplan: 
Roedersheimer: 
Zhang: 

The board ran out , giving Kaplan jacks full of aces to triple up in the main pot. Roedersheimer was eliminated in the side pot by Zhang.

Leo Zhang  –  400,000  (50 bb)
Matt Kaplan  –  182,000  (23 bb)
Chad Roedersheimer  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,340)

With six players remaning from the field of 106 entries, the average stack is about 353,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,040.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 106

Seat 1:  Greg Baird  –  716,000  (89 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Labrie  –  392,000  (49 bb)
Seat 3:  Leo Zhang  –  423,000  (53 bb)
Seat 4:  Matt Kaplan –  44,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5:  Chad Roedersheimer  –  262,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6:  Kyle Fleischmann  –  68,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7:  Eric Polirer  –  207,000  (26 bb)

1st:  $14,210 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,500
3rd:  $7,000
4th:  $5,300
5th:  $3,980
6th:  $3,040
7th:  $2,340

8th:  Jay Kerbel  –  $1,820
9th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $1,420
10th:  Matt Bretzfield  –  $1,420
11th:  Michael Rosenberg  –  $1,240
12th:  Long Nguyen  –  $1,240
13th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $1,040
14th:  Zhen Cai  –  $1,040

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  106
Prize Pool:  $54,590
March 20, 2025

Event 6 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 106 entries for a prize pool of $54,590. The final 14 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,040.

Up top for the winner is $14,210.

1st:  $14,210 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $9,500
3rd:  $7,000
4th:  $5,300
5th:  $3,980
6th:  $3,040
7th:  $2,340
8th:  $1,820
9th-10th:  $1,420
11th-12th:  $1,240
13th-14th:  $1,040

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Today’s Omaha tournament has more starting cards and chopping pots. Event 6 is a $600 Big O tournament at 2 pm that will draw a bunch of dedicated Omaha fans.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm and players may refire as often as needed during that time.

This tournament will also award points for the $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard.

• Players begin with 20,000 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 6 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 5 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 6 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 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 6 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 7 – $300 Quad Stack NLH/PLO Mix (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 7 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $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 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• 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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2025 Poker Showdown Schedule