2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 53
$600 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8
Entries:  55
Prize Pool:  $28,600
April 23, 2026

Event 53 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8, drawing 55 entries for a prize pool of $28,600. Emerging victorious was Donny Rubinstein, winning outright for $10,575.

The victory marked Rubinstein’s third SHRP major series trophy triumph, having previously taken down a $600 Triple Stud event during the 2024 Showdown and a $1,100 Omaha 8 tournament during the 2021 SHRPO.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 54
$10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  37
Prize Pool:  $351,500
April 23, 2026

Event 54 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 37 entries for a prize pool of $351,500.

Emerging victorious was Giuseppe Iadisernia, winning outright for $144,115 and his second SHRP major series trophy. Back in January, Iadisernia won the 2026 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $220,190  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

The final table of Event 52: $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em begins Friday at 12:00 noon.

Seat 1.  Alex Kim  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Pasquale  –  455,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Yifu He  –  1,420,000  (71 bb)
Seat 4.  Jeffrey Sabean  –  120,000  (6 bb)
Seat 5.  Jeremy Becker  –  1,315,000  (66 bb)
Seat 6.  Martin Rotsztain  –  840,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7.  Dale Roesel  –  600,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Mark Babekov  –  315,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Matt Salsberg  –  215,000  (11 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 227 entries, the average stack is about 630,000 (32 big blinds).

1st:  $48,490 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $32,000
3rd:  $23,900
4th:  $17,900
5th:  $13,500
6th:  $10,300
7th:  $7,900
8th:  $6,200
9th:  $4,820

10th:  Seth Fischer  –  $4,820
11th:  Yan Jiang  –  $3,980
12th:  Brett Apter  –  $3,980
13th:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $3,400
14th:  Travell Thomas  –  $3,400
15th:  Michael Slate  –  $3,400
16th:  Thomas Tramutola  –  $2,820
17th:  Herbert Nairn  –  $2,820
18th:  Nicholas Palma  –  $2,820
19th:  Loni Harwood Hui  –  $2,820
20th:  Alan Nacinovic  –  $2,320
21st:  Michael Bohmerwald  –  $2,320
22nd:  Balakrishna Patur  –  $2,320
23rd:  Vinny Pahuja  –  $2,320
24th:  Joseph Brum Pacheco  –  $1,940
25th:  Raynel Hernandez  –  $1,940
26th:  Jessica Dawley  –  $1,940
27th:  Benjamin Moschel  –  $1,940
28th:  Moshe Refaelovitz  –  $1,940
29th:  Jason Hickey  –  $1,940

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 55
$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event
Entries:  124
Prize Pool:  $13,700 +$1,000 Chip Lead Bonus
April 23, 2026

Event 55 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was The Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event, which had 124 entries. After pulling out the $14,700 for the prize pool, there was $20,020 raised in entry fees for Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida. (That’s in addition to all the money raised through the silent auction.)

A heads-up deal chopping up the remaining prize money was made and ultimately, the tournament was won by Willie Wiggins, collecting a first-place prize of $3,500 and a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

*denotes heads-up chop

“Party Like a Rock Star” Guitar Basket includes Guitar Hotel Wrapped Guitar, Deluxe Accommodations for a 1 Night stay at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants, and assorted logo items.

“Travel Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag includes a Hard Rock logo black leather duffle bag, Deluxe Accommodations for a 1 Night stay at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants, and assorted logo items.

“Play Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket includes Hard Rock Guitar Case Poker Set, (2) Hard Rock Glasses, (1) Hard Rock Lighter, (2) Hard Rock Cigars, (2) Hard Rock Pins, $200 Hard Rock Gift Card, and assorted logo items.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  190
Prize Pool:  $380,000
April 22-23, 2026

Event 50 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 190 entries produced a prize pool of $380,000, nearly doubling the guarantee. Earning the outright victory was Dylan Kahn for $87,800.

This win marked Kahn’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $1,100 Bounty event during the 2025 Showdown.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$1,100 T.O.R.S.E.
Entries:  53
Prize Pool:  $51,410
April 22-23, 2026

Event 49 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 T.O.R.S.E., drawing 53 entries for a prize pool of $51,410. Taking it down was Seong Hang, winning outright for $19,020.

$10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 37

Seat 1.  Alex Anton  –  1,195,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  150,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  Dylan Linde  –  795,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Vaysman  –  305,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5.  Joey Weissman  –  1,255,000  (50 bb)

With five players remaining from the field of 37 players, the average stack is about 740,000 (30 big blinds).

1st:  $144,115 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $87,875
3rd:  $52,725
4th:  $38,665
5th:  $28,120

$600 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 55

Seat 1.  Peter Walsworth  –  190,000  (10 BB)
Seat 2.  Dan Heimiller  –  95,000  (5 BB)
Seat 3.  Graham Mathews  –  330,000  (17 BB)
Seat 4.  Donny Rubinstein  –  95,000  (10 BB)
Seat 5.  Dariun Utley  –  30,000  (2 BB)
Seat 6.  Phil Hui  –  385,000  (19 BB)
Seat 7.  Hal Klein  –  250,000  (13 BB)

1st:  $10,575 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,295
3rd:  $3,860
4th:  $2,720
5th:  $2,145
6th:  $1,715
7th:  $1,290

$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Auction  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 124

The players return from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000.

The chipleader at the break is Chris Hill, who had 64,000 (64 big blinds), narrowly beating another player’s stack of 63,000. For being chipleader at the close of registration, Hill received $1,000 in cash.

Speaking of registration, there were 124 entries, with all of their entries being donated to Make-a-Wish Southern Florida, in memory of Larry Frank.

The charity silent auction is entering the home stretch, ending at 10:00 pm EDT. So be sure to check out the items up for auction and get your bids in online by clicking here!

With 48 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 26,000 (26 big blinds), and the final nine players will finish in the money, winning the following cash and prizes:

1st Place:  $5,000 + $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat
2nd Place:  $2,000 + $1,100 WPT Prime seat
3rd Place:  $1,500 + “Party Like a Rock Star” Guitar Basket
4th Place:  $1,200 + “Travel Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag
5th Place:  $1,000 + “Travel Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag
6th Place:  $900 + “Play Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket
7th Place:  $800 + “Play Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket
8th Place:  $700
9th Place:  $600

“Party Like a Rock Star” Guitar Basket includes Guitar Hotel Wrapped Guitar, Deluxe Accommodations for a 1 Night stay at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants, and assorted logo items.

“Travel Like a Rock Star” Duffle Bag includes a Hard Rock logo black leather duffle bag, Deluxe Accommodations for a 1 Night stay at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Dinner for two at any of our fine dining restaurants, and assorted logo items.

“Play Like a Rock Star” Poker Basket includes Hard Rock Guitar Case Poker Set, (2) Hard Rock Glasses, (1) Hard Rock Lighter, (2) Hard Rock Cigars, (2) Hard Rock Pins, $200 Hard Rock Gift Card, and assorted logo items.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $220,190  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  51 of 227

The players in the $1K returned from dinner break with 51 players remaining. Here were the chip leaders:

1.  Herbert Nairn  –  392,000  (98 bb)
2.  Matt Salsberg  –  336,000  (84 bb)
3.  James Anderson  –  307,000  (77 bb)

The final 29 players will finish in the money and Day 1 action will conclude when the final table of nine players is reached.

1st:  $48,490 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $32,000
3rd:  $23,900
4th:  $17,900
5th:  $13,500
6th:  $10,300
7th:  $7,900
8th:  $6,200
9th-10th:  $4,820
11th-12th:  $3,980
13th-15th:  $3,400
16th-19th:  $2,820
20th-23rd:  $2,320
24th-29th:  $1,940