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Event 18: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

Flight A:  105 Entries;  11 Advanced
Flight B:  120 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight C:  115 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight D:  138 Entries;  14 Advanced
Flight E:  214 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight F:  203 Entries;  21 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
471EricValerioBogotaNJ197,000
472AlexanderTorresHollywoodFL139,000
473MarcoCantizani OliveiraBoca RatonFL176,000
474OricelDiazHollywoodFL75,000
475KobiRibakDelray BeachFL226,000
476DemetricFergusonWilkesboroNC92,000
477HectorPachecoDavieFL174,500
478DavidJacksonLas VegasNV35,000
481MatiasMoranaMiami BeachFL138,000
482MichaelNovinsStaten IslandNY183,500
483AaronHendiMount AiryMD286,000
485PauloMoreiraEast AuroraNY169,000
486JonathanHickmanOld TownFL71,000
487AndrewDel RioCoral SpringsFL274,000
488AndrewJonesNaplesFL76,000
489TomerAkermanAventuraFL100,000
541CheriSilardTempeAZ40,500
542RaymondHarveyLong Bch TwpNJ186,000
543JenniferAguilarHollywoodFL263,000
544TimothyTobeyKey LargoFL13,000
545NashaatAntoniousLargoFL165,000
546SandroViannaWinter GardenFL222,500
547MarkGaudinoDavieFL33,500
548ArielRoselloPembroke PnesFL41,000
549AlejandroRosales SaezHialeahFL74,000
551WilliamUnderdownBoca RatonFL190,500
552TannerMartinelliWhitsettNC82,500
553GeorgeDolofanMiami BeachFL135,500
554AnthonyCasasMiamiFL207,000
555JosephWatsonMashpeeMA38,500
556MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY144,500
557RonaldSpriggsBaltimoreMD35,500
558MichaelSomervell-BathBuelltonCA170,000
559DeborahDanaFort LauderdaleFL54,000
562MarioDe La PuenteMiamiFL146,500
563DinaOlano ChacinPembroke PinesFL231,500
564JamieDalupanIrvineCA44,500
565NeilZonenashviliAventuraFL142,000
566HaleyBrowningCaryNC68,000
567SokuntheaVoirLas VegasNV247,000
568ChristopherKlementisCalgaryAB124,500
569WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA78,500
621StevenCostaCoconut CreekFL104,500
622RoyYoung JrOcalaFL198,500
623RobertRogersPembroke PinesFL69,000
624ManuelHerrera LopezDavieFL235,000
625JeanineRoyceNew YorkNY99,500
626MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL278,500
627HanyAyoubSanibelFL405,000
628FerranReverte BarreraMiamiFL160,000
629DiWangPembroke PinesFL113,000
631PierrotMassenatMiramarFL105,000
632RogerWentzCarmelIN54,000
633ChinhDuongFalls ChurchVA45,000
634MenahemAsherMiamiFL129,000
635BrentHooverOakland ParkFL278,500
636RobertHaganBoca RatonFL71,000
637CarlosNietoMiamiFL164,000
638PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL235,500
639JohnTavssNew YorkNY80,000
641MariaHernandezMiamiFL457,000
643RafikiBrownSunriseFL230,500
644ElijahRuffinChandlerAZ183,000
645MarkNahamaHollywoodFL125,000
646YoelLajonchere EspinosaMiamiFL86,000
647BautistaGarcia Dell IsolaMiami BeachFL390,500
648EmreAkgozPanama CityFL270,000
649RafaelLimaDavieFL262,000
701JasonGoffanCoral GablesFL169,000
702ThomasPuccioMiami BeachFL117,000
703ChristophDittrichBuonas98,500
705ZinoviyPelekhFarmington HillsMI72,500
706DorPelegHollywoodFL167,000
707LeroyJones JrHollywoodFL58,500
708JaeSimSuwaneeGA59,500
709GiovanniYepes IsazaBogota36,500
711ReginaldBonhommeTamaracFL213,000
712JosephEsbenshadeBrightonMA74,000
714CoreyMartinPlantationFL180,000
715OleksandrPeretiatkoDania BeachIL87,000
716DavidAronsonHallandale BeachFL217,000
717MalikFelix JrChristiansted126,500
718OmarSaderPompano BeachFL265,500
719DelroyReidLauderhillFL78,000
721AlexysPuch ArancibiaLa MolinaPA213,000
722DavidLipsky JrFort LauderdaleFL156,000
723AustinRattetFort LauderdaleFL124,000
724AdamMaymonFort LauderdaleFL95,000
725JeremyCostaRiversideRI52,000
726ChrisUnderwoodLantanaFL133,500
727VitoDistefanoLas VegasNV181,000
728JoseGalvez JrHialeahFL38,500
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Event 18: Day 2 Chip Counts

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$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $143,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 895

Flight A:  105 Entries;  11 Advanced
Flight B:  120 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight C:  115 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight D:  138 Entries;  14 Advanced
Flight E:  214 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight F:  203 Entries;  21 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1MariaHernandezMiamiFL457,000
2HanyAyoubSanibelFL405,000
3BautistaGarcia Dell IsolaMiami BeachFL390,500
4AaronHendiMount AiryMD286,000
5MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL278,500
6BrentHooverOakland ParkFL278,500
7AndrewDel RioCoral SpringsFL274,000
8EmreAkgozPanama CityFL270,000
9OmarSaderPompano BeachFL265,500
10JenniferAguilarHollywoodFL263,000
11RafaelLimaDavieFL262,000
12SokuntheaVoirLas VegasNV247,000
13PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL235,500
14ManuelHerrera LopezDavieFL235,000
15DinaOlano ChacinPembroke PinesFL231,500
16RafikiBrownSunriseFL230,500
17KobiRibakDelray BeachFL226,000
18SandroViannaWinter GardenFL222,500
19DavidAronsonHallandale BeachFL217,000
20ReginaldBonhommeTamaracFL213,000
21AlexysPuch ArancibiaLa MolinaPA213,000
22AnthonyCasasMiamiFL207,000
23RoyYoung JrOcalaFL198,500
24EricValerioBogotaNJ197,000
25WilliamUnderdownBoca RatonFL190,500
26RaymondHarveyLong Bch TwpNJ186,000
27MichaelNovinsStaten IslandNY183,500
28ElijahRuffinChandlerAZ183,000
29VitoDistefanoLas VegasNV181,000
30CoreyMartinPlantationFL180,000
31MarcoCantizani OliveiraBoca RatonFL176,000
32HectorPachecoDavieFL174,500
33MichaelSomervell-BathBuelltonCA170,000
34PauloMoreiraEast AuroraNY169,000
35JasonGoffanCoral GablesFL169,000
36DorPelegHollywoodFL167,000
37NashaatAntoniousLargoFL165,000
38CarlosNietoMiamiFL164,000
39FerranReverte BarreraMiamiFL160,000
40DavidLipsky JrFort LauderdaleFL156,000
41MarioDe La PuenteMiamiFL146,500
42MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY144,500
43NeilZonenashviliAventuraFL142,000
44AlexanderTorresHollywoodFL139,000
45MatiasMoranaMiami BeachFL138,000
46GeorgeDolofanMiami BeachFL135,500
47ChrisUnderwoodLantanaFL133,500
48MenahemAsherMiamiFL129,000
49MalikFelix JrChristiansted126,500
50MarkNahamaHollywoodFL125,000
51ChristopherKlementisCalgaryAB124,500
52AustinRattetFort LauderdaleFL124,000
53ThomasPuccioMiami BeachFL117,000
54DiWangPembroke PinesFL113,000
55PierrotMassenatMiramarFL105,000
56StevenCostaCoconut CreekFL104,500
57TomerAkermanAventuraFL100,000
58JeanineRoyceNew YorkNY99,500
59ChristophDittrichBuonas98,500
60AdamMaymonFort LauderdaleFL95,000
61DemetricFergusonWilkesboroNC92,000
62OleksandrPeretiatkoDania BeachIL87,000
63YoelLajonchere EspinosaMiamiFL86,000
64TannerMartinelliWhitsettNC82,500
65JohnTavssNew YorkNY80,000
66WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA78,500
67DelroyReidLauderhillFL78,000
68AndrewJonesNaplesFL76,000
69OricelDiazHollywoodFL75,000
70AlejandroRosales SaezHialeahFL74,000
71JosephEsbenshadeBrightonMA74,000
72ZinoviyPelekhFarmington HillsMI72,500
73JonathanHickmanOld TownFL71,000
74RobertHaganBoca RatonFL71,000
75RobertRogersPembroke PinesFL69,000
76HaleyBrowningCaryNC68,000
77JaeSimSuwaneeGA59,500
78LeroyJones JrHollywoodFL58,500
79DeborahDanaFort LauderdaleFL54,000
80RogerWentzCarmelIN54,000
81JeremyCostaRiversideRI52,000
82ChinhDuongFalls ChurchVA45,000
83JamieDalupanIrvineCA44,500
84ArielRoselloPembroke PnesFL41,000
85CheriSilardTempeAZ40,500
86JosephWatsonMashpeeMA38,500
87JoseGalvez JrHialeahFL38,500
88GiovanniYepes IsazaBogota36,500
89RonaldSpriggsBaltimoreMD35,500
90DavidJacksonLas VegasNV35,000
91MarkGaudinoDavieFL33,500
92TimothyTobeyKey LargoFL13,000
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Event 18: Prize Pool and Payouts; $22,780 to the Multi-Flight Big Stack Winner

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  895
Prize Pool:  $143,200
April 13-15, 2026

Event 18 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 895 entries across six starting flights generated a prize pool of $143,200. The 92 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed $400.

Up top for the winner is $22,780.

1st:  $22,780 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $15,300
3rd:  $11,300
4th:  $8,500
5th:  $6,400
6th:  $4,880
7th:  $3,760
8th:  $2,920
9th-10th:  $2,300
11th-12th:  $2,000
13th-15th:  $1,720
16th-19th:  $1,480
20th-23rd:  $1,240
24th-31st:  $1,060
32nd-39th:  $880
40th-47th:  $740
48th-55th:  $620
56th-63rd:  $520
64th-77th:  $440
78th-92nd:  $400

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Ramy Guirguis Wins Event 21 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Three-Handed Deal for $22,025

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  197
Prize Pool:  $102,440
April 14, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 21 Champion Ramy Guirguis

Event 21 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 197 entries generated a prize pool of $102,440, more than doubling the guarantee.

A three-handed deal was reached at the final table and Ramy Guirguis was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 21 winner for $22,025.

Guirguis’ win comes on the heels of his winning the March Platinum Stack Special for $43,640 that ran in the Poker Room last month.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RamyGuirguis$22,025*
2MitchGarshofsky$18,495*
3ScottZakheim$12,845*
4AndrewBrinkley$8,040
5RobertGottfried$5,755
6JohnValevich$4,225
7JudithBielan$3,185
8DavidGreufe$3,185
9RafaelReis$2,565
10LukeBecker$2,565
11MathieuGaudette$2,005
12MarkCahill$2,005
13DeanHutchison$1,605
14JustinShapiro$1,605
15DanielSwartz$1,345
16DavidBecerra$1,345
17KaylaClackum$1,165
18MaxHarris$1,165
19RicardoEyzaguirre$1,045
20CalebKing$1,045
21JamesSalmon$1,045
22AlbertoSabogali$1,045
23MosheRefaelovitz$1,045
24JessicaCai$1,045
25JoshuaLee$1,045

*denotes three-handed deal

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Kao Saechao Wins Event 22 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $17,125

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2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  110
Prize Pool:  $57,200
April 14, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 22 Champion Kao Saechao

Event 22 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 110 entries for a prize pool of $57,200. Emerging victorious was Kao Saechao, winning outright for $17,125.

This marked Saechao’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $300 Quad Stack NLHE during the 2025 SHRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1KaoSaechao$17,125
2JeffreyShayani$10,600
3RyanHoenig$6,350
4MattBretzfield$4,150
5JeffreyGale$3,205
6MarcGeissel$2,630
7DmitriyVernitzkiy$2,230
8DarryllFish$1,945
9DavidHipperson$1,715
10DonnyRubinstein$1,520
11RyanTran$1,520
12DavidShmuel$1,520
13HyndiKhomutetsky$1,345
14JasonO'Loughlin$1,345
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Event 22: Kao Saechao Wins! ($17,125); Jeffrey Shayani Finishes Runner-Up ($10,600)

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$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 110

PLO-8

Jeffrey Shayani limped in for 20,000 on the button, Kao Saechao potted to 60,000 from the big blind, and Shayani called.

Saechao potted for 140,000 in the dark, the flop came 9d7s6c, Shayani raised all in for about 200,000, and Saechao called with AhKdQs6d for a pair of sixes.

Shayani showed JsTh8d7h for a ten-high straight and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The Jc turn and Td river completed the board, giving Saechao a king-high straight to win the and take down Event 22 outright for $17,125. Shayani finished runner-up for $10,600.

A recap of Event 22 will be posted later tonight.

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Event 22: Ryan Hoenig – 3rd Place ($6,350)

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$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 110

Pot-Limit Omaha

Kao Saechao raised from the button, Ryan Hoenig reraised to 125,000 in the big blind, and Saechao called.

The flop was Kh9c3s, Hoenig went all in for 67,000, and Saechao called with QcTs8s8h for a pair of eights with a straight draw.

Hoenig showed AdAhJh6s for a pair of aces.

The 8d turn and 4s river completed the board, giving Saechao a set of eights to eliminate Hoenig in third place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($6,350)

Kao Saechao  –  2,445,000  (153 bb)
Jeffrey Shayani  –  305,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $17,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $10,600

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Event 22: Matt Bretzfield – 4th Place ($4,150)

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$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 110

Big O

Matt Bretzfield was all in for about 200,000 in the small blind against Kao Saechao on the button.

Bretzfield:  AcKsQd4c2c
Saechao:  AsTh6d3c2s

The flop came Tc7c3d, giving Saechao tens and threes with the nut low draw, while Bretzfield flopped a flush draw with the nut low wrap.

The turn was the Jh, adding a high wrap for Bretzfield.

The river was the Js, no help to Bretzfield, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Kao Saechao  –  1,800,000  (113 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,150)

With three players remaining from the field of 110 entries, the average stack is about 917,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,350.

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Event 22: Jeffrey Gale – 5th Place ($3,205)

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$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 110

Big O

Following a flop of KhTh9s, Jeffrey Gale is all in for about 160,000 on the button against Ryan Hoenig in the cutoff.

Gale:  AhQdQc6d2c
Hoenig:  AdKdQhJc9h

Hoenig was ahead with a king-high straight and held through the 3d turn and 6s river to eliminate Gale in fifth place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  680,000  (57 bb)
Jeffrey Gale  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,205)

With four players remaining from the field of 110 entries, the average stack is about 688,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,150.

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Event 22: Marc Geissel – 6th Place ($2,630)

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$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 110

Pot-Limit Omaha

Kao Saechao limped in for 12,000 in the cutoff, Marc Geissel raised to 35,000 from the button, and Saechao called.

The flop was Jc5s2c, Saechao checked, Geissel bet 50,000, Saechao check-raised the pot, Geissel went all in for about 270,000, and Saechao called AhKh5c2h for two pair, fives and deuces.

Geissel showed AcJd8s7c for a pair of jacks with a flush draw, and needed to improve to survive.

The Ks turn and Ad river completed the board, giving Saechao aces and kings to eliminate Geissel in sixth place.

Kao Saechao  –  1,640,000  (137 bb)
Marc Geissel  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,630)

With five players remaining from the field of 110 entries, the average stack is about 550,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,205.