$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  67 of 466

The chip leader at the most recent break is Howard Mash with a stack of 550,000. The South Florida regular has career tournament earnings worth more than $1.7 million, and he is in a good spot here to add more with a deep run in the Million Opener. Here are the top five stacks in the field.

Howard Mash – 550,000 (137 bb)
Naing Thu – 426,000 (106 bb)
Eldo Rodriguez – 410,000 (102 bb)
Elana Kerbel – 372,000 (93 bb)
Courtland Twyman – 322,000 (80 bb)

$300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

For most of the three-week series, you’ll find some version of a Quad Stack tournament each evening, perfect for those who can only play at night. Today, we have a $300 Quad Stack with the added twist that only the final table will receive a payout.

Have to go deep!

Players start with huge 40K stacks, and the first eight levels last 15 minutes, then increase to 20 minutes after that. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 12 at 9:30 pm.

It should be a fun time and someone will walk away with a Showdown trophy.

• Final table payouts only
• 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 until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

2024 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 7-Card Stud (Re-Entry)
Entries:  34
Prize Pool:  $17,680
April 3, 2024

Registration closed for the $600 7-Card Stud tournament with 34 entries creating a prize pool worth $17,680. A great turnout for our first straight-up Stud game since the SHRPO series in 2013.

The last five players will make the money with $1,515 for a min-cash and $7,150 up top plus the Showdown trophy.

1st: $7,150 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $4,420
3rd: $2,650
4th: $1,945
5th: $1,515

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight B of Showdown Event 1 starts at 5 pm and it will build on the great start from the morning session. The tournament is a $400 Deep Stack with a $1,000,000 and six more flights after this one.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes on Day 1, then increase to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 with the start of Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

Flight B will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and those players will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

• $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

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  126 of 466

After spending most of the day way out front, someone finally caught Jay Romano at the top of the counts. Eldo Rodriguez is the new leader with 289,500 but Romano is still doing just fine with 245,000.

There’s still plenty of talent in contention and a long way to go before they hit the money. Here’s a chip dump of players still in the field:

Eldo Rodriguez – 289,500 (145 bb)
Jay Romano – 245,000 (123 bb)
James Tomblin – 189,000 (95 bb)
Bill Gazes – 128,000 (64 bb)
Eric Siegel – 106,500 (53 bb)
Howard Mash – 103,000 (52 bb)
Loni Hui – 95,000 (48 bb)
Fred Dabus – 95,000 (48 bb)
Frank Weigel – 83,000 (42 bb)
Paul Domb – 75,500 (38 bb)
Thomas Gari – 70,000 (35 bb)
Jorge Gomez – 70,000 (35 bb)
Francis Margaglione – 68,500 (34 bb)
Tony Cousineau – 62,500 (31 bb)
Anthony Askey – 60,000 (30 bb)
Josias Santos – 35,500 (18 bb)
Larry Klur – 32,500 (16 bb)
Raminder Singh – 30,500 (15 bb)
Gabriel Fuller – 22,500 (11 bb)
Donald Maloney – 15,000 (8 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  144 of 466

Another three levels are almost in the books and players will take another break after Level 11 when tournament staff pull the black chips out of play.

A few still in contention to bag this evening include Fred Dabus, Long Hui, all-time Hollywood wins leader Raminder Singh, Gabriel Fuller, Tony Cousineau, Josias Santos, Larry Klur, Donald Maloney, Skip McDonough, and Eric Siegel.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  216 of 466

Registration closed for Flight A of Showdown Event 1 with 466 entries, setting up the tournament to crush its $1,000,000 guarantee with seven more flights to go.

Flight A will continue until 59 players remain and they will move on to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  466

The second break ended, registration closed for Flight A, and Jay Romano ramped up his lead.

He was the clear chip leader at the first break and only extended it over the next two hours. Romano is up to 278,300 and no one is even remotely close at this stage. There’s still a lot of time to sweat but he’s great shape for a deep run.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  450

Level 8 is coming to an end, which means time is running out to hop in the opening round of the opening tournament. You can bag big today and play some of our other trophy events during the weekend.

$600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level:  100/100

Our second one-day trophy event gets underway at 2 p.m. and caters to those who like their tables with fewer opponents at the table. Event 3 is a $600 Deep Stack NLH tournament with a six-max format that will keep the action moving.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

It will be a fun, action-packed tournament on the first day of the series.

• 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 3 Structure Sheet