Ricardo Quintero Wins Event 68 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Heads-Up Chop for $9,508

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 68
$600 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,280
April 7, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 68 Champion Ricardo Quintero

Event 68 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Triple Stud (Re-Entry), drawing 64 entries for a prize pool of $33,280.

A chop was done between the final two players and Ricardo Quintero was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 68 winner for $9,508.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RicardoQuintero$9,508*
2PhilHui$9,507*
3JohnHolley$4,410
4NickYunis$2,995
5StevenPollack$2,330
6SandySanchez$1,830
7ThomasWalter$1,500
8DavidNowling$1,200

*denotes heads-up chop

Event 68: Prize Pool and Payouts; $11,915 to the Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 68
$600 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,280
April 7, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Triple Stud event with 64 entries, creating a prize pool worth $33,280. The last eight will cash in the tournament with $1,200 for a min-cash and $11,915 to the champ.

1st: $11,915 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $7,100
3rd: $4,410
4th: $2,995
5th: $2,330
6th: $1,830
7th: $1,500
8th: $1,200

Event 68: No Flops Required

$600 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

Today’s non-hold’em tournament is all stud, all the time. Showdown Event 68 is a $600 buy-in Triple Stud tournament that will rotate between Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud 8, and Razz.

Players will sit with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 68 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 20 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

12PM: Event 64 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 67 – $600 Savage Average NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • No clock will be used to determine the limit of play, the limits will increase maintaining a minimum 50 big blind average as players are eliminated
  • Late registration until 2:15pm
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 67 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 68 – $600 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 68 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes; final table levels last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until 9:30pm, players must be in line at that time
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 70 – $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 70 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $550 Event 72 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 Showdown Event 72
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $550 Event 72 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 Showdown Event 72
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule