2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  219
Prize Pool:  $438,000
April 2-3, 2025

There were 219 entries in the two-day $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em event, generating a prizepool worth $438,000, which more than doubled the $200K guarantee.

Jake Cody emerged victorious, defeating Kevin Eyster heads-up to win the title, the trophy, and $93,900.

Day 1 played down to the final table, with Eyster in the chip lead, followed by Cody. And after the eliminations of Jeremy Becker (4th place) and Mykhail Lendel (3rd place) in a span of a few minutes, Eyster had a 1.5-to-1 lead for the start of heads-up play against Cody.

The heads-up battle lasted for an hour and a half, until Eyster got short and got it in with against Cody’s . The board came , giving Cody the victory with a pair of queens.

Cody is a top poker player with more than $4.6 million in career earnings, and he is in the elite club of players with a triple crown — a WPT title, a WSOP bracelet, and an EPT title. And now Cody can add a Seminole Hard Rock trophy to his collection.

RESULTS:

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 219

Jake Cody completed the small blind to 100,000, Kevin Eyster moved all in from the big blind for 1,325,000, and Cody snap-called with .

Eyster turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Cody won the pot — and $93,900 — with two pair, queens and sevens. Kevin Eyster finished as the runner-up, earning $66,500.

Congratulations to Jake Cody!

1st:  Jake Cody  –  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  Kevin Eyster  –  $66,500
3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Level 28 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break. Here are the official chip counts:

Jake Cody  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,575,000  (16 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Kevin Eyster completed the small blind to 75,000, Jake Cody moved all in from the big blind, and Eyster quickly called all in for 635,000 with .

Cody turned over , and Eyster needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Eyster won the pot with the two pair on the board and his king kicker to double up in chips.

Kevin Eyster  –  1,345,000  (18 bb)
Jake Cody  –  4,120,000  (55 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Kevin Eyster completed the small blind to 75,000, and Jake Cody checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Cody checked, Eyster bet 75,000, and Cody called.

The turn card was the , Cody checked, Eyster bet 230,000, and Cody called.

The river card was the , Cody checked, Eyster bet 475,000, and Cody quickly called. Eyster showed for an eight-high bluff, and Cody turned over to win the pot with a pair of queens to take a 6-to-1 chip lead.

Jake Cody  –  4,700,000  (63 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  775,000  (10 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Jake Cody raised to 150,000, and Kevin Eyster called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Eyster checked, Cody bet 175,000, and Eyster called.

The river card was the , Eyster checked, Cody bet 450,000, and Eyster thought for a while before he called. Cody showed to win the pot with a pair of queens, and Eyster mucked.

Jake Cody  –  3,800,000  (51 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,675,000  (22 bb)

A short while later, Cody raised to 150,000, and Eyster called from the big blind. The flop came , and they put in 100,000 each.

The turn card was the , Eyster checked, Cody bet 275,000, and Eyster check-raised to 650,000. Cody folded, and Eyster took the pot.

Jake Cody  –  3,100,000  (41 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  2,400,000  (32 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Kevin Eyster completed the small blind to 60,000, and Jake Cody checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Cody checked, Eyster bet 90,000, and Cody called.

The turn card was the , Cody checked, Eyster bet 210,000, and Cody called.

The river card was the , Cody checked, and Eyster used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he moved all in for about 1,000,000. Cody quickly folded, and Eyster took the pot.

Jake Cody  –  3,700,000  (62 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,775,000  (30 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Jake Cody raised to 120,000, Kevin Eyster reraised from the big blind to 360,000, and Cody thought for a while before he called.

The flop came , Eyster bet 180,000, Cody raised to 510,000, and Eyster folded. Cody took the pot.

Jake Cody  –  3,675,000  (61 bb)
Kevin Eyster  –  1,800,000  (30 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 219

Mykhail Lendel was all in from the small blind for about 975,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jake Cody in the big blind.

The board came , and the aces hold up for Cody to win the pot and eliminate Lendel in third place.

Mykhail Lendel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($47,500)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Kevin Eyster  –  3,350,000  (67 bb)
Jake Cody  –  2,125,000  (43 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $93,900 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $66,500

3rd:  Mykhail Lendel  –  $47,500
4th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $35,500
5th:  Tim Capretta  –  $27,000
6th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $20,500
7th:  Petre Bogdan Ionescu  –  $15,800
8th:  Gregory Back  –  $12,300
9th:  Scott Margereson  –  $9,600

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $438,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 219

Kevin Eyster min-raised button to 100,000, Jeremy Becker moved all in from the small blind for about 500,000, and Eyster quickly called with .

Becker turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Becker flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Eyster won the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Becker in fourth place.

Kevin Eyster  –  3,275,000  (66 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($35,500)

With three players remaining from a field of 219, the average chip stack is around 1,825,000 (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $47,500 each.