Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood concluded its 2025 Poker Showdown on Wednesday, April 9 following a successful three-week run. The Poker Showdown kicked off on Wednesday, March 19 and saw 74 trophy events and more than 20,000 total entries, the fifth time in series history crossing the 20,000 entry mark. The tournament awarded more than $20 million in prize pools.

With 1,755 entries in the WPT Poker Showdown Championship, the final prize pool is more than $5.6 million, easily exceeding the $3 million guarantee. The field is down to its final six players who will reconvene on Thursday, May 29 in Las Vegas for a televised final table.

Championship Final Table with Chip Counts:

• Seat 1: Art Peacock – 27,150,000 (109 bb)
• Seat 2: Jeffery Fritz – 16,150,000 (65 bb)
• Seat 3: Mitchell Hynam – 2,000,000 (8 bb)
• Seat 4: Jared Hemingway – 11,150,000 (45 bb)
• Seat 5: Daniel Marcus – 22,150,000 (89 bb)
• Seat 6: Mihai Niste – 8,650,000 (35 bb)

Remaining Payouts:
1st: $776,000 (includes a seat in WPT World Championship)
2nd: $515,000
3rd: $380,000
4th: $285,000
5th: $215,000
6th: $164,000

The series opening event, $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold ‘em, drew 4,265 entries, creating a total prize pool of more than $1.4 million. Michael Newman of Nanuet, N.Y. won the opener, earning $103,274.

Other signature event winners include:

• Femi Fashakin (Orlando, Fla.) winning the $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) for $156,565
• Jake Cody (Rochdale, England) winning the $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) for $93,900
• Cherish Andrews (Chambersburg, Penn.) winning the $25,500 High-Roller NLH (Re-Entry) for $408,265
• Jonathan Jaffe (Longmeadow, Mass.) winning the $10,000 Heads-Up NLH for $100,000
• Brek Schutten (Grand Rapids, Mich.) winning the $5,000 Deep Stack Eight Handed NLH (Re-Entry) for $185,400

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown also hosted the “Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event Benefiting Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida” on Thursday, April 3. The charity event was in honor of Larry Frank, with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida. The event had more than 140 entries and a prize pool of $15,000 + $9,200 in non-cash prizes. Matthew Zarcadoolas of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. won the top prize of $6,000 plus a $3,500 seat in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood with its flagship series Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) Wednesday, July 31 – Tuesday, August 13. For more information and to view the series schedule, future tournament details and make hotel reservations, please visit SHRPO.com. Follow us on X at @SHRPO and @SHRHollyPoker.

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About Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Seminole Hard Rock Poker encompasses four major poker series held annually at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. In August 2013, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) was introduced to poker players around the world and featured a $10 million guarantee championship, the largest guarantee in history. In addition to the SHRPO, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker series’ includes the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (January), Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (April) and Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll” Poker Open (November). All four series fall under the SHRPO umbrella with tournament news, live updates and championship live streaming. Visit www.SHRPO.com. Join the conversation at #SHRPO and tag us @SHRPO.

About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is the flagship-integrated resort of Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The renowned entertainment, gaming and hospitality destination unveiled a $1.5 billion expansion in 2019, highlighting the debut of the world’s first and only Guitar Hotel. Between three hotel towers, the resort boasts 1,271 luxury guestrooms. Amenities include a 42,000 square-foot Rock Spa® & Salon; an 18-acre recreational water experience; private “Bora Bora” style cabanas; more than 20 food and beverage outlets; a 26,000 square-foot retail promenade; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting and convention space; and an expansive gaming floor with more than 2,500 slots, more than 200 table games and a 45-table poker room. In 2023, the casino launched live craps, roulette and retail sports betting, offering 10 craps tables, 20 roulette tables, and sports betting locations including both electronic kiosks and kiosks with live sports betting agents. Introducing the new games is a historic milestone that immediately puts Florida in the same league as the world’s great gaming destinations. Hard Rock Live, ranked No. 3 and No. 5 worldwide in 2023 gross revenue for Pollstar Magazine and Billboard respectively, highlights A-list entertainers and performers, sporting events and live broadcast productions in an intimate 7,000-person capacity setting. Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is located on 87 acres of the Hollywood Seminole Reservation along State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441). For more information, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com call 1 (800) 937-0010 or follow us: Facebook: SeminoleHardRockHollywood, X: @HardRockHolly, Instagram: @HardRockHolly.