The 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Showdown was a massive series with 74 trophy events over three weeks and tons of great stories. But first the numbers –
Events: 74
Entries: 21,162
Guarantees: $10,170,000
Prize Pools: $20,008,190
A successful series by any measure. It was only the fifth time in our history that we drew more than 20,000 entries and the sixth time we awarded at least $20,000,000 in prize money.
The series wrapped, kind of, when the WPT Poker Showdown Championship reached its six-handed TV final table. The Championship drew 1,755 entries for a prize pool worth $5,616,000. The last six players will now travel to Vegas to play the final table in front of the WPT cameras on May 29.
We kicked off the series with a big $1,000,000 opener, and Michael Newman banked the win and the trophy along with $103,274. This was his 12th career major SHRP win, but it was only the start of a shake-up of our all-time wins list.
Yuval Bronshtein won the $600 10-Game event for his 12th trophy to pull within one of leader Raminder Singh. Then, Singh went ahead and won his 14th. Bronshtein won the $600 Big O for his 13th, and Singh kept the pace by winning a $400 Deep Stack for his 15th. Closing out the series on the last night, Bronshtein added one more for his third in three weeks.
They kept us on our toes.
Not letting them all get away, Phil Hui added his 11th, so here’s a look at the updated all-time major SHRP win list:
Raminder Singh – 15 wins
Yuval Bronshtein – 14 wins
Michael Newman – 12 wins
David Shmuel – 11 wins
Phil Hui – 11 wins
Matt Bretzfield – 10 wins
Bronshtein became the sixth player in our history to win three in the same series plus five other players, including Singh, recorded two Showdown wins this year. Another record with Eric Polirer, Frederic Moss, Johnny Bromberg, and Jay Kerbel joining the two-win fun.
Polirer won the $600 Big O and $400 H.O.R.S.E. plus two other final tables in the first two weeks to top our $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard. He held off a late charge by Bronshtein and took home $3,000 in cash plus a $1,100 Showdown ticket and the pretty guitar trophy.
Other notable wins include Cherish Andrews dominating a tough final table to win the $25K High Roller, Jonathan Jaffe winning the $10K Heads-Up Event, 2024 WPT Poker Showdown Champion Josh Reichard making a huge comeback to take the $10,000 Deep Stack title, and 2021 Showdown champ Brek Schutten winning the $5,000 Deep Stack trophy on the last night of the series.
There were so many great wins that it is impossible to summarize them all, so we’ll let the list do it for us. Below, you can find links to all 74 events on the Showdown schedule, along with the winners and their tally.
We couldn’t put on these huge series without our players. Thank you to everyone who traveled to participate and our fantastic local support. Thank you as always; we hope to see you at the next one!
Poker Showdown Championship
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Michael Newman – $103,274
Event 2 ($600 PLO8): Ryan Hoenig – $14,520
Event 3 ($600 6-Max NLH): Jorge Martinez – $12,300
Event 4 ($300 NLH): Eldo Rodriguez – $4,040
Event 5 ($600 Seniors): Kevin MacDonald – $20,720
Event 6 ($600 Big O): Eric Polirer – $14,210
Event 7 ($300 NLH/PLO): Manny Tarich – $7,025
Event 8 ($600 O8): Daniel Pearlman – $13,195
Event 9 ($1K Bounty): Dylan Kahn – $21,740
Event 10 ($300 Bounty): Hector Pacheco – $4,367
Event 11 ($600 10-Game): Yuval Bronshtein – $10,940
Event 12 ($1K PLO): Ruslan Lukash – $22,735
Event 13 ($400 NLH): Julio Delgado – $19,167
Event 14 ($600 TD): Frederic Moss – $9,630
Event 15 ($1K Platinum): Dessiree Bennett – $49,199
Event 16 ($400 PLO): Alex Ziskin – $15,166
Event 17 ($300 Bounty): Shravan Kulshrestha – $5,865
Event 18 ($200 NLH): Andreas Athanasopoulos – $26,459
Event 19 ($400 HORSE): Eric Polirer – $8,960
Event 20 ($300 Bounty): Raminder Singh – $4,499
Event 21 ($400 Mixed PLO): Bill Heimiller – $10,210
Event 22 ($600 6-Max): John Malvasio – $16,751
Event 23 ($400 Seniors): Jeffrey Homer – $8,697
Event 24 ($600 Big O): Yuval Bronshtein – $15,100
Event 25 ($300 Bounty): Asham Amir – $6,421
Event 26 ($600 NLH): Femi Fashakin – $156,565
Event 27 ($600 TORSE): Josh Heinzl – $10,670
Event 28 ($1K 6-Max): Chris Da-Silva – $27,825
Event 29 ($400 PLO): Idan Magor – $7,498
Event 30 ($600 O8): Frederic Moss – $12,050
Event 31 ($300 Bounty): Jasmin Omanovic – $5,355
Event 32 ($600 Badugi): Dominick Sarle – $9,625
Event 33 ($400 PLO): Rafael Rodriguez Arango – $8,530
Event 34 ($400 NLH): Johnny Bromberg – $28,282
Event 35 ($600 Dealer’s Choice): Joshua Rhodes – $11,225
Event 36 ($1K Triple Stack): Fred Paradis – $131,300
Event 37 ($600 PLO): Isaac Malca Cohen – $17,130
Event 38 ($400 Seniors): Gyorgy Fazekas – $10,085
Event 39 ($1K 10-Game): Joseph Olivieri – $18,665
Event 40 ($10K HU): Jonathan Jaffe – $100,000
Event 41 ($600 Bounty): Thomas Bilello – $12,496
Event 42 ($600 Bounty PLO): Ernest Chevrette – $13,440
Event 43 ($1K Turbo): Scott Baumstein – $24,145
Event 44 ($600 6-Max): Tyler Whitehead – $14,995
Event 45 ($1K O8): Hal Klein – $19,650
Event 46 ($10K NLH): Anatoly Nikitin – $188,000
Event 47 ($400 PLO): Tanupat Punjarojanakul – $7,375
Event 48 ($400 NLH): Raminder Singh – $7,576
Event 49 ($2K NLH): Jake Cody – $93,900
Event 50 ($1K HORSE): Kris Lord – $19,380
Event 51 ($5K PLO): Frederic Normand – $43,434
Event 52 (Charity Event): Roberto Desogos – $3,850
Event 53 ($1K NLH): Maxime Chilaud – $49,430
Event 54 ($600 OE): Phil Hui – $11,945
Event 55 ($10K 6-Max): Thomas Boivin – $271,600
Event 56 ($300 Bounty): Johnny Bromberg – $7,255
Event 57 (Larry Frank Memorial): Matthew Zarcadoolas
Event 59 ($600 PLO8): Jay Kerbel – $9,177
Event 60 ($300 NLH): Michael Bohmerwald – $6,690
Event 61 ($600 Big O): Jay Kerbel – $14,235
Event 62 ($200 NLH): Tal Chacage – $6,580
Event 63 ($400 NLH): Walter Bravo – $26,490
Event 64 ($10K NLH): Josh Reichard – $288,400
Event 65 ($1K Mixed PLO): Andrea Mastrogiovanni – $19,290
Event 66 ($1K Turbo): Jason Daly – $32,580
Event 67 (Savage Average): Ben Boston – $14,865
Event 68 ($600 Triple Stud): Ricard Quintero – $9,508
Event 69 (High Roller): Cherish Andrews – $408,265
Event 70 ($1K Bounty): Eric Panayiotou – $20,700
Event 71 ($400 NLH): Carlos Loving – $8,565
Event 72 ($5K NLH): Brek Schutten – $185,400
Event 73 ($1K 6-Max PLO): Yuval Bronshtein – $28,930
Event 74 ($300 Bounty): Rafael Lima – $6,530
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