2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 35
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 466
Prize Pool: $153,780
April 19, 2026
Event 35 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 466 entries generated a prize pool of $153,780, easily topping the guarantee.
A heads-up deal was made and Daniel Pearlman was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 35 winner for $23,987. This marked Pearlman’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $600 Omaha 8 event during the 2025 Showdown.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | ST | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel | Pearlman | Chamblee | GA | $23,987* |
| 2 | Thao | Tran | Houston | TX | $22,133* |
| 3 | Jean-Paul | Drayton | St. Philip | $13,700 | |
| 4 | Peter | Walsworth | Lakewood Ranch | FL | $10,300 |
| 5 | Jorge | Galarza | Bridgeview | IL | $7,800 |
| 6 | Raymond | Nalbandian | Boynton Beach | FL | $5,900 |
| 7 | Carlos | Bermudez | Hialeah | FL | $4,560 |
| 8 | Jennifer | Frankenstein | Longwood | FL | $3,540 |
| 9 | Roman | Kornev | Miami | FL | $2,780 |
| 10 | Robert | Morris | Rochester | NY | $2,780 |
| 11 | Dejan | Petkovic | Belgrade | $2,440 | |
| 12 | Alan | Leon | Miami Springs | FL | $2,440 |
| 13 | Robert | Gottfried | Frisco | CO | $2,100 |
| 14 | Jessica | Wild | Davenport | FL | $2,100 |
| 15 | James | Salmon | Plantation | FL | $2,100 |
| 16 | Roberto | Bendeck | Hollywood | FL | $1,780 |
| 17 | Gary | Lieberman | Davie | FL | $1,780 |
| 18 | Steve | Yagudaev | Golden Beach | FL | $1,780 |
| 19 | Justin | Donato | Mount Juliet | TN | $1,780 |
| 20 | Dante | Collier | Westerville | OH | $1,480 |
| 21 | Avraham | Kalmis | Parkland | FL | $1,480 |
| 22 | Emmanuel | McKenzie | Houston | TX | $1,480 |
| 23 | Dimitrius | Rodriguez | Lake Worth | FL | $1,480 |
| 24 | Moises | Benchlouch | Miami | FL | $1,220 |
| 25 | Steven | Rosling Jr. | Tigard | OR | $1,220 |
| 26 | Fernando | Pages | Miami | FL | $1,220 |
| 27 | Angel | Quiroz | Hollywood | FL | $1,220 |
| 28 | Andrew | Abrogast | Bonita Springs | FL | $1,220 |
| 29 | Caleb | King | Springfield | OH | $1,220 |
| 30 | Charles | Mitchell | Satellite Beach | FL | $1,220 |
| 31 | Christopher | Zollo | Boynton Beach | GL | $1,220 |
| 32 | Fabian | Foster | Davenport | FL | $1,000 |
| 33 | Joseph | Duchman | Miami Beach | FL | $1,000 |
| 34 | Antuan | Bunkley | West Palm Beach | FL | $1,000 |
| 35 | Walter | Nalvarte | Hollywood | FL | $1,000 |
| 36 | Luke | Becker | Boca Raton | FL | $1,000 |
| 37 | Pincha | Chakchakov | Plantation | FL | $1,000 |
| 38 | Vinny | Pahuja | Jersey City | NJ | $1,000 |
| 39 | Jairo | Velasquez | Sunrise | FL | $1,000 |
| 40 | Gary | Gelman | Brooklyn | NY | $800 |
| 41 | Alexander | Perez | Miami | FL | $800 |
| 42 | Stephane | Foster | Quebec | QC | $800 |
| 43 | Jeffrey | Dana | Fort Lauderdale | FL | $800 |
| 44 | Anthony | Marquez | Woodland Hills | CA | $800 |
| 45 | Mino | Christoulakis | Fort Lauderdale | FL | $800 |
| 46 | Hunter | Ritchie | Boynton Beach | FL | $800 |
| 47 | Michael | Tarafa | Homestead | FL | $800 |
| 48 | Alberto | Sabogali | Greenwich | CT | $660 |
| 49 | Jordan | Miller | Coxs Creeks | KY | $600 |
| 50 | Bret | Winograd | New York | NY | $660 |
| 51 | Santana | Noronha | Davie | FL | $660 |
| 52 | Mark | Evangelista | Cary | NC | $660 |
| 53 | Moshe | Refaelovitz | Miami | FL | $660 |
| 54 | Ilya | Galaktionov | Miami | FL | $660 |
| 55 | Ilya | Moundous | Raleigh | NC | $660 |
| 56 | Paul | Valenzuela | Staten Island | NY | $660 |
| 57 | $660 | ||||
| 58 | Bradley | Beetz | Jacksonville | FL | $660 |
| 59 | Richard | Green | Port Saint Lucie | FL | $660 |
*denotes heads-up deal
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