2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH
$40,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 183
Prize Pool: $95,160
April 16, 2026
Event 27 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 183 entries generated a prize pool of $95,160, more than doubling the guarantee.
A three-way even chop was agreed to at the final table and Arun Balasubramanian was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 27 winner for $15,960.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | ST | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun | Balasubramanian | Irving | TX | $15,960* |
| 2 | David | Moses | Asheville | NC | $15,960* |
| 3 | Nathan | Thrush | South Palm Beach | FL | $15,960* |
| 4 | Roger | Wentz | Carmel | IN | $8,200 |
| 5 | Maikel | Cruz | Miami | FL | $6,200 |
| 6 | Carlos | Bermudez | Hialeah | FL | $4,720 |
| 7 | Thomas | Schafer | Califon | NJ | $3,640 |
| 8 | Andrew | Brinkley | Johns Creek | GA | $2,820 |
| 9 | Andres | Korn | Buenos Aires | Argentina | $2,220 |
| 10 | T.K. | Miles | Davie | FL | $2,220 |
| 11 | Kao | Saechao | Renton | WA | $1,820 |
| 12 | Eric | Ruffman | Naples | FL | $1,820 |
| 13 | Steven | Glassock | Bixby | OK | $1,500 |
| 14 | Jeanine | Royce | New York | NY | $1,500 |
| 15 | Orlando | Maldonado | Hialeah | FL | $1,500 |
| 16 | Pietro | Logiudice | Toronto | ON | $1,240 |
| 17 | Robby | Kim | $1,240 | ||
| 18 | Christopher | Klements | Calgary | AB | $1,240 |
| 19 | Miriam | Sharon | Aventura | FL | $1,240 |
| 20 | Jason | Kwartler | S Fallsburg | NY | $1,040 |
| 21 | Joshua | Lee | Austin | TX | $1,040 |
| 22 | Solange | Lucas | Davie | FL | $1,040 |
| 23 | Andrew | Difeo | St. Augustine | FL | $1,040 |
*denotes three-way chop
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