Two Players Win Three Events Each at Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown

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Connor Richards

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Apr 30, 2026 5 min read

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• Over $15 Million in Prize Money
• Becker, Reichard Among Other Winners
• Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Winners

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, one of the biggest poker festivals in Florida, wrapped up this week after awarding dozens of winners across 73 events.

But there were slightly fewer winners than there were events, and that's because two players, Willie Wiggins & Ryan Hoenig, respectively won three events to each take home three trophies.

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Over $15 Million in Prize Money

The series at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood in South Florida featured buy-ins ranging from $300 to $10,000, bringing in $15,166,380 in prize money across the whole series.

That included the $3,500 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship, which drew 1,417 runners for a prize pool of over $4.5 million as Ian Cohen put a bad beat on Richard Seymour to deny the NFL great a WPT title.

But the true champions of the series were Wiggins and Hoenig, who between the two of them won six trophies.

It began with Hoenig, a poker pro from Colorado with $1.8 million in live earnings, taking down Event 12: $1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO for $22,660. He later won Event 25: $600 Deep Stack Big O for $15,535 before shipping Event 40: $1,100 10-Game Mix for $21,575.

Ryan Hoenig

According to Seminole Hard Rock reporter Mickey Doft, it is Hoenig's second time winning three trophies in a series after did so in 2024.

Wiggins took over in the second half of the series. He first won the Charity Series of Poker (CSOP)'s Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event for $3,500 and a Main Event seat before winning Event 60: $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em for $7,400 and Event 69: $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH for $15,060, adding to the Pembroke Pines, Florida resident's $1 million in live earnings.

Willie Wiggins

Becker, Reichard Among Other Winners

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicked off with Sebastian Toro Henao winning Event 1: $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em for $201,030, while other early winners included New York pro Eric Siegel (Event 24: $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em - $10,360) and 2024 WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship winner Dylan Smith (Event 11: $600 T.O.R.S.E. - $12,135).

Another notable name to pick up a trophy was Jeremy Becker, who returned to his home state of Florida in true form after moving to Las Vegas. The Daily King, who has since moved up stakes, took down Event 52: $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em for $48,490 and posed with his signature five-three offsuit.

Jeremy Becker

Later, 15-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner Josh Reichard won the biggest buy-in event of the series, Event 62: $10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, as the Wisconsin pro defeated Justin Zaki to win $191,785.

The series closed out with Event 73: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH, which saw Miami's Jacobo Milehm winning $8,690 and a Main Event seat.

PokerNews_ highlighted some of the early winners at the series, including Jerry Wong and Johnny Bromberg.

A full list of winners at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown is available in the table below.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Winners

EventEntrantsPrize PoolWinnerHometownPrize

Event 1: $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em4783$1,578,390Sebastian Toro HenaoN/A$201,030

Event 2: $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 893$48,360Ariel MantelWeston, FL$12,265

Event 3: $800 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em78$54,990Asham AmirWeston, FL$17,670

Event 4: $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em105$26,250Hector PachecoDavie, FL$7,845

Event 5: $600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em158$82,160Antuan BunkleyN/A$14,610

Event 6: $600 Deep Stack Big O107$55,640Bradley BeetzN/A$16,680

Event 7: $300 Quad Stack NLH/PLO Mix126$31,500Elliott SibonneyN/A$6,710*

Event 8: $600 Limit Omaha 862$32,240Christopher LabrieN/A$11,590

Event 9: $1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH78$60,060Anatoly NikilinN/A$20,070

Event 10: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH168$25,200Matthew WolfsonN/A$5,589*

Event 11: $600 T.O.R.S.E.67$34,840Dylan SmithN/A$12,135

Event 12: $1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO67$64,990Ryan HoenigN/A$22,660

Event 13: $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)446$147,180Allan DungoN/A$26,740

Event 14: $600 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO (Re-Entry)98$50,960Steven DanskyN/A$11,691*

Event 15: $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em227$227,500Shane SantacroceN/A$48,640

Event 16: $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha234$77,220Andrea MastrogiovanniN/A$11,300*

Event 17: $300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)178$35,600Richard BroomesN/A$5,381*

Event 18: $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em895$143,200Hany AyoubN/A$16,460

Event 19: $400 T.O.R.S.E.86$28,380David ShmuelN/A$9,120

Event 20: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH245$36,750John BinnsN/A$6,500*

Event 21: $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em197$102,440Ramy GuirguisN/A$22,025

Event 22: $600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha110$57,200Kao SaechaoN/A$17,125

Event 23: $800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em2937$2,070,585Johnny BrombergLos Angeles, CA$258,125

Event 24: $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em134$44,220Eric SiegelN/A$10,360*

Event 25: $600 Deep Stack Big O99$51,480Ryan HoenigN/A$15,535

Event 26: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em184$27,700Liam SchmidtAbbotstown, PA$5,763

Event 27: $600 Forty-Forty-Forty 40+ NLH183$95,160Arun BalasubramanianIrving, TX$15,960*

Event 28: $1,100 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em42$40,740Jean-Luc VoyerFrance$15,885

Event 29: $400 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw52$17,160Daniel BlumPlantation, FL$6,340

Event 30: $400 Deep Stack Eight-Handed PLO102$33,660Joseph GenovaLongboat Key, FL$10,342

Event 31: $600 Mixed Triple Draw66$34,320Jerry WongN/A$12,010

Event 32: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH150$22,500Matt BretzfieldN/A$4,048*

Event 33: $600 Limit Omaha 884$43,680Jean LaurentMiami, FL$11,295*

Event 34: $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha91$20,930Victor ChayaBogota$6,555

Event 35: $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em466$153,780Daniel PearlmanChamblee, GA$23,987*

Event 36: $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice61$31,720Damjan RadanovLas Vegas, NV$11,400

Event 37: $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em921$893,370Danny FuhsIrvine, CA$133,510

Event 38: $600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha67$35,510Bulat KhusalnovHallandale, FL$12,425

Event 39: $2,200 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em88$176,000Ekrem BozkurtFarfield, CA49545*

Event 40: $1,100 10-Game Mix62$60,140Ryan HoenigFort Collins, CO$21,575

Event 41: $5,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em32$150,400Nick YunisCoral Gables, FL$70,000

Event 42: $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH131$41,920Gary GelmanBrooklyn, NY$11,715

Event 43: $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha118$49,560Oscar Ossa QuicenoColombia9735*

Event 44: $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em40$40,000Hertsel Levy SakhaiPanama$16,400

Event 45: $600 WPT Lightning Stack Six-Max NLH77$40,040Bradley JansenWest Bent, WI$13,190

Event 46: $1,100 Limit Omaha 845$43,650Gabe RamosApex, NC$16,930

Event 47: $400 Six-Max 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha72$23,760Brian BrunnerWestfield, IN$8,275

Event 48: $800 Deep Stack Progressive Bounty NLH73$36,865Zachary FischerEast Northport, NY$9,087*

Event 49: $1,100 T.O.R.S.E.53$51,410Seong HongNew York, NY$19,020

Event 50: $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em190$380,000Dylan KahnBernardsville, NJ$87,800

Event 51: $300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH681$170,250Franco IannamicoN/A$26,210

Event 52: $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em227$220,190Jeremy BeckerTampa, FL$48,490

Event 53: $600 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 855$28,600Donny RubinsteinHollywood, FL$10,575

Event 54: $10,000 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em37$351,500Ciuseppe IadiserniaBoynton Beach, FL$144,115

Event 55: Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event124$13,700Willie WigginsPembroke Pines, FL$3,500

Event 56: $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship1417$4,534,400Ian CohenLas Vegas, NV$645,800

Event 57: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 864$33,280Filippos StavrakisForest Hill, MD$11,915

Event 58: $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em159$39,750Haryon HarperFlorida$6,128*

Event 59: $600 Deep Stack Big O96$49,920Darin UtleyCedar Rapids, IA$15,805

Event 60: $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em199$31,840Willie WigginsPembroke Pines, FL$7,400

Event 61: $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em437$144,210Avi FrierHollywood, FL$21,575*

Event 62: $10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em58$551,000Josh ReichardJanesville, WI$191,785

Event 63: $1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha64$62,080Matt BretzfieldHollywood, FL$22,335

Event 64: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH193$28,950Susan FieldsRoslyn, NY$6,695

Event 65: $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em67$67,000Hertsel Levy SakhaiPanama$12,729*

Event 66: $600 Savage Average No-Limit Hold’em71$50,000James AndersonPittsburgh, PA$15,110

Event 67: $600 10-Game Mix47$24,440Bradley JansenWisconsin$9,525

Event 68: $3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em165$445,500Orson YoungHoboken, NJ$105,750

Event 69: $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH95$47,500Willie WigginsPembroke Pines, FL$15,060

Event 70: $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em75$24,750Aaron ThivyanathanSt. Petersburg, FL$6,081*

Event 71: $5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em86$404,200Alex AntonMiami, FL$130,189*

Event 72: $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha88$85,360Frederic NormandCanada$26,585

Event 73: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH311$46,650Jacobo MilehmMiami, FL$8,690

*Indicates final table deal

*Photos courtesy of Seminole Hard Rock and WPT