The 2025 WPT Poker Showdown Championship headlined the series and the $3,500 buy-in tournament drew 1,755 entries, turning the $3,000,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $5,616,000. The final table was played down in Las Vegas and Florida poker legend Art Peacock took the top spot on the big stage for $776,000.

Another title on his résumé, congrats Art!

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 39:  800,000/1,600,000 with a 1,600,000 ante

Art Peacock opened to 3,600,000 from his button, Mihai Niste moved all in for 37,400,000 and Peacock called to put him at risk.

Peacock:
Niste:

Peacock was dominant with the bigger pair and bigger stack. Nothing changed on the flop but some chop outs appeared on the turn.  The river finished the board and Art Peacock became the 2024 WPT Poker Showdown Champion.

1st:  Art Peacock  –  $776,000*
2nd:  Mihai Niste  –  $515,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,755

Heads up is underway between Art Peacock and Nihai Niste with $515,000 for the runner-up and $776,000 plus a WPT Championship seat to first.

Seat 1: Art Peacock – 34,700,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: Mihai Niste – 52,600,000 (88 bb)

1st: $776,000*
2nd: $515,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,755

Mihai Niste opened to 1,200,000 from the button, Art Peacock called in the small blind, and Daniel Marcus called all in for 1,000,000 in the big blind.

The flop was , Niste bet 1,000,000 and Peacock folded.

Niste:
Marcus:

Niste was ahead with his paired king, Niste turned an open-ended straight draw on the turn but blanked the river to go out in third place.

Mihai Niste – 52,600,000 (88 bb)
Daniel Marcus – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($380,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,755

Mitchell Hynam opened to 800,000 and Art Peacock defended in the big blind. The flop was and Peacock checked. Hynam bet another 800K, Peacock check-raised all in and Hynam called at risk for 4,900,000.

Peacock:
Hynam:

Hynam was in great shape for a double, the big favorite with two cards to come but Peacock made trip threes on the turn to take the lead. The river finished the board and Hynam was sent out in fourth place.

Art Peacock – 47,300,000 (118 bb)
Mitchell Hynam – Eliminated in 4th Place ($285,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,755

Jared Hemingway open-shipped for 3,775,000 and Mihai Niste called in the small blind to put him at risk.

Niste:
Hemingway:

It was a coin flip and Hemingway needed to improve to double but blanked the flop to exit in fifth place.

Mihai Niste – 21,600,000 (54 bb)
Jared Hemingway – Eliminated in 5th Place ($215,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,755

Jeffery Fritz open-shipped for 5,000,000 and it folded around to Art Peacock in the big blind. The huge chip leader called and Fritz was at risk.

Peacock:
Fritz:

Fritz was in great shape to double with the queens but Peacock took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river and Fritz was the first eliminated from the final table.

Art Peacock  –  45,600,000 (114 bb)
Jeffery Fritz  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($164,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,755

Cards are in the air the 2025 WPT Poker Showdown Championship final table in Las Vegas. You can watch all the action on the WPT live stream below with hole cards on a 30-minute delay.

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)

1st: $776,000*
2nd: $515,000
3rd: $380,000
4th: $285,000
5th: $215,000
6th: $164,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,755

The 2025 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship is down to its last six players, and the official WPT final table is set. They will pause in the action, fly across the country, and play in front of cameras on the Hyper X ESports Arena stage at the Luxor in Las Vegas on May 29.

Art Peacock leads the Championship with Daniel Marcus, Jeffery Fritz, Jared Hemingway, Mihai Niste, and Mitchell Hynam rounding out the table.

They each locked up a $164,000 payday with $776,000 awaiting the winner and adding their name to the Mike Sexton Champions Cup.

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)

1st: $776,000*
2nd: $515,000
3rd: $380,000
4th: $285,000
5th: $215,000
6th: $164,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,755

Rafael Rodriguez raised for 825,000 from middle position preflop, and Art Peacock popped it up to 2 million on the hijack. Rafael called all in for 1.55 million. so the two players flipped over their cards.

Art Peacock:
Rodriguez:

Board:

Rodriguez was eliminated in seventh place for a cash of $126,000, and Peacock stacked up 27.15 million. The final table of six is set, and they will head over to Las Vegas on May 29th for television taping at the Luxor.

Art Peacock – 27,150,000 (108 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez – Eliminated in 7th Place ($126,000)