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Fernando Gandlaz Wins Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Seven-Way Deal for $5,722

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLHE (Re-Entry)
Entries:  284
Prize Pool:  $44,020
Bounty Prize Pool:  $28,400
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 63 Champion Fernando Gandlaz

Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was, “The Curtain Call,” a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry).  A field of 284 entries generated a prize pool of $44,020, with an additional $28,400 set aside for bounties.

A seven-handed deal was reached at the final table and Fernando Gandlaz was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 63 winner for $5,722.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1FernandoGandlaz$5,722*
2DouglasBooth$5,478*
3MiguelRivero$4,929*
4PeterFellows$4,135*
5BenjaminPatterson$3,744*
6RafaelRodriguez Arango$3,507*
7AlainCandales Falcon$2,640*
8MateoTilston$1,220
9FacundoRossello$960
10JeremyWolf$960
11NadeemHirani$700
12JahanSahni$700
13YobanisLeyva Mendoza$580
14AnthonySepe$580
15JoseAvila$580
16DavidLopez$460
17ErnestoCastellanos$460
18RafaelLima$460
19RichardFernandez$460
20DanielCruz$380
21JorgeDel Carpio Marroquin$380
22JosephBlock$380
23CarloRodriguez$380
24AngelUriol Sanabria$325
25SergioGamarra$325
26PatriciaBasilo$325
27MylesGerman$325
28EmilioBrana$325
29RichardBlume$325
30DrewWynkoop$325
31JosephMetcalfe$325
32DidierBramy$325
33MiaHigginbotham$325
34DanielleSage$325
35JosephGotlieb$325
36PinchasChakchakov$325

*denotes seven-handed deal

Matthew Gilman Wins Event 62 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $26,325

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 62
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  87
Prize Pool:  $84,390
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 62 Champion Matthew Gilman

Event 62 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 87 entries for a prize pool of $84,390.

Earning the lion’s share was Matthew Gilman, taking it down outright for $26,325.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MatthewGilman$26,325
2AndrewSmith$16,900
3PhuocVo$11,200
4AndrePlaza$7,645
5GabrielPardo$5,420
6KevinNaim$3,980
7KennethPo$3,040
8DominickSarle$3,040
9KeoSaechao$2,420
10BenjaminZamani$2,420
11EricKolodny$2,000

Eric Siegel Wins Event 61 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Heads-Up Chop for $7,910

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 61
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  110
Prize Pool:  $36,300
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 61 Champion Eric Siegel

Event 61 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 110 entries for a prize pool of $36,300.

A heads-up chop went down and Eric Siegel was the chip leader at the time, making the official Event 61 winner for $7,910

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EricSiegel$7,910*
2GaryGelman$7,910*
3DavidLieberman$4,700
4JudithBielan$3,520
5RajeskarGovindan$2,660
6GiulioStanzione$2,020
7CalixtoRodriguez$1,560
8JeffreyDana$1,220
9AlexanderTorres$940
10BrandonKemp$940
11StephenEkin$800
12JoshuaZucchet$800
13MatthewGold$660
14OmerRotman$660

*denotes heads-up chop

Alex Anton Wins Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $288,000

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  96
Prize Pool:  $912,000
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 60 Champion Alex Anton

Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 96 generated a prize pool of $912,000, nearly doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Alex Anton, winning outright for $288,000.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AlexAnton$288,000
2NicholasPalma$173,300
3AnatolyNikitin$109,500
4FilippKhavin$71,700
5NitisUdornpim$54,800
6ChrisHunichen$43,200
7TylerHirschfeld$36,500
8BinWeng$32,000
9ConnorRash$29,000
10AdamHendrix$26,500
11RonaldSullivan$24,600
12NazarBuhaiov$22,900

Event 60: Nick Palma – 2nd Place ($173,300)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 96

Nick Palma

Alex Anton raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button and Nick Palma called all in for about 375,000 in the big blind.

Anton:  Td3d
Palma:  As6s

The board ran out AhTh3hJdQc, giving Anton tens and treys  to win Event 60 outright for $288,000. Palma finished runner-up for $173,300.

1st:  Alex Anton  –  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Nick Palma  –  $173,300
3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $109,500
4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Anatoly Nikitin – 3rd Place ($109,500)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 96

Anatoly Nikitin

Alex Anton  –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Nick Palma  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($109,500)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300

3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $109,500
4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Filipp Khavin – 4th Place ($71,700)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 96

Filipp Khavin

Alex Anton raised all in for about 820,000 with his chip-leading stack from the cutoff and Filipp Khavin called all in from the small blind for roughly 200,000.

Anton:  AhTc
Khavin:  ThTs

The board came 7c4c3dAcJh, giving Anton a pair of aces on the turn to eliminate Khavin fourth place.

Alex Anton  –  1,070,000  (54 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  455,000  (23 bb)
Nick Palma  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Filipp Khavin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($71,700)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300
3rd:  $109,500

4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Nitis Udornpim – 5th Place ($54,800)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 96

Nitis Udornpim
Nitis Udornpim

Nick Palma raised to 30,000 from the button, Nitis Udornpim reraised all in for 130,000 in the big blind, and Palma called with AhAs, leading Udornpim’s AdTd.

The board ran out 8h3s3d2cKd, no help to Udornpim, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Nick Palma  –  515,000  (34 bb)
Nitis Udornpim  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($54,800)

With four players remaining from the field of 96 entries, the average stack is 480,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $71,700.

Event 60: Final Five Players

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 96

Seat 1.  Nitis Udornpim  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  630,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Alex Anton  –  620,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4.  Nick Palma  –  430,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Filipp Khavin  –  95,000  (6 bb)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300
3rd:  $109,500
4th:  $71,700
5th:  $54,800

6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Loni Hui Wins Event 59 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $7,625

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 59
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $21,120
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 59 Champion Loni Hui

Event 59 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock was a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 64 entries for a prize pool of $21,120. Taking it down was Loni Hui, winning outright for $7,625.

This marked Hui’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $600 No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2021 RRPO and $240 No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2012 Showdown.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1LoniHui$7,625
2ItaiBronshtein$4,465
3JonTurner$2,800
4FilipposStavrakis$1,900
5CharlesJacoby$1,460
6JasonMcCarty$1,160
7EstherTaylor$950
8JosephOlivieri$760