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Event 55: Jay Jay Wilson Wins in a Four-Way Deal

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $250,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 246

Jay Jay Wilson

The remaining four players in the $1K looked at number and agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Jay Jay Wilson  –  2,210,000  (55 bb)
Brandon Navarette  –  1,045,000  (26 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  895,000  (22 bb)
Justin Datloff  –  770,000  (19 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Jay Jay Wilson  –  $42,682
Brandon Navarrete –  $34,829
Eric Siegel  –  $32,745
Justin Datloff  –  $31,324

As the chip leader, Jay Jay Wilson is the official winner of Event 55 for $42,682.

A recap will be posted later tonight.

Brandon Navarrete
Eric Siegel
Justin Datloff

Event 62: Prize Pool and Payouts; $20,850 to the Six-Max PLO Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 62
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  65
Prize Pool:  $62,920
August 11, 2026

Event 62 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 65 entries for a prize pool of $62,920. The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,835.

Up top for the winner is $20,850.

1st:  $20,850 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,365
3rd:  $8,825
4th:  $6,025
5th:  $4,250
6th:  $3,100
7th-8th:  $2,335
9th:  $1,835

Event 61: Prize Pool and Payouts; $10,934 to the Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 61
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  113
Prize Pool:  $37,064
August 11, 2026

Event 61 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 113 entries for a prize pool of $37,064. The final 15 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $834.

Up top for the winner is $10,934.

1st:  $10,934 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,764
3rd:  $4,040
4th:  $2,594
5th:  $1,964
6th:  $1,631
7th:  $1,408
8th:  $1,242
9th:  $1,093
10th-12th:  $964
13th-15th:  $834

Event 59: Prize Pool and Payouts; $9,535 to the T.O.E. Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 59
$600 T.O.E.
Entries:  50
Prize Pool:  $25,900
August 11, 2026

Event 59 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 T.O.E, drawing 50 entries for a prize pool of $25,900. The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,175.

Up top for the winner is $9,535.

1st:  $9,535 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,725
3rd:  $3,500
4th:  $2,465
5th:  $1,945
6th:  $1,555
7th:  $1,175

Event 60: Prize Pool and Payouts; $231,858 to the Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  71
Prize Pool:  $674,358
August 11, 2026

Event 60 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 71 entries for a prize pool of $674,358. The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $23,600.

Up top for the winner is $231,858.

1st:  $231,858 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $137,850
3rd:  $82,750
4th:  $59,800
5th:  $45,600
6th:  $35,500
7th:  $30,400
8th:  $27,000
9th:  $23,600

Event 52: Mehmet Siginc Wins in a Three-Way Deal

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 184

Mehmet Siginc

The remaining three players in the $3K looked at numbers and agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Mehmet Siginc  –  2,090,000  (105 bb)
Colby Convington  –  1,765,000  (88 bb)
Ken Fishman  –  735,000  (37 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Mehmet Siginc  –  $92,017
Colby Covington  –  $88,352
Ken Fishman  –  $72,029

As the chip leader, Siginc is the official Event 52 winner for $92,017 and his third trophy victory of the series.

A recap of Event 52 will be posted later tonight.

Colby Covington
Ken Fishman

High Roller: Justin Zaki Wins! ($391,550); Brock Wilson Finishes Runner-Up ($268,450)

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 40

Justin Zaki

Before heads-up play began, Justin Zaki and Brock Wilson agreed to modify the heads-up payouts and play for a remainder of $70,000.

They played for about 10 minutes before Wilson was all in for 335,000 in the big blind with QsJd against Zaki’s AsTs on the button.

The board came Ad5c4c8h5s, giving Zaki aces and fives to win the pot and the High Roller for $391,550. Wilson finished runner-up for $268,450.

A recap of the High Roller will be posted later tonight.

Brock Wilson

High Roller: Joe McGuire – 3rd Place ($150,000)

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 40

Joe McGuire

After running ace-queen into Brock Wilson’s pocket kings, Joe McGuire was down to 60,000 and in the big blind.

Justin Zaki went all in for 3,100,000 from the button, Wilson folded his small blind, and McGuire was forced all in for 30,000 in the big blind.

Zaki:  9c4d
McGuire:  Qc6c

The board came KhTd9dAh5d, giving Zaki a pair of nines to win the pot and eliminate McGuire in third place.

McGuire, who won his seat into the High Roller through our exclusive Splash the Pot freeroll, finished in third place for $150,000.

Justin Zaki  –  3,180,000  (106 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  820,000  (27 bb)
Joe McGuire  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($150,000)

Championship: David Greufe Doubles Into the Chip Lead

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

David Greufe
David Greufe

David Greufe raised to 750,000 from the button and Joe McKeehen called in the big blind.

The flop was AsTd9h, McKeehen checked, Greufe continued for 425,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn was the 3s, McKeehen checked, and Greufe checked.

The river was the Th, McKeehen bet 2,150,000, Greufe used a Time Chip and went all in for 11,200,000, and McKeehen used a Time Chip of his own before he called with JsTc for trip tens with a jack kicker.

Greufe, however, tabled QsTs for trip tens with a queen kicker to win the pot and double into the chip lead.

David Greufe  –  25,075,000  (83 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  8,600,000  (29 bb)

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804