2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 55
$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  246
Prize Pool:  $250,000
August 10-11, 2026

Event 55 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the $1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 246 entries for the guaranteed prize pool of $250,000. The final 31 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,940.

Up top for the winner is $55,940.

1st:  $55,940 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $37,000
3rd:  $27,500
4th:  $20,600
5th:  $15,600
6th:  $11,900
7th:  $9,100
8th:  $7,100
9th-10th:  $5,600
11th-12th:  $3,960
13th-15th:  $3,380
16th-19th:  $2,800
20th-23rd:  $2,320
24th-31st:  $1,940

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 56
$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  40
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000
August 10-11, 2026

Event 56 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the $25,400 Big 4 High Roller, drawing 40 entries for the guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000. The final five players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $80,000.

Up top for the winner is $410,000.

1st:  $410,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $250,000
3rd:  $150,000
4th:  $110,000
5th:  $80,000

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Entries:  40

Joining the field as dinner break concluded were Roman Hrabec, Alex Anton, DJ Swartz, Aaron Mermelstein, and Clemen Deng.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 673

Joe McKeehen limped in from the small blind and Jose Nadal checked in the big blind.

The flop was , McKeehen bet 75,000, and Nadal called.

The turn was the , McKeehen bet 1,000,000, and Nadal called all in for 475,000 with for a pair of jacks with an open-ended straight draw. McKeehen was ahead with for a pair of aces.

The river was the , giving Nadal a queen-high straight to double through McKeehen.

Jose Nadal  –  1,325,000  (18 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  3,600,000  (48 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 673, the average chip stack is around 3,375,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $51,000 each.

They will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final nine players for tomorrow’s final table.

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Entries:  36

The Big 4 High Roller is on dinner break until 9 p.m. and 13 players remain from the field of 36 entries so far.

One of our exclusive Splash the Pot promotion winners, Joe McGuire, is the current chip leader at the dinner break.

With 13 players remaining from the field of 36 entries so far, the average stack is about 277,000 (35 big blinds).

TABLE 74
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Justin Zaki  –  381,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3.  Brock Wilson  –  304,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Nick Palma  –  53,000  (7 bb)
Seat 5.  Natasha Mercier  –  80,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Brian Altman  –  347,000  (43 bb)
Seat 8.  Brandon Wilson  –  133,000  (17 bb)

TABLE 75
Seat 1.  Joe McGuire  –  474,000  (59 bb)
Seat 2.  David D’Alessandro  –  217,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Jeff Trudeau  –  342,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Zach Bruch  –  441,000  (55 bb)
Seat 6.  Darren Elias  –  159,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Eli Berg  –  390,000  (49 bb)
Seat 8.  Ryan Sullivan  –  180,000  (23 bb)

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 54
$400 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO
Entries:  97
Prize Pool:  $22,116
Bounty Prize Pool:  $9,700
August 9, 2026

Event 54 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha. A field of 97 entries generated a prize pool of $22,116, with an additional $9,700 set aside for bounties.

Emerging victorious was Niko Gianno, wining outright for $6,611 and his first SHRP major series trophy.

$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 102

Flight A:  102 Entries;  13 Advanced
Flight B:  Monday at 11 a.m.
Flight C:  Monday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  304
Prize Pool:  $100,000
August 9, 2026

Event 51 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 304 entries for the guaranteed prize pool of $100,000.

A six-way deal was reached at the final table and Jean Laurent was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 51 winner for $15,367.

The win marked Laurent’s sixth SHRP major series trophy victory and fourth this series, tying Raminder Singh as the only player to win four events in a series.

Congrats, Jean!

1.  2026 LHPO – $600 Big O – ($13,730)
2.  2026 Showdown – $600 Omaha 8 – ($11,295)
3.  2026 SHRPO – $600 Omaha 8 – ($11,755)
4.  2026 SHRPO – $600 Mixed PLO – ($13,937)
5.  2026 SHRPO – $600 Mixed PLO – ($11,675)
6.  2026 SHRPO – $400 No-Limit Hold’em– ($15,367)

*denotes six-handed deal

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$600 T.O.R.S.E.
Entries:  63
Prize Pool:  $32,634
August 9, 2026

Event 50 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 T.O.R.S.E, drawing 63 entries for a prize pool of $32,634.

A heads-up deal was made between the final two players and Darin Utley was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 50 winner for $9,756.

This marked Utley’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $600 Big O during the 2026 Showdown and a $400 Multi-Flight No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2026 Lucky Hearts.

*denotes heads-up deal

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 184

Day 2 begins Monday at 12:00 noon. Table 22 will get balanced at the start of play.

TABLE 22
Seat 1.  DJ Swartz  –  67,500  (23 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Filipp Khavin  –  88,500  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Sharon Bachar  –  90,500  (30 bb)
Seat 6.  Cherish Andrews  –  178,000  (59 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Kharlin Sued  –  51,500  (17 bb)
Seat 9.  Justin Zaki  –  177,500  (59 bb)

TABLE 30
Seat 1.  Jacob Kauffman  –  144,500  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Marco Rodriguez  –  61,500  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Jonathan Tamayo  –  58,500  (20 bb)
Seat 4.  David Nathaniel  –  54,500  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Olvenso Savoie  –  181,000  (60 bb)
Seat 6.  Brandon Schwartz  –  46,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  James Marzo  –  206,000  (69 bb)
Seat 9.  Jeremy Becker  –  249,000  (83 bb)

TABLE 31
Seat 1.  Guillaume Walch  –  268,000  (89 bb)
Seat 2.  Alex Anton  –  121,500  (41 bb)
Seat 3.  Michael Berk  –  189,500  (63 bb)
Seat 4.  Santiago Nadal  –  139,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Colby Covington  –  185,500  (62 bb)
Seat 7.  Mehmet Siginc  –  218,500  (73 bb)
Seat 8.  Daniel Iachan  –  181,000  (60 bb)
Seat 9.

TABLE 32
Seat 1.  Niall Costigan  –  224,500  (75 bb)
Seat 2.  David Sanders  –  117,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  Johnny Bromberg  –  94,500  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  Ken Fishman  –  440,000  (147 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Adi Ben Ami  –  189,000  (63 bb)
Seat 7.  Guillermo Reyes  –  332,500  (111 bb)
Seat 8.  Anthony Piacquadio  –  227,500  (76 bb)
Seat 9.  Brock Wilson  –  15,000  (5 bb)

1st:  $116,400 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $78,000
3rd:  $58,000
4th:  $43,000
5th:  $32,500
6th:  $24,900
7th:  $19,100
8th:  $14,900
9th-10th:  $11,700
11th-12th:  $9,400
13th-15th:  $7,800
16th-19th:  $6,500
20th-23rd:  $5,400