2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries: 131
Prize Pool: $41,920
Bounty Prize Pool: $26,200
April 20, 2026
Event 42 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 131 entries generated a prize pool of $41,920, with an additional $26,200 set aside for bounties.
Emerging victorious was Gary Gelman, winning outright for $11,715 and his second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won a $400 No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2025 SHRPO.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | ST | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary | Gelman | Brooklyn | NY | $11,715 |
| 2 | Justin | Donato | Mount Juliet | TN | $7,500 |
| 3 | Guy | Wecksler | Portland | OR | $4,545 |
| 4 | Steven | Glasscock | Bixby | OK | $2,725 |
| 5 | Veselin | Katrandzhiev | Naples | FL | $2,075 |
| 6 | Vinny | Pahuja | Jersey City | NJ | $1,760 |
| 7 | Gidon | Chamdi | Davie | FL | $1,530 |
| 8 | Alan | Gold | Charlotte | NC | $1,340 |
| 9 | Emmanuel | McKenzie | Houston | TX | $1,185 |
| 10 | John | Valevich | Sunny Isles Beach | FL | $1,050 |
| 11 | Moshe | Peretz | David | FL | $1,050 |
| 12 | Ron | Jacobowitz | Weston | FL | $1,050 |
| 13 | Robert | Gottfried | Frisco | CO | $925 |
| 14 | Richard | Fleming | Delray Beach | FL | $925 |
| 15 | Matias | Morana | Miami Beach | FL | $925 |
| 16 | Mauricio | Fischmann | Miami | FL | $810 |
| 17 | Thomas | Winschel | Portland | ME | $810 |