Championship Day 1A: Jonathan Dokler Leads Early

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  268

Jonathan Dokler

A walk among the empty tables during break found two big stacks leading the way. Jonathan Dokler has a huge lead on the field with 190,700 and Brian Haveson is his closest competitor with 134,900.

No one else is over 112,000 so those two are having a much better day than the rest.

Brian Haveson

Championship Day 1A: First Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  228

James Calderaro

Level 2 is wrapping up and players will soon take their first break of the long day. We have 228 entries in the game, an easy pace to crush the $3,000,000 guarantee at some point tomorrow.

Some more friends in the field include James Calderaro, Scott Levitt, Alcides Gomez, Eric Baldwin, Nick Yunis, Wagner Wysotchanski, and David “The Dragon” Pham*.

* Not a real dragon

Scott Levitt
Alcides Gomez
Eric Baldwin
Nick Yunis
Wagner Wysotchanski
David “The Dragon” Pham

Event 33: Mixed PLO

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Not everything on today’s schedule has two hole cards. RRPO Event 33 gets underway at noon with a $600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha tournament for our four-card friends.

They’ll sit with 20,000 in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet

Championship Day 1A: Early Friends

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  135

Eugene Katchalov

The entry count quickly jumped over 100 in the first 30 minutes of the day, players finally waking and walking to the Grand Ballroom.

A few early friends include Eugene Katchalov, Spencer Champlin, Debbie Lee, Ryan Brown, Andrew Ostapchenko, Yunkyu Song, Rick Kalgstein, Clemen Deng, and Adam Hendrix.

Spencer Champlin
Debbie Lee
Andrew Ostapchenko
Ryan Brown
Yunkyu Song
Rick Kalgstein
Clemen Deng
Adam Hendrix

Championship Day 1A: Cards in the Air

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  85

Tournament manager Jason Heidenthal (left) and Supervisor Jordan Cutter (right) put cards in the air for the WPT RRPO Championship

At the top of the hour, action kicked off for the 2025 WPT RRPO Championship with 85 entries on the clock and many more expected with registration available until 9:15 pm.

They will play one-hour levels with a break every other level plus a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6.

Championship Day 1A: Big Game Set to Go

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The wait is over, today we roll out Flight A of the 2025 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship. The headliner has a $3,500 buy-in, a huge $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, and two starting flights. There will be two days’ worth of live streams during the tournament, including the final table when we crown our champ.

Players sit with 50K in their stacks and all levels last 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then go up to 90 for the duration. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm.

They will play ten full levels on both Day 1 and Day 2, and Day 3 will play down to the last two tables.

  • $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Levels last 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then increase to 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 10 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)

  • $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Levels last 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then increase to 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 33 – $600 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 34 – $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 WPT RRPO Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into 2025 WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 WPT RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Ten seats guaranteed into 2025 WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 WPT RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into 2025 WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 RRPO Schedule and Results

Matthew Bock Wins Event 31 of the 2025 RRPO in Three-Way Deal for $13,975 and a $3,500 RRPO Championship Seat

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  309
Prize Pool:  $77,250 + $3,500 Championship Seat
November 27, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 31 Champion Matthew Bock

Event 31 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $300 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing a field of 309 entries for a prize pool of $77,250.

A three-way deal was reached and Matthew Bock was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 31 winner for $13,975 and a $3,500 RRPO Championship Seat.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MatthewBock$13,975* + $3,500 RRPO Championship Ticket
2ArlindaJohns$10,743*
3AnatolyZharnitsky$9,492*
4AaronMederson$5,900
5RobertoMora Rojas$4,420
6ShonShlomo Perez$3,380
7JoseRodriguez$2,600
8CharlesHarrison$2,020
9MichelleCeglarek$1,580
10MichaelFrederick$1,580
11ArthurAzen$1,340
12DavidGallo$1,340
13JuanQuiroz Castillo$1,120
14OricelDiaz$1,120
15AnthonyRuttler$1,120
16AnshuWang$920
17MichaelDermer$920
18JuanVidela Bologna$920
19JacquesBrutus$920
20MarkRakoff$760
21JeffreySilverstein$760
22MarkFischer$760
23CaseyHayes$760
24WarrenCarney$600
25EddieCohen$600
26ErnestPozzi$600
27JimmyLucifero$600
28SarahMiguel$600
29AllanDungo$600
30AlbertoCifuentes$600
31MarkWahba$600
32EvanRoth$500
33AndrewDel Rio$500
34JosephShammas$500
35CarlBatista$500
36MauricioFischmann$500
37JahanSahni$500
38HarrisonRuggiero$500
39LavernFross$500

*denotes three-way deal

Event 31: Three-Way Deal Reached; Matthew Bock Wins

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 309

The final three players looked at numbers and agreed a to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Matthew Bock  –  4,195,000  (84 bb)
Tray Johns  –  1,275,000  (26 bb)
Tony Zharnitsky  –  715,000  (14 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts

Matthew Bock  –  $13,975 + $3,500 RRPO Championship Ticket
Tray Johns  –  $10,743
Tony Zharnitsky  –  $9,492

As the chip leader, Matthew Bock was the official Event 31 winner for $13,975 and a $3,500 RRPO Championship ticket.

A recap of Event 31 will be posted later tonight.