Event 53: Prize Pool and Payouts; $12,698 to the Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 53
$200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  461
Prize Pool:  $72,838
August 9-11, 2026

Event 53 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 461 entries for a prize pool of $72,838. The 59 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed $320.

Up top for the winner is $12,698.

1st:  $12,698 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,800
3rd:  $6,500
4th:  $4,880
5th:  $3,680
6th:  $2,800
7th:  $2,160
8th:  $1,680
9th-10th:  $1,320
11th-12th:  $1,160
13th-15th:  $1,000
16th-19th:  $860
20th-23rd:  $720
24th-31st:  $580
32nd-39th:  $480
40th-47th:  $380
48th-59th:  $320

High Roller: Brian Altman Leads After Day 1

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 40

Brian Altman

The $25,400 Big 4 High Roller has bagged up and Brian Altman leads the remaining eight players after Day 1.

Day 2 begins Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seat 1.  Justin Zaki  –  605,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Brock Wilson  –  355,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Alex Anton  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Roman Hrabec  – 710,000  (36 bb)
Seat 5.  Joe McGuire  –  475,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  David D’Alessandro  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Eli Berg  –  365,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Brian Altman  –  775,000  (39 bb)

With eight players remaining from the field of 40 entries, the average stack is 500,000 (25 big blinds).

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

Raminder Singh Leads the SHRPO Leaderboard

The 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Leaderboard race is winding down and Raminder Singh is in the lead as play enters the final two days.

(Staninds updated thru Sunday Aug 9 &  Event 54 (Not Including 43 aka Main Event, 51, 53)

For a breakdown of the scoring and rules, click here.

PlacePlayerPoints
1Raminder Singh536
2Jean Laurent473.9
3Jason Daly349.4
4Niko Gianno342
5Sergiy Alariki337.5
6Mikhail Chykiliov328.2
7Yuval Bronshtein328
8David Tarbet315.8
9Maria Hernandez288.1
10Jose Nadal Sordo287.5
11Shane Santacroce285
12David Moreno283.9
13Danny Chang263
14Mehmet Siginc262.8
15Jonathan Turner255.2
16Seth Harless244.8
17Loni Harwood244
18Benjamin Zamani234.2
19Alexander Orlov220.9
20Casey Hayes217.2
21Tomas Lauria Calvo209.5
22Jeffrey Shayani205.7
23Dean Sultan205.6
24Jeffrey Gale205.2
25Michelle Ceglarek205.2
26Joseph Mckeehen205
27Niall Costigan204.4
28Terence Beaman203.5
29Moshe Refaelovitz194.4
30Olvenso Savoie193.9
31Eldo Rodriguez193
32Yi Li192
33Robert Grossman191.4
34Jeremy Becker190.5
35Eric Lea183.8
36Jordan Kasimow183.1
37Manny Tarich183
38John-Paul Ode180.8
39Andrew Ostapchenko177.2
40Ariel Rosello176
41Rodrigo Aldorino175.4
42Gidon Chamdi174
43Johnny Bromberg173.2
44Jacoso Montoya172.6
45Joseph Olivieri170
46Peter Walsworth166.1
47Vincent Picardi162
48Justin Zaki161.5
49Ethan Bennett160
50Rinat Dinmukhametov160
51Miguel Caraballo158.8
52Paul Prager157
53Jamie Smith156
54Alexis Kivu154.4
55Nicholas Palma153.4
56Juan Montoya Bernal153.2
57Kenneth Fishman153
58Daniel Sepiol153
59Joseph Ciavola151
60David Greufe151
61Miriam Sharon148.6
62Elier Montefu148.5
63Juliet Hegedus147.8
64Phuoc Vo145.8
65Qingyu Lu145.4
66Robert Fregosi145
67Jorge Rivera139.4
68Michael Berk139
69Brett Apter138
70Antuan Bunkley138
71Robert Mizrachi137
72John Capitano136.9
73Kenneth Po135.8
74Pasquale Caiazza135.3
75Rafael Mosto135
76Eric Kolodny134.3
77James Calderaro133.6
78Youssef Bargach133
79Lester Trimino132.4
80Lev Parnas132.2
81Ronel Juan132
82Steven Mckoy132
83Daniel Swartz131.9
84Kenneth Hill131.6
85Andrea Mastrogiovanni130
86Jennifer Aguilar129
87Gary Bolden Ii128.8
88Jeremy Goureau128.4
89Timothy Capretta127.8
90Omer Rotman127.8
91John Valevich126.8
92Timothy Miles126
93Bulat Khusainov125.4
94Darin Utley124.6
95Cherish Andrews123
96Reynel Hernandez122
97Noam Wecksler121.1
98Justin Fawcett121
99Wilnor Mercado Quintero120.2
100Zachary Bruch118

High Roller: Justin Zaki Leads the Final Eight Players

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 40

With eight players remaining from the field of 40 entries, the average stack is 500,000 (31 big blinds).

Seat 1.  Justin Zaki  –  675,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.  Brock Wilson  –  394,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Alex Anton  –  443,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4.  Roman Hrabec  –  483,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Joe McGuire  –  612,000  (38 bb)
Seat 6.  David D’Alessandro  –  315,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Eli Berg  –  464,000  (29 bb)
Seat 8.  Brian Altman  –  614,000  (38 bb)

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

Event 58: Prize Pool and Payouts; $4,995 to the NLH/PLO Turbo Progressive Bounty Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 58
$400 Turbo Progressive Bounty NLH/PLO
Entries:  80
Prize Pool:  $19,040
Bounty Prize Pool:  $8,000
August 10, 2026

Event 58 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Turbo Progressive Bounty No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha. A field of 80 entries generated a prize pool of $19,040, with an additional $8,000 set aside for the progressive bounties. The final 10 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $665.

Up top for the winner is $4,995 and the remaining bounty.

1st:  $4,995 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,995
3rd:  $2,325
4th:  $1,575
5th:  $1,200
6th:  $990
7th:  $865
8th:  $765
9th-10th:  $665

Event 55: Prize Pool and Payouts; $55,940 to the Big 4 $1K Winner

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

High Roller: Prize Pool and Payouts; $410,000 to the Winner

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

Championship: Day 3 Ends with David Greufe and Loni Hui Leading the Final Nine Players

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 673

David Greufe
Chipleader David Greufe

After the elimination of David Jackson in 10th place, Day 3 came to an end with nine players remaining, and they’ll return tomorrow at 12:00 noon to play for a top prize of $513,404.

David Greufe won the final hand to knock out Jackson, and it catapulted him into the chip lead over Loni Hui, though both begin the final table with more than 100 big blinds each.

Here is the lineup with official chip counts, followed by the remaining payouts at stake:

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  4,400,000  (59 bb)
Seat 2.  Loni Hui  –  8,125,000  (108 bb)
Seat 3.  Darren Rabinowitz  –  1,275,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Jose Nadal  –  1,350,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Frankie Rivera  –  1,675,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  Dan Chalifour  –  2,400,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  David Greufe  –  9,725,000  (130 bb)
Seat 8.  Eddie Pak  –  1,650,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9.  Robert-Andrei Burlacu  –  2,075,000  (28 bb)

1st:  $513,404 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $340,000
3rd:  $250,000
4th:  $188,000
5th:  $142,000
6th:  $108,000
7th:  $83,000
8th:  $65,000
9th:  $51,000

Action is scheduled to resume tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:00 noon EDT. Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for the exciting conclusion of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

Loni Hui
Loni Hui

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 10th-35th Places

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 673

Here is the full list of players who were eliminated today, along with their payouts:

10th:  David Jackson  –  $51,000

11th:  Roman Hrabec  –  $46,000
12th:  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  $46,000

13th:  Jordan Schneible  –  $41,000
14th:  Martina Cherr  –  $41,000
15th:  Jon Turner  –  $41,000

16th:  Jason Daly  –  $36,000
17th:  Nick Verderamo  –  $36,000
18th:  Jonathan Wang  –  $36,000
19th:  Danny Clarkson  –  $36,000

20th:  Eli Berg  –  $31,000
21st:  Peter Walsworth  –  $31,000
22nd:  Oliver Berens  –  $31,000
23rd:  Jason Rocha  –  $31,000

24th:  Benjamin Zamani  –  $26,000
25th:  Dario Dussan  –  $26,000
26th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $26,000
27th:  Surminder Singh  –  $26,000
28th:  Michael Wang  –  $26,000
29th:  Alejandro Gonzalez Olaech  –  $26,000
30th:  Mark Gaudino  –  $26,000
31st:  Rafael Yaraliyev  –  $26,000

32nd:  Tyler Kuhlman  –  $21,800
33rd:  Nick Seward  –  $21,800
34th:  Salvatore DiCarlo  –  $21,800
35th:  Chun Kwan  –  $21,800