Event 52: Finding a Final Table

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  50 of 232

Nick Scholz returns as the Day 2 leader

The Big 4 $3,000 Deep Stack drew 232 entries and 50 players will return today at noon to play down the final table. They still have a little work to do with only 29 of them getting paid but each has a shot at the $139,200 top prize.

Event 53: Last Two Flights

$200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last two flights of SHRPO Event 53 run today, a lot of value for the buy-in. It is a $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll start with 20K deep stacks and the first 23 levels last 30 minutes before going up to 40 for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 (3:30 pm for Flight B and 9:30 pm for Flight C).

Players may play any or all of the flights and put together multiple bags. If they advance more than one stack, they will play the biggest bag while getting a min-cash for the other(s).

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1-23 levels last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
  • Best bag forward rules
  • Late registration until start of Level 9
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $5,300 SHRPO Championship

12PM: Event 52 Day 2 – $3,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

11AM: Event 53 Day 1B – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1-23 levels last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
  • Best bag forward rules
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 55 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 18 players remain
  • Event 55 Structure Sheet

1PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Final table levels last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • Players must be in line by 8:30pm, no exceptions
  • Day 1 will end when nine players
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 57 – $1,100 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 57 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 53 Day 1C – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1-23 levels last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
  • Best bag forward rules
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 58 – $600 Turbo PLO/NLH Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 58 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seats into any SHRPO $25K High Roller
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Event 60 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into SHRPO $10,000 Event 60
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 SHRPO Schedule and Results

Championship: Day 2 Ends With Jake Cody Leading the Remaining 46 Players (by a lot)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 889

Jake Cody

Day 2 came to an end with 46 players remaining from the field of 889 entries. Jake Cody leads the way with 4,900,000 (196 big blinds) and holds an enormous chip lead on the field, with more than double second place.

Cody won the two biggest hands of the tournament in the final level of play tonight, first doubling through Eric Yanovsky, and then eliminating Marius Gierse with a better full house to bag more than a 100-big-blind chip lead.

Here is the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Jake Cody  –  4,900,000  (196 bb)
2.  Brian Altman  –  2,150,000  (86 bb)
3.  Shaun Davis  –  1,985,000  (79 bb)
4.  Eric Kolodny  –  1,975,000  (79 bb)
5.  Justin Zaki  –  1,625,000  (65 bb)
6.  Bryn Kenney  –  1,550,000  (62 bb)

Day 3 Chip Counts
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

With 46 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 965,000 (38 big blinds). Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $648,550 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000
6th:  $138,000
7th:  $106,000
8th:  $82,000
9th-10th:  $65,000
11th-12th:  $57,000
13th-15th:  $49,500
16th-19th:  $43,000
20th-23rd:  $36,500
24th-31st:  $31,000
32nd-39th:  $26,000
40th-46th:  $21,800

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon, and they are scheduled to play down to the final seven players for Tuesday’s live-streamed final table, which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday at 12:00 noon.

Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for our continuing coverage of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

Brian Altman

Bill Casciolo Wins Event 54 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Heads-Up Chop for $8,255

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 54
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $37,720
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,400
August 10, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 54 Champion Bill Casciolo

Event 54 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 164 entries generated a prize pool of $37,720, with an additional $16,400 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up chop was agreed to at the final table and Bill Casciolo was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 54 winner for $8,255.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BillCasciolo$8,255*
2DavidKeil$8,255*
3RicardoMartinez$3,870
4ChristopherArcidiacono$2,355
5ChristopherLee$1,825
6MikhailChykiliov$1,510
7AdolfoRascovsky$1,305
8ChristopherCarey$1,150
9IsratZahan$1,005
10MattBretzfield$870
11DavidMoreno$870
12CyrilDarmouni$870
13LeonardSigal$740
14SamuelSaldivia Molina$740
15JosephCarden$740
16RennyBarrett$620
17GuyHayun$620
18CodyLleida$620
19ChristopherZito$500
20ItaiBronshtein$500
21SamSadov$500

*denotes heads-up chop

Max Goliger Wins Event 50 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $7,965

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$400 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  69
Prize Pool:  $22,700
August 10, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 50 Champion Max Goliger

Event 50 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), drawing 69 entries for a prize pool of $22,770.

Taking it down was Max Goliger, winning outright for $7,965.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MaxGoliger$7,965
2JuliusReiner$4,555
3EliasNassif$2,790
4PritpalVirdee$2,000
5SethHarless$1,540
6MitchellLampitt$1,195
7ArielMantel$1,025
8CharlesWells$900
9SamSpira$800

Qasem Jamhour Wins Event 51 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $20,320

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  160
Prize Pool:  $83,200
August 10, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 51 Champion Qasem Jamhour

Event 51 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), attracting 160 entries for a prize pool of $83,200.

Outlasting the pack was Qasem Jamhour, winning outright for $20,320.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1QasemJamhour$20,320
2EdwinCabrera$13,500
3SadanyHevia$10,000
4JorgeRivera$7,500
5MatthewGold$5,700
6JohnBellotte$4,320
7TyNickens$3,320
8RonaldKatz$2,580
9SantanaNoronha$2,020
10$2,020
11AngelUriol Sanabria$1,500
12PeggyWinsler$1,500
13AnibalPabon$1,240
14ErnestoRasse Gonzalez$1,240
15SandeepVelkuru$1,240
16DavidOshry$1,040
17LawrenceChurchman$1,040
18NawMaran$1,040
19JeffFlatt$1,040
20AdamAgaev$1,040

Event 53: Flight A Chip Counts

$200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 176

Flight A:  176 Entries;  22 Advanced
Flight B:  Monday at 11 a.m.
Flight C:  Monday at 5 p.m.

Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1FacundoConiglioSan Miguel411,000
2CoreyHarwigLouisburgKS301,000
3CoreyGoldfarbParklandFL297,000
4JohnTaylorShady SideMD292,000
5SimonArmanelli SapiaLoberiaOR256,000
6JohnValevichSunny Isles BeachFL255,000
7AdrianDel PozoDavieFL251,000
8VasileiosKyriakakisMiami BeachFL209,000
9StevenCostaCoconut CreekFL208,000
10PiotrKordosNaplesFL196,000
11RobertoSchmedaDeerfield BeachFL112,000
12ShamicaLamarWellingtonFL108,000
13AlejandroAmador MartinezMiamiFL94,000
14JohnDwyerFt LauderdaleFL94,000
15RaidelHernandezHialeahFL68,000
16ArmandoDel PozoWellingtonFL65,000
17VanceSilvaDestinFL60,000
18KodeyPriceCape CoralFL56,000
19JosephOlivieriClaytonNC55,000
20MarkGrassiVestalNY54,000
21JosephMetcalfeMiami BeachFL45,000
22LucasHilario ReisSanta Catarina44,000

Event 52: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw in the $3K

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  50 of 232

Day 3 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
211RobertHaganBoca RatonFL99,500
212T.K.MilesDavieFL103,000
213PaulZappulla JrLas VegasNV97,000
214MinoChristoulakisFort LauderdaleFL4,500
215NoahSchwartzHollywoodFL153,000
217MitchellHynamBristol155,500
218DanielJesudasonNapervilleIL106,500
221LandonTiceLas VegasNV245,500
222Jia-ChiLiTaipe38,000
223AdiBen-AmiCooper CityFL74,000
224FredGoldbergPlantationFL51,500
225RumanMemanCrestviewFL41,500
226CaseyArmigerAlpharettaGA110,000
227MatthewLambrechtJupiterFL85,500
228KevinSchulzFort LauderdaleFL240,000
232VitalijsZavorotnijsBoca RatonFL186,000
233MikeMeskinBelmontMA66,000
234NicholasScholzTampaFL381,500
235SolangeLucasDavieFL104,000
236YilmazYosulBoynton BeachFL70,500
237AaronMasseyLas VegasNV152,000
238BinWengLas VegasNV147,000
241RonaldSullivanRiverviewFL45,500
242BrockWilsonArdsleyNY46,500
243KevinOrdetAventuraFL114,000
245JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL106,500
246JohnGordonSeminoleFL11,500
247FrancisAndersonLas VegasNV105,000
248FrankBrannanBrooklynNY217,000
301GiuseppeIadiserniaBoynton BeachFL144,000
302GarryGurevichVernon HillsIL118,000
303LeoTaffeAnn ArborMI67,500
305JulianMilliardSunny Isles BeachFL202,500
306RichardRiceFt LauderdaleFL61,000
307FilippKhavinSaint PetersburgFL36,500
308JonathanTamayoHumbleTX81,500
311StanleyLeeLas VegasNV65,000
312ElijahBergMiami BeachFL102,500
313DarrenEliasMedfordNJ127,500
315StevenRashTallahasseeFL62,500
316MichaelBerkLas VegasNV97,500
317AhamadMemanClovisNM79,000
318MikeBeasley34,000
321NiallCostiganLake WorthFL91,000
322HarryCullenHoustonTX254,000
323LuisOrtizMeridenCT195,500
324VictoriaLivschitzWhitefishMT105,000
326AdamHendrixLas VegasNV101,000
327MichaelWetcherDavieFL94,500
328DavidWolffMiamiFL203,000

Event 52: Day 2 Chip Counts in the $3K

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  50 of 232

Day 3 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1NicholasScholzTampaFL381,500
2HarryCullenHoustonTX254,000
3LandonTiceLas VegasNV245,500
4KevinSchulzFort LauderdaleFL240,000
5FrankBrannanBrooklynNY217,000
6DavidWolffMiamiFL203,000
7JulianMilliardSunny Isles BeachFL202,500
8LuisOrtizMeridenCT195,500
9VitalijsZavorotnijsBoca RatonFL186,000
10MitchellHynamBristol155,500
11NoahSchwartzHollywoodFL153,000
12AaronMasseyLas VegasNV152,000
13BinWengLas VegasNV147,000
14GiuseppeIadiserniaBoynton BeachFL144,000
15DarrenEliasMedfordNJ127,500
16GarryGurevichVernon HillsIL118,000
17KevinOrdetAventuraFL114,000
18CaseyArmigerAlpharettaGA110,000
19DanielJesudasonNapervilleIL106,500
20JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL106,500
21FrancisAndersonLas VegasNV105,000
22VictoriaLivschitzWhitefishMT105,000
23SolangeLucasDavieFL104,000
24T.K.MilesDavieFL103,000
25ElijahBergMiami BeachFL102,500
26AdamHendrixLas VegasNV101,000
27RobertHaganBoca RatonFL99,500
28MichaelBerkLas VegasNV97,500
29PaulZappulla JrLas VegasNV97,000
30MichaelWetcherDavieFL94,500
31NiallCostiganLake WorthFL91,000
32MatthewLambrechtJupiterFL85,500
33JonathanTamayoHumbleTX81,500
34AhamadMemanClovisNM79,000
35AdiBen-AmiCooper CityFL74,000
36YilmazYosulBoynton BeachFL70,500
37LeoTaffeAnn ArborMI67,500
38MikeMeskinBelmontMA66,000
39StanleyLeeLas VegasNV65,000
40StevenRashTallahasseeFL62,500
41RichardRiceFt LauderdaleFL61,000
42FredGoldbergPlantationFL51,500
43BrockWilsonArdsleyNY46,500
44RonaldSullivanRiverviewFL45,500
45RumanMemanCrestviewFL41,500
46Jia-ChiLiTaipe38,000
47FilippKhavinSaint PetersburgFL36,500
48MikeBeasley34,000
49JohnGordonSeminoleFL11,500
50MinoChristoulakisFort LauderdaleFL4,500