Event 18: Back From Dinner

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 525

The players return from dinner to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a 60,000 ante. Levels will now be one-hour long for the rest of the way.

With six players remaining from a field of 525, the average chip stack is around 2,625,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,600 each.

Event 32: Turbo Action

$1,100 Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last tournament on a busy day’s schedule gets underway at 9 pm. SHRPO Event 32 is a $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em tournament that will award a trophy before too long.

Players start with 20K stacks and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 11:15 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

Event 25: Chip Counts Thru Flight C

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 238

Flight A:  65 Entries;  9 Advanced
Flight B:  89 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight C:  84 Entries;  11 Advanced
Flight D:  In Progress
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1YulienAlvarez GutierrezHialeahFL485,000
2JamesRoneSpringTX284,000
3DavidEllerDaytona BeachFL257,500
4LouOjedaMiamiFL257,000
5DannyClarksonSaint JohnsFL225,500
6IvanSuarezKey LargoFL224,000
7PaulZappulla JrLas VegasNV205,000
8DarinLyonsOrlandoFL204,000
9RafaelRodriguez ArangMedellinFL199,000
10RonJacobowitzWestonFL195,000
11IgorTretyakovLutzFL191,000
12DanielWirgauPompano BeachFL181,000
13LawrenceCowsarLutzFL158,000
14IanGreendaleHighland ParkIL157,000
15GabrielPardoMiamiFL154,000
16MichaelJuncoMiamiFL152,000
17MichaelMendezHollywoodFL132,000
18SteveYagudaevGolden BeachFL119,500
19JeffreyGaleCoral SpringsFL115,000
20EricKolodnySunny Isles BeachFL108,500
21NoahSchwartzHollywoodFL92,000
22MichaelDentaleNew YorkNY90,000
23TylerBentzFt LauderdaleFL87,500
24AlexisPuga AlvarinoNaplesFL82,500
25KamelMokhammadHollywoodFL77,500
26DonaldToddSouthwest RanchesFL76,500
27BrandonDuvdivaniSunriseFL73,000
28RichardBeckerAventuraFL66,000
29ThomasRomero-NorthForest HillsNY63,000
30IdoAshkenaziFort LauderdaleFL56,500
31JordanMillerCoxs CreekKY35,500
32BradleyBeetzJacksonvilleFL33,500

Event 18: Dinner Break Until 8:48 pm; Official Chip Counts

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 525

Poker Chips

Level 26 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:48 pm EDT.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Sadany Hevia  –  1,095,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Luckenson Pericles  –  5,065,000  (84 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniyal Gheba  –  1,675,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4.  Marc Goldman  –  3,130,000  (52 bb)
Seat 5.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  2,830,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6.  Fred Paradis  –  1,955,000  (33 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $87,770 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $61,000
3rd:  $45,500
4th:  $34,000
5th:  $25,500
6th:  $19,600

7th:  Chris Arnold  –  $15,100
8th:  Craig Robertson  –  $11,700
9th:  Leo Taffe  –  $9,200

With six players remaining from a field of 525, the average chip stack is around 2,625,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,600 each.

Event 18: Luckenson Pericles Doubles Thru Daniyal Gheba to Take the Chip Lead

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 525

Luckenson Pericles
Luckenson Pericles

Daniyal Gheba raised under the gun to 100,000, Giuseppe Iadisernia called from the cutoff, and Luckenson Pericles reraised from the big blind to 400,000. Gheba tanked for a while before he reraised to 1,100,000, and Iadisernia folded.

Pericles thought for a while before he five-bet all in for 2,445,000, and Gheba called with AcQc. Pericles turned over AhAd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Qd10h6c9s3s, and Gheba paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. Pericles won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in to the chip lead.

Luckenson Pericles  –  5,065,000  (101 bb)
Daniyal Gheba  –  1,450,000  (29 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 525, the average chip stack is around 2,625,000 (53 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,600 each.

Event 31: Prize Pool and Payouts; $9,725 to the Six-Max Bounty Champ

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$400 Triple Stack Six-Max Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  167
Prize Pool:  $38,410
Bounty Prize Pool:  $16,700
August 5, 2025

Event 31 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Triple Stack Six-Max Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 167 entries generated a prize pool of $38,410, with an additional $16,700 set aside for bounties. The final 21 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $500.

Up top for the winner is $9,725.

1st:  $9,725 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,500
3rd:  $4,405
4th:  $3,100
5th:  $2,175
6th:  $1,605
7th-8th:  $1,215
9th-10th:  $950
11th-12th:  $770
13th-14th:  $645
15th-18th:  $560
19th-21st:  $500

Event 18: Chris Arnold – 7th Place ($15,100)

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 525

Chris Arnold
Chris Arnold

Giuseppe Iadisernia limped from the cutoff for 50,000, and Fred Paradis raised from the button to 175,000. Chris Arnold called all in from the small blind for 130,000, and Iadisernia folded.

Arnold turned over KcQh, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the Ad9c of Paradis.

The board came Ac8d5h10cKh, and Arnold turned a gutshot straight draw and rivered a pair of kings, but it was too little, too late. Paradis won the pot with a flopped pair of aces to eliminate Arnold in seventh place.

Fred Paradis  –  2,000,000  (40 bb)
Chris Arnold  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($15,100)

With six players remaining from a field of 525, the average chip stack is around 2,625,000 (53 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,600 each.

Event 18: Chris Arnold Survives With a Chop

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 525

Chris Arnold
Chris Arnold

Chris Arnold was forced all in from the big blind, with 50,000 going in as the ante and his last 50,000 going in for the big blind. Luckenson Pericles raised UTG+1 to 125,000, Daniyal Gheba called from the hijack, and Marc Goldman called from the cutoff.

There was 275,000 in the main pot, and another 225,000 in the side pot. Any further betting would go to the side pot.

The flop came 8c5d3h, Pericles checked, and Gheba bet 100,000. Goldman and Pericles folded, and Gheba took the side pot.

For the main pot, Arnold turned over 6c3d, and even with a pair he was dominated by Gheba’s 6s6d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

But the turn was the 4s, the river was the 2d, and both players made a six-high straight to chop the pot.

Daniyal Gheba  –  3,900,000  (78 bb)
Chris Arnold  –  130,000  (3 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 525, the average chip stack is around 2,250,000 (45 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,100 each.

Event 18: Fred Paradis Doubles Thru Chris Arnold

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $509,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 525

Fred Paradis
Fred Paradis

Chris Arnold raised under the gun to 100,000, Fred Paradis moved all in from the big blind for 900,000, and Arnold called with AsQh. Paradis turned over AdKd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Jh9s6c9h2c, and Paradis won the pot with his king kicker to double up in chips.

Fred Paradis  –  1,875,000  (38 bb)
Chris Arnold  –  100,000  (2 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 525, the average chip stack is around 2,250,000 (45 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,100 each.

Event 30: Jeremy Ausmus Leads at Dinner Break of the $10K Six-Max

$10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 41

Jeremy Ausmus

Play resumes at 8:37 p.m.

Table 31
Seat 1.  Eric Yanovsky  –  167,000  (14 bb)
Seat 2.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  253,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Erik Seidel  –  577,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Neil Warren  –  456,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5.  Justin Chi Jen Chu  –  501,000  (42 bb)
Seat 6.

Table 32
Seat 1.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  518,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  957,000  (80 bb)
Seat 4.  Chris Brewer  –  429,000  (36 bb)
Seat 5.  Landon Tice  –  263,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.

1st:  $151,905 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $89,585
3rd:  $54,530
4th:  $38,950
5th:  $31,160
6th:  $23,370