$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 309

Shon Shlomo Perez raised all in for 250,000 in the hijack and Roberto Mora Rojas isolated the action in the cutoff with , leading Perez’s .

The board ran out , not enough help to Perez, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Robert Mora Rojas  –  1,240,000  (31 bb)
Shon Shlomo Perez  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,380)

With five players remaining from the field of 309 entries, the average stack is about 1,235,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,420.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 309

Jose Rodriguez raised all in for 715,000 from the button and Tray Johns called in the big blind with , leading Rodriguez’s .

The board came , no help to Rodriguez, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Tray Johns  –  1,985,000  (50 bb)
Jose Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,600)

With six players remaining from the field of 309 entries, the average stack is about 1,030,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,380.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 309

With seven players remaining from the field of 309 entries, the average stack is about 885,000 (22 big blinds).

Seat 1:  Tony Zharnitsky  –  695,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  Tray Johns  –  1,250,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3:  Aaron Mederos  –  1,480,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  Matthew Bock  –  905,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5:  Shon Shlomo Perez  –  250,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6:  Roberto Mora Rojas  –  990,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7:  Jose Rodriguez  –  715,000  (18 bb)

1st:  $15,810 + $3,500 Seat in the RRPO Championship
2nd:  $10,600
3rd:  $7,800
4th:  $5,900
5th:  $4,420
6th:  $3,380
7th:  $2,600

Recent Eliminations
8th:  Charles Harrison  –  $2,020
9th:  Michelle Ceglarek  –  $1,580

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 309

10th:  Michael Frederick $1,580

11th:  Arthur Azen $1,340
12th:  David Gallo $1,340

13th:  Juan Quiroz Castillo $1,120
14th:  Oricel Diaz $1,120
15th:  Anthony Ruttler $1,120

16th:  Anshu Wang $920
17th:  Michael Dermer $920
18th:  Juan Videla Bologna $920
19th:  Jacques Brutus $920

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 309

20th:  Mark Rakoff  –  $760
21st:  Jeffrey Silverstein  –  $760
22nd:  Mark Fischer  –  $760
23rd:  Casey Hayes  –  $760

24th:  Warren Carney  –  $600
25th:  Eddie Cohen  –  $600
26th:  Ernest Pozzi  –  $600
27th:  Jimmy Lucifero  –  $600
28th:  Sarah Miguel  –  $600
29th:  Allan Dungo  –  $600
30th:  Alberto Cifuentes  –  $600
31st:  Mark Wahba  –  $600

32nd:  Evan Roth  –  $500
33rd:  Andrew Del Rio  –  $500
34th:  Joseph Shammas  –  $500
35th:  Carl Batista  –  $500
36th:  Mauricio Fischmann  –  $500
37th:  Jahan Sahni  –  $500
38th:  Harrison Ruggiero  –  $500
39th:  Lavern Fross  –  $500

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 309

The Money Bubble has just burst with a little under two minutes remaining in Level 16, and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $500 each. As a reminder, here are the payouts:

1st:  $15,810 + $3,500 Seat in the RRPO Championship
2nd:  $10,600
3rd:  $7,800
4th:  $5,900
5th:  $4,420
6th:  $3,380
7th:  $2,600
8th:  $2,020
9th-10th:  $1,580
11th-12th:  $1,340
13th-15th:  $1,120
16th-19th:  $920
20th-23rd:  $760
24th-31st:  $600
32nd-39th:  $500

With 39 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 158,000 (32 big blinds).

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

Event 31 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open fell on Thanksgiving Day, which is why it’s our $300 Holiday Deep Stack event. A single-day event with 20-minute levels so players could enter after their holiday dinner and still finish at a reasonable time.

There were 309 entries, generating a prizepool of $77,250, which easily crushed the $50K guarantee. In addition, Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is adding a $3,500 seat for the winner into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship.

The final 39 players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $15,810 + $3,500 Seat in the RRPO Championship
2nd:  $10,600
3rd:  $7,800
4th:  $5,900
5th:  $4,420
6th:  $3,380
7th:  $2,600
8th:  $2,020
9th-10th:  $1,580
11th-12th:  $1,340
13th-15th:  $1,120
16th-19th:  $920
20th-23rd:  $760
24th-31st:  $600
32nd-39th:  $500

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  309

The players have returned from break to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of 500-1,500 and a big blind ante of 1,500.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 309 entries. The official numbers and prizepool should be released soon, but it looks to be more than $75K in the prizepool, smashing the $50K guarantee.

The field will play as many 20-minute levels as it takes to reach a winner tonight.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  243

The players return from break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 300-600 with a big blind ante of 600.

NOTE:  Today’s tournament is taking place in the Poker Room, which is located among the shops near the fountain on the way to the Guitar Tower. There is no poker in the usual ballroom today.

The tournament clock shows a field of 243 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 10, around 9:30 pm.

The prizepool has already exceeded the $50K guarantee, with the prizepool worth $60,750 and continuing to grow.

The field will be playing down to a winner tonight, and with 20-minute levels it shouldn’t be too late.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries:  47

If you’ve finished your Thanksgiving celebrations and are ready for an evening of poker, we have you covered with a $300 Holiday Deep Stack that has just gotten underway at 6:00 pm.

There were 47 players in the field when the cards went in the air, and registration remains open until the start of Level 10, around 9:30 pm.

The prizepool is guaranteed to be worth at least $50,000, and Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is adding a $3,500 seat into the WPT RRPO Championship to the prizepool for the eventual winner.

Players begin with 20,000 in chips, and blind levels will be 20 minutes so the final table will end at a reasonable time. Yes, this event will play down to a winner tonight.

We will be providing light updates on this event until it reaches the final table, so expect a field update around 8:15 pm, at the end of the first break.