Championship: Anthony Merlo – 5th Place ($166,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,224

Anthony Merlo (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

Anthony Merlo open-shipped for 2,025,000 from early position and it folded to Chad Eveslage in the small blind. He called at risk for 1,100,000 and Aram Zobian folded his big.

Merlo: 8s8c
Eveslage: TsTc

Eveslage was a favorite to double up and his tens held on the Qc5d4cThJc board.

Eveslage took the big pot, Merlo was dropped under three big blinds, and was eliminated a few hands later.

Chad Eveslage – 2,800,000 (9 bb)
Anthony Merlo  –  Eliminated in 5th Place ($166,000)

Championship: Hyndi Khomutetsky – 6th Place ($127,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,224

Hyndi Khomutetsky (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

Hyndi Khomutetsky opened to 1,400,000 from the under the gun, Joel Gola raised, Khomutetsky said all in for 11,075,000 and Gola quickly called for a massive hand between the top two stacks.

Khomutetsky: AdQh
Gola: AcJd

Khomutetsky was way ahead with a chance to take the chip lead and the As5c2h flop was perfectly safe. The 6c turn changed nothing but Gola nailed the Jc river to send Khomutetsky out in sixth place.

Joel Gola – 36,625,000 (122 bb)
Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($127,000)

Championship: Cards in the Air!

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,224

Cards are in the air for the 2025 WPT RRPO Championship final table with six players remaining and all vying for the $600K top prize along with getting their name on the Mike Sexton Champions Cup.

They will play out the rest of Level 31 before blinds go up, and levels last 60 minutes until heads-up, when they go to 30 minutes.

The live stream will go up and broadcast on a 30-minute delay showing hole cards.

Seat 1: Kevin Nee – 12,300,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Chad Eveslage – 5,550,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Aram Zobian – 11,075,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: Anthony Merlo – 5,250,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Hyndi Khomutetsky – 8,825,000 (35 bb)
Seat 6: Joel Gola – 18,175,000 (73 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st:  $605,100
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $166,000
6th:  $127,000

Championship: Final Table Ready to Go

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,224

2025 WPT RRPO Championship final table (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

Six players remain of the starting 1,224 entries in the RRPO Championship, and they are taking their seats at the top of the hour to begin playing toward our champion.

They have locked up a $127,000 payout, but everyone wants that $600K awaiting the winner.

Seat 1: Kevin Nee – 12,300,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Chad Eveslage – 5,550,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Aram Zobian – 11,075,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: Anthony Merlo – 5,250,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Hyndi Khomutetsky – 8,825,000 (35 bb)
Seat 6: Joel Gola – 18,175,000 (73 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st:  $605,100
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $166,000
6th:  $127,000

Mike Vela Wins Event 52 of the 2025 RRPO Outright for $9,425 and a $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Seat

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries:  297
Prize Pool:  $44,500 + $3,500 WPT LHPO Seat
Bounty Prize Pool:  $29,700
December 2, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 52 Champion Mike Vela

Event 52 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was The Curtain Call – a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 297 entries generated a prize pool of $44,500, with an additional $29,700 set aside for bounties.

Emerging victorious was Mike Vela, winning outright for $9,425 and a $3,500 seat into the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open in January.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MichaelVela$9,425 + $3,500 LHPO Seat
2RodneyBanks$6,625
3AlbertEskenazi$4,415
4AshamAmir$2,770
5JatinderMalhotra$2,140
6AnatolyZharnits$1,770
7PeterSmith$1,485
8JoshuaSortino$1,225
9WalterHart III$980
10KevinOrjuela Ayala$825
11AndersonMontana Garcia$825
12MichelBittan$825
13BettyDavis$705
14FredericMiceli$705
15PhilipProulx$705
16MiguelRivero$590
17HoracioVargas Montalvo$590
18MichaelBucar$590
19DominicCapatano$475
20SylvainFontaine$475
21TammyBarner$475
22MarshallMorris$390
23EngelberthVarela$390
24JustinGuzman$390
25EmilianoGuido$340
26JhordySanchez$340
27MarcosMoreno$340
28JacoboMilhem Mugras$340
29MarcKropf$340
30PeterFellows$340
31ElliottSibonney$340
32EarlBernard$340
33SharonBachar$340
34WilberGonzalez$340
35JulioDelgado Reyes$340
36RoyKashani$340
37CarlCajuste$340
38ClaudioBernal$340

Aram Oganyan Wins Event 50 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Outright for $143,900

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  121
Prize Pool:  $568,700
December 2, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 50 Champion Aram Oganyan

Event 50 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 121 entries for a prize pool of $568,700.

Winning the lion’s share was out Aram Oganyan, taking it down outright for $143,900.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AramOganyan$143,900
2NickYunis$96,000
3BrettBassock$72,000
4AdiRajkovic$54,000
5JustinLiberto$40,500
6LandonTice$31,000
7DavidMcGowan$23,700
8ConnorRash$18,400
9JesseLonis$14,500
10BrandonWilson$14,500
11DavidColeman$11,300
12JohnMcDonald$11,300
13JoshuaStewart$9,400
14MarkGuariglia$9,400
15NicholasPalma$9,400
16ThomasBoivin$9,400

Rainer Kempe Wins Event 51 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Outright for $19,705

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  55
Prize Pool:  $53,350
December 2, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 51 Champion Rainer Kempe

Event 51 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 55 entries for a prize pool of $53,350.

Taking it down was Rainer Kempe, winning outright for $19,705.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RainerKempe$19,705
2SebastianToro Henao$11,735
3FabrizioGonzalez$7,225
4TravellThomas$5,075
5LaurenceLeder$4,010
6IraSchwartz$3,200
7MatthewLeecy$2,400

Steven Bennett Wins His 5th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 RRPO Event 49 Outright Win for $9,495

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$400 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  98
Prize Pool:  $32,340
December 2, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 49 Champion Steven Bennett

Event 49 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Showdown was a $400 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 98 entries for a prize pool of $32,340. Earning the victory was Steven Bennett, winning outright for $9,495 and his fifth SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Bennett’s five SHRP major series trophy victories:

2016 SHRPO:  $360 No-Limit Hold’em  ($11,000)
2018 Showdown:  $570 No-Limit Hold’em  ($186,308)
2023 SHRPO:  $1,100 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em  ($33,010)
2024 LHPO:  $400 No-Limit Hold’em  ($32,658)
2025 RRPO:  $400 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em  ($9,495)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1StevenBennett$9,495
2PaulDomb$6,200
3StephenEkin$4,100
4JosephDrory$2,805
5ScottLevitt$1,995
6KaranvirSingh$1,470
7JoseWong$1,125
8BrianSekel$1,125
9AndreBoff$895
10AlexanderOrlov$895
11ChaseCarlin$745
12JosephVillacci$745
13$745

Event 50: Nick Yunis Leads the Final Five Players

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $568,700  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 121

Seat 1:  Aram Oganyan  –  595,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2:  Justin Liberto  –  420,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Adi Rajkovic  –  435,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4:  Brett Bassock  –  305,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  Nick Yunis  –  670,000  (27 bb)

1st:  $143,900 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $96,000
3rd:  $72,000
4th:  $54,000
5th:  $40,500

6th:  Landon Tice  –  $31,000
7th:  David McGowan  –  $23,700
8th:  Connor Rash  –  $18,400
9th:  Jesse Lonis  –  $14,500

10th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $14,500
11th:  David Coleman  –  $11,300
12th:  John McDonald  –  $11,300
13th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $9,400
14th:  Mark Guariglia  –  $9,400
15th:  Nicholas Palma  –  $9,400
16th:  Thomas Boivin  –  $9,400