2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  112
Prize Pool:  $108,640
December 1 – 2, 2025

Registration closed for the $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 112 entries, turning the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $108,640. The last 14 players will make the money with $1,940 for a min-cash and $28,440 to the Event 44 winner.

1st: $28,440 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $19,000
3rd: $14,100
4th: $10,500
5th: $8,000
6th: $6,100
7th: $4,680
8th: $3,620
9th-10th: $2,840
11th-12th: $2,320
13th-14th: $1,940

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante

After Joan Crespi was eliminated in third place, the regularly scheduled break rolled around before Brandon Sheils and Carlos Bermudez could begin their heads-up battle for the title.

Sheils had a big lead and it took only a few minutes to win the trohy and deny Bermudez his fourth major title.

1st: Brandon Sheils – $27,730 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: Carlos Bermudez – $16,770

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$600 Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  68
Prize Pool:  $35,360
December 1, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Limit Omaha 8 with 68 entries, creating a prize pool worth $35,360. The last nine spots will be paid with $1,240 for a min-cash and $12,360 up top for the Event 46 champ.

1st: $12,360 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,075
3rd: $4,335
4th: $3,100
5th: $2,390
6th: $1,855
7th: $1,590
8th: $1,415
9th: $1,240

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,224

TABLE 7
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Loni Hui  –  1,220,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Chad Eveslage  –  7,925,000  (132 bb)
Seat 4.  Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  7,845,000  (131 bb)
Seat 5.  Frank Lagodich  –  2,440,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6.  Joel Gola  –  3,030,000  (51 bb)
Seat 7.  Shane Santacroce  –  4,050,000  (68 bb)
Seat 8.  Shannon Shorr  –  1,465,000  (24 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Kevin Nee  –  4,465,000  (74 bb)
Seat 2.  William Slepcevich  –  1,700,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3.  Nenad Medic  –  3,540,000  (59 bb)
Seat 4.  Raymond Rousseau  –  1,455,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Peng  –  1,075,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Rob Wazwaz  –  2,930,000  (49 bb)
Seat 7.  Jason Hickey  –  1,810,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Anthony Merlo  –  635,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  5,000,000  (83 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Toby Boas  –  2,750,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5.  Thien Nguyen  –  1,825,000  (30 bb)
Seat 6.  Aram Zobian  –  3,145,000  (52 bb)
Seat 7.  Jackob Datashvili  –  1,655,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8.  Natasha Mercier  –  1,260,000  (21 bb)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 86

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 86

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,224

Chance Kornuth opened to 100,000 from the cutoff and Kevin Nee three-bet to 350,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Kornuth thought for a hot second, and four-bet to 650,000, leaving 110K behind.

The flop was , Kornuth moved all in, and Nee quickly called.

Nee:
Kornuth:

Kornuth needed help to top Nee’s trip queens, picked up an open-ender on the turn and made a boat on the river to double up.

Chance Kornuth – 1,645,000 (33 bb)
Kevin Nee – 4,000,000 (80 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,224

With the elimination of Agharazi Babayev in 25th place, tournament staff paused the clock and the remaining 24 players redrew seats. Frank Lagodich leads but there’s a lot of talent still in the game.

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Natasha Mercier  –  1,760,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Loni Hui  –  620,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Chad Eveslage  –  3,950,000  (79 bb)
Seat 4.  Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  6,075,000  (122 bb)
Seat 5.  Frank Lagodich  –  9,570,000  (191 bb)
Seat 6.  Joel Gola  –  2,625,000  (53 bb)
Seat 7.  Shane Santacroce  –  2,075,000  (42 bb)
Seat 8.  Shannon Shorr  –  2,740,000  (55 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Kevin Nee  –  4,700,000  (94 bb)
Seat 2.  William Slepcevich  –  2,100,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Nenad Medic  –  2,110,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Raymond Rousseau  –  1,625,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Peng  –  1,175,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  Rob Wazwaz  –  3,000,000  (60 bb)
Seat 7.  Jason Hickey  –  1,450,000  (29 bb)
Seat 8.  Chance Kornuth  –  785,000  (16 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Anthony Merlo  –  800,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  2,825,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3.  Rainer Kempe  –  500,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Toby Boas  –  2,080,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.  Thien Nguyen  –  1,200,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  Aram Zobian  –  2,730,000  (55 bb)
Seat 7.  Jackob Datashvili  –  2,225,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8.  Bobby Kennedy  –  2,300,000  (46 bb)

1st:  $605,100 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $166,000
6th:  $127,000
7th:  $98,000
8th:  $76,000
9th-10th:  $59,000
11th-12th:  $49,000
13th-15th:  $40,500
16th-19th:  $33,500
20th-23rd:  $28,000
24th:  $23,200

Recent results:

25th: Agharazi Babayev – $23,200
26th: Trung Pham – $23,200
27th: Olvenso Savoie – $23,200
28th: Mo Alhalwani – $23,200
29th: Renji Mao – $23,200
30th: Michael Belov – $23,200
31st: Gary Herstein – $23,200

32nd: Manny Minaya – $19,400
33rd: Jonathan Pastore – $19,400
34th: Manny Amaro – $19,400
35th: Vadzim Lipauka – $19,400
36th: Logan Eisner – $19,400
37th: Raj Vohra – $19,400
38th: Alex Yen – $19,400
39th: Josh Kay – $19,400

40th: Thomas Mühlöcker – $16,300

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 86

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 86