$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries: 638
1. Frank Funaro – 428,000 (285 bb)
2. Mike Vanier – 283,000 (189 bb)
3. Agharazi Babayev – 252,000 (168 bb)
4. Naveen Sama – 250,000 (167 bb)
5. Rob Wazwaz – 248,500 (166 bb)
6. Anthony Merlo – 247,000 (165 bb)
7. Cuba Levenberry – 245,500 (164 bb)
8. Derek Gregory – 242,500 (162 bb)
2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 36
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 209
Prize Pool: $52,250
November 29, 2025
Event 36 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 209 entries produced a prize pool of $52,250, nearly doubling the guarantee. The final 27 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $505.
Up top for the winner is $11,470.
1st: $11,470 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,600
3rd: $5,700
4th: $4,240
5th: $3,200
6th: $2,440
7th: $1,880
8th: $1,460
9th-10th: $1,140
11th-12th: $1,020
13th-15th: $880
16th-19th: $720
20th-23rd: $600
24th-27th: $505
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries: 596
Frank Funaro – 370,000 (308 bb)
Jack Nathan – 245,000 (204 bb)
Paul Snead – 154,000 (128 bb)
Brock Wilson – 145,000 (121 bb)
Spencer Champlin – 112,000 (93 bb)
Eric Afriat – 108,000 (90 bb)
Martin Jacobson – 100,000 (83 bb)
Chris Moorman – 100,000 (83 bb)
Francis Anderson – 82,000 (68 bb)
Ekrem Bozkurt – 80,000 (67 bb)
Eric Baldwin – 77,000 (64 bb)
Uri Reichenstein – 76,000 (63 bb)
Fred Goldberg – 72,000 (60 bb)
Joseph Liberta – 68,000 (57 bb)
Long Nguyen – 58,000 (48 bb)
Romain Lewis – 55,000 (46 bb)
Ira Schwartz – 55,000 (46 bb)
Paul Domb – 46,000 (38 bb)
Mike Vela – 38,000 (32 bb)
Aaron Pinson – 33,000 (28 bb)
Meir Meystel – 28,000 (23 bb)
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries: 583
Mica Lamar – 183,000 (183 bb)
Maxwell Young – 143,000 (143 bb)
Brian Altman – 140,000 (140 bb)
Carlos Bermudez – 123,000 (123 bb)
Mike Vanier – 116,000 (116 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj – 93,000 (93 bb)
Matt Clark – 89,000 (89 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 88,000 (88 bb)
Justin Zaki – 84,000 (84 bb)
Chad Eveslage – 80,000 (80 bb)
Stephen Song – 75,000 (75 bb)
Michael Newman – 75,000 (75 bb)
David Lee – 72,000 (72 bb)
Caio Sobral – 68,000 (68 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski – 50,000 (50 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza – 43,000 (43 bb)
Matt Salsberg – 42,000 (42 bb)
David Coleman – 34,000 (34 bb)
Frederic Normand – 30,000 (30 bb)
Ray Qartomy – 30,000 (30 bb)
Paul Balzano – 22,000 (22 bb)
$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH
Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Tonight’s last trophy event will be a quick one with some nice money on the line. The $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em tournament will put $500 of each buy-in into the regular prize pool and another $500 on each player’s head.
They’ll sit with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm.
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries: 566
Andrew Ostapchenko – 160,000 (160 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott – 155,000 (155 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – 124,000 (124 bb)
Judith Bielan – 121,000 (121 bb)
David DiBernardi – 112,000 (112 bb)
Nadya Magnus – 107,000 (107 bb)
Sterling Savill – 105,000 (105 bb)
Toby Boas – 95,000 (95 bb)
Jerry Maher – 85,000 (85 bb)
Aram Zobian – 84,000 (84 bb)
Mike Linster – 80,000 (80 bb)
Dylan Smith – 77,000 (77 bb)
Ernest Bush – 75,000 (75 bb)
Roberto Bendeck – 70,000 (70 bb)
Matt Bretzfield – 70,000 (70 bb)
Nicholas Palma – 67,000 (67 bb)
Asher Conniff – 62,000 (62 bb)
Caleb Piderit – 60,000 (60 bb)
Fabrizio Gonzalez – 58,000 (58 bb)
Adam Hendrix – 53,000 (53 bb)
Eric Yanovsky – 50,000 (50 bb)
David Jackson – 50,000 (50 bb)
Niall Costigan – 44,000 (44 bb)
Jason Rocha – 40,000 (40 bb)
T.K. Miles – 35,000 (35 bb)
Michael McCray – 35,000 (35 bb)
Artem Metalidi – 35,000 (35 bb)
Aaron Massey – 34,000 (34 bb)
Mike Liang – 29,000 (29 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 28,000 (28 bb)
Filipp Khavin – 16,000 (16 bb)
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries: 538
1. Dimtri Fares – 239,400 (239 bb)
2. Frank Funaro – 238,600 (239 bb)
3. Derek Gregory – 197,500 (198 bb)
4. Bobby Kennedy – 197,400 (197 bb)
Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is hosting a Players Party tonight from 10 pm until 1 am at Oculus Bar, located in the lobby of the Guitar Hotel.
For access, players only need to bring their tournament receipt from the $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship.
Players will get free drinks and hors d’oeuvres from our popular restaurant Council Oak Steaks & Seafood.
See you there!
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries: 512
Championship players are about ready to roll out on their 90-minute dinner break, enough time to dine and/or rest up for the final push later this evening.
They return to play two more levels before we close registration and another two after that to bag.
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
We have a great trophy event coming up at the top of the hour, a smaller buy-in tournament with a big prize pool. The $300 Quad Stack at 5 pm has a $30,000 guarantee and tons of value.
They’ll start with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 8:30 pm.