2025 SHRPO Live Updates

2025 SHRPO in Review

The 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a two-week series, one of our biggest each year, featured a $5,300 Championship and the Big 4 tournaments with $4,750,000 in guaranteed prize pools.

But that was just a small part of the 15-day 63-event series.

Events: 63
Entries: 16,723
Guarantees: $7,540,000
Prize Pools: $14,590,830

Nearly 17,000 entries through the door (and that’s just in trophy events) with more than $14.5 million awarded. That’s only the numbers; it’s our players and their stories that make the series a success.

The SHRPO Championship drew 889 entries, turning the $3,000,000 guarantee into a prize pool of over $4.3 million. Jake Cody, one of the few players on the planet to win the poker triple crown (WSOP, WPT, and EPT titles), dominated the last two days of the tournament to become our 2025 Champion, banking $510,850.

Shannon Shorr won the $25K Big 4 High Roller title after a huge comeback, becoming the first player in our history to win two different Big 4 titles. His previous win was the $2,650 Big 4 Deep Stack in 2021.

Landon Tice won the $3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack title for $124,023 and Levi Berger was the $1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack champ for $48,102.

SHRPO Big 4 Championship: Jake Cody – $510,850
Big 4 $25K: Shannon Shorr – $352,873
Big 4 $3K: Landon Tice – $124,023
Big 4 $1K: Levi Berger – $48,102

David Shmuel won the $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 event for his 12th major SHRP trophy, moving him into a tie for third on our all-time wins list, and Gabe Ramos captured the $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice tournament for his ninth SHRP trophy. Here’s a look at the updated list:

Raminder Singh 15 wins
Yuval Bronshtein 13 wins
Michael Newman 12 wins
David Shmuel 12 wins
Phil Hui 11 wins
Matt Bretzfield 10 wins
Gabe Ramos 9 wins

When Shmuel won the Limit Omaha 8 trophy, it also moved him to the top of the SHRPO $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard on the last day of eligibility.

David Shmuel with his Wife and Dog

It was another fun series and we appreciate all of our players who come out to play. We couldn’t do it without you!

Thanks again, and we hope to see you in a few months for the Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open from November 19 to December 2, 2025!

Check the links below for the results from every 2025 SHRPO trophy event:

Event 1 ($250 Slater Scoops): Sebastian Espinoza – $11,355
Event 2 ($400 NLH): Joseph Kim – $159,149
Event 3 ($600 Seniors): Greg Spinder – $18,720
Event 4 ($600 Big O): Nicolas Milgrom – $17,700
Event 5 ($300 NLH/PLO): JJ Shayani – $10,010
Event 6 ($400 Turbo NLH): Carlos Santuro Garcia – $7,710
Event 7 ($600 O8): Joseph Olivieri – $15,080
Event 8 ($1K NLH): Zach Eicenbaum – $13,484
Event 9 ($600 6-Max PLO): Chase Crouch – $13,837
Event 10 ($300 Bounty): Brandon Bradbury – $7,450
Event 11 ($400 Turbo PLO): Bobby Morris – $8,735
Event 12 ($600 10-Game): Mike Soroka – $11,495
Event 13 ($600 Bounty NLH): Wayne Clarke – $9,631
Event 14 ($600 Bounty PLO): Kamel Mokhammad – $12,320
Event 15 ($300 NLH): John Bellotte – $11,070
Event 16 ($400 PLO/NLH): Thomas Burkett – $6,630
Event 17 ($600 Mixed PLO): Mitchell Garonce – $19,825
Event 18 ($1K NLH): Lucky Pericles – $87,770
Event 19 ($400 NLH): Gary Gelman – $28,318
Event 20 ($600 Mixed TD): Scott Matejka – $13,560
Event 21 ($400 Double Board PLO): Julian Suaza – $6,951
Event 22 ($300 Bounty): Matthew Olkhovetsky – $10,460
Event 23 ($600 Turbo NLH): Christopher Liranzo – $9,095
Event 24 ($600 Seniors Bounty): Peter Fellows – $10,769
Event 25 ($600 PLO): Anika Ajmera – $36,900
Event 26 ($600 Dealer’s Choice): Gabe Ramos – $11,715
Event 27 ($400 6-Max NLH): Lee Strubeck – $11,105
Event 28 ($600 HORSE): David Tarbet – $14,020
Event 29 (Platinum Stack): Michael Amato – $96,000
Event 30 ($10K 6-Max): Neil Warren – $151,905
Event 31 ($400 Bounty): Ariel Rosello – $6,132
Event 32 ($1K Turbo NLH): Blake Whittington – $15,990
Event 33 ($600 PLO8): Brandon Cantu – $15,710
Event 34 ($2K NLH): Chris Hunichen – $41,020
Event 35 ($1K PLO): Bulat Khusainov – $25,975
Event 36 ($300 Bounty): Gino Rendel – $2,824
Event 37 ($1K Bounty): Matthew Beinner – $8,488
Event 38 ($1K O8): David Shmuel – $20,080
Event 39 ($1K NLH): John Morris – $32,800
Event 40 ($10K NLH): Darren Elias – $219,535
Event 41 ($300 NLH): Kao Saechao – $13,055
Event 42 ($1K Turbo): Bin Weng – $17,940
Event 44 ($400 Seniors): Rafael Fernandez – $7,803
Event 45 ($600 Mixed PLO): Frank Brannan – $11,780
Event 46 ($400 Bounty): Willie Wiggins – $8,100
Event 47 ($400 NLH): Raymond Millard – $9,096
Event 48 ($600 10-Game Mix): Long Nguyen – $11,790
Event 49 ($300 NLH): Zyad Qasem – $7,000
Event 50 ($600 TORSE): Max Goliger – $7,965
Event 51 ($600 NLH): Qasem Jamhour – $20,320
Event 53 ($200 NLH): Ferran Reverte Barrera – $10,925
Event 54 ($400 Bounty PLO): Bill Casciolo – $8,255
Event 57 ($1K Big O): Brandon Ageloff – $18,624
Event 58 ($600 Turbo PLO/NLH): Kamel Mokhammad – $9,705
Event 59 ($400 PLO8): Loni Hui – $7,625
Event 60 ($10K NLH): Alex Anton – $288,000
Event 61 ($400 NLH): Eric Siegel – $7,910
Event 62 ($1K 6-Max PLO): Matthew Gilman – $26,325
Event 63 ($300 Bounty): Fernandez Gandlaz – $5,722

Championship: Jake Cody Tops The Field With A Dominant Chip Stack Down the Home Stretch

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  889
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650
August 8-12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Champion Jake Cody

Jake Cody is no stranger to poker tournament success with the $510,850 he won tonight taking his career earnings above $5 million. He has World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, and European Poker Tour titles to his name for the poker triple crown, and now he can add another prestigious accolade to his trophy case as Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open champion.

The Englishman had stepped away from the tournament circuit as of late to concentrate more on cash games, but that didn’t stop him from putting on a display down the home stretch of the championship event with a dominant chip stack. We caught up with Cody after the win to chat about the win, final table, and where he is at in his poker career these days along with his thoughts on playing here at Seminole.

On the win: “It feels unbelievable, getting the trophy, winning the tournament, even if you get a lot of money, actually winning just feels so good. There’s nothing that could have gone any different, I’m very happy with it.”

On playing with the lead: “Coming into the final table I was just trying to stay focused. I knew I was in a great position. You know that anything can happen, but I was just trying to play my cards well, and try to hopefully run good, and it worked out pretty well.”

On playing a big hand against Stephen Song early: “Stephen was arguably one of the best players at the final table so I was not exactly looking to tangle with him, but you know if we got into certain situations that would have to happen. That was one of those spots. I was honestly happy to see A-K vs. A-K. I didn’t even want to get called by queens or something and then flip for 25 million pre[flop] there. But it worked out ok.”

On the first stretch of play at the final table: “I wanted to chip people down and just play small pots really. I wasn’t looking to play some big all ins, I was looking to just win the blinds a lot, and play post-flop. It was a great situation really for me and Stephen because we could just … when one of us folded the other one could open. Because there were so many short stacks in the middle that they really couldn’t do anything. They were just kind of handcuffed, so any marginal spots they had, they probably just had to fold.”

On still playing tournaments: “These days I just really play cash games really. I play maybe like ten tournaments a year anymore just in locations that I’m in. I still enjoy the rush of going deep, there’s no better feeling than going deep in a tournament, but cash games are where it’s at right now.”

On adjusting between cash games and tournaments: “It’s difficult to be honest, cash games are very different because it’s always deep stacks, and in tournaments it’s always changing. I’m definitely not a fish, but I feel a bit less confident in some certain situations than I did previously. But I can still hold my own with these guys.”

On where he decides to play a select few tournaments: “If I’m somewhere on holiday and there’s a big tournament there that’s not too far I will got out for that. But I don’t grind that tournament scene anymore.”

On playing at Seminole Hard Rock: “This is genuinely my favorite casino in the entire world. It just looks aesthetically amazing, great restaurants, I love to play the cash games here, and obviously the trophy is insane so I’m very happy.”

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JakeCody$510,850*
2JeremyWien$450,000*
3StephenSong$438,000*
4AndjelkoAndrejevic$240,000
5ShaunDavis$181,000
6ArlindaJohns$138,000
7JasperMa$106,000
8JosephCurcio$82,000
9ChrisHunichen$65,000
10EricKolodny$65,000
11JustinZaki$57,000
12JustinSwilling$57,000
13NickPalma$49,500
14A.J.Kelsall$49,500
15JeremyBecker$49,500
16KevinPaustenbach$43,000
17BrianAltman$43,000
18AntonSmirnov$43,000
19BrynKenney$43,000
20Kao "Flexx"Saechao$36,500
21JosephKlonowski$36,500
22JonTurner$36,500
23PhilipePizzari Pinto$36,500
24ElliottKampen$31,000
25DaniyalGheba$31,000
26TylerHirschfeld$31,000
27TrungPham$31,000
28FredParadis$31,000
29TyrellAtkinson$31,000
30AaronKlausman$31,000
31ChrisBrewer$31,000
32ChristianHarder$26,000
33BrandonDuvdivani$26,000
34ThorntonScott$26,000
35DaleRoesel$26,000
36BrianGreen$26,000
37EricYanovsky$26,000
38IvanStarostin$26,000
39MaksimPisarenko$26,000
40NathanPitts$21,800
41DeanHutchison$21,800
42EugeneKatchalov$21,800
43DamasoBenalcazar$21,800
44BlakePurvis$21,800
45MichaelPawelek$21,800
46MylesMullaly$21,800
47MariusGierse$21,800
48JeremyDan$18,400
49JordanGlazer$18,400
50MikeLiang$18,400
51Justin Chi JenChu$18,400
52JessicaDawley$18,400
53ArtemMetalidi$18,400
54ChristopherArnold$18,400
55JoelEscobar$18,400
56DonaldLe$15,500
57MattYorra$15,500
58KevinNee$15,500
59NevanChang$15,500
60JohnBarr$15,500
61BrandonHamlet$15,500
62ArielRosello$15,500
63TomThomas$15,500
64VincentBoothe$13,100
65AndrePlaza$13,100
66DanielRosenbaum$13,100
67JaredReinstein$13,100
68FrankLagodich$13,100
69AaronKupin$13,100
70JohnPetro$13,100
71AmyPatel$13,100
72DemoKiriopoulos$13,100
73JonathanWang$13,100
74PaulHizer$13,100
75AntonioMallol$13,100
76DanielCruz$13,100
77GlennBecker$13,100
78JordanMeltzer$13,100
79JoshuaZucchet$13,100
80ColbyCovington$11,200
81AlbertoMeran$11,200
82SteveBuckner$11,200
83RandallEmmett$11,200
84AlanTenorio$11,200
85TimothyChang$11,200
86OmerRotman$11,200
87NitisUdornpim$11,200
88JoelGossett$11,200
89PeterPark$11,200
90TonyCousineau$11,200
91MarkOsoteo$11,200
92NguyenLe$11,200
93AndreuFerragut Lluch$11,200
94PaulSiem$11,200
95ConnorRash$11,200
96JungJe Bae$9,700
97ArtemTuliupa$9,700
98AntuanBunkley$9,700
99SteveYagudaev$9,700
100JohnGiglio$9,700
101MarcGoldman$9,700
102AntonioSerrao$9,700
103EngelberthVarela Moreno$9,700
104JerryWong$9,700
105SeanGreenough$9,700
106SterlingSavill$9,700
107EricBaldwin$9,700
108JohnnyBromberg$9,700
109KamelMokhammad$9,700
110MikeBeasley$9,700
111ScottHall$9,700
112OdedAickin$4,850
113KetanPandya$4,850

*denotes three-way deal

Fernando Gandlaz Wins Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Seven-Way Deal for $5,722

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLHE (Re-Entry)
Entries:  284
Prize Pool:  $44,020
Bounty Prize Pool:  $28,400
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 63 Champion Fernando Gandlaz

Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was, “The Curtain Call,” a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry).  A field of 284 entries generated a prize pool of $44,020, with an additional $28,400 set aside for bounties.

A seven-handed deal was reached at the final table and Fernando Gandlaz was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 63 winner for $5,722.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1FernandoGandlaz$5,722*
2DouglasBooth$5,478*
3MiguelRivero$4,929*
4PeterFellows$4,135*
5BenjaminPatterson$3,744*
6RafaelRodriguez Arango$3,507*
7AlainCandales Falcon$2,640*
8MateoTilston$1,220
9FacundoRossello$960
10JeremyWolf$960
11NadeemHirani$700
12JahanSahni$700
13YobanisLeyva Mendoza$580
14AnthonySepe$580
15JoseAvila$580
16DavidLopez$460
17ErnestoCastellanos$460
18RafaelLima$460
19RichardFernandez$460
20DanielCruz$380
21JorgeDel Carpio Marroquin$380
22JosephBlock$380
23CarloRodriguez$380
24AngelUriol Sanabria$325
25SergioGamarra$325
26PatriciaBasilo$325
27MylesGerman$325
28EmilioBrana$325
29RichardBlume$325
30DrewWynkoop$325
31JosephMetcalfe$325
32DidierBramy$325
33MiaHigginbotham$325
34DanielleSage$325
35JosephGotlieb$325
36PinchasChakchakov$325

*denotes seven-handed deal

Matthew Gilman Wins Event 62 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $26,325

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 62
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  87
Prize Pool:  $84,390
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 62 Champion Matthew Gilman

Event 62 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 87 entries for a prize pool of $84,390.

Earning the lion’s share was Matthew Gilman, taking it down outright for $26,325.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MatthewGilman$26,325
2AndrewSmith$16,900
3PhuocVo$11,200
4AndrePlaza$7,645
5GabrielPardo$5,420
6KevinNaim$3,980
7KennethPo$3,040
8DominickSarle$3,040
9KeoSaechao$2,420
10BenjaminZamani$2,420
11EricKolodny$2,000

Eric Siegel Wins Event 61 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Heads-Up Chop for $7,910

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 61
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  110
Prize Pool:  $36,300
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 61 Champion Eric Siegel

Event 61 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 110 entries for a prize pool of $36,300.

A heads-up chop went down and Eric Siegel was the chip leader at the time, making the official Event 61 winner for $7,910

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EricSiegel$7,910*
2GaryGelman$7,910*
3DavidLieberman$4,700
4JudithBielan$3,520
5RajeskarGovindan$2,660
6GiulioStanzione$2,020
7CalixtoRodriguez$1,560
8JeffreyDana$1,220
9AlexanderTorres$940
10BrandonKemp$940
11StephenEkin$800
12JoshuaZucchet$800
13MatthewGold$660
14OmerRotman$660

*denotes heads-up chop

Alex Anton Wins Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $288,000

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  96
Prize Pool:  $912,000
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 60 Champion Alex Anton

Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 96 generated a prize pool of $912,000, nearly doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Alex Anton, winning outright for $288,000.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AlexAnton$288,000
2NicholasPalma$173,300
3AnatolyNikitin$109,500
4FilippKhavin$71,700
5NitisUdornpim$54,800
6ChrisHunichen$43,200
7TylerHirschfeld$36,500
8BinWeng$32,000
9ConnorRash$29,000
10AdamHendrix$26,500
11RonaldSullivan$24,600
12NazarBuhaiov$22,900

Event 60: Nick Palma – 2nd Place ($173,300)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 96

Nick Palma

Alex Anton raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button and Nick Palma called all in for about 375,000 in the big blind.

Anton:  Td3d
Palma:  As6s

The board ran out AhTh3hJdQc, giving Anton tens and treys  to win Event 60 outright for $288,000. Palma finished runner-up for $173,300.

1st:  Alex Anton  –  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Nick Palma  –  $173,300
3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $109,500
4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Anatoly Nikitin – 3rd Place ($109,500)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 96

Anatoly Nikitin

Alex Anton  –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Nick Palma  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($109,500)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300

3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $109,500
4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Filipp Khavin – 4th Place ($71,700)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 96

Filipp Khavin

Alex Anton raised all in for about 820,000 with his chip-leading stack from the cutoff and Filipp Khavin called all in from the small blind for roughly 200,000.

Anton:  AhTc
Khavin:  ThTs

The board came 7c4c3dAcJh, giving Anton a pair of aces on the turn to eliminate Khavin fourth place.

Alex Anton  –  1,070,000  (54 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  455,000  (23 bb)
Nick Palma  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Filipp Khavin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($71,700)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300
3rd:  $109,500

4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Nitis Udornpim – 5th Place ($54,800)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 96

Nitis Udornpim
Nitis Udornpim

Nick Palma raised to 30,000 from the button, Nitis Udornpim reraised all in for 130,000 in the big blind, and Palma called with AhAs, leading Udornpim’s AdTd.

The board ran out 8h3s3d2cKd, no help to Udornpim, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Nick Palma  –  515,000  (34 bb)
Nitis Udornpim  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($54,800)

With four players remaining from the field of 96 entries, the average stack is 480,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $71,700.