$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  292

Darren Elias  –  240,000  (240 bb)
Justin Fawcett  –  225,600  (226 bb)
Mikhail Chykiliov  –  165,000  (165 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  160,000  (160 bb)
Roni Zelichonok  –  145,000  (145 bb)
Viet Vo  –  130,000  (130 bb)
Chris Moorman  –  127,000  (127 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  117,000  (117 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  115,000  (115 bb)
Jonathan Tamayo  –  115,000  (115 bb)
Eugene Katchalov  –  114,000  (114 bb)
Clemen Deng  –  112,000  (112 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  93,000  (93 bb)
Steven Sarmiento  –  90,000  (90 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  78,000  (78 bb)
Gary Gelman  –  71,000  (71 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  64,000  (64 bb)
Christian Harder  –  53,000  (53 bb)
Jeremy Wien  –  50,000  (50 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  46,000  (46 bb)
Michael Wang  –  44,000  (44 bb)
Brandon Ageloff  –  44,000  (44 bb)
Maksim Pisarenko  –  38,000  (38 bb)
Ardit Kurshumi  –  23,000  (23 bb)
Marcus Stein  –  18,000  (18 bb)

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $55,426
August 7, 2026

Event 45 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 107 entries for a prize pool of $55,426. The final 14 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $535.

Up top for the winner is $16,541.

1st:  $16,541 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,295
3rd:  $6,155
4th:  $4,025
5th:  $3,110
6th:  $2,550
7th:  $2,165
8th:  $1,885
9th:  $1,665
10th-12th:  $1,475
13th-14th:  $1,305

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  281

Jason Daly  –  168,000  (168 bb)
Anthony Piacquadio  –  165,000  (165 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  150,000  (150 bb)
Monika Hrabec  – 145,000  (145 bb)
Mitch Garshofsky  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  118,000  (118 bb)
Alexis Kivu  –  117,000  (117 bb)
Noah Schwartz  –  110,000  (110 bb)
Brian Altman  –  108,000  (108 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  105,000  (105 bb)
Nick Palma  –  100,000  (100 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko  –  99,000  (99 bb)
TK Miles  –  88,000  (88 bb)
Loni Hui  –  86,000  (86 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  83,000  (83 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  74,000  (74 bb)
Daniel Swartz  –  61,000  (61 bb)
Zachary Eichenbaum  –  58,000  (58 bb)
Nick Seward  –  57,000  (57 bb)
Neil Warren  –  54,000  (54 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  54,000  (54 bb)
Niall Costigan  –  53,000  (53 bb)
Shane Santacroce  –  46,000  (46 bb)
Joey Olivieri  –  40,000  (40 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  276

A scan of the stacks during the dinner break turned up five players above the 199k mark, creating an unofficial leader board.

1.  Mike Lipski  –  281,100  (281 bb)
2.  Evgeny Kharchenko  –  272,200  (272 bb)
3.  Eddie Pak  –  253,400  (253 bb)
4.  Darren Elias  –  249,200  (249 bb)
5.  Darren Rabinowitz  –  199,800  (200 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  263

Level 6 finished up and tournament staff sent Flight A players on their 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 7 pm and play two more levels before registration closes and another two before they bag.

If you miss out today, we have the final flight tomorrow at 11 am plus two more last chance satellites.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$25,000 Guarantee
Entries:  129
Prize Pool:  $42,570
August 7, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 129 entries, turning the $25,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $42,570. The last 17 places will be paid with $820 for a min-cash and $11,950 plus the SHRPO trophy to the last Seniors champ of the series.

1st: $11,950 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,625
3rd: $4,555
4th: $2,765
5th: $2,110
6th: $1,785
7th: $1,555
8th: $1,365
9th: $1,205
10th-12th: $1,065
13th-15th: $940
16th-17th: $820

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  253

The first flight of the Championship crossed over 250 entries as we cruised into the sixth level of the day. People are waking and making their way to the Grand Ballroom for our big game.

Some recent arrivals include Nadya Magnus, Joe McKeehen, Chris Moorman, Viet Vo, and Hassan El Hakim.

$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last trophy event on today’s schedule kicks off at 5 pm with some added value at the end. This one is a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool and we are adding a $3,000 SHRPO Event 52 seat to first place.

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $3,000 SHRPO Event 52 seat added to 1st place
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 46 Structure Sheet

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  161
Prize Pool:  $155,848
August 6, 2026

The $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 161 entries, turning the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $155,848. Maria Hernandez returned to the final table today with the chip lead and went wire-to-wire to take the title outright for $37,508.

Congrats Maria!