$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  126 of 320

Loni Hui raised to 4,000 from the button, Mitch Garshofsky three-bet to 17,000 out of the big blind, and Hui called.

The flop was , Garshofsky continued for 10,000, and Hui called.

The turn was the , Garshofsky checked, and Hui checked.

The river was the . Garshofsky checked, and Hui checked.

Garshofsky showed , but Hui had him outkicked with to win the pot.

Loni Hui  –  238,000  (119 bb)
Mitch Garshofsky  –  145,000  (73 bb)

With about 126 players remaining from the Day 1A field of 320 entries, the average stack is about 127,000 (64 big blinds). Play will conclude following this level.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  153 of 320

Registration closed for Day 1A of the $5,300 SHRPO Championship with 320 entries. Two more levels will be played tonight before the players bag.

A scan of the stacks during the most recent break turned up two players above the 300K mark, with Jason Daly leading the way with 355,500 (237 big blinds), followed by Justin Fawcett with 320,500 (214 big blinds).

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  216
Prize Pool:  $49,248
Bounty Prize Pool:  $21,600
August 7, 2026

Event 46 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 216 entries generated a prize pool of $49,248, with an additional $21,600 set aside for bounties. The final 27 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $460.

Up top for the winner is $11,808 and a $3K seat into Event 52.

1st:  $11,808 + SHRPO Trophy + $3K seat
2nd:  $8,205
3rd:  $5,050
4th:  $3,070
5th:  $2,375
6th:  $1,965
7th:  $1,675
8th:  $1,435
9th:  $1,200
10th-12th:  $1,035
13th-15th:  $880
16th-18th:   $730
19th-21st:  $590
22nd-27th:  $460

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  299

Darren Rabinowitz  –  227,000  (189 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  165,000  (138 bb)
Michael McCray  –  165,000  (133 bb)
Paul Domb  –  150,000  (125 bb)
Ryan Riess  –  117,000  (98 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  115,000  (96 bb)
Taylor Wilson  –  85,000  (71 bb)
Eli Berg  –  80,000  (67 bb)
Frank Lagodich  –  79,000  (66 bb)
Peter Mugar  –  70,000  (58 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  61,000  (51 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  56,000  (47 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  52,000  (43 bb)
Richard Davis  –  52,000  (43 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  47,000  (29 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  45,000  (38 bb)
Tony Cousineau  –  44,000  (37 bb)
Jordan Kasimow  –  40,000  (33 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  29,000  (24 bb)
Colin Robinson  –  24,000  (20 bb)
Randall Emmett  –  20,000  (17 bb)

$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