$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!

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $155,848  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante

After a short break, the players returned to action and battled heads-up for the SHRPO Event 39 title. Maria Hernandez held a solid lead over Shane Santacroce, never let it go, and took the top spot outright for $37,508 while Santacroce earned $24,900 for his runner-up finish.

1st: Maria Hernandez – $37,508 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: Shane Santacroce – $24,900

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  220

Cards are back in the air after the second break and we have a new set of leaders in the Championship.

Glenn Becker is out front with 192,000 and a healthy lead with Vinay Patel and Jason Fisher at 160,000. There’s still plenty of time to run up a stack, this is a marathon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  220

The second break is right around the corner, shortly after the entry count tipped over 200 and we continue the climb toward the $3,000,000 guarantee.

They will return to play two more levels before the 90-minute dinner break.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $155,848  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 161

The heads-up match is underway for the $1,100 Deep Stack title with Maria Hernadez leading and Shane Santacroce going for his second win of the series.

Maria Hernandez – 2,420,000 (61 bb)
Shane Santacroce – 1,600,000 (40 bb)

1st: $37,508 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $24,900

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $155,848  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 161

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  193

The Grand Ballroom is filling up with SHRPO Championship players (plus the big 20-seat satellite) and we are closing in on the first $1,000,000 of the $3 million guarantee. Registration is open until 9:15 pm and all day tomorrow on a busy Saturday.

Some new friends in the field include Monika Hrabec, Chad Eveslage, Cherish Andrews, MMA star Colby Covington, Brian Altman, and Jerry Wong.