Poker Open

High Roller: Shannon Shorr Doubles Thru Frank Russo

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 44

Shannon Shorr raised all in for 126,000 from the button and Frank Russo isolated the action with a reshove out of the small blind.

Shorr:  AdJh
Russo:  QhQd

The board ran out Jd8c6c5hAc, giving Shorr aces and jacks on the river to double through Russo.

Shannon Shorr  –  284,000  (18 bb)
Frank Russo  –  155,000  (10 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 44 entries, the average stack is about 489,000 (31 big blinds). The field makes the money at six players.

High Roller: Final Table Lineup; Cherish Andrews Leads

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 44

Seat 1.  Shannon Shorr  –  166,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Russo  –  320,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Martin Zamani  –  680,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Macchia  –  170,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Eli Berg  –  146,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6.  Scott Baumstein  –  300,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  505,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Cherish Andrews  –  1,293,000  (81 bb)
Seat 9.  Nicholas Seward  –  820,000  (51 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200
3rd:  $154,300
4th:  $108,700
5th:  $87,000
6th:  $65,500

High Roller: Chance Kornuth Eliminated by Martin Zamani

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 44

Chance Kornuth raised to 50,000 from UTG/hijack, Martin Zamani reraised all on the button for about 500,000 on the button, and Kornuth called all in for about 150,000.

Kornuth:  Kh7h
Zamani:  8c8s

The board came Jd5s4sTh5h, no help to Kornuth, locking up the pot for Zamani.

Martin Zamani  –  680,000  (43 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  Eliminated

High Roller: Cherish Andrews Leads the Final 10 Players

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 44

Table 40
Seat 1.  Nicholas Seward  –  724,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Macchia  –  177,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Russo  –  356,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Cherish Andrews  –  1,163,000  (73 bb)
Seat 5.  Scott Baumstein  –  368,000  (23 bb)

Table 48
Seat 1.  Martin Zamani  –  596,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Eli Berg  –  186,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Shannon Shorr  –  198,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Chance Kornuth  –  129,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  364,000  (23 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200
3rd:  $154,300
4th:  $108,700
5th:  $87,000
6th:  $65,500

Championship: Final Table Seating Chart With Chip Counts

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 889

The field is down to a final table of nine with action slated to continue until seven remain. The live stream and updates will pick back up again on a 30-minute delay moving forward.

Live Steam Table
Seat 1.  Chris Hunichen  –  4,000,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  2,725,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Curcio  –  1,850,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Xiaoyao Ma  –  1,475,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5.  Jake Cody  –  16,400,000 (164 bb)
Seat 6.  Tray Johns  –  2,550,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Shaun Davis  –  6,150,000 (61 bb)
Seat 8.  Stephen Song  –  6,325,000 (63 bb)
Seat 9.  Jeremy Wien  –  2,975,000  (29 bb)

1st:  $648,850 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000
6th:  $138,000
7th:  $106,000
8th:  $82,000
9th:  $65,000

Championship: Eric Kolodny Eliminated in 10th Place by Andjelko Andrejevic

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 889

Eric Kolodny

Eric Kolodny moved all in preflop for 875,000 under the gun with 4s4h in the hole, and Andjelko Andrejevic reraised all in over the top of him holding AsKs from the cutoff.

Everyone else abandoned ship before the board was dealt KhJc10c9d6c, and Kolodny was eliminated in 10th place for $65,000.  Andrejevic stacked up 2,725,000 after the hand.

Andjelko Andrejevic – 2,725,000 (27 bb)
Eric Kolodny – Eliminated in 10th Place ($65,000)

Event 58: Prize Pool and Payouts; $9,705 to the Turbo Mix Winner

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 58
$600 Turbo PLO/NLH Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  47
Prize Pool:  $24,910
August 11, 2025

Event 58 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold’em Mix (Re-Entry), drawing 47 entries for a prize pool of $24,910. The final six players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,500.

Up top for the winner is $9,705.

1st:  $9,705 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,730
3rd:  $3,490
4th:  $2,490
5th:  $1,995
6th:  $1,500

Championship: Justin Zaki Eliminated in 11th Place by Jake Cody

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 27  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 889

Justin Zaki

Andjelko Andrejevic opened to 200,000 preflop under the gun, Justin Zaki reraised to 525,000 on the cutoff, and Jake Cody reraised to 1,225,000 from the small blind. Andrejevic got out of the way, and then Zaki decided to call before the flop fell 9c6c6h.

Cody bet 750,000, and Zaki called before the turn fell 4h. Cody placed out 950,000 next, and Zaki called. The river delivered the 2h, and Cody moved all in to put Zaki on a decision for all his chips.

Zaki called after some thought and he held KsKc, but he soon saw the unfortunate cooler when Cody revealed AsAc. Zaki was eliminated in 11th place for a payday worth $57,000, and Cody stacked up the huge pot to take his stack up to 14,425,000.

Jake Cody – 14,425,000 (144 bb)
Justin Zaki – Eliminated in 11th Place ($57,000)

Justin Zaki

Championship: Back From Break

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 889

The tables have traded again between the live stream and Table 74 in the championship event. Here are the updated chip counts as action continues with a 30-minute delay on the live stream.

Live Steam Table
Seat 1.  Eric Kolodny  –  1,375,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  1,825,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Stephen Song  –  6,150,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Zaki  –  6,050,000  (60 bb)
Seat 5.  Shaun Davis  –  8,225,000  (82 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Jake Cody – 7,975,000 (79 bb)
Seat 8.

Table 74
Seat 1.  Chris Hunichen  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Tray Johns  –  3,100,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Joseph Curcio  –  1,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Xiaoyao Ma  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeremy Wien  –  3,700,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.

1st:  $648,850 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000
6th:  $138,000
7th:  $106,000
8th:  $82,000
9th-10th:  $65,000
11th:  $57,000

Event 55: Prize Pool and Payouts; $69,700 the Big 4 $1K Winner

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 55
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  348
Prize Pool:  $337,560
August 11-12, 2025

Event 55 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 348 entries for a prize pool of $337,560. The final 44 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,940.

Up top for the winner is $69,700.

1st:  $69,700 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $46,000
3rd:  $34,500
4th:  $25,500
5th:  $19,400
6th:  $14,800
7th:  $11,400
8th:  $8,800
9th-10th:  $6,900
11th-12th:  $5,400
13th-15th:  $4,360
16th-19th:  $3,580
20th-23rd:  $2,920
24th-31st:  $2,320
32nd-44th:  $1,940