2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  63
Prize Pool:  $21,420
July 30, 2025

Event 6 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 63 entries for a prize pool of $21,420. The final eight players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $770.

Up top for the winner is $7,710.

1st:  $7,710 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,530
3rd:  $2,840
4th:  $1,930
5th:  $1,500
6th:  $1,175
7th:  $965
8th:  $770

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 147

Matt Yorra raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Gregory Spinder reraised all in for about 440,000 in the hijack, James Weidenborner called all in for about 80,000 in the small blind, and Yorra folded.

Spinder: 
Weidenborner: 

The board came , giving Spinder a set of queens to eliminate Weidenborner in sixth place.

Gregory Spinder  –  595,000  (40 bb)
James Weidenborner  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,980)

With five players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 588,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,200 each.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 147

Guillermo Reyes limps UTG+1 for 15,000, Paul Balzano moves all in from the cutoff for 130,000, and Reyes thinks for a while before he calls with .

Balzano turns over , and needs it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Reyes spiked a five on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Balzano in seventh place.

Guillermo Reyes  –  555,000  (37 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,060)

With six players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 490,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,980 each.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 147

Gregory Spinder raised under the gun to 45,000, Judy Bielan moved all in from UTG+1 for 155,000, and Spinder called with . Bielan turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Spinder to win the pot and eliminate Bielan in eighth place.

Gregory Spinder  –  510,000  (34 bb)
Judy Bielan  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,380)

With seven players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 420,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,060 each.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 147

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Guillermo Reyes  –  375,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Matt Yorra  –  1,005,000  (67 bb)
Seat 3.  Paul Balzano  –  140,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Gregory Spinder  –  355,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Judy Bielan  –  155,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Emerson Ward  –  485,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  Mike Beasley  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8.  James Weidenborner  –  125,000  (8 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $18,720 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $12,400
3rd:  $9,200
4th:  $6,900
5th:  $5,200
6th:  $3,980
7th:  $3,060
8th:  $2,380

9th:  Jeffrey Himelfarb  –  $1,860

With eight players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 370,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,380 each.

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$300 Quad Stack PLO/NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  165
Prize Pool:  $41,250
July 30, 2025

Event 5 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack PLO/NLH (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 165 entries for a prize pool of $41,250. The final 21 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $500.

Up top for the winner is $10,010.

1st:  $10,010 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,600
3rd:  $4,920
4th:  $3,680
5th:  $2,780
6th:  $2,120
7th:  $1,640
8th:  $1,260
9th-10th:  $1,000
11th-12th:  $720
13th-15th:  $600
16th-21st:  $500

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 147

Paul Balzano raised all in for 46,000 from under the gun and Matt Yorra called in the big blind with , leading Balzano’s .

The board came , giving Balzano a pair of nines to double up.

Paul Balzano  –  110,000  (9 bb)
Matt Yorra  –  950,000  (79 bb)

Shortly thereafter, Guillermo Reyes limped in from the hijack and Balzano raised all in for 82,000 on the button. Judy Bielan reraised all in from the big blind for about 130,000 and Reyes folded.

Balzano: 
Bielan: 

The board ran out , giving Balzano a pair of fives to double through Bielan.

Paul Balzano  –  194,000  (16 bb)
Judy Bielan  –  45,000  (4 bb)

With eight players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 368,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,380.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  437

Flight B of SHRPO Event 2 closed with 437 entries, bringing the total field size to 899 entries through the opening two flights.

Play in Flight B will continue until 55 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to cash, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip Counts Thru Flight A

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 147

Guillermo Reyes got it all in from the button for 127,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Paul Balzano in the big blind.

The board came , and the pocket fives held up for Reyes to win the pot and double up in chips.

Guillermo Reyes  –  269,000  (27 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  51,000  (5 bb)

With eight players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 368,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,380 each.

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $76,440  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 147

Matt Yorra raised to 30,000 from early position, Jeffrey Himelfarb reraised all in for 111,000 on the button, and Yorra thought for a bit before he called.

Yorra: 
Himelfarb: 

The board ran out , no help to Himelfarb, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Matt Yorra  –  1,080,000  (108 bb)
Jeffrey Himelfarb  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,860)

With eight players remaining from a flight of 147 entries, the average chip stack is around 368,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,380.