Event 17: Next Break with Four Tables Remaining

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 699

David Moreno finished in 42nd place

Platinum Stack players made it through another three levels, at least 36 of them did, and they were sent on a 15-minute break with four tables remaining.

37th: Benjamin Zamani – $4,360
38th: Andrew Stamboulidis – $4,360
39th: Ekrem Bozkurt – $4,360
40th: Kevin Schulz – $3,680
41st: Nathan Pitts – $3,680
42nd: David Moreno – $3,680
43rd: Jose Lopez Fibla – $3,680

Event 17: More Results

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 699

Eugene Katchalov finished in 53rd place

44th: Richard Rice – $3,680
45th: Zachary Fischer – $3,680
46th: Larry Klur – $3,680
47th: Rafael Rodriguez Arango – $3,680
48th: Dor Peleg – $3,100
49th: Eric Siegel – $3,100
50th: Sharon Bachar – $3,100
51st: Thomas Macey – $3,100
52nd: Jeffrey Kenny – $3,100
53rd: Eugene Katchalov – $3,100
54th: Fred Goldberg – $3,100
55th: Kamal Jbirane – $3,100

56th: Bryan Swanson – $2,620
57th: Jack Shea – $2,620
58th: Julian Pineda Lozano – $2,620
59th: Zachary Pea – $2,620
60th: Tal Rothman – $2,620
61st: Michael Amato – $2,620
62nd: Veton Balidemaj – $2,620
63rd: Zyad Qasem – $2,620
64th: Shayne Mogilski – $2,240

Larry Klur finished in 46th place
Richard Rice finished in 44th place
Michael Amato finished in 61st place

Event 17: First Break and Results So Far

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 699

Nadya Magnus finished in 65th place

Platinum stack players took their first break after a short bit of action, keeping to the structure and they’ll play a full two hours before the next one.

65th: Nadya Magnus – $2,240
66th: Alex Anton – $2,240
67th: Glenn Slater – $2,240
68th: Cangir Elcin – $2,240
69th: Matt Yorra – $2,240
70th: Gary Gelman – $2,240
71st: Noris Barcimanto – $2,240
72nd: Jordan Cervone – $2,240
73rd: Rick Kalgstein – $2,240
74th: Elvio Cescato – $2,240
75th: MD Rahman – $2,240
76th: Liran Sharon – $1,940

77th: Luis Cappella – $1,940
78th: Aaron Gao – $1,940
79th: David Sathue – $1,940
80th: Joan Crespi Moragues – $1,940
81st: Alfonso Lozano Arnau – $1,940
82nd: Kevin Greene – $1,940
83rd: Aaron Pinson – $1,940
84th: Patrick Beavers – $1,940
85th: Marc Sacheli – $1,940
86th: Sadany Hevia – $1,940
87th: Danilo Alvarenga – $1,940
88th: Sungwoon Yoo – $1,940
89th: Youssef Bargach – $1,940
90th: Logan Eisner – $1,940

Event 17: Cards in the Air for Day 2

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  90 of 699

Kevin Paustenbach unbags and stacks his starting Day 2 chip lead

The clock hit 1 pm and tournament staff put cards in the air for Day 2 of the $1,100 Platinum stack with 90 players remaining and more than $100K up top for the winner.

They will play through Level 20 before taking their first break and levels are 40 minutes for the rest of the tournament.

Event 17: Day 2 Set to Go

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  90 of 699

Stacks of Poker Chips

The $1,100 RRPO Platinum Stack drew 699 to crush the $300,000 guarantee and 90 players survived their opening flights to return this afternoon at 1 pm to begin playing down to a winner.

Each player is guaranteed at least $1,940 but they are all shooting for that $103,370 top prize.

Top ten returning stacks:

  1. Kevin Paustenbach – 2,455,000 (82 bb)
  2. Maxwell Young – 2,280,000 (76 bb)
  3. Anatoly Nikitin – 2,125,000 (71 bb)
  4. Manuel Amaro Alvarez – 2,110,000 (70 bb)
  5. Imre Papp – 1,950,000 (65 bb)
  6. Larry Klur – 1,920,000 (64 bb)
  7. Fred Goldberg – 1,645,000 (55 bb)
  8. Wo Lin – 1,625,000 (54 bb)
  9. John McDonald – 1,410,000 (47 bb)
  10. David Lee – 1,375,000 (46 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts

Event 17: Prize Pool and Payouts; $103,370 to Platinum Stack Champ

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  699
Prize Pool:  $678,030
November 23 – 25, 2025

Registration closed for the $1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 699 entries, more than doubling the $300,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $678,030.

The last 90 players will return for Day 2 in the money with $1,940 for a min-cash and $103,370 plus the RRPO trophy up top for the Event 17 champ.

1st: $103,370 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $71,000
3rd: $53,000
4th: $39,500
5th: $30,000
6th: $22,800
7th: $17,500
8th: $13,600
9th-10th: $10,700
11th-12th: $9,500
13th-15th: $8,400
16th-19th: $7,300
20th-23rd: $6,200
24th-31st: $5,200
32nd-39th: $4,360
40th-47th: $3,680
48th-55th: $3,100
56th-63rd: $2,620
64th-75th: $2,240
76th-90th: $1,940

RRPO Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 21 Day 1D – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Players may bag and play a subsequent flight. Best stack will move forward; additional bags will be removed and receive minimum payouts
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 23 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 17 Day 2 – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 24 – $600 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 25 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 25 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 21 Day 1E – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Players may bag and play a subsequent flight. Best stack will move forward; additional bags will be removed and receive minimum payouts
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 21 Day 1F – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Players may bag and play a subsequent flight. Best stack will move forward; additional bags will be removed and receive minimum payouts
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 26 – $400 Triple Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

4PM: $400 WPT RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into 2025 WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 RRPO Schedule and Results

Event 17: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  90 of 699

Flight A:  132 Entries;  17 Advanced
Flight B:  218 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight C:  252 Entries;  32 Advanced
Flight D:  97 Entries;  13 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday 1 p.m.

Payout information will be posted before Day 2 begins.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
51YoussefBargachFairfaxVA 280,000
52DavidSathueLevittownNY 275,000
53JackSheaJacksonvilleFL 320,000
54JonathanWangSan FranciscoCA 835,000
55JulianPineda LozanoMedellin 675,000
56RobertLeBeauTampaFL 615,000
57StephenGerberAventuraFL1,365,000
58ImrePappClermontFL1,950,000
59KevinSchulzFort LauderdaleFL685,000
61JohnMcDonaldPhiladelphiaPA1,410,000
62RickKalgsteinSunriseFL775,000
63AnatolyNikitinMoscow 2,125,000
64ZyadQasemPort St LucieFL1,035,000
65JeffreyKennyIron RiverWI 630,000
66DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL 550,000
67TalRothmanWest Palm BeachFL 200,000
68NanMinBaysideNY 1,135,000
69KamelMokhammadHollywoodFL820,000
71EkremBozkurtLas VegasNV 915,000
72GabrielCasalsMiamiFL 390,000
73SharonBacharNorth Miami BeachFL785,000
74LoganEisnerMerrickNY460,000
75MarcSacheliMiamiFL385,000
76SadanyHeviaCoral SpringsFL 300,000
77ManuelAmaro AlvarezLoxahatcheeFL2,110,000
78ZacharyPeayEvansvilleIN 600,000
79SatyaVegiHuttoTX 650,000
81SteveYagudaevGolden BeachFL635,000
82SungwoonYooFairfaxVA 315,000
83MaxwellYoungNorth Palm BeachFL 2,280,000
84LuisCapellaNorth MiamiFL 135,000
85PatrickBeaversGlendaleAZ 300,000
86GlennSlaterCalgaryAB465,000
87LeandroRubinsztainBuenos Aires690,000
88EugeneKatchalovLas VegasNV 985,000
89AgharaziBabayevAntalya 575,000
131AlexanderKorolinskySunriseFL 1,070,000
132AriKatzReisterstownMD850,000
133NadyaMagnusBoca RatonFL485,000
134AlfonsoLozano ArnauChesteMD475,000
135AlexisRiveraSan JuanPR1,005,000
136BenjaminZamaniBoca RatonFL335,000
137ThomasMaceyBoca RatonFL 480,000
138CangirElcinMiamiFL 485,000
139WoLinSan FranciscoCA 1,625,000
141AdrianLipe JerezZaragoza 865,000
142GaryGelmanBrooklynNY 630,000
143Robert-AndreiBurlacuLondon 790,000
144AaronGaoRedmondWA 385,000
145DrewDodgeSpring HillFL1,135,000
146FredGoldbergPlantationFL1,645,000
147MDRahmanPembroke PinesFL650,000
148MitchellTsangSan FranciscoCA220,000
149HaimToorgemanPembroke PinesFL 1,360,000
151DanielKasperMinneolaFL960,000
152ShayneMogilskiNaplesFL530,000
153KevinGreeneTampaFL670,000
154AaronPinsonBaltimoreMD 165,000
155MatthewYorraMiamiFL 830,000
156NorisBarcimantoCoral SpringsFL875,000
157IgorHoldaiyHallandaleFL 570,000
158LawrenceKlurBoynton BeachFL 1,920,000
159EdwardMedoffMargateFL 1,200,000
161JoseLopez FiblaSpain670,000
162PabloValdiviesoJacksonvilleFL450,000
163DavidLeeNew YorkNY 1,375,000
164LiranSharonKiryat MotzkinFL 335,000
165NicolaDavimosBoca RatonFL 1,070,000
166EricSiegelBellmoreNY 700,000
167RichardRiceFt LauderdaleFL990,000
168ElvioCescatoBoca RatonFL575,000
169JoanCrespi MoraguesSanta Margalida350,000
231KevinPaustenbachPlantationFL 2,455,000
232KamalJbiraneVilleneuve Sur Lot 380,000
233StuartTaylorSt Bridlinston 705,000
234DorPelegHollywoodFL295,000
235AriDinovBoca RatonFL 740,000
236VetonBalidemajBronxNY 435,000
237RafaelRodriguez ArangoMedellin1,040,000
238JamesSalmon IiiPlantationFL 1,010,000
239BryanSwansonBrentwoodTN235,000
241DaniloAlvarengaParklandFL145,000
242ZacharyFischerEast NorthportNY 570,000
243NathanPittsFt LauderdaleFL 385,000
244DavidMorenoHallandaleFL680,000
245AndrewStamboulidisRockville CentreNY610,000
246MosheRefaelovitzNew YorkNY535,000
247AnibalPabonHomesteadFL755,000
248MichaelAmatoBoca RatonFL840,000
249AlexAntonMiamiFL 1,075,000

Event 17: Day 2 Chip Counts

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  90 of 699

Flight A:  132 Entries;  17 Advanced
Flight B:  218 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight C:  252 Entries;  32 Advanced
Flight D:  97 Entries;  13 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday 1 p.m.

Payout information will be posted before Day 2 begins.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1KevinPaustenbachPlantationFL 2,455,000
2MaxwellYoungNorth Palm BeachFL 2,280,000
3AnatolyNikitinMoscow 2,125,000
4ManuelAmaro AlvarezLoxahatcheeFL2,110,000
5ImrePappClermontFL1,950,000
6LawrenceKlurBoynton BeachFL 1,920,000
7FredGoldbergPlantationFL1,645,000
8WoLinSan FranciscoCA 1,625,000
9JohnMcDonaldPhiladelphiaPA1,410,000
10DavidLeeNew YorkNY 1,375,000
11StephenGerberAventuraFL1,365,000
12HaimToorgemanPembroke PinesFL 1,360,000
13EdwardMedoffMargateFL 1,200,000
14NanMinBaysideNY 1,135,000
15DrewDodgeSpring HillFL1,135,000
16AlexAntonMiamiFL 1,075,000
17AlexanderKorolinskySunriseFL 1,070,000
18NicolaDavimosBoca RatonFL 1,070,000
19RafaelRodriguez ArangoMedellin1,040,000
20ZyadQasemPort St LucieFL1,035,000
21JamesSalmon IiiPlantationFL 1,010,000
22AlexisRiveraSan JuanPR1,005,000
23RichardRiceFt LauderdaleFL990,000
24EugeneKatchalovLas VegasNV 985,000
25DanielKasperMinneolaFL960,000
26EkremBozkurtLas VegasNV 915,000
27NorisBarcimantoCoral SpringsFL875,000
28AdrianLipe JerezZaragoza 865,000
29AriKatzReisterstownMD850,000
30MichaelAmatoBoca RatonFL840,000
31JonathanWangSan FranciscoCA 835,000
32MatthewYorraMiamiFL 830,000
33KamelMokhammadHollywoodFL820,000
34Robert-AndreiBurlacuLondon 790,000
35SharonBacharNorth Miami BeachFL785,000
36RickKalgsteinSunriseFL775,000
37AnibalPabonHomesteadFL755,000
38AriDinovBoca RatonFL 740,000
39StuartTaylorSt Bridlinston 705,000
40EricSiegelBellmoreNY 700,000
41LeandroRubinsztainBuenos Aires690,000
42KevinSchulzFort LauderdaleFL685,000
43DavidMorenoHallandaleFL680,000
44JulianPineda LozanoMedellin 675,000
45KevinGreeneTampaFL670,000
46JoseLopez FiblaSpain670,000
47SatyaVegiHuttoTX 650,000
48MDRahmanPembroke PinesFL650,000
49SteveYagudaevGolden BeachFL635,000
50JeffreyKennyIron RiverWI 630,000
51GaryGelmanBrooklynNY 630,000
52RobertLeBeauTampaFL 615,000
53AndrewStamboulidisRockville CentreNY610,000
54ZacharyPeayEvansvilleIN 600,000
55AgharaziBabayevAntalya 575,000
56ElvioCescatoBoca RatonFL575,000
57IgorHoldaiyHallandaleFL 570,000
58ZacharyFischerEast NorthportNY 570,000
59DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL 550,000
60MosheRefaelovitzNew YorkNY535,000
61ShayneMogilskiNaplesFL530,000
62NadyaMagnusBoca RatonFL485,000
63CangirElcinMiamiFL 485,000
64ThomasMaceyBoca RatonFL 480,000
65AlfonsoLozano ArnauChesteMD475,000
66GlennSlaterCalgaryAB465,000
67LoganEisnerMerrickNY460,000
68PabloValdiviesoJacksonvilleFL450,000
69VetonBalidemajBronxNY 435,000
70GabrielCasalsMiamiFL 390,000
71MarcSacheliMiamiFL385,000
72AaronGaoRedmondWA 385,000
73NathanPittsFt LauderdaleFL 385,000
74KamalJbiraneVilleneuve Sur Lot 380,000
75JoanCrespi MoraguesSanta Margalida350,000
76BenjaminZamaniBoca RatonFL335,000
77LiranSharonKiryat MotzkinFL 335,000
78JackSheaJacksonvilleFL 320,000
79SungwoonYooFairfaxVA 315,000
80SadanyHeviaCoral SpringsFL 300,000
81PatrickBeaversGlendaleAZ 300,000
82DorPelegHollywoodFL295,000
83YoussefBargachFairfaxVA 280,000
84DavidSathueLevittownNY 275,000
85BryanSwansonBrentwoodTN235,000
86MitchellTsangSan FranciscoCA220,000
87TalRothmanWest Palm BeachFL 200,000
88AaronPinsonBaltimoreMD 165,000
89DaniloAlvarengaParklandFL145,000
90LuisCapellaNorth MiamiFL 135,000

Event 17 Flight B: More Platinum

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  300/500 with a 500 ante

Flight B of RRPO Event 17 starts at 10 am and we’re looking for big Monday morning action. This is a Platinum Stack tournament with a $1,100 buy-in, a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool and tons of play built in.

They’ll sit with 100,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 4:45 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return for Day 2 on Tuesday at 1 pm.

  • $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 13 (4:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 17 Structure Sheet