Thomas Puccio Wins Event 19 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Heads-Up Deal for $13,490

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  122
Prize Pool:  $51,240
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,200
November 24, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 19 Champion Thomas Puccio

Event 19 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 122 entries generated a prize pool of $51,240, with an additional $12,200 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up deal was made at the final table and Thomas Puccio was the chip leader, making him the official Event 19 winner for $13,490.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ThomasPuccio$13,490*
2PhilipRigby$10,230*
3BillyLemaster$5,515
4JudithBielan$3,500
5EricSiegel$2,700
6KevinBlewitt$2,210
7MelissaDoucette Trader$1,920
8HarveyFreedman$1,700
9JamesBaker Jr.$1,485
10JeffreyGranowsky$1,310
11LesterTrimino$1,310
12MikeBeasley$1,310
13MichaelValore$1,140
14EdwinSpencer$1,140
15SolangeLucas$1,140
16NeilTramer$1,140

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 19: Prize Pool and Payouts; $14,490 to the Seniors Bounty Champ

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  122
Prize Pool:  $51,240
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,200
November 24, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 122 entries, creating a prize pool worth $51,240 and another $12,200 in the bounty prize pool.

The last 16 spots will be paid with $1,140 for a min-cash and $14,490 up top for the next Seniors Champ.

1st: $14,490 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $9,230
3rd: $5,515
4th: $3,500
5th: $2,700
6th: $2,210
7th: $1,920
8th: $1,700
9th: $1,485
10th-12th: $1,310
13th-16th: $1,140

Event 19: Senior Bounties

$600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second and final Seniors event on the RRPO schedule gets underway at 10 am. This time around the $600 buy-in is the same as earlier but we’ve added the action-inducing $100 bounties to the mix.

Fun times to be had all day.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 6 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 17 Day 1B – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $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

10AM: Event 19 – $600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 21 Day 1A – $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

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 20 – $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice (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 20 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 21 Day 1B – $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

4PM: Event 17 Day 1C – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $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 (10:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 17 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 21 Day 1C – $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 17 Turbo – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 20 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 13 (12:45am)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 17 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 22 – $400 Double Board Bomb Pot Turbo PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 22 Structure Sheet

2025 RRPO Schedule and Results