2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  309
Prize Pool:  $77,250 + $3,500 Championship Seat
November 27, 2025

Event 31 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $300 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, drawing a field of 309 entries for a prize pool of $77,250.

A three-way deal was reached and Matthew Bock was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 31 winner for $13,975 and a $3,500 RRPO Championship Seat.

*denotes three-way deal

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 309

The final three players looked at numbers and agreed a to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Matthew Bock  –  4,195,000  (84 bb)
Tray Johns  –  1,275,000  (26 bb)
Tony Zharnitsky  –  715,000  (14 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts

Matthew Bock  –  $13,975 + $3,500 RRPO Championship Ticket
Tray Johns  –  $10,743
Tony Zharnitsky  –  $9,492

As the chip leader, Matthew Bock was the official Event 31 winner for $13,975 and a $3,500 RRPO Championship ticket.

A recap of Event 31 will be posted later tonight.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 309

Aaron Mederos was all in for about 900,000 in the big blind against Matthew Bock in the cutoff.

Mederos: 
Bock: 

The board ran out , giving Bock a set of treys to eliminate Mederos in fourth place.

Matthew Bock  –  4,195,000  (84 bb)
Aaron Mederos  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($5,900)

With three players remaining from the field of 309 entries, the average stack is about 2,060,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,800 each.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 309

After a series of raises, Matthew Bock was all in for 905,000 from the button with against Robert Mora Rojas in the small blind holding .

The board came , safe for Bock to double up.

A few hands later, Aaron Mederos opened to 80,000 on the button and Bock called in the small blind. Rojas three-bet all in for 285,000 in the big blind, Mederos folded, and Bock called.

Bock: 
Rojas: 

The board came , giving Bock a nine-high straight on the river to eliminate Rojas in fifth place.

Matthew Bock  –  2,300,000  (58 bb)
Roberto Mora Rojas  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($4,420)

With four players remaining from the field of 309 entries, the average stack is about 1,545,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,900.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 309

Shon Shlomo Perez raised all in for 250,000 in the hijack and Roberto Mora Rojas isolated the action in the cutoff with , leading Perez’s .

The board ran out , not enough help to Perez, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Robert Mora Rojas  –  1,240,000  (31 bb)
Shon Shlomo Perez  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,380)

With five players remaining from the field of 309 entries, the average stack is about 1,235,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,420.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 309

Jose Rodriguez raised all in for 715,000 from the button and Tray Johns called in the big blind with , leading Rodriguez’s .

The board came , no help to Rodriguez, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Tray Johns  –  1,985,000  (50 bb)
Jose Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,600)

With six players remaining from the field of 309 entries, the average stack is about 1,030,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,380.

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 309

With seven players remaining from the field of 309 entries, the average stack is about 885,000 (22 big blinds).

Seat 1:  Tony Zharnitsky  –  695,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  Tray Johns  –  1,250,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3:  Aaron Mederos  –  1,480,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  Matthew Bock  –  905,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5:  Shon Shlomo Perez  –  250,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6:  Roberto Mora Rojas  –  990,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7:  Jose Rodriguez  –  715,000  (18 bb)

1st:  $15,810 + $3,500 Seat in the RRPO Championship
2nd:  $10,600
3rd:  $7,800
4th:  $5,900
5th:  $4,420
6th:  $3,380
7th:  $2,600

Recent Eliminations
8th:  Charles Harrison  –  $2,020
9th:  Michelle Ceglarek  –  $1,580

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 309

10th:  Michael Frederick $1,580

11th:  Arthur Azen $1,340
12th:  David Gallo $1,340

13th:  Juan Quiroz Castillo $1,120
14th:  Oricel Diaz $1,120
15th:  Anthony Ruttler $1,120

16th:  Anshu Wang $920
17th:  Michael Dermer $920
18th:  Juan Videla Bologna $920
19th:  Jacques Brutus $920

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
Prize Pool:  $77,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 309

20th:  Mark Rakoff  –  $760
21st:  Jeffrey Silverstein  –  $760
22nd:  Mark Fischer  –  $760
23rd:  Casey Hayes  –  $760

24th:  Warren Carney  –  $600
25th:  Eddie Cohen  –  $600
26th:  Ernest Pozzi  –  $600
27th:  Jimmy Lucifero  –  $600
28th:  Sarah Miguel  –  $600
29th:  Allan Dungo  –  $600
30th:  Alberto Cifuentes  –  $600
31st:  Mark Wahba  –  $600

32nd:  Evan Roth  –  $500
33rd:  Andrew Del Rio  –  $500
34th:  Joseph Shammas  –  $500
35th:  Carl Batista  –  $500
36th:  Mauricio Fischmann  –  $500
37th:  Jahan Sahni  –  $500
38th:  Harrison Ruggiero  –  $500
39th:  Lavern Fross  –  $500

$300 Holiday Deep Stack NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 309

The Money Bubble has just burst with a little under two minutes remaining in Level 16, and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $500 each. As a reminder, here are the payouts:

1st:  $15,810 + $3,500 Seat in the RRPO Championship
2nd:  $10,600
3rd:  $7,800
4th:  $5,900
5th:  $4,420
6th:  $3,380
7th:  $2,600
8th:  $2,020
9th-10th:  $1,580
11th-12th:  $1,340
13th-15th:  $1,120
16th-19th:  $920
20th-23rd:  $760
24th-31st:  $600
32nd-39th:  $500

With 39 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 158,000 (32 big blinds).