Championship: Rob Wazwaz – 8th Place ($76,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,224

Rob Wazwaz (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

Rob Wazwaz open-shipped for 1,875,000 from middle position and it folded around to Kevin Nee on the button. He called and the blinds folded.

Wazwaz: 8h8c
Nee: 9s9d

Wazwaz was in a lot of trouble with the smaller pair and nothing on the AhJd4sJs5s board gave him any help.

Kevin Nee – 10,675,000  (85 bb)
Rob Wazwaz – Eliminated in 8th Place ($76,000)

Championship: Shane Santacroce – 9th Place ($59,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,224

Shane Santacroce (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

Hyndi Khomutetsky opened to 300,000 from the hijack, and Shane Santacroce three-bet to 750,000 from the cutoff. Khomutetsky moved all in, and Santacroce called at risk for 3,425,000.

Santacroce: 9s9h
Khomutetsky: AcKc

Another big race for Santacroce, and he needed his nines to hold to stick around. Khomutetsky took the lead when she paired her king on the Ks7h6s flop. The Jd turn and Ad river finished the board, and Santacroce was the ninth-place finisher.

Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  10,875,000  (73 bb)
Shane Santacroce  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($59,000)

Boris Kolev Wins RRPO $25K High Roller for Second Win in Two Days

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  51
Prize Pool:  $1,259,700
December 1-2, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open High Roller Champion Boris Kolev

The 2025 RRPO $25K High Roller was the biggest buy-in tournament on the schedule, and it drew 51 entries, pushing the $1,000,000 guarantee to a prize pool of $1,259,700. As expected, it was a talented final table, and Boris Kolev took the title for $465,900 after defeating Max Neugebauer.

It was a great two days for Kolev; he won the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em event yesterday afternoon, then entered the High Roller and won it today, going back-to-back in the two biggest buy-in events on the schedule.

Congrats Boris!

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BorisKolev$465,900
2MaxNeugebauer$277,200
3BrandonWilson$170,100
4DavidColeman$119,700
5JustinLiberto$94,500
6BrockWilson$75,600
7ThomasBoivin$56,700

Championship: Nenad Medic Doubles Through Shane Santacroce

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,224

Nenad Medic (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

Anthony Merlo opened to 325,000 from the cutoff and Shane Santacroce three-bet to 1,075,000 from the big blind. Nenad Medic cold four-bet to 2,675,000 from the big blind and Merlo folded.

Santacrose put in a fifth bet for all of his chips and Medic called at risk for 6,650,000 total.

Medic: JhJc
Santacroce: AcKd

A huge flip at the final table and Medic needed his jacks to hold to double. The board ran clean TsTc7c4d2h and he took the huge pot.

Nenad Medic – 13,475,000 (90 bb)
Shane Santacroce – 1,450,000 (10 bb)

Event 50: Prize Pool and Payouts; $143,900 Up Top

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  121
Prize Pool:  $568,700
December 2, 2025

Registration closed for the big one-day $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 121 entries, more than doubling the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $568,700. The last 16 players will make the money with $9,400 for a min-cash and $143,900 up top for the Event 50 champ.

1st: $143,900 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $96,000
3rd: $72,000
4th: $54,000
5th: $40,500
6th: $31,000
7th: $23,700
8th: $18,400
9th-10th: $14,500
11th-12th: $11,300
13th-16th: $9,400

Event 44: Jhordy Sanchez ($28,440) Defeats Jonathan Wang ($19,000) for the Title

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $108,640  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante

Jhordy Sanchez

After a long tough heads-up battle, Jhordy Sanchez defeated Jonathan Wang heads-up for the $1,100 Triple Stack title.

Wang picked up $19,000 as the runner-up while Sanchez earned $28,440 plus the RRPO trophy for the win.

1st: Jhordy Sanchez – $28,440 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: Jonathan Wang – $19,000

Jonathan Wang

Championship: Final Table Lineup and Counts

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,224

2025 RRPO Event #32 $3,500 WPT Championship

Seat 1.  Kevin Nee  –  11,425,000  (91 bb)
Seat 2.  Chad Eveslage  –  8,075,000  (65 bb)
Seat 3.  Aram Zobian  –  7,225,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Rob Wazwaz  –  2,525,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5.  Anthony Merlo  –  4,800,000  (38 bb)
Seat 6.  Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  7,500,000  (60 bb)
Seat 7.  Shane Santacroce  –  7,900,000  (63 bb)
Seat 8.  Nenad Medic  –  5,175,000  (41 bb)
Seat 9.  Joel Gola  –  6,650,000  (53 bb)

1st:  $605,100 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $166,000
6th:  $127,000
7th:  $98,000
8th:  $76,000
9th:  $59,000

10th:  Jason Hickey  –  $59,000
11th:  Frank Lagodich  –  $49,000
12th:  William Slepcevich  –  $49,000
13th:  Matthew Peng  –  $40,500
14th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $40,500
15th:  Jackob Datashvili  –  $40,500
16th:  Thien Nguyen  –  $33,500

Championship: Jason Hickey Eliminated in 10th Place by Joel Gola

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,224

Jason Hickey (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

Jason Hickey was short-stacked at the outer table, moved all in and Joel Gola put him at risk from the big blind.

Hickey: Ac4c
Gola: JhJs

Hickey found a suited ace but was in a lot of trouble against the jacks, the QhJd5s flop left his drawing thin against Gola’s set. He picked up a small wheel draw on the 3s turn was eliminated after the 7c river.

Joel Gola  –  6,650,000  (53 bb)
Jason Hickey – Eliminated in 10th Place ($59,000)

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats at the feature table. Play will continue until the reach the official final table of six.

Event 52: Closing Event

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We put 52 trophy events on the RRPO schedule and Event 52 gets underway at 5 pm to close out the series. It is a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament and we are adding a $3,500 2026 WPT LHPO Championship seat to first place.

They’ll start with huge 40K stack and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 8:30 pm.

  • $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 52 Structure Sheet

Event 49: Prize Pool and Payouts; $9,495 to Event 49 Champ

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$400 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  98
Prize Pool:  $32,340
December 2, 2025

Registration closed for the $400 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 98 entries, creating a prize pool worth $32,340. The last 13 spots will be paid with $745 for a min-cash and $9,495 for the Event 49 champ.

1st: $9,495 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $6,200
3rd: $4,100
4th: $2,805
5th: $1,995
6th: $1,470
7th-8th: $1,125
9th-10th: $895
11th-13th: $745