Championship: Eric Yanovsky Doubles Thru Stephen Song

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 889

Eric Yanovsky

Eric Yanovsky got all in preflop for 405,000 from the big blind holding 7c7h, and Stephen Song had him covered with Ac8h in the hole on the small blind.

The board was dealt Qd9h4cKh9c, and Yanovsky doubled up to survive with a stack worth 875,000. Song was down to 570,000 after the hand.

Eric Yanovsky – 875,000 (35 bb)
Stephen Song – 570,000 (22 bb)

Championship: Cards in the Air

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 889

Cards are in the air for the penultimate day of the championship event at Seminole Hard Rock. Blinds kick off with blinds at 15,000-25,000 with a big blind ante of 25,000, and 46 players are still in the hunt for the trophy. The field is scheduled to play down to the final seven players tonight. Shuffle up and deal!

Championship: Moving Day

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 889

Jake Cody

The 2025 SHRPO Championship drew 889 entries over two starting flights, brought 292 players back for Day 2, and 46 of them pushed forward to Day 3.

They return to the Grand Ballroom at noon and begin playing down to the final table. Levels continue to run for 60 minutes until the three-table redraw with 24 players remaining, then levels increase to 90 minutes. Play is scheduled to continue until only seven players remain and those players will return tomorrow to find our Champ.

WSOP bracelet winner Jake Cody leads a challenging field coming back, one that includes Brian Altman, Justin Zaki, and Brynn Kenney among the leaders.

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts  |  Results

SHRPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $5,300 SHRPO Championship

12PM: Event 52 Day 2 – $3,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

11AM: Event 53 Day 1B – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1-23 levels last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
  • Best bag forward rules
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 55 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 18 players remain
  • Event 55 Structure Sheet

1PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Final table levels last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • Players must be in line by 8:30pm, no exceptions
  • Day 1 will end when nine players
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 57 – $1,100 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 57 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 53 Day 1C – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1-23 levels last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
  • Best bag forward rules
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 58 – $600 Turbo PLO/NLH Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 58 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seats into any SHRPO $25K High Roller
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Event 60 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into SHRPO $10,000 Event 60
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 SHRPO Schedule and Results

Championship: Day 2 Ends With Jake Cody Leading the Remaining 46 Players (by a lot)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 889

Jake Cody

Day 2 came to an end with 46 players remaining from the field of 889 entries. Jake Cody leads the way with 4,900,000 (196 big blinds) and holds an enormous chip lead on the field, with more than double second place.

Cody won the two biggest hands of the tournament in the final level of play tonight, first doubling through Eric Yanovsky, and then eliminating Marius Gierse with a better full house to bag more than a 100-big-blind chip lead.

Here is the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Jake Cody  –  4,900,000  (196 bb)
2.  Brian Altman  –  2,150,000  (86 bb)
3.  Shaun Davis  –  1,985,000  (79 bb)
4.  Eric Kolodny  –  1,975,000  (79 bb)
5.  Justin Zaki  –  1,625,000  (65 bb)
6.  Bryn Kenney  –  1,550,000  (62 bb)

Day 3 Chip Counts
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

With 46 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 965,000 (38 big blinds). Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $648,550 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000
6th:  $138,000
7th:  $106,000
8th:  $82,000
9th-10th:  $65,000
11th-12th:  $57,000
13th-15th:  $49,500
16th-19th:  $43,000
20th-23rd:  $36,500
24th-31st:  $31,000
32nd-39th:  $26,000
40th-46th:  $21,800

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon, and they are scheduled to play down to the final seven players for Tuesday’s live-streamed final table, which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday at 12:00 noon.

Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for our continuing coverage of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

Brian Altman

Championship: Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,311,650  | Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 889

Day 3 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
51ElliottKampenFishersIN1,150,000
52NicholasPalmaBronxNY385,000
53DamasoBenalcazarMiramarFL340,000
54BrianGreenLas VegasNV330,000
55KevinPaustenbachPlantationFL1,435,000
56FredParadisOldsmarFL335,000
58MichaelPawelekCoconut CreekFL145,000
61BlakelyPurvisMontgomeryAL420,000
62JonathanTurnerLas VegasNV885,000
63JeremyWienMount KiscoNY1,130,000
64MylesMullalyRyeNY590,000
65TylerHirschfeldGlen RockNJ565,000
66A.J.KelsallTampaFL575,000
67BrynKenneyHendersonNV1,550,000
68JustinZakiTampaFL1,625,000
71StephenSongWest Palm BchFL840,000
72EricYanovskyBrooklynNY250,000
73ShaunDavisFort LauderdaleFL1,985,000
74AaronKlausmanLas VegasNV555,000
75ArlindaJohnsHaines CityFL910,000
76JustinSwillingPort OrangeFL1,040,000
77MaksimPisarenkoMoscowNV440,000
78ChrisBrewerVistaCA330,000
81JakeCodyNottingham4,900,000
82JosephCurcioFort LauderdaleFL790,000
83ChrisHunichenLas VegasNV1,145,000
84TrungPhamPearlandTX1,280,000
85NathanPittsFt LauderdaleFL465,000
86ThorntonScottGlen CoveNY1,005,000
87AntonSmirnov1,030,000
88XiaoyaoMaBeijng1,010,000
131DaleRoeselChattanoogaTN500,000
132EugeneKatchalovLas VegasNV470,000
133ChristianHarderSeverna ParkMD925,000
134PhilipePizzari PintoMiamiFL695,000
135KaoSaechaoRentonWA1,475,000
136JeremyBeckerTampaFL720,000
137TyrellAtkinsonCape CoralFL1,090,000
138DeanHutchisonTannochside475,000
141EricKolodnySunny Isles BeachFL1,975,000
142JosephKlonowskiCreteIL1,385,000
144IvanStarostinHallandale BeachFL870,000
145BrianAltmanBostonMA2,150,000
146AndjelkoAndrejevic130,000
147BrandonDuvdivaniSunriseFL710,000
148DaniyalGhebaLas VegasNV1,350,000