2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  232
Prize Pool:  $626,400
August 10-12, 2025

Event 52 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the Big 4 $3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 232 entries for a prize pool of $626,400.

A heads-up deal took place and Landon Tice was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 52 winner for $124,023.

The triumph marked Tice’s second SHRP major series victory, having won the closing $10K one-day event last year at the 2024 SHRPO.

*denotes heads-up deal

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 232

Before heads-up play began in Event 52, Landon Tice and Frank Brannan agreed to a deal.

Here were the chip counts at the time:

Landon Tice  –  3,935,000  (157 bb)
Frank Brannan  –  1,865,000  (75 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Landon Tice  –  $124,023
Frank Brannan  –  $107,177

As the chip leader, Landon Tice is the official winner of the Big 4 $3K Event 52 for $124,023. Frank Brannan finished runner-up for $107,177.

A recap of Event 52 will be posted later tonight.

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 232

After a series of raises, Kevin Schulz was all in for 730,000 from the button with against Landon Tice in the big blind holding .

The board ran out , no help to Schulz, ending his tournament in third place.

Landon Tice  –  3,935,000  (157 bb)
Frank Brannan  –  1,865,000  (75 bb)
Kevin Schulz  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($68,000)

1st:  $139,200 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $92,000

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 232

Landon Tice raised to 50,000 from the cutoff, Paul Zappulla reraised all in for 400,000 on the button, and Tice called.

Tice: 
Zappulla: 

The board ran out , giving Tice trip aces to eliminate Zappulla in fourth place.

Landon Tice  –  3,250,000  (130 bb)
Frank Brannan  –  1,900,000  (76 bb)
Kevin Schulz  –  655,000  (26 bb)
Paul Zappulla  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($51,000)

With three players remaining from the field of 232 entries, the average stack is about 1,935,000 (77 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $68,000.

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 232

On the turn of an board, Vitalijs Zavorotnijs checked from the big blind and Paul Zappulla bet 65,000 from under the gun. Zavorotnijs called.

The river was the , Zavorotnijs checked, Zappulla went all in for 195,000, and Zavorotnijs called with for a set of fours.

Zappulla, however, tabled for a set of queens to double up.

Down to 60,000, Zavorotnijs busted two hands later in fifth place.

Paul Zappulla  –  695,000  (28 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($38,500)

With four players remaining from the field of 232 entries, the average stack is about 1,450,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $51,000.

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 232

Brock Wilson raised all in for 225,000 from the hijack and Frank Brannan called on the button with , leading Wilson’s .

The board came , no help to Wilson, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Frank Brannan  –  1,960,000  (78 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($29,500)

With five players remaining from the field of 232 entries, the average stack is about 1,160,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $38,500.

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 232

Seat 1.  Paul Zappulla  –  540,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2.  Brock Wilson  –  340,000  (14 bb)
Seat 3.  Kevin Schulz  –  790,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  Frank Brannan  –  1,550,000  (62 bb)
Seat 5.  Landon Tice  –  2,025,000  (81 bb)
Seat 6.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  560,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $139,200 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $92,000
3rd:  $68,000
4th:  $51,000
5th:  $38,500
6th:  $29,500

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 232

Brock Wilson raised to 40,000 from the the cutoff and Harry Cullen called in the big blind.

The flop was , Cullen moved all in for about 225,000, and Wilson called with a slightly bigger stack.

Wilson: 
Cullen: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Wilson a flush to eliminate Cullen in seventh place.

Brock Wilson  –  540,000  (27 bb)
Harry Cullen  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($22,700)

With six players remaining from the field of 232 entries, the average stack is about 965,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $29,500.

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 232

Landon Tice raised to 40,000 in middle position, Justin Fawcett reraised all in for 185,000 in the big blind, and Tice called.

Tice: 
Fawcett: 

The board came , giving Tice a pair of queens to eliminate Fawcett.

Landon Tice  –  1,515,000  (76 bb)
Justin Fawcett  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($17,600)

With seven players remaining from the field of 232 entries, the average stack is about 830,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $22,700.

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $626,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 232

Justin Fawcett raised to 50,000 from the hijack, Harry Cullen reraised all in for 170,000 on the button, and Fawcett called with . Cullen was ahead with .

The board came , safe for Cullen to double up.

Harry Cullen  –  390,000  (20 bb)
Justin Fawcett  –  210,000  (11 bb)

With eight players remaining from the field of 232 entries, the average stack is about 725,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $17,600.