Alex Anton Wins Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $288,000

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  96
Prize Pool:  $912,000
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 60 Champion Alex Anton

Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 96 generated a prize pool of $912,000, nearly doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Alex Anton, winning outright for $288,000.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AlexAnton$288,000
2NicholasPalma$173,300
3AnatolyNikitin$109,500
4FilippKhavin$71,700
5NitisUdornpim$54,800
6ChrisHunichen$43,200
7TylerHirschfeld$36,500
8BinWeng$32,000
9ConnorRash$29,000
10AdamHendrix$26,500
11RonaldSullivan$24,600
12NazarBuhaiov$22,900

Event 60: Nick Palma – 2nd Place ($173,300)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 96

Nick Palma

Alex Anton raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button and Nick Palma called all in for about 375,000 in the big blind.

Anton:  Td3d
Palma:  As6s

The board ran out AhTh3hJdQc, giving Anton tens and treys  to win Event 60 outright for $288,000. Palma finished runner-up for $173,300.

1st:  Alex Anton  –  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Nick Palma  –  $173,300
3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $109,500
4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Anatoly Nikitin – 3rd Place ($109,500)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 96

Anatoly Nikitin

Alex Anton  –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Nick Palma  –  320,000  (16 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($109,500)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300

3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $109,500
4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Filipp Khavin – 4th Place ($71,700)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 96

Filipp Khavin

Alex Anton raised all in for about 820,000 with his chip-leading stack from the cutoff and Filipp Khavin called all in from the small blind for roughly 200,000.

Anton:  AhTc
Khavin:  ThTs

The board came 7c4c3dAcJh, giving Anton a pair of aces on the turn to eliminate Khavin fourth place.

Alex Anton  –  1,070,000  (54 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  455,000  (23 bb)
Nick Palma  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Filipp Khavin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($71,700)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300
3rd:  $109,500

4th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $71,700
5th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $54,800
6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Nitis Udornpim – 5th Place ($54,800)

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 96

Nitis Udornpim
Nitis Udornpim

Nick Palma raised to 30,000 from the button, Nitis Udornpim reraised all in for 130,000 in the big blind, and Palma called with AhAs, leading Udornpim’s AdTd.

The board ran out 8h3s3d2cKd, no help to Udornpim, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Nick Palma  –  515,000  (34 bb)
Nitis Udornpim  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($54,800)

With four players remaining from the field of 96 entries, the average stack is 480,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $71,700.

Event 60: Final Five Players

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $912,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 96

Seat 1.  Nitis Udornpim  –  145,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  630,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Alex Anton  –  620,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4.  Nick Palma  –  430,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Filipp Khavin  –  95,000  (6 bb)

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300
3rd:  $109,500
4th:  $71,700
5th:  $54,800

6th:  Chris Hunichen  –  $43,200
7th:  Tyler Hirschfeld  –  $36,500
8th:  Bin Weng  –  $32,000
9th:  Connor Rash  –  $29,000
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $26,500
11th:  Ronald Sullivan  –  $24,600
12th:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $22,900

Event 60: Prize Pool and Payouts; $288,000 to the One-Day $10K winner

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 60
$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  96
Prize Pool:  $912,000
August 12, 2025

Event 60 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 96 entries for a prize pool of $912,000 and nearly doubling the guarantee. The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $22,900.

Up top for the winner is $288,000.

1st:  $288,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $173,300
3rd:  $109,500
4th:  $71,700
5th:  $54,800
6th:  $43,200
7th:  $36,500
8th:  $32,000
9th:  $29,000
10th:  $26,500
11th:  $24,600
12th:  $22,900

Event 60: Guarantee Gone

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  58

Darren Elias

It didn’t take too long to get there, the $10,000 Eight-Handed one-day event cruised over its $500,000 before the second break and we have plenty of time to spin it higher.

Some early friends in the field include Darren Elias, Jasper Ma, Nicholas Seward, Noah Schwartz (max relaxed), Chance Kornuth, Nick Palma, Justin Zaki, Kharlin Sued, Daniel Sepiol, Adam Hendrix, and Bin Weng.

Jasper Ma
Nicholas Seward
Noah Schwartz, relaxed and grinding

Event 60: One-Day $10K

$10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Last day of a series means it’s time to throw a big buy-in one-day trophy event. This time around it’s SHRPO Event 60 with a $10,000 buy-in and $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are availble until the start of Level 11 at 6:15 pm.

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 60 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 59 – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 59 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 60 – $10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 60 Structure Sheet

12PM: Final Table – $5,300 SHRPO Championship

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

1PM: Final Table – $3,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 55 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 53 Day 2 – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 61 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 61 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 62 – $1,100 Six-Max PLO (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 62 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 63 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 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 63 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Event 60 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into SHRPO $10,000 Event 60
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 SHRPO Schedule and Results