2025 SHRPO Live Updates

Sebastian Espinoza Wins Slater Scoops Quad Stack to Open SHRPO Series!

July 30, 2025 @ 10:23AM by AlCantHang

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$250 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 519
Prize Pool: $108,990
July 29, 2025

Sebastian Espinoza, 2025 SHRPO Event 1 Champ

We kicked off the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open with a special tournament, a $250 Slater Scoops Quad Stack with our friend Andy Slater. The one-day tournament drew 519 entries, doubling the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $108,990, and Sebastian Espinoza walked away with the first trophy of the series along with $11,355 in an eight-way deal.

In addition to the cash and hardware, Espinoza also won a seat in our $5,300 buy-in $3,000,000 guaranteed SHRPO Championship.

A huge record-setting turnout for this event; the biggest field for a single-day tournament in our Poker Room’s very long history, topping the 468 entries from a $150 Big Stack in 2024.

Thank you to everyone for the great kickoff!

Place	First Name	Last Name	Payout
1	Sebastian	Espinoza	$11,355 *
2	Michael	Eddy	$9,208 *
3	Joseph	Petrolino	$8,578 *
4	Mitchell	Ellis	$8,079 *
5	Murray	Greene	$7,834 *
6	Carl	Batista	$7,750 *
7	Michael	Alcantara	$7,359 *
8	Luis	Patino	$4,867 *
9	John	Maddox	$1,960
10	Youssef	Bargach	$1,960
11	Dwayne	Barclay	$1,640
12	Liam	Draycott	$1,640
13	Alexander	Torres	$1,360
14	Francis	Chaviano	$1,360
15	Ronnie	Elkhatib	$1,360
16	Keld	Curtis	$1,140
17	Yevgeniy	Kluyenko	$1,140
18	Laurence	Cumisky Jr.	$1,140
19	Eliezer	Gonzalez	$1,140
20	Allan	Bieler	$940
21	Gabriel	Hegerstrom	$940
22	Anthony	Decker	$940
23	David	Rivera	$940
24	Patrick	Evangelista	$800
25	Patrick	Biancone	$800
26	Damel	Hcchman	$800
27	Marcelo	Aparecido	$800
28	Alain	Rodriguez	$800
29	Emiliano	Guido	$800
30	Justin	Guzman	$800
31	London	Lawrence	$800
32	Gregory	Abell	$680
33	Donald	Youngman	$680
34	Luis	Ramos	$680
35	Omar	Sader	$680
36	Andrew	Orozco	$680
37	Julio	Ruiz	$680
38	Michelle	Coppola	$680
39	David	Shmuel	$680
40	Daniel	Dorf	$560
41	Christian	McClary	$560
42	Christopher	Yettke	$560
43	Junior	Antoine	$560
44	Travis	Gentile	$560
45	Joseph	Peltier	$560
46	Israt	Zahan	$560
47	Henrique	Sevilhano	$560
48	Richard	Shtrax	$480
49	Joel	Reagan	$480
50	Thomas	Berryman	$480
51	Steven	Berman	$480
52	Huimin	Xing	$480
53	Juan	Mubarak	$480
54	Rafael	Lima	$480
55	Richard	Fleming	$480
56	Baolong	Nguyen	$420
57	Tony	Burns	$420
58	Ory	Hen	$420
59	Erik	Dominguez	$420
60	David	Singh	$420
61	Paul	Lacroix	$420
62	Kyle	Lazzaro	$420
63	Manny	Tarich	$420
64	Andrew	Yurchak	$420
65	Jennifer	Aguilar	$420

2025 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 1: Slater Scoops Kickoff

July 29, 2025 @ 3:45PM by AlCantHang

$250 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

We are kicking off the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open with a special tournament at 4 pm. Event 1 is a $250 Slater Scoops Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament, running in the Poker Room, with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and we are adding a $5,300 SHRPO Championship seat to first place.

Players sit with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 12 at 8:10 pm.

Come on out, have a great time, and maybe get that first SHRPO Championship seat!

$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
$5,300 SHRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
Players begin with 40,000 in chips
Levels last 20 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:10pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Event 1 Structure Sheet

2025 SHRPO Live Updates

SHRPO Day 1 Schedule

July 29, 2025 @ 8:00AM by AlCantHang

Primary Event Schedule

4PM: Event 1 – $250 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
$5,300 SHRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
Players begin with 40,000 in chips
Levels last 20 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:10pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

Ten $1,200 packages guaranteed; includes seat $400 Event 2 plus $800 in cash
Players begin with 10,000 in chips
Levels last 15 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
Structure Sheet

2025 SHRPO Schedule and Results

2025 Deep Stack Series

Alejandro Amador Wins DSPS Event 1 Outright for $36,010

May 19, 2025 @ 5:35PM by AlCantHang

2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 693
Prize Pool: $228,690
May 15 – 19, 2025

Alejandro Amador, 2025 DSPS Event 1 champ

The 2025 May Deep Stack Poker Series kicked off with a big $400 buy-in tournament that featured three starting flights, long blind levels, and late registration until the start of Day 2. After a tough final table, Alejandro Amador took the top spot outright for $36,010.

The tournament drew 677 entries over the three starting flights, plus another 16 late reg players to put the combined total at 693. Our players more than doubled the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $228,690.

The last 87 players made the money, and the pace of play was faster than expected, with 60—and 90-minute levels, until they hit the last two tables.

Then everything slowed down with big money coming up.

The last seven players bagged their chips at the end of Day 2 and returned, with Steve “Cuz” Buckner leading the way. Also in the mix were our all-time wins leader, Raminder Singh, and the former champ of this tournament, Carlos Bermudez.

Felipe Luyanda took over early after knocking out Bermudez and Richard Saunders, and Buckner dropped when he lost a big hand with tens versus the queens of Joseph Hernon.

Luyanda eliminated Hernon, Amador sent out Buckner, and the two were evenly matched for heads-up play. On the final hand, Amador turned trip sevens against Luyanda’s queens to take the pot, the title, and the trophy.

Congrats Alejandro!

Results:

Place	First Name	Last Name	Amount
1	Alejandro	Amador	$36,010
2	Felipe	Luyanda	$24,000
3	Steven	Buckner Jr	$17,800
4	Joseph	Hernon	$13,300
5	Raminder	Singh	$10,100
6	Richard	Saunders	$7,700
7	Carlos	Bermudez	$5,900
8	Kalyan	Chivukula	$4,600
9	Brandon	Schwartz	$3,600
10	Ray	Nalbandian	$3,600
11	Carlos	Torres	$3,220
12	Paul	Domb	$3,220
13	John	Maddox	$2,840
14	David	Rivera	$2,840
15	John	O'Connor	$2,840
16	Jeffrey	Rolland	$2,460
17	Al	Norman	$2,460
18	Richard	Leger	$2,460
19	Solange	Lucas	$2,460
20	James	Guidi	$2,100
21	Fred	Dabus	$2,100
22	Dylan	Weiss	$2,100
23	Roni	Zelichonok	$2,100
24	Nicolas	Kerry	$1,780
25	Nicholas	Sweat	$1,780
26	Alexander	Morgovsky	$1,780
27	Steven	Cardarelli	$1,780
28	Richard	Rice	$1,780
29	Alejandro	Rosales	$1,780
30	Adi	Amit	$1,780
31	Michael	Newman	$1,780
32	Jeff	Levine	$1,480
33	Shravan	Kulshrestha	$1,480
34	David	Madrigal	$1,480
35	Peter	Fellows	$1,480
36	Lisa	Teebagy	$1,480
37	Ronel	Juan	$1,480
38	Robert	Klein	$1,480
39	Christopher	Liranzo	$1,480
40	Cory	Rock	$1,260
41	Eric	Kolodny	$1,260
42	Jean	Laurent	$1,260
43	Charlemagne	Benjamin	$1,260
44	Yury	Parad	$1,260
45	Jeff	Flatt	$1,260
46	Trent	Smith	$1,260
47	Robert	Kessler	$1,260
48	Bassel	Eissa	$1,060
49	Sean	Shah	$1,060
50	Santana	Noronha	$1,060
51	Aaron	Johnson	$1,060
52	Ariel	Rosello	$1,060
53	Jalaql	Farooq	$1,060
54	Guy	Naimi	$1,060
55	Karen	Cleveland	$1,060
56	Larry	Rubenstein	$900
57	Nancy	Birnbaum	$900
58	Brian	Barros Vazquez	$900
59	Anastasija	Zavorotnaja	$900
60	Logan	Eisner	$900
61	Sean	Phillippi	$900
62	Alex	Guzman	$900
63	Jair	Fajardo Suarez	$900
64	Dean	Sultan	$760
65	TK	Miles	$760
66	Roberto	Bendeck	$760
67	Misael	Iadisernia	$760
68	Alexander	Stewart	$760
69	Steven	Bennett	$760
70	David	Nathaniel	$760
71	Jose	Chapui	$760
72	Jill	Fiorentino	$760
73	Stephen	Ibrahim	$760
74	Lyle	Diamond	$760
75	Kyle	Lazzaro	$760
76	Yuriy	Kozinskiy	$660
77	Guillermo	Hamilton	$660
78	Kevin	Chan	$660
79	Craig	Bagon	$660
80	Thien	Nguyen	$660
81	Alex	Tsiareshka	$660
82	Eldo	Rodriguez	$660
83	Jacquelyn	Scott	$660
84	Joseph	Gotlieb	$660
85	Ory	Hen	$660
86	Gino	Rendel	$660
87	Sergio	Giha	$660

2025 Deep Stack Series

Event 1: Alejandro Amador ($36,010) Defeats Felipe Luyanda ($24,000) for the Win

May 19, 2025 @ 5:11PM by AlCantHang

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $228,690 | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante

Alejandro Amador opened to 300,000, Felipe Luyanda raised to 600,000 and Amador called.

The flop was , Luyanda checked, Amador bet 400,000 and Luyanda check-raised to 1,000,000. Amador called and the turn was . Luyanda moved all in and Amador quickly called with a similar stack.

Amador:
Luyanda:

Amador made trip sevens on the turn versus Luyanda’s queens and the river locked up the hand.

Amador was holding 9,100,000 and was ahead of Luyanda’s stack of 8,475,000. Amador locked up $36,010 his first trophy along with his biggest career cash.

1st: Alejandro Amador – $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: Felipe Luyanda – $24,000

2025 Deep Stack Series

Event 1: Alejandro Amador Pulls Ahead

May 19, 2025 @ 4:54PM by AlCantHang

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $228,690 | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 693

Without any big pots, Alejandro Amador chipped away at Felipe Luyanda’s lead and now holds a small advantage.

But there’s still plenty of chips in play to make this a long battle.

Alejandro Amador – 10,575,000 (106 bb)
Felipe Luyanda – 10,225,000 (102 bb)

1st: $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $24,000

2025 Deep Stack Series

Event 1: Steve Buckner – 3rd Place ($17,800)

May 19, 2025 @ 4:34PM by AlCantHang

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $228,690 | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 693

Steve Buckner open-ripped for his last 875,000 and Alejandro Amador quickly called.

Amador:
Buckner:

“Nice hand Cuz,” Buckner told Amador.

Buckner had a lot of problems with the smaller ace and it got worse when Amadar paired his queen on the flop. The turn left Buckner drawing dead to the river and third place.

Alejandro Amador – 8,700,000 (87 bb)
Felipe Luyanda – 12,100,000 (121 bb)
Steve Buckner – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($17,800)

2025 Deep Stack Series

Event 1: Joseph Hernon – 4th Place ($13,300)

May 19, 2025 @ 4:28PM by AlCantHang

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $228,690 | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 693

Felipe Luyanda limped his button, Steve Buckner completed his small blind, Joseph Hernon checked from the big, and the flop was .

Buckner checked, Hernon bet 100,000 and only Luyanda stuck around. The turn was , Hernon moved all in for 1,825,000 and Luyanda called.

Luyanda:
Hernon:

Hernon was ahead with two pair kings and sixes versus Luyanda’s pair of nines and heart draw. Luyanda called for a heart but got the river instead for trip nines.

Felipe Luyanda – 12,100,000 (121 bb)
Joseph Hernon – Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,300)

2025 Deep Stack Series

Event 1: Counts on Break

May 19, 2025 @ 4:11PM by AlCantHang

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $228,690 | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 693

Seat 2: Steve Buckner – 1,325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Hernon – 2,175,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Alejandro Amador – 7,025,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Felipe Luyanda – 10,275,000 (103 bb)

1st: $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $24,000
3rd: $17,800
4th: $13,300

2025 Deep Stack Series

Event 1: Steve Buckner Doubles Through Joseph Hernon

May 19, 2025 @ 3:32PM by AlCantHang

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $228,690 | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 693

Steve Buckner open-shipped for 975,000 first to act, Joseph Hernon called on the button, and the blinds folded.

Buckner:
Hernon:

Buckner needed to improve to double and took the lead when he paired his queen on the flop. He faded a bad beat on the turn and river to set off his normal, typical, room-booming celebration.

Steve Buckner – 2,150,000 (29 bb)
Joseph Hernon – 3,800,000 (51 bb)