$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $31,930  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 62

During Limit Hold’em, after a flop of , Donny Rubinstein bet 15,000 from the small blind. Mike Soroka called from the big blind, and Elias Nassif raised from the hijack to 30,000. Rubinstein reraised to 45,000, Soroka called, and Nassif folded.

The turn card was the , Rubinstein bet 30,000, Soroka raised to 60,000, and Rubinstein moved all in for roughly 65,000.

Soroka called with for a seven-high straight, and Rubinstein turned over for a set of fives. Rubinstein needed the board to pair to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Soroka won the pot with his straight to eliminate Rubinstein in sixth place.

Mike Soroka  –  600,000  (20 BB)
Donny Rubinstein  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,755)

With five players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 310,000 (10 Big Bets).

$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $31,930  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 62

During Limit Hold’em, Mike Soroka raised from the hijack to 30,000, and A.J. Kelsall moved all in from the cutoff for 32,000. Elias Nassif called from the button, and Soroka called.

There was 119,000 in the main pot, and any further betting would create a side pot.

The flop came , Soroka checked, Nassif bet 15,000, and Soroka called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , and they checked again. All three players showed their cards.

Elias Nassif:    (pair of nines)
Mike Soroka:    (Pair of eights)
A.J. Kelsall:    (pair of jacks)

Kelsall won the pot with a pair of jacks to triple up in chips.

A.J. Kelsall  –  119,000  (4 BB)
Elias Nassif  –  515,000  (17 BB)
Mike Soroka  –  465,000  (16 BB)

The next hand, Kelsall and Soroka put in 45,000 each to see a flop of . Soroka checked, Kelsall bet 15,000, and Soroka folded. Kelsall took the pot to continue his comeback from being down to 32K.

A.J. Kelsall  –  142,000  (5 BB)
Mike Soroka  –  420,000  (14 BB)

With six players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 258,000 (11 Big Bets).

$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $31,930  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 62

During Razz, John Capitano folded his first three hands, and was down to his last 10K. He put 3,000 in for the ante, and then he was dealt a and forced to put in the bring-in.

Donny Rubinstein raised to 12,000 with a , and everyone else folded. Capitano called all in for 7,000, and they turned over their cards.

Donny Rubinstein:  ()  
John Capitano:  ()  

And this is how their boards ran out:

Donny Rubinstein:  ()    ()
John Capitano:  ()    ()

On sixth street, Capitano was still drawing live with a K-Q-7 low against Rubinstein’s Q-10-7 low.

Rubinstein turned over his final card first, and when it gave him trip aces, Capitano had a shot at the double up. But his last card gave him trip sevens, leaving him with a K-Q low. Rubinstein won the pot with his Q-10 to eliminate Capitano in seventh place.

Donny Rubinstein  –  365,000  (15 BB)
John Capitano  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,435)

With six players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 258,000 (11 Big Bets).

$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $31,930  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 62

After the elimination of Ziya Rahim in eighth place, the final seven players had a redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Justin Turner  –  96,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2.  Joseph Olivieri  –  247,000  (12 BB)
Seat 3.  Donny Rubinstein  –  348,000  (17 BB)
Seat 4.  Mike Soroka  –  372,000  (19 BB)
Seat 5.  A.J. Kelsall  –  223,000  (11 BB)
Seat 6.  John Capitano  –  42,000  (2 BB)
Seat 7.  Elias Nassif  –  222,000  (11 BB)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $11,495 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,755
3rd:  $4,230
4th:  $2,875
5th:  $2,235
6th:  $1,755
7th:  $1,435

8th:  Ziya Rahim  –  $1,150

With seven players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 221,000 (11 Big Bets).

$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $31,930  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 62

Natan Wager Vainer was the unforunate player who was eliminated on the Money Bubble, and Elias Nassif scored the knockout during a round of Limit Omaha-8.

Elias Nassif  –  325,000  (16 BB)
Natan Wager Vainer  –  Eliminated

As soon as one more player is eliminated, the final seven will redraw for random seats at the final table.

With eight players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 194,000 (10 Big Bets).

$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $31,930  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 62

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with limits at 10,000-20,000. They are currently playing hand-for-hand on the Money Bubble, and here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 65
Seat 1.  Justin Turner  –  141,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2.  Ziya Rahim  –  108,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Joseph Olivieri  –  150,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6.  A.J. Kelsall  –  165,000  (8 bb)

TABLE 66
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Mike Soroka  –  404,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Donny Rubinstein  –  152,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  John Capitano  –  62,000  (3 bb)
Seat 5.  Elias Nassif  –  214,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Natan Wager Vainer  –  150,000  (8 bb)

The final eight players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $11,495 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,755
3rd:  $4,230
4th:  $2,875
5th:  $2,235
6th:  $1,755
7th:  $1,435
8th:  $1,150

With nine players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 170,000 (9 Big Bets).

$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $31,930  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  19 of 62

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with limits at 4,000-8,000. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 65
Seat 1.  Elias Nassif  –  102,000  (13 BB)
Seat 2.  Justin Turner  –  129,500  (16 BB)
Seat 3.  Paul Zappulla  –  36,000  (5 BB)
Seat 4.  Donny Rubinstein  –  71,000  (9 BB)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Joel Deutsch  –  110,500  (14 BB)

TABLE 66
Seat 1.  A.J. Kelsall  –  75,000  (9 BB)
Seat 2.  Gary Bolden  –  50,500  (6 BB)
Seat 3.  Jon Turner  –  55,000  (7 BB)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Jason Papastavrou  –  62,000  (8 BB)
Seat 6.  Peter Walsworth  –  14,500  (2 BB)

TABLE 67
Seat 1.  Ariel Mantel  –  128,500  (16 BB)
Seat 2.  Mike Soroka  –  161,000  (20 BB)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Chris Labrie  –  102,000  (13 BB)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Sam Sternfield  –  79,000  (10 BB)

TABLE 68
Seat 1.  Joseph Olivieri  –  86,000  (11 BB)
Seat 2.  Natan Wager Vainer  –  104,500  (13 BB)
Seat 3.  John Capitano  –  76,500  (10 BB)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Brandon Berkenfeld  –  42,500  (5 BB)
Seat 6.  Ziya Rahim  –  59,500  (7 BB)

The final eight players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $11,495 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,755
3rd:  $4,230
4th:  $2,875
5th:  $2,235
6th:  $1,755
7th:  $1,435
8th:  $1,150

With 19 players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 81,500 (10 Big Bets).

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $31,930
August 1, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 10-Game Mix with a great turnout of 62 entries, creating a prize pool worth $31,930. The last eight spots will be paid with $1,150 for a min-cash and $11,495 up top for the Event 12 champ.

1st: $11,495 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $6,755
3rd: $4,230
4th: $2,875
5th: $2,235
6th: $1,755
7th: $1,435
8th: $1,150

$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  300/600
Entries:  61

Registration will soon close for the $600 10-Game Mix with a talented field already in action. This is one of the biggest fields we’ve had for this event; these games are getting more popular.

Among the crowd we found Jon Turner, Joseph Olivieri (last night’s Big O champ), Donny Rubinstein, A.J. Kelsall, John Cofhlin, David Shmuel, Joel Deutsch, Peter Walsworth, and defending $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard winner Eric Polirer.

$600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

It will take a lot of talent at a lot of games to win the SHRPO Event 12 trophy. It is a $600 10-Game Mix that will rotate between No-Limit Hold’em, Stud, Limit Omaha 8, Stud 8, Razz, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Hold’em, 2-7 Triple Draw, Badugi, and Ace-to-Five.

Tons of games, buckle up.

They’ll start with 25K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

This tournament is also eligible to earn points for the $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard.

• Players begin with 25,000 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 12 Structure Sheet