Melanie Hochman Wins Event 20 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $12,759

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$600 Mixed Triple Draw
Entries:  73
Prize Pool:  $37,814
August 2, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 20 Champion Melanie Hochman

Event 20 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $600 Mixed Triple Draw, attracting 73 entries for a prize pool of $37,814. Emerging victorious was Melanie Hochman, winning outright for $12,759.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
1MelanieHochmanBoynton BeachFL$12,759
2KennethPoSeven HillsOH$7,375
3JasonDalyFriendswoodTX$4,615
4EugeneMistrettaConcordNC$3,120
5DannyChangRosharonTX$2,365
6A.J.KelsallTampaFL$1,900
7DavidRiveraDavieFL$1,705
8CaseyHayesLas VegasNV$1,515
9MichaelRosenbergMariettaGA$1,325
10JohnCapitanoRaleighNC$1,135

Event 20: Final Table Lineup; Jason Daly Leads

$600 Mixed Triple Draw
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 73

With six players remaining from the field of 73 entries, the average stack is about 365,000 (15 Big Bets).

Seat 1.  Jason Daly  –  699,000  (29 BB)
Seat 2.  Kenneth Po  –  351,000  (15 BB)
Seat 3.  Danny Chang  –  315,000  (13 BB)
Seat 4.  Melanie Hochman  –  250,000  (10 BB)
Seat 5.  A.J. Kelsall  –  240,000  (10 BB)
Seat 6.  Eugene Mistretta  –  335,000  (14 BB)

1st:  $12,759 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $7,375
3rd:  $4,615
4th:  $3,120
5th:  $2,365
6th:  $1,900

7th:  David Rivera  –  $1,705
8th:  Casey Hayes  –  $1,515
9th:  Michael Rosenberg  –  $1,325
10th:  John Capitano  –  $1,135

Event 20: Prize Pool and Payouts; $12,750 to the Triple Draw Champ

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$600 Mixed Triple Draw
Entries:  73
Prize Pool:  $37,814
August 2, 2026

Registration closed for the $600 Mixed Triple Draw tournament with 73 entries, creating a prize pool worth $37,814. The last ten players will make the money with $1,135 for a min-cash and $12,759 to the Event 20 winner.

1st:  $12,759 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $7,375
3rd:  $4,615
4th:  $3,120
5th:  $2,365
6th:  $1,900
7th:  $1,705
8th:  $1,515
9th:  $1,325
10th:  $1,135

Event 20: No Flops Given

$600 Mixed Triple Draw
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

All draws, no flops for SHRPO Event 20 at 2p when we roll out a $600 Mixed Triple Draw tournament. They will rotate games between Limit A-5, Badugi, and 2-7 from start to finish.

They’ll sit down to 30K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 30,000 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 20 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 6 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 2 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 19 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 20 – $600 Mixed Triple Draw (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 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 20 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 21 – $400 Double Board PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 18 Day 1B – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 30 minutes; Levels 9-26 last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 22 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 22 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 23 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo Pineapple (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $600 and $400 SHRPO event
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $600 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,300 SHRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 SHRPO Schedule and Results

John Binns Wins His 7th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2026 Showdown Event 20 Four-Handed Deal for $6,500

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH
Entries:  245
Prize Pool:  $36,750
Bounty Prize Pool:  $24,500
April 13, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 20 Champion John Binns

Event 20 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 245 entries generated a prize pool of $36,750, with an additional $24,500 set aside for bounties.

A four-handed deal was made at the final table and John Binns was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 20 winner for $6,500 and his seventh SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Binns’ seven SHRP major series trophy victories:

2017 RRPO:  $300 Omaha 8  ($6,605)
2021 RRPO:  $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($9,000)
2022 Showdown:  $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($10,720)
2022 Showdown:  $600 Omaha 8  ($14,540)
2023 SHRPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH  ($9,810)
2025 LHPO:  $600 Big O  ($15,665)
2026 Showdown:  $300 Black Chip Bounty 6-Max ($6,500)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JohnBinns$6,500*
2VictorChaya$4,780*
3JenniferFrankenstein$4,780*
4RyanBice$4,779*
5AllanDungo$2,013
6RenatoMoraes$1,481
7MarkGrassi$1,114
8LuisRivas Gomez$1,114
9EldoRodriguez$858
10GaryLieberman$858
11AthirSaco$676
12KevinKnight$676
13CarlosBermudez$546
14StephenHorniacek$546
15JohnValevich$453
16RodrigoAldorino$453
17JorgeRivera$384
18MelaniePittard$384
19JarjisMokammel$335
20ChristophDittrich$335
21NicholasRiker$335
22EricSiegel$335
23AlanGold$335
24BrandonSchwartz$335
25KietNguyen$335
26RamelDiaz-Warner$335
27RaminderSingh$335
28LukeBecker$335
29CarlosMedina Chintan$335
30SantanaNoronha$335
31ElijahRuffin$335

*denotes four-handed deal

Event 20: Prize Pool and Payouts; $8,301 to the Quad Stack Six-Max Bounty Champ

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH
Entries:  245
Prize Pool:  $36,750
Bounty Prize Pool:  $24,500
April 13, 2026

Event 20 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 245 entries generated a prize pool of $36,750, with an additional $24,500 set aside for bounties. The final 31 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $335. 

Up top for the winner is $8,301.

1st:  $8,301 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $5,766
3rd:  $3,974
4th:  $2,798
5th:  $2,013
6th:  $1,481
7th-8th:  $1,114
9th-10th:  $858
11th-12th:  $676
13th-14th:  $546
15th-16th:  $453
17th-18th:  $384
19th-31st:  $335

Event 20: Short-Handed Bounties

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Today’s nightly tournament is short-handed with bounties to keep things interesting. Showdown Event 20 is a $300 Quad Stack Six-Max Black Chip Bounty that should be action-packed and nonstop.

Players sit with 40K in their stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 20 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 6 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 18 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 15 Day 1B – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 15 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 19 – $400 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 18 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 16 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 16 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 15 Turbo – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 20 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:10pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 15 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 20 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 20 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 18 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $550 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-7)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Showdown Schedule and Results

Pawel Andrzejewski Wins His 4th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2026 LHPO Event 20 Outright Win for $10,660

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$600 10-Game Mix
Entries:  57
Prize Pool:  $29,640
January 12, 2026

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 20 Champion Pawel Andrzejewski

Event 20 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 10-Game Mix, drawing 57 entries for a prize pool of $29,640.

Emerging victorious was Pawel Andrzejewski, defeating Yuval Bronshtein and Phil Hui in a lengthy three-handed battle to win outright for $10,660.

This marked Andrzejewski’s fourth SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $600 5-Card PLO Bounty at the 2025 RRPO, a $1,100 PLO Six-Max event during the 2023 RRPO and a $1,100 5-Card PLO event during the 2023 Showdown.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1PawelAndrzejewski$10,660
2YuvalBronshtein$6,270
3PhilHui$3,930
4GrantHart$2,670
5CaseyHayes$2,075
6EthanBennett$1,630
7AlexanderOrlov$1,335
8Unclaimed$1,070