Matt Bretzfield Wins His 11th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2026 Showdown Event 32 Seven-Handed Deal for $4,048

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 32
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries:  150
Prize Pool:  $22,500
Bounty Prize Pool:  $15,000
April 17, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 32 Champion Matt Bretzfield

Event 32 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 150 entries produced a prize pool of $22,500, with an additional $15,000 set aside for bounties.

A seven-way deal was agreed to at the final table and Matt Bretzfield was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 32 winner for $4,048 and his 11th SHRP major series trophy victory, putting him in sixth place on our all-time trophy leaderboard.

Here are Bretzfield’s 11 SHRP major series trophy victories:

1.  2019 LHPO:  $1,100 Big Stack PLO  ($15,323)
2.  2022 Showdown:  $400 Mixed PLO  ($11,475)
3.  2022 SHRPO:  $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($20,165)
4.  2022 RRPO:  $600 Deep Stack Turbo  ($5,828)
5.  2023 LHPO:  $600 Mixed PLO  ($14,963)
6.  2023 RRPO:  $1,100 Five-Card PLO  ($21,583)
7.  2023 RRPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO  ($8,073)
8.  2023 RRPO:  $600 Eight-Game Mix  ($8,481)
9.  2024 Showdown:  $300 NLH/PLO Mix ($4,656)
10.  2024 RRPO:  $400 Deep Stack NLH ($27,010)
11.  2026 Showdown:  $300 Quad Stack Bounty NLH  ($4,048)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MattBretzfield$4,048*
2MaryonHarper$2,642*
3EmreAkgoz$2,448*
4LuisRivas Gomaz$2,0218
5AdamMaymon$2,002*
6VictorNassif$1,793*
7AlexanderDvorsky$1,621*
8RaulJimenez Diaz$705
9DimasMartinez$620
10ThomasCurrey$540
11SamuelKim$540
12MichaelWells$540
13CaryFabrikant$460
14ChristopherFlores$460
15BruceKayal$460
16RonJacobowitz$400
17JohnnyLandreth$400
18DavidFeyjin$400
19TomislavKrizanic$400

*denotes seven-handed deal

Event 32: Prize Pool and Payouts; $6,070 to the Quad Stack Bounty Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 32
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries:  150
Prize Pool:  $22,500
April 17, 2026

Registration has closed for the $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty, and with 150 entries the prizepool is worth $22,500, with an additional $15,000 set aside for bounties.

The final 19 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $400 and a top prize of $6,070.

1st:  $6,070  +  Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $4,000
3rd:  $2,320
4th:  $1,405
5th:  $1,090
6th:  $900
7th:  $790
8th:  $705
9th:  $620
10th-12th:  $540
13th-15th:  $460
16th-19th:  $400

Event 32: Afternoon Bounties

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

Today’s Quad Stack trophy event gets underway at 2 pm with Showdown Event 32. $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em with plenty of action.

Players start with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 5:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 10 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 23 Day 1E – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 13 (4:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 31 – $600 Mixed Triple Draw (Re-Entry)

  • 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 31 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 32 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 23 Day 1F – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 13 (11:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $800 and $400 event plus $500 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $300 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $2,500 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $800 event plus $600 in cash
  • 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

Sam Spira Wins His 3rd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 32 Outright Win for $7,670

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 32
$600 2-7 Mixed Limits
Entries:  36
Prize Pool:  $18,720
January 15, 2026

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 32 Champion Sam Spira

Event 32 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 2-7 Mixed Limits, drawing 36 entries for a prize pool of $18,720. Taking it down was Sam Spira, winning outright for $7,670.

The victory marked Spira’s 3rd SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $600 T.O.R.S.E. during the 2025 RRPO and a $400 H.O.R.S.E. event during the 2024 Showdown.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1SamSpira$7,670
2A.J.Kelsall$4,680
3MatthewWolfson$2,810
4BhargavKakani$2,060
5JosephOlivieri$1,500

Event 32: Prize Pool and Payouts; $7,670 to 2-7 Mixed Limits Champ

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 32
$600 2-7 Mixed Limits
Entries:  36
Prize Pool:  $18,720
January 15, 2026

Registration closed for the $600 2-7 Mixed Limits tournament with 36 entries, creating a prize pool worth $18,720. The last five players will make the money wiht $1,500 for a min-cash and $7,670 plus the LHPO trophy to the Event 32 champ.

1st: $7,670 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $4,680
3rd: $2,810
4th: $2,060
5th: $1,500

Event 32: All the Draws

$600 2-7 Mixed Limits
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

No flops, all draws with LHPO Event 32 at 11 am and a $600 2-7 Mixed Limits game. They will rotate between No-Limit Single Draw, Pot-Limit Double Draw, and Limit Triple Draw until we have a champ.

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

  • 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 32 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 10 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 32 – $600 2-7 Mixed Limits (Re-Entry)

  • 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 32 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 21 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 27 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 33 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:30pm)
  • Players must be in line by 7:30pm to enter the tournament
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 28 Day 1B – $800 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 28 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 35 – $600 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Level 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:00pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 35 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 28 Day 1C (Turbo) – $800 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 20 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:10pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 28 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $2,650 LHPO High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

11AM: $400 LHPO Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Ten seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 LHPO Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Ten seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

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

2026 LHPO Schedule and Results

Kevin Nee Wins the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship for $605,100!

2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 32
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,224
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800
November 28 – December 3, 2025

2025 WPT RRPO Champion Kevin Nee (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

The 2025 WPT Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship was the big ticket item on the series schedule, and it did not disappoint. The $3,500 buy-in tournament drew 1,224 entries, turning the $3,000,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $3,916,800, and Kevin Nee took the top spot for $605,100 after a fun few days of action.

Of those 1,224 starters, 437 players made it through to Day 2, with Natasha Mercier leading the pack, along with Debbie Lee and Cherish Andrews in the top five. They burst the money bubble after the dinner break, with 63 players advancing to Day 3, and it was Hyndi Khomutetsky’s turn to lead the start of a new day.

Khomutetsky stayed strong, played well, and was among the leaders all the way to the six-handed final table. She was second in chips and took a bad beat from Joel Gola, the only player at the table with more chips, to exit in sixth place.

In a historically fast final table, it took only 60 hands to find our winner and only one hand when the tournament was heads-up.

Gola had a big lead most of the last day, but Nee chipped away at the popular amateur. After Aram Zobian was sent out in third place, they set up the table for heads-up play, and that took longer than the match.

On the first hand, they put all their chips in the middle ,and Nee flopped a nut flush to leave Gola drawing dead to second place.

It was a fun, action-packed few days during the Championship. Congratulations to Kevin on the win, and thanks to everyone for coming out.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1KevinNee$605,100
2JoelGola$395,000
3AramZobian$295,000
4ChadEveslage$220,000
5AnthonyMerlo$166,000
6HyndiKhomutetsky$127,000
7NenadMedic$98,000
8RobWazwaz$76,000
9ShaneSantacroce$59,000
10JasonHickey$59,000
11FrankLagodich$49,000
12WilliamSlepcevich$49,000
13MatthewPeng$40,500
14StoyanMadanzhiev$40,500
15JackobDatashvili$40,500
16ThienNguyen$33,500
17TobyBoas$33,500
18RaymondRousseau$33,500
19ShannonShorr$33,500
20NatashaMercier$28,000
21LoniHarwood Hui$28,000
22BobbyKennedy$28,000
23RainerKempe$28,000
24ChanceKornuth$23,200
25AgharaziBabayev$23,200
26TrungPham$23,200
27OlvensoSavoie$23,200
28MoAlhalwani$23,200
29RenjiMao$23,200
30MichaelBelov$23,200
31GaryHerstein$23,200
32MannyMinaya$19,400
33JonathanPastore$19,400
34MannyAmaro$19,400
35VadzimLipauka$19,400
36LoganEisner$19,400
37RajVohra$19,400
38AlexYen$19,400
39JoshKay$19,400
40ThomasMühlöcker$16,300
41ElliottKampen$16,300
42OttoPalacios$16,300
43SethKatich$16,300
44NitisUdornpim$16,300
45JimmyLucifero$16,300
46DimtriFares$16,300
47FlorianGaugusch$16,300
48JaredHemingway$13,800
49JoshuaHopkins$13,800
50CubaLevenberry$13,800
51IoanTaizs$13,800
52SungwoonYoo$13,800
53IlkinDostiyev$13,800
54JuanMontoya$13,800
55JuanSanchez$13,800
56TomFuchs$11,500
57BrianMurphy$11,500
58ScottBaumstein$11,500
59Robert-AndreiBurlacu$11,500
60FrankFunaro$11,500
61ShahinNorouzian$11,500
62AnatolyNikitin$11,500
63MichahRaskin$11,500
64IanArmstrong$9,600
65SzymonPawlak$9,600
66BenjaminZamani$9,600
67PavlinKarakikov$9,600
68FrancisAnderson$9,600
69GlennSlater$9,600
70GaspareSposato$9,600
71RichardDavis$9,600
72NickYunis$9,600
73JustinVaysman$9,600
74EdwardPak$9,600
75VeraDong$9,600
76DavidJackson$9,600
77JohnLittleton$9,600
78VladDarie$9,600
79AdrianLipe Jerez$9,600
80JerryWong$8,200
81DannyQutami$8,200
82DiegoFernandez Mendez$8,200
83GiuseppeIadisernia$8,200
84CaioSobral$8,200
85RobertLeBeau$8,200
86JoeyWeissman$8,200
87ArseniiKarmatckii$8,200
88LongNguyen$8,200
89TalRothman$8,200
90DarryllFish$8,200
91MikeMeskin$8,200
92KonstantinVolkov$8,200
93AndreaOrphanos$8,200
94IgorDe Oliveira Pinheiro$8,200
95IlanVerdnickov$8,200
96HobyShapiro$8,200
97MisaelIadisernia$8,200
98JoseSeverino$8,200
99AndrewOstapchenko$8,200
100TaylorWilson$7,000
101MaryonHarper$7,000
102MazenKarnaby$7,000
103RobertHover$7,000
104MatthewSesso$7,000
105MarceloAagesen$7,000
106KurtKrainski$7,000
107MhdAmer Al Kmeh$7,000
108MatthewLambrecht$7,000
109JackShea$7,000
110DamienSteel$7,000
111KevinSchulz$7,000
112SridharSangannagari$7,000
113NaromiTodd$7,000
114DanielKusnerak$7,000
115DebbieLee$7,000
116MikeVanier$7,000
117ErnestBush$7,000
118AlfonsoLozano Arnau$7,000
119TonySinishtaj$7,000
120EliotHudon$7,000
121TravellThomas$7,000
122IgorTretyakov$7,000
123GabrielAndrade$7,000
124ConnorRash$6,400
125$6,400
126ChadDavis$6,400
127JosephDrory$6,400
128MarcSacheli$6,400
129AndreuFerragut-Lluch$6,400
130RonnieDay$6,400
131PaulaAlibrandi$6,400
132JackNathan$6,400
133EricAfrat$6,400
134StevenPiper$6,400
135ZacharyFischer$6,400
136AlexisKivu$6,400
137ItzhakoDickstein$6,400
138AlonShahar$6,400
139MartinZamani$6,400
140DarrenRabinoiwtz$6,400
141WalterTaylor$6,400
142AaronThivyanathan$6,400
143JoseLopez Fibla$6,400
144MikeLiang$6,400
145KalebHarwell$6,400
146HiteshPatel$6,400
147StephanieMorris$6,400
148JoeMcKeehen$6,400
149BorisVaynberg$6,400
150PaulSnead$6,400
151NaveenSama$6,400
152KennethBruno$6,400
153JonathanDokler$6,400

Championship: Kevin Nee ($605,100) Defeats Joel Gola ($395,000) for the Title

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante

Kevin Nee (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

On the first hand of heads-up play, Kevin Nee opened to 1,200,000 from his button and Joel Gola moved all in for 19,500,000. Nee quickly called and they both stood up to fade the board.

Nee: As2s
Gola: KcJc

Nee was ahead with his ace then slammed the door on the Qs7s5s flop for a nut flush. Gola was drawing dead to the 4c turn and Qh river to finish second for $395,000.

Nee picked up $605,100 as the 2025 WPT RRPO Champion and his name will now go on the Mike Sexton Champions Cup.

1st: Kevin Nee – $605,100
2nd: Joel Gola – $395,000

Joel Gola (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)