Rafael Rodriguez Arango Wins His 3rd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 Showdown Event 33 Outright Victory for $8,530

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  132
Prize Pool:  $30,360
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,200
March 29, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 33 Champion Rafael Rodriguez Arango

Event 33 of 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 132 entries produced a prize pool of $30,360, with an additional $13,200 set aside for bounties. Emerging victorious was Rafael Rodriguez Arango, winning outright for $8,530.

This marked Rodriguez Arango’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $1,100 Six-Max PLO event during the 2022 Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open, and a $200 Bounty NLHE tournament at the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RafaelRodriguez Arango$8,530
2MiguelangelSalvador$5,425
3DavidWeiner$3,215
4DavidSathue$1,975
5ViniciusMonteiro$1,500
6AthirSaco$1,275
7LeonardoGomes Mendes$1,105
8ZacharyFischer$970
9LyleDiamond$860
10VadimShlez$765
11LongNguyen$765
12JoseSeverino Cadoze$765
13StevenFlacco$670
14IsaacMalca Cohen$670
15JeffreyKenny$670
16WilliamHeimiller$600
17PawelAndrzejewski$600

Event 33: Prize Pool and Payouts; $8,530 to the Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  132
Prize Pool:  $30,360
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,200
March 29, 2025

Event 33 of 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 132 entries generated a prize pool of $30,360, with an additional $13,200 set aside for bounties. The final 17 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $600.

Up top for the winner is $8,530.

1st:  $8,530 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $5,425
3rd:  $3,215
4th:  $1,975
5th:  $1,500
6th:  $1,275
7th:  $1,105
8th:  $970
9th:  $860
10th-12th:  $765
13th-15th:  $670
16th-17th:  $600

Event 33: PLO Bounties

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Today’s Omaha tournament has a lot going on starting at 2 pm. Showdown Event 33 is a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament; lots of chips, $100 bounties, and more starting cards.

They’ll sit with 20K stacks and all level last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • 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 33 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 11 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 26 Day 1G – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 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 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 32 – $600 Badugi (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 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

2PM: Event 33 – $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card 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 33 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 Day 1H – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 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 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

  • 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

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

  • Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Poker Showdown Schedule

Gerald Mitchell Wins Event 33 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Five-Way Deal for $5,257

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  127
Prize Pool:  $25,400
Bounty Prize Pool:  $6,350
January 16, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 33 Champion Gerald Mitchell

Event 33 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 127 entries generated a prize pool of $25,400, with an additional $6,350 set aside for bounties.

A five-handed deal was reached at the final table and Gerald Mitchell was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 33 winner for $5,257.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1GeraldMitchell$5,257*
2CaroleFelser$3,787*
3RichardSaunders$3,220*
4JenniferAguilar$3,207*
5MichaelWadlow$2,566*
6MichaelSinisgalli$1,380
7MurrayGreene$1,060
8KeithMcCormack$820
9ChantepyTham$640
10AntonioColon$640
11JohnHolley$480
12MikeBeasley$480
13EmilianoGuido$400
14$400
15RamelDiaz-Warner$400
16BenjaminSriqui$400

*denotes five-handed deal

Event 33: Prize Pool and Payouts; $6,540 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  127
Prize Pool:  $25,400
Bounty Prize Pool:  $6,350
January 16, 2025

Event 33 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 127 entries generated a prize pool of $25,400, with an additional $6,350 set aside for bounties. The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $400.

Up top for the winner is $6,540.

1st:  $6,540 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,320
3rd:  $3,220
4th:  $2,400
5th:  $1,820
6th:  $1,380
7th:  $1,060
8th:  $820
9th-10th:  $640
11th-12th:  $480
13th-16th:  $400

Event 33: Bounty Time Again

$300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Bounty chips

We put a lot of bounty tournaments on the schedule and have another at 4 pm. This time it’s back to a $300 buy-in Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty with a lot of value built in.

Players start with 40,000 in their stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet

Jacquelyn Scott Wins Event 33 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Three-Way Deal for $9,505

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  220
Prize Pool:  $55,000
November 30, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 33 Champion Jacquelyn Scott

Event 33 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), attracting a field of 220 entries and creating a prize pool of $55,000.

A three-handed deal took place and Jacquelyn Scott was the chip leader at the time, making her the official Event 33 winner for $9,505.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JacquelynScott$9,505*
2ThomasWallis$9,453*
3RichardLeger$8,872*
4SherryVassilaros$3,430
5RafaelComas$2,650
6MichaelMitrione$2,195
7JeffreyBlenkarn$1,890
8HectorPacheco$1,600
9DevinBatista$1,325
10RajasekarGovindan$1,155
11ReneeTouzalin$1,155
12JosephChase$1,155
13KennethDonoghue Jr.$990
14DavidShaw$990
15KatsuhideYamamoto$990
16JarrettMullins$825
17EitanAloush$825
18JuanMubarak$825
19AlejandroEspinal$660
20OscarMarques$660
21ArkadyBakhtin$660
22DemoyThomas$510
23TuanNguyen$510
24HuifangZhang$510
25BenyPalatnik$415
26JohnnyBromberg$415
27JulianJacobs$415
28GabrielSierra$415

*denotes three-handed deal

Event 33: Prize Pool and Payouts with $13K Up Top

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  220
Prize Pool:  $55,000
November 30, 2024

Registration closed for the $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 220 entries creating a prize pool worth $55,000. The last 28 spots will be paid with $415 for a min-cash and $13,190 up top for the Event 33 champ.

1st: $13,190 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $9,000
3rd: $5,640
4th: $3,430
5th: $2,650
6th: $2,195
7th: $1,890
8th: $1,600
9th: $1,325
10th-12th: $1,155
13th-15th: $990
16th-18th: $825
19th-21st: $660
22nd-24th: $510
25th-28th: $415

Event 33: Quad Stacks and Big Cash

$300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Today’s next new trophy event has something for all bankrolls and everyone likes a lot of chips. RRPO Event 33 is a $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament at 5 pm that will be a ton of fun.

Players sit down to huge 40K starting stack and the first eight levels last 15 minutes before going to 20 for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 12 at 8:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet