2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  57
Prize Pool:  $114,000
August 6, 2025

Event 34 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 57 entries for a prize pool of $114,000.

Taking it down was Chris Hunichen, winning outright for $41,020 and his first SHRP major series trophy.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 57

Chris Hunichen raised to 40,000 from the button and Whit Gamblin called in the big blind.

The flop was , Gamblin checked, Hunichen bet 40,000, Gamblin check-raised to 95,000, and Hunichen called.

The turn was the , Gamblin bet 110,000, and Hunichen called.

The river was the , Gamblin went all in for about 290,000, and Hunichen called with for a flush, besting Gamblin’s for a straight to win Event 34 outright for $41,020. Gamblin finished runner-up for $24,115.

1st:  Chris Hunichen  –  $41,020 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Whit Gamblin  –  $24,115
3rd:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $15,105
4th:  Landon Tice  –  $10,260
5th:  Brian Altman  –  $8,000
6th:  Shannon Shorr  –  $6,270
7th:  Matthew Beinner  –  $5,130
8th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $4,100

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 57

Chris Hunichen raised all in from the button with a covering stack and Whit Gamblin called all in for 230,000 in the big blind.

Hunichen: 
Gamblin: 

The board ran out , giving Gamblin a nine-high straight on the river to double though Hunichen.

Whit Gamblin  –  475,000  (32 bb)
Chris Hunichen  –  950,000  (63 bb)

1st:  $41,020 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $24,115

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 57

Chris Hunichen raised to 25,000 from the button, Nazar Buhaiov reraised all in for 115,000 in the big blind, and Hunichen called with , leading Buhaiov’s .

The board ran out , giving Hunichen aces and nines to eliminate Buhaiov in third place.

Chris Hunichen  –  1,145,000  (115 bb)
Whit Gamblin  –  280,000  (28 bb)
Nazar Buhaiov  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($15,105)

1st:  $41,020 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $24,115

3rd:  Nazar Buhaiov  –  $15,105
4th:  Landon Tice  –  $10,260
5th:  Brian Altman  –  $8,000
6th:  Shannon Shorr  –  $6,270
7th:  Matthew Beinner  –  $5,130
8th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $4,100

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 57

Nazar Buhaiov raised to 35,000 from the small blind and Chris Hunichen called in the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Hunichen bet 40,000. Buhaiov called.

The river was the , Buhaiov checked, Hunichen bet 150,000, and Buhaiov used a time extension before he called.

Hunichen tabled for a king-high straight, Buhaiov mucked, and Hunichen collected the pot.

Chris Hunichen  –  980,000  (98 bb)
Nazar Buhaiov  –  125,000  (13 bb)

With three players remaining from the field of 57 entries, the average stack is about 475,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,105.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 57

Seat 1.  Chris Hunichen  –  645,000  (65 bb)
Seat 2.  Whit Gamblin  –  315,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Nazar Buhaiov  –  465,000  (47 bb)

With three players remaining from the field of 57 entries, the average stack is about 475,000 (48 big blinds).

1st:  $41,020 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $24,115
3rd:  $15,105

4th:  Landon Tice  –  $10,260
5th:  Brian Altman  –  $8,000
6th:  Shannon Shorr  –  $6,270
7th:  Matthew Beinner  –  $5,130
8th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $4,100

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 57

Chris Hunichen raised to 17,000 from the cutoff, Landon Tice reraised all in from the big blind for about 158,000, and Hunichen called with a slightly covering stack.

Hunichen: 
Tice: 

The flop came , keeping Hunichen’s kings best.

The turn was the , giving Tice treys full of fives to take the lead.

The river was the , giving Hunichen a better full house of fives full of kings to eliminate Tice in fourth place.

Chris Hunichen  –  345,000  (43 bb)
Landon Tice  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($10,260)

With three players remaining from the field of 57 entries, the average stack is about 475,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,105.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 57

Whit Gamblin raised to 13,000 in the hijack, Nazar Buhaiov called in the cutoff, Brian Altman reraised all in for 103,000 on the button, Gamblin folded, and Buhaiov called.

Buhaiov: 
Altman: 

The board ran out , giving Buhaiov quad jacks to eliminate Altman in fifth place.

Nazar Buhaiov  –  467,000  (78 bb)
Brian Altman  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($8,000)

With four players remaining from the field of 57 entries, the average stack is about 357,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,260.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 57

Chris Hunichen raised to 13,000 from the button, Nazar Buhaiov three-bet to 45,000 from the big blind, Hunichen four-bet all in with a covering stack, and Buhaiov called all in for 144,000 with , leading Hunichen’s .

The board came , safe for Buhaiov to double up.

Nazar Buhaiov  –  297,000  (50 bb)
Chris Hunichen  –  225,000  (38 bb)

With five players remaining from the field of 57 entries, the average stack is about 285,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,000.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prizepool:  $114,000  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 57

Shannon Shorr raised to 50,000 (leaving 28,000 behind) from the button, Chris Hunichen reraised all in from the big blind, and Shorr called all in.

Shorr: 
Hunichen: 

The board came , giving Hunichen a flush to eliminate Shorr in sixth place.

Chris Hunichen  –  375,000  (63 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($6,270)

With five players remaining from the field of 57 entries, the average stack is about 285,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,000.