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Ernest Chevrette Wins Event 42 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $13,440

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2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  113
Prize Pool:  $47,460
Bounty Prize Pool:  $11,300
March 31, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 42 Champion Ernest Chevrette

Event 42 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 113 entries produced a prize pool of $47,460, with an additional $11,300 set aside for bounties.

Emerging victorious was Ernest Chevrette, winning outright for $13,440.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ErnestChevrette$13,440
2PatrickCaputo$8,730
3GeorgeRovero Spyropoulos$5,800
4GlenCressman$4,000
5QingyuLu$2,835
6IsaacMalca Cohen$2,100
7DJMacKinnon$1,600
8TonyBurns$1,600
9JakeWhite$1,270
10MiguelangelSalvador Salaza$1,270
11GabeRamos$1,050
12DavidSathue$1,050
13TanupatPunjarojanakul$905
14GrantWang$905
15ClydeMaliauka$905
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Event 42: Short-Handed Bounties

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$600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

There are three bounty tournaments on today’s schedule and the third starts at 4 pm. Showdown Event 42 is a $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, a lot of words that say “action”.

They’ll sit with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 42 Structure Sheet
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Showdown Day 13 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 36 Day 1B – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 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 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 38 – $400 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 38 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 39 – $1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (6:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 40 – $10,000 Heads-Up NLH

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • A random draw for First Round Matches will take place at 12PM on Monday March 31
  • Registration will close for this event at 12PM on Monday March 31; if event is not sold out late registration will remain open until the end of level 1
  • Day 1 will end when four players remain
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 26 Day 3 – $600 Mid-Series Showdown (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 41 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (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 41 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 42 – $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 42 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 43 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

5PM: $1,050 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • One seat guaranteed into any Showdown $10K event
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

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

  • Five 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

9PM: $550 Event 51 Turbo PLO Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

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Guilherme De Souza Wins Event 42 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $21,160

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2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  314
Prize Pool:  $103,620
January 19, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 42 Champion Guilherme De Souza

Event 42 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 314 entries generated a prize pool of $103,620 and winning the lion’s share of it was Guilherme De Souza, winning outright for $21,160.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1GuilhermeDe Souza$21,160
2PabloValdivieso$14,100
3CangirElcin$10,500
4JoseRodriguez$7,800
5EldoRodriguez$5,900
6JosephPetrolino$4,520
7JeremySimon$3,480
8KathyLiebert$2,700
9RichardRice$2,120
10JosephRubino$2,120
11SammySidky$1,780
12GeorgeHortelano$1,780
13StanJablonski$1,480
14DevinBatista$1,480
15MichaelJohnson$1,480
16MoisesBenchlouch$1,220
17JeremyMintz$1,220
18StevenRosen$1,220
19NarimaanAhmadi$1,220
20JasonBlodgett$1,000
21AndrewYurchak$1,000
22ChristopherCarbine$1,000
23EricValerio$1,000
24JustinMatecki$800
25MarkRakoff$800
26BrettTrembly$800
27JosephVillacci$800
28MarceloAparecido Inacio Junior$800
29DanielQuesada$800
30ArtimZhuta$800
31SagiZommer$800
32PeterTorkildsen$660
33JosephLevitt$660
34CarloRodriguez$660
35MichaelJagroo$660
36NancyThomas$660
37RajasekarGovindan$660
38JonathanKowalsky$660
39RonelJuan$660
40NorbertoCharuf Diab$660
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Event 42: Prize Pool and Payouts with $21,160 to Winner

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2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  314
Prize Pool:  $103,620
January 19, 2025

Registration closed for the $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em one-day trophy event with 314 entries turning the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $103,620. The last 40 spots will be paid with $660 for a min-cash and $21,160 up top.

1st: $21,160 + LHPO
2nd: $14,100
3rd: $10,500
4th: $7,800
5th: $5,900
6th: $4,520
7th: $3,480
8th: $2,700
9th-10th: $2,120
11th-12th: $1,780
13th-15th: $1,480
16th-19th: $1,220
20th-23rd: $1,000
24th-31st: $800
32nd-40th: $660

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Event 42: One-Day $100K

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$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have plenty of action on today’s agenda, the last Sunday on the schedule with poker and football on the big screens. LHPO Event 42 is a one-day $400 Deep Stack with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with 20K out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 42 Structure Sheet
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LHPO Day 11 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 42 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 42 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 43 Day 1 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 44 Day 1 – $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • 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 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 44 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 45 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 45 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

12PM: $200 Event 43 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Two seats guaranteed into the LHPO Purple Chip Bounty
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

5PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

  • 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

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

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Brandon Wilson Wins a High Roller for a Third Consecutive Series and 5th SHRP Trophy Overall for $602,900

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2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  85
Prize Pool:  $2,099,500
December 2 – 3, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 42 Champion Brandon Wilson

Event 42 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 85 entries generated a prize pool of $2,099,500, more than doubling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Brandon Wilson, winning outright for $602,900 and a ClubWPT Golden Passport into the $5,000,000 Freeroll at Wynn Las Vegas.

It is the third Seminole series in a row where Wilson has won a High Roller event and his fifth SHRP major series trophy win.

Here are Wilson’s five SHRP major series trophy victories:

2021 RRPO:  $600 Bounty No-Limit Hold’em  ($11,415)
2023 SHRPO:  $50K Super High Roller NLH ($362,780)
2024 Showdown:  $25K High Roller No-Limit Hold’em  ($601,800)
2024 SHRPO:  $50K Super High Roller NLH ($346,775)
2024 RRPO:  $25K High Roller No-Limit Hold’em  ($602,900)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BrandonWilson$602,900
2JustinChu$402,000
3ShannonShorr$272,600
4MikeJozoff$191,700
5FrankFunaro$140,100
6CarlosChadha$106,500
7KristenFoxen$84,300
8MathewFrankland$69,800
9JesseLonis$60,300
10ShaunDeeb$60,300
11JansArends$54,500
12BrianLuo$54,500
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High Roller: Brandon Wilson Wins Again! ($602,900); Justin Chu Finishes Runner-Up

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$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,099,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 85

Brandon Wilson

Brandon Wilson limped in for 50,000 on the button, Justin Chu raised to 200,000 in the big blind, Wilson reraised all in with his chip-leading stack, and Chu called all in for about 1,270,000.

Wilson:  3h3s
Chu:  JcJh

The flop came 6s4c3c, vaulting Wilson into the lead with a set of treys.

The turn was the 7c, giving Chu a flush draw while also putting a straight draw on the board.

The river was the 4s, giving Wilson treys full of fours to win the High Roller outright for $602,900. It’s the third straight series where Wilson has triumphed in a High Roller event. Chu finished runner-up for $402,000.

A recap of the High Roller will be posted later tonight.

Justin Chu
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High Roller: Brandon Wilson Pulls Ahead

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$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $2,099,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 85

Brandon Wilson

On a flop of Td9c7s with about 2,000,000 in the pot, Brandon Wilson checked in the big blind and Justin Chu bet 500,000 from the button. Wilson called.

The turn was the 8d, Wilson led for 275,000, and Chu called.

The river was the Qd, Wilson checked, and Chu checked behind.

Wilson showed Ks6s for a ten-high straight, Chu mucked, and Wilson won the pot.

Brandon Wilson  –  6,350,000  (127 bb)
Justin Chu  –  2,150,000  (43 bb)

The following hand, a limped pot brought a flop of Jc9h2h. Chu checked, Wilson bet 50,000 and Chu called.

The turn was the Ts and both checked.

The river was the 5s, Chu checked, Wilson bet 175,000, Chu check-raised to 700,000, and Wilson called.

Chu showed 5c2s for fives and deuces, but Wilson had the better two pair with 9s5d for nines and fives to win the pot.

Brandon Wilson  –  7,200,000  (144 bb)
Justin Chu  –  1,300,000  (26 bb)

1st:  $602,900 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $402,000

3rd:  Shannon Shorr  –  $272,600
4th:  Mike Jozoff  –  $191,700
5th:  Frank Funaro  –  $140,100
6th:  Carlos Chadha  –  $106,500
7th:  Kristen Foxen  –  $84,300
8th:  Mathew Frankland  –  $69,800
9th:  Jesse Lonis  –  $60,300
10th:  Shaun Deeb  –  $60,300
11th:  Jans Arends  –  $54,500
12th:  Brian Luo  –  $54,500