2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 56
$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  44
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800
August 11-12, 2025

Event 56 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the Big 4 $25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 44 entries for a prize pool of $1,086,800.

A heads-up deal was made and Shannon Shorr was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 56 High Roller winner for $352,873 and his fourth SHRP major series trophy.

1.  2021 Showdown:  $5,000 NLHE ($296,535)
2.  2021 SHRPO:  $2,650 NLHE ($186,261)
3.  2023 Showdown:  $10,000 Eight-Max NLH ($260,600)
4.  2025 SHRPO:  $25,000 High Roller NLH  ($352,873)

*denotes heads-up deal

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

With registration closing for the one-day $10K, Shannon Shorr and Cherish Andrews agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Shannon Shorr  –  2,645,000  (44 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  1,740,000  (29 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Shannon Shorr  –  $352,873
Cherish Andrews  –  $318,427

As the chip leader Shannon Shorr was the official winner of the Big 4 $25K High Roller for $352,973. Cherish Andrews finished runner-up for $318,427.

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

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

Shannon Shorr raised to 125,000 from the button and Cherish Andrews called in in the big blind.

The flop was , Andrews checked, Shorr bet 125,000, and Andrews called.

The turn was the , Andrews checked, Shorr bet 400,000, and Andrews called.

The river was the , Andrews checked, Shorr went all in for roughly 1,300,000, and Andrews thought for a little while before she folded.

Shannon Shorr  –  2,645,000  (53 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  1,740,000  (35 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

Shannon Shorr raised to 130,000 from the button, Cherish Andrews reraised all in for 1,220,000 in the big blind, and Shorr called with . Andrews showed and needed to improve to survive.

The board came , giving Andrews queens and jacks to double back into the lead.

Cherish Andrews  –  2,490,000  (50 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  1,895,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

Shanon Shorr limped in for 50,000 on the button, Cherish Andrews raised to 200,000 in the big blind, and Shorr called.

The flop was , Andrews continued for 125,000, and Shorr called.

The turn was the , Andrews checked, and Shorr checked.

The river was the , Andrews bet 275,000, Shorr raised all in for about 1,750,000, and Andrews used a few time extensions before she folded.

Shannon Shorr  –  2,680,000  (54 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  1,705,000  (34 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

Cherish Andrews limped in for 50,000 on the button, Shannon Shorr raised all in for 995,000 in the big blind, and Andrews called.

Andrews: 
Shorr: 

The board came , giving Shorr a pair of aces to double through Andrews for the fourth time in their heads-up match.

Shannon Shorr  –  2,040,000  (41 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  2,345,000  (47 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

Cherish Andrews raised all in with her chip-leading stack from the button and Shannon Shorr called all in for 505,000 in the big blind.

Andrews: 
Shorr: 

The board came , giving Shorr a jack-high straight to double up.

Shannon Shorr  –  1,060,000  (21 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  3,325,000  (67 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200

3rd:  Michael Macchia  –  $154,300
4th:  Frank Russo  –  $108,700
5th:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $87,000
6th:  Nicholas Seward  –  $65,500

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

Cherish Andrews raised all in with her chip-leading stack from the button and Shannon Shorr called all in for 215,000 in the big blind with , leading Andrews’ .

The board came , safe for Shorr to double up.

A few hands later, Shorr raised from the button and Andrews called in the big blind.

The flop was , Andrews checked, Shorr bet 50,000, and Andrews called.

The turn was the , Andrews checked, Shorr bet 90,000, and Andrews called.

The river was the , Andrews checked, Shorr went all in for 190,000, and Andrews called.

Shorr showed for kings and deuces, besting Andrews’ for sixes and deuces to double up.

Shannon Shorr  –  910,000  (23 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  3,475,000  (87 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

Shannon Shorr raised to 110,000 from the button and Cherish Andrews called in the big blind.

The flop was , Andrews checked, Shorr bet 65,000, Andrews check-raised to 200,000, and Shorr called.

The turn was the , Andrews bet 400,000, and Shorr called.

The river was the , Andrews went all in for 1,335,000, and Shorr used a time extension before he called.

Andrews showed for trip deuces, besting Shorr’s for jacks and deuces to take a 16-to-1 chip lead.

Cherish Andrews  –  4,130,000  (103 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  255,000  (6 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,086,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 44

Michael Macchia raised all in for 345,000 from the button and Shannon Shorr called in the big blind with , leading Macchia’s .

The board ran out , giving Shorr a flush to eliminate Macchia in third place.

Cherish Andrews  –  2,295,000  (57 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  2,090,000  (52 bb)

1st:  $419,100 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $252,200

3rd:  Michael Macchia  –  $154,300
4th:  Frank Russo  –  $108,700
5th:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $87,000
6th:  Nicholas Seward  –  $65,500