Matt Bretzfield Wins His 12th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2026 Showdown Event 63 Outright Win for $22,335

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $62,080
April 26, 2026

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 63 Champion Matt Bretzfield

Event 63 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 64 entries for a prize pool of $62,080.

Emerging victorious for the second time this series was Matt Bretzfield, winning outright for $22,335 and his 12th SHRP major series trophy victory. Bretzfield is now tied for fourth on our all-time trophy list with Michael Newman and Phil Hui.

Here are Bretzfield’s 12 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)
12.  2026 Showdown:  $1,100 Mixed PLO  ($22,335)

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCitySTPrize Amount
1MattBretzfieldHollywoodFL$22,335
2LongNguyenDania BeachFL$13,130
3BrandonAgeloffDelray BeachFL$8,235
4JamesCalderaroVeniceFL$5,590
5TobyBoasSylvaNC$4,345
6BrocKuerziLouisvilleKY$3,415
7PhilHuiTamaracFL$2,795
8JonathanMoschelFort LauderdaleFL$2,235

Event 63: Prize Pool and Payouts; $22,335 to the Mixed PLO Winner

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $62,080
April 26, 2026

Event 63 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 64 entries for a prize pool of $62,080. The final eight players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,235.

Up top for the winner is $22,335.

1st:  $22,335 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $13,130
3rd:  $8,235
4th:  $5,590
5th:  $4,345
6th:  $3,415
7th:  $2,795
8th:  $2,235

Event 63: Final Mixed PLO

$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments are always a popular game with our four-card friends; they get to rotate between PLO, PLO8, and Big O all day long to keep things interesting. Event 63 has a $1,100 buy-in and is the last chance at a Mixed PLO trophy.

They’ll start out with 25K 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 25,000 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 63 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 19 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

12PM: Event 61 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 59 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 62 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Day 2
  • Day 1 will end after Level 11
  • Event 62 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 63 – $1,100 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 63 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 64 – $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 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 64 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 65 – $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 (11:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 65 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Turbo Event 62 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $10,000 Event 62
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Showdown Schedule and Results

Fernando Gandlaz Wins Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Seven-Way Deal for $5,722

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLHE (Re-Entry)
Entries:  284
Prize Pool:  $44,020
Bounty Prize Pool:  $28,400
August 12, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 63 Champion Fernando Gandlaz

Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was, “The Curtain Call,” a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry).  A field of 284 entries generated a prize pool of $44,020, with an additional $28,400 set aside for bounties.

A seven-handed deal was reached at the final table and Fernando Gandlaz was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 63 winner for $5,722.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1FernandoGandlaz$5,722*
2DouglasBooth$5,478*
3MiguelRivero$4,929*
4PeterFellows$4,135*
5BenjaminPatterson$3,744*
6RafaelRodriguez Arango$3,507*
7AlainCandales Falcon$2,640*
8MateoTilston$1,220
9FacundoRossello$960
10JeremyWolf$960
11NadeemHirani$700
12JahanSahni$700
13YobanisLeyva Mendoza$580
14AnthonySepe$580
15JoseAvila$580
16DavidLopez$460
17ErnestoCastellanos$460
18RafaelLima$460
19RichardFernandez$460
20DanielCruz$380
21JorgeDel Carpio Marroquin$380
22JosephBlock$380
23CarloRodriguez$380
24AngelUriol Sanabria$325
25SergioGamarra$325
26PatriciaBasilo$325
27MylesGerman$325
28EmilioBrana$325
29RichardBlume$325
30DrewWynkoop$325
31JosephMetcalfe$325
32DidierBramy$325
33MiaHigginbotham$325
34DanielleSage$325
35JosephGotlieb$325
36PinchasChakchakov$325

*denotes seven-handed deal

Event 63: Prize Pool and Payouts; $9,235 Up Top for the Winner in the Curtain Call

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Entries:  284
Prize Pool:  $44,020
Bounty Prize Pool:  $28,400
August 12, 2025

Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry).  A field of 284 entries generated a prize pool of $44,020, with an additional $28,400 set aside for bounties. The final 36 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $325.

Up top for the winner is $9,235.

1st:  $9,235 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,400
3rd:  $4,720
4th:  $3,540
5th:  $2,660
6th:  $2,040
7th: $1,560
8th:  $1,220
9th-10th:  $960
11th-12th:  $700
13th-15th: $580
16th-19th: $460
20th-23rd: $380
24th-36th: $325

Event 63: The Curtain Call

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

63 up and 63 down, that’s how many trophy events we put on the 2025 SHRPO schedule, and The Curtain Call goes today at 5 pm. It is a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll sit 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 8:30 pm.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 63 Structure Sheet

SHRPO Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 59 – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • 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 59 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 60 – $10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 60 Structure Sheet

12PM: Final Table – $5,300 SHRPO Championship

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

1PM: Final Table – $3,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 55 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 53 Day 2 – $200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 61 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 61 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 62 – $1,100 Six-Max 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 62 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 63 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 63 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Event 60 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into SHRPO $10,000 Event 60
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 SHRPO Schedule and Results

Walter Bravo Wins Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Outright for $26,490

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  447
Prize Pool:  $147,510
April 6, 2025

2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 63 Champion Walter Bravo

Event 63 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 447 entries generated a prize pool of $147,510 and winning the lion’s share of it was Walter Bravo, winning outright for $26,490.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1WalterBravo$26,490
2EricZheng$17,700
3RyanLeto$13,200
4ScottBohlman$9,800
5AngelaJordison$7,400
6BryanSchultz$5,700
7GaryHerstein$4,360
8ThomasReynolds$3,400
9JohnMayo$2,660
10AlanHelfenstein$2,660
11MitchMitchell$2,380
12AlfredoFernandez$2,380
13JeffreyHomer$2,080
14JudithBielan$2,080
15RafikiBrown$2,080
16MatthewVinke$1,780
17FernandoRomano$1,780
18ThomasJones$1,780
19SrivinayIrrinki$1,780
20IraFriedman$1,480
21JamesSalmon$1,480
22RichardKaplan$1,480
23ArkadiyTsinis$1,480
24IlkinDostiyev$1,220
25EndriFoto$1,220
26JoshuaRothberg$1,220
27ChristopherDa Silva Oduntan$1,220
28AlainRodriguez$1,220
29BrentHoover$1,220
30Unclaimed$1,220
31RandallCampbell$1,220
32YlonSchwartz$1,000
33StuartYoung$1,000
34SenhaoCao$1,000
35LiLi$1,000
36MichaelRosenberg$1,000
37AlexanderWolf$1,000
38ChristopherNomikos$1,000
39CharlesKeisling$1,000
40MichaelSurick$800
41RamazanTahhusoglu$800
42EldoRodriguez$800
43OsmanySaldanas$800
44WilliamCriego$800
45AdamCarson$800
46ChrisKappler$800
47MatthewHarn$800
48ThomasGari$660
49JeffreyEpstein$660
50GeorgeHortelano$660
51RyanFranklin$660
52BleonSalihu$660
53YangLu$660
54JohnJabbour$660
55DessireeBennett$660
56JuanRojas$660

Event 63: Prize Pool and Payouts; $26,490 to the Winner

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 63
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  447
Prize Pool:  $147,510
April 6, 2025

Registration closed for the $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 447 entries, surpassing the $100,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool worth $147,510. The last 56 players will make the money with $660 for a min-cash and $26,490 to the Event 63 champ.

1st: $26,490 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $17,700
3rd: $13,200
4th: $9,800
5th: $7,400
6th: $5,700
7th: $4,360
8th: $3,400
9th-10th: $2,660
11th-12th: $2,380
13th-15th: $2,080
16th-19th: $1,780
20th-23rd: $1,480
24th-31st: $1,220
32nd-39th: $1,000
40th-47th: $800
48th-56th: $660