We wrapped up our fourth and final major series of 2025 with the Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open which featured 52 trophy events and more than $7.5 million in guaranteed money.
Events: 52
Entries: 16,636
Guarantees: $7,590,000
Prize Pools: $12,391,160
Another fantastic turnout from our friends and very loyal supporters. We strive to provide the best tournament experiences you will find, and you continue to come out in big numbers.
Thank you.
It’s important to highlight some of our best moments throughout the series, memorable wins, and significant numbers.
We closed out the series with the highlight on the schedule, the 2025 WPT RRPO Championship. The $3,500 buy-in tournament drew 1,224 entries, pushing the $3,000,000 guarantee up to a prize pool worth $3,916,800. Kevin Nee battled over five fun days of action and took the title for $605,100 after one hand of heads-up play.
We opened the series with a $400 Deep Stack with a massive $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, a ton of money for the investment. The tournament drew an incredible 6,853 entries (the third-biggest field in state history) and created a prize pool worth $2,261,490.
Dario Dussan won the Event 1 title outright, banking $278,150 for the win. Not done there, a week later, Dussan won the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament for another $61,075.
Dussan wasn’t the only player to win two titles during the series; Boris Kolev made some history of his own. He won the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament on Monday for $266,100, entered the $25K High Roller soon after, and won that tournament on Tuesday for another $465,900.
He won the two biggest buy-in tournaments on the schedule in back-to-back days.
Joseph Olivieri also did the back-to-back thing earlier in the series. He won the $600 Mixed PLO one night and followed that up with a win in the $600 10-Game Mix the next.
Yuval Bronshtein continued to pack his trophy case. He won the $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 title for his 15th career major SHRP win to put himself in a tie with Raminder Singh for most in our history.
Hal Klein won the $600 H.O.R.S.E. for his eighth trophy, and the legend Phil Hui won the $600 Dealer’s Choice for his 12th. Here’s a look at the updated trophy counts:
Raminder Singh – 15 wins
Yuval Bronshtein – 15 wins
David Shmuel – 12 wins
Michael Newman – 12 wins
Phil Hui – 12 wins
Matt Bretzfield – 10 wins
Gabriel Ramos – 9 wins
Hal Klein – 8 wins
John Holley – 8 wins
Scott Baumstein – 8 wins
On a final historical note, we surpassed a major milestone during the series. Over the course of 56 major series, starting with the 2011 Poker Showdown, we have now awarded more than $600 million in prize money.
Major Series: 56
Entries: 650,801
Guarantees: $310,808,500
Prize Pools: $605,640,504
Again, thank you for coming out and supporting our series. We appreciate you all and look forward to seeing you in 2026.
Next up on our major schedule is the Lucky Hearts Poker Open running from January 6th through the 21st with 58 trophy events and nearly $9,000,000 in guarantees.
See you there!
You can find links for all events and results listed below
2025 RRPO Championship: Kevin Nee – $605,100
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Dario Dussan – $278,150
Event 2 ($600 Seniors): Juan Montoya – $18,234
Event 3 ($600 Big O): Mehmet Siginc – $10,300
Event 4 ($300 Bounty): Omar Urriola Peren – $4,450
Event 5 ($600 O8): Aron Dermer – $9,344
Event 6 ($1K PLO): Manuel Herrera Lopez – $24,114
Event 7 ($200 NLH): Bryan Hernandez – $7,220
Event 8 ($400 Turbo PLO): Thomas Tramutola – $5,932
Event 9 ($600 Bounty PLO): Pawel Andrzejewski – $7,755
Event 10 ($600 Bounty NLH): Dario Pistalo – $8,438
Event 11 ($600 H.O.R.S.E.): Hal Klein – $11,605
Event 12 ($400 Turbo NLH/PLO): Richard Ganesh – $8,934
Event 13 ($600 Mixed PLO): Nadya Magnus – $11,439
Event 14 ($400 NLH): Kevin Choe – $20,874
Event 15 ($600 Mixed TD): Frederic Moss – $10,840
Event 16 ($400 PLO): Benjamin Zamani – $12,280
Event 17 ($1K Platinum Stack): David Lee – $103,370
Event 18 ($300 Bounty): Leonardo Jafet – $9,560
Event 19 ($600 Seniors Bounty): Thomas Puccio – $13,490
Event 20 ($600 Dealer’s Choice): Phil Hui – $10,585
Event 21 ($200 Big Stack): Maurice Davis – $22,613
Event 22 ($400 Turbo PLO): Frederic Normand – $7,835
Event 23 ($600 6-Max): London Lawrence – $15,831
Event 24 ($600 2-7 TD): Rob Sherwood – $9,785
Event 25 ($1,700 Bounty PLO): Robert Cowen – $24,500
Event 26 ($400 Turbo NLH): Vincent Picardi – $7,215
Event 27 ($600 TORSE): Sam Spira – $7,268
Event 28 ($400 WPT Wildcard): Nan Min – $13,520
Event 29 ($400 Bounty PLO): Alexander Tafesh – $7,740
Event 30 ($300 6-Max Bounty): Willie Wiggins – $8,940
Event 31 ($300 Holiday Deep Stack): Matthew Bock – $13,975
Event 33 ($600 Mixed PLO): Joseph Olivieri – $13,685
Event 34 ($400 Bounty): Marlon Ramos – $9,690
Event 35 ($600 10-Game Mix): Joseph Olivieri – $9,410
Event 36 ($300 Quad Stack): Allan Dungo – $7,784
Event 37 ($1K Bounty Turbo): Frank Checho – $10,965
Event 38 ($400 NLH): Karel Kratochvil – $22,852
Event 39 ($400 PLO8): Yuval Bronshtein – $7,475
Event 40 ($10K NLH): Boris Kolev – $226,100
Event 41 ($1,700 Bounty): Brandon Sheils – $27,730
Event 42 ($600 NLH): Yann Abitbol – $43,000
Event 43 ($1K Turbo): Tanupat Punjarojanakul – $13,950
Event 44 ($1K Triple Stack): Jhordy Sanchez – $28,440
Event 45 ($25K High Roller): Boris Kolev – $465,900
Event 46 ($600 O8): Grant Hart – $12,360
Event 47 ($3K PLO): Dario Dussan – $61,075
Event 48 ($300 Quad Stack): Miguel Caraballo – $7,072
Event 49 ($400 6-Max NLH): Steven Bennett – $9,495
Event 50 ($5K NLH): Aram Oganyan – $143,900
Event 51 ($1K 6-Max PLO): Rainer Kempe – $19,705
Event 52 ($300 Bounty NLH): Mike Vela – $9,425
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