2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open winners announced
14 August 2025(PRESS RELEASE) -- For the tenth consecutive year, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) concluded with the crowning of The Big 4 champions at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.
Unique to South Florida, The Big 4 is a collection of four tournament finales that feature staggered structures, timed so the events play down simultaneously. This year’s four primary events boasted combined prize pool guarantees of $4.75 million. With 1,513 entries in Big 4 events, the total cash payouts topped more than $6.3 million.
The quartet of winners earned more than $1 million, with Jake Cody winning the SHRPO Championship and claiming $510,850. This year’s SHRPO Championship drew 889 total entries, boasting a total prize pool of more than $4.3 million.
SHRPO Championship Final Table Results:
1st: Jake Cody (Rochdale, England)– $510,850 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: Jeremy Wien (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) – $450,000
3rd: Stephen Song (Greenwich, Conn.) – $438,000
4th: Andjelko Andrejevic (Miami, Fla.) – $240,000
5th: Shaun Davis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) – $181,000
6th: Arlinda Johns (Carterville, Ill.) – $138,000
7th: Jasper Ma (Los Angeles, Calif.) – $106,000
8th: Joseph Curcio (Freehold. N.J.) - $82,000
9th: Chris Hunichen (Clayton, N.C.) - $65,000
The other Big 4 winners include:
Landon Tice (Boca Raton, Fla.) won the $3,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em for $124,023
Levi Berger (Brooklyn, N.Y.), won the $1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em for $48,102
Shannon Shorr (Las Vegas, Nev.) won the $25,500 High Roller NLH for $352,873
This year’s SHRPO kicked off with the $400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (NLH), which had 5,658 entries. The event nearly doubled its $1 million guarantee for a final prize pool of more than $1.8 million. Winner Joseph Kim (Centreville, Va.) was awarded the title and cashed for $159,149.
Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood with the Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open from Wednesday, Nov. 19 to Tuesday, Dec. 2.