Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Big 4 Championships 2025 Winners Announced

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2025) – 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. For more information and to view the series schedule, future tournament details and make hotel reservations, please visit SHRPO.com.

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