Davie, FL – Florida’s David Nathaniel Jr. has won the 2020 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Award. In a shortened season, David put together 3 deep runs out of 6 qualifying events. One of the runs resulted in a win at Tampa’s Pinktober Main Event for $93,545. Bookended by a 10th place finish at Coconut Creek’s WSOP Circuit Main Event (Sept. ’19) and a cash at Tampa’s WSOP Circuit Main Event (Feb. ’20), David showed his loyalty to Seminole Hard Rock Poker events pays off. “As far as winning the award, it means that the work I’ve been putting in has paid dividends,” Nathaniel Jr. said. “I still have a long way to go to improve as a player…this award is a sign that I’m heading (in) the right direction.”
For his impressive play, Nathaniel Jr. earns a prize package that includes entries into select 2020/2021 SHRP Main Events/Championships as well hotel and dining credits.
When asked about what he enjoys most about the Seminole Hard Rock properties Nathaniel said, “The availability of games. 24/7 means I can always find a game. The dealers are top notch and for as much as I play, it feels like second home.” Well David, from all of us at your “second home,” congratulations on winning the 2020 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year!
Current Seminole Hard Rock POY through WSOP Circuit Tampa, David Nathaniel
2019/2020 Seminole Hard Rock Poker tournament schedule:
World Series of Poker Circuit (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) – September 19-30, 2019 – Results
Pinktober Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – October 9-20, 2019 – Results
Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – November 20-December 4, 2019 – Results
Winter Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – December 4-16, 2019 – Results
Lucky Hearts Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – January 9-21, 2020* – Results
World Series of Poker Circuit (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – February 6-17, 2020 – Results
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – April 16-May 5, 2020 – Cancelled
Deep Stack Poker Series (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – May 14-25, 2020 – Cancelled
WPTDeepStacks (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – June 3-15, 2020 – Cancelled
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – July 22-August 11, 2020 – Cancelled
Each of the above Main Events/Championships are points-eligible in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year race. Following the conclusion of the 2020 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship, the top points earner will be anointed Player of the Year and earn a prize package valued at over $25,000.
*The $3,500 Buy-in WPT Championship will be the only point qualifying event from the 2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.
2019/2020 Player of the Year prize package valued at over $25,000:
Entry in eligible 2020/2021 Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Main Events/Championships
Entry in eligible 2020/2021 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Events/Championships
Entry in 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship
Hotel and dining credits at Seminole properties during the 2020/2021 season
2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, Jason Young
Florida’s Jason Young won the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year putting together two deep runs to start the calendar year. It was a win in January’s Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood WPTDeepStacks Main Event that catapulted him toward the top. A month later during February’s Seminole Casino Coconut Creek World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event, he finished third tacking on a load more points and capturing a POY lead he’d never relinquish.
For his impressive play, Young earns a prize package that includes entries in all 2019/2020 SHRP Main Events/Championships as well hotel and dining credits.
Here’s a breakdown of the season followed by the final POY points standings:
2018/2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker tournament schedule:
World Series of Poker Circuit (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) – September 13-24, 2018 – Recap
Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – November 14-28, 2018 – Recap
Winter Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – December 6-17, 2018 – Recap
Lucky Hearts Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – January 10-22, 2019 – Recap
World Series of Poker Circuit (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) – February 7-18, 2019 – Recap
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – April 4-16, 2019 – Recap
Deep Stack Poker Series (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – May 16-27, 2019 – Recap
WPTDeepStacks (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – June 5-19, 2019 – Recap
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – August 1-13, 2019 – Recap
2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, Brett Bader
Brett Bader won the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year cashing six of 10 events including three final table appearances. He narrowly topped popular South Florida Darryll Fish, ultimately defeating him by three points after cashing the final event, the SHRPO Championship.
For his impressive play, Bader earns a prize package that includes entries in all 2018/2019 SHRP Main Events/Championships as well hotel and dining credits.
Here’s a breakdown of the season followed by the final POY points standings:
2017/2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker tournament schedule:
WPTDeepStacks Immokalee (Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee) – Sept 1-10, 2017 – Rescheduled April 9-11 during Hollywood’s Showdown
World Series of Poker Circuit (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – Sept 21-Oct 2, 2017 – Recap
Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – Nov 15-29, 2017 – Recap
Winter Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – Dec 7-18, 2017 – Recap
Lucky Hearts Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – Jan 10-24, 2018 – Recap
World Series of Poker Circuit (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) – Feb 8-19, 2018 – Recap
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – April 5-18, 2018 – Recap
WPTDeepStacks Tampa (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – June 7-18, 2018 – Recap
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – Aug 2-14, 2018 – Recap
Final points standings:
RANK
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
POINTS
1
BRETT
BADER
203
2
DARRYLL
FISH
200
3
BRIAN
HASTINGS
157
4
MICHAEL
NEWMAN
146
5
JOSEPH
GOTLIEB
123
6
JOSEPH
CHEONG
118
7
MICHAEL
TURENIEC
116
8
BRANDON
EISEN
110
9
JEREMY
AUSMUS
109
10
MATAS
CIMBOLAS
105
11
SCOTT
MARGERESON
105
12
FARAZ
JAKA
105
13
JACOB
BAZELEY
102
14
SCOTT
STEWART
101
15
QUENTIN
JONES
100
16
FARID
JATTIN
100
17
KAMMAR
ANDRIES
100
18
WITOLD
WASIK
97
19
ZACHARY
DONOVAN
95
20
ANDREW
FRANKENBERGER
92
21
ALEKSANDR
SHEVELEV
90
22
JOSEPH
SKARZYNSKI
90
23
MAURICIO
AMELLER
89
24
BRIAN
ALTMAN
88
25
JEFFREY
FIELDER
86
26
JOSEPH
COUDEN II
86
27
STOYAN
OBRESHKOV
85
28
ASHER
CONNIFF
85
29
MICHAEL
LINSTER
85
30
MICHAEL
COHEN
85
31
MOHAMMAD
SIDDIQUI
82
32
NESRINE
REILLY
81
33
MATTHEW
STOUT
77
34
DENNIS
RODRIGUEZ
76
35
JUSTIN
DONATO
75
36
RYAN
HUGHES
75
37
RYAN
D'ANGELO
75
38
SCOTT
CARACCIOLO
75
39
DOMINIQUE
MOSLEY
75
40
RAVI
RAGHAVAN
73
41
JOHN
DOLAN
73
42
FILIPP
KHAVIN
72
43
JARED
GRIENER
71
44
JOHN
RACENER JR
71
45
ADAM
ADLER
70
46
DENIS
CYR
68
47
CHAD
EVESLAGE
67
48
MICHAEL
LAAKE
67
49
TANNER
MILLEN
66
50
CHAZ
WEXLER
65
51
JASON
HILL
65
52
REX
CLINKSCALES
65
53
IDO
ASHKENAZI
65
54
ALAN
ENGEL
65
55
JUAN
MARTINEZ
62
56
DONALD
MALONEY JR
62
57
JOHN
O'NEAL
61
58
ALAN
KROCKEY
60
59
CHARLES
KAHRS
60
60
LAVANN
WILLIAMS
60
61
THOMAS
MARCHESE
60
62
BRIAN
ENGLAND
59
63
JOSHUA
KAY
59
64
JOSEPH
MCKEEHEN
58
65
KENNETH
O'DONNELL
57
66
KEVIN
SCHAFFEL
56
67
JOSHUA
GARBER
55
68
DAFNEY
ADISSON
55
69
FREDERICO
DABUS
55
70
NICHOLAS
SCHWARMANN
55
71
PATRICK
QUINN
53
72
LONI
HARWOOD
52
73
ALMOG
BITON
51
74
TIMOTHY
MILES
51
75
MARIO
PRAYS GARCIA
50
76
MARCOS
SKERL EXTERKOTTER
50
77
JOAO
PIRES NEFFA SIMAO
50
78
MICHAEL
FOLEY
50
79
SATISH
SURAPANENI
50
80
PEDRO
PALACIO
50
81
JACK
SHEA
50
82
JESSY
ALECH
50
83
GASTON
MICULITZKI
49
84
JOSEPH
ELPAYAA
48
85
ALEXANDER
GAMBINO
46
86
ANDREW
PACIFICO
46
87
CHRISTOPHER
CORNELL
45
88
MATTHEW
BRETZFIELD
45
89
DANIEL
GENACHTE
45
90
SHAUN
DEEB
45
91
ALBAN
FRASHERI
45
92
STEVEN
MCKOY
44
93
BRADLEY
RUBEN
44
94
ANDREW
KELSALL
44
95
NOAH
SCHWARTZ
43
96
ROBERTO
ALBERRO
42
97
JOHN
RICHARDS
41
98
SCOTT
WRIGHT
41
99
RICHARD
WHITEBROOK
41
100
STEVIE
TRIZIS
41
101
DAVID
GUNAS
40
102
Justin
Harvell
40
103
MARK
DUBE
40
104
MICHAEL
AMATO
40
105
DANIEL
COLMAN
40
106
MUKUL
PAHUJA
40
107
CHRISTOPHER
AGNELLO
40
108
MICHAEL
CHIAPPETTA
40
109
MATTHEW
HUMPHREY
40
110
ISAIAH
GOLDMAN
40
111
SANTANA
NORONHA
40
112
ORY
HEN
40
113
BRANDON
AGELOFF
40
114
BRANDON
CAPUTO
39
115
CHRISTOPHER
ORME
39
116
DAVID
LIU
38
117
SPENCER
CHAMPLIN
38
118
JOELLE
GUARINO
38
119
WALID
MADDAH
38
120
DANTONIO
BROWN
37
121
EDUARDO
CHRIST
37
122
AARON
MASSEY
37
123
EDGAR
VARAS
37
124
AMELIO
AMATO
37
125
JEBHAR
PATTERSON
37
126
NICHOLAS
SCHUMAN WERS
36
127
JOHN
ANDRESS
36
128
PAUL
BALZANO
36
129
JEFFREY
MANZA
35
130
AARON
KUPIN
35
131
MICHAEL
WANG
35
132
RYAN
OLISAR
35
133
JONATHAN
TOTH
35
134
JAKE
SCHWARTZ
35
135
ISRAEL
DE LA CERDA
35
136
JOSE
DELACRUZ
35
137
IOANNIS
PATSOURAKIS
35
138
TOM
NGUYEN
35
139
LAWRENCE
KLUR
35
140
GAURAV
RAINA
34
141
CONG
PHAM
34
142
IHAR
SOIKA
33
143
JACOB
SNIDER
33
144
BRANDON
BYARS
33
145
RAINER
KEMPE
32
146
LEONARD
DEMCHAK
32
147
ANNAND
RAMDIN
32
148
JEAN
GASPARD
32
149
CURT
KOHLBERG
32
150
PETER
WALSWORTH
32
151
JACKSON
LASKEY
31
152
ROBERT
GIANQUITTI
31
153
KENNY
NGUYEN
31
154
JONATHAN
JAFFE
30
155
MICHAEL
TURTON
30
156
JEFFREY
TRUDEAU JR
30
157
OTTO
PALACIOS
30
158
JOSIAS
CARDOSO
29
159
ARKADIY
TSIN S
29
160
JAMES
CALDERARO
29
161
BARRY
HUTTER II
29
162
DANIEL
JOHNSON
29
163
JOHN
STEVENSON
29
164
NELSON
BECK
28
165
TAJESH
PATEL
28
166
BENJAMIN
YU
28
167
AARON
MERMELSTEIN
28
168
MARK
WISER
28
169
LUKE
GRAHAM
28
170
LILY
KILETTO
28
171
DAVID
INSELBERG
28
172
RYAN
TAMANINI
27
173
THAI
HA
27
174
JASON
APPEL
27
175
CLAUDIO
PIEDRABUENA
27
176
STEVEN
ROSEN
27
177
KEVEN
STAMMEN
27
178
ELLIOTT
ZAYDMAN
27
179
KARTHIK
RAMAKRISHNAN
27
180
JORGE
ARISTIZABAL
27
181
FRANKLIN
LACAVA
27
182
VICTOR
FIGUEROA
27
183
KEVIN
CHAN
27
184
FRANCIS
MARGAGLIONE
27
185
PAUL
HERBERT
26
186
CRAIG
MASON
26
187
BRUCE
KRAMER
26
188
IAN
O HARA
26
189
ABDELOUAHED
BOUANANI
26
190
HARJINDER
CHAWLA
26
191
RILEY
FULLER
26
192
TERRI-ANNE
CRAWFORD
26
193
JASON
MERCIER
26
194
ALBERTO
RODRIGUEZ
26
195
MARIE
HARRELL
26
196
VITOR
COELHO
26
197
WILLIAM
FARNAN
25
198
LI
ZHOU
25
199
JORGE
GOMEZ
25
200
VINCENT
SPADAVECCHIA
25
201
JEFFREY
BANGHART
24
202
MAURICE
PARADIS
24
203
MYUNG
SHIN
24
204
IVAN
STAROSTIN
24
205
JONATHAN
BORENSTEIN
24
206
NIPUN
JAVA
24
207
RUSLAN
DYKSHTEYN
24
208
VLADISLAV
MEZHERITSKY
24
209
THOMAS
GITY
24
210
NGHIA
LE
24
211
DAVID
PETERS
24
212
DAVID
DIAZ
24
213
KENNETH
BRUNO
24
214
MICHAEL
MORENO
24
215
H JOSEPH-ROBERT
HINTON
24
216
JACQUELYN
SCOTT
24
217
LUMNI
ZHUTA
23
218
ZACHARY
SMILEY
23
219
PHILLIP
HUI
23
220
ELIE
WILLIAMS JR
23
221
DARYL
JACE
23
222
GREGORY
BACK
23
223
ANDRE
AKKARI
23
224
RAYMOND
MCDONOUGH
23
225
JESSICA
DAWLEY
23
226
SCOTT
ZAKHEIM
23
227
GLENN
BECKER
23
228
DAVIAN
SANTANA
23
229
HOLLANDER
PREAP
23
230
MONTGOMERY
COLE
22
231
FELIPE GUSTAVO
PANTOJA
21
232
NICHOLAS
MANN
21
233
ARIEL
ROSELLO QUINTANA
21
234
CHARLES
KAPETANAKOS
21
235
NANCY
BIRNBAUM
19
236
DONALD
WILLIAMS
19
237
LEWIS
GALLO JR
19
238
COREY
LIPKE
16
239
ADAM
SWAN
16
240
JEFFREY
GROSS
16
241
JERRY
DELISLE
16
242
ROSS
WARD
16
243
NICHOLAS
MAIMONE
16
244
RYAN
MCKNIGHT
16
245
TIMOTHY
CAVALLIN
16
246
JEREMY
WHITE
16
247
SHADRACH SAMUEL
TERCY
16
248
DAVID
FUSS
16
249
BRETT
APTER
16
250
RAMI
TAOTAO
16
251
CARLOS
RODRIGUEZ ROJAS
16
252
CARLOS
GUERRERO
16
253
NIALL
COSTIGAN
16
254
NAGUI
YASSA
16
255
HYON
KIM
16
256
DYLAN
WILKERSON
16
257
OMAR
ZAZAY
16
258
ERIK
CHRISTENSEN
16
259
JACKSON
MARTIN
16
260
CHAD
DEBERRY
16
261
CHRISTOPHER
MCNAMARA
16
262
ANDJELKO
ANDREJEVIC
16
263
GEORGE
DUNST II
16
264
ADAM
LEVY
16
265
ALLEN
KESSLER
16
266
JACOBO
FERNANDEZ-HERNANDEZ
16
267
JOSHUA
RITTENBERG
16
268
JOSE
REYES
16
269
NISSIN
VAKNIN
16
270
BARRY
GALLO
16
271
DANIT
DAYAN
16
272
STUART
HANKIN
16
273
JEFFREY
SAUNDERS
16
274
ROMEO
MONTANO
16
275
BENJAMIN
VAN KLINK
16
276
ERIC
CHASTAIN
16
277
TRISTAN
WADE
16
278
KEITH
NASSETTA
16
279
JOSEPH
ACQUAVELLA
16
280
ROBERTO
BARRETO
16
281
AHMAD
HAMOUSH
16
282
DAVID
ROY
16
283
MARK
SCACEWATER
16
284
AUSTIN
BUCHANAN
16
285
DAVID
MCCORD
16
286
JOSHUA
HILLOCK
16
287
JULIO
MARRERO-SOSA
16
288
PHILIPPE
KNAPIC
16
289
ALLAN
BIELER
16
290
CASEY
KAPLAN
16
291
HOAN
NGUYEN
15
292
NELSON
RESENDIZ
15
293
NICHOLAS
LUBAN
15
294
RAFAEL
OLIVEIRA
15
295
RAFAEL
FERNANDES
15
296
EMILE
SCHIFF
15
297
VINCENT
MOSCATI
15
298
EKREM
BOZKURT
15
299
CHARLES
JOHNSON JR
15
300
PATRICK
CHAN
15
301
GEORGE
CAIN
15
302
GREG
INMAN
15
303
SHLOMI
BRACHA
15
304
ASHLEY
SLEETH
15
305
DENNIS
STEVERMER
15
306
CARLOS
TORRES VAZQUEZ
15
307
ANDREA
RUOSI M
15
308
MICHAEL
GRAFFEO
15
309
ANTHONY
UTNAGE
15
310
LANCE
GARCIA
15
311
SIVAKUMAR
RAMAN
15
312
DERRICK
CUTLER
15
313
CAMILO
MANRIQUE HUIZI
15
314
QUINN
BRUNO
15
315
KOBI
RIBAK
15
316
JOHN
COMPTON
15
317
TROY
BERCOT
15
318
WAYNE
DALEY
15
319
ALEXANDER
BEECE
15
320
PHIL
STRICKLAND
15
321
TIMOTHY
SHORTELL
15
322
ERIK
CAJELAIS
15
323
GRAYSON
RAMAGE
15
324
QASEM
JAMHOUR
15
325
SHANNON
SHORR
15
326
JOHN CHRISTIAN
TEMPLETON
15
327
CHRISTOPHER
HYDEN
15
328
AMIR
TAWFIK
15
329
MARK
WAHBA
15
330
ANTHONY
ASTARITA
15
331
BARRY
WIEDEMANN
15
332
KARL
MANOUCHAKIAN
15
333
CHRISTOPHER
CONRAD
15
334
RODNEY
RODRIGUE
15
335
DANIEL
LETTS
15
336
TIMOTHY
CONN
15
337
JASON
MARSHMAN
15
338
PASQUALE
CAIAZZA
15
339
DAREN
STABINSKI
15
340
DAVID
LOVELESS
15
341
PATRICK
CLARKE
14
342
ADAM
ZELTSER
14
343
GARY
CORDEIRO
14
344
WAYNE
HARMON
14
345
SAMPATH
DE SILVA
14
346
CHRISTOPHER
PERKINS
14
347
DHAVAL
JOSHI
14
348
PETER
EICHHARDT
14
349
JEFFREY
HAKIM
14
350
JORGE
MORALES REBELLON
14
351
KYLE
JENSEN
14
352
JASON
DOLLINGER
14
353
JUSTIN
LIBERTO
14
354
LYTLE
ALLEN
14
355
JASON
VASSIOS
14
356
WILLIAM
FIREBAUGH
14
357
JASON
GOOCH
14
358
MICHAEL
MORTON
14
359
BRADLEY
GROSSMAN
14
360
SCOTT
HALL
14
361
MILLARD
HALE
14
362
PETKO
TSAKOV
14
363
OLIVIER
BUSOUET
14
364
SCOTT
ROBBINS
14
365
DEREK
ECENARRO
14
366
CHAUNCEY
MONK
14
367
BADIH
BOUNAHRA
14
368
MARC
MEDRANO
14
369
JORDAN
MELTZER
14
370
BRYAN
PICCIOLI
14
371
RAVI
RAGHAVAN
14
372
ARDIT
KURSHUMI
14
373
STEVEN
TOUITOU
14
374
WILLIAM
MCKOWN
14
375
ANDREW
RAKUSA
14
376
DOMINICK
MINAYA
14
377
JOSEPH
MOLE
14
378
DANIEL
YOUNG
14
379
DAVID
TUTHILL
14
380
DOUGLAS
MARRO
14
381
JOHN
GORDON
14
382
SCOTT
EFRON
14
383
SUJITH
VARUGHESE
14
384
DOLPHUS
POWERS
14
385
LAZARO
RODRIGUEZ
14
386
ROBERT
CORNETTE
14
387
DAVID
POCES
14
388
JOEY
WEISSMAN
14
389
NATASHA
BARBOUR
14
390
HARVEY
FREEDMAN
14
391
Marcus
GURLEY
14
392
WILLIAM
PILOSSOPH
14
393
CHRISTOPHER
HORTER
13
394
ERACLES
PANAYIOTOU
13
395
DANIEL
QUICK
13
396
GLENN
CRUZE
13
397
GARY
FRIEDMAN
13
398
VINICIUS
MONTEIRO
13
399
JEFFERY
LOVVORN
13
400
GERALD
FEHR
13
401
CHRISTOPHER
LAIETA
13
402
PAUL
SNEAD
13
403
DAVID
YOE
13
404
WILLIAM
HARRELL
13
405
DAMJAN
RADANOV
13
406
MATTHEW
LEECY
13
407
EMRAH
CAKMAK
13
408
NICHOLAS
KENNEDY
13
409
MATTHEW
WAXMAN
13
410
ALLAN
HEDIN
13
411
IARAN
LIGHTBOURNE
13
412
RONALD
SPOONER
13
413
BRIAN
GUZMAN
13
414
KENNETH
EINIGER
13
415
MICHAEL
ROSENBERG
13
416
ROBERT
MANJURA-BOODY
13
417
JASON
BRIN
13
418
DAVID
VOGEL
13
419
GLORIA
JACKSON
13
420
GREG
ROSEN
13
421
FATON
MARKE
13
422
JOHN
ESPOSITO
13
423
ANTHONY
ABDO
13
424
SALVADOR
RAMOS
13
425
CORY
BLUM
13
426
MARTIN
CARNERO
13
427
ADRIAN
MABLETON
13
428
MOHSIN
CHARANIA
13
429
JOEL
HARWOOD
13
430
MARIO
DE LA PUENTE
13
431
DAVID
BRADSHAW JR
13
432
BARTLEY
O'CONNELL
13
433
ROBERT
WOODWARD
13
434
DANIEL
PEARLMAN
13
435
STEWART
NEWMAN
13
436
WILLIAM
GALLOWAY
13
437
JOHN
DOBSON
13
438
BRADLEY
PATTON
13
439
RONNIE
BARDAH
13
440
Kevin
Dunlap
13
441
MERLIN
SCHENK
13
442
JOSEPH
LEVITT
13
443
STEVEN
WOLANSKY
13
444
BRANDON
TJHANG
13
445
PREECHA
TAEPAKDEE
13
446
GABRIEL
SACK
13
447
LAWRENCE
MA
12
448
BRIAN
MANCILLA
12
449
GEORGE
PATLIAS
12
450
LONGSHENG
TAN
12
451
JOHN
BAILEY
12
452
NGUYET
DAO
12
453
ROBERT
VALDEN
12
454
HARIBHAI
GOPAUL
12
455
SERGE
COLES
12
456
LOWELL
KIM
12
457
MARY IRENE
CAREY
12
458
JAMES
MOON
12
459
BORIS
KASABOV
12
460
JORDAN
SKINNER
12
461
OLEKSANDR
VASERFIRER
12
462
SCOTT
SISLER
12
463
STEPHEN
DEUTSCH
12
464
MICHAEL
PEARSON
12
465
WATARU
NIPPA
12
466
MICHAEL
STASHIN
12
467
CHRISTOPHER
MCLEAN
12
468
DEREK
NORTON
12
469
EMIL
EKVARDT
12
470
CHRISTOPHER
BLACKMON
12
471
LOC
NGUYEN
12
472
TIMOTHY
GARLES
12
473
BRENT
JOOST
12
474
DARREN
MARTIN
12
475
MICHAEL
O'BRIEN
12
476
TARK
ABBOUD ABOU KHAIR
12
477
VALENTIN
VORNICU
12
478
AJAY
CHABRA
12
479
FLORIS
PAYRAUDEAU
12
480
KEVIN
MACPHEE
12
481
TYLER
SPAUGH
12
482
MICHAEL
SHANAHAN
12
483
VLADIMIR
VASILYEV
12
484
SCOTT
BOHLMAN
12
485
DAVID
KATZ
12
486
JULIAN
GUIMARAES
12
487
MARTIN
KOZLOV
12
488
KORAY
ALDEMIR
12
489
CHRISTOPHER
MARIS
12
490
TAYLOR
WILSON
12
491
ROBERT
MAZZIE
12
492
MICHAEL
BENKO
12
493
PHILIP
WOJTUNIECKI
12
494
DAVID
SLAUGHTER
12
495
STANLEY
LEE
12
496
PHILIPE
PIZZARI PINTO
12
497
ALMEDIN
IMSIROVIC
12
498
AMI
NEEMAN
12
499
DONG
JI
12
500
KHARLIN
SUED
12
501
JERRY
HUMPHREY
12
502
CHARLES
GOMEZ
12
503
FRANCIS RAFAEL
CRUZ PENA
12
504
JAMES
GILBERT
12
505
CHRISTIAN
JAMBOR
12
506
MIGUEL
CAPRILES CANNIZZARO
12
507
JAVIER
ZARCO
12
508
KENT
WALTER
12
509
SAMUEL
PHILLIPS
12
510
THOMAS
KORNECHUK
12
511
ELILTON
GOUVEIA
12
512
MIN
SO
12
513
VICTOR
PAPEO JR
12
514
PHILLIP
WEAST
12
515
MICHAEL
PARISI JR.
12
516
KEVIN
BLEWITT
12
517
NICHOLAS
PALMA
12
518
LAWRENCE
PADEN SR
12
519
JOSEPH
DE LUCIA
12
520
ALEXANDER
STEP
12
521
JOSHUA
MANCUSO
12
522
MARSEL
BACKA
12
523
DONIS
AGNELLI
12
524
LAWRENCE
PILEGGI
12
525
RUSSELL
WILLIAMS -
12
526
JAMES
RUMPTZ
12
527
MIMI
LUU
12
528
PABLO
FERNANDEZ
12
529
AVDO
DJOKOVIC
12
530
DAVID
MALKA
12
531
LUKE
VRABEL
12
532
WAYNE
LEWIS
12
533
DYLAN
LINDE
12
534
JARED
JAFFEE
12
535
SCOTT
VENER
12
536
JONATHAN
HILTON
12
537
MARSHALL
WHITE
12
538
KUNAL
PATEL
12
539
OLIVIER
BUSOUET
12
540
MICHAEL
LEAH
12
541
MARVIN
KARLINS
12
542
DMITRY
SAVELYEV
12
543
FEMI
FASHAKIN
12
544
KEVIN
TORRES
12
545
ANDREW
WILMOT
12
546
DEJUANTE
ALEXANDER
12
547
CHRISTOPHER
CONRAD
12
548
GEORGE
JAMES
12
549
WENDY
FREEDMAN
12
550
RALPH
MASSEY
12
551
JASON
SEITZ
12
552
JULIO
RUIZ
12
553
KRZYSZTOF
STYBANIEWICZ
12
554
JOSEPH
BUONODONO
12
555
DEREK
BOWERS
12
556
JERRY
WONG
12
557
CODY
HERNANDEZ
12
558
PETER
KATSARELIS
12
559
JOSEPH
KUETHER
12
560
KEVIN
SAUL
12
561
ERIC
PENNER
12
562
DANIEL
WEINMAN
12
563
CHRISTIAN W
HARDER
12
564
SCOTT
BAUMSTEIN
12
565
TYLER
PATTERSON
12
566
KEVIN
GREENE
12
567
DANIEL
BISMUTH
12
568
EVAN
TEISCH
12
569
MANUEL
GOMEZ RIVERA
12
570
PHOUNSAVATH
PHILACHACK
12
571
RAY
QARTOMY
12
572
NICHOLAS
MAHABEE
12
573
JOHN
ROVETO
12
574
JEFFREY
MADSEN
12
575
KATHLEEN
LIEBERT
12
576
SEAN
WINTER
12
577
ROBERT
SUER
12
578
ANTONY
VIDMER
12
579
BRANDON
SCHWARTZ
12
580
SYED
SHAH
12
581
BRENDON
LONG
12
582
JONAH
MILLER
12
583
SHEA
SMITH
12
584
ANTHONY
DIANATY
12
585
RONIT
CHAMANI
12
586
COREY
BURBICK
12
587
STEVEN
RASH
12
588
IRA
SCHWARTZ
12
589
YVONNE
MCQUILLAN
12
590
MICHAEL
MCKINLEY
12
591
CHRISTOPHER
BOLEK
12
592
JOSE
MONTES
12
593
STEVEN
RICHARDSON
12
594
MATTHEW
DELANEY
12
595
ANTHONY
COUSINEAU
12
596
PLAMEN
STOYANOV
12
597
LASCELLES
PEART
12
598
GREGORY
BARBA
12
599
WILLIAM
WATCHMAN
12
600
NGOC
VU
12
601
ROBERT
GOUDY
12
602
MARK
DANIELS
12
603
TERREN
FALOH
12
604
THOMAS
LANCE
12
605
STEVE
OLIVIER
12
606
JEFFREY
COOKSON
12
607
JULIAN
WOHLGEMUTH
12
608
OLVENSO
SAVOIE
12
609
THOMAS
TSANADIS
12
610
MATTHEW
ZARCADOOLAS
12
611
JOHN
UTLEY JR
12
612
JEFF
RODRIGUEZ
12
613
CHRISTOPHER
WHITNEY
12
614
DAVID
ORMSBEE
12
615
KEVIN
SCAROLA
12
616
CHRISTINE
HOLUBECK
12
617
ERROL
ROSEN
12
618
NISSIM
GOZLAN
12
619
VITO
POLERA
12
620
DONALD
DELANCY
12
621
MICHAEL
FANE
12
622
CHARLEMAGNE
BENJAMIN JR
12
623
DANIEL
KASPER
12
624
JEFFREY
SILVERSTEIN
12
625
THANG
PHU
12
626
CARLO
RODRIGUEZ
12
627
STEVEN
SANZONE
12
628
MARK
HAYES
12
629
KEVIN
HO
12
630
STEVEN
KARP
12
631
MICHAEL
KOPJANSKI
12
632
DAVID
MORENO
12
633
PAUL
STANECHEWSKI
12
634
DANIEL
BARNES
12
635
MICHAEL
GALLO
12
636
RAJESH
VOHRA
12
637
KENNETH
FISHMAN
12
638
JOHN
PAPPAS
12
639
BARRY
PEVNER
12
640
JOHN
MAGHETTA
12
641
BENJAMIN
ZAMANI
12
642
ERIK
NOMBERG
12
643
HENRI
AZOULAY
12
644
TIM
SHANE
12
645
MONIQUE
LEQUERIQUE
12
646
STEVEN
BENNETT
12
647
HANS
WINZELER
12
648
NIKOLAOS
COSTARELIS
12
649
DANIEL
STRELITZ
11
650
GEORGE
PAPPAS
11
651
ARTUR
PAPAZYAN
11
652
YUAN
JIANG
11
653
RAY
SALZBERG
11
654
JEREMY
WIEN
11
655
CHRISTOPHER
BACK
11
656
SCOTT
SANDERS
11
657
ADRIAN
BUCKLEY
11
658
ALEXANDER
DVORSKY
11
659
JONY
FARAH
11
660
NADEZHDA
MAGNUS
11
661
JORDAN
JOECKEL
11
662
BENOIT
BARRAL
11
663
SHANKAR
PILLAI
11
664
DEAN
BARANOWSKI
11
665
STEPHEN
GRANER
11
666
TAYLOR
BLACK
11
667
JEFFREY
CHANG
11
668
NICHOLAS
PUPILLO
11
669
DARREN
RABINOWITZ
11
670
LARRY
WRIGHT
11
671
STEPHEN
MA
11
672
MATTHEW
BERKEY
11
673
CLIFF
JOSEPHY
11
674
BLAKE
BOHN
11
675
JUSTIN
BONOMO
11
676
GIL
ABOODI
11
677
CHARBEL
AZZI
11
678
MATTHEW
LAMBRECHT
11
679
JEREMY
STEIN
11
680
WILLIAM
TONKING
11
681
CHRISTOPHER
MITCHELL
11
682
ERIC
AFRIAT
11
683
EFTHIMIOS
PIPERAKIS
11
684
JAMES
HUGHES
11
685
RYAN
MILLER
11
686
ZVI
SHIFF
11
687
EDGARDO
ROSARIO
11
688
NICHOLAS
MANFREDO
11
689
HARRISON
GIMBEL
11
690
CHRISTOPHER
OROURKE
11
691
MAURICE
COSTIGAN
11
692
DAVID
CASTRANOVA
11
693
ANTONIO
REY
11
694
JAMES
KIRVIN
11
695
DAVID
SHMUEL
11
696
JORGE
MARTINEZ
11
697
MICHAEL
LIND
11
698
ROBERT
CHUSID
11
699
STEVEN
MORENO
11
700
MICHAEL
FUNK
11
701
CHRISTOPHER
NOMIKOS
11
702
NASHAAT
ANTONIOUS
11
703
MARCUS
STEIN
11
704
MOSHE
NIZAN
11
2018 Player of the Year prize package:
Entry in all 2018/2019 Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Main Events
Entry in all 2018/2019 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Events
Entry in all 2018/2019 Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Main Events
Entry in the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship
2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, Nathan Papp
Nathan Papp won the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year following 1st- and 2nd-place finishes in Immokalee series.
He kicked off the 2016/2017 season with a victory at the Southwest Florida property defeating 257 entries in a WPTDeepStacks Main Event. In addition to a $68,959 score, Papp took the early lead in the 10-tournament POY race. From there, he finished runner-up in the Seminole Immokalee Poker Challenge pocketing another bundle of points toward his eventual title.
For his impressive play, Papp earns a prize package that includes entries in all SHRP Main Events/Championships as well hotel and dining credits.
Here’s a breakdown of the season followed by the final POY points standings:
Entries in to all Seminole Hard Rock Poker Main Events/Championships
Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championships/Main Events
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Championships/Main Events
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Championships/Main Events
Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee Championships/Main Events
Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season
2nd Place – Estimated value, $19,750
Three (3) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events
Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season
3rd Place – Estimated value, $13,750
Two (2) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events
Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season
Winners of each of the SHRP Championship winners will receive a $5,250 seat in the season-ending Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship in August 2017.