Seminole Hollywood announces Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open winners

(PRESS RELEASE) -- After this month’s “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida, it’s Kevin Knee of Presto, Pa. who walks away with $605,100 after winning first place in the $3,500 World Poker Tour Championship.

Nee bested 1,224 entries in the series finale, winning his first major live tournament title. This year, he broke through with a major victory in a live tournament, defeating Joel Gola in a heads-up battle on Wednesday night to win the RRPO Championship. The tournament generated a prize pool worth over $3,916,800 easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.

Championship Final Table Results:

1st: Kevin Nee (Presto, Pa.) $605,100 + $3,500 WPT World Championship Seat

2nd: Joel Gola (Philadelphia, Pa.) $395,000

3rd: Aram Zobian (Cranston, R.I.)$295,000

4th: Chad Eveslage (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) $220,000

5th: Anthony Merlo (Valley Stream, N.Y.) $166,000

6th: Hyndi Khomutetsky (Orlando, Fla.) $127,000

The 52 primary events RRPO kicked off on Wednesday, 19 November with a $400 Deep Stack NLH. The series opener drew 6,853. The event concluded with Dario Dussan of Bogota, Colombia winning $278,150.

In addition to Dario, other signature event winners include:

- David Lee (New York, N.Y.) won the $1,100 Triple Stack NLH for $103,370
- Aram Oganyan (North Hollywood, Calif.), won the $5,000 Deep Stack NLH for $143,900
- Boris Kolev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) won the $10,000 Deep Stack NLH for $226,100
- Boris Kolev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) won the $25,500 High Roller NLH for $465,900

Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. in the New Year with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO), Tuesday, 6 January 2026, through Tuesday, 20 January 2026, headlined by the Deep Stack NLH series opener with a $2 million guarantee and the WPT NLH Championship boasting a $3 million guarantee.