Triple Crown Winner Jake Cody Adds to Legacy w/ SHRPO Championship Victory
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Only a few poker players have accomplished the Triple Crown — winning World Series of Poker (WSOP), World Poker Tour (WPT) and European Poker Tour (EPT) major titles — and Jake Cody is among them. The British poker pro added to his already accomplished legacy this week with a victory in the $5,300 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) at Hard Rock Hollywood in South Florida.
The SHRPO series consisted of more than 60 events with buy-ins ranging from $200 to $25,500. All told, the series generated over $14.3 million in prize pool money.
The $5,300 buy-in event generated a wild hand where a player was dealt three cards but didn't realize it until the river.
Cody Wins First SHRPO Title
Cody, who won the 2010 EPT Deauville Main Event for $1.2 million and the WPT London Main Event the same year before going on to win the 2011 WSOP $25,000 Heads-Up Championship $851,192, reached a three-handed deal with Jeremy Wien ($450,000) and 2022 GPI Overall and Mid-Major Player of the Year Stephen Song ($438,000).
“It feels unbelievable, getting the trophy, winning the tournament, even if you get a lot of money, actually winning just feels so good," Cody told the Seminole Hard Rock in a winner's interview. "There’s nothing that could have gone any different, I’m very happy with it.”
The final table also included Andjelko Andrejevic (4th - $240,000), Jasper Ma (7th - $106,000) and Chris Hunichen (9th - $65,000), whose stellar series will be discussed more below.
The victory gives Cody his third-biggest career score and pushed him above $5 million in Hendon Mob earnings. Back in April, he won a $2,200 Deep Stack event at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown for $93,900.
| Place | Player | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Cody | $510,850* |
| 2 | Jeremy Wien | $450,000* |
| 3 | Stephen Song | $438,000* |
| 4 | Andjelko Adrejevic | $240,000 |
| 5 | Shaun Davis | $181,000 |
| 6 | Arlinda Johns | $138,000 |
| 7 | Jasper Ma | $106,000 |
| 8 | Joseph Curcio | $82,000 |
| 9 | Chris Hunichen | $65,000 |
*Denotes a deal
Weng, Tice & Hunichen Among Other Winners
There were plenty of notable winners across more than 60 events in South Florida.
Gabe Ramos took down $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice for $11,715 and posed for winners' photos with his two fluffy service dogs, while Chris Hunichen won $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em for $41,020, just a portion of what he would win throughout the series.
"Big Huni" would go on to finish fourth in the $10,000 Deepstack 8-Handed for $54,000, ninth in the SHPRO Championship for $65,000 and sixth in the $10,000 8-Handed NLH for $43,000.
Additionally, WPT all-time title holder Darren Elias, who earlier this summer scrubbed his name from the "Best Without a Bracelet" list, shipped $10,000 Eight-Handed NLH to win $219,535.
Meanwhile, 2023 GPI POY Bin Weng won $1,100 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em for $17,940 and Landon Tice won $3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em with his mom and brother on the rail. Tice finished fourth in the 2024 WPT Rock in Roll Poker Open. Runner-up in that event was the young Matthew Beinner, who continued his run-good in this venue with a victory in $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH for $8,488.
Later in the series, two-time bracelet winner Loni Hui won $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 for $7,625 and fellow two-time bracelet winner Shannon Shorr won $25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em for $352,873 after a heads-up deal with Cherish Andrews, who won the same high roller earlier this year at the 2025 Showdown in April.
Also of note was David Shmuel winning $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 for his 12th SHRP major series victory and $20,080. The outright victory puts Shmuel closer to catching all-time title leader Raminder Singh with 13 titles.
A full list of winners at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open is available in the table below.
2025 SHRPO Winners
| Event # | Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry) | 519 | $108,990 | Sebastian Espinoza | $11,355* |
| 2 | $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 5,658 | $1,867,140 | Joseph Kim | $159,149* |
| 3 | $600 Seniors 50+ NLH | 147 | $76,440 | Gregory Spinder | $18,720 |
| 4 | $600 Deep Stack Big O | 138 | $71,760 | Nicolas Milgrom | $17,700 |
| 5 | $300 Quad Stack PLO/NLH | 165 | $41,250 | JJ Shayani | $10,010 |
| 6 | $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em | 63 | $21,420 | Carlos Saturno Garcia | $7,710 |
| 7 | $600 Limit Omaha 8 | 99 | $50,985 | Joseph Olivieri | $15,080 |
| 8 | $1,100 Eight-Handed NLH | 61 | $59,170 | Zachary Eichenbaum | $13,484* |
| 9 | $600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha | 117 | $60,840 | Chase Crouch | $13,837* |
| 10 | $300 Triple Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH | 197 | $30,535 | Brandon Bradbury | $7,450 |
| 11 | $400 Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha | 76 | $25,840 | Bobby Morris | $8,735 |
| 12 | $600 10-Game Mix | 62 | $31,930 | Mike Soroka | $11,495 |
| 13 | $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH | 135 | $43,875 | Wayne Clarke | $9,631* |
| 14 | $600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO | 97 | $41,225 | Kamel Mokhammad | $12,320 |
| 15 | $300 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 167 | $41,750 | John Bellotte | $11,070 |
| 16 | $400 Turbo PLO/NLH | 71 | $24,140 | Thomas Burkett | $6,630* |
| 17 | $600 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha | 159 | $81,885 | Mitchell Garonce | $19,825 |
| 18 | $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 525 | $509,250 | Luckenson "Lucky" Pericles | $87,770 |
| 19 | $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 536 | $176,880 | Gary Gelman | $28,318* |
| 20 | $600 Mixed Triple Draw | 82 | $42,230 | Scott Matejka | $13,560 |
| 21 | $400 Double Board PLO | 157 | $51,810 | Julian Suaza | $6,951* |
| 22 | $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH | 325 | $50,475 | Matthew Olkhovetsy | $10,460 |
| 23 | $600 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em | 44 | $23,320 | Christopher Liranzo Paulino | $9,095 |
| 24 | $600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH | 124 | $52,080 | Peter Fellows | $10,769* |
| 25 | $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha | 364 | $189,200 | Anik Ajmera | $36,900 |
| 26 | $600 Big Bet Mix Dealer’s Choice | 65 | $33,475 | Gabe Ramos | $11,715 |
| 27 | $400 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em | 202 | $66,660 | Lee Strubeck | $11,105* |
| 28 | $600 H.O.R.S.E. | 85 | $43,775 | David Tarbet | $14,020 |
| 29 | $800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 1020 | $719,100 | Michael Amato | $96,000* |
| 30 | $10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em | 41 | $389,500 | Neil Warren | $151,905 |
| 31 | $400 Triple Stack Six-Max Black Chip Bounty NLH | 167 | $38,410 | Ariel Rosello | $6,132* |
| 32 | $1,100 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em | 39 | $39,000 | Blake Whittington | $15,990 |
| 33 | $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 | 101 | $52,015 | Brandon Cantu | $15,710 |
| 34 | $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 57 | $114,000 | Chris Hunichen | $41,020 |
| 35 | $1,100 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha | 80 | $77,600 | Bulat Khusainov | $25,975 |
| 36 | $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH | 189 | $29,295 | Ginold Rendel | $2,824* |
| 37 | $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH | 54 | $27,000 | Matthew Beinner | $8,488* |
| 38 | $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 | 58 | $55,970 | David Shmuel | $20,080 |
| 39 | $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 138 | $133,860 | John Morris | $32,800 |
| 40 | $10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 66 | $627,000 | Darren Elias | $219,535 |
| 41 | $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 219 | $54,750 | Kao Saechao | $13,055 |
| 42 | $1,100 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em | 46 | $46,000 | Bin Weng | $17,940 |
| 43 | $5,300 SHRPO Championship | 889 | $4,311,650 | Jake Cody | $510,850* |
| 44 | $400 Seniors 50+ NLH | 147 | $48,510 | Rafael Fernandez | $7,803* |
| 45 | $600 Deep Stack Mixed PLO | 85 | $44,200 | Frank Brannan | $11,780* |
| 46 | $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH | 161 | $37,030 | Willie Wiggins | $8,100* |
| 47 | $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 185 | $61,050 | Raymond Millard | $9,096* |
| 48 | $600 10-Game Mix | 63 | $32,760 | Long Nguyen | $11,790 |
| 49 | $300 Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 131 | $32,750 | Zyad Qasem | $7,000* |
| 50 | $400 T.O.R.S.E. | 69 | $22,700 | Max Goliger | $7,965 |
| 51 | $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 160 | $83,200 | Qasem Jamhour | $20,320 |
| 52 | $3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 232 | $626,400 | Landon Tice | $124,023* |
| 53 | $200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 572 | $91,520 | Ferran Reverte Barrere | $10,935* |
| 54 | $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO | 164 | $37,720 | Bill Casciolo | $8,255* |
| 55 | $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 348 | $337,560 | Levi Berger | $48,102* |
| 56 | $25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em | 44 | $1,086,800 | Shannon Shorr | $352,873* |
| 57 | $1,100 Deep Stack Big O | 70 | $67,900 | Brandon Ageloff | $18,624* |
| 58 | $600 Turbo PLO/NLH Mix | 47 | $24,910 | Kamel Mokhammad | $9,705 |
| 59 | $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 | 64 | $21,120 | Loni Hui | $7,625 |
| 60 | $10,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 96 | $912,000 | Alex Anton | $288,000 |
| 61 | $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em | 110 | $36,300 | Eric Siegel | $7,910* |
| 62 | $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO | 87 | $84,390 | Matthew Gilman | $26,325 |
| 63 | $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLHE | 284 | $44,020 | Fernando Gandlaz | $5,722* |
*Denotes a deal
*Photos courtesy Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood
