ESCALATOR IX SERIES

February & March 2025

Escalator IX Series

February 5 – March 9, 2025

Held in the Poker Room

Escalator IX $250 Event #2
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $89,440
Players Remaining: 55 of 430

Flight A: 146 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight B: 149 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight C: 135 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight D: Thur @ 6PM
Flight E: Fri @ 11AM
Flight F: Sat @ 11AM
Day 2: Sun @ 12PM

TableSeatFIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
245ALBERTSONNEW YORKNY 391,000
267GREGORYREDSHAWPORT PERRY 348,000
72SABASFERRER-FERRERHOLLYWOODFL 315,000
254CLAUDELJOSEPHPLANTATIONFL 292,000
66PAULFREEDMANDELRAY BEACHFL 271,000
271ILANHADIDABOCA RATONFL 270,000
273SOLANGELUCASDAVIEFL 260,000
117FABIOSANTOSFORT LAUDERDALEFL 246,000
144NICOLASKERRYDAVIEFL 225,000
205GustavErikssonStockholm 224,000
193EDUARDOSUBIRATSPEMBROKE PINESFL 222,000
278ERICMORALESMIAMIFL 209,000
262ZHUNWANGCHENGDU 209,000
203BRENDANDORNANNEW YORKNY 206,000
409STEVENFREIFELDBOCA RATONFL 161,000
119GARYLIEBERMANDAVIEFL 159,000
404JACOBKAUFFMANDAVIEFL 154,000
209JOHNNYBROMBERGLOS ANGELESCA 152,000
198ALLANBIELERSUNRISEFL 147,000
247JOSEPHPETROLINOBOCA RATONFL 137,000
265JOSEPHDUCHMANMIAMI BEACHFL 131,000
113ROGERGEBHARDTHANOVERON 130,000
125JOSEPHROSSITEQUESTAFL 124,000
401EDUARDOARECHAGAMIAMIFL 119,000
451GOMEZJUSTOHOLLYWOODFL 119,000
276YURIYKOZINSKIYMIAMI BEACHFL 114,000
142SCOTTNORMANWESTONFL 113,000
277ABRAHAMRAMOS PADILLAHIALEAHFL 93,000
248ZIADMATTAWESTONFL 80,000
195DANIELHAMELINMONT SAINT HILAIREQC 69,000
252PAULDOMBKEY BISCAYNEFL 61,000
458PAULIUSBIKUSDEERFIELD BEACHFL 50,000
78JEFFREYKESSLERPLANTATIONFL 50,000
258DONALDLEDAVIEFL 45,000
408MARIAHERNANDEZMIAMIFL 39,000
132RONIZELICHONOKAVENTURAFL 35,000
67GILFREDBERTIN JRCORAL SPRINGSFL 28,000
63JAMESCLARKBROCKTONMA 28,000

DateTimeBuy-InTournamentDetails
Escalator IX Event #1 - $100,000 GUARANTEED
Wed, Feb 511:00 AM$150Flight AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 56:00 PM$150Flight BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 611:00 AM$150Flight CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 66:00 PM$150Flight DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 711:00 AM$150Flight EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 76:00 PM$150Flight FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 81:00 PM~Event #1 - Day 2Structure Sheet
Escalator IX Event #2 - $200,000 GUARANTEED
Wed, Feb 1211:00 AM$250Flight AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 126:00 PM$250Flight BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 1311:00 AM$250Flight CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 136:00 PM$250Flight DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 1411:00 AM$250Flight EStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 1511:00 AM$250Flight FStructure Sheet
Sun, Feb 1612:00 PM~Event #2 - Day 2Structure Sheet
Escalator IX Event #3 - $300,000 GUARANTEED
Wed, Feb 1911:00 AM$400Flight AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 196:00 PM$400Flight BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 2011:00 AM$400Flight CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 206:00 PM$400Flight DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 2111:00 AM$400Flight EStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 2211:00 AM$400Flight FStructure Sheet
Sun, Feb 2312:00 PM~Event #3 - Day 2Structure Sheet
Escalator IX Event #4 - $400,000 GUARANTEED
Wed, Feb 2611:00 AM$600Flight AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 266:00 PM$600Flight BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 2711:00 AM$600Flight CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 276:00 PM$600Flight DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 2811:00 AM$600Flight EStructure Sheet
Sat, Mar 111:00 AM$600Flight FStructure Sheet
Sun, Mar 212:00 PM~Event #4 - Day 2Structure Sheet
Escalator IX Event #5 - $500,000 GUARANTEED
Thu, Mar 611:00 AM$1,700 Flight AStructure Sheet
Fri, Mar 711:00 AM$1,700 Flight BStructure Sheet
Sat, Mar 811:00 AM$1,700 Flight CStructure Sheet
Sun, Mar 912:00 PM~Event #5 - Day 2Structure Sheet

Escalator IX $150 Event #1
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $118,552
Players Remaining: 104 of 1,022

Flight A: 128 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 148 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight C: 148 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight D: 189 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight E: 181 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight F: 234 Entries; 23 Advanced
Day 2: Saturday at 1P

TableSeatFIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
279SANTOBIDDIXHOLLYWOODFL398,000
405VINCENTPICARDILAKE WORTHFL375,000
128MARIAHERNANDEZMIAMIFL337,000
251SADANYHEVIACORAL SPRINGSFL328,000
255GARYLIEBERMANDAVIEFL316,000
268IANBEHRROCKFORDIL308,000
277CURTISDAYEOCHO RIOS303,000
259LOUISWHITEMANHOLLYWOODFL300,000
261LAWRENCEPADEN SRCHESTER SPRGSPA283,000
262CHARLESREEDLAUDERDALE BY THE SEAFL281,000
193ANTUANBUNKLEYLAKELANDFL275,000
123JOULEKADADUHALLANDALEFL275,000
256NASHAATANTONIOUSLARGOFL271,000
269GARRICKYOUNGMIAMI GARDENSFL242,000
452YASMANYHERNANDEZHIALEAHFL237,000
199CHRISUNDERWOODLANTANAFL236,000
257OLIWERSANKIEWICZARLINGTON HEIGHTSIL232,000
146ALBERTOLOPES PINTO VAZSAN BRUNOCA232,000
408NOELAVILA MENDEZHOLLYWOODFL227,000
198MIHALACHECEANKING CITYON221,000
455MICHAELFRYETTPALM CITYFL215,000
406GARYFITZGERALDMIAMIFL207,000
253QUANPHUIHOLLYWOODFL201,000
68MOHAMMEDAL BALUSHIMIRAMARFL201,000
194LISATEEBAGYLIGHTHOUSE POINTFL200,000
278ERICNUSSWATERLOOON196,000
203ALLANCARLISLENORTH PALM BEACHFL194,000
263TYCOSTABOSTONMA188,500
456FABIOMORENOHOMESTEADFL185,000
273DAVIDWEISBERGERMIAMI BEACHFL184,000
133DANILOALVARENGAPARKLANDFL183,000
132DUVANBOLANOSROYAL PALM BEACHFL178,000
122BRIANDAVISMCFARLANDWI177,000
135PETERFELLOWSMIRAMARFL175,000
129GUILLERMOHAMILTONMIAMIFL172,000
254DAVIDMANDIELJAFFA170,000
459MAHMOUDHAMEDNABLUSFL168,000
147KYLEDEMPSEYHOMESTEADFL168,000
63ERICSILVERBERGPLANTATIONFL166,000
191ARIELROSELLOHIALEAHFL165,500
73MARIATORRES FALCOMIAMIFL163,000
74JUANDEIRMENJIANDORALFL161,000
69LUISDOMINGUEZ NUNEZNORTH MIAMI BEACHFL160,000
78MOHAMMEDHOSSAINFORT MYERSFL156,000
458JAHANSAHNIMIAMI BEACHFL155,000
139SAGIZOMMERDAVIEFL151,000
276NICHOLASGOODWINROYAL PLM BCHFL148,000
141MICHAELHORTONFORT LAUDERDALEFL147,000
148JUANSOBERONMIAMIFL138,000
272HENRYBILLETEMIAMIFL134,000
266JORGEGOMEZMIAMIFL131,000
267BRYANREYESMIAMI LAKESFL128,000
66KEVINBELTRANMIAMIFL127,000
407DMYTROKRASNOVIDHALLANDALE BEACHFL120,500
205ROBERTLEPOREBRICKNJ119,000
195ANTHONYRAMOSORLANDOFL116,000
72MICHAELMEDINAHOUSTONTX116,000
275BENJAMINMOSCHELMIAMIFL114,000
204VICTORSOARES CAMBOAPARIS112,000
197NEALHARRISSMITHTOWNNY111,000
404DAVIDRIVERADAVIEFL109,500
124NEILFLORINAVENTURAFL108,000
126ONIELMCCALLAMIRAMARFL101,000
454LUCASVAEZABUENOS AIRES99,000
71JDJIANGCUTLER BAYFL98,000
252JOSHUAWARSCHAWMIAMIFL96,000
121PASQUALECAIAZZADAVIEFL95,000
61JACQUESGRAVELQUEBECQC95,000
207ELDORODRIGUEZDAVIEFL91,000
274DAVIDBORATYNUXBRIDGEMA88,000
271DEJANPETKOVIC87,000
144LANCEPACERNICKBUFFALO GROVEIL87,000
453RUBENROMERO UZCATEGUISUNRISEFL82,000
208JACKBATTAGLIAHOLLYWOODFL82,000
451ERICMORALESMIAMIFL81,000
202ALEXISONESHIALEAHFL81,000
62BRENDANDORNANNEW YORKNY79,000
403YSRAELRODRIGUEZ FLORESHOLLYWOODFL78,000
134MATTHEWGASPINDELRAY BEACHFL78,000
402JQNATHANPERMENTERLOXAHATCHEEFL77,000
143DANALONGMIDDLETOWNDE76,000
75CHARLESDUNLAPJUPITERFL76,000
76STEVENSLONBOCA RATONFL75,000
401BARRYWEPRINKEY BISCAYNEFL74,000
264FRANCISMOHANHOLLYWOODFL73,000
67RYANWALKERFARIBAULTMN73,000
142OSMANYSALDANASMIAMIFL72,000
192ALEXANDERPEREZMIAMIFL65,000
145GERMANEPAISLEYMIRAMARFL64,000
265SCOTTKURTZMANPOMPANO BEACHFL60,000
65PINCHASCHAKCHAKOVPLANTATIONFL60,000
209ADAMSHANKMANDELRAY BEACHFL58,000
125ANDREBRYANPEMBROKE PINESFL57,000
201HOWARDMARMERPEMBROKE PINESFL55,000
409DOUGLASBAERAVENTURAFL53,000
131MARTYNASBRAZDZIONISPaneveys52,000
258GYORGYFAZEKASCAPE CORALFL47,000
138SANFORDKORNFELDSUNNY ISLES BEACHFL44,000
64NICKSHAMLOUDELRAY BEACHFL43,000
206NICOLASPALLARESSUNRISEFL41,000
137YIGALHENMIAMI BEACHFL36,000
457ERICKARGOTEGARZA GARCIA31,000
149MAREKZUCCAROBOYNTON BEACHFL31,000
79KENNETHKINGMIAMIFL28,000
PLACEFIRST NAMELAST NAMEAMOUNT WON
1ANTUANBUNKLEY$18,038
2JUANSOBERON$11,728
3LAWRENCEPADEN SR$9,620
4MATTHEWGASPIN$8,471
5KYLEDEMPSEY$7,860
6VICTORSOARES CAMBOA$6,040
7DAVIDWEISBERGER$3,527
8SANTOBIDDIX$2,800
9ERICNUSS$2,100
10MOHAMMEDAL BALUSHI$2,100
11SADANYHEVIA$1,720
12MARIATORRES FALCO$1,720
13JQNATHANPERMENTER$1,365
14LISATEEBAGY$1,365
15VICENTPICARDI$1,365
16MICHAELFRYETT$1,130
17LUISDOMINGUEZ NUNEZ$1,130
18DAVIDMANDIEL$1,130
19JAHANSAHNI$930
20ERICSILVERBERG$930
21YASMANYHERNANDEZ$930
22GUILLERMOHAMILTON$785
23BRIANDAVIS$785
24KEVINBELTRAN$785
25ARIELROSELLO$651
26ROBERTLEPORE$651
27MOHAMMEDHOSSAIN$651
28ERICMORALES$545
29IANBEHR$545
30DMYTROKRASNOVID$545
31CHRISUNDERWOOD$545
32MICHAELHORTON$545
33DUVAMBOLANOS$545
34NASHAATANTONIOUS$545
35JOSHUAWARSCHAW$545
36QUANPHUI$545
37OSMANYSALDANAS$470
38NICKSHAMLOU$470
39ALBERTOLOPES PINTO VAZ$470
40LUCASVAEZA$470
41MARIAHERNANDEZ$470
42ANDREBRYAN$470
43DAVIDRIVERA$470
44TYCOSTA$470
45GARRICKYOUNG$470
46GARYFITZGERALD$420
47CHARLESREED$420
48BRYANREYES$420
49JUANDEIRMENJIAN$420
50NEILFLORIN$420
51ANTHONYRAMOS$420
52HOWARDMARMER$420
53CHARLESDUNLAP$420
54FABIOMORENO$420
55GARYLIEBERMAN$380
56MARTYNASBRAZDZIONIS$380
57JDJIANG$380
58DOUGLASBAER$380
59JACQUESGRAVEL$380
60DANILOALVARENGA$380
61SANFORDKORNFELD$380
62DEJANPETKOVIC$380
63PETERFELLOWS$380
64GERMANEPAISLEY$340
65NICOLAPALLARES$340
66NICHOLASGOODWIN$340
67RUBENROMERO UZCATEGUI$340
68JACKBATTAGLIA$340
69MICHAELMEDINA$340
70HENRYBILLETE$340
71DANALONG$340
72JOULEKADADU$340
73FRANCISMOHAN$310
74ALLANCARLISLE$310
75ONIELMCCALLA$310
76SAGIZOMMER$310
77STEVENSLON$310
78MAHMOUDHAMED$310
79MIHALACHECEAN$310
80YIGALHEN$310
81SCOTTKURTZMAN$310
82LOUISWHITEMAN$280
83NOELAVILA MENDEZ$280
84BRENDANDORNAN$280
85PASQUALECAIAZZA$280
86YSRAELRODRIGUEZ FLORES$280
87OUWERSANKIEWICKZ$280
88LANCEPACERNICK$280
89ALEXISONES$280
90BENJAMINMOSCHEL$280
91NEALHARRIS$260
92ALEXANDERPEREZ$260
93KENETHKING$260
94DAVIDBORATYN$260
95BARRYWEPRIN$260
96ELDORODRIGUEZ$260
97JORGEGOMEZ$260
98GYORGYFAZEKAS$260
99CURTISDAYE$260
100PINCHASCHAKCHAKOV$240
101ADAMSHANKMAN$240
102ERICKARGOTE$240
103RYANWALKER$240
104MAREKZUCCARO$240

 

Antuan Bunkley Wins Escalator IX Event #1

Escalator IX $150 Event #1
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $118,552
Players Remaining: 104 of 1,022

Flight A: 128 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 148 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight C: 148 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight D: 189 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight E: 181 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight F: 234 Entries; 23 Advanced
Day 2: Saturday at 1P

PLACEFIRST NAMELAST NAMEAMOUNT WON
1ANTUANBUNKLEY$18,038
2JUANSOBERON$11,728
3LAWRENCEPADEN SR$9,620
4MATTHEWGASPIN$8,471
5KYLEDEMPSEY$7,860
6VICTORSOARES CAMBOA$6,040
7DAVIDWEISBERGER$3,527
8SANTOBIDDIX$2,800
9ERICNUSS$2,100
10MOHAMMEDAL BALUSHI$2,100
11SADANYHEVIA$1,720
12MARIATORRES FALCO$1,720
13JQNATHANPERMENTER$1,365
14LISATEEBAGY$1,365
15VICENTPICARDI$1,365
16MICHAELFRYETT$1,130
17LUISDOMINGUEZ NUNEZ$1,130
18DAVIDMANDIEL$1,130
19JAHANSAHNI$930
20ERICSILVERBERG$930
21YASMANYHERNANDEZ$930
22GUILLERMOHAMILTON$785
23BRIANDAVIS$785
24KEVINBELTRAN$785
25ARIELROSELLO$651
26ROBERTLEPORE$651
27MOHAMMEDHOSSAIN$651
28ERICMORALES$545
29IANBEHR$545
30DMYTROKRASNOVID$545
31CHRISUNDERWOOD$545
32MICHAELHORTON$545
33DUVAMBOLANOS$545
34NASHAATANTONIOUS$545
35JOSHUAWARSCHAW$545
36QUANPHUI$545
37OSMANYSALDANAS$470
38NICKSHAMLOU$470
39ALBERTOLOPES PINTO VAZ$470
40LUCASVAEZA$470
41MARIAHERNANDEZ$470
42ANDREBRYAN$470
43DAVIDRIVERA$470
44TYCOSTA$470
45GARRICKYOUNG$470
46GARYFITZGERALD$420
47CHARLESREED$420
48BRYANREYES$420
49JUANDEIRMENJIAN$420
50NEILFLORIN$420
51ANTHONYRAMOS$420
52HOWARDMARMER$420
53CHARLESDUNLAP$420
54FABIOMORENO$420
55GARYLIEBERMAN$380
56MARTYNASBRAZDZIONIS$380
57JDJIANG$380
58DOUGLASBAER$380
59JACQUESGRAVEL$380
60DANILOALVARENGA$380
61SANFORDKORNFELD$380
62DEJANPETKOVIC$380
63PETERFELLOWS$380
64GERMANEPAISLEY$340
65NICOLAPALLARES$340
66NICHOLASGOODWIN$340
67RUBENROMERO UZCATEGUI$340
68JACKBATTAGLIA$340
69MICHAELMEDINA$340
70HENRYBILLETE$340
71DANALONG$340
72JOULEKADADU$340
73FRANCISMOHAN$310
74ALLANCARLISLE$310
75ONIELMCCALLA$310
76SAGIZOMMER$310
77STEVENSLON$310
78MAHMOUDHAMED$310
79MIHALACHECEAN$310
80YIGALHEN$310
81SCOTTKURTZMAN$310
82LOUISWHITEMAN$280
83NOELAVILA MENDEZ$280
84BRENDANDORNAN$280
85PASQUALECAIAZZA$280
86YSRAELRODRIGUEZ FLORES$280
87OUWERSANKIEWICKZ$280
88LANCEPACERNICK$280
89ALEXISONES$280
90BENJAMINMOSCHEL$280
91NEALHARRIS$260
92ALEXANDERPEREZ$260
93KENETHKING$260
94DAVIDBORATYN$260
95BARRYWEPRIN$260
96ELDORODRIGUEZ$260
97JORGEGOMEZ$260
98GYORGYFAZEKAS$260
99CURTISDAYE$260
100PINCHASCHAKCHAKOV$240
101ADAMSHANKMAN$240
102ERICKARGOTE$240
103RYANWALKER$240
104MAREKZUCCARO$240

Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event Returns April 3!

The 2025 Poker Showdown series is right around the corner and we are very excited to host the annual Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event benefiting Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida on April 3.

Larry Frank was a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Before passing in 2021, he worked for Seminole Gaming and Seminole Hard Rock Support Services for over 25 years in various roles, including General Manager of Poker Operations at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood and General Manager of Seminole Casino Classic.

We honor him with a charity tournament benefiting Make-A-Wish® Southern Florida. There will be a cocktail party starting at 5:30 pm and the $300 buy-in tournament will get underway at 7 pm. In addition to the tournament, there will be a silent auction with our friends from the Charity Series of Poker, with tons of great items up for bid.

February 2025 Daily Tournaments

Click Here for February Calendar (PDF)

 

DateTimeBuy-InGuaranteeTournamentDetails
Sat, Feb 111A$1,100 $50,000February Big SlickStructure Sheet
Sun, Feb 212P$150$5,000Triple StackStructure Sheet
Mon, Feb 36P$150$20,000Big StackStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 411A$150$5,000Deep Stack Double Green Chip BountyStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 46P$250$20,000Quad StackStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 511A$150$100,000Escalator IX Event #1 AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 56P$150$100,000Escalator IX Event #1 B
Thu, Feb 611A$150$100,000Escalator IX Event #1 C
Thu, Feb 66P$150$100,000Escalator IX Event #1 D
Fri, Feb 711A$150$100,000Escalator IX Event #1 E
Fri, Feb 76P$150$100,000Escalator IX Event #1 F
Sat, Feb 81P~~Escalator IX Event #1 Day 2
Sun, Feb 912P$150$5,000Triple StackStructure Sheet
Mon, Feb 106P$150$20,000Big StackStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 1111A$150$5,000Deep Stack Double Green Chip BountyStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 116P$250$20,000Quad StackStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 1211A$250$200,000Escalator IX Event #2 AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 1211A$250$200,000Escalator IX Event #2 B
Thu, Feb 136P$250$200,000Escalator IX Event #2 C
Thu, Feb 1311A$250$200,000Escalator IX Event #2 D
Fri, Feb 146P$250$200,000Escalator IX Event #2 E
Sat, Feb 1511A$250$200,000Escalator IX Event #2 F
Sun, Feb 1612P~~Escalator IX Event #2 Day 2
Mon, Feb 1711A$300$30,000Holiday Triple StackStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 1811A$150$5,000Deep Stack Double Green Chip BountyStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 186P$250$20,000Quad Stack - Final Table BonusStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 1911A$400$300,000Escalator IX Event #3 AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 196P$400$300,000Escalator IX Event #3 B
Thu, Feb 2011A$400$300,000Escalator IX Event #3 C
Thu, Feb 206P$400$300,000Escalator IX Event #3 D
Fri, Feb 2111A$400$300,000Escalator IX Event #3 E
Sat, Feb 2211A$400$300,000Escalator IX Event #3 F
Sun, Feb 2312P~~Escalator IX Event #3 Day 2
Mon, Feb 246P$150$20,000$150 Big Stack - Final Table BonusStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 2511A$1405 Seats$140 Mega Satellite into Escalator #4Structure Sheet
Tue, Feb 256P$250$20,000Quad Stack - Slater ScoopsStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 2611A$600$400,000Escalator IX Event #4 AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 266P$600$400,000Escalator IX Event #4 B
Thu, Feb 2711A$600$400,000Escalator IX Event #4 C
Thu, Feb 276P$600$400,000Escalator IX Event #4 D
Fri, Feb 2811A$600$400,000Escalator IX Event #4 E
Sat, Mar 111A$600$400,000Escalator IX Event #4 F
Sun, Mar 212P~~Escalator IX Event #4 Day 2

January Big Stack Special Payouts

2025 January Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  982
Prize Pool: $113,912
January 22-26, 2025

1st: $16,972
2nd: $11,100
3rd: $8,300
4th: $6,200
5th: $4,680
6th: $3,560
7th: $2,740
8th: $2,120
9th-10th: $1,660
11th-12th: $1,520
13th-15th: $1,360
16th-19th: $1,200
20th-23rd: $1,040
24th-31st: $900
32nd-39th: $760
40th-47th: $640
48th-55th: $540
56th-63rd: $440
64th-75th: $380
76th-87th: $320
88th-102nd: $280

January Big Stack Special – Day 2 Seat Draw

January $150 Big Stack Special
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $113,912
Players Remaining:  102 of 982

Flight A: 78 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight B: 121 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 118 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight D: 114 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight E: 121 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight F: 165 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight G: 265 Entries; 27 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
52PatrickMerrimanPortlandTX 135,000
53YoanPerez JimenezHialeahFL 282,500
53MelissaKaiserMiamiFL 185,500
56PierrotMassenatMiramarFL 122,000
57LorenzoDi ChiazzaKleinburgON 186,500
57VictorSoares CamboaParis 120,500
58OnielMccallaMiramarFL 349,000
59MaxGoligerCoconut CreekFL 307,500
61SalvatoreSidotiHallandale BeachFL 115,000
62ChristopherCarbineFort LauderdaleFL 35,500
63DanielQuesadaMiamiFL 139,000
64RandRobinsonMargateFL 34,500
65DiegoGaribay-NoriegaWestfieldIN 112,000
66AndreasAthanasopoulosTamaracFL 180,000
67RogerGebhardtHanoverON 85,500
68RobertKesslerCoral SpringsFL 298,000
71AlexanderDunnEast QuogueNY 105,500
72WalterNalvarteHollywoodFL 93,000
73RennieValdezDeerfield BeachFL 163,000
74KevinMontagnaFort LauderdaleFL 164,000
75RobertPizanoMiami BeachFL 87,500
76JosiasCardoso Dos SantosTampaFL 41,000
77AntonioColonPrincetonFL 116,500
78CarlosFonseca RojasWellingtonFL 198,500
79KevinPaytonHallandale BeachFL 180,000
111TimShaneBoca RatonFL 23,000
112PhilipPaulParklandFL 155,000
113FrancisMohanHollywoodFL 54,500
114AlephFranzinCoconut CreekFL 159,500
115ChristopherLiranzoSan CristobalFL 139,000
116ChristopherMaxfieldHialeahFL 40,000
117ChristopherBalseiroMiamiFL 80,500
119DevisDiazBartlettTN 71,500
121CarlottaRoosMiami BeachFL 118,000
122CorySantacrocePompano BeachFL 39,500
123JohnCoakleyAndoverKS 290,500
124AndrewOrozcoMiamiFL 97,500
126MarcSacheliMiamiFL 183,000
127MarcWoolfBoca RatonFL 72,500
128MitchellSmithPalm BeachFL 48,000
129RaulVargas MoneNorth Miami BeachFL 69,500
131AlejandroAmador MartinezMiamiFL 37,500
133LeonidZhivelevMiamiFL 130,000
134ShaochiQianFlushingNY 201,500
135MariaHernandezMiamiFL 62,500
136NicholasViscontiDelray BeachFL 217,000
137KarinPowsner-CrespiFort LauderdaleFL 93,000
138RodneyBanksBainbridge IslandWA 76,000
139FranciscoZapataSan Fernando 153,500
142RichardMc GeeNorth Bay VillageCA 164,500
143IsaiahGardinerProvidenciales 185,000
144FabioSantosFort LauderdaleFL 300,000
145DejanPetkovicSave Malesvica 012 123,500
146EduardoArechagaMiamiFL 174,500
147ArtimZhutaBoca RatonFL 83,000
148MatthewMcphersonPalm BayFL 124,000
149GustavoMartelloArgentina 261,500
191RotemHalbaniPlantationFL 87,500
192AlhasanDiabMiamiFL 186,000
193AndresGomezMiamiFL 120,000
194EricOlsonMillsboroDE 99,000
195NigelCookLeicester 43,000
196CarlosMedina ChintanDoralFL 51,500
197LukePottsPhiladelphiaPA 215,000
198BrendanDornanNew YorkNY 72,500
199FabioAnobileSaronno 350,500
201FredericoDabusDoralFL 199,000
202ShamicaLamarWellingtonFL 138,500
203ElvioCescatoBoca RatonFL 131,000
204EstebanAcostaWestonFL 265,500
205ThomasIppolitoVeniceFL 198,000
206RobertNewhousePalm Beach GardensFL 86,000
207CharlesStuardWinter SpringsFL 54,000
208LeudyMatos AzaharezHialeahFL 302,500
209AbrahamRamos PadillaHialeahFL 46,000
251AllanCarlisleNorth Palm BeachFL 242,500
252JuanSoberonMiamiFL 136,500
253MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL 45,500
254AlexanderPerezMiamiFL 197,000
255BrianGreenManhattan BchCA 187,000
256AdammBaloghMelbourneFL 98,500
257SusanKaySharonON 110,500
258VienHongDavieFL 239,500
259LouisOliverDavieFL 176,500
261JohnHarrisonLunenburgMA 162,000
262RodrigoAldorinoNorth MiamiFL 33,500
263YasmanyHernandezHialeahFL 250,500
264ChristopherCuratoloCoconut CreekFL 266,000
265ReneMartinezHomesteadFL 163,500
266MikhailChykiliovMiami BeachFL 226,000
267StevenCohenHollywoodFL 143,000
268Diego ManuelMartinezHollywoodFL 58,000
269GaryLiebermanDavieFL 163,500
271JeanLaurentTampaFL 26,000
272FernandoPagesMiamiFL 52,500
273AviEderyLondon 210,000
274IlanHadidaBoca RatonFL 122,000
275EdsonInalienTamaracFL 55,000
276OliverKrokLondon 526,000
277FadilSadikuPort Saint LucieFL 133,000
278GeorgeRubyHollywoodFL 200,500
279EricLeffPlantationFL 141,500

January Big Stack Special – Day 2 Chip Counts

January $150 Big Stack Special
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $113,912
Players Remaining:  102 of 982

Flight A: 78 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight B: 121 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 118 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight D: 114 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight E: 121 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight F: 165 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight G: 265 Entries; 27 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon

SeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1OliverKrokLondon 526,000
2FabioAnobileSaronno 350,500
3OnielMccallaMiramarFL 349,000
4MaxGoligerCoconut CreekFL 307,500
5LeudyMatos AzaharezHialeahFL 302,500
6FabioSantosFort LauderdaleFL 300,000
7RobertKesslerCoral SpringsFL 298,000
8JohnCoakleyAndoverKS 290,500
9YoanPerez JimenezHialeahFL 282,500
10ChristopherCuratoloCoconut CreekFL 266,000
11EstebanAcostaWestonFL 265,500
12GustavoMartelloArgentina 261,500
13YasmanyHernandezHialeahFL 250,500
14AllanCarlisleNorth Palm BeachFL 242,500
15VienHongDavieFL 239,500
16MikhailChykiliovMiami BeachFL 226,000
17NicholasViscontiDelray BeachFL 217,000
18LukePottsPhiladelphiaPA 215,000
19AviEderyLondon 210,000
20ShaochiQianFlushingNY 201,500
21GeorgeRubyHollywoodFL 200,500
22FredericoDabusDoralFL 199,000
23CarlosFonseca RojasWellingtonFL 198,500
24ThomasIppolitoVeniceFL 198,000
25AlexanderPerezMiamiFL 197,000
26BrianGreenManhattan BchCA 187,000
27LorenzoDi ChiazzaKleinburgON 186,500
28AlhasanDiabMiamiFL 186,000
29MelissaKaiserMiamiFL 185,500
30IsaiahGardinerProvidenciales 185,000
31MarcSacheliMiamiFL 183,000
32AndreasAthanasopoulosTamaracFL 180,000
33KevinPaytonHallandale BeachFL 180,000
34LouisOliverDavieFL 176,500
35EduardoArechagaMiamiFL 174,500
36RichardMc GeeNorth Bay VillageCA 164,500
37KevinMontagnaFort LauderdaleFL 164,000
38ReneMartinezHomesteadFL 163,500
39GaryLiebermanDavieFL 163,500
40RennieValdezDeerfield BeachFL 163,000
41JohnHarrisonLunenburgMA 162,000
42AlephFranzinCoconut CreekFL 159,500
43PhilipPaulParklandFL 155,000
44FranciscoZapataSan Fernando 153,500
45StevenCohenHollywoodFL 143,000
46EricLeffPlantationFL 141,500
47DanielQuesadaMiamiFL 139,000
48ChristopherLiranzoSan CristobalFL 139,000
49ShamicaLamarWellingtonFL 138,500
50JuanSoberonMiamiFL 136,500
51PatrickMerrimanPortlandTX 135,000
52FadilSadikuPort Saint LucieFL 133,000
53ElvioCescatoBoca RatonFL 131,000
54LeonidZhivelevMiamiFL 130,000
55MatthewMcphersonPalm BayFL 124,000
56DejanPetkovicSave Malesvica 012 123,500
57PierrotMassenatMiramarFL 122,000
58IlanHadidaBoca RatonFL 122,000
59VictorSoares CamboaParis 120,500
60AndresGomezMiamiFL 120,000
61CarlottaRoosMiami BeachFL 118,000
62AntonioColonPrincetonFL 116,500
63SalvatoreSidotiHallandale BeachFL 115,000
64DiegoGaribay-NoriegaWestfieldIN 112,000
65SusanKaySharonON 110,500
66AlexanderDunnEast QuogueNY 105,500
67EricOlsonMillsboroDE 99,000
68AdammBaloghMelbourneFL 98,500
69AndrewOrozcoMiamiFL 97,500
70WalterNalvarteHollywoodFL 93,000
71KarinPowsner-CrespiFort LauderdaleFL 93,000
72RobertPizanoMiami BeachFL 87,500
73RotemHalbaniPlantationFL 87,500
74RobertNewhousePalm Beach GardensFL 86,000
75RogerGebhardtHanoverON 85,500
76ArtimZhutaBoca RatonFL 83,000
77ChristopherBalseiroMiamiFL 80,500
78RodneyBanksBainbridge IslandWA 76,000
79MarcWoolfBoca RatonFL 72,500
80BrendanDornanNew YorkNY 72,500
81DevisDiazBartlettTN 71,500
82RaulVargas MoneNorth Miami BeachFL 69,500
83MariaHernandezMiamiFL 62,500
84Diego ManuelMartinezHollywoodFL 58,000
85EdsonInalienTamaracFL 55,000
86FrancisMohanHollywoodFL 54,500
87CharlesStuardWinter SpringsFL 54,000
88FernandoPagesMiamiFL 52,500
89CarlosMedina ChintanDoralFL 51,500
90MitchellSmithPalm BeachFL 48,000
91AbrahamRamos PadillaHialeahFL 46,000
92MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL 45,500
93NigelCookLeicester 43,000
94JosiasCardoso Dos SantosTampaFL 41,000
95ChristopherMaxfieldHialeahFL 40,000
96CorySantacrocePompano BeachFL 39,500
97AlejandroAmador MartinezMiamiFL 37,500
98ChristopherCarbineFort LauderdaleFL 35,500
99RandRobinsonMargateFL 34,500
100RodrigoAldorinoNorth MiamiFL 33,500
101JeanLaurentTampaFL 26,000
102TimShaneBoca RatonFL 23,000

2025 JANUARY BIG STACK SPECIAL – $100,000 GUARANTEED!

January $150 Big Stack Special
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $83,172
Players Remaining:  75 of 717

Flight A: 78 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight B: 121 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 118 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight D: 114 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight E: 121 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight F: 165 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight G: Saturday @ 11AM
Day 2: Sunday at noon

TableSeatFIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
276OLIVERKROKLONDON 526,000
199FABIOANOBILESARONNO 350,500
208LEUDYMATOS AZAHAREZHIALEAHFL 302,500
68ROBERTKESSLERCORAL SPRINGSFL 298,000
123JOHNCOAKLEYANDOVERKS 290,500
264CHRISTOPHERCURATOLOCOCONUT CREEKFL 266,000
144GUSTAVOMARTELLOArgentina 261,500
263YASMANYHERNANDEZHIALEAHFL 250,500
251ALLANCARLISLENORTH PALM BEACHFL 242,500
258VIENHONGDAVIEFL 239,500
266MIKHAILCHYKILIOVMIAMI BEACHFL 226,000
136NICHOLASVISCONTIDELRAY BEACHFL 217,000
197LukePottsPHILADELPHIAPA 215,000
273AVIEDERYLONDON 210,000
134SHAOCHIQIANFLUSHINGNY 201,500
201FREDERICODABUSDORALFL 199,000
78CARLOSFONSECA ROJASWELLINGTONFL 198,500
205THOMASIPPOLITOVENICEFL 198,000
254ALEXANDERPEREZMIAMIFL 197,000
255BRIANGREENMANHATTAN BCHCA 187,000
192ALHASANDIABMIAMIFL 186,000
143ISAIAHGARDINERPROVIDENCIALES 185,000
126MARCSACHELIMIAMIFL 183,000
79KEVINPAYTONHALLANDALE BEACHFL 180,000
259LOUISOLIVERDAVIEFL 176,500
146EDUARDOARECHAGAMIAMIFL 174,500
142RICHARDMC GEENORTH BAY VILLAGECA 164,500
269GARYLIEBERMANDAVIEFL 163,500
261JOHNHARRISONLUNENBURGMA 162,000
114ALEPHFRANZINCOCONUT CREEKFL 159,500
112PHILIPPAULPARKLANDFL 155,000
139FRANCISCOZAPATASAN FERNANDO 153,500
267STEVENCOHENHOLLYWOODFL 143,000
115CHRISTOPHERLIRANZOSAN CRISTOBALFL 139,000
202SHAMICALAMARWELLINGTONFL 138,500
277FADILSADIKUPort saint LucieFL 133,000
203ELVIOCESCATOBOCA RATONFL 131,000
133LEONIDZHIVELEVMIAMIFL 130,000
148MATTHEWMCPHERSONPALM BAYFL 124,000
145DEJANPETKOVICSAVE MALESVICA 012 123,500
274ILANHADIDABOCA RATONFL 122,000
193ANDRESGOMEZMIAMIFL 120,000
121CARLOTTAROOSMIAMI BEACHFL 118,000
77ANTONIOCOLONPRINCETONFL 116,500
61SALVATORESIDOTIHALLANDALE BEACHFL 115,000
65DIEGOGARIBAY-NORIEGAWESTFIELDIN 112,000
257SUSANKAYSHARONON 110,500
71ALEXANDERDUNNEAST QUOGUENY 105,500
194ERICOLSONMILLSBORODE 99,000
256ADAMMBALOGHMELBOURNEFL 98,500
124ANDREWOROZCOMIAMIFL 97,500
72WALTERNALVARTEHOLLYWOODFL 93,000
75ROBERTPIZANOMIAMI BEACHFL 87,500
206ROBERTNEWHOUSEPALM BEACH GARDENSFL 86,000
67ROGERGEBHARDTHANOVERON 85,500
147ARTIMZHUTABOCA RATONFL 83,000
117CHRISTOPHERBALSEIROMIAMIFL 80,500
138RODNEYBANKSBAINBRIDGE ISLANDWA 76,000
129RAULVARGAS MONENORTH MIAMI BEACHFL 69,500
165MARIAHERNANDEZMIAMIFL 62,500
268DIEGO MANUELMARTINEZHOLLYWOODFL 58,000
275EDSONINALIENTAMARACFL 55,000
113FRANCISMOHANHOLLYWOODFL 54,500
196CARLOSMEDINA CHINTANDORALFL 51,500
128MITCHELLSMITHPALM BEACHFL 48,000
209ABRAHAMRAMOS PADILLAHIALEAHFL 46,000
253MARCOSSARAVIA ESCALANTEWESTONFL 45,500
195NIGELCOOKLEICESTER 43,000
116CHRISTOPHERMAXFIELDHIALEAHFL 40,000
122CORYSANTACROCEPOMPANO BEACHFL 39,500
131ALEJANDROAMADOR MARTINEZMIAMIFL 37,500
62CHRISTOPHERCARBINEFORT LAUDERDALEFL 35,500
64RANDROBINSONMARGATEFL 34,500
262RODRIGOALDORINONORTH MIAMIFL 33,500
111TIMSHANEBOCA RATONFL 23,000

2025 LHPO in Review

The 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a great way to start the new year with 54 trophy events, more than 12,000 entries through the door, and nearly $12,000,000 awarded in primary events alone.

Events: 54
Entries: 12,531
Guarantees: $5,675,000
Prize Pools: $11,689,310

This was the third-biggest biggest LHPO in our history and the series has solidified its spot as one of the top on the country.

2023 LHPO 16,320 entries – $14,776,880
2022 LHPO 15,321 entries – $16,494,110
*2025 LHPO 12,531 entries – $11,689,310
2024 LHPO 12,412 entries – $11,158,855
2021 LHPO 10,954 entries – $10,919,235

Lucky Hearts Poker Open Champion Martins Adeniya
Lucky Hearts Poker Open Champion Martins Adeniya

Our players make the series what it is, and we had plenty of great stories over the two-week run. We closed it out with the headliner, the $3,500 buy-in LHPO Championship, and we had a great turnout, crushing the $2,000,000 guarantee.

Buy-in: $3,500
Entries: 1,162
Guarantee: $2,000,000
Prize Pool: $3,718,400

Martins Adeniya took the top spot after conquering a tough final table and earned $512,600 plus the big LHPO Championship trophy.

Other notable wins include Taylor Alex Wilson earning $511,900 as our $25K LHPO High Roller champ and Yuval Bronshtein winning the $1,100 Mixed PLO for his 11th career major Hollywood win.

Gabe Ramos won his eighth, Hal Klein and John Binns their sixth, and Eugene Kotlyarevskiy got his fifth. Here’s an updated look at our all-time wins list:

Raminder Singh – 13 wins
Michael Newman – 11 wins
David Shmuel – 11 wins
Yuval Bronshtein – 11 wins
Matt Bretzfield – 10 wins
Phil Hui – 10 wins
John Holley – 8 wins
Gabriel Ramos – 8 wins
Brian Altman – 7 wins
David Prociak – 7 wins
Scott Baumstein – 7 wins

Phil Hui did not boost his win count this series, but he still had a great run. He took the top spot in our $10,000 Mixed Game Leaderboard challenge when he final tabled four of the eight qualifying events. He earned a seat in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event plus $3,000 in cash plus a sweet guitar trophy.

Before the Championship kicked off, we hosted a fundraiser and charity event benefiting St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital. Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi won the tournament and we raised more than $280,000 for the worthy cause.

It was another fun series, and we were happy to see some old friends and make some new ones along the way. Thank you for coming out and making it another successful run.

We cannot wait to see everyone at the next one when we roll out the three-week 2025 Poker Showdown!

As always, click the links below to check out the results from every LHPO event.

LHPO Championship: Martins Adeniya – $512,600
Event 1 ($600 NLH): Fabian Foster – $141,365
Event 2 ($400 Seniors): Osvaldo Rodriguez – $12,772
Event 3 ($600 Big O): John Binns – $15,665
Event 4 ($200 Big Stack): Brian Barros – $7,705
Event 5 ($400 O8): Emil Soffer – $10,160
Event 6 ($400 Bounty): Benjamin Moschel – $5,785
Event 7 ($200 NLH/PLO Mix): Antony Grow – $5,860
Event 8 ($400 Triple Stud): Victor Nassif – $7,385
Event 9 ($1K 5-Card PLO): Timothy Banks – $17,165
Event 10 ($200 Bounty): David MacDonald – $2,820
Event 11 ($400 Turbo): Jeremiah Lafrance – $6,535
Event 12 ($400 NLH): Sebastian Crema – $20,700
Event 13 ($600 Mixed PLO): Payam Pourghassem – $18,190
Event 14 ($1K NLH): Nicholas Chong – $60,340
Event 15 ($300 Bounty): Ohad Mocha – $7,280
Event 16 ($400 Turbo PLO): Fabricio Mejia – $6,655
Event 17 ($200 Big Stack): Dan Ouellet – $24,490
Event 18 ($600 TORSE): David May – $13,860
Event 19 ($400 Bounty PLO): Eugene Kotlyarevskiy – $7,448
Event 20 ($600 Turbo NLH): Kendra Trammel – $8,260
Event 21 ($600 Seniors): Ira Friedman – $17,040
Event 22 ($600 9-Game Mix): Tal Avivi – $12,246
Event 23 ($600 6-Max NLH): Bogdan Chronyy – $22,150
Event 24 ($1K Bounty PLO): Tyler Denson – $14,395
Event 25 ($600 PLO8): Jennifer Zewe – $17,245
Event 26 ($2K NLH): Andrew Pichee – $86,800
Event 27 ($400 PLO): Gabe Ramos – $17,995
Event 28 ($300 Bounty): Kevin Castro – $9,420
Event 29 ($1K Turbo): David Moses – $22,675
Event 30 ($600 O8): Chris Labrie – $11,666
Event 31 ($1K NLH): T.K. Miles – $45,350
Event 32 ($10K NLH): Thomas Carroll – $179,260
Event 33 ($300 Bounty): Gerald Mitchell – $5,257
Event 34 ($300 Charity): Michael Mizrachi – $5,000
Event 36 ($600 Big O): Charles Dawson – $13,000
Event 37 ($400 Bounty): Frederic Konowitz – $7,545
Event 38 ($600 2-7TD): David Tarbet – $6,141
Event 39 ($400 PLO): Asher Menahem – $10,855
Event 40 ($200 Big Stack): Igor Korkhin – $6,450
Event 41 ($400 Turbo NLH): Glenn Shapiro – $5,000
Event 42 ($400 NLH): Guilherme De Souza – $21,160
Event 43 ($1,700 Bounty): Seth Fischer – $37,006
Event 44 ($1K Mixed PLO): Yuval Bronshtein – $24,558
Event 45 ($400 NLH): Mica Lamar – $28,900
Event 46 ($600 Seniors): Mitch Mitchell – $23,500
Event 47 ($3K HORSE): Nick Pupillo – $35,200
Event 48 ($25K High Roller): Taylor Alex Wilson – $511,900
Event 49 ($600 Bounty Turbo): Jared Gable – $8,395
Event 50 ($600 OE): Hal Klein – $6,780
Event 51 ($400 6-Max NLH): Mitchell Ellis – $11,328
Event 52 ($5K NLH): Michael Berk – $175,350
Event 53 ($1K 6-Max PLO): Steven Levy – $31,595
Event 54 ($300 Bounty): Anderson Montana – $6,980