Tyler Phillips Leads the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Mixed Games Leaderboard After Day 6

Official rules found here

The top four places on the leaderboard will earn prizes with the top spot grabbing a seat in the $3,000 HORSE event plus $3,000 in cash.

Eligible events:

Event #3 – $600 Big O
Event #5 – $400 Limit Omaha 8
Event #8 – $400 Triple Stud
Event #13 – $600 Mixed PLO
Event #18 – $600 T.O.R.S.E.
Event #22 – $600 9-Game Mix
Event #25 – $600 Six Max PLO 8
Event #30 – $600 Limit Omaha 8

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePoints
1TylerPhillips167.8
2PhilHui142.6
3PayamPourghassem120
3EmilSoffer120
5JohnBinns114.4
5VictorNassif114.4
7DavidMay112.2
8DavidTarbet104
9HarryEisenberg103.4
10GabeRamos95.2
11ChristopherCarey93.9
12RyanHoenig88.4
13MatthewKaplan86.2
14NicolasGanley81.6
15ThomasKoral80.5
16AdamWalter76.2
17LavonneSchaafsma68.4
18LeonardKriss64.6
19DonnyRubinstein64.2
20LeonardSt Germain60
21A.J.Kelsall59.6
21MichaelDreese59.6
21MatthewWolfson59.6
24MihailsMorozovs57.4
24JordanMiller57.4
26TalAvivi55
26MatthewBretzfield55
28JoshuaThatcher52.1
29KyleFleischmann51.2
30ChristopherLabrie50.8
31DouglasTaylor50.2
32AlanKatsnelson48.4
33ArielMantel47.3
34ScottHecker39.6
35JohnCapitano38.5
36DavidBrooker38.2
37DalePhillips35.8
38MarcSacheli35.4
38JosephOlivieri35.4
40HaroldKlein33.2
41EthanBennett33
42IlyaLevitin30.8
43AlexanderOrlov29.2
44YuvalBronshtein27.9
45DavidShmuel25.7
46RicardoQuintero24
47JonathanMoschel22.6
47AdamNattress22.6
49ZhenCai22.4
49ScottStinson22.4
51RandyMatienzo20.4
52BrandonAgeloff20.2
53StephenReid18.9
54TylerBentz18
54AlejandroBurzaco18
54EdwardLawson18
57CharlesSimon16.5
58LauraBorn9.2
58JdJiang9.2
58EricPolirer9.2
61JayKerbel9
61WaynePalitz9
61SamuelSternfield9
64KevinLove8.8
65BrandonBerkenfeld7
65NealCorcoran7
65EricLea7
65StevenNovak7
69AnthonyAngerami6.8
69AlanEngel6.8
69AlessioIsaia6.8
69JoshuaNicholson6.8
69LarrySt Jean6.8
74GregoryJosephson6.6
75KennethBrosnahan4.8
76PawelAndrzejewski4.6
76AndrewBecker4.6
76EgertonBullock4.6
76ThomasCurrey4.6
76DominicGranteed4.6
76JamesGunter4.6
76LarryJames4.6
76JasonKorb4.6
76EugeneKotlyarevskiy4.6
76CharlesMayes4.6
76MichaelNasen4.6
76Kieu-AnhNguyen4.6
76EfthimiosPiperakis4.6
76RobertPoolos4.6
76MartinRaschkovan4.6
76StevenRoth4.6
76JosephShammas4.6
76HoytVerner4.6
94KennethAldridge4.4
94GregoryBaird4.4
94DavidDroeger4.4
94UmemeHoye4.4
94AlessandroPonzio4.4
94ReadingRummans4.4
94SandySanchez4.4
94SamSpira4.4
94ThomasWalter4.4
94CharlesWells4.4
104LaneAbraham2.4
104BenjaminAllen2.4
104ArnaldoAlzualde2.4
104JeromeAvery2.4
104WilliamBeasley2.4
104GeorgesBoyadjian2.4
104MichaelBoykin2.4
104AmarnathChayanam2.4
104JamieDobay2.4
104HenryEisenstein2.4
104RobertEly2.4
104AndrewGordon2.4
104JeremyGoureau2.4
104PhilippeGoureau2.4
104JoanneGranteed2.4
104GrantHart2.4
104JamesHultink2.4
104MariiaIevseieva2.4
104DavidJacobs2.4
104JerroldJacobs2.4
104CharlesJacoby2.4
104OleksandrKafarov2.4
104JeffreyKenny2.4
104MichelleKonig2.4
104NicholasLay2.4
104ScottLazar2.4
104ToddLepow2.4
104ChristopherLicht2.4
104JuanMarquez2.4
104JasonMarshman2.4
104MichaelMasella2.4
104AndreaMastrogiovanni2.4
104EnricoMirabelli2.4
104ViniciusMonteiro2.4
104BrianNg2.4
104SheilaO'Connor2.4
104DavidOshry2.4
104AlfredPerez2.4
104WillisPerry Iii2.4
104StevenPollack2.4
104ZhengQiao2.4
104JohnReese2.4
104AaronRicks2.4
104BernhardSchmidt2.4
104VadimShlez2.4
104AyedShweihat2.4
104DavidSimpson2.4
104JoshuaStewart2.4
104JosephStiers2.4
104DmitriyVernitskiy2.4
104KeithWagner2.4
104ZhunWang2.4
104PhillipWhittington2.4
104RonaldWinkelvoss2.4
104JerryWong2.4
104Luis AlfredoZedan2.4
104JenniferZewe2.4
104ArtimZhuta2.4
162PaulAngel2.2
162StevenBessette2.2
162ScottBlackman2.2
162RalphBroderick2.2
162NisimCohen2.2
162BryanCuzino2.2
162JamesDavis2.2
162KevinDipasquale2.2
162StephenEkin2.2
162AnnEmbry2.2
162DarryllFish2.2
162StevenFlacco2.2
162JeanGaspard2.2
162JamesHagan2.2
162RobertHarmelin2.2
162ChaoHuang2.2
162ChristianIvens2.2
162AllenKessler2.2
162HyndiKhomutetsky2.2
162AaronKlausman2.2
162JeffreyLehouillier2.2
162ChristopherLeslie Hynan2.2
162YinguiLi2.2
162BenjaminLudlow2.2
162GeorgeMaroulianakis2.2
162KarimMerali2.2
162DanielMowrer2.2
162EliasNassif2.2
162GregoryParyani2.2
162ErikPerry2.2
162YordanPetrov2.2
162DavidPrager2.2
162LazaroRodriguez2.2
162MichaelRosenberg2.2
162CaryRosenthal2.2
162AaronSchaff2.2
162AaronSteury2.2
162MannyTarich2.2
162ChristopherWalker2.2
162WilliamWallace2.2
162BillieWalter2.2
162DylanWeiss2.2
162BenjaminYogel2.2
162BenjaminZamani2.2

Tyler Denson Wins Event 24 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Heads-Up Chop for $14,395

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  68
Prize Pool:  $52,360
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,600
January 14, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 24 Champion Tyler Denson

Event 24 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 68 entries generated a prize pool of $52,360, with an additional $13,600 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up chop took place between the final two players and Tyler Denson was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 24 winner for $14,395.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1TylerDenson$14,395*
2ElliottKampen$14,395*
3MikhailChykiliov$6,415
4MichaelMorton$4,585
5BulatKhusainov$3,535
6GeneWilson$2,750
7JohnCompton$2,355
8GarethMcMahon$2,095
9KamelMokhammad$1,835

*denotes heads-up chop

Nicholas Chong Wins His First Seminole Hard Rock Trophy After a Long Final Table Battle

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  312
Prize Pool:  $302,640
January 12-14, 2025

Event 14 Champion Nicholas Chong
Event 14 Champion Nicholas Chong

There were three starting flights for Event 14 over the past two days, attracting 312 entries to generate a prizepool worth $302,640. Forty players survived those flights to make Day 2 and finish in the money.

Day 2 was a long one, running more than 13 hours, with more than four hours just for the battle between the final three players. It was a lot of small ball back-and-forth at that point, with only two all-in-and-call situations in those final four hours.

The first all-in situation came when Rafael Rodriguez shoved AdKh into Nicholas Chong’s QdQc — Rodriguez caught an ace on the river, but it was too little, too late, as Chong had clinched the hand on the turn with a set of queens. Rodriguez was eliminated in 3rd place. (Click here for details.)

The second all-in situation was the final hand, when Matthew Lambrecht shoved ace-six into Nicholas Chong’s queen-jack. (Click here for details.) With a queen on the flop and another queen on the river, Chong won the pot, the title, the trophy, and $60,340 with trip queens.

“I’m really happy, but really, really tired,” said Chong. “It was a long day today.”

Chong loves playing here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and the biggest tournament cash of his career came here last year, when he finished second in Event #1 at the 2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, earning $221,375.

Even though it was a six-figure payday, it was still a second-place finish, and coming out on top today was special for Chong.

“This is my first trophy here,” said Chong. “I’m really happy, and I wish to get more from the Hard Rock, both Tampa and here. This is my favorite casino for playing poker. It’s really lucky for me, and I never go home empty-handed.”


Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1NicholasChong$60,340
2MatthewLambrecht$41,500
3RafaelRodriguez$31,000
4KevinDiPasquale$23,100
5MichaelGarcia$17,400
6CangirElcin$13,300
7DavidDiBernardi$10,200
8FeiwenWu$7,900
9ZhenCai$6,200
10MartinsAdeniya$6,200
11KevinMacDonald$5,200
12PasqualeCaiazza$5,200
13DenisCyr$4,360
14AlexanderRosenblatt$4,360
15BenWarrington$4,360
16TimothyMulroy$3,580
17EricThoren$3,580
18BryanSchultz$3,580
19ScottZakheim$3,580
20PeterKinseth$2,920
21CalaisCampbell$2,920
22SamuelGanzfried$2,920
23DanielVranich$2,920
24HaimToorgeman$2,320
25NikolaiTulin$2,320
26TamasHartman$2,320
27AaronFlores$2,320
28JacobKauffman$2,320
29ChristopherBucceri$2,320
30A.J.Kelsall$2,320
31DavidNathaniel$2,320
32AdamNattress$1,940
33KevinOrdet$1,940
34MiguelCapriles$1,940
35MicaLamar$1,940
36CraigPollak$1,940
37DionJagroo$1,940
38BenjaminZamani$1,940
39JoostSchippers$1,940
40YuryParad$1,940

Bogdan Chornyy Wins Event 23 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $22,150

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $85,280
January 14, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 23 Champion Bogdan Chornyy

Event 23 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 164 entries for a prize pool of $85,280.

Outlasting the field was Bogdan Chornyy, winning outright for $22,150.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BogdanChornyy$22,150
2MatthewWaxman$14,500
3DavidMoreno$9,780
4JasonRaber$6,780
5MichaelSinisgalli$4,840
6IanGillespie$3,555
7LoganEisner$2,695
8CharlemagneBenjamin$2,110
9RandallEmmett$2,110
10DanielCouzens$2,110
11TamasHartman$1,705
12YevheniiCherniak$1,705
13ConradIssa$1,425
14RobertBendeck$1,425
15JakeCody$1,240
16BryceMcVay$1,240
17ChadReynolds$1,110
18JacobKauffman$1,110
19MikhailByala$1,035
20EmilianoGuido$1,035
21MichaelGraffro$1,035

Event 17: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $200,000  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  127 of 1,234

Flight A:  153 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  205 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  164 Entries;  17 Advanced

Flight D:  198 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight E:  271 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight F:  243 Entries;  25 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
51MichaelWeinbergDelray BeachFL29,000
52CarlosVazquezPalmetto BayFL51,000
53JaredGableBoca RatonFL59,000
54ErezLapskerBoca RatonFL17,500
56LisaTeebagyLighthouse PointFL170,000
57WarrenCarneyFort LauderdaleFL281,500
58MatthewDahlEdinaMN127,500
59JordanMillerCoxs CreekKY28,500
61AlbertoNieblaMiamiFL61,000
62ChristopherNortonSanfordNC128,500
63AustinFinkMiamiVA59,500
64DavidLipsky JrDaytona BeachFL186,500
65OlegMinavichevMiamiFL120,000
66JoshuaWelchKey LargoFL65,000
67IonutNegoescuHallandale BeachFL140,000
68BryanCuzinoNew Port RicheyFL68,000
69PeterFellowsMiramarFL32,000
71DeandreIrizarryMiamiFL51,500
72SergeOskoParklandFL161,000
73BrianGoodmanFlower MoundTX91,500
74QuentinLimidoDavieFL360,500
75CharlesVacantiAmherstNY53,500
76DonaldCowieTorontoON94,000
77ShravanKulshresthaMiamiFL225,000
78JeanDeromedi DelplanqueMiami BeachFL104,000
79ChrisLewisMiltonGA81,500
81GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL271,000
82Jean-LouisSantoniIssy Les Moulineaux-145,000
83AnthonyMoredaMiamiFL167,500
84DenisMendozaPembroke PinesFL327,000
85ArthurHolmesMiramarFL465,000
86RafaelMaciel Menezes-213,000
87ErnestoRomeroKey BiscayneFL57,500
89HertselLevy SakhaiMadrid-131,500
131PeterShapiroSunny Isles BeachFL182,000
132MarkGaudinoDavieFL58,000
133ArielRoselloHialeahFL47,500
134JohnWilderGreensboroNC59,000
135JoseSilvaPlantationFL134,500
136MichaelO'MalleyJupiterFL274,500
137MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL80,000
138AlejandroFunesCoral GablesFL86,000
139ReyRodriguezMiamiFL57,500
141LuisFumeroMiamiFL41,500
142ThomasJacksonThonotosassaFL191,000
143MinhNguyenWest Palm BeachFL150,000
144LongDinhCoral SpringsFL153,000
145DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL381,500
146MarcWolfeMiamiFL57,500
147SatishSurapaneniCliftonNJ263,000
148WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA220,000
149RoniZelichonokAventuraFL88,000
151JuanRojasChajari-170,500
152TammyEhrhartPort OrangeFL153,000
153BenjaminSriquiSunriseFL195,000
154ClarkMerrittSt ThomasVI159,000
155HectorPachecoDavieFL442,500
156JosephVillacciCooper CityFL136,500
157AnthonyCasasMiamiFL271,500
158EldoRodriguezDavieFL138,000
159StevenBennettDeerfield BchFL152,000
162TerryHartmanChattanoogaTN101,000
163PhilipToisterHollywoodFL230,000
164DylanWeissJupiterFL85,000
165AbrahamRamos PadillaHialeahFL173,000
166JeffreyKeiserHollywoodFL38,500
167JamesCassidyStuartFL287,500
168EmmanuelMckenzieHoustonTX48,000
169JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA124,500
211HenryBilleteMiamiFL67,000
212MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY63,500
213SergioPerezHialeahFL79,500
214BrandonColburnHollywoodFL154,000
215DavidLaneDanversMA198,000
216JoseArdilaMiami LakesFL72,500
217GuillermoReyes CardosoMiamiFL264,500
218MatthewHardestyMichigan CityIN18,000
219TimothyPettusAuburndaleFL155,000
221SylvainLessardBrownsburg-ChathamQC51,000
222JoeSimmonsNashvilleTN111,500
223KyleLazzaroFort LauderdaleFL252,000
224JuanSoberonMiamiFL118,500
225AnthonySalenzi VillanuevaDoralFL61,000
226VictorTaiebMiamiFL211,000
227AnthonyTalaveraSunriseFL69,000
228DavidRiveraDavieFL191,000
229NicholasViscontiDelray BeachFL96,500
231NoahBittonIslamoradaFL287,500
232DraganMihajlovskiPort Saint LucieFL100,500
233JeffrieCharltonLake WorthFL36,500
234YasmanyHernandezHialeahFL75,000
235MannyTarichHollywoodFL111,000
236AaronFloresSummitIL64,000
237SalvatoreOrlandoWoodbridgeON142,000
238JackBattagliaHollywoodFL163,500
242AnthonyItarelliMethuenMA192,500
243ElliottSibonneyTorontoON268,000
244DanielOuelletMadawaskaME120,000
245JairoVelasquezSunriseFL60,000
246MatthewJohnsonSmyrnaTN219,000
247HarrisonRuggieroMiami BeachFL155,000
248MichaelMayDaniaFL75,500
249JonathanMoschelOwings MillsMD226,500
301ManfredRosenowPembroke PinesFL204,000
302YoussefBargachFairfaxVA388,500
303CarlosTorres VazquezWestonFL257,000
304PeterBodnarBurlingtonON28,500
305EitanAloushCooper CityFL78,000
306MichaelTarafaHomesteadFL120,500
307JustinGuzmanFort LauderdaleFL95,000
308DaveAlfaLas VegasNV199,000
311AvivMoseriSunny Isles BeachFL46,000
312WillieWigginsPembroke PinesFL317,000
314JustinObrontDavieFL63,000
315DavidRauchPompano BeachFL241,000
316EricPennerWest Palm BchFL86,500
317DmitriyVernitskiySunny Isles BeachFL113,000
318AnthonyAskeyRiverviewFL69,500
319ArtPeacockJupiterFL268,500
321EphraimUzanHallandale BeachFL57,000
322JonathanGoldmanMiamiFL373,000
323KellyBradshawSt PetersburgFL71,000
324MelvinBerfondBrooklynNY65,000
325RodrigoAldorinoNorth MiamiFL112,500
326JuanRua FlechasAventuraFL238,000
327DanielCruzBoca RatonFL129,000
329RomanBorczanMiamiFL320,500

Event 17: Day 2 Chip Counts

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $200,000  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  127 of 1,234

Flight A:  153 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  205 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  164 Entries;  17 Advanced

Flight D:  198 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight E:  271 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight F:  243 Entries;  25 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1ArthurHolmesMiramarFL465,000
2HectorPachecoDavieFL442,500
3YoussefBargachFairfaxVA388,500
4DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL381,500
5JonathanGoldmanMiamiFL373,000
6QuentinLimidoDavieFL360,500
7DenisMendozaPembroke PinesFL327,000
8RomanBorczanMiamiFL320,500
9WillieWigginsPembroke PinesFL317,000
10JamesCassidyStuartFL287,500
11NoahBittonIslamoradaFL287,500
12WarrenCarneyFort LauderdaleFL281,500
13MichaelO'MalleyJupiterFL274,500
14AnthonyCasasMiamiFL271,500
15GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL271,000
16ArtPeacockJupiterFL268,500
17ElliottSibonneyTorontoON268,000
18GuillermoReyes CardosoMiamiFL264,500
19SatishSurapaneniCliftonNJ263,000
20CarlosTorres VazquezWestonFL257,000
21KyleLazzaroFort LauderdaleFL252,000
22DavidRauchPompano BeachFL241,000
23JuanRua FlechasAventuraFL238,000
24PhilipToisterHollywoodFL230,000
25JonathanMoschelOwings MillsMD226,500
26ShravanKulshresthaMiamiFL225,000
27WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA220,000
28MatthewJohnsonSmyrnaTN219,000
29RafaelMaciel Menezes-213,000
30VictorTaiebMiamiFL211,000
31ManfredRosenowPembroke PinesFL204,000
32DaveAlfaLas VegasNV199,000
33DavidLaneDanversMA198,000
34BenjaminSriquiSunriseFL195,000
35AnthonyItarelliMethuenMA192,500
36ThomasJacksonThonotosassaFL191,000
37DavidRiveraDavieFL191,000
38DavidLipsky JrDaytona BeachFL186,500
39PeterShapiroSunny Isles BeachFL182,000
40AbrahamRamos PadillaHialeahFL173,000
41JuanRojasChajari-170,500
42LisaTeebagyLighthouse PointFL170,000
43AnthonyMoredaMiamiFL167,500
44JackBattagliaHollywoodFL163,500
45SergeOskoParklandFL161,000
46ClarkMerrittSt ThomasVI159,000
47TimothyPettusAuburndaleFL155,000
48HarrisonRuggieroMiami BeachFL155,000
49BrandonColburnHollywoodFL154,000
50LongDinhCoral SpringsFL153,000
51TammyEhrhartPort OrangeFL153,000
52StevenBennettDeerfield BchFL152,000
53MinhNguyenWest Palm BeachFL150,000
54Jean-LouisSantoniIssy Les Moulineaux-145,000
55SalvatoreOrlandoWoodbridgeON142,000
56IonutNegoescuHallandale BeachFL140,000
57EldoRodriguezDavieFL138,000
58JosephVillacciCooper CityFL136,500
59JoseSilvaPlantationFL134,500
60HertselLevy SakhaiMadrid-131,500
61DanielCruzBoca RatonFL129,000
62ChristopherNortonSanfordNC128,500
63MatthewDahlEdinaMN127,500
64JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA124,500
65MichaelTarafaHomesteadFL120,500
66OlegMinavichevMiamiFL120,000
67DanielOuelletMadawaskaME120,000
68JuanSoberonMiamiFL118,500
69DmitriyVernitskiySunny Isles BeachFL113,000
70RodrigoAldorinoNorth MiamiFL112,500
71JoeSimmonsNashvilleTN111,500
72MannyTarichHollywoodFL111,000
73JeanDeromedi DelplanqueMiami BeachFL104,000
74TerryHartmanChattanoogaTN101,000
75DraganMihajlovskiPort Saint LucieFL100,500
76NicholasViscontiDelray BeachFL96,500
77JustinGuzmanFort LauderdaleFL95,000
78DonaldCowieTorontoON94,000
79BrianGoodmanFlower MoundTX91,500
80RoniZelichonokAventuraFL88,000
81EricPennerWest Palm BchFL86,500
82AlejandroFunesCoral GablesFL86,000
83DylanWeissJupiterFL85,000
84ChrisLewisMiltonGA81,500
85MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL80,000
86SergioPerezHialeahFL79,500
87EitanAloushCooper CityFL78,000
88MichaelMayDaniaFL75,500
89YasmanyHernandezHialeahFL75,000
90JoseArdilaMiami LakesFL72,500
91KellyBradshawSt PetersburgFL71,000
92AnthonyAskeyRiverviewFL69,500
93AnthonyTalaveraSunriseFL69,000
94BryanCuzinoNew Port RicheyFL68,000
95HenryBilleteMiamiFL67,000
96JoshuaWelchKey LargoFL65,000
97MelvinBerfondBrooklynNY65,000
98AaronFloresSummitIL64,000
99MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY63,500
100JustinObrontDavieFL63,000
101AlbertoNieblaMiamiFL61,000
102AnthonySalenzi VillanuevaDoralFL61,000
103JairoVelasquezSunriseFL60,000
104AustinFinkMiamiVA59,500
105JaredGableBoca RatonFL59,000
106JohnWilderGreensboroNC59,000
107MarkGaudinoDavieFL58,000
108ErnestoRomeroKey BiscayneFL57,500
109ReyRodriguezMiamiFL57,500
110MarcWolfeMiamiFL57,500
111EphraimUzanHallandale BeachFL57,000
112CharlesVacantiAmherstNY53,500
113DeandreIrizarryMiamiFL51,500
114CarlosVazquezPalmetto BayFL51,000
115SylvainLessardBrownsburg-ChathamQC51,000
116EmmanuelMckenzieHoustonTX48,000
117ArielRoselloHialeahFL47,500
118AvivMoseriSunny Isles BeachFL46,000
119LuisFumeroMiamiFL41,500
120JeffreyKeiserHollywoodFL38,500
121JeffrieCharltonLake WorthFL36,500
122PeterFellowsMiramarFL32,000
123MichaelWeinbergDelray BeachFL29,000
124JordanMillerCoxs CreekKY28,500
125PeterBodnarBurlingtonON28,500
126MatthewHardestyMichigan CityIN18,000
127ErezLapskerBoca RatonFL17,500

Tal Avivi Wins his 3rd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 22 Three-Handed Deal for $12,246

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$600 Nine-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  79
Prize Pool:  $40,685
January 14, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 22 Champion Tal Avivi

Event 22 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Nine-Game Mix (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 79 entries for a prize pool of $40,685. A three-handed deal took place and Tal Avivi was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 22 winner for $12,246.

This marked Avivi’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won the $600 Big Bet Dealers Choice at the 2024 RRPO and a $400 Mixed PLO event at the 2023 Showdown.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1TalAvivi$12,246*
2TylerPhillips$8,600*
3DonnyRubinstein$5,714*
4PhilHui$3,355
5GabeRamos$2,545
6TomKoral$2,035
7ArielMantel$1,830
8JosephOliveiri$1,630
9A.J.Kelsall$1,430
10MatthewWolfson$1,300

*denotes three-handed deal

Event 17: Prize Pool and Payouts; $32,740 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  1,234
Prize Pool:  $200,000
January 9-13, 2025

Event 17 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Open, the $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) multi-flight, drew a field of 1,234 entries across six starting flights for a prize pool of $200,000. The 127 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed $360.

Up top for the winner is $32,740.

1st:  $32,740 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $22,600
3rd:  $16,700
4th:  $11,800
5th:  $8,900
6th:  $6,800
7th:  $5,500
8th:  $4,460
9th-10th:  $3,480
11th-12th:  $2,580
13th-15th:  $2,100
16th-19th:  $1,720
20th-23rd:  $1,420
24th-31st:  $1,160
32nd-39th:  $980
40th-47th:  $820
48th-55th:  $680
56th-63rd:  $580
64th-79th:  $480
80th-99th:  $400
100th-127th:  $360

Ira Friedman Wins Event 21 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $17,040

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  130
Prize Pool:  $67,600
January 14, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 21 Champion Ira Friedman

Event 21 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 130 entries for a prize pool of $67,600.

Emerging victorious was Ira Friedman, taking it down outright for $17,040.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1IraFriedman$17,040
2GaryGelman$11,400
3JackRolnitzky$8,400
4YuryParad$6,300
5StanJablonski$4,760
6PaulBalzano$3,640
7KathyLiebert$2,800
8AllenCranfill$2,180
9ScottSisler$1,700
10DavidChase$1,700
11EliaBrigante$1,240
12StuartMoody$1,240
13JosephDaddorio$1,040
14NancyBirnbaum$1,040
15RyanBrown$1,040
16DouglasMontone$1,040
17AndrewFriedlander$1,040

Event 14: Nicholas Chong Wins! ($60,340); Matthew Lambrecht Finishes as Runner-Up ($41,500)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 312

Nicholas Chong
Event 14 Champion Nicholas Chong

Nicholas Chong limped for 125,000, Matthew Lambrecht moved all in from the big blind for 2,525,000, and Chong called with QcJh.

Lambrecht turned over Ad6c, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Qd10d2h5hQh, and Chong paired his queen on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot — and the trophy and $60,340 — with trip queens.

Matthew Lambrecht finished as the runner-up, earning $41,500.

Congratulations to Nicholas Chong!

1st:  Nicholas Chong  –  $60,340 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $41,500
3rd:  Rafael Rodriguez  –  $31,000
4th:  Kevin DiPasquale  –  $23,100
5th:  Michael Garcia  –  $17,400
6th:  Cangir Elcin  –  $13,300
7th:  David DiBernardi  –  $10,200
8th:  Feiwen Wu  –  $7,900
9th:  Zhen Cai  –  $6,200

Stay tuned for a recap later tonight.

Matthew Lambrecht
Runner-Up Matthew Lambrecht