Escalator Series

ESCALATOR X EVENT #1 – $200 / $100,000 GTD

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$200 Escalator X Event #1
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Entries:  81 of 795
Current Prize Pool: $126,405
Avg Chip Stack: 196,500

Flight A: 76 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight B: 105 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight C: 125 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight D: 155 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight E: 160 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight F: 174 Entries; 18 Advanced
Day 2: Saturday  at 1P

TableSeatFIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
138GIDONCHAMDIDAVIEFL 529,000
409BRIANAPPELLCLARKSTONGA 429,500
456ABDULLAHABUSAFIEHMANHATTAN BEACHCA 404,500
75MATTEOFLORESBOCA RATONFL 400,500
67ROBERTHAGANBOCA RATONFL 400,000
277ANDREBRYANPEMBROKE PINESFL 373,500
192DONGLEEgyeong 372,000
256LAUTAROCURILA PLATA 350,000
207DANIELCALVARUSOBOCA RATONFL 348,000
125YAAAOVYONAFT LAUDERDALEFL 341,000
72ERICDIAZMIAMIFL 300,000
193DAVIDSHAWBOCA RATONFL 295,500
259MATHIASSALMONNEW YORKNY 292,500
129MICHAELWEISSDENVERCO 289,500
76IANSIEGELDAVIEFL 276,000
455BRIANLUPARIELLOBOYNTON BEACHFL 275,500
149PAULPRAGERDAVIEFL 273,000
124MICHAELYEHUDAIBROOKLYNNY 273,000
136CRAIGWITZHOLLYWOODFL 264,000
269MICHAELEDDYDAVIEFL 258,500
137ALFREDORODRIGUEZWEST PALM BEACHFL 258,500
78RAFIKIBROWNSUNRISEFL 252,000
197BRENDANFEINBERGMIAMIFL 247,000
279ANTHONYCASASMIAMIFL 239,000
142RICHARDGANESHPORT SAINT LUCIEFL 235,000
253YOELLAJONCHERE ESPINOSAMIAMIFL 228,000
132JULIANWOHLGEMUTHBOYNTON BEACHFL 226,000
61JUANMONTOYA BERNALAVENTURAFL 221,500
122JUANTRUJILLOWEST PALM BEACHFL 216,000
71JUSTINTRANTMIAMIFL 205,500
406MARKWARRENDEERFIELD BEACHFL 199,000
407WAYNECLARKEDAVIEFL 196,000
276CARLOSTORRES VAZQUEZLOXAHATCHEEFL 195,500
131LUCASGONCALVESPARKLANDFL 194,000
134GARYOLIVERBODDN TOWN 190,000
64MARCOSSARAVIA ESCALANTEWESTONFL 188,000
457DENNISALTMANHOLLYWOODFL 186,500
74MINOCHRISTOULAKISFORT LAUDERDALEFL 186,000
139JOELPIEKARSKIPALM BEACH GARDENSFL 186,000
252TEDBECKWITHNYACKNY 178,000
199DONALDWILLIAMSFT LAUDERDALEFL 172,500
201JEREMYDROBUSHEVICHHOLLYWOODFL 166,500
198THOMASJONESWASHINGTONPA 164,500
278PETERYOUNGFORT LAUDERDALEFL 164,000
194RICHARDWHITEBROOKMIAMI BEACHFL 162,000
128GASTON GUILLERMOMADDONIBUENCIDES 155,000
127ANDREWDEL RIOCORAL SPRINGSFL 154,000
258TIMSHANEBOCA RATONFL 153,000
123ROBERTSCHMELTZERBOCA RATONFL 151,500
126SAMUELKIMFOZ DE IGUAZOFL 150,500
262TIMOTHYTOBEYKEY LARGOFL 150,000
135RAMILABUSEVFORT LAUDERDALEFL 148,000
77KARENDUFFYPOMPANO BEACHFL 146,500
458FRANCISMOHANHOLLYWOODFL 145,500
257SHANEMEENANFORT LAUDERDALEFL 145,500
65JOSEPHPETROLINOBOCA RATONFL 143,000
79FABIOALVES DOS SANTOSFORT LAUDERDALEFL 140,000
147CARLOSMEDINA CHINTANDORALFL 139,000
402ROBERTORBASHCARMICHAELSPA 139,000
401JONATHANGOLDBOCA RATONFL 135,500
66MATIASMORANMIAMI BEACHFL 132,500
261MARIAHERNANDEZMIAMIFL 129,000
202SCOTTNORMANWESTONFL 127,000
408CHRISTOPHERCARBINEFORT LAUDERDALEFL 122,000
265PAULAALIBRANDIPEMBROKE PINESFL 121,500
191IMRANHUSSAINLASALLE 120,000
264YILMAZYOSULBOYNTON BEACHFL 116,000
121ANTHONYASKEYRIVERVIEWFL 112,500
451FELIXREZNICKAVENTURAFL 109,500
209TUANNGUYENSEFFNERFL 101,500
271PASQUALECAIAZZADAVIEFL 100,000
195GAFURTURSUNOVMIAMIFL 99,000
196GREGORYBROYTMANMIAMINY 96,000
73BILLODERATMIAMIFL 87,000
251ILYAGALAKTIONOVMIAMIFL 82,500
203CALIXTORODRIGUEZPEMBROKE PINESFL 76,000
148MARKGAUDINODAVIEFL 67,000
141MARKPUKHOVOAKLAND PARKFL 61,000
254EARLBERNARDMIRAMARFL 56,000
255LUISCOKFORT MYERSFL 37,500
133ANATOLYZHARNITSSARASOTAFL 36,000
PLACEFIRST NAMELAST NAMEAMOUNT WON
1$19,665
2$13,100
3$9,700
4$7,300
5$5,500
6$4,200
7$3,220
8$2,500
9$1,960
10$1,960
11$1,800
12$1,800
13$1,620
14$1,620
15$1,620
16$1,440
17$1,440
18$1,440
19$1,440
20$1,240
21$1,240
22$1,240
23$1,240
24$1,060
25$1,060
26$1,060
27$1,060
28$1,060
29$1,060
30$1,060
31$1,060
32$880
33$880
34$880
35$880
36$880
37$880
38$880
39$880
40$740
41$740
42$740
43$740
44$740
45$740
46$740
47$740
48$620
49$620
50$620
51$620
52$620
53$620
54$620
55$620
56$520
57$520
58$520
59$520
60$520
61$520
62$520
63$520
64$440
65$440
66$440
67$440
68$440
69$440
70$440
71$440
72$440
73$400
74$400
75$400
76$400
77$400
78$400
79$400
80$400
81$400
Escalator Series

$1 Million Escalator X Series

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DateTimeChipsBlindsBuy-InTournamentDetails
Escalator X Event #1 - $100,000 GUARANTEED
Wed, Feb 411:00 AM20,00030$200Flight AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 45:00 PM20,00030$200Flight BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 511:00 AM20,00030$200Flight CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 55:00 PM20,00030$200Flight DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 611:00 AM20,00030$200Flight EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 65:00 PM20,00030$200Flight FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 71:00 PM~~~Event #1 - Day 2Structure Sheet
Escalator X Event #2 - $200,000 GUARANTEED
Wed, Feb 1111:00 AM25,00030$300Flight AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 115:00 PM25,00030$300Flight BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 1211:00 AM25,00030$300Flight CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 125:00 PM25,00030$300Flight DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 1311:00 AM25,00030$300Flight EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 135:00 PM25,00030$300Flight FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 1411:00 AM25,00030$300Flight GStructure Sheet
Sun, Feb 1512:00 PM~~~Event #2 - Day 2Structure Sheet
Escalator X Event #3 - $300,000 GUARANTEED
Wed, Feb 1811:00 AM30,00030/40$400Flight AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 185:00 PM30,00030/40$400Flight BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 1911:00 AM30,00030/40$400Flight CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 195:00 PM30,00030/40$400Flight DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 2011:00 AM30,00030/40$400Flight EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 205:00 PM30,00030/40$400Flight FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 2111:00 AM30,00030/40$400Flight GStructure Sheet
Sun, Feb 2212:00 PM~~~Event #3 - Day 2Structure Sheet
Escalator X Event #4 - $400,000 GUARANTEED
Wed, Feb 2511:00 AM40,00030/40$600Flight AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 255:00 PM40,00030/40$600Flight BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 2611:00 AM40,00030/40$600Flight CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 265:00 PM40,00030/40$600Flight DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 2711:00 AM40,00030/40$600Flight EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 275:00 PM40,00030/40$600Flight FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 2811:00 AM40,00030/40$600Flight GStructure Sheet
Sun, Mar 112:00 PM~~~Event #4 - Day 2Structure Sheet
Daily Tournaments

FEBRUARY 2026 DAILY TOURNAMENTS

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CLICK HERE FOR THE FEBRUARY CALENDAR PDF

DateTimeBuy-InGuaranteeFTBTournamentDetails
Sun, Feb 112P$150$5,000YesTriple StackStructure Sheet
Mon, Feb 26P$200$20,000Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Single RE)Structure Sheet
Tue, Feb 311A$150$5,000YesDeep Stack Double Green Chip BountyStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 36P$250$20,000Quad StackStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 411A$200$100,000Escalator X Event #1 AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 45P$200$100,000Escalator X Event #1 BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 511A$200$100,000Escalator X Event #1 CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 55P$200$100,000Escalator X Event #1 DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 611A$200$100,000Escalator X Event #1 EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 65P$200$100,000Escalator X Event #1 FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 71P~~Escalator X Event #1 Day 2Structure Sheet
Sun, Feb 812P$150$5,000YesTriple StackStructure Sheet
Mon, Feb 96P$200$20,000Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Single RE)Structure Sheet
Tue, Feb 1011A$150$5,000YesDeep Stack Double Green Chip BountyStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 106P$250$20,000Quad StackStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 1111A$300$200,000Escalator X Event #2 AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 115P$300$200,000Escalator X Event #2 BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 1211A$300$200,000Escalator X Event #2 CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 125P$300$200,000Escalator X Event #2 DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 1311A$300$200,000Escalator X Event #2 EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 135P$300$200,000Escalator X Event #2 FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 1411A$300$200,000Escalator X Event #2 GStructure Sheet
Sun, Feb 1512P~~Escalator X Event #2 Day 2Structure Sheet
Mon, Feb 1611A$300$30,000Holiday Triple StackStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 1711A$150$5,000YesDeep Stack Double Green Chip BountyStructure Sheet
Tue, Feb 176P$250$20,000YesSlater Scoops Quad StackStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 1811A$400$300,000Escalator X Event #3 AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 185P$400$300,000Escalator X Event #3 BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 1911A$400$300,000Escalator X Event #3 CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 195P$400$300,000Escalator X Event #3 DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 2011A$400$300,000Escalator X Event #3 EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 205P$400$300,000Escalator X Event #3 FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 2111A$400$300,000Escalator X Event #3 GStructure Sheet
Sun, Feb 2212P~~Escalator X Event #3 Day 2Structure Sheet
Mon, Feb 236P$200$20,000Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Single RE)Structure Sheet
Tue, Feb 2411A$14010 SeatsMega Satellite for Escalator Event #4 (1 in 5)Structure Sheet
Tue, Feb 246P$250$20,000Quad StackStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 2511A$600$400,000Escalator X Event #4 AStructure Sheet
Wed, Feb 255P$600$400,000Escalator X Event #4 BStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 2611A$600$400,000Escalator X Event #4 CStructure Sheet
Thu, Feb 265P$600$400,000Escalator X Event #4 DStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 2711A$600$400,000Escalator X Event #4 EStructure Sheet
Fri, Feb 275P$600$400,000Escalator X Event #4 FStructure Sheet
Sat, Feb 2811A$600$400,000Escalator X Event #4 GStructure Sheet
Sun, Mar 112P~~Escalator X Event #4 Day 2Structure Sheet
Big Stack Special

2026 January Deep Stack Special: $100,000 Guaranteed!

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$200 January Deep Stack Special
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Entries:  124 of 961
Current Prize Pool: $152,799
Avg Chip Stack: 154,000

Flight A: 89 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight B: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 113 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight D: 125 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight E: 131 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight F: 158 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight F: 241 Entries; x Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon

PLACEFIRST NAMELAST NAMEAMOUNT WON
1ALEJANDROROSALES$19,519
2LUISCRISTOBOL$18,840
3JOHNVALEVICH$11,600
4DANIELPEREZ$8,600
5DENISMENDOZA$6,500
6SIMONWELDS$4,980
7JONATHANSANCHEZ$3,840
8JACQUESGRAVEL$2,980
9BRUCESNELL$2,340
10PINCHASCHAKCHAKOV$2,340
11JUANTRUJILLO$2,000
12TIMOTHYTOBEY$2,000
13MICHAELSINISGALLI$1,700
14RICKKALGSTEIN$1,700
15DANIELCHLIMPER$1,700
16CARLOSAMADOR$1,440
17OTTOSARAVIA MONICO$1,440
18ROYBADASH$1,440
19BENJAMINSRIQUI$1,440
20FADILSADIKU$1,220
21CHRISTOPHERCOLE$1,220
22MARKGAUDINO$1,220
23LUKEBECKER$1,220
24MAURICIOCAJUSO JR$1,020
25WILLIAMWEBB$1,020
26JOELDIAZ$1,020
27ANDREAORPHANOS$1,020
28DANIELSMITH$1,020
29MATTHEWROMERO$1,020
30GASTONCILIBERTO$1,020
31COREYBABAPOUR$1,020
32ROBERTSEATON$860
33KAMALHUNTER$860
34GIOVANNIQUINTERO$860
35ALCIDESGARCIA VARONA$860
36BRADFORDBAUER$860
37MANUELSOLTERO LUNA$860
38TODDANDAU$860
39BASSAMMOURAD$860
40GUILLERMOHAMILTON$720
41RICHARDWHITEBROOK$720
42OSCARVALLE RODRIGUEZ$720
43ALEXANDRECHRISTYAN DE ARAUJO$720
44AMEDAMOR ESTEVEZ$720
45RUSSELLHOLM$720
46CARLOSBOLANOS$720
47MICHAELTARAFA$720
48TUANNGUYEN$600
49KEVINMC GILLICUDDY$600
50SEBASTIANPERDOMO ARCILA$600
51TOMERAKERMAN$600
52PETERFELD$600
53THEIRENCOCKRAN$600
54FREDERICODABUS$600
55YILMAZYOSUL$600
56SEANPHILLIPPI$500
57JUANGELEZ$500
58MICHAELEDDY$500
59IGNACIOINZILLO$500
60FRANKLINROJAS$500
61GARYLEVINGER$500
62DAVIDARONSON$500
63JULIABINDELGLASS$500
64SHAMILGARAYKHANOV$420
65EMILIESTALLINGS$420
66JOSEVARGAS MONE$420
67RODOLFORODRIGUEZ$420
68EDGARAVSHALOMOV$420
69CESARCARRERO$420
70JUNTANG$420
71EARLGALLEGOS$420
72JOHNODE$420
73ANTHONYCASAS$420
74PHILIPPEDERYS$420
75NIKOLAOSKIKERIS$420
76LYLEDIAMOND$420
77STEVENFOSTOFF$420
78MINOCHRISTOULAKIS$420
79JOSEPHGOTLIEB$420
80ALEXRODRIGUEZ$360
81MATIASMORAN$360
82DEBORAHMUHA$360
83JONATHANBURGEN$360
84MARTILAVINE$360
85MICHAELBRIGANTE$360
86XAVIERXICAY$360
87KEVINNOVORRO$360
88ALEXANDERPEREZ$360
89SCOTTKURTZMAN$360
90BRENDANFEINBERG$360
91WILLIAMLOOMIS$360
92ALEJANDROCARRATALA$360
93NICHOLASMAC DONALD$360
94ERICMORALES$360
95DANIELBLANCHARD$360
96ELIRANMAMAN$360
97STEPHENGEOSITS$360
98LUISBUENO$360
99DEBORAHDANA$360
100VITALYCHAIKA$320
101STANLEYGRANDON$320
102KEITHWAGNER$320
103MARCOSSARAVIA ESCALANTE$320
104JUSTINTRANT$320
105CURTISKENNELLY$320
106ZACHARYBERNAL$320
107ANDREWRAHAIM$320
108SOLANGELUCAS$320
109MARKSWEENEY$320
110RONIZELICHONOK$320
111ALAINCANDALES FALCON$320
112STEVENHILOWITZ$320
113ASHAMAMIR$320
114ANTONIOCOLON$320
115GREGORYBROYTMAN$320
116ANDRESGOMEZ$320
117JEANDEROMEDI$320
118SHNEURCIMENT$320
119LOUIEMARTINEZ$320
120CARLTONCREQUE$320
121ISMAELLUGO$320
122LUISCOK$320
123ASHTONGRIFFIN$320
124LEONIDZHIVELEV$320
2026 LHPO Live Updates

2026 LHPO in Review

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2026 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Champion Giuseppe Iadisernia with Tony Dunst, Seminole Hard Rock Tournament Manager Jason Heidenthal, Flooman David “Country” Roberts, and WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage

We kicked off the new year with the 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, running from January 6 through January 21 with 57 trophy events, more than $7.25 million in guarantees, and tons of friends playing in the Grand Ballroom.

Events: 57
Entries: 13,555
Guarantees: $7,360,000
Prize Pools: $12,328,975

We attracted more than 10,000 entries and awarded more than $10,000,000 for the 21st consecutive series, dating all the way back to the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open. We couldn’t do it without you.

There were plenty of great stories from our players, including a fun WPT LHPO Championship field and final table.

Giuseppe Iadisernia finished second in the $25K High Roller and immediately entered Flight A of the Championship, bagging the chip lead at the end of the day. That was the start of Iadisernia’s great run, which ended with him taking the title for $611,700 and putting his name on the WPT Mike Sexton Champions Cup.

Thomas Boivin

Thomas Boivin won that $25K High Roller title, Anatoly Nikitin finished third, and both went on to make the Championship final table, with Boivin going out in third and Nikitin in fifth.

Martins Adeniya

Finally, Martins Adeniya was the defending LHPO Champion after he finished in the top spot over 1,225 entries in 2025. This year, he made the final table once again and finished fourth out of 1,229 entries.

Remarkable feats from each.

Michael Tarafa bookended his series by winning The Opener to start his LHPO and ending his series with a win in The Closer. Ryan Hoenig and Joseph Olivieri also took home two LHPO trophies this year, with Hoenig picking up his seventh career major SHRP title and and Oliveiri his sixth.

Benjamin Moschel won the $1,100 Platinum Stack a few days after his twin brother, Jonathan, won the $400 Limit Omaha 8. Justin Datloff booked a $232,848 payout for winning the $600 Deep Stack and 2022 WPT LHPO champ Alex Yen captured our first-ever $1,700 Progressive Bounty title.

We also had some adjustments to our all-time wins lists. First up, Yuval Bronshtein won the $400 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO for his 16th career SHRP title and went to the top of the ranks. Then Raminder Singh said, “Not so fast,” and won the $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO Mix for his 16th.

We are tied at the top once again.

Raminder Singh  –  16 wins
Yuval Bronshtein  –  16 wins
David Shmuel  –  12 wins
Michael Newman  –  12 wins
Phil Hui  –  12 wins
Matt Bretzfield  –  10 wins
Gabriel Ramos  –  9 wins
Hal Klein  –  8 wins
John Holley  –  8 wins
Scott Baumstein  –  8 wins

Finally, a historical stat that many people helped make, including a few in the last two weeks. Since the 2011 Poker Showdown, more than 100 players have now won three or more major SHRP events.

Our players are do amazing things.

Thanks again to everyone for coming out and making the series a success. We look forward to seeing everyone back for the 2026 Poker Showdown from April 8 to April 28!

Below you can find links for each event:

WPT LHPO Championship: Giuseppe Iadisernia – $611,700
Event 1 (Slater Scoops): Michael Tarafa  –  $23,360
Event 2 ($600 NLH): Justin Datloff – $232,848
Event 3 ($400 Seniors): Jeffrey Homer  –  $18,100
Event 4 ($600 Big O): Jean Laurent  –  $13,730
Event 5 ($400 NLH/PLO): Mikhail Chykiliov – $10,360
Event 6 ($400 O8): Jonathan Moschel – $7,367
Event 7 ($800 PLO): Ron Jacobowitz – $19,000
Event 8 ($400 Bounty): Yevgeniy Kluyenko – $7,945
Event 9 ($600 Turbo PLO): Vito Lu – $6,545
Event 10 ($1K Bounty PLO): Marc Geissel – $19,015
Event 11 ($600 TORSE): Daniel Barlin – $11,980
Event 12 ($400 Bounty NLH): Tanner Martinelli – $7,660
Event 13 ($600 Mixed PLO): Grant Hart – $16,835
Event 14 ($1K Platinum Stack): Benjamin Moschel – $63,853
Event 15 ($400 NLH): Benjamin Schneider – $17,530
Event 16 ($600 Mixed TD): Elias Nassif – $9,520
Event 17 ($400 PLO): Yuval Bronshtein – $9,710
Event 18 ($300 Bounty): Bret Grabow – $4,424
Event 19 ($600 Seniors): Gregory Spinder – $14,725
Event 20 ($600 10-Game Mix): Pawel Andrzejewski – $10,660
Event 21 ($400 NLH): Darin Utley – $38,311
Event 22 ($600 Bounty PLO): Guy Hayun – $12,810
Event 23 ($600 SORBET): Joseph Olivieri – $9,450
Event 24 ($600 PLO): Miguelangel Salvador – $11,379
Event 25 ($1,700 PKO): Alex Yen – $26,790
Event 26 ($600 PLO8): Ryan Hoenig – $15,200
Event 27 ($2K NLH): Asher Neaman – $47,000
Event 28 ($800 PLO): Phuoc Vu – $33,730
Event 29 ($600 Triple Stud): Broc Kuerzi – $8,305
Event 30 ($300 Bounty): Ashok Panchumarthi – $8,770
Event 31 ($1K Turbo): Scott Bohlman – $17,940
Event 32 ($600 2-7): Sam Spira – $7,670
Event 33 ($1K NLH): Karanvir Singh – $40,520
Event 34 ($25K High Roller): Thomas Boivin – $310,255
Event 35 ($600 6-Max): Eric Bunch – $19,670
Event 37 ($400 HORSE): Joseph Olivieri – $7,490
Event 38 ($1K PKO): Bulat Khusainov – $10,200
Event 39 ($400 Bounty NLH) Carlos Bermudez – $8,990
Event 40 ($600 O8): Bobby Leff – $9,861
Event 41 ($400 NLH): Roberto Mora Rojas – $9,664
Event 42 ($400 Bounty NLH/PLO): Raminder Singh – $7,015
Event 43 (WPT Lightning Stack): Wendy Horan – $5,671
Event 44 ($400 NLH): Andreas Ioakimides – $24,200
Event 45 ($1K Mixed PLO): Aleksey Filatov – $21,376
Event 46 ($10K NLH): Justin Saliba – $236,925
Event 47 ($1,700 Bounty): Elisha Maarek – $28,870
Event 48 ($600 Badugi): Benjamin Goldstein – $7,340
Event 49 ($800 NLH): James Anderson – $54,305
Event 50 ($1,700 Seniors): Brian Brunner – $37,480
Event 51 ($600 10-Game): Kris Lord – $9,800
Event 53 ($1K PLO): Ryan Hoenig – $22,055
Event 54 ($300 NLH): Rebecca Trianosky – $7,200
Event 55 ($400 6-Max): Daniel Vranich – $13,680
Event 56 ($5K NLH): Randall Emmett – $141,300
Event 57 ($1K 6-Max PLO): Antoine Sankari – $19,896
Event 58 ($300 Bounty): Michael Tarafa – $9,425

2026 LHPO Live Updates

Giuseppe Iadisernia Wins the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship Outright for $611,700

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2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 36
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,229
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800
January 16 – 21, 2026

Giuseppe Iadisernia celebrates with his son Misael and friends.

The 2026 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship began last Friday and drew 1,229 entries, producing a prize pool of $3,932,800, which easily beat the $3 million guarantee. Taking it down was Giuseppe Iadisernia, winning outright for $611,700.

Iadisernia is no stranger to tournament poker at the Seminole Hard Rock, with cashes dating back to 2018, including several High Roller and Super High Roller cashes. In fact, on the same day Iadisernia entered this Championship event, he finished runner-up in the $25K High Roller for $187,700. However, there would be no runner-up finish this time, as from the start his sights were set on nothing but the top prize.

His path to victory started with smooth sailing on Day 1A, as Iadisernia finished as the chip leader of the 216 players that advanced. In fact, his lead atop the Day 1A chip counts could have been bigger, but on the last hand of the night he ran pocket queens into pocket aces. Iadisernia started Day 2 in great shape, and made it to Day 3 with an above-average chip stack. Another solid day of poker followed, and Iadisernia finished that day 5th in chips with 16 players remaining. He separated himself from the pack on Day 4, scoring two knockouts and chipping up consistently to finish as chipleader of the remaining seven players.

Remember that High Roller event where Iadisernia finished runner-up, and then immediately entered the Championship? The top three finishers in that event (winner Thomas Boivin, runner-up Iadisernia, and third-place finisher Anatoly Nikitin) all made it to the final five here. Nikitin would be the first of the three to fall once again, finishing fifth here to earn $167,000. And while Boivin got the best of Iadisernia in the High Roller, this time it was Iadisernia who won the last hand between them.

Boivin was short-stacked and made his final stand with ace-seven, but Iadisernia picked up pocket aces to win the pot and eliminate Boivin in third place, which was worth $295,000.

Beginning heads-up play with more than a 2-to-1 lead, Iadisernia extended his lead and fought off two short-stack doubles from Jorge Gomez before ultimately closing out the win for his first SHRP major series trophy victory.

2026 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Champion Giuseppe Iadisernia with WPT Commentator Tony Dunst, Seminole Hard Rock Tournament Manager Jason Heidenthal, Tournament Floor David “Country” Roberts, and WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage
PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1GiuseppeIadisernia$611,700*
2JorgeGomez$395,000
3ThomasBoivin$295,000
4MartinsAdeniya$220,000
5AnatolyNikitin$167,000
6EddieBlumenthal$127,000
7TedMcNamara$98,000
8MaryonHarper$76,000
9AndrewOstapchenko$60,000
10JohnMcDonald (Philly)$60,000
11GaryGelman$49,000
12PeterCross$49,000
13ElioSaade$40,500
14MatthewKoh$40,500
15JulietHegedus$40,500
16LoniHui$33,500
17JonathanJaffe$33,500
18SrivinayIrrinki$33,500
19ArtemTuliupa$33,500
20DarryllFish$28,000
21MikeVela$28,000
22RyanRiess$28,000
23KenFishman$28,000
24MilanPatel$23,200
25PhilipePizzari Pinto$23,200
26MikeWetcher$23,200
27DenysBazeliuk$23,200
28EricFirestone$23,200
29KevinSchulz$23,200
30NadyaMagnus$23,200
31UmutOzturk$23,200
32IlkinDostiyev$19,400
33JohnReading$19,400
34NicholasPalma$19,400
35SamuelRosen$19,400
36EkremBozkurt$19,400
37DennisStevermer$19,400
38YuvalBronshtein$19,400
39NatashaMercier$19,400
40KharlinSued$16,300
41MichaelPawelek$16,300
42Saber SalumPenayo$16,300
43DavidJackson$16,300
44RossFischer$16,300
45AsherNeaman$16,300
46TonyHoang$16,300
47MatthewWaxman$16,300
48LilyKiletto$13,800
49LudovicSultan$13,800
50RafaelReis$13,800
51ConorBergin$13,800
52CaioDe Lucca$13,800
53HaydenToole$13,800
54JameyKramer$13,800
55NicholasRalph$13,800
56DanielSwartz$11,500
57LukeBrereton$11,500
58NancyBirnbaum$11,500
59BrianAltman$11,500
60RobertLofaso$11,500
61KenMcAdams$11,500
62MichaelLavenburg$11,500
63SantiagoDkhuka$11,500
64LukeBecker$9,600
65GlennFishbein$9,600
66NickYunis$9,600
67ArtemMetalidi$9,600
68MichaelMorton$9,600
69AlanRaymundo$9,600
70JosephShammas$9,600
71KurtJewell$9,600
72JaredHemingway$9,600
73FranklinRojas$9,600
74WilliamSlepcevich$9,600
75ZakVanKeuren$9,600
76RyanTorgersen$9,600
77HowardMash$9,600
78ZhenCai$9,600
79NenadMedic$9,600
80SethFischer$8,200
81AaronKupin$8,200
82FaresSantana$8,200
83JasonHickey$8,200
84NickMaimone$8,200
85JamesPillon$8,200
86JoeyWeissman$8,200
87JesseLonis$8,200
88ColinRobinson$8,200
89CarlNorris$8,200
90AshtonGriffin$8,200
91ShamicaLamar$8,200
92GeorgePappas$8,200
93ImanDan$8,200
94GeorgeJames$8,200
95RafaelRodriguez Arango$8,200
96MaxHarris$8,200
97DaniyalGheba$8,200
98DavidFinklestein$8,200
99AlexanderYen$8,200
100RaminderSingh$7,000
101JakeCody$7,000
102IanMatakis$7,000
103MikeMeskin$7,000
104MosheTarich$7,000
105DmitriiTamurka$7,000
106AlexandrosKolonias$7,000
107ChristopherCorneroli$7,000
108SamuelBernstein$7,000
109TylerJamison$7,000
110BradleyMoore$7,000
111JoeMcKeehen$7,000
112MichaelWebb$7,000
113YotamAshkenazi$7,000
114BillyPilossoph$7,000
115RaffaeleSorrentino$7,000
116JordanWestmorland$7,000
117EstherTaylor$7,000
118ThienNguyen$7,000
119TylerBentz$7,000
120VitalijsZavorotnijs$7,000
121LukeGraham$7,000
122MichaelBabani$7,000
123ThomasGeschrey$7,000
124TalRothman$6,400
125ElliottKampen$6,400
126JustinFawcett$6,400
127YilmazYosul$6,400
128SantiagoGarza$6,400
129NiallCostigan$6,400
130MichaelWang$6,400
131SatyaVegi$6,400
132RussellDizer$6,400
133ChristopherArcidiacono$6,400
134YosephYehudai$6,400
135JakeSchwartz$6,400
136RicardoVillasmil Esparaza$6,400
137JordanMiller$6,400
138AaronThivyanathan$6,400
139ChristopherCornell$6,400
140AndrzejRogowski$6,400
141GiliSimon$6,400
142MaksimPisarenko$6,400
143AramZobian$6,400
144SineadDavenport$6,400
145DavidKim$6,400
146CoreyQuinn$6,400
147ChadWassmuth$6,400
148MaxKingstone$6,400
149SergioGiha$6,400
150TomislavKrizanic$6,400
151PaulFisher$6,400
152StevenPiper$6,400
153TanupatPunjarojanakul$6,400
154PaulinaLoeliger$6,400

* First-place amount includes the winner’s $10,400 entry into the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, which takes place in December 2026.

2026 LHPO Live Updates

Championship: Giuseppe Iadisernia Wins! ($601,300); Jorge Gomez Finishes Runner-Up ($395,000)

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$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 36:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 1,229

Jorge Gomez and Giuseppe Iadisernia shake hands

Giuseppe Iadisernia raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button and Jorge Gomez called all in for his remaining three big blinds in the big blind.

Iadisernia:  JhJc
Gomez:  9c5s

The board came AsAd2d6c4s, keeping Iadisernia’s jacks best to win the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Championship outright for $601,300. Gomez finished runner-up for $395,000.

A recap will be posted later tonight.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1GiuseppeIadisernia$611,700*
2JorgeGomez$395,000
3ThomasBoivin$295,000
4MartinsAdeniya$220,000
5AnatolyNikitin$167,000
6EddieBlumenthal$127,000
7TedMcNamara$98,000
8MaryonHarper$76,000
9AndrewOstapchenko$60,000
10JohnMcDonald (Philly)$60,000
11GaryGelman$49,000
12PeterCross$49,000
13ElioSaade$40,500
14MatthewKoh$40,500
15JulietHegedus$40,500
16LoniHui$33,500
17JonathanJaffe$33,500
18SrivinayIrrinki$33,500
19ArtemTuliupa$33,500
20DarryllFish$28,000
21MikeVela$28,000
22RyanRiess$28,000
23KenFishman$28,000
24MilanPatel$23,200
25PhilipePizzari Pinto$23,200
26MikeWetcher$23,200
27DenysBazeliuk$23,200
28EricFirestone$23,200
29KevinSchulz$23,200
30NadyaMagnus$23,200
31UmutOzturk$23,200
32IlkinDostiyev$19,400
33JohnReading$19,400
34NicholasPalma$19,400
35SamuelRosen$19,400
36EkremBozkurt$19,400
37DennisStevermer$19,400
38YuvalBronshtein$19,400
39NatashaMercier$19,400
40KharlinSued$16,300
41MichaelPawelek$16,300
42Saber SalumPenayo$16,300
43DavidJackson$16,300
44RossFischer$16,300
45AsherNeaman$16,300
46TonyHoang$16,300
47MatthewWaxman$16,300
48LilyKiletto$13,800
49LudovicSultan$13,800
50RafaelReis$13,800
51ConorBergin$13,800
52CaioDe Lucca$13,800
53HaydenToole$13,800
54JameyKramer$13,800
55NicholasRalph$13,800
56DanielSwartz$11,500
57LukeBrereton$11,500
58NancyBirnbaum$11,500
59BrianAltman$11,500
60RobertLofaso$11,500
61KenMcAdams$11,500
62MichaelLavenburg$11,500
63SantiagoDkhuka$11,500
64LukeBecker$9,600
65GlennFishbein$9,600
66NickYunis$9,600
67ArtemMetalidi$9,600
68MichaelMorton$9,600
69AlanRaymundo$9,600
70JosephShammas$9,600
71KurtJewell$9,600
72JaredHemingway$9,600
73FranklinRojas$9,600
74WilliamSlepcevich$9,600
75ZakVanKeuren$9,600
76RyanTorgersen$9,600
77HowardMash$9,600
78ZhenCai$9,600
79NenadMedic$9,600
80SethFischer$8,200
81AaronKupin$8,200
82FaresSantana$8,200
83JasonHickey$8,200
84NickMaimone$8,200
85JamesPillon$8,200
86JoeyWeissman$8,200
87JesseLonis$8,200
88ColinRobinson$8,200
89CarlNorris$8,200
90AshtonGriffin$8,200
91ShamicaLamar$8,200
92GeorgePappas$8,200
93ImanDan$8,200
94GeorgeJames$8,200
95RafaelRodriguez Arango$8,200
96MaxHarris$8,200
97DaniyalGheba$8,200
98DavidFinklestein$8,200
99AlexanderYen$8,200
100RaminderSingh$7,000
101JakeCody$7,000
102IanMatakis$7,000
103MikeMeskin$7,000
104MosheTarich$7,000
105DmitriiTamurka$7,000
106AlexandrosKolonias$7,000
107ChristopherCorneroli$7,000
108SamuelBernstein$7,000
109TylerJamison$7,000
110BradleyMoore$7,000
111JoeMcKeehen$7,000
112MichaelWebb$7,000
113YotamAshkenazi$7,000
114BillyPilossoph$7,000
115RaffaeleSorrentino$7,000
116JordanWestmorland$7,000
117EstherTaylor$7,000
118ThienNguyen$7,000
119TylerBentz$7,000
120VitalijsZavorotnijs$7,000
121LukeGraham$7,000
122MichaelBabani$7,000
123ThomasGeschrey$7,000
124TalRothman$6,400
125ElliottKampen$6,400
126JustinFawcett$6,400
127YilmazYosul$6,400
128SantiagoGarza$6,400
129NiallCostigan$6,400
130MichaelWang$6,400
131SatyaVegi$6,400
132RussellDizer$6,400
133ChristopherArcidiacono$6,400
134YosephYehudai$6,400
135JakeSchwartz$6,400
136RicardoVillasmil Esparaza$6,400
137JordanMiller$6,400
138AaronThivyanathan$6,400
139ChristopherCornell$6,400
140AndrzejRogowski$6,400
141GiliSimon$6,400
142MaksimPisarenko$6,400
143AramZobian$6,400
144SineadDavenport$6,400
145DavidKim$6,400
146CoreyQuinn$6,400
147ChadWassmuth$6,400
148MaxKingstone$6,400
149SergioGiha$6,400
150TomislavKrizanic$6,400
151PaulFisher$6,400
152StevenPiper$6,400
153TanupatPunjarojanakul$6,400
154PaulinaLoeliger$6,400
2026 LHPO Live Updates

Championship: Jorge Gomez Doubles Again, but Still Short

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$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,229

Jorge Gomez (left) doubles up against Giussepe Iadisernia  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Giuseppe Iadisernia raised to 1,800,000 from the button, Jorge Gomez reraised all in for 3,800,000 in the big blind, and Iadisernia called with JcTh.

Gomez showed Ac7s and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board ran out Qs3d2s3c9h, safe for Gomez to double up again.

Jorge Gomez – 8,200,000 (14 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia – 53,200,000 (89 bb)

1st:  $611,700
2nd:  $395,000

2026 LHPO Live Updates

Championship: Jorge Gomez Doubles Up

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$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,229

Jorge Gomez

Giuseppe Iadisernia raised to 1,800,000 from the button and Jorge Gomez called in the big blind.

The flop was JhTd5h, Gomez checked, Iadisernia bet 2,500,000, Gomez check-raised all in for 5,300,000, and Iadisernia called with KhTs for a pair of tens. Gomez showed 6h4h for a flush draw with a backdoor straight draw.

The 7d turn and 3c river completed the board, giving Gomez a seven-high straight to double up and survive.

Jorge Gomez – 14,800,000 (25 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  46,600,000  (78 bb)

1st:  $611,700
2nd:  $395,000