$1,100 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The popular Mixed PLO makes one last showing this series and it’s a big one. LHPO Event 44 is a $1,100 buy-in Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with a two-day structure that will make for a talented field.

They’ll start with larger-than-normal 25K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:30 pm. Play will continue until the last 12.5% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 44 Structure Sheet

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Continuing a busy Sunday with LHPO Event 43 at 3 pm in the Grand Ballroom. This time we have a $1,700 buy-in Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and two-day structure.

Players sit with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  296 of 1,162

We are running out the clock on Level 12 and players are about to take their first break as tournament staff take the purple chips out of play. They will return for two more levels before another break and we find our first live-stream feature table.

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  336 of 1,162

Raminder Singh is a legend in the Florida poker scene, particularly here in Hollywood. He has more major wins here than anyone in our history plus many titles from Poker Room Events. One of his 13 trophies came in this tournament one year ago when he was crowned the 2024 LHPO Champion.

All-time wins list:

Raminder Singh 13 wins
Michael Newman 11 wins
David Shmuel 11 wins
Yuval Bronshtein 10 wins
Matt Bretzfield 10 wins
Phil Hui 10 wins
John Holley 8 wins
Gabriel Ramos 8 wins

Singh is still defending his LHPO Championship title, rocking a stack of 186,5000 and plenty of room to make his moves.

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  395 of 1,162

“Put your coat on Cuz!”

Everyone in the room heard Steve Buckner.

He was talking to Yunkyu Song, the new WPT Player of the Year and known for his move of standing up and putting his coat on when all in.

With about 13K in the pot and the board reading , Buckner checked from under the gun and Song moved all in for 43,000 from the button. Buckner snapped called with the bigger stack, Song stood up from his chair, and “Cuz” said what he said.

Buckner:
Song:

Buckner was ahead with his aces and they held on the turn and river.

Steve Buckner – 181,000 (72 bb)
Yunkyu Song – Eliminated

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  403 of 1,162

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the 2025 LHPO Championship with 403 players remaining, 146 getting paid, and ten levels in their future.

They are playing blinds at 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante and the average stack is about 144,000 (58 bb).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  403 of 1,162

The 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship drew 1,162 entries and 403 players survived to make it to Day 2. They return at noon to begin the march to find our champ.

Frank Funaro leads a talented group coming back, with Bin Weng, Tyler Phillips, Michael Newman, and Ryan Hogan rounding out the tough top five.

The first order of business is to make it through the money bubble with 146 getting paid and they will continue until the end of Level 20. Players who still have chips will bag them up for Day 3 tomorrow at noon.

We will begin our live-stream feature table coverage at the second break today.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Frank Funaro – 663,000 (265 bb)
2. Bin Weng – 526,500 (211 bb)
3. Tyler Phillips – 502,000 (201 bb)
4. Michael Newman – 448,500 (179 bb)
5. Ryan Hogan – 438,000 (175 bb)
6. Vincenzo Abate – 436,500 (175 bb)
7. Kaifan Wang – 424,500 (170 bb)
8. Stoyan Madanzhiev – 404,500 (162 bb)
9. Yingui Li – 400,000 (160 bb)
10. Justin Datloff – 390,000 (156 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have plenty of action on today’s agenda, the last Sunday on the schedule with poker and football on the big screens. LHPO Event 42 is a one-day $400 Deep Stack with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with 20K out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 42 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• Championship Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 42 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 42 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 43 Day 1 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 44 Day 1 – $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 44 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 45 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 45 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

12PM: $200 Event 43 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

• Two seats guaranteed into the LHPO Purple Chip Bounty
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

5PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

• 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

• 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last tournament of the day gets underway at 9 pm in the Grand Ballroom with a $400 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em tournament that will zip right along.

Players sit with 20K in front and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 11:15 pm.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 41 Structure Sheet