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Championship: Raminder Singh Wins in a Three-Way Deal!

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,188

Jesse Lonis (left), Raminder Singh (center), and Dan Martin (right)

After playing three-handed for a little while, the remaining players opted to took at the numbers and eventually reached a deal:

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Raminder Singh  –  27,100,000  (54 bb)
Dan Martin  –  21,700,000  (43 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  10,600,000  (21 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Raminder Singh  –  $486,353
Dan Martin  –  $460,000
Jesse Lonis  –  $404,247

As the chip leader, Raminder Singh is the official winner of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship, and he retakes the lead in SHRP major series trophy victories with 11.

A recap of the LHPO Championship will be posted later tonight.

Steven Cohen Wins Event 52 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Heads-Up Chop for $7,150

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  245
Prize Pool:  $37,975
Bounty Prize Pool: $24,500
January 23, 2024

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 52 Champion Steven Cohen

Event 52 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 245 entries generated a prize pool of $37,795, with an additional $24,500 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up chop was made at the final table and Steven Cohen was ahead in chips, making him the official Event 52 winner for $7,150.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1StevenCohen$7,150*
2Rama-DeviShanigarapu$7,150*
3HanyAyoub$3,890
4ConstantinosPsallidas$2,370
5RaymondMillard$1,830
6CarlosTorres Vazquez$1,515
7KyleCarino$1,290
8RamonRodriguez Cuni$1,085
9FrankAfonso$880
10ShiraScharo$880
11MartynasBrazdzionis$750
12ChristopherBrown$750
13YotamBar-Yosef$640
14CarloRodriguez$640
15ToddRomboli$640
16MitchellSmith$540
17PasqauleCaiazza$540
18DianeLinke$540
19JohnCastano$440
20KevinMacDonald$440
21MichaelNewman$440
22RichardMcDanel$375
23JuanGelez$375
24DonaldSomers$375
25JuanMontoya Bernal$350
26GilfredBertin Jr.$350
27ShieGabbai$350
28EldoRodriguez$350
29LuisRamos$350
30RobertGoldberg$350
31JavierBlanco$350

*denotes heads-up chop

Steven Bennett Wins His 4th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2024 LHPO Event 43 Deal for $32,658

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee
Entries:  726
Prize Pool:  $239,580
January 21-23, 2024

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 43 Champion Steven Bennett

Event 34 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a multi-flight $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. Across three- starting flights, a field of 726 entries generated a prize pool of $239,580.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Steven Bennett was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 43 winner for $32,658. This marked Bennett’s fourth SHRP major series trophy, among several other victories in the poker room.

Here are Bennett’s four SHRP major series trophy victories:

2016 SHRPO:  $360 No-Limit Hold’em  ($11,000)
2018 Showdown:  $570 No-Limit Hold’em  ($186,308)
2023 SHRPO:  $1,100 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em  ($33,010)
2024 LHPO:  $400 No-Limit Hold’em  ($32,658)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1StevenBennett$32,658*
2MattYorra$31,160*
3RobBrown$28,777*
4MarkNahama$14,555
5PaulJulian$11,095
6EricBeringer$8,810
7ThomasWallis$7,295
8ArielRosello$5,805
9AllanBieler$4,355
10SteveKarp$4,355
11JulioDelgado Reyes$3,600
12RobertPrinz$3,600
13JeremyGoureau$2,870
14TreyBrauch$2,870
15EricSiegel$2,870
16JeffreyYarchever$2,380
17FrankPavia$2,380
18MarcoRodriguez$2,380
19DiWang$1,950
20YuriyKozinskiy$1,950
21DavidDiBernardi$1,950
22CourtneyRowe$1,660
23AlessioIsaia$1,660
24RobbieBaumann$1,660
25RobertGoldberg$1,385
26FredericoDabus$1,385
27StevenMcKoy$1,385
28RichardSaunders$1,130
29RaymondMillard$1,130
30Charles JosephJohnson$1,130
31MikeBeasley$1,130
32HiteshPatel$1,130
33RafaelLima$1,130
34NoelAvila Mendez$1,130
35ShaunGlennon$1,130
36LuisDominguez$1,130
37MatthewGallen$990
38NorbertoCharuf Diab$990
39StevenCohen$990
40DyannaLopez$990
41JamesSalmon$990
42JuanMubarak$990
43AyedShweihat$990
44ZacharyKhang Vuong$990
45DejanPetkovic$990
46BryceMcVay$875
47MichaelAmato$875
48JamesTomblin$875
49CarlosTorres Vazquez$875
50AxelSantoni$875
51StephenAllen$875
52FrederickAttias$875
53FrankRusso$875
54PhilipConsolo$875
55GusRaptis$790
56LeonidGoldshteyn$790
57DonaldHimpele$790
58AdamUmstattd$790
59RichardFernandez$790
60MihalacheCean$790
61KeaganLecomte$790
62GaryLieberman$790
63RafikiBrown$790
64PavelIvan$725
65ClaudioKalili$725
66RobertoBendeck$725
67CharlesKassatly$725
68JeffreyHood$725
69JorgeGomez$725
70AlexGambordella$725
71JeffreyPalermo$725
72AlanLeon$725
73AxelOrellana Gomez$660
74MichaelSchwartz$660
75AlejandroFunes$660
76ChantepyTham$660
77ErikDe Souza$660
78AndresFalla$660
79ScottNorman$660
80JamesGuidi$660
81ChristopherZollo$660
82LawrenceBroome$625
83JayKlitzner$625
84JamesPerri$625
85TroyActon$625
86JosephEsbenshade$625
87PhilippeGoureau$625
88EricHart$625
89BrandonNavarrete$625
90JuanMontoya Bernal$625
91MitchellSmith$625

*denotes three-way deal

Todd Ivens Wins Event 51 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $27,795

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  94
Prize Pool:  $91,180
January 23, 2024

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 51 Champion Todd Ivens

Event 51 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 94 entries for a prize pool of $91,180. Outlasting the field was Todd Ivens, emerging victorious for $27,795.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ToddIvens$27,795
2BobbyLupo$18,000
3YaroslanBartutis$11,985
4AustinMorin$8,210
5AnthonyMarks$5,795
6OleksandrTrokhymenko$4,215
7RishiMakkar$3,165
8KristenNyman$3,165
9ErnestoAdam$2,455
10DashDudley$2,455
11GrantHart$1,970
12MatthewLambrecht$1,970

Nathaniel Moore Wins Event 49 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $12,900

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$400 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  142
Prize Pool:  $47,570
January 23, 2024

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 49 Champion Nathaniel Moore

Event 49 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 142 entries created a prize pool of $47,570 and earning the biggest piece was Nathaniel Moore, winning outright for $12,900.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1NathanielMoore$12,900
2RyanEstrada$8,390
3JasonBlodgett$5,615
4DavidSathue$3,875
5DorianRios$2,760
6JudahRosenstein$2,030
7ChristopherUnderwood$1,540
8WilliamWhite$1,540
9MoisesJattin$1,215
10AlanHamza$1,215
11JordanFlaschner$990
12StuartGreenbaum$990
13DouglasMontone$840
14TrevorArgue$840
15JosephEsbenshade$740
16ToddLapointe$740
17CharlesKassalty$675
18JayKlitzner$675

Frederic Moss Wins His 3rd Trophy of the Series With LHPO Event 45 Outright Win for $20,095

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$1,100 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  56
Prize Pool:  $54,320
January 22-23, 2024

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 45 Champion Frederic Moss

Event 45 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Eight-Game Mix. A field of 56 entries produced a prize pool of $54,320 and a unique situation emerged when the field was down to three players.

Frederic Moss, Phil Hui, and John Fauver had each won two trophies apiece during the 2024 Lucky Hearts, setting the stage for the winner to capture a third.

In the end, it was Moss who emerged victorious for a first-place prize of $20,095. His other two victories during the series came in the $200 PLO/NLH Mix and the $400 Big O.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1FredericMoss$20,095
2PhilHui$11,950
3JohnFauver$7,335
4ToddIvens$5,160
5DylanLinde$4,075
6TomKoral$3,260
7FilipposStavrakis$2,445

Stoyan Madanzhiev Wins Event 50 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Three-Way Deal for $104,035

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 50
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  99
Prize Pool:  $465,300
January 23, 2024

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 50 Champion Stoyan Madanzhiev

Event 50 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 99 entries generated a prize pool of $465,300, more than doubling the guarantee.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Stoyan Madanzhiev was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 50 winner for $104,035.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1StoyanMadanzhiev$104,035*
2EricYanovsky$101,729*
3CarlCarodenuto$75,431*
4SabasFerrer-Ferrer$34,900
5RobertLofaso$27,220
6ConnorRash$21,750
7DavidForbes$18,500
8ViktorUstimov$16,055
9NadyaMagnus$14,190
10ArtemMetalidi$14,190
11RayanChamas$12,800
12EliotHudon$12,800
13PeterMugar$11,700

*denotes three-way deal

Scott Blackman Wins Event 48 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open for $11,135

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 48
$600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  59
Prize Pool:  $30,975
January 23, 2024

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 48 Champion Scott Blackman

Event 48 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8, drawing a crowd of 59 entries for a prize pool of $30,975.

Scott Blackman was a massive chip leader three-handed, prompting second and third place agreeing to split those two payouts while Blackman won the full first-place prize of $11,135.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ScottBlackman$11,135
2MihailsMorozovs$5,330*
3StevenPollack$5,330*
4AlessandroPonzio$2,790
5WendyFreedman$2,170
6LeonardSt. Germain$1,705
7HarryEisenberg$1,400
8AllenKessler$1,115

*denotes a deal between second and third place

Championship: Raminder Singh Back in the Lead

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,188

Raminder Singh

Dan Martin raised to 900,000 from the button and Raminder Singh called in the small blind.

The flop was 5h4c3s, Singh checked, Martin bet 1,100,000, and Singh called.

The turn was the Jh, Singh led out 1,400,000, and Martin called.

The river was the 2h, Singh bet 1,900,000, and Martin folded.

Raminder Singh  –  27,100,000  (68 bb)
Dan Martin  –  21,700,000  (54 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  10,600,000  (27 bb)

Championship: Updated Chip Counts

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,188

Seat 3:  Raminder Singh  –  17,750,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5:  Jesse Lonis  –  27,500,000  (69 bb)
Seat 7:  Dan Martin  –  14,150,000  (35 bb)

With three players remaining, the average stack is about 19,800,000 (50 big blinds).

1st:  $626,500 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $416,300
3rd:  $307,800