2025 LHPO Live Updates

Event 19: Modesto Rodas Gallardo – 3rd Place ($3,238)

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 130

Modesto Rodas Gallardo potted to 70,000 from the button, Eugene Kotlyarevskiy called in the small blind, and Gary Kosakowski called in the big blind.

The flop was AcKs7s and action checked to Gallardo who bet his remaining 10,000. Both Kotlyarevskiy and Kosakowski called and proceeded to check the Kh turn and Qd river.

Kotlyarevskiy tabled AhJdTh3s for an ace-high straight, besting Kosakowski’s holdings and Gallardo’s 7h6s4s4c to eliminate Gallardo in third place.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  1,630,000  (82 bb)
Gary Kosakowski  –  970,000  (49 bb)
Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,238)

1st:  $8,630 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,461

3rd:  Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  $3,238
4th:  Scott Jaffa  – $1,986
5th:  Malik Hanna  –  $1,512
6th:  Ben Christiansen  –  $1,283
7th:  Jean Laurent  –  $1,115
8th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $978
9th:  Conner Reynolds  –  $863
10th:  Dmitrity Vernitskiy  –  $764
11th:  Michael Rudolph  –  $764
12th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $764
13th:  Tina Wong  –  $672
14th:  Asher Menahem  –  $672
15th:  Nicolas Yosfani  –  $672
16th:  Ayed Shweihat  –  $588
17th:  Dechang Zhang  –  $588

Kendra Trammel Wins Event 20 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $8,260

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$600 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  38
Prize Pool:  $20,140
January 13, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 20 Champion Kendra Trammel

Event 20 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 38 entries for a prize pool of $20,140.

Emerging victorious was Kendra Trammel, winning outright for $8,260.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1KendraTrammel$8,260
2BryanSchultz$5,035
3JonahMiller$3,020
4BenjaminLudlow$2,215
5JoshuaNicholson$1,610

David May Wins Event 18 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $13,860

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  84
Prize Pool:  $43,260
January 13, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 18 Champion David May

Event 18 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), drawing 84 entries for a prize pool of $43,260. Winning the lion’s share was David May, taking it down outright for $13,860.

This marked May’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $570 H.O.R.S.E. event during the 2019 LHPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1DavidMay$13,860
2DavidTarbet$8,435
3MichaelDreese$5,245
4AlanKatsnelson$3,550
5TomKoral$2,700
6JohnCapitano$2,165
7IlyaLevitin$1,795
8JoshuaThatcher$1,515
9LavonneSchaafsm$1,395
10ArielMantel$1,300
11StephenReid$1,300

Event 19: Eugene Kotlyarevskiy Leads the Final Seven Players

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 130

Seat 1:  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  915,000  (92 bb)
Seat 2:  Gary Kosakowski  –  235,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3:  Scott Jaffa  –  765,000  (77 bb)
Seat 4:  Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  155,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Ben Christiansen  –  210,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Malik Hanna  –  245,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7:  Jean Laurent  –  75,000  (8 bb)

1st:  $8,630 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,461
3rd:  $3,238
4th:  $1,986
5th:  $1,512
6th:  $1,283
7th:  $1,115

8th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $978
9th:  Conner Reynolds  –  $863
10th:  Dmitrity Vernitskiy  –  $764
11th:  Michael Rudolph  –  $764
12th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $764
13th:  Tina Wong  –  $672
14th:  Asher Menahem  –  $672
15th:  Nicolas Yosfani  –  $672
16th:  Ayed Shweihat  –  $588
17th:  Dechang Zhang  –  $588

Event 19: Gabe Ramos Eliminated in 8th Place by Eugene Kotlyarevskiy

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 130

On a flop of Jd5d3c, Gabe Ramos potted for 227,00 in the small blind. Eugene Kotlyarevskiy raised from under the gun, and Ramos called all in for a little more with AhKhKc8c for a pair of kings.

Kotlyarevskiy showed 8d7h6c3d for a pair of threes with a flush draw and straight draw.

The turn was the Kd, giving Kotlyarevskiy a flush while giving Ramos a set of kings.

The river was the 7d, no help to Ramos, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  915,000  (114 bb)
Gabe Ramos  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($978)

Event 18: David May Wins! ($13,860); David Tarbet Finishes Runner-Up ($8,435)

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 84

David May

Omaha Hi-Lo

After a series of raises, David Tarbet was all in for 270,000 on the button against David May in the big blind.

Tarbet:  KsQd5s2c
May:  AsKhJh2s

The board came Ts9c8d9sQh, giving May a king-high straight to win Event 18 outright for $13,860. Tarbet finished runner-up for $8,435.

A recap of Event 18, as well as the updated Mixed Games Leaderboard, will be posted later tonight.

David Tarbet

Event 14: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 312

Day 2 is Tuesday at 1 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
61DenisCyrLac-Saint-JosephQC260,000
62DanielVranichLake ParkFL408,000
63DavidNathaniel Jr.MiramarFL202,000
64A.J.KelsallTampaFL108,000
65MartinsAdeniyaLondon347,000
66BenjaminZamaniBoca RatonFL68,000
68HaimToorgemanPembroke PinesFL242,000
69PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL275,000
71ChristopherBucceriLaingsburgMI134,000
72EricThorenNorwichCT390,000
73TimothyMulroyRomulusMI246,000
74NicholasChongSaint AugustineFL549,000
75ZhenCaiLake WorthFL149,000
76AaronFloresSummitIL176,000
78DionJagrooWinter GardenFL94,000
79PeterKinsethCoralvilleIA65,000
81KevinMacDonaldMiramichi BayNB262,000
82MichaelGarciaMiamiFL167,000
84AlexanderRosenblattNew YorkNY179,000
85CalaisCampbellSunny Isles BeachFL390,000
86JoostSchippersAreldoorn Gelderland163,000
87AdamNattressGreshamOR83,000
88DavidDiBernardiTampaFL477,000
89JacobKauffmanDavieFL277,000
151TamasHartmanTampaFL381,000
153MatthewLambrechtJupiterFL208,000
154SamuelGanzfriedMiami BeachFL125,000
155BryanSchultzLas VegasNV135,000
156MicaLamarWellingtonFL122,000
157MiguelCaprilesMiamiFL103,000
158CraigPollakLake ParkFL247,000
159BenWarringtonLeather183,000
161KevinDipasqualeLondonderryNH406,000
162KevinOrdetAventuraFL68,000
163FeiwenWuFlushingNY123,000
164NikolaiTulinChelyanbinsk215,000
165YuryParadPalm BeachFL143,000
167ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL151,000
168RafaelRodriguezMedelliaFL781,000
169CangirElcinMiamiFL250,000

Event 14: Day 2 Chip Counts

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 312

Day 2 is Tuesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1RafaelRodriguezMedelliaFL781,000
2NicholasChongSaint AugustineFL549,000
3DavidDiBernardiTampaFL477,000
4DanielVranichLake ParkFL408,000
5KevinDipasqualeLondonderryNH406,000
6EricThorenNorwichCT390,000
7CalaisCampbellSunny Isles BeachFL390,000
8TamasHartmanTampaFL381,000
9MartinsAdeniyaLondon347,000
10JacobKauffmanDavieFL277,000
11PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL275,000
12KevinMacDonaldMiramichi BayNB262,000
13DenisCyrLac-Saint-JosephQC260,000
14CangirElcinMiamiFL250,000
15CraigPollakLake ParkFL247,000
16TimothyMulroyRomulusMI246,000
17HaimToorgemanPembroke PinesFL242,000
18NikolaiTulinChelyanbinsk215,000
19MatthewLambrechtJupiterFL208,000
20DavidNathaniel Jr.MiramarFL202,000
21BenWarringtonLeather183,000
22AlexanderRosenblattNew YorkNY179,000
23AaronFloresSummitIL176,000
24MichaelGarciaMiamiFL167,000
25JoostSchippersAreldoorn Gelderland163,000
26ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL151,000
27ZhenCaiLake WorthFL149,000
28YuryParadPalm BeachFL143,000
29BryanSchultzLas VegasNV135,000
30ChristopherBucceriLaingsburgMI134,000
31SamuelGanzfriedMiami BeachFL125,000
32FeiwenWuFlushingNY123,000
33MicaLamarWellingtonFL122,000
34A.J.KelsallTampaFL108,000
35MiguelCaprilesMiamiFL103,000
36DionJagrooWinter GardenFL94,000
37AdamNattressGreshamOR83,000
38BenjaminZamaniBoca RatonFL68,000
39KevinOrdetAventuraFL68,000
40PeterKinsethCoralvilleIA65,000

Event 14: Prize Pool and Payouts; $60,340 to the Winner

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 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Across three starting flights, a field of 312 entries created a prize pool of $302,640. The 40 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and have locked up $1,940.

Up top for the winner is $60,340.

The chip counts and Day 2 table and seat draw will be posted soon.

1st:  $60,340 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $41,500
3rd:  $31,000
4th:  $23,100
5th:  $17,400
6th:  $13,300
7th:  $10,200
8th:  $7,900
9th-10th:  $6,200
11th-12th:  $5,200
13th-15th:  $4,360
16th-19th:  $3,580
20th-23rd:  $2,920
24th-31st:  $2,320
32nd-40th:  $1,940

Event 18: Michael Dreese – 3rd Place ($5,245)

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 84

Michael Dreese

Stud

David Tarbet:  XxXx  /  7c3d2d
Michael Dreese:  XxXx  /  QsJs5d

David Tarbet was the bring-in for 10,000, Michael Dreese completed to 40,000, Tarbet raised to 80,000, and Dreese called.

Dreese bet 40,000 on fourth street, Tarbet called, Dreese bet his remaining 30,000 on fifth street, and Tarbet called.

David Tarbet:  Kc7d  /  7c3d2d
Michael Dreese:  Th6d  /  QsJs5d

Dreese caught a non-helpful 3h on sixth while Tarbet locked up the hand with the 7h to make trips, rendering seventh street moot and ending Dreese’s tournament in third place.

David Tarbet  –  1,020,000  (13 BB)
David May  –  1,080,000  (14 BB)

1st:  $13,860 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,435

3rd:  Michael Dreese  –  $5,245
4th:  Alan Katsnelson  –  $3,550
5th:  Tom Koral  –  $2,700
6th:  John Capitano  –  $2,165
7th:  Ilya Levitin $1,795
8th:  Joshua Thatcher $1,515
9th:  Lavonne Schaafsm $1,395
10th:  Ariel Mantel $1,300
11th:  Stephen Reid $1,300