2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  232
Prize Pool:  $76,560
January 9, 2025

The first trophy of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was awarded late Thursday night in the $400 Seniors Event. There were 232 entries, and after a little more than 15 hours, Osvaldo Rodriguez was declared the winner after making a three-way deal with Peter Fellows and Emerson Ward.

Results:

* Indicates the results of a three-way ICM deal.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 232

After the elimination of Gregory Baird in fourth place, the final three players quickly agree to an ICM deal to split the remaining prizepool and end the tournament.

These were the official chip counts:

Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  1,880,000  (31 bb)
Peter Fellows  –  1,525,000  (25 bb)
Emerson Ward  –  1,240,000  (21 bb)

As chipleader, Osvaldo Rodriguez was declared the winner, receiving the title and the trophy. Here are their adjusted payouts:

1st:  Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  $12,772* + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Peter Fellows  –  $12,135*
3rd:  Emerson Ward  –  $11,533*

Stay tuned for an official recap.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 98

With the board reading , John Binns bet the pot of 235,000 from the big blind. Ryan Hoenig raised all in for about 640,000 and Binns called instantly with for sixes full of nines.

Hoenig showed for a nine-high straight with a low draw.

The river was the , safe for Binns to dodge a low and win Event 3 outright for $15,665. Hoenig finished runner-up for $9,555.

A recap of Event 3 will be posted later tonight.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 232

Gregory Baird got it all in from the small blind for 530,000 with , but he needs to improve to stay alive against the of Peter Fellows in the cutoff.

The board came , and Fellows won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Baird in fourth place.

Peter Fellows  –  1,525,000  (25 bb)
Gregory Baird  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($6,300)

With three players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 1,550,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,400.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 98

On a flop of , Jordan Miller was all in for about 110,000 in the small blind against Ryan Hoenig in the big blind.

Binns: 
Miller: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Hoenig a seven-high straight and a six-five low to scoop the pot and eliminate Miller in third place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  1,260,000  (63 bb)
John Binns  –  700,000  (35 bb)
Jordan Miller  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,860)

1st:  $15,665 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,555

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 232

Peter Fellows raised from the button to 125,000, and Osvaldo Rodriguez called from the small blind.

The flop came , Rodriguez moved all in for 435,000, and Fellows called with for a pair of tens. But Rodriguez turned over for a pair of tens with a higher kicker, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Rodriguez won the pot with his king kicker to double up in chips.

Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  1,240,000  (21 bb)
Peter Fellows  –  890,000  (15 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 1,160,000 (19 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,300.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 98

Ryan Hoenig raised to 40,000 from the button, Christopher Carey potted to 140,000 in the small blind, Hoenig reraised, and Carey called all in for about 160,000 total.

Hoenig: 
Carey: 

The flop came , giving Carey the lead with an ace-high flush. Hoenig had a pair of fours while also having one out to a straight flush.

The turn was the , giving Hoenig two pair and a few extra outs to a full house.

The river was the , giving Hoenig a king-high straight flush to win the pot and eliminate Carey in fourth place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  1,200,000  (60 bb)
Christopher Carey  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,825)

With three players remaining from a field of 98, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $5,860.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 98

On  a flop of  , Phil Hui was all in for about 100,000 in the small blind against John Binns in the big blind.

Hui: 
Binns: 

The turn locked it up for Binns with a six-high straight and a low, ending Hui’s tournament in fifth place.

John Binns  –  730,000  (37 bb)
Phil Hui  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,980)

With four players remaining from a field of 98, the average chip stack is around 490,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,825.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 98

Seat 1:  Phil Hui  –  165,000  (8 bb)
Seat 2:  John Binns  –  565,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Jordan Miller  –  330,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6:  Ryan Hoenig  –  840,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7:  Christopher Carey  –  60,000  (3 bb)

1st:  $15,665 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,555
3rd:  $5,860
4th:  $3,825
5th:  $2,980

6th:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $2,380
7th:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $2,025
8th:  Harry Eisenberg  –  $1,765
9th:  Tyler Phillips  –  $1,555
10th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $1,400
11th:  Joshua Thatcher  –  $1,400
12th:  David Shmuel  –  $1,275
13th:  Charles Simon  –  $1,275

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 232

Emerson Ward raised from the hijack to 125,000, Andrew Gordon moved all in from the button for 335,000, and Ward called with .

Gordon turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Gordon paired his ace on the flop and his queen on the river, but the queen gave Ward an ace-high straight. Ward won the pot to eliminate Gordon in fifth place.

Emerson Ward  –  1,355,000  (27 bb)
Andrew Gordon  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($4,720)

With four players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 1,160,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,300.