2025 LHPO Live Updates

The 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Mixed Game Tournament Leaderboard promotion concluded on Thursday and with his sixth-place finish in Event 30, Phil Hui locked up the win with 181.3 points.

Along the way, Hui made four final tables in the eight qualifying events. He wins a seat into Event 47 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. as well as $3,000 cash. Hui was also presented with a customized Viper guitar on Friday.

Also collecting prizes for their finishes were Tyler Phillips, Tom Koral, and Ryan Hoenig.

Eligible events and results:

Event #3 – $600 Big O
Event #5 – $400 Limit Omaha 8
Event #8 – $400 Triple Stud
Event #13 – $600 Mixed PLO
Event #18 – $600 T.O.R.S.E.
Event #22 – $600 9-Game Mix
Event #25 – $600 Six Max PLO 8
Event #30 – $600 Limit Omaha 8

Place	First Name	Last Name	Points
1	Phil	Hui	181.3
2	Tyler	Phillips	172.4
3	Tom	Koral	166.7
4	Ryan	Hoenig	136.2
5	Chris	Labrie	130.2
6	David	Tarbet	124.2
7	Jennifer	Zewe	122.4
8	Emil	Soffer	122.2
9	Payam	Pourghassem	120
10	John	Binns	119
11	Ari	Engel	115.2
12	David	May	114.4
12	Victor	Nassif	114.4
14	Harry	Eisenberg	105.6
15	Ariel	Mantel	102.3
16	Gabriel	Ramos	99.8
17	Christopher	Carey	93.9
18	Matthew	Kaplan	88.6
19	Matthew	Wolfson	85.8
20	Yuval	Bronshtein	84
20	Michael	Dreese	84
22	Nicolas	Ganley	81.6
23	A.J.	Kelsall	78.5
24	German	Quintero Pineros	77
25	Adam	Walter	76.2
26	Leonard	Kriss	69.2
27	Lavonne	Schaafsma	68.4
28	Alexander	Orlov	65
29	Donny	Rubinstein	64.2
30	Mihails	Morozovs	62
31	Leonard	St Germain	60
32	Matthew	Bretzfield	57.4
32	Jordan	Miller	57.4
34	Lazaro	Rodriguez	57.2
35	Kyle	Fleischmann	55.8
36	Tal	Avivi	55
37	Douglas	Taylor	54.8
38	Joshua	Thatcher	52.1
39	Allen	Kessler	51
40	Alan	Katsnelson	48.4
41	Shawn	Wilmot Jr	41.8
42	Joseph	Olivieri	40
43	Scott	Hecker	39.6
44	John	Capitano	38.5
45	David	Brooker	38.2
46	Dale	Phillips	38
47	Marc	Sacheli	35.4
47	Ethan	Bennett	35.4
49	Harold	Klein	33.2
50	Brian	Ng	31.2
51	Ilya	Levitin	30.8
52	David	Shmuel	30.3
53	Clark	Merritt	26.4
54	Jonathan	Moschel	25
54	Adam	Nattress	25
56	Zhen	Cai	24.8
57	Ricardo	Quintero	24
58	Cary	Rosenthal	22.4
58	Scott	Stinson	22.4
60	Stephen	Reid	21.1
61	Randy	Matienzo	20.4
62	Brandon	Ageloff	20.2
62	Chao	Huang	20.2
62	Christopher	Leslie Hynan	20.2
65	Tyler	Bentz	18
65	Alejandro	Burzaco	18
65	Edward	Lawson	18
65	Marc	Schiller	18
69	Charles	Simon	16.5
70	Jd	Jiang	13.8
71	Laura	Born	11.6
72	Joshua	Nicholson	11.4
73	Jay	Kerbel	11.2
74	Kevin	Love	11
75	Brandon	Berkenfeld	9.4
76	Steven	Novak	9.2
76	Eric	Polirer	9.2
78	Kenneth	Aldridge	9
78	Wayne	Palitz	9
78	Samuel	Sternfield	9
81	Andrew	Becker	7
81	Neal	Corcoran	7
81	Thomas	Currey	7
81	James	Hultink	7
81	Jason	Korb	7
81	Eric	Lea	7
87	Reading	Rummans	6.8
87	Anthony	Angerami	6.8
87	Alessio	Isaia	6.8
87	David	Prager	6.8
87	Martin	Raschkovan	6.8
87	Larry	St Jean	6.8
93	Gregory	Josephson	6.6
94	Kenneth	Brosnahan	4.8
94	Grant	Hart	4.8
94	Jeffrey	Kenny	4.8
94	Michelle	Konig	4.8
94	Christopher	Licht	4.8
94	David	Oshry	4.8
94	Vadim	Shlez	4.8
94	Ayed	Shweihat	4.8
94	David	Simpson	4.8
94	Joseph	Stiers	4.8
94	Phillip	Whittington	4.8
105	Pawel	Andrzejewski	4.6
105	Egerton	Bullock	4.6
105	Benjamin	Goldstein	4.6
105	Dominic	Granteed	4.6
105	James	Gunter	4.6
105	Thomas	Hedlund	4.6
105	John	Holley Iii	4.6
105	Charles	Jacoby	4.6
105	Larry	James	4.6
105	Eugene	Kotlyarevskiy	4.6
105	Charles	Mayes	4.6
105	Michael	Nasen	4.6
105	Kieu-Anh	Nguyen	4.6
105	Daniel	Pearlman	4.6
105	Efthimios	Piperakis	4.6
105	Robert	Poolos	4.6
105	Steven	Roth	4.6
105	Joseph	Shammas	4.6
105	Brian	Smith	4.6
105	Hoyt	Verner	4.6
105	Dmitriy	Vernitskiy	4.6
126	Gregory	Baird	4.4
126	Scott	Blackman	4.4
126	David	Droeger	4.4
126	Umeme	Hoye	4.4
126	Christian	Ivens	4.4
126	Alessandro	Ponzio	4.4
126	Sandy	Sanchez	4.4
126	Sam	Spira	4.4
126	Christopher	Walker	4.4
126	Thomas	Walter	4.4
126	Charles	Wells	4.4
137	Lane	Abraham	2.4
137	Benjamin	Allen	2.4
137	Arnaldo	Alzualde	2.4
137	Anthony	Askey	2.4
137	Jerome	Avery	2.4
137	Scott	Baumstein	2.4
137	William	Beasley	2.4
137	Georges	Boyadjian	2.4
137	Michael	Boykin	2.4
137	Amarnath	Chayanam	2.4
137	Jamie	Dobay	2.4
137	Henry	Eisenstein	2.4
137	Robert	Ely	2.4
137	Adam	Farber	2.4
137	Harvey	Freedman	2.4
137	Jesse	Freeman	2.4
137	Gary	Friedman	2.4
137	Andrew	Gordon	2.4
137	Jeremy	Goureau	2.4
137	Philippe	Goureau	2.4
137	Joanne	Granteed	2.4
137	Loni	Harwood	2.4
137	Mariia	Ievseieva	2.4
137	David	Jacobs	2.4
137	Jerrold	Jacobs	2.4
137	Oleksandr	Kafarov	2.4
137	Nicholas	Lay	2.4
137	Scott	Lazar	2.4
137	Todd	Lepow	2.4
137	Juan	Marquez	2.4
137	Jason	Marshman	2.4
137	Michael	Masella	2.4
137	Andrea	Mastrogiovanni	2.4
137	Enrico	Mirabelli	2.4
137	Vinicius	Monteiro	2.4
137	Brenda	Nelson	2.4
137	Max	Neugebauer	2.4
137	Frederic	Normand	2.4
137	Sheila	O'Connor	2.4
137	Alfred	Perez	2.4
137	Willis	Perry Iii	2.4
137	Steven	Pollack	2.4
137	Zheng	Qiao	2.4
137	Marc	Rabuse	2.4
137	John	Reese	2.4
137	Aaron	Ricks	2.4
137	Bernhard	Schmidt	2.4
137	Joshua	Stewart	2.4
137	Keith	Wagner	2.4
137	Zhun	Wang	2.4
137	Ronald	Winkelvoss	2.4
137	Jerry	Wong	2.4
137	Luis Alfredo	Zedan	2.4
137	Artim	Zhuta	2.4
191	Paul	Angel	2.2
191	Steven	Bessette	2.2
191	Ralph	Broderick	2.2
191	David	Carvara	2.2
191	Victor	Cianelli	2.2
191	Nisim	Cohen	2.2
191	Bryan	Cuzino	2.2
191	James	Davis	2.2
191	Kevin	Dipasquale	2.2
191	Stephen	Ekin	2.2
191	Ann	Embry	2.2
191		Epstein	2.2
191	Darryll	Fish	2.2
191	Steven	Flacco	2.2
191	Jean	Gaspard	2.2
191	James	Hagan	2.2
191	Robert	Harmelin	2.2
191	Hyndi	Khomutetsky	2.2
191	Aaron	Klausman	2.2
191	Jeffrey	Lehouillier	2.2
191	Yingui	Li	2.2
191	Jason	Lopesilvero	2.2
191	Benjamin	Ludlow	2.2
191	George	Maroulianakis	2.2
191	Alex	Martel-Boiteux	2.2
191	Karim	Merali	2.2
191	Scott	Mersky	2.2
191	Shanmukha	Meruga	2.2
191	Daniel	Mowrer	2.2
191	Elias	Nassif	2.2
191	Frank	Nerat	2.2
191	Robert	Oxenberg	2.2
191	Gregory	Paryani	2.2
191	Erik	Perry	2.2
191	Yordan	Petrov	2.2
191	Michael	Rosenberg	2.2
191	Aaron	Schaff	2.2
191	Aaron	Steury	2.2
191	Manny	Tarich	2.2
191	Gary	Vick	2.2
191	William	Wallace	2.2
191	Billie	Walter	2.2
191	Dylan	Weiss	2.2
191	Nathaniel	Wiesner	2.2
191	Bruce	Yamron	2.2
191	Benjamin	Yogel	2.2
191	Benjamin	Zamani	2.2

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood

POKER TOURNAMENT LEADERBOARD PROMOTION

OFFICIAL RULES

January 9 – 16, 2025

Poker Player Eligibility & Earning Points

1. Players must enter designated events during the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open between January 9 and January 16, 2025. The following events are eligible for the leaderboard 3, 5, 8, 13, 18, 22, 25, and 30.

2. There is no limit to the number of tournament events a player may play, nor the number of entries per tournament. All players receive points for only one entry on their highest finish.

3. Players will receive 2 points for entering an event if they do not cash in the event.

4. Players who cash in an event will receive “Cash Points”.

5. Field Size Multiplier Key & Cash Points Key is as follows:

Multiplier Points Key

Field Size / Multiplier Points

4-50 Players / 1.0
51-100 Players / 1.1
101-150 Players / 1.2
151-200 Players / 1.3
201-300 Players / 1.4

Cash Points Key

1st – 100
2nd – 70
3rd – 50
4th – 44
5th – 38
6th – 33
7th – 28
8th – 24
9th – 20
10th thru 18th – 15
19th thru 27th – 12
28th thru Cash – 10

6. The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Tournament Leaderboard points are calculated by multiplying the multiplier points by either the Cash Points or the Points for entering.

7. If a deal (chop) is made, players who agree to bring a tournament to its end with any alteration of the posted payouts all tie for the next payout spot. For example, if 5 players chop (even, via ICM or any other way) all players tie for 5th place points.

8. No dealing points.

9. No making deals and then playing for points only.

10. Results will be posted throughout the series and results will be posted on or before January 17, 2025.

Prize Allocation

1. Upon completion of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open Series Event 30 on January 16, 2025, the final leaderboard standings will be posted, and the prizes awarded as follows:

1st $6,000 Total ( Ticket into Event #47 $3,000 HORSE + $3,000 CASH )
2nd $2,300 Total ( Ticket into Event #44 $1,100 Mixed PLO + $1,200 CASH )
3rd $1,100 Total ( Ticket into Event #44 $1,100 Mixed PLO )
4th $600 Total ( Ticket into Event #50 $600 OE )

2. Prizes are non-transferable and have no cash value.

3. Prizes will be funded through the Marketing Poker Promotional Fund.

4. All prizes must be redeemed by January 19, 2025.

Players must be at least 18 years of age and a Unity cardholder in order to participate. Unity cards are free to all visitors 18 and over.

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

$1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 2 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Levels last 30 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Event 2 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 3 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Levels last 30 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Event 3 Structure Sheet

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

$1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 4 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

$30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
$3,500 LHPO Championship seat added to 1st place
Players begin with 15,000 in chips
Levels last 20 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
Players begin with 10,000 in chips
Levels last 15 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
Players begin with 10,000 in chips
Levels last 15 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule

Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker

2025 LHPO Mixed Game Leaderboard

Event 2: First Seniors

Event 1 Flight A: Cards in the Air

Event 1 Flight A: Kicking off the Series

LHPO Day 1 Schedule