2026 LHPO Live Updates

Vito Lu Wins Event 9 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $6,545

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  28
Prize Pool:  $14,560
January 8, 2026

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 9 Champion Vito Lu

Event 9 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 28 entries for a prize pool of $14,560.

Emerging victorious was Vito Lu, taking it down outright for $6,545.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1Vito QingyuLu$6,545
2GaryThorneycroft$3,935
3GregLevine$2,475
4MikhailChykiliov$1,605

Ron Jacobowitz Wins Event 7 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $19,000

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$800 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  84
Prize Pool:  $59,220
January 8, 2026

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 7 Champion Ron Jacobowitz

Event 7 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was an $800 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 84 entries for a prize pool of $59,220.

Taking it down was Ron Jacobowitz, winning outright for $19,000.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1RonJacobowitz$19,000
2SterlingSavill$11,640
3AndreiMitsiuk$7,180
4DarryllFish$4,855
5AyedShweihat$3,710
6BulatKhusainov$2,960
7PaulFisher$2,460
8JohnGordon$2,075
9AndrewBecker$1,910
10RyanHoenig$1,775
11MatthewAnderson$1,655

Event 2: Chip Counts Thru Flight D

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  166 of 1,324

Flight A:  373 Entries;  45 Advanced
Flight B:  273 Entries;  35 Advanced
Flight C:  363 Entries;  46 Advanced
Flight D:  315 Entries;  40 Advanced
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.

Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1ColbyCovingtonMiramarFL548,000
2AshamAmirWestonFL520,000
3VittorioFaricelliBoynton BeachFL469,000
4LawrenceKlurBoynton BeachFL427,000
5KevinRocheWest ChesterPA396,000
6ErnestBushFort LauderdaleFL387,000
7RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL384,000
8NgocTranHallandaleFL382,000
9BenjaminZamaniBoca RatonFL378,000
10JesseOlerRiverwoodsIL373,000
11DamasoBenalcazarMiramarFL368,000
12LoganEisnerMerrickNY364,000
13YoussefBargachFairfaxVA354,000
14JustinDatloffBoca RatonFL350,000
15PeterShapiroSunny Isles BeachFL334,000
16LinhQuachBradentonFL323,000
17RamiIlyasovOfakim-320,000
18TJShulmanBoynton BeachFL319,000
19GeorgeHortelanoWesley ChapelFL309,000
20DavidGriesAltamonte SpringsFL299,000
21StevenLangPerrysburgOH299,000
22ChristopherWaltersOwings MillsMD289,000
23NealCorcoranStuartFL288,000
24TKMilesDavieFL288,000
25MiteshShereWellingtonFL278,000
26HunterRitchieBoynton BeachFL274,000
27CarloRodriguezWestonFL268,000
28JosephOlivieriClaytonNC264,000
29BenyElmekiesLas VegasNV261,000
30ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL259,000
31BarisGungorKagthore254,000
32MatthewGlantzLake WorthFL246,000
33ThienNguyenFort MyersFL239,000
34NealDiazRoyal Plm BchFL237,000
35BrandonMillerPalm BayFL237,000
36MichaelBabaniMiamiFL236,000
37MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL235,000
38JamesOrleansDelray BeachFL234,000
39JulianMilliardSunny Isles BeachFL230,000
40JasonRymanIndianapolisIN223,000
41ChristopherArcidiaconoPort CharlotteFL221,000
42DavidBertrandOtttawaON221,000
43HowardMashCoconut CreekFL210,000
44PaulDombKey BiscayneFL201,000
45DaisyKangPlanoTX200,000
46JosephVillacciCooper CityFL200,000
47WagnerWysotchanskiOrlandoFL200,000
48GeorgeHemphillSaint CloudFL193,000
49JesseGouldingArlingtonVA189,000
50PerlaOjedaMiamiFL181,000
51LawrenceWhyteTulsaOK179,000
52DylanPolerMiamiFL176,000
53AlekseiDonetsNaplesFL174,000
54JohnnathanSaint JacquesFlorida CityFL173,000
55MichaelEllisApollo BeachFL172,000
56HunterRoslingTigardOR170,000
57RaneiAvivNetanya-168,000
58WilliamSosciaBradentonFL168,000
59CorneliusWalkerOrmond BeachFL168,000
60NoamRothmanPalm Beach GardensFL165,000
61CraigBagonBoca RatonFL165,000
62ReynelHernandezMiamiFL164,000
63JeffreyKesslerPlantationFL159,000
64ShovalMalinEvenyuda158,000
65PeterBennettBoynton BeachFL158,000
66ThomasGeschreyLas VegasNV158,000
67CobiCobianIndianapolisIN157,000
68Marisa BarbaraStellerParklandFL157,000
69JasonMagnicariWinter SpringsFL156,000
70JohnShulerBristolFL155,000
71ZyadQasemPort St LucieFL154,000
72MatthewLambrechtJupiterFL151,000
73LautaroCuriLa Plata148,000
74SteveKarpNorth Miami BeachFL145,000
75AndrewMcilvainNashvilleTN145,000
76GabrielDe OliveiraFranca145,000
77DanielGarciaMiramarFL143,000
78ArielRoselloPembroke PnesFL142,000
79AntonPerkovicKeego HarborMI142,000
80JasonRochaFt LauderdaleFL138,000
81AlexandreCaperonisWest Palm BchFL135,000
82TimothyMulroyRomulusMI134,000
83JohnDobsonHudsonFL131,000
84BrocKuerziLouisvilleKY131,000
85JustinGuzmanFort LauderdaleFL127,000
86BrianSmithPalm CityFL126,000
87ShravanKulshresthaMiamiFL124,000
88YaroslavNakonechnyySunny Isl BchFL123,000
89CalebPideritLas VegasNV123,000
90JosephMontervinoRoyal Plm BchFL121,000
91MarcWoolfBoca RatonFL120,000
92JeremyHalaskaBay Vi GeOH119,000
93RoilerGomezAltamonte SpgFL118,000
94AdiBen AmiIrvineCA116,000
95KurtLichtmanMiamiFL114,000
96BradleyMoore-114,000
97BarbaraCardinApollo BeachFL112,000
98WilliamUnderdownBoca RatonFL112,000
99RafaelLimaDavieFL111,000
100JackNathanPalm Beach GardensFL111,000
101BrianDeNightFort LauderdaleFL108,000
102BretWinogradNew YorkNY107,000
103JasonCampbellNewburghIN107,000
104GlennFishbeinDavieFL105,000
105PaulLacroixMiamiFL105,000
106HaimToorgemanPembroke PinesFL105,000
107JesseKlingerNew YorkNY105,000
108ScottFadenEsteroFL104,000
109OleksiiKolupaievKievFL101,000
110JoelGolaGolden BeachFL101,000
111ScottEpsteinFort LauderdaleFL100,000
112RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL97,000
113MichaelFogelsonMiltonWA94,000
114BrianHavesonWestonFL94,000
115SadekEl HakimSarasotaFL93,000
116LuisCokFort MyersFL92,000
117HenriAzoulayMiami BeachFL90,000
118PatrickHarmonFort MyersFL89,000
119PhilipConsoloMiami ShoresFL88,000
120GaryGelmanBrooklynNY87,000
121VincenzoPagliaruloMadisonCT86,000
122WilliamKoppRiverviewFL86,000
123VladislavMezheritskySunny Isles BeachFL85,000
124JonathanShapiroBoca RatonFL84,000
125JoseNavarreteMiamiFL83,000
126MaksimPisarenkoVhtaNV82,000
127PatrickQuinnTorontoON79,000
128TylerBentzFt LauderdaleFL79,000
129ChristopherCorneroliWest Palm BeachFL77,000
130ShneurCimentBoynton BeachFL75,000
131DanKashvinTorontoON72,000
132SunChoiSuwaneeGA68,000
133PeterDragarBudepest68,000
134YoelLajonchere EspinosaMiamiFL68,000
135AdrianWinebargerSunriseFL65,000
136LanceMoodyBoca RatonFL63,000
137AlexandreHenryRosemereQC62,000
138KennethBrunoAtlantisFL61,000
139RafaelRodriguez ArangoMedellin61,000
140ElliottKampenFishersIN61,000
141RobertAleksivichClearfieldPA60,000
142Julian TeomanPetrowskiBoca RatonFL59,000
143MatthewZarcadoolasFt LauderdaleFL59,000
144AhsanRehmanMiramarFL57,000
145RobertRogersPembroke PinesFL56,000
146ToddShreveWixomMI55,000
147TalRothmanWest Palm BeachFL54,000
148DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL53,000
149NoahSchwartzHollywoodFL52,000
150JosephMatyufCoral SpringsFL51,000
151TylerKuhlmanFort LauderdaleFL50,000
152SurminderSinghMiami BeachFL50,000
153DavidEhresmanLake WorthFL49,000
154PaulTrianoskyGreenevilleTN49,000
155DejanPetkovicBelgrade46,000
156SergioGihaMiamiFL46,000
157JasonPrestBoca RatonFL46,000
158AngelMatsonWayzataMN45,000
159TomGottliebJacksonNJ44,000
160CharlesMitchellSatellite BeachFL44,000
161MichaelReinTorontoON41,000
162NathanThrushSouth Palm BeachFL39,000
163ZacharyWeissmanParklandFL25,000
164KimberlyHenlinSunriseFL24,000
165RodneyHeathLake WorthFL8,000
166StephenVecchioBoynton BeachFL1,000

Jonathan Moschel Wins Event 6 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Heads-Up Deal for $7,367

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  82
Prize Pool:  $27,060
January 8, 2026

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 6 Champion Jonathan Moschel

Event 6 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Limit Omaha 8, drawing 82 entries for a prize pool of $27,060.

A heads-up deal was wade, and Jonathan Moschel was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 6 winner for $7,367 and his first SHRP major series trophy.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JonathanMoschel$7,367*
2JoshuaSmith (South Carolina)$6,613*
3EfthimiosPiperakis$3,280
4JyriMerivirta$2,220
5RobertPoolos$1,690
6MichaelDreese$1,355
7DavidSimpson$1,125
8CynthiaYannette$955
9ChristianIvens$875
10RobertWirth$815
11MichaelLargent$765

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 9: Prize Pool and Payouts; $6,545 to the Turbo PLO Winner

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  28
Prize Pool:  $14,560
January 8, 2026

Event 9 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Turbo Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 28 entries for a prize pool of $14,560. The final four players will finish in the money, earning at least $1,605.

Up top for the winner is $6,545.

1st:  $6,545 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $3,935
3rd:  $2,475
4th:  $1,605

Event 6: Jonathan Moshel Wins in a Heads-Up Deal

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Jonathan Moschel
Jonathan Moschel

After playing a little while into Level 23, Jonathan Moschel and Josh Smith agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Jonathan Moschel  –  1,250,000  (16 BB)
Josh Smith  –  800,000  (10 BB)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Jonathan Moschel  –  $7,367
Josh Smith  –  $6,613

As the chip leader, Jonathan Moschel was the official Event 6 winner for $7,367 and his first SHRP major series trophy. Josh Smith finished runner-up for $6,613.

A recap of Event 6 will be posted later tonight.

Josh Smith
Josh Smith

Event 6: More for Jonathan Moschel

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Jonathan Moschel raised to 60,000 from the button and Josh Smith called in the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a Qh4h4c9h board where Smith bet 60,000. Moschel called.

The river was the 5s, Smith checked, Moschel bet 60,000, and Smith called.

Moschel showed AhAs6s5c for aces and fours, Smith mucked, and Moschel took down the pot.

Jonathan Moschel  –  1,200,000  (20 BB)
Josh Smith  –  850,000  (14 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275

Event 6: Broadway for Jonathan Moschel

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Jonathan Moschel raised to 60,000 from the button and Josh Smith called in the big blind.

The flop was QdJh5h, Smith checked, Moschel bet 30,000, and Smith called.

The turn was the Kd, Smith checked, Moschel bet 60,000, and Smith called.

The river was the Js, Smith checked, Moschel bet 60,000, and Smith called.

Moschel tabled AdTs6c4d for an ace-high straight, Smith mucked, and Moschel collected the pot.

Jonathan Moschel  –  1,100,000  (18 BB)
Josh Smith  –  950,000  (16 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275

Event 6: Jonathan Moschel Takes the Lead Against Josh Smith

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Jonathan Moschel
Jonathan Moschel

A few minutes later, both players put in 50,000 each to see a flop of 8c6s3s. Jonathan Moschel checked, Josh Smith bet 25,000, and Moschel called.

The turn card was the 5h, Moschel checked, Smith bet 50,000, and Moschel check-raised to 100,000. Smith called.

The river card was the 5s, Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith called.

Josh Smith:  Ac8s7h6c  (two pair, eights and sixes, 7-5 low)
Jonathan Moschel:  9d5d4d2s  (six-high straight)

Moschel scooped the pot with a six-high straight to effectively tie up the heads-up match after being down 18-to-1 just 15 minutes earlier.

Jonathan Moschel  –  1,030,000  (21 BB)
Josh Smith  –  1,020,000  (20 BB)

The next hand, Moschel completed the small blind to 25,000, and Smith checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of Ad8h4s10h, Smith bet 50,000, and Moschel called.

The river card was the 2s, Smith bet 50,000, Moschel raised to 100,000, and Smith snap-folded. Moschel took the pot to clearly take the lead from Smith for the first time since the final table began.

Jonathan Moschel  –  1,155,000  (23 BB)
Josh Smith  –  895,000  (18 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275

Event 6: Jonathan Moschel Continues His Comeback Against Josh Smith

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Jonathan Moschel was down to just two Big Bets, but his double up gave him some momentum and he continued to grow his stack.

Moschel raised from the button to 50,000, and Josh Smith called from the big blind. The flop came Kc7c3s, Smith checked, Moschel bet 25,000, and Smith called.

The turn card was the 10s, Smith checked, Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith called. The river card was the 6c, Smith checked, Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith folded. Moschel took the pot to reach 520,000.

Josh Smith  –  1,530,000  (31 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  520,000  (10 BB)

The next hand, Smith completed the small blind to 25,000, and Moschel checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Jd6d2s, Moschel checked, Smith bet 25,000, and Moschel check-raised to 50,000. Smith called.

The turn card was the 4s, and both players checked. The river card was the 10c, Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith called.

Moschel showed KcJsJh10h for a flopped set of jacks, and Smith had no qualifying low to split the pot. Moschel won the entire pot to reach 645,000.

Josh Smith  –  1,405,000  (28 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  645,000  (13 BB)

Two hands later, Smith raised from the button to 50,000, and Moschel called from the big blind. The flop came QhQc6c, Moschel checked, Smith bet 25,000, and Moschel called. The turn card was the 7d, and both players checked.

The river card was the 10c, Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith called. Moschel showed KhQs9s9d to win the pot with trip queens and increase his stack to about 920,000.

Josh Smith  –  1,130,000  (23 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  920,000  (18 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275