2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$400 H.O.R.S.E.
Entries:  65
Prize Pool:  $21,450
January 16, 2026

Event 37 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 H.O.R.S.E, drawing 65 entries for a prize pool of $21,450.

Earning the victory was Joseph Olivieri, claiming his 6th SHRP major series trophy overall and 2nd of the series, winning outright for $7,490.

Here are Olivieri’s six SHRP major series trophy victories:

1.  2025 Showdown:  $1,100 10-Game Mix  ($18,665)
2.  2025 SHRPO:  $600 Omaha 8  ($15,080)
3.  2025 RRPO:  $600 Mixed PLO  ($13,685)
4.  2025 RRPO:  $600 10-Game Mix ($9,410)
5.  2026 LHPO:  $600 S.O.R.B.E.T.  ($9,450)
6.  2026 LHPO:  $400 H.O.R.S.E.  ($7,490)

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  143
Prize Pool:  $32,890
Bounty Prize Pool:  $14,300
January 16, 2026

Event 39 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 143 entries generated a prize pool of $32,890, with an additional $14,300 set aside for bounties.

Outlasting the field was Carlos Bermudez, winning his 4th SHRP major series trophy outright for $8,990.

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

1.  2023 Showdown:  $400 Turbo NLH  ($8,990)
2.  2023 SHRPO:  $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH  ($9,030)
3.  2024 Showdown:  $400 Pot-Limit Omaha  ($10,870)
4.  2026 LHPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH  ($8,990)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  216 of 628

Day 1A:  628 Entries;  216 Advanced
Day 1B:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 12 p.m.
Day 4:  Tuesday at 12 p.m.
Day 5:  Wednesday at 2 p.m.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  216 of 628

Day 1A of the $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship is in the books and Giuseppe Iadisernia is the chip leader with 404,000.

Here are the five players who bagged more than 350,000.

1.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  404,000  (162 bb)
2.  Artem Metalidi  –  403,500  (161 bb)
3.  Jordan Westmorland  –  373,000  (149 bb)
4.  Kharlin Sued  –  365,000  (146 bb)
5.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  353,500  (141 bb)

Day 1B begins Saturday at 11 a.m.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  216 of 628

Giuseppe Iadisernia looked to be the far and away chip leader as Day 1A was coming to a close, but the last hand at his table saw his stack take a hit.

Iadisernia opened to 11,000 in middle position, Dennis Stevermer three-bet to 30,000 in the hijack, Iadisernia four-bet all with a covering stack, and Stevermer called all in for 92,500 with . Iadisernia trailed with .

The board came , safe for Stevermer to double through Iadisernia.

Despite the setback, it appears that Iadisernia is still the Day 1A chip leader with 404,000.

Dennis Stevermer  –  190,000  (95 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  404,000  (202 bb)

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 38
$1,100 Progressive Bounty 5-Card PLO
Entries:  30
Prize Pool:  $23,100
Bounty Prize Pool:  $6,000
January 16, 2026

Event 38 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Progressive Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha. A field of 30 entries produced a prize pool of $23,100, with an additional $6,000 set aside for bounties.

Taking it down was Bulat Khusainov, winning outright for $10,200.

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$800 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  218
Prize Pool:  $153,690
January 14-16, 2026

Event 28 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was an $800 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 218 entries for a prize pool of $153,690.

Emerging victorious was Phuoc Vo, winning outright for $33,730.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  628

A scan of the stacks during the break showed six players with at least 300K.

1.  Kharlin Sued  –  350,500  (234 bb)
2.  Jordan Westmorland  –  345,500  (230 bb)
3.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  344,500  (230 bb)
4.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  329,500  (220 bb)
5.  Chris Cornell  –  313,000  (209 bb)
6.  Artem Metalidi  –  304,000  (203 bb)

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 39
$400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  143
Prize Pool:  $32,890
Bounty Prize Pool:  $14,300
January 16, 2026

Event 39 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 143 entries generated a prize pool of $32,890, with an additional $14,300 set aside for bounties. The final 18 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $660.

Up top for the winner is $8,990.

1st:  $8,990 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,790
3rd:  $3,430
4th:  $2,075
5th:  $1,625
6th:  $1,345
7th:  $1,170
8th:  $1,045
9th:  $925
10th-12th:  $805
13th-15th:  $700
16th-18th:  $660

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  591

Michael Wang  –  170,000
Matthew Lambrecht  –  148,000
Rafael Lima  –  132,000
Dylan Wilkerson  –  132,000
Kitty Kuo  –  120,000
Scott Bohlman  –  105,000
Eric Afriat  –  100,000
Chad Eveslage  –  99,000
Richard Whitebrook  –  97,000
Erik Seidel  –  95,000
Cherish Andrews  –  92,000
Jared Hemingway  –  90,000
Aaron Johnson  –  87,000
Jeremy Becker  –  84,000
Niall Costigan  –  70,000
Maksim Pisarenko  –  65,000
Justin Zaki  –  59,000
Ernest Bush  –  55,000
Ira Friedman  –  54,000
Thomas Boivin  –  54,000
James Pillon  –  52,000
Jake Cody  –  50,000
Josh Kay  –  45,000
Jesse Lonis  –  43,000
Zachary Eichenbaum  –  39,000
Jim Collopy  –  29,000