$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 28

The heads-up battle for the $25K LHPO High Roller did not take long to decide; neither player settled in for a long grind.

Thomas Boivin took a big lead over Giuseppe Iadisernia on the second hand after catching a four-card flush in a tough spot. Iadisernia was down to only 125K but found two quick doubles and another large pot to bring his stack back over one million.

On the final hand, with the board reading , Iadisernia checked and Boivin bet 125,000. Iadisernia check-raised all in for 1,160,000 and Boivin called with the bigger stack.

Iadisernia:
Boivin:

Iadisernia paired his seven but was in a lot of trouble against Boivin’s top pair king kicker. Boivin made two pair on the turn and the High Roller was over after the river.

1st:  Thomas Boivin  –  $310,255
2nd: Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $187,700

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  230

The first break ended and Championship players returned to action with Alan Schein leading the way. His 151,700 is the clear front-runner, with second-place Ryan Seigle holding 117,300.

They will work through two more hour-long levels before enjoying some fresh air.

1.  Alan Schein  –  151,700  (506 bb)
2.  Ryan Seigel  –  117,300  (391 bb)
3.  David Jackson  –  114,700  (382 bb)
4.  Alessandro Defenza  –  113,700  (379 bb)
5.  Hai Pham  –  110,800  (369 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 28

The $25K LHPO High Roller was unable to crown our winner last night and the heads-up match for the title is now underway between Thomas Boivin and Giuseppe Iadisernia.

They each have $187,700, but the winner will earn $310,255 plus the trophy.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,710,000  (68 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  1,090,000  (44 bb)

1st:  $310,255
2nd:  $187,700

3rd:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $117,570
4th:  Manuel Fritz  –  $76,075

$1,100 Progressive Bounty 5-Card PLO
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

LHPO Event 38 gets underway at 1 pm and will have all the action you need on a Thursday afternoon. It is a $1,700 Progressive Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, which makes it more profitable to send players out the deeper they get.

Each player starts with a $400 bounty on their head. Knock someone out and $200 goes in your pocket while the other $200 increases your bounty. It grows in a hurry.

Players sit with 25K starting stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 38 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  230

The entry count continues to climb as we head into the afternoon hours, time when a lot of players decide it’s time to wake up.

Some new friends in the crowd include former WPT LHPO Champ Darryll Fish (2018), Aaron Massey, Rafael Reis (recent Tampa champ), Wayne Leonard, Noah Schwartz, and Mario De La Puente.

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $174,600  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 180

It’s Groundhog Day for Fred Goldberg; he made the final table of the $2,200 Deep Stack yesterday, finished in second place, entered the $1,100 Deep Stack, and now returns today leading that final table.

But there’s a lot of talent between him and a title plus the $40K top prize.

Cards are in the air and we will keep an eye on them while focusing on the Championship.

Seat 1.  Frank Lagodich  –  735,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2.  Samuel Bernstein  –  130,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3.  Christopher Vincent  –  750,000  (50 bb)
Seat 4.  Fred Goldberg  –  1,025,000  (68 bb)
Seat 5.  Howard Mash  –  165,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Antuan Bunkley  –  595,000  (40 bb)
Seat 7.  Ariel Rosello  –  210,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Karanvir Singh  –  320,000  (21 bb)
Seat 9.  Maria Hernandez  –  570,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $40,520 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $27,000
3rd:  $20,000
4th:  $15,000
5th:  $11,300
6th:  $8,600
7th:  $6,000
8th:  $5,200
9th:  $4,040

$400 H.O.R.S.E.
Structure
Level 1:  300/600

We’re pulling out an old school mix game with LHPO Event 37 at noon. $400 H.O.R.S.E. tournament that will rotate games between Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8.

Players start with 25K chips in their stack and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 37 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  146

We found some early champs in the field today, among the 146 who are here early.

Art Peacock won our 2025 WPT Showdown title, local favorite Kharlin Sued has two major SHRP trophies and won his first WPT last month in the Bay101 tournament, and Darren Elias holds the record for most WPT titles with four.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  101

Action is underway for the first of two flights for the 2026 LHPO Championship with 101 players at the start.

They will play ten full hour-long levels with a 90-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and registration available until 9:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The wait is over, today we kick off the 2026 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship with the first of two flights. The tournament has a $3,500 buy-in and features a healthy $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit down to 50K starting stacks and all levels last one hour, increasing to 90 minutes when the tournament reaches 40 players. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm.

They will play ten full levels on Days 1 and 2 and we will have live streams on the final two days of the tournament (plus some cash game action on Monday).

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then increase to 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet