Lucky Hearts

Championship: Final Five Players

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,229

Seat 1.  Thomas Boivin  –  9,900,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  11,400,000  (29 bb)
Seat 3.  Martins Adeniya  –  8,400,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Jorge Gomez  –  11,100,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  20,600,000  (52 bb)

1st:  $611,700
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $167,000

Championship: Eddie Blumenthal – 6th Place ($127,000)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,229

Eddie Blumenthal  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Anatoly Nikitin raised to 600,000 from under the gun, Eddie Blumenthal reraised all in from the small blind for 4,725,000, Thomas Boivin four-bet all in for roughly 8,300,000 in the big blind, and Nikitin folded.

Boivin:  9h9d
Blumenthal:  3s3c

The board came Ah9c5h6d8h, giving Boivin a set of nines to eliminate Blumenthal in sixth place.

Thomas Boivin  –  14,200,000  (47 bb)
Eddie Blumenthal  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($127,000)

Championship: Chip Counts for the Final Six Players

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,229

2026 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Final Table  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Seat 1.  Thomas Boivin  –  8,650,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  14,100,000  (47 bb)
Seat 3.  Martins Adeniya  –  8,050,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Jorge Gomez  –  8,600,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  16,675,000  (56 bb)
Seat 6.  Eddie Blumenthal  –  5,325,000  (18 bb)

1st:  $611,700
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $167,000
6th:  $127,000

Championship: Ted McNamara – 7th Place ($98,000)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,229

Ted McNamara  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Giuseppe Iadisernia raised to 600,000 from UTG+1, Anatoly Nikitin reraised from the button to 1,800,000, and Ted McNamara moved all in from the big blind for 3,575,000. Iadisernia five-bet all in for about 11,000,000 and Nikitin folded.

McNamara:  QhQd
Iadisernia:  AhAs

The board ran out 8c7d4s5dKh, no help to McNamara, ending his Championship run in seventh place.

Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  16,675,000  (56 bb)
Ted McNamara  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($98,000)

Ted McNamara Eliminated by Giuseppe Iadisernia  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Championship: Ted McNamara Doubles Thru Jorge Gomez

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,229

Ted McNamara  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Ted McNamara moved all in from the small blind for 1,775,000 and Jorge Gomez called in the big blind with AhJc, leading McNamara’s Kc3s.

The board came KsJs2hKh9s, giving McNamara trip kings to survive.

Ted McNamara  –  3,850,000  (13 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  8,200,000  (27 bb)

Championship: Jorge Gomez Doubles Thru Giuseppe Iadisernia

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,229

Jorge Gomez  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Jorge Gomez raised to 750,000 from the small blind and Giuseppe Iadisernia called in the big blind.

The flop was Jh4d3h, and Gomez ended up all in for 4,225,000 with AsJs against Iadisernia’s Jd7d.

The 6s turn and Qd river completed the board, safe for Gomez to double up.

Jorge Gomez  –  10,250,000  (34 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  15,000,000  (50 bb)

Championship: Chip Counts at Break

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,229

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Final Table  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Seat 1.  Thomas Boivin  –  8,500,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  10,700,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3.  Martins Adeniya  –  8,800,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  Ted McNamara  –  2,375,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Jorge Gomez  –  4,975,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  20,275,000  (68 bb)
Seat 7.  Eddie Blumenthal  –  5,775,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $611,700
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $167,000
6th:  $127,000
7th:  $98,000

Championship: Jorge Gomez Doubles Thru Ted McNamara

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,229

Jorge Gomez Doubles Thru Ted McNamara  (Photo Credt: Omar Sader/WPT(

Ted McNamara raised all in with a covering stack from the small blind and Jorge Gomez called all in for 3,125,000 in the big blind with As8c, leading McNamara’s Ah5d.

The board ran out KcTh7sTd6c, safe for Gomez to double up.

Jorge Gomez – 6,500,000 (26 bb)
Ted McNamara – 3,600,000 (14 bb)

Championship: Martins Adeniya Doubles Thru Giuseppe Iadisernia

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,229

Martins Adeniya  (Photo Credit:  Omar Sader/WPT)

Martins Adeniya raised to 500,000 in the cutoff, Giuseppe Iadisernia called in the the small blind, and Eddie Blumenthal called in the big blind.

The flop was 6s5h2s and action checked to Adeniya who bet 900,000. Iadisernia checked-raised to 3,000,000, Blumenthal folded, and Adeniya called all in for 2,400,000 with AhAd for a pair of aces, leading Iadisernia’s Js8s for a flush draw.

The Th turn and 9d river completed the board, safe for Adeniya to double up.

Martins Adeniya  –  6,550,000  (26 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  22,100,000  (88 bb)

Championship: Five-Bet Shove from Thomas Boivin

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,229

Thomas Boivin  (Photo Credit: Omar Sader/WPT)

Eddie Blumenthal raised to 525,000 from under the gun, Thomas Boivin reraised to 1,300,000 in middle position, and Anatoly Nikitin four-bet to 2,400,000 in the hijack.

Blumenthal folded, and Boivin used a Time Extension before he five-bet all in for 11,000,000. Nikitin folded, giving Boivin the pot.

Thomas Boivin  –  14,550,000  (58 bb)