T.K. Miles Wins Event 31 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $45,350

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  203
Prize Pool:  $196,910
January 16, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 31 Champion T.K. Miles

Event 31 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 203 entries for a prize pool of $196,910. Emerging victorious was T.K. Miles, winning outright for $45,350.

This marked Miles’ second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $200 Multi-Flight No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2021 SHRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1T.K.Miles$45,350
2HerbertNairn$30,000
3DenisCyr$22,300
4KristopherRundquist$16,700
5JorgeRivera$12,600
6NicolasDavimos$9,600
7EmmanuelMcKenzie$7,400
8GeorgeHortelano$5,800
9JackRolnitzky$4,520
10TravellThomas$4,520
11KevinValdez Cardona$3,400
12RobertoSchmeda$3,400
13ToddSaffron$2,820
14ChadReynolds$2,820
15DerekNold$2,820
16MosheRefaelovitz$2,320
17JonathanTamayo$2,320
18SandraMorse$2,320
19JulianPineda Lozano$2,320
20RogerCampbell$1,940
21MatthewJohnson$1,940
22StephenSmith$1,940
23GabrielCasas$1,940
24JosephSkinner$1,940
25BinWeng$1,940
26OskarPrehm$1,940

Event 32: Thomas Carroll Leads the Final Five Players

$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 74

Seat 1:  Conor Bergin  –  1,985,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3:  Justin Zaki  –  2,295,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Thomas Carroll  –  2,275,000  (38 bb)
Seat 7:  Isaac Kempton  –  1,435,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  Michael Berk  –  1,260,000  (21 bb)

1st:  $217,320 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $141,200
3rd:  $94,700
4th:  $66,900
5th:  $48,100

6th:  Jordan Westmorland  –  $36,600
7th:  Martin Carnero  –  $29,000
8th:  Lucas Reeves  –  $25,000
9th:  Rogen Chhabra  –  $22,090
10th:  Sandeep Pulusani  –  $22,090

Gerald Mitchell Wins Event 33 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Five-Way Deal for $5,257

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  127
Prize Pool:  $25,400
Bounty Prize Pool:  $6,350
January 16, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 33 Champion Gerald Mitchell

Event 33 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 127 entries generated a prize pool of $25,400, with an additional $6,350 set aside for bounties.

A five-handed deal was reached at the final table and Gerald Mitchell was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 33 winner for $5,257.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1GeraldMitchell$5,257*
2CaroleFelser$3,787*
3RichardSaunders$3,220*
4JenniferAguilar$3,207*
5MichaelWadlow$2,566*
6MichaelSinisgalli$1,380
7MurrayGreene$1,060
8KeithMcCormack$820
9ChantepyTham$640
10AntonioColon$640
11JohnHolley$480
12MikeBeasley$480
13EmilianoGuido$400
14$400
15RamelDiaz-Warner$400
16BenjaminSriqui$400

*denotes five-handed deal

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi Wins the All In for St. Jude Charity Event

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  103
Prize Pool:  $15,000
January 16, 2025

All In for St. Jude Charity Event Winner Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi

The All In for St. Jude Charity Event had 103 entries, and after pulling out the $15,000 for the prizepool, there was $15,870 raised in entry fees for St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. (That’s in addition to all the money raised thru the auction and the silent auction.)

The tournament was won by Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, winning a first-place prize of $5,000.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MichaelMizrachi$5,000
2JessicaCaden$2,700
3$1,500
4MattStout$1,200
5TimothyPai$1,000
6AngelaGuzman-Gatica$800
7BrettButz$700
8GlenMcCrory$600
9TerrenceDoyle$500

Event 27: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $103,950  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 315

Flight A:  126 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  65 Entries;  8 Advanced
Flight C:  124 Entries;  15 Advanced

Day 2:  Friday at 1 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
621CharlesMayesCunnellFL87,500
625DechangZhangEdmontonAB75,500
626NelsonSamourMiramarFL250,500
627GeorgeMaroulianakisSarasotaFL88,000
628JordanLowerySarasotaFL54,000
629RyanBrownRoswellGA33,000
631BradleyButcherYellow SpringsOH69,000
634JuanMarquezWestonFL79,000
635JamesLampropoulosIpswichMA152,500
636MichaelRosenbergMariettaGA155,000
637JeffreyKennyIron RiverWI62,000
638StevenLevyDanversMA158,000
639CodyManningCoconut CreekFL338,500
641AdamNattressGreshamOR89,500
642PhilipClementsDelray BeachFL260,000
643JasonWellsFt LauderdaleFL491,000
644AlexanderYenIndianapolisIN39,000
646JohnComptonSumterSC294,000
649EstherTaylorMediaPA224,500
701GrigoriyShvartsBrooklynNY115,000
702EricPennerWest Palm BchFL157,000
703KyleSullivanHollywoodFL363,000
704DanMagorLong Island CityNY430,000
705JoshuaThatcherGwinnMI103,000
708RonnieDayFairbornOH56,500
709AyedShweihatLapeerMI121,500
712LouOjedaMiamiFL200,500
713EthanBennettNew YorkNY269,500
714DylanWeissJupiterFL244,000
715GerardoFlores SandovalTegusigalpa-45,000
716EricKolodnySunny Isles BeachFL170,000
718ChristopherLichtWilloughby HillsOH230,000
721JohnWilderHigh PointNC178,000
722KyNguyenGardenaCA173,500
723FilipCvetinovicLas VegasNV23,500
726AaronSteuryIndianapolisIN83,000
727GabrielRamosApexNC250,000
728NathanBarnavonHollywoodFL25,000
729JdJiangCutler BayFL86,000

Event 27: Day 2 Chip Counts

$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $103,950  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 315

Flight A:  126 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  65 Entries;  8 Advanced
Flight C:  124 Entries;  15 Advanced

Day 2:  Friday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1JasonWellsFt LauderdaleFL491,000
2DanMagorLong Island CityNY430,000
3KyleSullivanHollywoodFL363,000
4CodyManningCoconut CreekFL338,500
5JohnComptonSumterSC294,000
6EthanBennettNew YorkNY269,500
7PhilipClementsDelray BeachFL260,000
8NelsonSamourMiramarFL250,500
9GabrielRamosApexNC250,000
10DylanWeissJupiterFL244,000
11ChristopherLichtWilloughby HillsOH230,000
12EstherTaylorMediaPA224,500
13LouOjedaMiamiFL200,500
14JohnWilderHigh PointNC178,000
15KyNguyenGardenaCA173,500
16EricKolodnySunny Isles BeachFL170,000
17StevenLevyDanversMA158,000
18EricPennerWest Palm BchFL157,000
19MichaelRosenbergMariettaGA155,000
20JamesLampropoulosIpswichMA152,500
21AyedShweihatLapeerMI121,500
22GrigoriyShvartsBrooklynNY115,000
23JoshuaThatcherGwinnMI103,000
24AdamNattressGreshamOR89,500
25GeorgeMaroulianakisSarasotaFL88,000
26CharlesMayesCunnellFL87,500
27JdJiangCutler BayFL86,000
28AaronSteuryIndianapolisIN83,000
29JuanMarquezWestonFL79,000
30DechangZhangEdmontonAB75,500
31BradleyButcherYellow SpringsOH69,000
32JeffreyKennyIron RiverWI62,000
33RonnieDayFairbornOH56,500
34JordanLowerySarasotaFL54,000
35GerardoFlores SandovalTegusigalpa-45,000
36AlexanderYenIndianapolisIN39,000
37RyanBrownRoswellGA33,000
38NathanBarnavonHollywoodFL25,000
39FilipCvetinovicLas VegasNV23,500

Event 27: Prize Pool and Payouts; $21,790 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  315
Prize Pool:  $103,950
January 15-17, 2025

Event 27 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Open, the $400 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry), drew a field of 315 entries across three starting flights for a prize pool of $103,950. The 39 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed $660.

Up top for the winner is $21,790.

1st:  $21,790 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,200
3rd:  $10,500
4th:  $7,900
5th:  $6,000
6th:  $4,540
7th:  $3,500
8th:  $2,720
9th-10th:  $2,120
11th-12th:  $1,780
13th-15th:  $1,480
16th-19th:  $1,220
20th-23rd:  $1,000
24th-31st:  $800
32nd-39th:  $660

Chris Labrie Wins Event 30 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Heads-Up Deal for $11,666

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 30
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  81
Prize Pool:  $41,715
January 16, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 30 Champion Chris Labrie

Event 30 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 81 entries for a prize pool of $41,715. A heads-up deal was made and Chris Labrie was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 30 winner for $11,666.

This marked Labrie’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 event during the 2022 SHRPO. 

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ChrisLabrie$11,666*
2GermanQuintero$9,919*
3LazaroRodriguez$5,060
4AriEngel$3,420
5ShawnWilmot$2,610
6PhilHui$2,085
7AllenKessler$1,730
8ClarkMerritt$1,460
9MichaelDreese$1,345
10YuvalBronshtein$1,250
11A.J.Kelsall$1,170

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 32: Final Eight Players in the $10K

$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 74

Seat 1:  Conor Bergin  –  1,975,000  (79 bb)
Seat 2:  Jordan Westmorland  –  975,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3:  Justin Zaki  –  375,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4:  Martin Carnero  –  515,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5:  Thomas Carroll  –  2,540,000  (102 bb)
Seat 6:  Lucas Reeves  –  490,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7:  Isaac Kempton  –  2,130,000  (85 bb)
Seat 8:  Michael Berk  –  550,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $217,320 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $141,200
3rd:  $94,700
4th:  $66,900
5th:  $48,100
6th:  $36,600
7th:  $29,000
8th:  $25,000

9th:  Rogen Chhabra  –  $22,090
10th:  Sandeep Pulusani  –  $22,090

Charity Event: Faces From the Field

$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 103

There are 12 players remaining from a field of 103, and the average chip stack is around 86,000 (29 big blinds). The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $500 and a top prize of $5,000.

Here is a look at some of the scenes from the tournament:

Ken Teach Aldridge and Matt Stout
Ken “Teach” Aldridge (left) and Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) President/Founder Matt Stout
Randall Emmett
When people busted from his table during the registration period, film producer Randall Emmett (pictured) was generously paying for their re-entry so they could try again.

Smiling Poker Players

Esther Taylor and Matt Waldron
Esther “Etay” Taylor (left) and Matt Waldron
Gabe Ramos and Dan Stavila
Gabe Ramos (left) and Dan Stavila