$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

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• $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

12PM: Event 28 Day 2 – $800 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• Event 28 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 28 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 28 Payouts

12PM: Event 33 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 33 Final Table Lineup
• Event 33 Payouts

12PM: Event 37 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• 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

1PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

• High Roller Heads-Up Chip Counts and Payouts

1PM: Event 38 – $1,100 Progressive Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

• 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

5PM: Event 39 – $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 39 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 LHPO Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Ten seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 35
$600 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  140
Prize Pool:  $72,800
January 15, 2026

Event 35 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 140 entries for a prize pool of $72,800.

Taking it down was Eric Bunch, winning outright for $19,670.

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,009
Prize Pool:  $332,970
January 12-15, 2026

Event 21 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a mid-series multi-flight $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 1,009 entries produced a prize pool of $332,970.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Darin Utley was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 21 winner for $38,311.

*denotes three-handed deal