Event 24: Prize Pool and Payouts; $18,320 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  68
Prize Pool:  $52,360
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,600
January 14, 2025

Event 24 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 68 entries generated a prize pool of $52,360, with an additional $13,600 set aside for bounties. The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,835.

Up top for the winner is $18,320.

1st:  $18,320 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,470
3rd:  $6,415
4th:  $4,585
5th:  $3,535
6th:  $2,750
7th:  $2,355
8th:  $2,095
9th:  $1,835

Event 14: Kevin DiPasquale Doubles Thru Nicholas Chong

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

Kevin DiPasquale
Kevin DiPasquale

Nicholas Chong raised from the button to 125,000, Kevin DiPasquale moved all in from the small blind for 730,000, and Chong thought for a while before he called with 3h3d.

DiPasquale turned over JhJc, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10d9c5s4hKh, and the pocket jacks held up for DiPasquale to win the pot and double up in chips.

Kevin DiPasquale  –  1,560,000  (31 bb)
Nicholas Chong  –  3,290,000  (66 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,340,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,100 each.

Event 14: Nicholas Chong Four-Bets It Preflop to Reach 3.8 Million

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

Nicholas Chong
Nicholas Chong

Matthew Lambrecht raised from the button to 100,000, Rafael Rodriguez reraised from the small blind to 400,000, and Nicholas Chong four-bet it from the big blind to 1,200,000.

Lambrecht quickly folded, and Rodriguez tanked for a while before he also folded. Chong took the pot to increase his chip lead.

Nicholas Chong  –  3,850,000  (77 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,600,000  (52 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,340,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,100 each.

Event 14: Final Four Players Return From Dinner

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

The players return from dinner to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,340,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,100 each.

Event 23: Prize Pool and Payouts; $22,150 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $85,280
January 14, 2025

Event 23 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 164 entries for a prize pool of $85,280. The final 21 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,035.

Up top for the winner is $22,150.

1st:  $22,150 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,500
3rd:  $9,780
4th:  $6,780
5th:  $4,840
6th:  $3,555
7th-8th:  $2,695
9th-10th:  $2,110
11th-12th:  $1,705
13th-14th:  $1,425
15th-16th:  $1.240
17th-18th:  $1,110
19th-21st:  $1,035

Event 17: Chip Counts Thru Flight D

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed   |   Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  74 of 991

Flight A:  153 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  205 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  164 Entries;  17 Advanced

Flight D:  198 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight E:  271 Entries; TBD Advanced
Flight F:  Reg. Open ~10:30 p.m.
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL381,500
2QuentinLimidoDavieFL360,500
3DenisMendozaPembroke PinesFL327,000
4RomanBorczanMiamiFL320,500
5NoahBittonIslamoradaFL287,500
6JamesCassidyStuartFL287,500
7WarrenCarneyFort LauderdaleFL281,500
8MichaelO'MalleyJupiterFL274,500
9GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL271,000
10GuillermoReyes CardosoMiamiFL264,500
11JuanRua FlechasAventuraFL238,000
12PhilipToisterHollywoodFL230,000
13JonathanMoschelOwings MillsMD226,500
14ShravanKulshresthaMiamiFL225,000
15WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA220,000
16MatthewJohnsonSmyrnaTN219,000
17RafaelMaciel Menezes213,000
18VictorTaiebMiamiFL211,000
19DavidLaneDanversMA198,000
20BenjaminSriquiSunriseFL195,000
21AnthonyItarelliMethuenMA192,500
22DavidLipsky JrDaytona BeachFL186,500
23PeterShapiroSunny Isles BeachFL182,000
24AbrahamRamos PadillaHialeahFL173,000
25JuanRojasChajari-170,500
26LisaTeebagyLighthouse PointFL170,000
27AnthonyMoredaMiamiFL167,500
28JackBattagliaHollywoodFL163,500
29SergeOskoParklandFL161,000
30ClarkMerrittSt ThomasVI159,000
31HarrisonRuggieroMiami BeachFL155,000
32TimothyPettusAuburndaleFL155,000
33LongDinhCoral SpringsFL153,000
34StevenBennettDeerfield BchFL152,000
35MinhNguyenWest Palm BeachFL150,000
36SalvatoreOrlandoWoodbridgeON142,000
37IonutNegoescuHallandale BeachFL140,000
38EldoRodriguezDavieFL138,000
39JosephVillacciCooper CityFL136,500
40JoseSilvaPlantationFL134,500
41ChristopherNortonSanfordNC128,500
42DanielOuelletMadawaskaME120,000
43OlegMinavichevMiamiFL120,000
44JuanSoberonMiamiFL118,500
45JoeSimmonsNashvilleTN111,500
46JeanDeromedi DelplanqueMiami BeachFL104,000
47TerryHartmanChattanoogaTN101,000
48DraganMihajlovskiPort Saint LucieFL100,500
49NicholasViscontiDelray BeachFL96,500
50DonaldCowieTorontoON94,000
51RoniZelichonokAventuraFL88,000
52DylanWeissJupiterFL85,000
53SergioPerezHialeahFL79,500
54KellyBradshawSt PetersburgFL71,000
55AnthonyTalaveraSunriseFL69,000
56HenryBilleteMiamiFL67,000
57JoshuaWelchKey LargoFL65,000
58MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY63,500
59AlbertoNieblaMiamiFL61,000
60JohnWilderGreensboroNC59,000
61JaredGableBoca RatonFL59,000
62MarkGaudinoDavieFL58,000
63ReyRodriguezMiamiFL57,500
64MarcWolfeMiamiFL57,500
65DeandreIrizarryMiamiFL51,500
66SylvainLessardBrownsburg-ChathamQC51,000
67CarlosVazquezPalmetto BayFL51,000
68ArielRoselloHialeahFL47,500
69LuisFumeroMiamiFL41,500
70PeterFellowsMiramarFL32,000
71MichaelWeinbergDelray BeachFL29,000
72JordanMillerCoxs CreekKY28,500
73MatthewHardestyMichigan CityIN18,000
74ErezLapskerBoca RatonFL17,500

Event 14: Dinner Break Until 9:21 p.m.

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

Seat 2.  Nicholas Chong  –  3,460,000  (69 bb)
Seat 3.  Kevin DiPasquale  –  680,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,435,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,770,000  (55 bb)

1st:  $60,340 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $41,500
3rd:  $31,000
4th:  $23,100

Event 14: Michael Garcia – 5th Place ($17,400)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

Michael Garcia
Michael Garcia

Michael Garcia moved all in from the cutoff for 360,000, and Nicholas Chong called from the big blind with Kc9c. Garcia turned over As6s, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 7s7c2d8hKs, and Chong spiked a king on the river to win the pot and eliminate Garcia in fifth place.

Nicholas Chong  –  3,535,000  (88 bb)
Michael Garcia  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($17,400)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,340,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,100 each.

Event 14: Cangir Elcin – 6th Place  ($13,300)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 312

Cangir Elcin
Cangir Elcin

Cangir Elcin was all in from the small blind for 815,000 with KcQc, and needed to improve to stay alive against the AdJh of Nicholas Chong in the big blind.

The board came 9c6h4sAh5c, and Chong turned a pair of aces to clinch the pot and eliminate Elcin in sixth place.

Nicholas Chong  –  2,845,000  (71 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($13,300)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,870,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $17,400 each.

Event 14: David DiBernardi – 7th Place ($10,200)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 312

David DiBernardi

David DiBernardi raised all in for 225,000 from UTG+1 and Matthew Lambrecht called in the big blind with Ah9d. DiBernardi showed As8c and needed to improve to survive.

The board came QsJs9c9h2d, giving Lambrecht trip nines to eliminate DiBernardi in seventh place.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,500,000  (63 bb)
David DiBernardi  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($10,200)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,560,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,300 each.