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2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 58
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  309
Prize Pool:  $46,350
Bounty Prize Pool:  $30,900
January 20, 2026

Event 58 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was The Closer– a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 309 entries generated a prize pool of $46,350, with an additional $30,900 set aside for bounties.

Michael Tarafa emerged victorious for the second time series, taking it down outright for $9,425 and a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship in April.

The victory marked Tarafa’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having just two weeks ago kicked off the 2026 LHPO by winning Event 1, and having previously won a $400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2024 LHPO.

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 55
$400 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  160
Prize Pool:  $52,800
January 20, 2026

Event 55 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em, drawing 160 entries for a prize pool of $52,800.

Winning the lion’s share was Daniel Vranich, taking it down outright for $13,680.

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  441
Prize Pool:  $310,905
January 18-20, 2026

Event 49 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, producing a field of 441 entries and a prize pool of $310,905. Taking it down was James Anderson, winning outright for $54,305.

The victory marked Anderson’s second SHRP major series trophy triumph, having previously won a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty during the 2021 Showdown.

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 57
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  92
Prize Pool:  $89,240
January 20, 2026

Event 57 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 92 entries for a prize pool of $89,240.

The final three players agreed to a deal and Antoine Sankari was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 57 winner for $19,896.

*denotes three-handed deal

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 56
$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  117
Prize Pool:  $549,900
January 20, 2026

Event 56 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 117 entries generated a prize pool of $549,900, more than doubling the guarantee. Emerging victorious was Randall Emmett, taking it down for $141,300.

This marked Emmett’s second series in a row with a final table made, having finished fourth in an $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em during the 2025 RRPO. Emmett also final tabled this same $5k event in the 2021 LHPO, finishing ninth.

“This time, the biggest fish came back and won it,” said an elated Emmett afterward.

$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $549,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 117

On the turn of a board with roughly 300,000 in the pot, Justin Liberto bet 130,000 from the small blind and Randall Emmett called in the big blind.

The river was the , Liberto bet about 240,000 (leaving 5,000 behind), Emmett raised all in, and Liberto folded.

Emmett showed for jacks and treys as he collected the pot.

Down to 5,000, Liberto busted the next hand in third place.

Randall Emmett  –  1,425,000  (29 bb)
Elior Sion  –  915,000  (18 bb)
Justin Liberto  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($70,000)

1st:  $141,300 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $95,000

$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $549,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 117

Randall Emmett raised all in for 450,000 from the button and Justin Liberto used a time extension before he called.

Emmett: 
Liberto: 

The board came , safe for Emmett to double up.

Elior Sion  –  1,080,000  (27 bb)
Randall Emmett  –  960,000  (24 bb)
Justin Liberto  –  300,000  (8 bb)

1st:  $141,300 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $95,000
3rd:  $70,000

$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $549,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 117

Leandro Bianchini raised all in for 210,000 in the cutoff and Randall Emmett isolated the action from the button with , leading Bianchini’s .

The board ran out , no help to Bianchini, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Randall Emmett  –  780,000  (26 bb)
Leandro Bianchini  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($53,000)

With three players remaining from the field of 117 entries, the average stack is about 780,000 (26 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $70,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $549,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 117

Randall Emmett limped in for 30,000 in the cutoff, Elior Sion raised to 110,000 from the button, Peter Cross called all in for 65,000 in the big blind, and Emmett folded.

Sion: 
Cross: 

The board came , giving Sion kings full of eights to eliminate Cross in fifth place.

Elior Sion  –  810,000  (27 bb)
Randall Emmett  –  540,000  (18 bb)
Peter Cross  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($39,500)

With four players remaining from the field of 117 entries, the average stack is about 585,000 (20 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $53,000.