$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last flight of LHPO Event 2 gets underway at 5 pm and it will have some added value by the time registration closes. The $600 Deep Stack has a $2,000,000 guarantee that will come up a little short, so send your friends if they like free money.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return tomorrow at 1 pm for Day 2.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  108
Prize Pool:  $56,160
January 10, 2026

Registration closed for the $600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with 108 entries, creating a prize pool worth $56,160. The last 14 spots will be paid with $1,320 for a min-cash and $16,835 plus the LHPO trophy up top for the Event 13 champ.

1st: $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $10,390
3rd: $6,235
4th: $4,075
5th: $3,145
6th: $2,585
7th: $2,190
8th: $1,910
9th: $1,685
10th-12th: $1,490
13th-14th: $1,320

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  300/500 with a 500 ante

The next new big multi-flight tournament on the LHPO schedule gets underway at 3 pm with Flight A of Event 14. This one is a $1,100 buy-in Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with plenty of chips and slow structure.

Players start with huge 100K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 9:45 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return on Tuesday at noon for Day 2.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (9:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight G Entries:  679

Registration closed for Flight G of LHPO Event 2 with 679 entries, putting the combined total at 2,959 for the tournament. One more flight remains and there will likely be some added money by the time registration closes at 9:30 pm.

Flight G will play down to the last 85 players and survivors will return tomorrow at 1 pm for Day 2.

Chip Counts Through Flight F

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight G Entries:  645

We’ve almost run out of time in Flight G with only this level and the 15-minute break to add entries to the count. It’s a fun field and they are enjoying themselves while aiming for some nice money.

We found Kevin Payton and Frank Russo having a little fun; Payton is wearing an Indiana Hoosier jersey, and Russo is rocking a Miami Hurricanes jersey. Both teams will face off for the college football National Championship on January 19 at our Hard Rock Stadium.

More friends we found include Charlemagne Benjamin, Stu Phillips, Zach Eichenbaum, Julio Delgado, Anatoly Nikitin, Michael McCray, and Antonious Nashaat.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 5:  300/500 and a 500 ante
Entries:  69

The $600 Mixed PLO game recently returned from their first break with a very nice 69 entries in action. This is always a popular one with the Omaha crowd and it’s a talented group having fun in the Meeting Room.

Some friends in the field include Nadya Magnus, Ryan Hoenig, Long Nguyen, Mike Beasley, Eric Polirer, Darin Utley, and Alexander Orlov.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight G Entries:  450

Level 4 is about to wrap up and tournament staff will send players on their first break when it’s done. That will leave four more levels plus the second break before we close registration at 2:30 pm.

The last flight starts at 5 pm and we’ll need to see another big number.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We’re going to have a busy day in the Grand Ballroom, mostly with the last two flights of LHPO Event 2, but we also have a popular Omaha tournament getting underway at 11 am. $600 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha that will rotate games between PLO, PLO8, and Big O.

They will sit down to 20K deep starting stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight G Entries:  310

The Flight G entry count quickly jumped over 300 at the start of the day, a great turnout and we’re still looking for more. Tell your friends, maybe they like money too.

A few familiar faces in the early field include “twins” Hyndi Khomutetsky and Nicole Diaz, Art Peacock, Tuan Nguyen, Scott Woodring (winner of this event in 2023), Walter Thornton, Romeo Mendoza, Rick Kalgstein, Fred Paradis, Nancy Birnbaum, James Salmon, and Jonathan Marcu.