$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 71

Marc Geissel completed the small blind to 15,000, Carlos Damian Mora raised from the big blind to 45,000, and Geissel called.

The flop came , Mora checked, Geissel bet 75,000, and Mora called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , and they checked again.

Marc Geissel:    (two pair)
Carlos Damian Mora:  mucked

Geissel won the pot — and took the chip lead — with two pair, tens and fours.

Marc Geissel  –  805,000  (54 bb)
Carlos Damian Mora  –  615,000  (41 bb)

1st:  $19,015 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,950

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 71

Heads-up play began with deep chip stacks, and there hasn’t been too much chip movement during the first half hour of heads-up play.

Marc Geissel completed the small blind to 15,000, and Carlos Damian Mora checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Mora checked, Geissel bet 20,000, and Mora called.

The river card was the , Mora pot-bet 85,000, and Geissel thought for a bit before he called.

Carlos Damian Mora:    (nine-high straight)
Marc Geissel:    (six-high straight)

Mora won the pot with his higher straight to reach 840,000.

Carlos Damian Mora  –  840,000  (56 bb)
Marc Geissel  –  580,000  (39 bb)

1st:  $19,015 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,950

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries:  112
Prize Pool:  $25,760
Bounty Prize Pool:  $11,200
January 9, 2026

Event 12 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 112 entries generated a prize pool of $25,760, with an additional $11,200 set aside for bounties. The final 14 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $625.

Up top for the winner is $7,660.

1st:  $7,660 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,765
3rd:  $2,860
4th:  $1,870
5th:  $1,445
6th:  $1,185
7th:  $1,005
8th:  $875
9th:  $775
10th-12th:  $690
13th-14th:  $625

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight F Players Remaining:  218 of 449

Flight F of LHPO Event 2 closed with 448 entries, bringing the total field size to 2,280 entries with only two starting flights remaining.

Play in Flight F will continue until 56 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to cash, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip Counts Thru Flight E

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 71

German Gomez limped from the button for 10,000, Carlos Damian Mora completed the small blind, and Marc Geissel raised from the big blind to 40,000.

Gomez called all in for 30,000, and Mora called to create a side pot. The main pot was worth 100,000, with 20,000 in the side pot.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , and it was time for showdown.

Carlos Damian Mora:  mucked
Marc Geissel:    (ace-high straight)
German Gomez:    (two pair, jacks and nines)

Geissel won the pot with his straight to eliminate Gomez in third place.

German Gomez  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($6,700)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the full list of payouts:

Carlos Damian Mora  –  940,000  (94 bb)
Marc Geissel  –  480,000  (48 bb)

1st:  $19,015 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,950

3rd:  German Gomez  –  $6,700
4th:  Max Harris  –  $4,785
5th:  Michael Largent  –  $3,690
6th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $2,870
7th:  Perla Ojeda  –  $2,460
8th:  Jason Ryman  –  $2,200
9th:  Steve Yagudaev  –  $2,000

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 71

Marc Geissel raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, German Gomez called on the buton, Max Harris reraised all in for 75,000 in the small blind, Geissel four-bet all in for 220,000, and Gomez folded.

Geissel: 
Harris: 

The board came , giving Geissel a queen-high straight to eliminate Harris in fourth place.

Marc Geissel  –  335,000  (34 bb)
Max Harris  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,785)

With four players remaining from a field of 71, the average chip stack is around 475,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,700 each.

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 71

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Marc Geissel  –  220,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2.  German Gomez  –  130,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Max Harris  –  75,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  Carlos Damian Mora  –  995,000  (100 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 71, the average chip stack is around 355,000 (36 big blinds). Here are the payouts:

1st:  $19,015 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,950
3rd:  $6,700
4th:  $4,785

5th:  Michael Largent  –  $3,690
6th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $2,870
7th:  Perla Ojeda  –  $2,460
8th:  Jason Ryman  –  $2,200
9th:  Steve Yagudaev  –  $2,000

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 71

Carlos Damian Mora limped in for 8,000 in the hijack, Michael Largent potted to 36,000 in the cutoff, Max Harris called in the big blind, and Mora called.

The flop was and action checked to Largent who bet his remaining ~18,000. Harris folded and Mora called with for kings and deuces with a flush draw.

Largent showed and needed to improve to survive.

The turn locked it for Mora with a flush, rendering the river moot.

Carlos Damian Mora  –  995,000  (124 bb)
Michael Largent  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,690)

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 71

Carlos Damian Mora limped from the cutoff for 8,000, Marc Geissel completed the small blind, and German Gomez raised from the big blind to 32,000. Mora called, and Geissel folded.

The flop came , Gomez moved all in for 6,000, and Mora thought for a while before he called.

Carlos Damian Mora:    (nine high)
German Gomez:    (ace-high straight)

Gomez has clinched the pot with his straight, and Mora is drawing dead. The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Gomez won the pot with his straight to double up in chips.

German Gomez  –  92,000  (12 bb)
Carlos Damian Mora  –  625,000  (78 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 71, the average chip stack is around 284,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,690 each.

$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 71

Carlos Damian Mora raised to 15,000 from under the gun, Andrei Mitsiuk potted to 54,000 in the cutoff, and Mora called.

The flop was , Mora led for 100,000, and Mitsiuk called all in for 52,000.

Mora: 
Mitsiuk: 

Both had a pair of kings, while Mora an open-ended straight draw and Mitsiuk had sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Mora an eight-high straight to eliminate Mistiuk in sixth place.

Carlos Damian Mora  –  721,000  (120 bb)
Andrei Mitsiuk  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,870)

With five players remaining from a field of 71, the average chip stack is around 284,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,690 each.