Event 3: Prize Pool and Payouts; $18K to the Seniors Champ

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  252
Prize Pool:  $83,160
January 7, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 252 entries, turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $83,160. The last 32 spots will be paid with $660 for a min-cash and $18,100 plus the LHPO trophy to the Event 3 champ.

1st: $18,100 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $12,000
3rd: $8,900
4th: $6,700
5th: $5,000
6th: $3,840
7th: $2,960
8th: $2,300
9th-10th: $1,800
11th-12th: $1,480
13th-15th: $1,220
16th-19th: $1,000
20th-23rd: $800
24th-32nd: $660

Event 4: Early Entries

$600 Deep Stack Big O
Structure
Level 3:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  60

Darryll Fish

The $600 Deep Stack Big O field is building nicely across the hall in the Meeting Room, they’re own quiet space to grind out the five-card game. The field is up to 60 entries for a $30K prize pool already set before the first break.

A few familiar faces include former WPT LHPO champ Darrll Fish, Alexander Orlov, Eric Polirer, Yuval Bronshtein, Likang Berninger, and Brandon Ageloff.

Alexander Orlov
Eric Polirer

Event 2 Flight A: Registration Closed with 373 Entries

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  373

Registration closed for Flight A of LHPO Event 2 with 373 entries, setting a nice pace for the $600 Deep Stack to surpass its $2,000,000 guarantee.

Action will continue until only 47 players remain and survivors will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Wednesday at 10 a.m.A373TBD
Wednesday at 5 p.m.B
Thursday at 10 a.m.C
Thursday at 5 p.m.D
Friday at 10 a.m.E
Friday at 5 p.m.F
Saturday at 10 a.m.G
Saturday at 5 p.m.H
Total373TBD

Event 2 Flight A: Last Level to Register

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  341

We are rolling deeper into the afternoon hours and time is running out if you want to join the big opening flight of Event 2. They will play out the last 30 minutes before the second break, and registration will close when they return at 2:30 pm.

If you miss out on this one, the next gets underway at 5 pm with late registration available until 9:30 pm.

Event 4: Big O Time

$600 Deep Stack Big O
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

We have plenty of non-hold’em action on the LHPO schedule, starting with Event 4 at 2 pm. It is a $600 Deep Stack Big O tournament that will keep the action moving.

They’ll start out with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Event 3: Great Turnout; Guarantee Gone

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  167

Jeff Silverstein

We have another great turnout for the Seniors Event, they have 167 entries in the game already and the $50,000 guarantee was already surpassed.

This is going to be one of those monster Seniors prize pools.

A few friends in early action include Jeff Silverstein, Tray Johns, Rafael Lima, Nancy Birnbaum, Raminder Singh, Stephen Ekin, Julio Delgado, Jaroslaw Osinski, Robert Kessler, and Randall Emmett.

Tray Johns
Rafael Lima
Nancy Birnbaum (left) and Raminder Singh (right)
Stephen Ekin

Event 3: Seniors Are Back

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have three fun Seniors Events on the LHPO schedule and the first gets underway at 11 am. This one is has a $400 buy-in with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and a trophy awaiting the winner.

Players sit with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 3 Structure Sheet

Event 2 Flight A: Early Friends

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries:  110

Habibollah Jahangard

As we move deeper into the morning hours and toward the afternoon, more players are waking and making their way to the Grand Ballroom for the $2,000,000 guarantee big first weekend event.

We put another 50 in the game after the first 30-minute level and it will continue to grow until we cut them off at 2:30 pm.

A few early friends in the field include Habibollah Jahangard, Max Romano, Haim Toorgeman, Larry Klur, Caleb Piderit, Jacquelyn Scott, Anibal Papon, Gabe Fuller, Scott Zakheim, Jay Romano, and Jeff Kessler.

Max Romano
Haim Toorgeman
Larry Klur
Caleb Piderit
Jacquelyn Scott
Anibal Papon
Gabe Fuller

Event 2 Flight A: Deep Stack and Big Money

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

The first big multi-flight event on the LHPO schedule gets underway today with Flight A at 10 am. This is a $600 buy-in Deep Stack with a huge $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and eight starting flights.

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

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return on Sunday 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 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet