Eugene Kotlyarevskiy Wins his 5th SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 19 Heads-Up Deal for $7,448

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  130
Prize Pool:  $30,550
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,000
January 13, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 19 Champion Eugene Kotlyarevskiy

Event 19 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 130 entries generated a prize pool of $30,550, with an additional $13,000 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up deal was reached and Eugene Kotlyarevskiy was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 19 winner for $7,448 and his fifth SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Kotlyarevskiy’s five SHRP major series trophy victories:

2022 LHPO:  $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($26,000)
2022 Showdown:  $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH  ($54,155)
2023 Showdown:  $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($25,580)
2023 SHRPO:  $1,100 Omaha 8  ($15,110)
2025 LHPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO  ($7,448)

Event 19: We Have a Deal

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 130

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy (left) and Gary Kosakowski (right)

Following the elimination of Modesto Rodas Gallard in third place, a deal was reached between Eugene Kotlyarevskiy and Gary Kosakowski prior to heads-up play.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  1,630,000  (82 bb)
Gary Kosakowski  –  970,000  (49 bb)

Here were the results payouts:

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  $7,448
Gary Kosakowski  –  $6,643

As the chip leader, Eugene Kotlyarevskiy was the official Event 19 winner for $7,448 and his fifth SHRP major series trophy.

A recap of Event 19 will be posted later tonight.

Event 19: Modesto Rodas Gallardo – 3rd Place ($3,238)

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 130

Modesto Rodas Gallardo potted to 70,000 from the button, Eugene Kotlyarevskiy called in the small blind, and Gary Kosakowski called in the big blind.

The flop was AcKs7s and action checked to Gallardo who bet his remaining 10,000. Both Kotlyarevskiy and Kosakowski called and proceeded to check the Kh turn and Qd river.

Kotlyarevskiy tabled AhJdTh3s for an ace-high straight, besting Kosakowski’s holdings and Gallardo’s 7h6s4s4c to eliminate Gallardo in third place.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  1,630,000  (82 bb)
Gary Kosakowski  –  970,000  (49 bb)
Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,238)

1st:  $8,630 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,461

3rd:  Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  $3,238
4th:  Scott Jaffa  – $1,986
5th:  Malik Hanna  –  $1,512
6th:  Ben Christiansen  –  $1,283
7th:  Jean Laurent  –  $1,115
8th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $978
9th:  Conner Reynolds  –  $863
10th:  Dmitrity Vernitskiy  –  $764
11th:  Michael Rudolph  –  $764
12th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $764
13th:  Tina Wong  –  $672
14th:  Asher Menahem  –  $672
15th:  Nicolas Yosfani  –  $672
16th:  Ayed Shweihat  –  $588
17th:  Dechang Zhang  –  $588

Event 19: Eugene Kotlyarevskiy Leads the Final Seven Players

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 130

Seat 1:  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  915,000  (92 bb)
Seat 2:  Gary Kosakowski  –  235,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3:  Scott Jaffa  –  765,000  (77 bb)
Seat 4:  Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  155,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Ben Christiansen  –  210,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Malik Hanna  –  245,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7:  Jean Laurent  –  75,000  (8 bb)

1st:  $8,630 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,461
3rd:  $3,238
4th:  $1,986
5th:  $1,512
6th:  $1,283
7th:  $1,115

8th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $978
9th:  Conner Reynolds  –  $863
10th:  Dmitrity Vernitskiy  –  $764
11th:  Michael Rudolph  –  $764
12th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $764
13th:  Tina Wong  –  $672
14th:  Asher Menahem  –  $672
15th:  Nicolas Yosfani  –  $672
16th:  Ayed Shweihat  –  $588
17th:  Dechang Zhang  –  $588

Event 19: Gabe Ramos Eliminated in 8th Place by Eugene Kotlyarevskiy

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 130

On a flop of Jd5d3c, Gabe Ramos potted for 227,00 in the small blind. Eugene Kotlyarevskiy raised from under the gun, and Ramos called all in for a little more with AhKhKc8c for a pair of kings.

Kotlyarevskiy showed 8d7h6c3d for a pair of threes with a flush draw and straight draw.

The turn was the Kd, giving Kotlyarevskiy a flush while giving Ramos a set of kings.

The river was the 7d, no help to Ramos, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  915,000  (114 bb)
Gabe Ramos  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($978)

Event 19: Prize Pool and Payouts; $8,630 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  130
Prize Pool:  $30,550
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,000
January 13, 2025

Event 19 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 130 entries generated a prize pool of $30,550, with an additional $13,000 set aside for bounties. The final 17 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $588.

Up top for the winner is $8,630.

1st:  $8,630 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,461
3rd:  $3,238
4th:  $1,986
5th:  $1,512
6th:  $1,283
7th:  $1,115
8th:  $978
9th:  $863
10th-12th:  $764
13th-15th:  $672
16th-17th:  $588

Event 19: Omaha Bounties

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Today’s Omaha variant has an added twist of $100 bounties on everyone at the 4 pm start. LHPO Event 19 is a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha tournament that will reward you for shipping an opponent out of the game.

Players sit down to 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 8:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 14 Day 1B – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 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 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 14 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 17 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 17 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 18 – $600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 18 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 17 Day 1B – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 17 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 19 – $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 14 Day 1C – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 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 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 14 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 17 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 17 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 20 – $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 20 Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule