Ira Friedman Wins Event 21 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $17,040

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  130
Prize Pool:  $67,600
January 14, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 21 Champion Ira Friedman

Event 21 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 130 entries for a prize pool of $67,600.

Emerging victorious was Ira Friedman, taking it down outright for $17,040.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1IraFriedman$17,040
2GaryGelman$11,400
3JackRolnitzky$8,400
4YuryParad$6,300
5StanJablonski$4,760
6PaulBalzano$3,640
7KathyLiebert$2,800
8AllenCranfill$2,180
9ScottSisler$1,700
10DavidChase$1,700
11EliaBrigante$1,240
12StuartMoody$1,240
13JosephDaddorio$1,040
14NancyBirnbaum$1,040
15RyanBrown$1,040
16DouglasMontone$1,040
17AndrewFriedlander$1,040

Event 21: Prize Pool and Payouts with $17K to Seniors Champ

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  130
Prize Pool:  $67,600
January 14, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors 50+ Event with 130 entries, creating a prize pool worth $67,600. The last 17 spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $1,040, and the Seniors champ will take home $17,040 plus the LHPO trophy.

1st: $17,040 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $11,400
3rd: $8,400
4th: $6,300
5th: $4,760
6th: $3,640
7th: $2,800
8th: $2,180
9th-10th: $1,700
11th-12th: $1,240
13th-17th: $1,040

Event 21: Second Seniors

$600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Poker Cards and Chips

The Seniors Event is so popular, we put two on the LHPO schedule and the second gets underway at 10 am in the Grand Ballroom. This time is has a $600 buy-in but the same amount of fun as the first.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm and players may fire as often as they wish during that time.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 6 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 21 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 17 Day 1D – $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

1PM: Event 14 Day 2 – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 22 – $600 Nine-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 22 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 23 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 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 23 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 17 Day 1E – $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 24 – $1,100 Double 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 24 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 17 Day 1F – $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

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $200 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

1PM: $400 LHPO Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Five seats guaranteed into the LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $250 Event 26 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Two seats guaranteed into the $2,200 LHPO Event 26
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule