2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  118
Prize Pool:  $60,770
January 15, 2025

Event 25 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 118 entries for a prize pool of $60,770.

Emerging victorious was Jennifer Zewe, winning outright for $17,245.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 118

In the fourth hand after the break, Tom Koral raised from the button to 150,000, and Jennifer Zewe called from the big blind.

The flop came , Zewe bet 100,000, and Koral called all in for about 100,000.

Jennifer Zewe:    (pair of sixes, 7-6 low draw)
Tom Koral:    (wrap straight draw, 6-5 low draw)

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and with no possible lows, Zewe won the pot — and the trophy and $17,245 — with two pair, nines and sixes.

Tom Koral finished as the runner-up, earning $11,180.

Congratulations to Jennifer Zewe!

1st:  Jennifer Zewe  –  $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Tom Koral  –  $11,180
3rd:  Ari Engel  –  $7,430
4th:  Ariel Mantel  –  $5,100
5th:  Ryan Hoenig  –  $3,630
6th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $2,675
7th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $2,045
8th:  Brian Ng  –  $2,045
9th:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $1,625
10th:  Cary Rosenthal  –  $1,625
11th:  David Tarbet  –  $1,345
12th:  Chao Huang  –  $1,345
13th:  Christopher Hynan  –  $1,160
14th:  Marc Schiller  –  $1,160
15th:  Allen Kessler  –  $1,160

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 118

Tom Koral limped on the button and Jennifer Zewe checked her option.

The flop was , Zewe led for 60,000, and Koral called.

The turn was the , Zewe potted for 240,000, and Koral called.

The river was the , Zewe went all in, and Koral folded, surrendering the chip lead.

Zewe proceeded to win a few more hands to close out the level and extend her chip lead.

Jen Zewe  –   1,880,000  (38 bb)
Tom Koral  –  480,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,180

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 118

Tom Koral has opened up a pretty decent lead heads-up against Jennifer Zewe.

Zewe raised to 40,000, and Koral checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Koral bet 40,000, and Zewe called.

The river card was the , Koral bet 160,000, and Zewe quickly called.

Tom Koral:    (ace-high straight)
Jennifer Zewe:    (trip jacks)

Koral won the pot with his rivered straight, increasing his lead to nearly 3-to-1 over Zewe.

Tom Koral  –  1,750,000  (44 bb)
Jennifer Zewe  –  600,000  (15 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,180

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 118

Tom Koral limped in for 30,000 on the button, Jennifer Zewe raised to 65,000 in the big blind, and Koral called.

They checked to the turn of a board, where Zewe bet 55,000. Koral called.

The river was the , Zewe bet 100,000, and Koral called.

“You’ve got it,” said Zewe. “One pair,” as she showed .

Koral tabled for kings and eights, Zewe mucked, and Koral won the pot.

Tom Koral  –  1,370,000  (46 bb)
Jennifer Zewe  –  990,000  (33 bb)

1st:  $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,180

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 118

The heads-up battle has been pretty back-and-forth, with neither player opening up much of a lead.

With the blinds at 15,000-25,000, Jennifer Zewe limped for 25,000, and Tom Koral checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Koral bet 25,000, Zewe raised to 85,000, and Koral called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Koral bet 25,000, and Zewe called.

The river card was the , Koral bet 65,000, and with no possible lows, Zewe quickly called with for an ace-high flush. Koral mucked, and Zewe won the pot.

Jennifer Zewe  –  1,310,000  (52 bb)
Tom Koral  –  1,050,000  (42 bb)

Over the next 10 minutes, Zewe extended her lead a bit more. Then, with the blinds at 15,000-30,000, Zewe limped for 30,000, and Koral checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Koral checked, Zewe bet 30,000, and Koral called.

The turn card was the , Koral bet 85,000, and Zewe called.

The river card was the , Koral bet 60,000, and Zewe called with for two pair, jacks and fives, with no qualifying low.

Koral turned over for trip threes with an 8-6 low to scoop the pot.

Jennifer Zewe  –  1,275,000  (43 bb)
Tom Koral  –  1,100,000  (37 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,180

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 118

Tom Koral raised to 50,000 from the button, Ari Engel three-bet potted from the big blind, and Koral thought for a little while before he reraised. Engel called all in for about 260,000.

Koral: 
Engel: 

The board ran out , giving Koral quad sixes to eliminate Engel in third place.

Tom Koral  –  1,380,000  (55 bb)
Jennifer Zewe  –  980,000  (39 bb)
Ari Engel  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($7,430)

1st:  $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,180

3rd:  Ari Engel  –  $7,430
4th:  Ariel Mantel  –  $5,100
5th:  Ryan Hoenig  –  $3,630
6th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $2,675
7th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $2,045
8th:  Brian Ng  –  $2,045
9th:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $1,625
10th:  Cary Rosenthal  –  $1,625
11th:  David Tarbet  –  $1,345
12th:  Chao Huang  –  $1,345
13th:  Christopher Hynan  –  $1,160
14th:  Marc Schiller  –  $1,160
15th:  Allen Kessler  –  $1,160

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 118

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Ari Engel  –  315,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Tom Koral  –  535,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Ariel Mantel  –  380,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Jennifer Zewe  –  535,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Ryan Hoenig  –  595,000  (30 bb)

And here are the final six payouts:

1st:  $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,180
3rd:  $7,430
4th:  $5,100
5th:  $3,630

6th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $2,675

With five players remaining from a field of 118, the average chip stack is around 472,000 (24 big blinds).

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 118

Seat 1:  Ari Engel  –  440,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2:  Tom Koral  –  430,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3:  Ariel Mantel  –  315,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4:  Jennifer Zewe  –  535,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  210,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6:  Ryan Hoenig  –  430,000  (36 bb)

1st: $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $11,180
3rd: $7,430
4th: $5,100
5th: $3,630
6th: $2,675

7th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $2,045
8th:  Brian Ng  –  $2,045
9th:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $1,625
10th:  Cary Rosenthal  –  $1,625
11th:  David Tarbet  –  $1,345
12th:  Chao Huang  –  $1,345
13th:  Christopher Hynan  –  $1,160
14th:  Marc Schiller  –  $1,160
15th:  Allen Kessler  –  $1,160

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  118
Prize Pool:  $60,770
January 15, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 118 entries creating a prize pool worth $60,770. The last 15 spots will pay with $1,160 for a min-cash and $17,245 for the champ.

1st: $17,245 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $11,180
3rd: $7,430
4th: $5,100
5th: $3,630
6th: $2,675
7th-8th: $2,045
9th-10th: $1,625
11th-12th: $1,345
13th-15th: $1,160