2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  188
Prize Pool:  $376,000
January 15-16, 2025

Registration closed for the $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 188 entries turning the $200,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $376,000. The last 24 spots are paid with $4,000 for a min-cash and $86,800 awaiting the champ.

1st: $86,800 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $58,000
3rd: $43,000
4th: $32,000
5th: $24,300
6th: $18,500
7th: $14,300
8th: $11,100
9th-10th: $8,700
11th-12th: $7,000
13th-15th: $5,800
16th-19th: $4,800
20th-24th: $4,000

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 188

Dan Sepiol raised from middle position to 4,500, Travell Thomas moved all in from the small blind for 20,500, and Sepiol called with .

Thomas turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket nines held up for Thomas to win the pot and double up in chips.

Travell Thomas  –  45,000  (23 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  60,000  (30 bb)

With 56 players remaining from a field of 188, the average chip stack is around 84,000 (42 big blinds).

The field will be playing as many 30-minute levels as it takes today to reach the final seven players for tomorrow’s live-streamed final table, which begins at 12:00 noon and will be live-streamed on YouTube.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  188

The players return from break to begin Level 11, with increased blinds of 1,000-1,500 and a 1,500 ante.

Registration is now closed, and with an official field of 188 entries, the prizepool is worth $376,000, nearly doubling the $200K guarantee.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 140K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Herbert Nairn  –  201,000  (134 bb)
2.  Michael Berk  –  156,500  (104 bb)
3.  Dylan Smith  –  141,500  (94 bb)

The field will be playing as many 30-minute levels as it takes today to reach the final seven players for tomorrow’s live-streamed final table, which begins at 12:00 noon and will be live-streamed on YouTube.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $304,000   |   Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  152

Event 26 players returned from their second break with the guarantee long gone and more than $300,000 in the prize pool with more than an hour remaining to jump in the game.

Michael Berk is the early frontrunner with 132,500 and Herbert Nairn is chasing him with 93,500.

They are scheduled to play two more levels, take another break, and registration will close at 5:45 pm.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed   |   Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  80

The $2,200 Deep Stack field returned from their first break with 80 entries in the game and closing on the $200,000 guarantee with a long time to run it up. Registration is open until 5:45 pm so we’ll see some nice numbers.

With the LHPO Championship two days away, we’re also seeing some new friends get in the action. Early entrants include WPT World Champ Dan Sepiol, former WPT Showdown champs Eric Afriat and Bin Weng, David Moses, Frank Stepuchin, Phil and Jayden Krnyaich, Ricardo Eyzaguirre, Darren Rabinowitz, Francis Anderson, Nick Yunis, and Paul Domb.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed   |   Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The LHPO Championship is only a few days away, and we will have a very nice warmup starting at noon. Event 26 is a $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $200,000 guarantee, and the final table will be live-streamed by our friends at Gorilla Poker.

Players start with 25K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes at the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 5:45 pm.

Play will continue until seven players remain and they will return for the live-stream final table tomorrow at noon.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Live-Streamed final table
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when seven players remain
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 25 – $600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• 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 25 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 26 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Live-Streamed final table
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when seven players remain
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 17 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 17 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 17 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 17 Payouts

5PM: Event 27 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 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 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 28 – $300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 28 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 29 – $1,100 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 29 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $400 LHPO Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 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

4PM: $400 LHPO Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into the LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $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 (8:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Event 32 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win seats into $10,000 LHPO Event 32
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet