Seth Fischer Wins Event 43 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $37,006

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  131
Prize Pool:  $131,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $65,500
January 19-20, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 43 Champion Seth Fischer

Event 43 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 131 entries generated a prize pool of $131,000, with an additional $65,500 set aside for bounties.

Emerging victorious was Seth Fischer, winning outright for $37,006.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1SethFischer$37,006
2ConorBergin$23,416
3GeorgeRuby$13,886
4MaxKingstone$8,515
5KurtWildin$6,485
6StephenGerber$5,502
7JosephDrory$4,782
8FrancisAnderson$4,192
9DavidMcGowan$3,701
10ArtemMetalidi$3,275
11MichaelScarborough$3,275
12MosheTarich$3,275
13ThomasCarroll$2,882
14CharlesAlex-Barton$2,882
15DmitryTamurka$2,882
16JustinSaliba$2,522
17KristopherRundquist$2,522

LHPO Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 45 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 45 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 46 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (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 46 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 47 Day 1 – $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-15 last 40 minutes; Levels 16+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when after Level 15
  • Event 47 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until 7:30pm
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 43 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 44 Day 2 – $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

5PM: Event 45 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 45 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 49 – $600 Black Chip Bounty 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 49 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $2,650 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (11:20am)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $200 Event 52 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 LHPO Event 52
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule

Event 43: Seth Fischer Leads the Final 17 Players of the Purple Chip Bounty

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $131,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 131

Day 2 of the Purple Chip Bounty begins at 1 p.m.

Table 1
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Stephen Gerber  –  217,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3:  Dmitry Tamurka  –  78,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:  Kristopher Rundquist  –  46,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5:  Seth Fischer  –  429,000  (72 bb)
Seat 6:  Kurt Wildin  –  380,000  (63 bb)
Seat 7:  Justin Saliba  –  8,000  (1 bb)
Seat 8:  Thomas Carroll  –  65,000  (11 bb)
Seat 9:  Francis Anderson  –  66,000  (11 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1:  Conor Bergin  –  227,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Scarborough  –  149,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3:  Artem Metalidi  –  78,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4:  Max Kingstone  –  108,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  David McGowan  –  102,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6:  Charles Alex-Barton  –  39,000  (7 bb)
Seat 7:  Mark Tarich  –  155,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8:  George Ryby  –  208,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9:  Joseph Drory  –  285,000  (48 bb

1st:  $37,006 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $23,416
3rd:  $13,886
4th:  $8,515
5th:  $6,485
6th:  $5,502
7th:  $4,782
8th:  $4,192
9th:  $3,701
10th-12th:  $3,275
13th-15th:  $2,882
16th-17th:  $2,522

Event 43: Prize Pool and Payouts; $37,006 to the Purple Chip Bounty Champ

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  131
Prize Pool:  $131,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $65,500
January 19-20, 2025

Event 43 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 131 entries generated a prize pool of $131,000, with an additional $65,500 set aside for bounties. The final 17 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,522.

Up top for the winner is $37,006.

1st:  $37,006 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $23,416
3rd:  $13,886
4th:  $8,515
5th:  $6,485
6th:  $5,502
7th:  $4,782
8th:  $4,192
9th:  $3,701
10th-12th:  $3,275
13th-15th:  $2,882
16th-17th:  $2,522

Event 43: Big Bounties

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Continuing a busy Sunday with LHPO Event 43 at 3 pm in the Grand Ballroom. This time we have a $1,700 buy-in Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and two-day structure.

Players sit with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 11 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 42 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 42 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 43 Day 1 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (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
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 44 Day 1 – $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 44 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 45 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 45 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

12PM: $200 Event 43 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

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

5PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

  • 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

  • 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule