Nick Pupillo Wins $3K HORSE Outright for $35,200 and Fourth Major SHRP Title

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  29
Prize Pool:  $78,300
January 20-21, 2025

Nick Pupillo

LHPO Event 47 was a $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament that drew 29 entries to create a prize pool worth $79,300. Nick Pupillo hit the final table with a big lead and rode it to an outright win for $35,200.

This is Pupillo’s fourth major SHRP title dating back to the 2014 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open.

Congrats Nick!

2014 RRPO: $200 Turbo ($7,978)
2014 RRPO: $300 Bounty ($8,464)
2021 LHPO: $400 H.O.R.S.E. ($9,570)
2025 LHPO: $3K H.O.R.S.E. ($35,200)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1NickPupillo$35,200
2NickGuagenti$21,200
3ArielMantel$13,300
4MatthewWolfson$8,600

 

LHPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 50 – $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 50 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 45 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 51 – $400 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until 5:30pm
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 52 – $5,000 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 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 52 Structure Sheet

1PM: Day 3 – $3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 47 Day 2 – $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 53 – $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)

  • 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 53 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 54 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 54 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $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 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule

Event 47: Nick Pupillo Leads after Day 1 of the $3K H.O.R.S.E.

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 29

Following the eliminations of Phil Hui in 6th place and Jerry Wong in 5th place on the money bubble, the remaining four players were officially in the money of the $3K H.O.R.S.E.

Day 2 begins Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seat 1:  Nick Guagenti  –  345,000  (14 BB)
Seat 2:  Nick Pupillo  –  439,000  (18 BB)
Seat 3:  Ariel Mantel  –  237,000  (10 BB)
Seat 4:  Matthew Wolfson  –  139,000  (6 BB)

1st:  $35,200 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $21,200
3rd:  $13,300
4th:  $8,600

Event 47: Nick Guagenti Leads the Final Six Players in the $3K H.O.R.S.E.

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 29

Seat 1:  Nick Guagenti  –  410,000  (21 BB)
Seat 2:  Phil Hui  –  80,000  (4 BB)
Seat 3:  Jerry Wong  –  60,000  (3 BB)
Seat 4:  Nick Pupillo  –  205,000  (10 BB)
Seat 5:  Ariel Mantel  –  210,000  (11 BB)
Seat 6:  Matthew Wolfson  –  195,000  (10 BB)

1st:  $35,200 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $21,200
3rd:  $13,300
4th:  $8,600

Event 47: Prize Pool and Payouts; $35,200 to the $3K H.O.R.S.E. Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 47
$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  29
Prize Pool:  $78,300
January 20, 2025

Event 47 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry), drawing 29 entries for a prize pool of $78,300. The final four players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $8,600.

Up top for the winner is $35,200.

1st:  $35,200 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $21,200
3rd:  $13,300
4th:  $8,600

Event 47: Big Ol’ HORSE

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

Rolling out a classic to close the series, the biggest mix game on our schedule is LHPO Event 47 at noon in the Grand Ballroom—$3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. with a long, deep two-day structure for plenty of play.

Players sit with huge 40K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, increasing to 60 on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7:30 pm. Play will continue through 15 levels and survivors will return tomorrow at 1 pm to play it out.

  • 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

 

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