Mitchell Ellis Wins Event 51 of the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Heads-Up Chop for $11,328

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$400 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  158
Prize Pool:  $52,140
January 21, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 51 Champion Mitchell Ellis

Event 51 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)drawing a field of 158 entries and a prize pool of $52,140.

A heads-up chop took place and Mitchell Ellis was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 51 winner for $11,328.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MitchellEllis$11,328*
2SteveKarp$11,327*
3AaronFlores$6,025
4EricZheng$4,165
5MichaelTarafa$3,000
6ChristopherBucceri$2,185
7JaredGable$1,660
8JohnBinns$1,660
9ArthurAzen$1,300
10RichardHead$1,300
11NathanRush$1,060
12SandeepVelkuru$1,060
13AndrewSchneider$890
14JorgeGalarza$890
15JohnMcConnell$775
16BenjaminGoldstein$775
17FrederickRobitalle$705
18FadyKhabbaz$705
19GeorgeHortelano$665
20AndrewBecker$665

*denotes heads-up chop

Event 51: Prize Pool and Payouts; $13,690 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 51
$400 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  158
Prize Pool:  $52,140
January 21, 2025

Event 51 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 158 entries and a prize pool of $52,140. The final 20 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $665.

Up top for the winner is $13,690.

1st:  $13,690 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,965
3rd:  $6,025
4th:  $4,165
5th:  $3,000
6th:  $2,185
7th-8th:  $1,660
9th-10th:  $1,300
11th-12th:  1,060
13th-14th:  $890
15th-16th:  $775
17th-18th:  $705
19th-20th:  $665

Event 51: Triple the Starting Stacks

$400 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The next new tournament at noon is LHPO Event 51 with a lot of chips and short-handed action. It is a $400 buy-in Triple Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament, permitting them to play fast.

Players sit with huge 30K starting stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 5:30 pm.

  • 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

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