2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  153
Prize Pool:  $726,750
January 21, 2025

Event 52 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 153 entries for a prize pool of $726,750.

Emerging victorious was Michael Berk, winning outright for $175,350 and his second six-figure score of the series, having previously chopped the one-day $10K event for $179,260.

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 153

Michael Berk raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button and Artem Metalidi thought for a bit before he called all in for 470,000 in the big blind.

Berk showed , while Metalidi showed .

The board ran out , giving Berk a set of fours to eliminate Metalidi and win Event 52 outright for $175,350. Metaldi finished runner-up for $117,000.

A recap of Event 52 will be posted later tonight.

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 153

Artem Metalidi raised all in for 235,000 from the button and Michael Berk called in the big blind .

Metalidi showed and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board ran out , safe for Metalidi to double up.

Artem Metalidi  –  520,000  (10 bb)
Michael Berk  –  2,540,000  (51 bb)

1st:  $175,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $117,000

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 153

Kyle Julius raised to 100,000 from the button, Michael Berk reraised all in for 1,240,000 in the small blind, and Julius called with .

Berk showed and needed to improve to survive.

The board ran out , giving Berk a flush right off the bat to double through Julius.

Michael Berk  –  2,580,000  (52 bb)
Kyle Julius  –  225,000  (5 bb)

The next hand, Berk raised all in with his chip-leading stack from the button, Artem Metalidi folded his small blind, and Julius called all in for about 175,000.

Berk: 
Julius: 

The board came , giving Berk queens and nines to eliminate Julius in third place.

Michael Berk  –  2,825,000  (56 bb)
Artem Metalidi  –  235,000  (5 bb)
Kyle Julius  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($87,000)

1st:  $175,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $117,000

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 153

Johan Schumacher was all in for 445,000 on the button against Michael Berk in the small blind.

Schumacher: 
Berk: 

The board came , giving Berk aces and tens to eliminate Schumacher.

Michael Berk  –  1,240,000  (25 bb)
Johan Schumacher  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($65,000)

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 153

Brock Wilson was all in from the small blind for 225,000 against Michael Berk in the big blind.

Wilson: 
Berk: 

The board came , not enough help to Wilson, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Michael Berk  –  1,150,000  (38 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($49,000)

With four players remaining from the field of 153 entries, the average stack is about 765,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $65,000.

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 153

Michael Gathy was all in from the button for about 310,000 with and was trailing Johan Schumacher’s in the hijack.

The board ran out , no help to Gathy, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Johan Schumacher  –  1,210,000  (48 bb)
Michael Gathy  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($37,500)

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Jonathan Tamayo  –  $29,000
8th:  Cherish Andrews  –  $22,400

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 153

Michael Gathy raised from the cutoff, Mathew Frankland committed his remaining 100,000-ish from the big blind, and Gathy called with .

Frankland showed and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board came , giving Gathy aces and fours on the river to eliminate Frankland in ninth place.

Michael Gathy  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Mathew Frankland  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($17,600)

With eight players remaining from the field of 153 entries, the average stack is about 385,000  (19 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $22,400.

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 153

Seat 1:  Mathew Frankland  –  70,000  (5 bb)
Seat 2:  Artem Metalidi  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:  Kyle Julius  –  550,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  Cherish Andrews  –  135,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5:  Johan Schumacher  –  720,000  (48 bb)
Seat 6:  Brock Wilson  –  215,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Gathy  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  Jonathan Tamayo  –  190,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9:  Michael Berk  –  640,000  (43 bb)

1st:  $175,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $117,000
3rd:  $87,000
4th:  $65,000
5th:  $49,000
6th:  $37,500
7th:  $29,000
8th:  $22,400
9th:  $17,600

10th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $17,600
11th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $13,800
12th:  Kevin MacDonald  –  $13,800
13th:  Byron Kaverman  –  $11,400
14th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $11,400
15th:  Anton Wigg  –  $11,400
16th:  Mika Gao  –  $9,500
17th:  Florian Ribouchon  –  $9,500
18th:  Asher Conniff  –  $9,500
19th:  David Jackson  –  $9,500
20th:  Jason Raber  –  $9,500

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  153
Prize Pool:  $726,750
January 21, 2025

Event 52 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a crowd of 153 entries for a prize pool of $726,750. The final 20 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $9,500.

Up top for the winner is $175,350.

1st:  $175,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $117,000
3rd:  $87,000
4th:  $65,000
5th:  $49,000
6th:  $37,500
7th:  $29,000
8th:  $22,400
9th-10th:  $17,600
11th-12th:  $13,800
13th-15th:  $11,400
16th-20th:  $9,500