2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Entries:  65
Prize Pool:  $21,125
January 11, 2025

The third event in the Mixed Games Leaderboard competition was $400 Triple Stud, and with a field of 65 players, they generated a prizepool worth $21,125.

After a little more than 13 hours, Victor Nassif defeated Nic Ganley heads-up to win the event outright, earning $7,385 and his second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won the $400 H.O.R.S.E event during the 2024 LHPO.

Also notable was the ninth-place finish for Harry Eisenberg, who is the only player who has cashed in all three events played so far for the Mixed Games Leaderboard.

Results:

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 65

STUD

Victor Nassif:  ()  
Nic Ganley:  ()  

A few minutes after play resumed, they were on 5th street during a Stud round, and Nic Ganley bet 80,000 with his pair of threes showing. Nassif raised to 160,000, Ganley reraised to 240,000, and Nassif reraised to put Ganley all in.

Ganley called all in for a total of 260,000, and they turned over their cards:

Victor Nassif:  ()  
Nic Ganley:  ()  

Ganley had two pair, queens and threes, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Nassif’s diamond flush draw and open-ended straight draw.

The dealer put out the rest of their boards:

Victor Nassif:  ()    ()
Nic Ganley:  ()    ()

Nassif made a straight on sixth street, and Ganley needed a queen or a three on seventh street to stay alive, but he missed. Nassif won the pot — and the title and the trophy — with a queen-high straight.

Nic Ganley finished as the runner-up, earning $4,225.

Victor Nassif wins the $400 Triple Stud, earning $7,385 and another Lucky Hearts Poker Open trophy. (He won the $400 H.O.R.S.E. event at this series last year.)

Congratulations to Victor Nassif!

1st:  Victor Nassif  –  $7,385 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Nic Ganley  –  $4,225
3rd:  Adam Walter  –  $2,590
4th:  Mihails Morozovs  –  $1,850
5th:  Lavonne Schaafsma  –  $1,430
6th:  Christopher Carey  –  $1,110
7th:  Marc Sacheli  –  $950
8th:  Hal Klein  –  $845
9th:  Harry Eisenberg  –  $740

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 65

There is a short break with about nine minutes remaining in Level 23, and here are the official chip counts from the table:

Victor Nassif  –  1,085,000  (14 BB)
Nic Ganley  –  540,000  (7 BB)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $7,385 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,225

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 65

STUD HI-LO

Victor Nassif:  ()  
Adam Walter:  ()  

5th Street:  Adam Walker bets 60,000, and Victor Nassif calls.

6th Street:  Adam Walker bets 60,000, Victor Nassif raises, and Walker calls all in for 70,000. Both players turn over their cards:

Victor Nassif:  ()  
Adam Walter:  ()  

Nassif had a pair of aces with no low draw, and Walter had a pair of threes with an 8-5 low draw. Walter needed to improve to stay alive.

Victor Nassif:  ()    ()
Adam Walter:  ()    ()

Walter missed all of his outs on seventh street, and with neither player making a qualifying low, Nassif wins the pot with his pair of aces to eliminate Walter in third place.

Adam Walter  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($2,590)

Here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Victor Nassif  –  835,000  (14 BB)
Nic Ganley  –  790,000  (13 BB)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $7,385 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,225

3rd:  Adam Walter  –  $2,590
4th:  Mihails Morozovs  –  $1,850
5th:  Lavonne Schaafsma  –  $1,430
6th:  Christopher Carey  –  $1,110
7th:  Marc Sacheli  –  $950
8th:  Hal Klein  –  $845
9th:  Harry Eisenberg  –  $740

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 65

STUD

Nic Ganley:  ()  
Mihails Morozovs:  ()  

3rd Street:  Mihails Morozovs completes to 30,000, and Nic Ganley calls.

4th Street:  15,000 each to put Morozovs all in, and they turn over their holecards.

Nic Ganley:  ()  
Mihails Morozovs:  ()  

Morozovs had a pair of eights with a backdoor straight-flush draw, while Ganley had a flush draw with a different backdoor straight-flush draw.

Then the dealer gave them the rest of their cards:

Nic Ganley:  ()    ()
Mihails Morozovs:  ()    ()

Ganley paired his queen on sixth street and his king on seventh street to make a higher two pair, and Morozovs needed to improve with a lower two pair and a diamond flush draw. But the last card for Morozovs was an offsuit 10, and Ganley won the pot to eliminate Morozovs in fourth place.

Nic Ganley  –  800,000  (13 bb)
Mihails Morozovs  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,850)

With three players remaining from a field of 65, the average chip stack is about 540,000 (9 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,590 each.

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 65

STUD

Nic Ganley:    / 
Lavonne Schaafsma:    / 

Nic Ganley completed to 30,000, Lavonne Schaafsma raised to 60,000, and Ganley called. Schaafsma bet her remaining 30,000 on fourth street and Ganley called.

Ganley:    / 
Schaafsma:    / 

Schaafsma was ahead with a pair of kings against Ganley’s queens.

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Ganley:    /    / 
Schaafsma:    /    / 

Ganley made trip queens on 7th street to eliminate Schaafsma in fifth place.

Nic Ganley  –  750,000  (13 BB)
Lavonne Schaafsma  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,430)

With four players remaining from a field of 65, the average chip stack is about 406,000 (7 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,850.

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 65

The final five players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased limits of 25,000-50,000. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Victor Nassif  –  335,000  (7 BB)
Seat 2.  Adam Walter  –  355,000  (7 BB)
Seat 3.  Nic Ganley  –  285,000  (6 BB)
Seat 4.  Lavonne Schaafsma  –  415,000  (8 BB)
Seat 5.  Mihails Morozovs  –  235,000  (5 BB)

Here are the payouts:

1st:  $7,385 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,225
3rd:  $2,590
4th:  $1,850
5th:  $1,430

6th:  Christopher Carey  –  $1,110
7th:  Marc Sacheli  –  $950
8th:  Hal Klein  –  $845
9th:  Harry Eisenberg  –  $740

With five players remaining from a field of 65, the average chip stack is about 325,000 (7 Big Bets).

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 65

STUD HI-LO

Christopher Carey had been multi-tabling between this final table and the final flight of Event 1, running back-and-forth between tables.

Unfortunately, Carey busted from Event 1, and returned to the final table during a round of Stud Hi-Lo to play a hand that would see him go from two tournaments to none in just a matter of minutes.

Carey played his next hand against Mihails Morozovs.

Heading into the final card, Carey had two pair, eights and deuces, and was drawing to an 8-7 low. Carey needed to improve to stay alive against Morozovs’ trip fives and 8-5 low draw.

Both players received a second ace for their final card, so neither player made a qualifying low. Carey finished with two pair, aces and eights, and Morozovs won the pot with fives full of aces to eliminate Carey in sixth place.

Christopher Carey  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,110)

With five players remaining from a field of 65, the average chip stack is about 325,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,430 each.

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 65

STUD

Lavonne Schaafsma:  ()  
Marc Sacheli:  ()  

3rd Street:  Lavonne Schaafsma four-bet it to 60,000, and Marc Sacheli called.

4th Street:  Schaafsma bet 15,000, Sacheli raised to 30,000, Schaafsma raised, and Sacheli called all in for 33,000. They both turned over their holecards:

Lavonne Schaafsma:  ()  
Marc Sacheli:  ()  

Sacheli had the lead with pocket kings against pocket queens. The dealer dealt out the rest:

Lavonne Schaafsma:  ()    ()
Marc Sacheli:  ()    ()

Sacheli had a big lead on sixth street with two pair, kings and sevens, and he simply needed to dodge one of two queens remaining in the deck. But Schaafsma caught the to win the pot with trip queens and eliminate Sacheli in seventh place.

Lavonne Schaafsma  –  300,000  (10 BB)
Marc Sacheli  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($950)

With six players remaining from a field of 65, the average chip stack is about 271,000 (9 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,110 each.

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 65

RAZZ

Hal Klein:    /    / 
Lavonne Schaafsma:    /    /

Hal Klein completed to 10,000 on third street and Lavonne Schaafsma called.

Klein bet the rest of the way and Schaafsma called him down.

Klein showed for nine-seven, but Schaafsma tabled for an eight-seven to win the pot.

Lavonne Schaafsma  –  240,000  (12 BB)
Hal Klein  –  21,000  (1 BB)

STUD

Marc Sacheli:    / 
Adam Walter:    /    –  fold
Hal Klein  –    / 

Marc Sacheli limped in for 3,000, Adam Walter completed to 10,000, Hal Klein raised all in for 17,000, and both Sacheli and Walter called.

Fourth street was checked before Sacheli isolated the pot on fifth street.

Sacheli:    / 
Klein  –  ]  / 

Sacheli pulled ahead of fifth street with two pair.

Klein picked up a flush draw on sixth with the , while Sacheli picked up the .

Sacheli showed first on seventh, the , keeping him with tens and sevens. Klein squeezed out a non-helpful and was out in eighth place.

Marc Sacheli  –  103,000  (5 BB)
Adam Walter  –  205,000  (10 BB)
Hal Klein  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($845)

With seven players remaining from a field of 65, the average chip stack is about 232,000 (10 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $950.