$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 130

On a flop of , Gabe Ramos potted for 227,00 in the small blind. Eugene Kotlyarevskiy raised from under the gun, and Ramos called all in for a little more with for a pair of kings.

Kotlyarevskiy showed for a pair of threes with a flush draw and straight draw.

The turn was the , giving Kotlyarevskiy a flush while giving Ramos a set of kings.

The river was the , no help to Ramos, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  915,000  (114 bb)
Gabe Ramos  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($978)

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 84

Omaha Hi-Lo

After a series of raises, David Tarbet was all in for 270,000 on the button against David May in the big blind.

Tarbet: 
May: 

The board came , giving May a king-high straight to win Event 18 outright for $13,860. Tarbet finished runner-up for $8,435.

A recap of Event 18, as well as the updated Mixed Games Leaderboard, will be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 312

Day 2 is Tuesday at 1 p.m.

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 312

Day 2 is Tuesday at 1 p.m.

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  312
Prize Pool:  $302,640
January 12-14, 2025

Event 14 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Across three starting flights, a field of 312 entries created a prize pool of $302,640. The 40 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and have locked up $1,940.

Up top for the winner is $60,340.

The chip counts and Day 2 table and seat draw will be posted soon.

1st:  $60,340 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $41,500
3rd:  $31,000
4th:  $23,100
5th:  $17,400
6th:  $13,300
7th:  $10,200
8th:  $7,900
9th-10th:  $6,200
11th-12th:  $5,200
13th-15th:  $4,360
16th-19th:  $3,580
20th-23rd:  $2,920
24th-31st:  $2,320
32nd-40th:  $1,940

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 84

Stud

David Tarbet:    / 
Michael Dreese:    / 

David Tarbet was the bring-in for 10,000, Michael Dreese completed to 40,000, Tarbet raised to 80,000, and Dreese called.

Dreese bet 40,000 on fourth street, Tarbet called, Dreese bet his remaining 30,000 on fifth street, and Tarbet called.

David Tarbet:    / 
Michael Dreese:    / 

Dreese caught a non-helpful on sixth while Tarbet locked up the hand with the to make trips, rendering seventh street moot and ending Dreese’s tournament in third place.

David Tarbet  –  1,020,000  (13 BB)
David May  –  1,080,000  (14 BB)

1st:  $13,860 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,435

3rd:  Michael Dreese  –  $5,245
4th:  Alan Katsnelson  –  $3,550
5th:  Tom Koral  –  $2,700
6th:  John Capitano  –  $2,165
7th:  Ilya Levitin $1,795
8th:  Joshua Thatcher $1,515
9th:  Lavonne Schaafsm $1,395
10th:  Ariel Mantel $1,300
11th:  Stephen Reid $1,300

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 84

Omaha Hi-Lo

David Tarbet raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Alan Katsnelson called in the big blind.

The flop was , Tarbet 30,000, and Katsnelson called.

The turn was the , Tarbet bet 60,000, and Katsnelson called all in with for a seven-five low and straight draws. Tarbet showed for aces with a seven-four low.

The river was the , keeping Tarbet’s aces and live deuce low best to eliminate Katsnelson in fourth place.

David Tarbet  –  920,000  (15 BB)
Alan Katsnelson  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,550)

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed   |   Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 522

Flight A:  153 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  205 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  164 Entries;  In Progress
Flight D: Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Flight E:  Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Flight F:  Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 84

Stud

Alan Katsnelson:    /    / 
Tom Koral:    /    / 

Alan Katsnelson completed to 25,000 on third steet and Tom Koral called.

Koral check-called 25,000 on fourth street before calling bets of 50,000 on fifth and sixth streets.

Both checked on seventh.

Katsnelson tabled for a pair of kings, Koral mucked, and Katsnelson collected the pot.

Down to 30,000, Koral busted a few hands later in fifth place.

Alan Katsnelson  –  1,140,000  (23 BB)
Tom Koral  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,700)

With four players remaining from the field of 84 entries, the average stack is about 525,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,550.

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 84

2-7 Triple Draw

David Tarbet raised to 50,000 from the button and John Capitano called all in from the small blind for 25,000.

Capitano went two-one-pat, while Tarbet went two-two-pat and tabled , besting Capitano’s to eliminate him in sixth place.

David Tarbet  –  530,000  (11 BB)
John Capitano  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,165)

With five players remaining from the field of 84 entries, the average stack is about 420,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,700.