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Event 17: Chip Counts Thru Flight E

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$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee   |   Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  102 of 1,234

Flight A:  153 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  205 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  164 Entries;  17 Advanced
Flight D:  198 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight E:  271 Entries;  28 Advanced
Flight F:  243 Entries;  TBD Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL381,500
2JonathanGoldmanMiamiFL373,000
3QuentinLimidoDavieFL360,500
4DenisMendozaPembroke PinesFL327,000
5RomanBorczanMiamiFL320,500
6WillieWigginsPembroke PinesFL317,000
7NoahBittonIslamoradaFL287,500
8JamesCassidyStuartFL287,500
9WarrenCarneyFort LauderdaleFL281,500
10MichaelO'MalleyJupiterFL274,500
11AnthonyCasasMiamiFL271,500
12GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL271,000
13ArthurPeacockJupiterFL268,500
14ElliottSibonneyTorontoON268,000
15GuillermoReyes CardosoMiamiFL264,500
16SatishSurapaneniCliftonNJ263,000
17KyleLazzaroFort LauderdaleFL252,000
18JuanRua FlechasAventuraFL238,000
19PhilipToisterHollywoodFL230,000
20JonathanMoschelOwings MillsMD226,500
21ShravanKulshresthaMiamiFL225,000
22WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA220,000
23MatthewJohnsonSmyrnaTN219,000
24RafaelMaciel Menezes213,000
25VictorTaiebMiamiFL211,000
26DavidLaneDanversMA198,000
27BenjaminSriquiSunriseFL195,000
28AnthonyItarelliMethuenMA192,500
29ThomasJacksonThonotosassaFL191,000
30DavidRiveraDavieFL191,000
31DavidLipsky JrDaytona BeachFL186,500
32PeterShapiroSunny Isles BeachFL182,000
33AbrahamRamos PadillaHialeahFL173,000
34JuanRojasChajari-170,500
35LisaTeebagyLighthouse PointFL170,000
36AnthonyMoredaMiamiFL167,500
37JackBattagliaHollywoodFL163,500
38SergeOskoParklandFL161,000
39ClarkMerrittSt ThomasVI159,000
40HarrisonRuggieroMiami BeachFL155,000
41TimothyPettusAuburndaleFL155,000
42BrandonColburnHollywoodFL154,000
43LongDinhCoral SpringsFL153,000
44TammyEhrhartPort OrangeFL153,000
45StevenBennettDeerfield BchFL152,000
46MinhNguyenWest Palm BeachFL150,000
47Jean-LouisSantoniIssy Les Moulineaux-145,000
48SalvatoreOrlandoWoodbridgeON142,000
49IonutNegoescuHallandale BeachFL140,000
50EldoRodriguezDavieFL138,000
51JosephVillacciCooper CityFL136,500
52JoseSilvaPlantationFL134,500
53ChristopherNortonSanfordNC128,500
54MatthewDahlEdinaMN127,500
55JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA124,500
56DanielOuelletMadawaskaME120,000
57OlegMinavichevMiamiFL120,000
58JuanSoberonMiamiFL118,500
59RodrigoAldorinoNorth MiamiFL112,500
60JoeSimmonsNashvilleTN111,500
61JeanDeromedi DelplanqueMiami BeachFL104,000
62TerryHartmanChattanoogaTN101,000
63DraganMihajlovskiPort Saint LucieFL100,500
64NicholasViscontiDelray BeachFL96,500
65DonaldCowieTorontoON94,000
66BrianGoodmanFlower MoundTX91,500
67RoniZelichonokAventuraFL88,000
68EricPennerWest Palm BchFL86,500
69DylanWeissJupiterFL85,000
70MarcosSaravia EscalanteWestonFL80,000
71SergioPerezHialeahFL79,500
72MichaelMayDaniaFL75,500
73YasmanyHernandezHialeahFL75,000
74KellyBradshawSt PetersburgFL71,000
75AnthonyAskeyRiverviewFL69,500
76AnthonyTalaveraSunriseFL69,000
77HenryBilleteMiamiFL67,000
78JoshuaWelchKey LargoFL65,000
79MelvinBerfondBrooklynNY65,000
80MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY63,500
81JustinObrontDavieFL63,000
82AlbertoNieblaMiamiFL61,000
83AustinFinkMiamiVA59,500
84JohnWilderGreensboroNC59,000
85JaredGableBoca RatonFL59,000
86MarkGaudinoDavieFL58,000
87ReyRodriguezMiamiFL57,500
88MarcWolfeMiamiFL57,500
89ErnestoRomeroKey BiscayneFL57,500
90CharlesVacantiAmherstNY53,500
91DeandreIrizarryMiamiFL51,500
92SylvainLessardBrownsburg-ChathamQC51,000
93CarlosVazquezPalmetto BayFL51,000
94ArielRoselloHialeahFL47,500
95LuisFumeroMiamiFL41,500
96JeffreyKeiserHollywoodFL38,500
97JeffrieCharltonLake WorthFL36,500
98PeterFellowsMiramarFL32,000
99MichaelWeinbergDelray BeachFL29,000
100JordanMillerCoxs CreekKY28,500
101MatthewHardestyMichigan CityIN18,000
102ErezLapskerBoca RatonFL17,500
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Event 14: Nicholas Chong Reaches 4.6 Million; “Is That a Flush and a Straight?”

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$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 312

Nicholas Chong
Nicholas Chong

Nicholas Chong raised from the small blind, and Matthew Lambrecht called from the big blind.

The flop came Qs5d3d, Chong bet 125,000, and Lambrecht called.

The turn card was the 8d, and both players checked.

The river card was the 7h, Chong bet 325,000, and Lambrecht quickly called. Chong showed 9d6d for a nine-high flush.

“Is that a flush and a straight?” asked Lambrecht as he mucked. Chong won the pot.

Seat 1.  Nicholas Chong  –  4,620,000  (77 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,150,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,590,000  (43 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 3,120,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $31,000 each.

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Event 14: Matthew Lambrecht Four-Bet Shoves

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$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 312

Matthew Lambrecht
Matthew Lambrecht

The action has been relatively light since Kevin DiPasquale’s fourth-place elimination.

Matthew Lambrecht raised from the button to 125,000, Nicholas Chong reraised from the big blind to 350,000, and Lambrecht four-bet all in for 2,080,000.

Chong thought for a while before he folded, and Lambrecht took the pot.

Seat 1.  Nicholas Chong  –  3,900,000  (65 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,520,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,950,000  (49 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 3,120,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $31,000 each.

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Event 14: Kevin DiPasquale – 4th Place ($23,100)

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$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 312

Kevin DiPasquale
Kevin DiPasquale

Nicholas Chong raised from the small blind, and Kevin DiPasquale called from the big blind.

The flop came 10c8s2h, Chong checked, DiPasquale bet 125,000, and Chong called.

The turn card was the 9c, Chong checked, DiPasquale bet 325,000, and Chong called.

The river card was the 7h, Chong checked, DiPasquale moved all in for about 600,000, and Chong snap-called with Jc9d for a jack-high straight.

DiPasquale turned over Ad6d for a lower ten-high straight, and Chong won the pot to eliminate DiPasquale in fourth place.

Nicholas Chong  –  4,775,000  (96 bb)
Kevin DiPasquale  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($23,100)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 3,120,000 (62 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $31,000 each.

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Event 24: Prize Pool and Payouts; $18,320 to the Winner

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2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  68
Prize Pool:  $52,360
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,600
January 14, 2025

Event 24 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 68 entries generated a prize pool of $52,360, with an additional $13,600 set aside for bounties. The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,835.

Up top for the winner is $18,320.

1st:  $18,320 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,470
3rd:  $6,415
4th:  $4,585
5th:  $3,535
6th:  $2,750
7th:  $2,355
8th:  $2,095
9th:  $1,835

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Event 14: Kevin DiPasquale Doubles Thru Nicholas Chong

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$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

Kevin DiPasquale
Kevin DiPasquale

Nicholas Chong raised from the button to 125,000, Kevin DiPasquale moved all in from the small blind for 730,000, and Chong thought for a while before he called with 3h3d.

DiPasquale turned over JhJc, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10d9c5s4hKh, and the pocket jacks held up for DiPasquale to win the pot and double up in chips.

Kevin DiPasquale  –  1,560,000  (31 bb)
Nicholas Chong  –  3,290,000  (66 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,340,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,100 each.

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Event 14: Nicholas Chong Four-Bets It Preflop to Reach 3.8 Million

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$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

Nicholas Chong
Nicholas Chong

Matthew Lambrecht raised from the button to 100,000, Rafael Rodriguez reraised from the small blind to 400,000, and Nicholas Chong four-bet it from the big blind to 1,200,000.

Lambrecht quickly folded, and Rodriguez tanked for a while before he also folded. Chong took the pot to increase his chip lead.

Nicholas Chong  –  3,850,000  (77 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,600,000  (52 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,340,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,100 each.

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Event 14: Final Four Players Return From Dinner

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$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 312

The players return from dinner to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,340,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,100 each.

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Event 23: Prize Pool and Payouts; $22,150 to the Winner

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2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $82,280
January 14, 2025

Event 23 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 164 entries for a prize pool of $82,280. The final 21 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,035.

Up top for the winner is $22,150.

1st:  $22,150 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,500
3rd:  $9,780
4th:  $6,780
5th:  $4,840
6th:  $3,555
7th-8th:  $2,695
9th-10th:  $2,110
11th-12th:  $1,705
13th-14th:  $1,425
15th-16th:  $1.240
17th-18th:  $1,110
19th-21st:  $1,035

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Event 17: Chip Counts Thru Flight D

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$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed   |   Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  74 of 991

Flight A:  153 Entries;  16 Advanced
Flight B:  205 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  164 Entries;  17 Advanced
Flight D:  198 Entries;  20 Advanced
Flight E:  271 Entries; TBD Advanced
Flight F:  Reg. Open ~10:30 p.m.
Day 2:  Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL381,500
2QuentinLimidoDavieFL360,500
3DenisMendozaPembroke PinesFL327,000
4RomanBorczanMiamiFL320,500
5NoahBittonIslamoradaFL287,500
6JamesCassidyStuartFL287,500
7WarrenCarneyFort LauderdaleFL281,500
8MichaelO'MalleyJupiterFL274,500
9GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL271,000
10GuillermoReyes CardosoMiamiFL264,500
11JuanRua FlechasAventuraFL238,000
12PhilipToisterHollywoodFL230,000
13JonathanMoschelOwings MillsMD226,500
14ShravanKulshresthaMiamiFL225,000
15WarrenO'BrienSouth BostonMA220,000
16MatthewJohnsonSmyrnaTN219,000
17RafaelMaciel Menezes213,000
18VictorTaiebMiamiFL211,000
19DavidLaneDanversMA198,000
20BenjaminSriquiSunriseFL195,000
21AnthonyItarelliMethuenMA192,500
22DavidLipsky JrDaytona BeachFL186,500
23PeterShapiroSunny Isles BeachFL182,000
24AbrahamRamos PadillaHialeahFL173,000
25JuanRojasChajari-170,500
26LisaTeebagyLighthouse PointFL170,000
27AnthonyMoredaMiamiFL167,500
28JackBattagliaHollywoodFL163,500
29SergeOskoParklandFL161,000
30ClarkMerrittSt ThomasVI159,000
31HarrisonRuggieroMiami BeachFL155,000
32TimothyPettusAuburndaleFL155,000
33LongDinhCoral SpringsFL153,000
34StevenBennettDeerfield BchFL152,000
35MinhNguyenWest Palm BeachFL150,000
36SalvatoreOrlandoWoodbridgeON142,000
37IonutNegoescuHallandale BeachFL140,000
38EldoRodriguezDavieFL138,000
39JosephVillacciCooper CityFL136,500
40JoseSilvaPlantationFL134,500
41ChristopherNortonSanfordNC128,500
42DanielOuelletMadawaskaME120,000
43OlegMinavichevMiamiFL120,000
44JuanSoberonMiamiFL118,500
45JoeSimmonsNashvilleTN111,500
46JeanDeromedi DelplanqueMiami BeachFL104,000
47TerryHartmanChattanoogaTN101,000
48DraganMihajlovskiPort Saint LucieFL100,500
49NicholasViscontiDelray BeachFL96,500
50DonaldCowieTorontoON94,000
51RoniZelichonokAventuraFL88,000
52DylanWeissJupiterFL85,000
53SergioPerezHialeahFL79,500
54KellyBradshawSt PetersburgFL71,000
55AnthonyTalaveraSunriseFL69,000
56HenryBilleteMiamiFL67,000
57JoshuaWelchKey LargoFL65,000
58MaorBen HamuForest HillsNY63,500
59AlbertoNieblaMiamiFL61,000
60JohnWilderGreensboroNC59,000
61JaredGableBoca RatonFL59,000
62MarkGaudinoDavieFL58,000
63ReyRodriguezMiamiFL57,500
64MarcWolfeMiamiFL57,500
65DeandreIrizarryMiamiFL51,500
66SylvainLessardBrownsburg-ChathamQC51,000
67CarlosVazquezPalmetto BayFL51,000
68ArielRoselloHialeahFL47,500
69LuisFumeroMiamiFL41,500
70PeterFellowsMiramarFL32,000
71MichaelWeinbergDelray BeachFL29,000
72JordanMillerCoxs CreekKY28,500
73MatthewHardestyMichigan CityIN18,000
74ErezLapskerBoca RatonFL17,500