$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 3,586

Jesse Oler was all in from the button for about 1,275,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Justin Datloff in middle position.

The board came , and Datloff paired his queen on the flop and his ace on the turn to win the pot with two pair, aces and queens, eliminating Oler in 24th place.

Justin Datloff  –  5,000,000  (50 bb)
Jesse Oler  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($10,700)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,125,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

Everything is set and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

With 24 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,990,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

LHPO Event 2 drew 3,586 entries and it is down to the last 24 players with a shot at the title and top prize of $279,400. They return this afternoon at 1 pm to start playing down for the trophy.

Roy Young and James Carroll have the two biggest stacks coming back but it is still anyone’s game to take the top spot.

Table 7
Seat 1.  Christie Yau  –  3,325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Daniel Garcia  – 3,250,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Logan Eisner  –  4,750,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Campbell  –  975,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Cory Rock  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  James Carroll  –  7,950,000  (80 bb)
Seat 8.  Stephen Gerber  –  5,050,000  (51 bb)
Seat 9.  Reynel Hernandez  –  2,850,000  (29 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1.  John Dobson  –  1,500,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Arun Balasubramanian  –  2,425,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  TJ Shulman  –  4,400,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Luis Tobo  –  1,575,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Shoval Malin  –  1,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitesh Shere  –  2,100,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Maxwell Young  –   2,745,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Adam Yellin  –  3,725,000  (37 bb)
Seat 9.

Table 16
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Dan Wirgau  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Datloff  –  3,075,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Rein  –  800,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Roy Young  –  8,250,000  (83 bb)
Seat 6.  Jesse Oler  –  1,525,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Alexandre Caperonis  –  1,400,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Alex Ziskin  –  2,250,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9.  Jason Kwartler  –  900,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $279,400 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $185,000
3rd:  $137,000
4th:  $103,000
5th:  $78,000
6th:  $59,000
7th:  $45,500
8th:  $35,500
9th-10th:  $27,500
11th-12th:  $21,600
13th-15th:  $17,000
16th-19th:  $13,400
20th-23rd:  $10,700
24th:  $8,600

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 19 – $600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 14 Day 1C – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 20 – $600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 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 20 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 2 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 2 Day 3 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 2 Payouts

2PM: Event 21 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 22 – $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:00pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 22 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 14 Day 1D (Turbo) – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels 1-13 last 15 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (10:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

Event 2 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open is down to 24 players at the conclusion of Day 2. Roy Young leads the way with 8,250,000 (83 big blinds), followed by James Carroll with 7,950,000 (80 big blinds).

Day 3 begins Monday at 1 p.m.

Table 7
Seat 1.  Christie Yau  –  3,325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Daniel Garcia  – 3,250,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Logan Eisner  –  4,750,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Campbell  –  975,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Cory Rock  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  James Carroll  –  7,950,000  (80 bb)
Seat 8.  Stephen Gerber  –  5,050,000  (51 bb)
Seat 9.  Reynel Hernandez  –  2,850,000  (29 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1.  John Dobson  –  1,500,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Arun Balasubramanian  –  2,425,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  TJ Shulman  –  4,400,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Luis Tobo  –  1,575,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Shoval Malin  –  1,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitesh Shere  –  2,100,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Maxwell Young  –   2,745,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Adam Yellin  –  3,725,000  (37 bb)
Seat 9.

Table 16
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Dan Wirgau  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Datloff  –  3,075,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Rein  –  800,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Roy Young  –  8,250,000  (83 bb)
Seat 6.  Jesse Oler  –  1,525,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Alexandre Caperonis  –  1,400,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Alex Ziskin  –  2,250,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9.  Jason Kwartler  –  900,000  (9 bb)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,000,000 (30 big blinds).

1st:  $279,400 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $185,000
3rd:  $137,000
4th:  $103,000
5th:  $78,000
6th:  $59,000
7th:  $45,500
8th:  $35,500
9th-10th:  $27,500
11th-12th:  $21,600
13th-15th:  $17,000
16th-19th:  $13,400
20th-23rd:  $10,700
24th:  $8,600

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

Christie Yau raised to 175,000 from the button and Daniel Garcia called in the big blind.

They checked to the river of a board where Garcia went all in with a covering stack. Yau called all in for 1,450,000 with for aces and jacks, besting Garcia’s to double up.

Christie Yau  –  3,330,000  (42 bb)
Daniel Garcia  –  3,250,000  (41 bb)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,990,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

Here is the final batch of eliminations from Day 2, along with their payouts:

25th:  Thien Nguyen  –  $8,600
26th:  Manny Minaya  –  $8,600
27th:  Anthony Johnson  –  $8,600
28th:  Lou Ojeda  –  $8,600
29th:  Blake Stein  –  $8,600
30th:  Joey Skinner  –  $8,600
31st:  Ronald Fischer  –  $8,600

With 24 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,990,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

James Carroll raised to 175,000 in middle position, Thien Nguyen reraised all in for about 1,600,000 in the big blind, and Carroll called.

Nguyen: 
Carroll: 

The board came , giving Carroll aces and queens to eliminate Nguyen in 25th place.

James Carroll  –  7,940,000  (99 bb)
Thien Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($8,600)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,990,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 3,586

Maxwell Young was all in from middle position for 1,280,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of John Dobson in the cutoff.

The board came , and Young turned a jack-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Maxwell Young  –  2,760,000  (35 bb)
John Dobson  –  1,250,000  (16 bb)

With 25 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,870,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 3,586

Justin Datloff raised 160,000 in middle position, Alexandre Caperonis reraised all in for 510,000 in the small blind, and Datloff called.

Datloff: 
Caperonis: 

The board came , safe for Caperonis to double up.

Alexandre Caperonis  –  1,180,000  (15 bb)
Justin Datloff  –  3,140,000  (39 bb)

With 25 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,870,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.