2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  108
Prize Pool:  $216,000
January 14-15, 2026

There were 108 entries in the two-day $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em event, generating a prizepool worth $216,000 to beat the $200K guarantee. They played down to the final eight on Day 1, and then returned on Day 2 to play to a winner.

With the heads-up chip lead, Asher Neaman agreed to an even chop with Fred Goldberg, and as chipleader, Neaman was awarded the title and the trophy. They both earned $47,000.

Neaman actually started today’s final table as the short stack with just 12 big blinds. But he doubled thru Martins Adeniya in the first 15 minutes, and then about half an hour later Neaman knocked out Adeniya in eighth place. Neaman’s held up against Adeniya’s .

And that set up the key hand of the final table for Neaman, when he and Alex Yen got it all in from the blinds with nearly identical stacks. Neaman had , and he’d have been knocked down to just two chips (less than a big blind) if he couldn’t improve against Yen’s .

But the board came , and Neaman rivered a five-high straight to win the pot, eliminating Yen in seventh place and catapulting up near the top of the leaderboard.

Neaman went on to eliminate Matt Lambrecht in fifth place and Andrew Ostapchenko in third place to get heads-up with Fred Goldberg. Neaman started heads-up play with a 1.5-to-1 lead, and after Goldberg won a few small pots to narrow the gap, they agreed to an even chop to end the tournament.

As chipleader, Neaman was awarded the title and the trophy, his first trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

RESULTS:

* Indicates the results of a heads-up chop.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

After a few small pots of heads-up play, Asher Neaman and Fred Goldberg agreed to an even chop of the remaining prizepool. (Neaman seemed eager to jump into the field of Event 28, Deep Stack PLO.)

As chipleader, Neaman was declared the winner, receiving the title and the trophy. Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  Asher Neaman  –  $47,000* + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Fred Goldberg  –  $47,000*
3rd:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  $28,000
4th:  Sun Choi  –  $20,900
5th:  Matt Lambrecht  –  $15,800
6th:  Shane Santacroce  –  $12,000
7th:  Alex Yen  –  $9,300
8th:  Martins Adeniya  –  $7,200

Congratulations to Asher Neaman!

* Indicates the results of a heads-up chop.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

Asher Neaman raised from the button to 50,000, Andrew Ostapchenko moved all in from the big blind for about 380,000, and Neaman quickly called with .

Ostapchenko turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket tens hold up for Neaman to win the pot and eliminate Ostapchenko in third place.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($28,000)

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

Asher Neaman  –  1,640,000  (66 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  1,060,000  (42 bb)

1st:  $56,500 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $37,500

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Fred Goldberg raised from the small blind to 50,000, and Andrew Ostapchenko called from the big blind.

The flop came , Goldberg checked, Ostapchenko bet 30,000, and Goldberg called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Goldberg checked, Ostapchenko bet 70,000, and Goldberg called. Ostapchenko showed for a five-high bluff, and Goldberg turned over to win the pot.

Seat 1.  Asher Neaman  –  1,285,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2.  Fred Goldberg  –  840,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  575,000  (23 bb)

1st:  $56,500 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $37,500
3rd:  $28,000

With three players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 900,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,000 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Andrew Ostapchenko raised from the button to 60,000, Fred Goldberg reraised from the big blind to 160,000, and Ostapchenko moved all in for about 850,000.

Goldberg thought for a bit before he folded, and Ostapchenko took the pot.

Seat 1.  Asher Neaman  –  1,100,000  (44 bb)
Seat 2.  Fred Goldberg  –  555,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  1,045,000  (42 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 900,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,000 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Asher Neaman raised from the cutoff to 40,000, Fred Goldberg called from the button, and Sun Choi called all in from the big blind for 35,000.

There was 135,000 in the main pot, and 10,000 in the side pot. Any further betting would go into the side pot.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Neaman bet 20,000, and Goldberg called.

The river card was the , Neaman bet 20,000, Goldberg raised to 100,000, and Neaman called.

Fred Goldberg:    (full house, sixes full of eights)
Asher Neaman:    (two pair, nines and eights)
Sun Choi:    (ace high)

Goldberg won the entire pot with his full house to eliminate Choi in fourth place. Choi had been playing with a very short stack since last night, and she made it all the way to fourth place.

Sun Choi  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($20,900)

The final three players briefly discuss a possible deal, but can’t agree to terms. These were their official chip counts for the start of three-handed play:

Seat 1.  Asher Neaman  –  770,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2.  Fred Goldberg  –  875,000  (44 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  1,055,000  (53 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 900,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,000 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 108

Fred Goldberg raised from the button to 45,000, and Andrew Ostapchenko called from the small blind.

The flop came , Ostapchenko checked, Goldberg bet 40,000, and Ostapchenko check-raised to 100,000. Goldberg quickly called.

The turn card was the , Ostapchenko bet 125,000, and Goldberg called.

The river card was the , and Ostapchenko bet 530,000, leaving himself about 75,000 behind. Goldberg used two Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute and a half before he folded, and Ostapchenko took the pot.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  1,185,000  (59 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  860,000  (43 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 675,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $20,900 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 108

The players return from break to begin Level 22, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante.

With four players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 675,000 (34 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Asher Neaman  –  500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Fred Goldberg  –  1,225,000  (61 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  695,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Sun Choi  –  280,000  (14 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $56,500 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $37,500
3rd:  $28,000
4th:  $20,900

5th:  Matt Lambrecht  –  $15,800
6th:  Shane Santacroce  –  $12,000
7th:  Alex Yen  –  $9,300
8th:  Martins Adeniya  –  $7,200

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 108

Fred Goldberg limped from the button for 15,000, Andrew Ostapchenko completed the small blind, and Sun Choi checked her option in the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Goldberg, who bet 15,000. Ostapchenko folded, and Choi called all in for 10,000 with for a six-high flush draw. Goldberg turned over for queen high, and Choi needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Choi won the pot with a pair of fives to double up in chips.

Sun Choi  –  80,000  (5 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  1,435,000  (96 bb)

A few hands later, Choi got it all in from the big blind for 55,000 with against the of Andrew Ostapchenko in the small blind.

The board came , and Choi won the pot with her king to double up in chips.

Sun Choi  –  125,000  (8 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenkoy  –  700,000  (47 bb)

The next hand, Fred Goldberg raised from the cutoff to 40,000, Sun Choi moved all in from the small blind for 125,000, and Goldberg called with .

Choi turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Choi flopped a set of sixes and turned a full house to win the pot and double up again.

Sun Choi  –  280,000  (19 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  1,275,000  (85 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 675,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $20,900 each.

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 108

Asher Neaman raised from the button to 30,000, Fred Goldberg reraised from the small blind to 105,000, and Neaman quickly called.

The flop came , Goldberg bet 40,000, Neaman quickly raised to 140,000, and Goldberg quickly three-bet all in for 1,080,000.

Neaman stopped to go into the tank, throwing out three or four Time Chips to give himself at least two minutes.

Neaman talked his way thru the tank, jokingly seeking advice from everyone at the table, but the dealer kept putting a stop to it. (“One player per hand.”)

Neaman eventually folded, and Goldberg took the pot. Neaman asked to see Goldberg’s cards, and Goldberg said he’d show for $100. Neaman asked a couple more times, and Goldberg kept saying he’d do it for $100. Goldberg eventually returned his cards to the dealer, and said that he would have given the $100 back after he showed his cards; he just wanted to see if Neaman would pull out $100.

Fred Goldberg  –  1,460,000  (97 bb)
Asher Neaman  –  520,000  (35 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 675,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $20,900 each.