$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 55 of 252

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 and a 2,500 ante.

Chipleader Patrick Donahue took his time coming back from dinner, but he had enough chips to easily weather the blinds for a while. These were the top stacks at the dinner break:

1.  Patrick Donahue  –  235,500  (94 bb)
2.  Nancy Birnbaum  –  217,000  (87 bb)
3.  Sandie Morse  –  214,000  (86 bb)
4.  Sylvia Bernstein  –  211,000  (84 bb)
5.  Altabal Mohamed  –  208,000  (83 bb)

With 55 players remaining from a field of 252 entries, the average chip stack is around 91,500 (37 big blinds). The final 32 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $660.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 55 of 252

Level 12 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:14 pm.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 200K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Patrick Donahue  –  235,500  (94 bb)
2.  Nancy Birnbaum  –  217,000  (87 bb)
3.  Sandie Morse  –  214,000  (86 bb)
4.  Sylvia Bernstein  –  211,000  (84 bb)
5.  Altabal Mohamed  –  208,000  (83 bb)

With 55 players remaining from a field of 252 entries, the average chip stack is around 91,500 (37 big blinds). The final 32 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $660.

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  252
Prize Pool:  $83,160
January 7, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 252 entries, turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $83,160. The last 32 spots will be paid with $660 for a min-cash and $18,100 plus the LHPO trophy to the Event 3 champ.

1st: $18,100 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $12,000
3rd: $8,900
4th: $6,700
5th: $5,000
6th: $3,840
7th: $2,960
8th: $2,300
9th-10th: $1,800
11th-12th: $1,480
13th-15th: $1,220
16th-19th: $1,000
20th-23rd: $800
24th-32nd: $660

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  167

We have another great turnout for the Seniors Event, they have 167 entries in the game already and the $50,000 guarantee was already surpassed.

This is going to be one of those monster Seniors prize pools.

A few friends in early action include Jeff Silverstein, Tray Johns, Rafael Lima, Nancy Birnbaum, Raminder Singh, Stephen Ekin, Julio Delgado, Jaroslaw Osinski, Robert Kessler, and Randall Emmett.

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have three fun Seniors Events on the LHPO schedule and the first gets underway at 11 am. This one is has a $400 buy-in with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and a trophy awaiting the winner.

Players sit with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 2 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 3 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 4 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 2 Day 1B – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 5 – $400 Quad Stack NLH/PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 LHPO event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 LHPO event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet