$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 28

Eric Yanovsky raised all in for 52,000 from under the gun and Brandon Wilson called in the big blind with . Yanovsky showed .

The board came , giving Yanovsky quad aces to double through Wilson.

Eric Yanovsky  –  116,000  (15 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  10,000  (1 bb)

The next hand, Cherish Andrews raised to 16,000 from the hijack, Wilson called all in for 10,000 in the small blind, Yanovsky reraised all in for 108,000 in the big blind, and Andrews folded.

Wilson: 
Yanovsky: 

The board ran out , giving Yanovsky a set of tens to eliminate Wilson.

Eric Yanovsky  –  142,000  (18 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  Eliminated 

With 10 players remaining from a field of 28 entries, the average chip stack is around 280,000 (35 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $76,075.

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 28

Manuel Fritz raised to a covering amount from the small blind and Justin Saliba called all in for 102,000 in the big blind.

Fritz: 
Saliba: 

The board came , giving Saliba kings and eights to double through Fritz.

Justin Saliba  –  212,000  (27 bb)
Manuel Fritz  –  120,000  (15 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 28 entries, the average chip stack is around 255,000 (32 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $76,075.

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 28

Giuseppe Iadisernia completed the small blind to 8,000, Brock Wilson moved all in from the big blind for 52,000, and Iadisernia called with .

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

The board came , and Iadisernia flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Wilson won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Brock Wilson  –  112,000  (14 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  455,000  (57 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 28 entries, the average chip stack is around 255,000 (32 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $76,075.

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 28

Mauricio Ferreira was all in from the small blind for 16,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Anatoly Nikitin in the big blind.

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

Mauricio Ferreira  –  40,000  (5 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  145,000  (18 bb)

Two hands later, Ferreira moved all in from the cutoff for 40,000, and chipleader Thomas Boivin called from the small blind with .

Ferreira turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Ferreira paired his seven on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mauricio Ferreira  –  96,000  (12 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  1,251,000  (156 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 28 entries, the average chip stack is around 255,000 (32 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $76,075.

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 28

With the board showing on the turn and less than 50K in the pot, Jesse Lonis bet 20,000 from the big blind.

Chipleader Thomas Boivin raised from the cutoff to 200,000, and Lonis used three Time Chips to tank for nearly two minutes before he called all in for roughly 75,000 with for a pair of threes.

But Boivin turned over for a set of eights, and Lonis was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , and Boivin won the pot with his set of eights to eliminate Lonis from the tournament.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,285,000  (161 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  Eliminated

With 11 players remaining from a field of 28 entries, the average chip stack is around 255,000 (32 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $76,075.

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 28

Mauricio Ferreira moved all in from the hijack for 100,000, and Anatoly Nikitin called all in from the cutoff for 68,000 with .

Ferreira turned over , and Nikitin needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the aces hold up for Nikitin to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anatoly Nikitin  –  156,000  (20 bb)
Mauricio Ferreira  –  32,000  (4 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 28 entries, the average chip stack is around 233,000 (29 big blinds).

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  28
Prize Pool:  $691,600
January 15, 2026

1st:  $310,255
2nd:  $187,700
3rd:  $117,570
4th:  $76,075

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Entries:  28

The players return from break to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 and an 8,000 ante.

Registration has closed with 28 entries. With seven more players joining the field, there was a fresh redraw for random seats at two tables. The prizepool should be worth $691,600, and the payouts will be released soon.

With 12 players remaining from a field of 28 entries, the average chip stack is around 233,000 (29 big blinds). Here is the lineup with official chip counts:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  68,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Thomas Boivin  –  1,203,000  (150 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  578,000  (72 bb)
Seat 6.  Brock Wilson  –  100,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Jesse Lonis  –  100,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Mauricio Ferreira  –  100,000  (13 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Manuel Fritz  –  189,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Saliba  –  100,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4.  Brandon Wilson  –  62,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Eric Yanovsky  –  100,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Swartz  –  100,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Cherish Andrews  –  100,000  (13 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure
Level 10:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Entries:  22

Level 9 comes to an end, and the players take a 90-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:25 pm.

Registration remains open until 7:55 pm. Players must be in the line for registration by 7:55 pm in order to enter.

There are 22 entries, but only 21 players have taken their seats so far. With five players remaining from those 21 chip stacks, the average chip count is about 420,000 (53 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Thomas Boivin  –  1,203,000  (150 bb)
Seat 2.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  68,000  (9 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Wilson  –  62,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  Manuel Fritz  –  189,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  578,000  (72 bb)

There are 22 entries, but only 21 players have taken their seats so far. With five players remaining from those 21 chip stacks, the average chip count is about 420,000 (53 big blinds).

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Structure
Level 9:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Entries:  22

Jesse Lonis raised from the button, Thomas Boivin reraised from the small blind to 78,000, and Lonis moved all in for about 305,000.

Boivin quickly called with , and Lonis turned over . Lonis needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Boivin to win the pot and eliminate Lonis.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,175,000  (196 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  Eliminated

There are 22 entries, but only 21 players have taken their seats so far. With five players remaining from those 21 chip stacks, the average chip count is about 420,000 (70 big blinds).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:55 pm, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until late in the dinner break. Players must be in the registration line by 7:55 pm in order to enter this event. The dinner break will end about half an hour after that.