James Anderson Wins Event 49 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $54,305

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  441
Prize Pool:  $310,905
January 18-20, 2026

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 49 Champion James Anderson

Event 49 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, producing a field of 441 entries and a prize pool of $310,905. Taking it down was James Anderson, winning outright for $54,305.

The victory marked Anderson’s second SHRP major series trophy triumph, having previously won a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty during the 2021 Showdown.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JamesAnderson$54,305
2MatthewDavenport$37,000
3JosephPalma$27,500
4EugeneKatchalov$20,600
5AlexanderCharron$15,600
6TravellThomas$11,900
7ChadWassmuth$9,100
8MeganCollins$7,100
9FlorianPesce$5,600
10ChunKwan$5,600
11JosephPetrolino$5,000
12VannaTea$5,000
13JasonBlodgett$4,400
14MauricioFischmann$4,400
15WilliamSoscia$4,400
16DrakeKemper$3,780
17SatyaVegi$3,780
18PaulTrianosky$3,780
19GrantWang$3,780
20JoeyWeissman$3,180
21TKMiles$3,180
22TanupatPunjarojanakul$3,180
23RoyYoung$3,180
24JamesCollopy$2,600
25PhuocVo$2,600
26MichaelTeich$2,600
27MauricePaola$2,600
28NicholasScholz$2,600
29BrettApter$2,600
30JasonHickey$2,600
31SamSpira$2,600
32RobertFregosi$2,120
33SergioGiha$2,120
34AnibalPabon$2,120
35AdiBen Ami$2,120
36SpencerChamplin$2,120
37DanielVranich$2,120
38BobBounahra$2,120
39QuangVu$2,120
40MosheRefaelovitz$1,700
41WilliamParker$1,700
42JordanWestmorland$1,700
43JeremyBecker$1,700
44YordanPetrov$1,700
45ManuelMustafa Maury$1,700
46AlexandrosKolonias$1,700
47BradleyMoore$1,700
48LongNguyen$1,420
49EdwinLomans$1,420
50ScottWright$1,420
51DylanKahn$1,420
52AyedShweihat$1,420
53MichaelNewman$1,420
54AntuanBunkley$1,420
55MariaHernandez$1,420
56JosephVillacci$1,420
57DarryllFish$1,420

Event 49: Joseph Palma Leads the Final Table

$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $310,905  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 441

Seat 1.  Travell Thomas  –  330,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2.  James Anderson  –  970,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Megan Collins  –  555,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Wassmuth  –  1,185,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5.  Joseph Palma  –  3,335,000  (56 bb)
Seat 6.  Matthew Davenport  –  2,300,000  (38 bb)
Seat 7.  Alexander Charron  –  920,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8.  Eugene Katchalov  –  970,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Florian Pesce  –  465,000  (8 bb)

1st:  $54,305 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $37,000
3rd:  $27,500
4th:  $20,600
5th:  $15,600
6th:  $11,900
7th:  $9,100
8th:  $7,100
9th:  $5,600

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
10ChunKwan$5,600
11JosephPetrolino$5,000
12VannaTea$5,000
13JasonBlodgett$4,400
14MauricioFischmann$4,400
15WilliamSoscia$4,400
16DrakeKemper$3,780
17SatyaVegi$3,780
18PaulTrianosky$3,780
19GrantWang$3,780
20JoeyWeissman$3,180
21TKMiles$3,180
22TanupatPunjarojanakul$3,180
23RoyYoung$3,180
24JamesCollopy$2,600
25PhuocVo$2,600
26MichaelTeich$2,600
27MauricePaola$2,600
28NicholasScholz$2,600
29BrettApter$2,600
30JasonHickey$2,600
31SamSpira$2,600
32RobertFregosi$2,120
33SergioGiha$2,120
34AnibalPabon$2,120
35AdiBen Ami$2,120
36SpencerChamplin$2,120
37DanielVranich$2,120
38BobBounahra$2,120
39QuangVu$2,120
40MosheRefaelovitz$1,700
41WilliamParker$1,700
42JordanWestmorland$1,700
43JeremyBecker$1,700
44YordanPetrov$1,700
45ManuelMustafa Maury$1,700
46AlexandrosKolonias$1,700
47BradleyMoore$1,700
48LongNguyen$1,420
49EdwinLomans$1,420
50ScottWright$1,420
51DylanKahn$1,420
52AyedShweihat$1,420
53MichaelNewman$1,420
54AntuanBunkley$1,420
55MariaHernandez$1,420
56JosephVillacci$1,420
57DarryllFish$1,420

LHPO Day 15 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 50 – $1,700 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 55 – $400 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 55 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 56 – $5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 56 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 49 Day 2 – $800 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 57 – $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (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 56 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 58 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 58 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Event 56 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 buy-in Event 56
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 LHPO Schedule and Results

Event 49: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $310,905  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  57 of 441

Flight A:  91 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight B:  164 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  186 Entries;  24 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
161AnibalPabonHomesteadFL70,000
162BradleyMooreCoity114,000
164ManuelMustafaDoralFL117,000
165DrakeKemperAustinTX612,000
166DanielVranichLake ParkFL198,000
167JamesAndersonPittsburghPA259,000
168WilliamParkerMicanopyFL326,000
169FlorianPesceSeattleWA273,000
221VannaTeaSan JoseCA139,000
222JamesCollopyLas VegasNV65,000
224LongNguyenDania BeachFL60,000
225YordanPetrovSliven162,000
226AlexanderCharronMaldenMA80,000
227PhuocVoFt LauderdaleFL392,000
228TKMilesDavieFL264,000
229JosephVillacciCooper CityFL83,000
231TravellThomasOrchard ParkNY156,000
232MauricePaolaHendersonNV263,000
234EdwinLomansFort PierceFL121,000
235MeganCollinsLutzFL146,000
236PaulTrianoskyGreenevilleTN112,000
237AyedShweihatLapeerMI100,000
238JasonBlodgettManchesterNH105,000
239JosephPalmaBensalemPA225,000
241RobertFregosiDunedinFL304,000
242GrantWangStamfordCT132,000
244BobBounahraPompano BeachFL203,000
245QuangVuLas VegasNV107,000
246ChunKwanLondon274,000
247MichaelTeichWest HarrisonNY287,000
248MariaHernandezMiamiFL129,000
249SergioGihaMiamiFL155,000
301SamSpiraHollywoodFL444,000
302MatthewDavenportMacciesfield142,000
303JordanWestmorlandLynnwoodWA288,000
304AlexandrosKoloniasVolos99,000
305WilliamSosciaBradentonFL281,000
306JeremyBeckerTampaFL122,000
307JoeyWeissmanLas VegasNV101,000
308JasonHickeyDripping SpringsTX176,000
309NicholasScholzTampaFL613,000
311SpencerChamplinLas VegasNV178,000
312MauricioFischmannMiamiFL96,000
314SatyaVegiHuttoTX127,000
315DarryllFishMiamiFL38,000
316JosephPetrolinoBoca RatonFL321,000
317MosheRefaelovitzNew YorkNY230,000
318AdiBen AmiIrvineCA247,000
319MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL79,000
321TanupatPunjarojanakulWestburyNY175,000
322BrettApterSaint PetersburgFL183,000
324ScottWrightNoblesvilleIN250,000
325RoyYoungOcalaFL270,000
326AntuanBunkleyWest Palm BeachFL192,000
327ChadWassmuthLewistonID264,000
328EugeneKatchalovLas VegasNV59,000
329DylanKahnBernardsvilleNJ82,000

Event 49: Day 2 Chip Counts

$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $310,905  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  57 of 441

Flight A:  91 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight B:  164 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  186 Entries;  24 Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1NicholasScholzTampaFL613,000
2DrakeKemperAustinTX612,000
3SamSpiraHollywoodFL444,000
4PhuocVoFt LauderdaleFL392,000
5WilliamParkerMicanopyFL326,000
6JosephPetrolinoBoca RatonFL321,000
7RobertFregosiDunedinFL304,000
8JordanWestmorlandLynnwoodWA288,000
9MichaelTeichWest HarrisonNY287,000
10WilliamSosciaBradentonFL281,000
11ChunKwanLondon274,000
12FlorianPesceSeattleWA273,000
13RoyYoungOcalaFL270,000
14TKMilesDavieFL264,000
15ChadWassmuthLewistonID264,000
16MauricePaolaHendersonNV263,000
17JamesAndersonPittsburghPA259,000
18ScottWrightNoblesvilleIN250,000
19AdiBen AmiIrvineCA247,000
20MosheRefaelovitzNew YorkNY230,000
21JosephPalmaBensalemPA225,000
22BobBounahraPompano BeachFL203,000
23DanielVranichLake ParkFL198,000
24AntuanBunkleyWest Palm BeachFL192,000
25BrettApterSaint PetersburgFL183,000
26SpencerChamplinLas VegasNV178,000
27JasonHickeyDripping SpringsTX176,000
28TanupatPunjarojanakulWestburyNY175,000
29YordanPetrovSliven162,000
30TravellThomasOrchard ParkNY156,000
31SergioGihaMiamiFL155,000
32MeganCollinsLutzFL146,000
33MatthewDavenportMacciesfield142,000
34VannaTeaSan JoseCA139,000
35GrantWangStamfordCT132,000
36MariaHernandezMiamiFL129,000
37SatyaVegiHuttoTX127,000
38JeremyBeckerTampaFL122,000
39EdwinLomansFort PierceFL121,000
40ManuelMustafaDoralFL117,000
41BradleyMooreCoity114,000
42PaulTrianoskyGreenevilleTN112,000
43QuangVuLas VegasNV107,000
44JasonBlodgettManchesterNH105,000
45JoeyWeissmanLas VegasNV101,000
46AyedShweihatLapeerMI100,000
47AlexandrosKoloniasVolos99,000
48MauricioFischmannMiamiFL96,000
49JosephVillacciCooper CityFL83,000
50DylanKahnBernardsvilleNJ82,000
51AlexanderCharronMaldenMA80,000
52MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL79,000
53AnibalPabonHomesteadFL70,000
54JamesCollopyLas VegasNV65,000
55LongNguyenDania BeachFL60,000
56EugeneKatchalovLas VegasNV59,000
57DarryllFishMiamiFL38,000

Event 49: Prize Pool and Payouts; $54,305 to the Winner

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 49
$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  441
Prize Pool:  $310,905
January 18-20, 2026

Event 49 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em, producing a field of 441 entries and a prize pool of $310,905. The 57 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed a min-cash of $1,420.

Up for the winner is $54,305.

1st:  $54,305 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $37,000
3rd:  $27,500
4th:  $20,600
5th:  $15,600
6th:  $11,900
7th:  $9,100
8th:  $7,100
9th-10th:  $5,600
11th-12th:  $5,000
13th-15th:  $4,400
16th-19th:  $3,780
20th-23rd:  $3,180
24th-31st:  $2,600
32nd-39th:  $2,120
40th-47th:  $1,700
48th-57th:  $1,420

Event 49: Chip Counts Thru Flight B

$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 255

Flight A:  91 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight B:  164 Entries;  21 Advanced
Flight C:  In Progress  (Reg. Open ~ 9:30 pm)
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1NicholasScholzTampaFL613,000
2SamSpiraHollywoodFL444,000
3PhuocVoFt LauderdaleFL392,000
4JosephPetrolinoBoca RatonFL321,000
5RobertFregosiDunedinFL304,000
6MichaelTeichWest HarrisonNY287,000
7TKMilesDavieFL264,000
8ChadWassmuthLewistonID264,000
9MauricePaolaHendersonNV263,000
10AdiBen AmiIrvineCA247,000
11MosheRefaelovitzNew YorkNY230,000
12JosephPalmaBensalemPA225,000
13BrettApterSaint PetersburgFL183,000
14SpencerChamplinLas VegasNV178,000
15JasonHickeyDripping SpringsTX176,000
16TanupatPunjarojanakulWestburyNY175,000
17TravellThomasOrchard ParkNY156,000
18SergioGihaMiamiFL155,000
19MatthewDavenportMacciesfield142,000
20VannaTeaSan JoseCA139,000
21GrantWangStamfordCT132,000
22MariaHernandezMiamiFL129,000
23JeremyBeckerTampaFL122,000
24JasonBlodgettManchesterNH105,000
25JoeyWeissmanLas VegasNV101,000
26AyedShweihatLapeerMI100,000
27MauricioFischmannMiamiFL96,000
28JosephVillacciCooper CityFL83,000
29DylanKahnBernardsvilleNJ82,000
30AlexanderCharronMaldenMA80,000
31MichaelNewmanFort LauderdaleFL79,000
32JamesCollopyLas VegasNV65,000
33EugeneKatchalovLas VegasNV59,000

 

LHPO Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 49 Day 1B – $800 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%

11AM: Event 50 – $1,700 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 50 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 46 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 47 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 51 – $600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • Players must be in line by 9:30pm to enter the tournament
  • Day 1 will end when seven players remain
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 53 – $1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 49 Day 1C – $800 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%

7PM: Event 54 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 54 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $550 Event 56 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 buy-in Event 56
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 LHPO Schedule and Results

Event 49: Flight A Chip Counts

$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  12 of 91

Flight A:  91 Entries;  12 Advanced
Flight B:  Monday at 11 a.m.
Flight C:  Monday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1SamSpiraHollywoodFL444,000
2RobertFregosiDunedinFL304,000
3MauricePaolaHendersonNV263,000
4BrettApterSaint PetersburgFL183,000
5SpencerChamplinLas VegasNV178,000
6TanupatPunjarojanakulWestburyNY175,000
7TravellThomasOrchard ParkNY156,000
8MatthewDavenportMacciesfield142,000
9VannaTeaSan JoseCA139,000
10GrantWangStamfordCT132,000
11MauricioFischmannMiamiFL96,000
12JamesCollopyLas VegasNV65,000

Event 49 Flight A: Last Multi-Flight

$800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 1:  100/100

Stacks of Poker Chips

The last multi-flight tournament on the LHPO schedule gets underway at 6 pm with Flight A of Event 49. It is a $800 buy-in Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $200,000 guarantee and three starting flights.

They begin with 25K stacks in front and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Flight A will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and those with chips will return on Tuesday at noon for Day 2.

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%