Event 56: Peter Mugar Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Elior Sion

$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $549,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 117

Elior Sion raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Peter Mugar was already forced all in for 10,000 in the big blind.

Sion:  Ks8s
Mugar:  JhTh

The board came AhQs6dAs9s, no help to Mugar, ending his tournament on the money bubble.

Elior Sion  –  530,000  (53 bb)
Peter Mugar  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

When the tournament reaches a final table, we’ll have a lineup with chip counts.

Event 56: Prize Pool and Payouts; $141,300 to the Winner

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 56
$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  117
Prize Pool:  $549,900
January 20, 2026

Registration for the $5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 117 entries, more than doubling the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $549,900. The last 15 spots will be paid with $9,400 for a min-cash and $141,300 up top for the Event 56 champ.

1st: $141,300 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $95,000
3rd: $70,000
4th: $53,000
5th: $39,500
6th: $30,500
7th: $23,300
8th: $18,100
9th-10th: $14,200
11th-12th: $11,300
13th-15th: $9,400

Event 56: One-Day $5K

$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The tradition last-day big buy-in one-day tournament is a $5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em tournament this time around, offering a big prize for those sticking around after their Championship run ends.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • 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

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