2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,009
Prize Pool:  $332,970
January 12-15, 2026

Event 21 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a mid-series multi-flight $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. A field of 1,009 entries produced a prize pool of $332,970. The 128 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed a min-cash of $660.

Up for the winner is $48,290.

1st:  $48,290 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $32,500
3rd:  $24,100
4th:  $18,100
5th:  $13,600
6th:  $10,400
7th:  $8,000
8th:  $6,200
9th-10th:  $4,880
11th-12th:  $4,260
13th-15th:  $3,680
16th-19th:  $3,180
20th-23rd:  $2,740
24th-31st:  $2,340
32nd-39th:  $1,980
40th-47th:  $1,680
48th-55th:  $1,420
56th-63rd:  $1,180
64th-75th:  $1,000
76th-87th:  $840
88th-101st:  $720
102nd-128th:  $660

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $216,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 108

The final table of Event 27 begins at 12:00 noon on Thursday.

Seat 1.  Alexander Yen  –  338,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.  Martins Adeniya  –  295,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3.  Asher Neaman  –  94,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Fred Goldberg  –  505,000  (63 bb)
Seat 5.  Shane Santacroce  –  447,000  (56 bb)
Seat 6.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  662,000  (83 bb)
Seat 7.  Matt Lambrecht  –  182,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Sun Choi  –  187,000  (23 bb)

1st:  $56,500 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $37,500
3rd:  $28,000
4th:  $20,900
5th:  $15,800
6th:  $12,000
7th:  $9,300
8th:  $7,200

9th:  John Hunschofsky  –  $5,600
10th:  Luke Graham  –  $5,600
11th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $4,800
12th:  Jason McQueer  –  $4,800
13th:  Scott Bohlman  –  $4,000
14th:  Brian Brunner  –  $4,000

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  96
Prize Pool:  $49,920
January 14, 2026

Event 26 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8, drawing 96 entries for a prize pool of $49,920. Taking it down was Ryan Hoenig, winning outright for $15,200 and his sixth SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Hoenig’s six SHRP major series trophy victories:

2024 Showdown:  $600 2-7 Triple Draw  ($11,980)
2024 Showdown:  $600 Omaha 8  ($14,675)
2024 Showdown:  $600 Badugi  ($10,585)
2024 RRPO:  $600 Triple Stud  ($9,720)
2025 Showdown:  $600 PLO 8 ($14,520)
2026 LHPO:  $600 PLO 8 Six-Max  ($15,200)

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 96

Ryan Hoenig raised to 50,000 from the button, Joe Shammas called in the small blind, and Christopher Lee called in the big blind.

The flop was , Shammas checked, Lee checked, and Hoenig bet 50,000. Shammas check-raised to 300,000, Lee check-reraised all in for 620,000, Hoenig reraised all in for 945,000, and Shammas called all in for 635,000.

Hoenig: 
Shammas: 
Lee: 

Hoenig had a pair of queens with a flush draw and the nut low draw, Shammas had top set (queens), and Lee had bottom set (fours).

The turn and river completed the board, giving Hoenig a flush to eliminate both opponents and take down Event 26 outright for $15,200. Shammas finished runner-up for $9,855, while Lee finished in 3rd place for $6,560.

A recap of Event 26 will be posted later tonight.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 96

Christopher Lee raised to to 55,000 from the button and Andrew Becker called in the big blind.

The flop was , Becker bet his remaining 55,000, and Lee called with for the nut low draw. Becker showed for tens and sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Lee a wheel to scoop the pot and eliminate Becker in fourth place.

Christopher Lee  –  690,000  (35 bb)
Andrew Becker  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,495)

With three players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 800,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,560 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 96

Mark Kastory moved all in from the hijack for 45,000, and Ryan Hoenig called from the small blind.

Ryan Hoenig:  
Mark Kastroy:  

The board came , and Hoenig won the high side with trip fours. They chopped the low side with 8-5-4-3-A lows, leaving Kastory with just 1/4 of the pot.

But Kastory was still alive, and he’s already made two pay jumps at this final table as the short stack.

Ryan Hoenig  –  775,000  (39 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  30,000  (2 bb)

The next hand, Kastory was forced all in from the big blind, with 10,000 in as the ante, and the other 20,000 as his big blind. Christopher Lee raised from the cutoff, and everyone else folded.

Christopher Lee:  
Mark Kastory:  

Kastory woke up with a solid hand, but the board came . Lee won the high side with a ten-high straight, and the low side with an 8-6-4 low, to eliminate Kastory in fifth place.

Christopher Lee  –  710,000  (36 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,175)

With four players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 600,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,495 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 96

Chris Leslie-Hynan raised from the cutoff to 50,000, and Christopher Lee called from the big blind.

The flop came , Lee checked, Hynan bet 40,000, and Lee check-raised to 150,000. Hynan moved all in for 270,000, and Lee called.

Christopher Lee:    (flush draw, 8-7-4 low)
Chris Leslie-Hynan:    (flush draw, straight draw, 8-7-6 low)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Hynan missed all of his outs. Lee won the high side with a pair of jacks, and the low side with his 8-7-4, to eliminate Leslie-Hynan in sixth place.

Christopher Lee  –  660,000  (33 bb)
Chris Leslie-Hynan  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,315)

With five players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 480,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,175 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 96

Mark Kastory raised all in for 25,000 in the hijack, John Howe reraised all in for 45,000 in the cutoff, Joe Shammas called on the button, Christopher Lee called in the small blind, and Ryan Hoenig called in the big blind.

The flop was , Lee checked, Hoenig bet 45,000, Shammas folded, and Lee folded.

Kastory: 
Howe: 
Hoenig: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Kastory kings and jacks to win the main pot and quintuple up again, while Hoenig took the side pot with kings and tens to eliminate Howe in seventh place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  580,000  (29 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  145,000  (7 bb)
John Howe  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,735)

With six players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 400,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,315 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 96

Ryan Hoenig raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Mark Kastory was forced all in for 10,000 in the small blind.

Hoenig: 
Kastory: 

The board came , giving Hoenig a ten-high straight for the high and Kastory a 7-6-4-3-2 low to chop the pot.

Ryan Hoenig  –  560,000  (28 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  25,000  (1 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 345,000 (17 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,735 each.

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 96

The players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante.

With seven players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 343,000 (17 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Mark Kastory  –  10,000  (<1 bb)
Seat 2.  John Howe  –  95,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Joe Shammas  –  875,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Christopher Lee  –  425,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5.  Ryan Hoenig  –  545,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.  Andrew Becker  –  180,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Chris Leslie-Hynan  –  270,000  (14 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $15,200 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,855
3rd:  $6,560
4th:  $4,495
5th:  $3,175
6th:  $2,315
7th:  $1,735