2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee
Entries:  736
Prize Pool:  $184,000
January 6, 2026

Event 1 of the 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 736 entries generated a prize pool of $184,000, nearly doubling the guarantee.

A three-way deal was reached at the final table and Michael Tarafa was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 1 winner for $23,360 and a $3,500 seat into the WPT LHPO Championship.

The victory marked Tarafa’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2024 LHPO.

*denotes three-handed deal

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 736

Yilmaz Yosul was all in for about 1,800,000 in the small blind against Manny Amaro in the big blind.

Yosul: 
Amaro: 

The board ran out , giving Amaro nines full of aces to eliminate Yosul in fourth place.

Manny Amaro  –  12,400,000  (41 bb)
Yilmaz Yosul  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($10,900)

With three players remaining from the field of 736 entries, the average stack is about 9,800,000 (33 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,600.

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 736

Following a flop of , Michael Tarafa was all in for 5,450,000 in the small blind with against Manny Amaro in the cutoff holding .

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Tarafa to double up and take the chip lead.

Michael Tarafa  –  12,400,000  (41 bb)
Manny Amaro  –  10,300,000  (34 bb)

With four players remaining from the field of 736 entries, the average stack is about 7,350,000 (25 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900.

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 736

Daniel Letts raised all in for 900,000 from the hijack and Michael Tarafa isolated the action with a reshove in the cutoff for about 4,200,000.

Letts: 
Tarafa: 

The board came , giving Tarafa a pair of kings to eliminate Letts in fifth place.

Michael Tarafa  –  5,600,000  (22 bb).
Daniel Letts  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  (8,200)

With four players remaining from the field of 736 entries, the average stack is about 7,350,000 (29 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,900.

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 736

Manny Amaro raised to 500,000 from under the gun, Rafael Rodriguez Arango reraised all in for 3,025,000 on the button, and Amaro called with , leading Arango’s .

The board came , no help to Arango, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Manny Amara  –  15,500,000  (62 bb)
Rafael Rodriguez Arango  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($6,300)

With five players remaining from the field of 736 entries, the average stack is about 5,900,000 (24 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,200.

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 736

Michael Tarafa raised all in for 2,300,000 from early position and Juan Quiroz called all in for 2,275,000 in the small blind with , leading Tarafa’s .

The board ran out , giving Tarafa a pair of kings to eliminate Quiroz in seventh place.

Michael Tarafa  –  4,975,000  (25 bb)
Juan Quiroz  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($4,840)

With six players remaining from the field of 736 entries, the average stack is about 4,900,000 (25 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,300.

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 736

Following a flop of , Mel Berfond was all in for about 2,600,000 in the small blind with for an ace-high flush draw against Manny Amaro in the big blind holding for kings and sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Berfond, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Manny Amaro  –  11,600,000  (58 bb)
Mel Berfond  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($3,760)

With seven players remaining from the field of 736 entries, the average stack is about 4,200,000 (21 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,840.

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 736

Manny Amaro raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Tal Rothman reraised all in for 1,975,000 in the small blind, and Amaro thought for a bit before he called.

Amaro: 
Rothman: 

The board came , giving Amaro an ace-high flush to eliminate Rothman in ninth place.

Manny Amaro  –  8,350,000  (42 bb)
Tal Rothman  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,940)

With eight players remaining from the field of 736 entries, the average stack is about 3,675,000 (18 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,760.

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 736

Seat 1:  Yilmaz Yosul  –  1,000,000  (7 bb)
Seat 2:  Tal Rothman  –  2,050,000  (14 bb)
Seat 3:  Mel Berfond  –  2,650,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4:  Manny Amaro  –  5,700,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Juan Pineda  –  5,875,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6:  Juan Quiroz  –  4,000,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7:  Daniel Letts  –  3,250,000  (22 bb)
Seat 8:  Rafael Rodriguez Arango  –  2,550,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9:  Michael Tarafa  –  2,400,000  (16 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 736 entries, the average stack is about 3,275,000 (22 bb).

1st:  $29,160 + $3,500 LHPO Championship Seat + Trophy
2nd:  $19,600
3rd:  $14,600
4th:  $10,900
5th:  $8,200
6th:  $6,300
7th:  $4,840
8th:  $3,760
9th:  $2,940

$300 Slater Scoops Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $184,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 736

10th:  Patrick Evangelista  –  $2,940
11th:  Saul Andrade  –  $2,560
12th:  Benjamin Sriqui  –  $2,560
13th:  Imre Papp  –  $2,220
14th:  Steven Fostoff  –  $2,220
15th:  Dan Kashvin  –  $2,220
16th:  Jason Mayes  –  $1,900
17th:  Gerardo Giammugani Villamea  –  $1,900
18th:  William Haworth  –  $1,900
19th:  Mobi Ferr  –  $1,900
20th:  Evan Teitelbaum  –  $1,600
21st:  Devond Marshall  –  $1,600
22nd:  Solange Lucas  –  $1,600
23rd:  Anthony Casas  –  $1,600
24th:  Igor Golovin  –  $1,360
25th:  Eric Yanovsky  –  $1,360