Sebastian Crema Wins Event 12 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Three-Way Deal for $20,770

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  448
Prize Pool:  $147,840
January 12, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 12 Champion Sebastian Crema

Event 12 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 448 entries for a prize pool of $147,840. 

A three-handed deal was reached at the final table and Sebastian Crema was the chip leader at the time, making him the official winner for $20,770.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1SebastianCrema$20,770*
2JacoboMontoya$19,279*
3JahanSahni$17,451*
4JoeyBurns$9,900
5DylanWeiss$7,500
6KathyLiebert$5,700
7PeterShapiro$4,380
8SaberSalum Penayo$3,400
9ZacharyBarres$2,660
10MosheTarich$2,660
11MannyTarich$2,380
12JeffreyMiller$2,380
13MichaelMiravi$2,080
14JasonBlodgett$2,080
15StephenGerber$2,080
16DenisMendoza$1,780
17ThomasWallis$1,780
18DonaldGibbs$1,780
19MatthewJohnson$1,780
20WilliamMorales$1,480
21JamesJames$1,480
22LilyKornik$1,480
23CangirElcin$1,480
24ChristopherBurke$1,220
25TylerUbl$1,220
26EmilieStallings$1,220
27ShamicaLamar$1,220
28CoryRock Jr.$1,220
29WarrenO'Brien$1,220
30AlexisKivu$1,220
31NicholasRaio$1,220
32RafaelLima$1,000
33DanielMowrer$1,000
34SandraMorse$1,000
35HanyAyoub$1,000
36AliakseiTsiareshka$1,000
37MichaelMascitelli$1,000
38EdsonInalien$1,000
39KevinDiPasquale$1,000
40MelGoss$800
41SatishSingh$800
42PaulValenzuela$800
43AdamZeldis$800
44SandeepVelkuru$800
45AnibalPabon$800
46EarlShaevitz$800
47AndrewTorrico$800
48BenjaminSzwimer$660
49MaryReyes$660
50GabrielBurlacu$660
51RobertMantin$660
52MarkRakoff$660
53ChristopherBucceri$660
54ChristieYau$660
55FabioBaduy Perales$660
56CristianDelgado Sergeev$660

*denotes three-handed deal

Event 12: Prize Pool and Payouts; $26,500 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  448
Prize Pool:  $147,840
January 12, 2025

Event 12 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts was a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 448 entries for a prize pool of $147,840. The final 56 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $660.

Up top for the winner is $26,500.

1st:  $26,500 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $17,800
3rd:  $13,200
4th:  $9,900
5th:  $7,500
6th:  $5,700
7th:  $4,380
8th:  $3,400
9th-10th:  $2,660
11th-12th:  $2,380
13th-15th:  $2,080
16th-19th:  $1,780
20th-23rd:  $1,480
24th-31st:  $1,220
32nd-39th:  $1,000
40th-47th:  $800
48th-56th:  $660

Event 12: One-Day Deep Stack

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed   |   Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have the restart of the LHPO opener but we also have a full schedule of new trophy events (along with playoff football on the tv), starting with Event 12 at 1pm. It is a one-day $400 Deep Stack with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm and they may refire as many times as needed during that time.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 12 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 4 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 12 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 12 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 13 – $600 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 13 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 14 Day 1A – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 14 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 15 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 15 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 16 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 16 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $400 LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Two seats guaranteed into the LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule

Long Nguyen Captures his 5th SHRP Major Series Trophy With 2024 RRPO Event 12 Outright Win for $15,375

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  97
Prize Pool:  $50,440
November 23, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 12 Champion Long Nguyen

Event 12 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 97 entries for a prize pool of $50,440. Emerging victorious was Long Nguyen, winning outright for $15,375.

This marked Nguyen’s fifth SHRP major series trophy win:

2021 SHRPO – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($19,605)
2021 RRPO – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Max  ($12,040)
2022 RRPO – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($18,065)
2023 Showdown – $600 Big O  ($9,128)
2024 RRPO – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($15,375)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1LongNguyen$15,375
2NadyaMagnus$9,455
3JDJiang$5,800
4RomiMalhotra$3,785
5MaksimPisarenko$2,950
6DavidOshry$2,355
7JonathanMoschel$2,005
8ChadStone$1,740
9JosephOlivieri$1,540
10JohnBinns$1,390
11ZhenCai$1,265
12AyedShweihat$1,265
13ChristopherPicciano$1,265

Event 12: Long Nguyen Wins! ($15,375); Nadya Magnus Finishes Runner-Up ($9,455)

$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 97

Long Nguyen

Nadya Magnus potted to 120,000 from the button and Long Nguyen called in the big blind.

The flop was Jd3s2d, Nguyen bet the pot of 280,000, Magnus raised all in for about 380,000, and Nguyen called.

Magnus:  Ah9d5c3d
Nguyen:  Jc6c3h2s

Magnus had a pair of treys, a flush draw, a wheel draw, and a low draw, while Nguyen had jacks and treys (and deuces).

The Kc turn and Th river completed the board, safe for Nguyen to take down Event 12 outright for $15,375. Magnus finished runner-up for $9,455.

A recap of Event 12 will be posted later tonight.

Nadya Magnus

 

Event 12: Long Nguyen Doubles Up

$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 97

Long Nguyen

Long Nguyen limped in for 30,000 on the button, Nadya Magnus raised to 90,000 in the big blind, and Nguyen called.

The flop was Qh5s3h, Magnus bet the pot, Nguyen raised all in for 340,000, and Magnus called.

Nguyen:  QsQc6c6s
Magnus:  KhKcTc2c

The 9s turn and 8c river completed the board, keeping Nguyen’s set of queens best to double up.

Long Nguyen  –  890,000  (30 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)

1st:  $15,375 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,455

Event 12: Nadya Magnus in the Lead

$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 97

Nadya Magnus

Long Nguyen raised to 60,000 from the button and Nadya Magnus called in the big blind.

The flop was Ah4h3s, Magnus checked, Nguyen bet 30,000, and Magnus called.

The turn was the Ks, Magnus checked, Nguyen bet 75,000, and Magnus called.

The river was the As, Magnus checked, and Nguyen checked.

Magnus showed QdTs7s2c for a flush with a seven-four low, Nguyen showed a defeated Ac9h7d6h for trips, and Magnus scooped the pot.

Nadya Magnus  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  440,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $15,375 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,455

Event 12: JD Jiang – 3rd Place ($5,800)

$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 97

JD Jiang

JD Jiang limped in for 20,000 in the small blind, Long Nguyen raised to 50,000 in the big blind, and Jiang called.

They checked to the turn of a 5s3c2hKd board where Jiang potted for 120,000. Nguyen called.

The river was the Ks, Jiang went all in for about 300,000, and Nguyen called with AsKh4s3s for kings full of treys with a wheel, besting Jiang’s AhKcTh6c for trip kings to scoop the pot and eliminate Jiang in third place.

Long Nguyen  –  1,165,000  (58 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  775,000  (39 bb)
JD Jiang  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,800)

1st:  $15,375 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,455

Event 12: Romi Malhotra – 4th Place ($3,785)

$600 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 97

Romi Malhotra raised all in for 25,000 in the cutoff, Nadya Magnus called in the small blind and JD Jiang called in the big blind.

Magnus and Jiang checked down a board JsTs2hQh8h.

Jiang showed Ac8c7h6h for a flush, besting Magnus’ holdings and Malhotra’s Th5d4s3s to end Malhotra’s tournament in fourth place.

JD Jiang  –  470,000  (24 bb)
Romi Malhotra  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,785)

With three players remaining, the average stack is about 650,000 (33 big blinds).

1st:  $15,375 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,455
3rd:  $5,800