Grant Hart Wins His 3rd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 13 Outright Win for $16,835

2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  108
Prize Pool:  $56,160
January 10, 2026

2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 13 Champion Grant Hart

Event 13 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha, drawing 108 entries for a prize pool of $56,160. Taking it down was Grant Hart, wining outright for $16,835.

The win marked Hart’s third SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won a $600 Omaha 8 event during the 2025 RRPO, and a $600 PLO8 event during the 2023 RRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1GrantHart$16,835
2MitchellGaronce$10,390
3ZinoviyPelekh$6,235
4JeffreyShayani$4,075
5AlonYehudai$3,145
6RyanTran$2,585
7MatthewKaplan$2,190
8DmitriyVernitskiy$1,910
9MarcSatin$1,685
10BhargavKakani$1,490
11BradleyPeterson$1,490
12BenjaminGoldstein$1,490
13JeanLaurent$1,320
14NicholasBlumenthal$1,320

Event 13: Grant Hart Wins! ($16,835); Mitchell Garonce Finishes Runner-Up ($10,390)

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 108

Grant Hart
Grant Hart

Big O

Grant Hart raised to 90,000 from the button and Mitchell Garonce called in the big blind.

The flop was Jd7c2h, Garonce checked, and Hart continued for 100,000. Garonce check-raised to 510,000, and Hart tanked for a while before he reraised all in with a slightly bigger stack. Garonce called all in for about 1,250,000.

Hart:  AhKhQcJh4h
Garonce:  Ts7h6d3h2c

Hart a pair of jacks with the better low draw, while Garonce had sevens and deuces with an inferior low draw.

The Tc turn and Kc river completed the board, giving Hart an ace-high straight to win Event 13 outright for $16,835. Garonce finished runner-up for $10,390.

A recap of Event 13 will be posted later tonight.

Mitchell Garonce
Mitchell Garonce

Event 13: Grant Hart Takes the Lead Against Mitchell Garonce

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

Grant Hart
Grant Hart

During a round of Big O, Mitchell Garonce completed the small blind to 30,000, and Grant Hart checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came 10h9d8d, Hart bet 50,000, and Garonce called.

The turn card was the Qh, Hart bet 150,000, and Garonce called.

The river card was the 2h, Hart bet 175,000, and Garonce quickly called.

Mitchell Garonce:  Jc10c5d4d4s  (queen-high straight)
Grant Hart:  Js10s7h4h2c  (seven-high flush)

With no possible lows, Hart won the pot with his flush to take the lead.

Grant Hart  –  1,400,000  (56 bb)
Mitchell Garonce  –  1,300,000  (52 bb)

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390

Event 13: Mitchell Garonce Increases His Lead

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

Mitchell Garonce
Mitchell Garonce

During a round of PLO-8, Grant Hart raised to 65,000, and Mitchell Garonce called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of KcJh2d10d, Garonce checked, Hart bet 65,000, and Garonce called.

The river card was the 9h, Garonce checked, Hart bet 100,000, and Garonce called.

Mitchell Garonce:  Qs9s4d3s  (king-high straight)
Grant Hart:  AsKsKh2s  (set of kings)

With no possible lows, Garonce won the pot with his straight to increase his chip lead.

Mitchell Garonce  –  1,865,000  (75 bb)
Grant Hart  –  835,000  (33 bb)

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390

Event 13: Zinoviy Pelekh – 3rd Place ($6,235)

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

Zinoviy Pelekh
Zinoviy Pelekh

Pot-Limit Omaha

Zinoviy Pelekh was all in for roughly 400,000 from the button against Mitchell Garonoce in the big blind.

Pelekh:  AcKhTc7d
Garonce:  AdJc7h6c

The board came 9c5d3d6s4c, giving Garonce a seven-high straight to eliminate Pelekh in third place.

Mitchell Garonce  –  1,730,000  (69 bb)
Grant Hart  –  970,000  (39 bb)
Zinoviy Pelekh  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($6,235)

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390

Event 13: Jeffrey Shayani – 4th Place ($4,075)

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Jeffrey Shayani
Jeffrey Shayani

Pot-Limit Omaha

Grant Hart limped in for 25,000 on the button, Mitchell Garonce raised to 100,000 in the small blind, Jeffrey Shayani reraised all in for 165,000 in the big blind, Hart called, and Garonce called.

They checked down a board of Ac3s2c8hAh and Garonce showed AdTd6c2d for aces full of deuces, besting Hart’s holdings and Shayani’s KhJs9s8h to eliminate Shayani in fourth place.

Mitchell Garonce  –  1,300,000  (52 bb)
Grant Hart  –  950,000  (38 bb)
Jeffrey Shayani  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,075)

Event 13: Alon Yehudai – 5th Place ($3,145)

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 108

Alon Yehudai
Alon Yehudai

During a round of PLO, Grant Hart limped from the hijack for 25,000, Alon Yehudai raised from the cutoff to 115,000, and Hart pot-raised to 385,000. Yehudai moved all in for about 405,000, and Hart called.

Grant Hart:  AcAd5d4d
Alon Yehudai:  KsJh9h8s

The board came Kd9c6s6cQc, and Yehudai flopped two pair, but it was counterfeited when the board paired on the turn. Hart went on to win with a higher two pair, aces and sixes, to eliminate Yehudai in fifth place.

Grant Hart  –  1,015,000  (41 bb)
Alon Yehudai  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,145)

With four players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 675,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,075 each.

Event 13: Ryan Tran – 6th Place ($2,585)

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 108

Ryan Tran
Ryan Tran

Pot-Limit Omaha

Zinoviy Pelekh raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Ryan Tran three-bet all in for about 110,000, and Pelekh called.

Pelekh:  AsKcQs3h
Tran:  TcTd5d5c

The board came QhJh9cJs9d, giving Pelekh queens and jacks to eliminate Tran in sixth place.

Zinoviy Pelekh  –  575,000  (29 bb)
Ryan Tran  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,585)

With sive players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,145.

Event 13: Matthew Kaplan – 7th Place ($2,190)

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 108

Matthew Kaplan
Matthew Kaplan

Pot-Limit Omaha

Zinoviy Pelekh raised from the cutoff, Matthew Kaplan reraised all in for 125,000 in the big blind, and Pelekh called.

Pelekh:  AdQd8c6c
Kaplan:  KcKs8s2h

The board came 7c5s4c7d4h, giving Pelekh an eight-high straight to eliminate Kaplan in seventh place.

Zinoviy Pelekh  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Matthew Kaplan  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,190)

With six players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 450,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,585.

Event 13: Mitchell Garonce Leads the Final Seven Players at the Break

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 108

Mitchell Garonce
Chipleader Mitchell Garonce

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

With seven players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (19 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Grant Hart  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Kaplan  –  145,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3.  Alon Yehudai  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Mitchell Garonce  –  980,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5.  Jeffrey Shayani  –  580,000  (29 bb)
Seat 6.  Zinoviy Pelekh  –  255,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Ryan Tran  –  80,000  (4 bb)

And here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390
3rd:  $6,235
4th:  $4,075
5th:  $3,145
6th:  $2,585
7th:  $2,190

8th:  Dmitriy Vernitskiuy  –  $1,910
9th:  Marc Satin  –  $1,685
10th:  Bhargav Kakani  –  $1,490
11th:  Bradley Peterson  –  $1,490
12th:  Benjamin Goldstein  –  $1,490
13th:  Jean Laurent  –  $1,320
14th:  Eddie Blumenthal  –  $1,320