Event 13: Dmitriy Vernitskiuy – 8th Place ($1,910)

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 and a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 108

Dmitriy Vernitskiuy
Dmitriy Vernitskiuy

In the last hand before the break, Dmitriy Vernitskiuy moved all in from middle position for 38,000. Mitchell Garonce called from the hijack, Jeffrey Shayani called from the cutoff, and Grant Hart called from the big blind.

There was 176,000 in the main pot, and any further betting would create a side pot.

All three active players checked to the turn on a board of 8d6d2s8c, Hart checked, and Garonce bet 40,000. Shayani quickly called, and Hart tanked for a while before he folded.

The river card was the Qh, and both players checked. All three players turned over their cards.

Mitchell Garonce:  AcJc9d4d3c  (ace high, 6-4 low)
Jeffrey Shayani:  AhKs2h2d2c  (full house, no low)
Dmitriy Vernitskiuy:  AsAdJdJs8h  (trip eights, no low)

Shayani won the high side with his full house, and Garonce won the low side with the only qualifying low hand. Vernitskiuy was eliminated in eight place.

Mitchell Garonce  –  980,000  (61 bb)
Jeffrey Shayani  –  580,000  (36 bb)
Dmitriy Vernitskiuy  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,910)

With seven players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,190 each.

Event 13: Final Table Begins with Mitchell Garonce in the Lead

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 and a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 108

Event 13 - Final Table

After the elimination of Marc Satin in ninth place, the final eight players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here’s the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Grant Hart  –  390,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Kaplan  –  130,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3.  Alon Yehudai  –  310,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Dmitriy Vernitskiuy  –  55,000  (3 bb)
Seat 5.  Mitchell Garonce  –  955,000  (60 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeffrey Shayani  –  405,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Zinoviy Pelekh  –  300,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8.  Ryan Tran  –  155,000  (10 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:  $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

With eight players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 338,000 (21 big blinds).

Mitchell Garonce
Chipleader Mitchell Garonce

Event 13: Money Bubble Bursts! Casey Hayes Eliminated by Mitchell Garonce

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 108

Mitchell Garonce
Mitchell Garonce

In Hand #10 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, during a round of Big O, Casey Hayes (UTG+1) and Mitchell Garonce (button) saw a flop of Kc9c9h.

Hayes got it all in for 65,000 (including his preflop bet), and they turned over their cards.

Mitchell Garonce:  AhAcKs10c4s  (two pair, flush draw)
Casey Hayes:  AdJdJc10h4h  (lower two pair, gutshot straight draw)

Hayes needed to improve to stay alive, but the turn was the 5d, and the river card tripped the board with the 9s. Garonce won the pot with the higher full house, nines full of aces, to burst the Money Bubble and eliminate Hayes in 15th place.

Mitchell Garonce  –  398,000  (50 bb)
Casey Hayes  –  Eliminated

With 14 players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 193,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,320 each.

Event 13: Matthew Kaplan Leads the Final 15 Players on the Money Bubble

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 108

Matthew Kaplan
Chipleader Matthew Kaplan

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 and an 8,000 ante.

With 15 players remaining, and only 14 spots getting paid, the field is playing hand-for-hand on the Money Bubble. They played one hand before the break, and they’ll continue hand-for-hand until they lose one more player.

With 15 players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 180,000 (23 big blinds). Here is the lineup with official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Grant Hart  –  278,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Eddie Blumenthal  –  96,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Mitchell Garonce  –  169,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Kaplan  –  512,000  (64 bb)
Seat 6.  Marc Satin  –  323,000  (40 bb)
Seat 7.  Alon Yehudai  –  219,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Casey Hayes  –  121,000  (15 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Ryan Tran  –  186,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Bhargav Kakani  –  75,000  (9 bb)
Seat 3.  Zinoviy Pelekh  –  111,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4.  Jean Laurent  –  102,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  Dmitriy Vernitskiuy  –  181,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeffrey Shayani  –  152,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Benjamin Goldstein  –  83,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Bradley Peterson  –  93,000  (12 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390
3rd:  $6,235
4th:  $4,075
5th:  $3,145
6th:  $2,585
7th:  $2,190
8th:  $1,910
9th:  $1,685
10th-12th:  $1,490
13th-14th:  $1,320

Event 13: Marc Satin Leads the Field After Dinner with 305,500

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 108

Marc Satin
Chipleader Marc Satin

The players return from dinner to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-3,000 and a 3,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up only one player with at least 170K in chips, and he has a lot more than 170K:

Marc Satin  –  305,500  (102 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 87,000 (29 big blinds). The final 14 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,320.

Event 13: Dinner Break Until 6:15 pm

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 108

Event 13 Dinner Break

Level 12 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:15 pm.

With 31 players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 87,000 (29 big blinds). The final 14 players will finish in the money, and here are the 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:  $1,910
9th:  $1,685
10th-12th:  $1,490
13th-14th:  $1,320

Event 13: Prize Pool and Payouts; $16,835 to the Mixed PLO Champ

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

Registration closed for the $600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with 108 entries, creating a prize pool worth $56,160. The last 14 spots will be paid with $1,320 for a min-cash and $16,835 plus the LHPO trophy up top for the Event 13 champ.

1st: $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $10,390
3rd: $6,235
4th: $4,075
5th: $3,145
6th: $2,585
7th: $2,190
8th: $1,910
9th: $1,685
10th-12th: $1,490
13th-14th: $1,320

Event 13: Back from Break

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 5:  300/500 and a 500 ante
Entries:  69

Nadya Magnus

The $600 Mixed PLO game recently returned from their first break with a very nice 69 entries in action. This is always a popular one with the Omaha crowd and it’s a talented group having fun in the Meeting Room.

Some friends in the field include Nadya Magnus, Ryan Hoenig, Long Nguyen, Mike Beasley, Eric Polirer, Darin Utley, and Alexander Orlov.

Ryan Hoenig
Long Nguyen
Mike Beasley

Event 13: Mixed PLO

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We’re going to have a busy day in the Grand Ballroom, mostly with the last two flights of LHPO Event 2, but we also have a popular Omaha tournament getting underway at 11 am. $600 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha that will rotate games between PLO, PLO8, and Big O.

They will sit down to 20K deep starting stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 13 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 2 Day 1G – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 13 – $600 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 13 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 14 Day 1A – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 13 (9:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 14 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 2 Day 1H – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

2PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

  • 1-in-10 win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2026 LHPO Schedule and Results