2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  608
Prize Pool:  $589,760
January 10-13, 2026

There were 608 entries across four starting flights in Event #14, the $1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em, and 76 survived to Day 2, where everyone was guaranteed a piece of the prizepool worth $589,760. They battled for 12 hours before the final five players agreed to a deal, and as chipleader, Benjamin Moschel was awarded the title, the trophy, and $63,853.

Moschel was third in chips when the final table began, but after nearly four hours of play, they had only lost four players. The blinds kept rising to the point where the average chip stack was only worth 15 big blinds, and that’s when the final five players agreed to make an ICM deal to end the tournament.

This is the third Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophy for Moschel in the past 18 months, and in an interesting twist, Benjamin’s twin brother Jonathan won his first SHR trophy just five days ago in Event #6.

RESULTS:

* Indicates the results of an ICM deal.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 608

After a good 15 minutes of play in Level 33, the final five players agreed to an ICM deal, since they had only lost one player in the past two hours and they were all very short relative to the blinds.

These were the official chip counts:

1.  Benjamin Moschel  –  17,000,000  (21 bb)
2.  George Hortelano  –  14,800,000  (19 bb)
3.  Reynel Hernandez  –  12,700,000  (16 bb)
4.  Tal Rothman  –  8,700,000  (11 bb)
5.  Lou Ojeda  –  7,600,000  (10 bb)

As chipleader, Benjamin Moschel is declared the winner, receiving the title and the trophy. These are the modified payouts they’ve agreed to:

1st:  Benjamin Moschel  –  $63,853* + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  George Hortelano  –  $60,892*
3rd:  Reynel Hernandez  –  $57,729*
4th:  Tal Rothman  –  $50,505*
5th:  Lou Ojeda  –  $48,161*

Congratulations to Benjamin Moschel!

* Indicates the results of an ICM deal.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 608

The average chip stack is only 15 big blinds, so the players are short, but there has been surprisingly light action for the past hour. There have been some shoves, but never any calls, and not much action beyond pre-flop raises.

Benjamin Moschel raised from the cutoff, and Tal Rothman called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Rothman bet 1,700,000, Moschel raised from the cutoff to 3,400,000, and Rothman folded. Moschel took the pot.

Benjamin Moschel  –  17,000,000  (21 bb)
Tal Rothman  –  8,700,000  (11 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 12,200,000 (15 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,000 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 33:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 608

The players return from break to begin Level 33, with increased blinds of 400,000-800,000 and an 800,000 ante.

With five players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 12,200,000 (15 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  George Hortelano  –  12,400,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Tal Rothman  –  12,800,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Reynel Hernandez  –  17,500,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Benjamin Moschel  –  11,300,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5.  Lou Ojeda  –  6,800,000  (9 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $99,640 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $67,000
3rd:  $49,500
4th:  $37,000
5th:  $28,000

6th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $21,300
7th:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $16,400
8th:  Ronnie Day  –  $12,700
9th:  Andrew Pichee  –  $10,000

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 608

Benjamin Moschel raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack, George Hortelano reraised all in for 5,150,000 on the button, and Moschel called with .

Hortelano showed and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board came , safe for Hortelano to double up.

George Hortelano  –  11,550,000  (23 bb)
Benjamin Moschel  –  8,250,000  (17 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 12,150,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,000 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 608

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs moved all in under the gun for 4,375,000, and Tal Rothman moved all in over the top from the hijack with .

Zavorotnijs turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Rothman turns a heart flush draw and pairs his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Zavorotnijs in sixth place.

Tal Rothman  –  14,900,000  (30 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($21,300)

With five players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 12,150,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,000 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 608

Lou Ojeda raised from the hijack to 1,000,000, George Hortelano moved all in from the cutoff for 5,300,000, and Ojeda tanked for a while before he called with .

Hortelano turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Hortelano paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

George Hortelano  –  11,850,000  (24 bb)
Lou Ojeda  –  5,750,000  (12 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 10,125,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,300 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 608

Matthew Lambrecht moved all in under the gun for 3,700,000, and Benjamin Moschel moved all in over the top from the small blind with .

Lambrecht turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Moschel won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Lambrecht in seventh place.

Benjamin Moschel  –  11,000,000  (28 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($16,400)

With six players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 10,125,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,300 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 608

Benjamin Moschel raised all in for 3,150,000 from under the gun and George Hortelano called in the cutoff.

Moschel: 
Hortelano: 

The board came , giving Moschel a pair of queens to double through Hortelano.

Benjamin Moschel  –  7,300,000  (18 bb)
George Hortelano  –  6,200,000  (16 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 8,675,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,400.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 608

The players return from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 and a 400,000 ante.

With seven players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 8,675,000 (22 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  George Hortelano  –  10,350,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  5,825,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Tal Rothman  –  7,150,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Reynel Hernandez  –  15,800,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Benjamin Moschel  –  5,650,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Lou Ojeda  –  9,900,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  6,100,000  (15 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $99,640 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $67,000
3rd:  $49,500
4th:  $37,000
5th:  $28,000
6th:  $21,300
7th:  $16,400

8th:  Ronnie Day  –  $12,700
9th:  Andrew Pichee  –  $10,000