$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 3,586

Arun Balasubramanian moved all in from the small blind, and TJ Shulman called all in from the big blind for 1,550,000 with .

Balasubramanian turned over , and Shulman needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Shulman flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Balasubramanian won the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Shulman in 20th place.

Arun Balasubramanian  –  5,800,000  (58 bb)
TJ Shulman  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($10,700)

With 19 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,775,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,400 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 3,586

With the board showing on the turn, Daniel Garcia checked from under the gun, James Carroll bet 1,050,000 from the button, and Garcia thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Garcia checked, and Carroll moved all in for 4,700,000. Garcia waited for an exact count and then went into the tank with about 4,500,000 remaining in his own stack.

After a very long time in the tank, Garcia folded, and Carroll took the pot. Garcia offered $100 if Carroll would tell him what he had, but Carroll simply shook his head “no” as he collected the pot.

After the hand, they both said that they’d be willing to tell each other what they had after the tournament.

James Carroll  –  8,500,000  (85 bb)
Daniel Garcia  –  4,500,000  (45 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 3,586

Reynel Hernandez moved all in from the small blind, and Alex Ziskin tanked for a long time before he called from the big blind with .

Hernandez turned over , and Ziskin needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Ziskin won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Alex Ziskin  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Reynel Hernandez  –  3,750,000  (38 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 3,586

We’ve just lost Jason Kwartler in 22nd place, and Luis Tobo in 21st place.

Luis Tobo  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($10,700)

Jason Kwartler  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($10,700)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 3,586

Alexandre Caperonis moved all in from the hijack for 1,125,000, and Dan Wirgau called from the big blind with . Caperonis turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Wirgau won the pot with a pair of aces and a king kicker to eliminate Caperonis in 23rd place.

Dan Wirgau  –  3,300,000  (33 bb)
Alexandre Caperonis  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($10,700)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,250,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 3,586

Jesse Oler was all in from the button for about 1,275,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Justin Datloff in middle position.

The board came , and Datloff paired his queen on the flop and his ace on the turn to win the pot with two pair, aces and queens, eliminating Oler in 24th place.

Justin Datloff  –  5,000,000  (50 bb)
Jesse Oler  –  Eliminated in 24th Place  ($10,700)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,125,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,700 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

Everything is set and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

With 24 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 2,990,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

LHPO Event 2 drew 3,586 entries and it is down to the last 24 players with a shot at the title and top prize of $279,400. They return this afternoon at 1 pm to start playing down for the trophy.

Roy Young and James Carroll have the two biggest stacks coming back but it is still anyone’s game to take the top spot.

Table 7
Seat 1.  Christie Yau  –  3,325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Daniel Garcia  – 3,250,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Logan Eisner  –  4,750,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Campbell  –  975,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Cory Rock  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  James Carroll  –  7,950,000  (80 bb)
Seat 8.  Stephen Gerber  –  5,050,000  (51 bb)
Seat 9.  Reynel Hernandez  –  2,850,000  (29 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1.  John Dobson  –  1,500,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Arun Balasubramanian  –  2,425,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  TJ Shulman  –  4,400,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Luis Tobo  –  1,575,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Shoval Malin  –  1,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitesh Shere  –  2,100,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Maxwell Young  –   2,745,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Adam Yellin  –  3,725,000  (37 bb)
Seat 9.

Table 16
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Dan Wirgau  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Datloff  –  3,075,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Rein  –  800,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Roy Young  –  8,250,000  (83 bb)
Seat 6.  Jesse Oler  –  1,525,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Alexandre Caperonis  –  1,400,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Alex Ziskin  –  2,250,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9.  Jason Kwartler  –  900,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $279,400 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $185,000
3rd:  $137,000
4th:  $103,000
5th:  $78,000
6th:  $59,000
7th:  $45,500
8th:  $35,500
9th-10th:  $27,500
11th-12th:  $21,600
13th-15th:  $17,000
16th-19th:  $13,400
20th-23rd:  $10,700
24th:  $8,600

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 19 – $600 Seniors 50+ Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 14 Day 1C – $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 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 20 – $600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 2 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 2 Day 3 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 2 Payouts

2PM: Event 21 Day 1A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 22 – $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:00pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 22 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 14 Day 1D (Turbo) – $1,100 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels 1-13 last 15 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (10:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 3,586

Event 2 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open is down to 24 players at the conclusion of Day 2. Roy Young leads the way with 8,250,000 (83 big blinds), followed by James Carroll with 7,950,000 (80 big blinds).

Day 3 begins Monday at 1 p.m.

Table 7
Seat 1.  Christie Yau  –  3,325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Daniel Garcia  – 3,250,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Logan Eisner  –  4,750,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Campbell  –  975,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Cory Rock  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  James Carroll  –  7,950,000  (80 bb)
Seat 8.  Stephen Gerber  –  5,050,000  (51 bb)
Seat 9.  Reynel Hernandez  –  2,850,000  (29 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1.  John Dobson  –  1,500,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Arun Balasubramanian  –  2,425,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  TJ Shulman  –  4,400,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Luis Tobo  –  1,575,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Shoval Malin  –  1,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitesh Shere  –  2,100,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Maxwell Young  –   2,745,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Adam Yellin  –  3,725,000  (37 bb)
Seat 9.

Table 16
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Dan Wirgau  –  1,800,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Datloff  –  3,075,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Rein  –  800,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Roy Young  –  8,250,000  (83 bb)
Seat 6.  Jesse Oler  –  1,525,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Alexandre Caperonis  –  1,400,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Alex Ziskin  –  2,250,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9.  Jason Kwartler  –  900,000  (9 bb)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 3,000,000 (30 big blinds).

1st:  $279,400 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $185,000
3rd:  $137,000
4th:  $103,000
5th:  $78,000
6th:  $59,000
7th:  $45,500
8th:  $35,500
9th-10th:  $27,500
11th-12th:  $21,600
13th-15th:  $17,000
16th-19th:  $13,400
20th-23rd:  $10,700
24th:  $8,600