2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 32 $600 2-7 Mixed Limits Entries: 36 Prize Pool: $18,720 January 15, 2026
2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 32 Champion Sam Spira
Event 32 of the 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 2-7 Mixed Limits, drawing 36 entries for a prize pool of $18,720. Taking it down was Sam Spira, winning outright for $7,670.
2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 32 $600 2-7 Mixed Limits Entries: 36 Prize Pool: $18,720 January 15, 2026
Registration closed for the $600 2-7 Mixed Limits tournament with 36 entries, creating a prize pool worth $18,720. The last five players will make the money wiht $1,500 for a min-cash and $7,670 plus the LHPO trophy to the Event 32 champ.
$600 2-7 Mixed Limits Structure Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
No flops, all draws with LHPO Event 32 at 11 am and a $600 2-7 Mixed Limits game. They will rotate between No-Limit Single Draw, Pot-Limit Double Draw, and Limit Triple Draw until we have a champ.
They’ll start with 25K deep 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
2025 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 32 $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed Entries: 1,224 Prize Pool: $3,916,800 November 28 – December 3, 2025
2025 WPT RRPO Champion Kevin Nee (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)
The 2025 WPT Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship was the big ticket item on the series schedule, and it did not disappoint. The $3,500 buy-in tournament drew 1,224 entries, turning the $3,000,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $3,916,800, and Kevin Nee took the top spot for $605,100 after a fun few days of action.
Of those 1,224 starters, 437 players made it through to Day 2, with Natasha Mercier leading the pack, along with Debbie Lee and Cherish Andrews in the top five. They burst the money bubble after the dinner break, with 63 players advancing to Day 3, and it was Hyndi Khomutetsky’s turn to lead the start of a new day.
Khomutetsky stayed strong, played well, and was among the leaders all the way to the six-handed final table. She was second in chips and took a bad beat from Joel Gola, the only player at the table with more chips, to exit in sixth place.
In a historically fast final table, it took only 60 hands to find our winner and only one hand when the tournament was heads-up.
Gola had a big lead most of the last day, but Nee chipped away at the popular amateur. After Aram Zobian was sent out in third place, they set up the table for heads-up play, and that took longer than the match.
On the first hand, they put all their chips in the middle ,and Nee flopped a nut flush to leave Gola drawing dead to second place.
It was a fun, action-packed few days during the Championship. Congratulations to Kevin on the win, and thanks to everyone for coming out.
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship Prize Pool: $3,916,800 | Payouts | Results Level 33: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Kevin Nee (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)
On the first hand of heads-up play, Kevin Nee opened to 1,200,000 from his button and Joel Gola moved all in for 19,500,000. Nee quickly called and they both stood up to fade the board.
Nee: Gola:
Nee was ahead with his ace then slammed the door on the flop for a nut flush. Gola was drawing dead to the turn and river to finish second for $395,000.
Nee picked up $605,100 as the 2025 WPT RRPO Champion and his name will now go on the Mike Sexton Champions Cup.
1st: Kevin Nee – $605,100 2nd: Joel Gola – $395,000
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship Prize Pool: $3,916,800 | Payouts | Results Level 33: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 1,224
Aram Zobian (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)
Joel Gola limped from the button, Kevin Nee completed the small blind, and Aram Zobian checked in the big blind.
The flop was and both Nee and Zobian checked. Gola bet 1,500,000 and Nee check-raised to 3,500,000. Zobian moved all in for 4,250,000 to get a fold from Gola and call from Nee.
Zobian: Nee:
Zobian was ahead with his paired ten versus Nee’s paired four but he needed to dodge diamonds. His bad news showed up immediately on the turn and was eliminated after the river.
Aram Zobian – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($295,000)
Kevin Nee – 41,700,000 (104 bb) Joel Gola – 19,500,000 (49 bb)
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship Prize Pool: $3,916,800 | Payouts | Results Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 1,224
Chad Eveslage (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)
Action folded to Chad Eveslage in the small blind, he moved all in for 1,450,000 and Aram Zobian called in the big.
Eveslage: Zobian:
Eveslage was ahead for the double but Zobian moved into the lead when he paired his nine on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Eveslage was eliminated in fourth place.
Aram Zobian – 11,400,000 (38 bb) Chad Eveslage – Eliminated in 4th Place ($220,000)
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship Prize Pool: $3,916,800 | Payouts | Results Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 1,224
Anthony Merlo (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)
Anthony Merlo open-shipped for 2,025,000 from early position and it folded to Chad Eveslage in the small blind. He called at risk for 1,100,000 and Aram Zobian folded his big.
Merlo: Eveslage:
Eveslage was a favorite to double up and his tens held on the board.
Eveslage took the big pot, Merlo was dropped under three big blinds, and was eliminated a few hands later.
Chad Eveslage – 2,800,000 (9 bb) Anthony Merlo – Eliminated in 5th Place ($166,000)
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turn and 
river to finish second for $395,000.
and both Nee and Zobian checked. Gola bet 1,500,000 and Nee check-raised to 3,500,000. Zobian moved all in for 4,250,000 to get a fold from Gola and call from Nee.
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