Anderson Montana Wins Event 54 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $6,980

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 53
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  188
Prize Pool:  $28,300
Bounty Prize Pool:  $18,700
January 21, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 54 Champion Anderson Montana

Event 54 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 188 entries generated a prize pool of $28,300, with an additional $18,700 set aside for bounties.

Earning the victory was Anderson Montana, winning outright for $6,980.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AndersonMontana$6,980
2AlonShahar$4,800
3MatanLemel$2,900
4SajibulAlam$1,765
5JackBattaglia$1,365
6AllanCarlisle$1,130
7ScottNorman$960
8RafaelMaciel Menezes$840
9JuanMontoya Bernal$720
10TimothyAmidon$620
11BrandonChoran$620
12DonaldSomers$620
13HarrisonRuggiero$525
14PeterBodnar$525
15DolphusPowers$525
16MonalizaKenny$435
17ShawnWilmot$435
18BenjaminSriqui$435
19PatrickEvangelista$350
20AyedShweihat$350
21EdwardGalpine$350
22DouglasMontone$350
23EldoRodriguez$350
24GilfredBertin Jr.$350

Event 54: Prize Pool and Payouts; $6,980 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 53
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  188
Prize Pool:  $28,300
Bounty Prize Pool:  $18,700
January 21, 2025

Event 54 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 188 entries generated a prize pool of $28,300, with an additional $18,700 set aside for bounties. The final 24 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $350.

Up top for the winner is $6,980.

1st:  $6,980 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $4,800
3rd:  $2,900
4th:  $1,765
5th:  $1,365
6th:  $1,130
7th:  $960
8th:  $840
9th:  $720
10th-12th:  $620
13th-15th:  $525
16th-18th:  $435
19th-24th:  $350

LHPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 50 – $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (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 50 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 45 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 51 – $400 Triple Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until 5:30pm
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 52 – $5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 52 Structure Sheet

1PM: Day 3 – $3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 47 Day 2 – $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 53 – $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 54 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 54 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $200 Event 52 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 LHPO Event 52
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule

High Roller: Bryn Kenney Wins in a Heads-Up Deal ($487,990); Dan Sepiol Finishes as Runner-Up ($390,810)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 67

High Roller Champion Bryn Kenney
High Roller Champion Bryn Kenney

After the elimination of Alex Foxen in third place, Bryn Kenney and Dan Sepiol quickly agreed to a deal to end the tournament. These were their official chip counts:

Bryn Kenney  –  5,400,000  (180 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  1,300,000  (43 bb)

And these are the payouts they agreed to:

1st:  $487,990  +  SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $390,810

As chipleader, Kenney was declared the winner, receiving the title and the trophy. Congratulations to Bryn Kenney!

1st:  Bryn Kenney  –  $487,990* + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  Dan Sepiol  –  $390,810*
3rd:  Alex Foxen  –  $220,100
4th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $152,300
5th:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  $102,600
6th:  Darren Elias  –  $77,800
7th:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $62,900
8th:  Daniel Rezaei  –  $54,600
9th:  Brock Wilson  –  $52,900

* Indicates the results of a heads-up deal.

Dan Sepiol
Runner-Up Dan Sepiol

High Roller: Alex Foxen – 3rd Place ($220,100)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 67

Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen raised from the button to 65,000, Bryn Kenney reraised from the big blind to 300,000, and Foxen used a Time Chip to reraise to 535,000.

Kenney asked for a look at Foxen’s stack, and Foxen broke it down for him to show he had 965,000 left behind.

Kenney thought for a bit before he five-bet all in, and Foxen quickly called all in for 1,500,000 with AhQd. Kenney turned over AsKh, and Foxen needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7h7d6c10d5s, and Kenney won the pot with his king to eliminate Foxen in third place.

Alex Foxen  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($220,100)

And here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Bryn Kenney  –  5,400,000  (180 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  1,300,000  (43 bb)

And the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $518,800  +  SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $360,000

High Roller: Brandon Wilson – 4th Place ($152,300)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

Brandon Wilson
Brandon Wilson

With the board showing Ks6d2hJs on the turn and more than 350K already in the pot, Brandon Wilson bet 160,000 from the big blind, and Alex Foxen used a Time Chip to tank for about a minute before he called.

The river card was the 3d, and Wilson used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he bet 300,000, leaving himsefl just 30K behind.

Foxen thought for a bit before he moved all in, and Wilson called all in for 330,000 with KhQh for a pair of kings.

But Foxen turned over Jd6c to win the pot with two pair, jacks and sixes, eliminating Wilson in fourth place.

Alex Foxen  –  2,240,000  (75 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($152,300)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,235,000 (75 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $220,100 each.

High Roller: Dan Sepiol Doubles Thru Bryn Kenney

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 67

Dan Sepiol
Dan Sepiol

Bryn Kenney raised from the button to 70,000, Alex Foxen called from the small blind, and Dan Sepiol moved all in from the big blind for 475,000. Kenney called, and Foxen used two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he folded.

Sepiol turned over JhJc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against Kenney’s 6d6c.

The board came 10s9c2dAs2h, and the pocket jacks held up for Sepiol to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dan Sepiol  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  2,400,000  (80 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  2,550,000  (85 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,675,000 (56 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $152,300 each.

High Roller: Brandon Wittmeyer – 5th Place ($102,600)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 67

Brandon Wittmeyer
Brandon Wittmeyer

Dan Sepiol moved all in from the small blind, and Brandon Wittmeyer called all in from the big blind for 140,000 with 5s5h. Sepiol turned over 8s6c, and Wittmeyer needed his fives to hold to stay alive.

The board came Kd9d3c2h8c, and Sepiol spikes an eight on the river to win the pot and eliminate Wittmeyer in fifth place.

Dan Sepiol  –  520,000  (17 bb)
Brandon Wittmeyer  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($102,600)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,675,000 (56 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $152,300 each.

High Roller: Darren Elias – 6th Place ($77,800)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 67

Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Bryn Kenney raised from the button to 65,000, and Darren Elias moved all in from the small blind for 390,000, and Kenney called with Ac10h.

Elias turned over As4s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 5c4c3c3d10s, and Elias paired his four on the flop, only to see Kenney spike a ten on the river. Kenney won the pot with two pair, tens and threes, to eliminate Elias in sixth place.

Bryn Kenney  –  2,350,000  (78 bb)
Darren Elias  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($77,800)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,340,000 (45 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $102,600 each.

High Roller: Jonathan Jaffe – 7th Place ($62,900)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 67

Jonathan Jaffe
Jonathan Jaffe

Jonathan Jaffe raised under the gun to 65,000, Alex Foxen reraised from middle position to 160,000, and Bryn Kenney moved all in from the big blind for 740,000. Jaffe called, and Foxen folded.

Kenney showed AhAd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Jaffe’s AsKc.

Foxen smiled and said, “I knew they were both weak.”

The board came 10c8c4sJs9h, and Jaffe turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Kenney won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Bryn Kenney  –  1,685,000  (56 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  60,000  (2 bb)

The next hand, Jaffe was forced all in blind from the big blind, and Kenney was the one who knocked him out.

Bryn Kenney  –  1,745,000  (58 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($62,900)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,115,000 (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $77,800 each.