The 2016 Lucky Hearts Poker Open began January 7 with the first of 15 primary events. The series opener – a $350 Ultimate No Limit Hold’em tournament – drew a record-breaking field of 4,075 entries. The massive turnout not only generated a prize pool of more than $1,000,000, but it marked the largest field in Florida poker history. Philadelphia’s Thai Ha went on to win the event and its $230,423 top prize.
From there, the next headline went to the $1,100 championship. The WPTDeepStacks Main Event saw a 1,684-entry field shatter the $1,000,000 guarantee before topping the prize pool out at $1,633,480. Salomon Ponte, a Toronto-based CPA, was the last player standing as he took home the trophy along with a $344,420 score.
Here’s a look at all LHPO winners:
- Event #1: $350 Ultimate Re-entry – Thai Ha defeated 4,075 entries for $230,423
- Event #2: $570 Six-Max Single Re-Entry – Gustavo Moscon defeated 176 entries for $20,291
- Event #3: $350 Freeze-Out – Eric Most defeated 123 players for $10,699
- Event #4: $350 Eight-handed Pot-Limit Omaha – Bobby Bradley defeated 119 entries for $6,162
- Event #5: $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event – Salomon Ponte defeated 1,684 entries for $344,420
- Event #6: $570 Turbo Freeze-Out – Jack Duong defeated 33 entries for $5,425
- Event #7: $570 Turbo Freeze-Out – Bill Wang defeated 34 entries for $6,800
- Event #8: $150 Re-Entry – Carlos Cruz defeated 1,324 entries for $19,153
- Event #9: $2,650 Single Re-Entry – Ryan Dunn defeated 185 entries for $140,000
- Event #10: $250 Omaha Eight – Kevin Love defeated 99 entries for $3,628
- Event #11: $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty – RJ Sullivan defeated 165 entries for $48,574
- Event #12: $570 Re-Entry – Phil Hui defeated 203 entries for $24,159
- Event #13: $1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha – William Kopp defeated 45 entries for $19,000
- Event #14: $350 Big Stack – David Maddox defeated 95 entries for $6,900
- Event #15: $250 HORSE – Jeff Cookson defeated 53 entries for $2,487
That’s a wrap on the LHPO, but stay tuned as the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown is slated for March 31-April 24!