Event 21 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 130 entries for a prize pool of $67,600.

Emerging victorious was Ira Friedman, taking it down outright for $17,040.

Place	First Name	Last Name	Prize Amount
1	Ira	Friedman	$17,040
2	Gary	Gelman	$11,400
3	Jack	Rolnitzky	$8,400
4	Yury	Parad	$6,300
5	Stan	Jablonski	$4,760
6	Paul	Balzano	$3,640
7	Kathy	Liebert	$2,800
8	Allen	Cranfill	$2,180
9	Scott	Sisler	$1,700
10	David	Chase	$1,700
11	Elia	Brigante	$1,240
12	Stuart	Moody	$1,240
13	Joseph	Daddorio	$1,040
14	Nancy	Birnbaum	$1,040
15	Ryan	Brown	$1,040
16	Douglas	Montone	$1,040
17	Andrew	Friedlander	$1,040

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  130
Prize Pool:  $67,600
January 14, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors 50+ Event with 130 entries, creating a prize pool worth $67,600. The last 17 spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $1,040, and the Seniors champ will take home $17,040 plus the LHPO trophy.

1st: $17,040 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $11,400
3rd: $8,400
4th: $6,300
5th: $4,760
6th: $3,640
7th: $2,800
8th: $2,180
9th-10th: $1,700
11th-12th: $1,240
13th-17th: $1,040

$600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Seniors Event is so popular, we put two on the LHPO schedule and the second gets underway at 10 am in the Grand Ballroom. This time is has a $600 buy-in but the same amount of fun as the first.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm and players may fire as often as they wish during that time.

• 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 21 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 21 – $600 Seniors 50+ 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 21 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 17 Day 1D – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 14 Day 2 – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 14 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 14 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 14 Payouts

1PM: Event 22 – $600 Nine-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 22 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 23 – $600 Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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 23 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 17 Day 1E – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 24 – $1,100 Double Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 17 Day 1F – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,700 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $200 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

1PM: $400 LHPO Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

• Five seats guaranteed into the LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $250 Event 26 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

• Two seats guaranteed into the $2,200 LHPO Event 26
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule