Event 52: Brock Wilson – 5th Place ($49,000) 6o3u4r

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Payouts Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining:  4 of 153 4n4r3a

Brock Wilson was all in from the small blind for 225,000 against Michael Berk in the big blind.

Wilson:  KsJd
Berk:  Ac5c

The board came AhJs7h7s6c, not enough help to Wilson, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Michael Berk  –  1,150,000  (38 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($49,000)

With four players remaining from the field of 153 entries, the average stack is about 765,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $65,000.

Event 52: Final Five Players 276g5c

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 153

Seat 2:  Artem Metalidi  –  275,000  (9 bb)
Seat 3:  Kyle Julius  –  625,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5:  Johan Schumacher  –  1,035,000  (35 bb)
Seat 6:  Brock Wilson  –  360,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9:  Michael Berk  –  770,000  (26 bb)

With five players remaining from the field of 153 entries, the average stack is about 610,000  (20 big blinds).

1st:  $175,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $117,000
3rd:  $87,000
4th:  $65,000
5th:  $49,000

6th:  Michael Gathy  –  $37,500
7th:  Jonathan Tamayo  –  $29,000
8th:  Cherish Andrews  –  $22,400
9th:  Mathew Frankland  –  $17,600

10th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $17,600
11th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $13,800
12th:  Kevin MacDonald  –  $13,800
13th:  Byron Kaverman  –  $11,400
14th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $11,400
15th:  Anton Wigg  –  $11,400
16th:  Mika Gao  –  $9,500
17th:  Florian Ribouchon  –  $9,500
18th:  Asher Conniff  –  $9,500
19th:  David Jackson  –  $9,500
20th:  Jason Raber  –  $9,500

Event 52: Michael Gathy – 6th Place ($37,500) a508

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 153

Michael Gathy was all in from the button for about 310,000 with QsTs and was trailing Johan Schumacher’s KdKc in the hijack.

The board ran out Jd8d3s4c5h, no help to Gathy, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Johan Schumacher  –  1,210,000  (48 bb)
Michael Gathy  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($37,500)

Recent Eliminations
7th:  Jonathan Tamayo  –  $29,000
8th:  Cherish Andrews  –  $22,400

Event 52: Mathew Frankland – 9th Place ($17,600) 5l4h5u

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 153

Michael Gathy raised from the cutoff, Mathew Frankland committed his remaining 100,000-ish from the big blind, and Gathy called with AsKs.

Frankland showed 6d6s and needed his hand to hold up to survive.

The board came 8c4h3h4sAc, giving Gathy aces and fours on the river to eliminate Frankland in ninth place.

Michael Gathy  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Mathew Frankland  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($17,600)

With eight players remaining from the field of 153 entries, the average stack is about 385,000  (19 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $22,400.

Event 52: Final Table Lineup; Johan Schumacher Leads 1i4833

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $726,750  | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 153

Seat 1:  Mathew Frankland  –  70,000  (5 bb)
Seat 2:  Artem Metalidi  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:  Kyle Julius  –  550,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  Cherish Andrews  –  135,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5:  Johan Schumacher  –  720,000  (48 bb)
Seat 6:  Brock Wilson  –  215,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Gathy  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  Jonathan Tamayo  –  190,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9:  Michael Berk  –  640,000  (43 bb)

1st:  $175,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $117,000
3rd:  $87,000
4th:  $65,000
5th:  $49,000
6th:  $37,500
7th:  $29,000
8th:  $22,400
9th:  $17,600

10th:  Joshua Stewart  –  $17,600
11th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $13,800
12th:  Kevin MacDonald  –  $13,800
13th:  Byron Kaverman  –  $11,400
14th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $11,400
15th:  Anton Wigg  –  $11,400
16th:  Mika Gao  –  $9,500
17th:  Florian Ribouchon  –  $9,500
18th:  Asher Conniff  –  $9,500
19th:  David Jackson  –  $9,500
20th:  Jason Raber  –  $9,500

Event 52: Prize Pool and Payouts; $175,350 to the Winner 601m1t

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  153
Prize Pool:  $726,750
January 21, 2025

Event 52 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a crowd of 153 entries for a prize pool of $726,750. The final 20 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $9,500.

Up top for the winner is $175,350.

1st:  $175,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $117,000
3rd:  $87,000
4th:  $65,000
5th:  $49,000
6th:  $37,500
7th:  $29,000
8th:  $22,400
9th-10th:  $17,600
11th-12th:  $13,800
13th-15th:  $11,400
16th-20th:  $9,500

Event 52: One-Day $5K r1a3b

$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Our traditional big buy-in tournament on the last day of the series continues at noon with LHPO Event 52. It is a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool and they will play eight-handed for some extra elbow room.

They’ll sit with 20K in their stack and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 and players may re-enter as often as needed/wanted while reg is open.

  • $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

LHPO Day 13 Schedule 2j3w6e

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

Matthew Wolfson Wins Second SHRPO Title of Series with Event 52 Win 1z6z2w

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 52
$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  97
Prize Pool:  $22,310
Bounty Prize Pool:  $9,700
August 11-12, 2024

Matthew Wolfson

The $400 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO tournament drew 97 entries for a prize pool worth $22,310 with another $9,700 in bounties. It took an extra day to finish it out and Matthew Wolfson took the top spot after a three-way deal.

This is Wolfson’s second title of the series, going along with his $1,100 Mixed PLO title last week.

Place First Name Last Name Prize Amount
1 Matthew Wolfson $5,000 *
2 Charles Sears $4,276 *
3 Daniel Kroh $4,276 *
4 Rajasekar Govindan $1,673
5 Micah Hanessian $1,305
7 Charles Rosenblatt $887
8 Juan Montoya $770
9 Jorge Septien $680
10 Joshua Nicholson $614
11 David Goldman $614
12 Maxton Gonclaves $614

* – denotes results of a three-way deal

Event 52: Matthew Wolfson Leads the Final Five Players into Day 2 3s402n

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 97

Day 2 is Monday at 1 p.m.

Seat 1:  Rajeskar Govindan  –  260,000  (65 bb)
Seat 2:  Daniel Kroh  –  587,500  (147 bb)
Seat 3:  Micah Hanessian  –  47,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4:  Charles Sears  –  406,000  (102 bb)
Seat 5:  Matthew Wolfson  –  638,000  (160 bb)

1st:  $6,803 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $4,183
3rd:  $2,566
4th:  $1,673
5th:  $1,305

7th:  Charles Rosenblatt  –  $887
8th:  Juan Montoya  –  $770
9th:  Jorge Septien  –  $680
10th:  Joshua Nicholson  –  $614
11th:  David Goldman  –  $614
12th:  Maxton Goncalves  –  $614