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Brian Barros-Vazquez Wins Event 4 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $7,705 and a Championship Seat

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  190
Prize Pool:  $30,400
January 9, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 4 Champion Brian Barros-Vasquez

Event 4 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 190 entries for a prize pool of $30,400.

Taking it down was Brian Barros-Vazquez, winning outright for $7,705 and a $3,500 seat into the Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BrianBarros-Vazquez$7,705 + $3,500 LHPO Championship Seat
2ChristianRojas$5,255
3JuanAmaya$3,116
4JacobDamsgaard$1,895
5MatthewJagow$1,464
6ValeryLitvak$1,213
7StephenVecchio$1,034
8PedroPalacio$901
9WadeHinds$773
10ZacharyBernal$666
11OricelDiaz$666
12RobertoBendeck$666
13ErnestoGomez$562
14MariaHernandez$562
15JosephRossi$562
16MohammedHossain$467
17TimothyTlusty$467
18JuanRios$467
19PhilipToister$372
20MarkNahama$372
21SungHee Yun$372
22RossFischer$281
23IvanGrigorev$281
24SandySanchez$281

Event 1: Chip Counts Thru Flight B

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  86 of 684

Flight A:  366 Entries;  46 Advanced
Flight B:  318 Entries;  40 Advanced
Flight C:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1FeiwenWuFlushingNY551,000
2EricPereira LimaBelo Horizonte-429,000
3EugeneKotlyarevskiyParklandFL415,000
4BaseemNsierDanversMA415,000
5MiguelCaprilesMiamiFL353,000
6ChristopherBarkeyBoca RatonFL345,000
7MatthewLambrechtJupiterFL336,000
8ShaiTsarfatyHallandaleFL332,000
9JustinTrantMiamiFL322,000
10HarveyFreedmanPlantationFL300,000
11ChristopherCorneroliWest Palm BeachFL291,000
12YaroslavNakonechnyySunny Isl BchFL282,000
13NealCorcoranStuartFL257,000
14SergioGihaMiamiFL256,000
15CarloRodriguezWestonFL254,000
16CangirElcinMiamiFL251,000
17JeffreySauerSaint LouisMO226,000
18IraFriedmanDelray BeachFL209,000
19MichaelTufaroNaplesFL200,000
20LawrenceKlurBoynton BeachFL199,000
21NicholasLayWestfieldIN199,000
22UtNguyenCoral SpringsFL194,000
23CarlosBermudezHialeahFL193,000
24WilliamKoppRiverviewFL193,000
25JohnStevensonPembroke PinesFL193,000
26AlanGoldCharlotteNC186,000
27IrfanKarajicChelseaMA185,000
28TylerBentzFt LauderdaleFL183,000
29MatthewAveryOak ParkIL183,000
30EricPolirerCoconut CreekFL181,000
31RubenTorresPort CharlotteFL175,000
32RyanHoganWinter GardenFL169,000
33SheikhAkhterMiamiFL167,000
34JamesCarrollLas VegasNV165,000
35DavidNastalTampaFL165,000
36CyrilDarmouniMiamiFL164,000
37T.K.MilesDavieFL164,000
38WinstonJohnsonHomesteadFL160,000
39RaimundoNogueira Da SilvaMiami LakesFL155,000
40DaniloAlvarengaParklandFL154,000
41DavidPocesBoca RatonFL151,000
42ChristopherConradPeachtree CtyGA137,000
43CalebPideritLas VegasNV136,000
44EvanKahanBoca RatonFL133,000
45JuanMontoya BernalAventuraFL133,000
46YekaterinaLukina132,000
47EricPennerWest Palm BchFL131,000
48ScottEpsteinFort LauderdaleFL130,000
49TimothyBanksCharlottetownPE126,000
50StephenStarrArlingtonVA126,000
51CalaisCampbellSunny Isles BeachFL119,000
52DarioPistaloMiami BeachFL118,000
53DejanPetkovicBelgrade115,000
54HenryBilleteMiamiFL113,000
55CristianTamasMarks Tey Colchester109,000
56NicolasYunisMiamiFL107,000
57MarquisBennettMiamiFL106,000
58ScottBlackmanFt LauderdaleFL95,000
59KathyLiebertLas VegasNV92,000
60LorneGreenbergOntario91,000
61BrendenGluckWoodmereNY84,000
62GeorgeShenodaJacksonvilleFL84,000
63AlexanderRosenblattNew YorkNY83,000
64MichaelAmatoBoca RatonFL82,000
65MarceloAagesenMiamiFL82,000
66GregoryBlucherClawsonMI82,000
67DavidLaneDanversMA81,000
68RichardStolarBal HarbourFL80,000
69JasonSaltzmanBoca RatonFL78,000
70NicholasRaioSaint JohnsFL78,000
71AltonMendlesonVero BeachFL73,000
72RafaelRodriguez ArangMedelliaFL72,000
73GlenCressmanBoca RatonFL68,000
74DavidTuchinskyHollywoodFL67,000
75IraSchwartzPlantationFL66,000
76AnthonyMoredaMiamiFL60,000
77MichaelGraffeoFort LauderdaleFL57,000
78CristianDelgado SergeevCoral GablesFL48,000
79JoseChapuiMiramarFL47,000
80SergiuCorneaConstanta47,000
81ChristianEstevezMiami SpringsFL41,000
82TomerAkermanAventuraFL40,000
83AlessandroGuaniHeathrowFL38,000
84AyedShweihatLapeerMI28,000
85GertZumkehrZug-26,000
86AdamBrodyLas VegasNV17,000

John Binns Wins His 6th SHRP Major Series Trophy With LHPO Event 3 Outright Win for $15,665

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  98
Prize Pool:  $50,960
January 9, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 3 Champion John Binns

Event 3 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry). A field of 98 entries generated a prize pool of $50,960 and winning the lion’s share of it was John Binns, taking it down outright for $15,665 and his sixth SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Binns’ six SHRP major series trophy victories:

2017 RRPO:  $300 Omaha 8  ($6,605)
2021 RRPO:  $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($9,000)
2022 Showdown:  $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($10,720)
2022 Showdown:  $600 Omaha 8  ($14,540)
2023 SHRPO:  $400 NLH Black Chip Bounty  ($9,810)
2025 LHPO:  $600 Big O  ($15,665)

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JohnBinns$15,665
2RyanHoenig$9,555
3JordanMiller$5,860
4ChristopherCarey$3,825
5PhilHui$2,980
6MatthewWolfson$2,380
7A.J.Kelsall$2,025
8HarryEisenberg$1,765
9TylerPhillips$1,555
10YuvalBronshtein$1,400
11JoshuaThatcher$1,400
12DavidShmuel$1,275
13CharlesSimon$1,275

Osvaldo Rodriguez Wins the Seniors Event in a Three-Way Deal to Earn $12,772

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  232
Prize Pool:  $76,560
January 9, 2025

Osvaldo Rodriguez
Event 2 Champion Osvaldo Rodriguez

The first trophy of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was awarded late Thursday night in the $400 Seniors Event. There were 232 entries, and after a little more than 15 hours, Osvaldo Rodriguez was declared the winner after making a three-way deal with Peter Fellows and Emerson Ward.


Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1OsvaldoRodriguez$12,772*
2PeterFellows$12,135*
3EmersonWard$11,533*
4GregoryBaird$6,300
5AndrewGordon$4,720
6BuckBucceri$3,600
7LilyKornik$2,780
8MichaelPreston$2,160
9MattGlantz$1,680
10AlonShahar$1,680
11StephenKronick$1,360
12JosephFarinella$1,360
13DennisGilman$1,160
14JoelPiekarski$1,160
15RobertRosen$1,160
16MichaelValore$960
17OrestesMelgarejo$960
18CharlesReed$960
19RobertKessler$960
20LinasMazintas$800
21EliaBrigante$800
22LarrySt. Jean$800
23NeilBlumenfield$800
24NicholasVisconti$660
25NancyBirnbaum$660
26BernardCanellas$660
27GeorgePincik$660
28CorrinePravevich$660
T-29LancePacernick$330
T-29RichardGreen$330

* Indicates the results of a three-way ICM deal.

Event 2: Osvaldo Rodriguez Wins in a Three-Way Deal ($12,772)

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
StructurePayouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 232

Osvaldo Rodriguez
Event 2 Champion Osvaldo Rodriguez

After the elimination of Gregory Baird in fourth place, the final three players quickly agree to an ICM deal to split the remaining prizepool and end the tournament.

These were the official chip counts:

Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  1,880,000  (31 bb)
Peter Fellows  –  1,525,000  (25 bb)
Emerson Ward  –  1,240,000  (21 bb)

As chipleader, Osvaldo Rodriguez was declared the winner, receiving the title and the trophy. Here are their adjusted payouts:

1st:  Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  $12,772* + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Peter Fellows  –  $12,135*
3rd:  Emerson Ward  –  $11,533*

Stay tuned for an official recap.

Peter Fellows
Runner-Up Peter Fellows
Emerson Ward
Third-Place Finisher Emerson Ward

Event 3: John Binns Wins! ($15,665); Ryan Hoenig Finishes Runner-Up ($9,555)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 98

John Binns
John Binns

With the board reading 9d9c6c5s, John Binns bet the pot of 235,000 from the big blind. Ryan Hoenig raised all in for about 640,000 and Binns called instantly with AcAhKh6h6d for sixes full of nines.

Hoenig showed AsTd8d7d2d for a nine-high straight with a low draw.

The river was the 5c, safe for Binns to dodge a low and win Event 3 outright for $15,665. Hoenig finished runner-up for $9,555.

A recap of Event 3 will be posted later tonight.

Ryan Hoenig
Ryan Hoenig

Event 2: Gregory Baird – 4th Place ($6,300)

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
StructurePayouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 232

Gregory Baird
Gregory Baird

Gregory Baird got it all in from the small blind for 530,000 with Ad9s, but he needs to improve to stay alive against the AsQs of Peter Fellows in the cutoff.

The board came Jh8d7h3s7d, and Fellows won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Baird in fourth place.

Peter Fellows  –  1,525,000  (25 bb)
Gregory Baird  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($6,300)

With three players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 1,550,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,400.

Event 3: Jordan Miller – 3rd Place ($5,860)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 98

Jordan Miller
Jordan Miller

On a flop of Js7h4s, Jordan Miller was all in for about 110,000 in the small blind against Ryan Hoenig in the big blind.

Binns:  QcJc8d5s3c
Miller:  KdKhQsTd7h

The Ac turn and 6h river completed the board, giving Hoenig a seven-high straight and a six-five low to scoop the pot and eliminate Miller in third place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  1,260,000  (63 bb)
John Binns  –  700,000  (35 bb)
Jordan Miller  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,860)

1st:  $15,665 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,555

Event 2: Osvaldo Rodriguez Doubles Thru Peter Fellows

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
StructurePayouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 232

Osvaldo Rodriguez
Osvaldo Rodriguez

Peter Fellows raised from the button to 125,000, and Osvaldo Rodriguez called from the small blind.

The flop came 10d7h5c, Rodriguez moved all in for 435,000, and Fellows called with Js10s for a pair of tens. But Rodriguez turned over Kc10c for a pair of tens with a higher kicker, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the 9h, the river card was the 3d, and Rodriguez won the pot with his king kicker to double up in chips.

Osvaldo Rodriguez  –  1,240,000  (21 bb)
Peter Fellows  –  890,000  (15 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 232, the average chip stack is around 1,160,000 (19 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,300.

Event 3: Christopher Carey – 4th Place ($3,825)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 98

Christopher Carey
Christopher Carey

Ryan Hoenig raised to 40,000 from the button, Christopher Carey potted to 140,000 in the small blind, Hoenig reraised, and Carey called all in for about 160,000 total.

Hoenig:  AdQhJh6h4c
Carey:  AhTd8h4d2c

The flop came Kh9h4h, giving Carey the lead with an ace-high flush. Hoenig had a pair of fours while also having one out to a straight flush.

The turn was the Jd, giving Hoenig two pair and a few extra outs to a full house.

The river was the Th, giving Hoenig a king-high straight flush to win the pot and eliminate Carey in fourth place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  1,200,000  (60 bb)
Christopher Carey  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,825)

With three players remaining from a field of 98, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $5,860.