Event 26: Daniel Vranich – 6th Place ($18,500)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 188

Daniel Vranich
Daniel Vranich

Andrew Pichee raised from the small blind to 65,000, Daniel Vranich moved all in from the big blind for 475,000, and Pichee quickly called with Ac10s.

Vranich turned over KhJd, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came As9s9dJs8d, and Andrew Pichee won the pot with two pair, aces and nines, to eliminate Vranich in sixth place.

Daniel Vranich  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($18,500)

Seat 1.  Bryan Schultz  –  1,700,000  (68 bb)
Seat 2.  Robert LeBeau  –  480,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3.  Dylan Smith  –  830,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Brendan Gluck  –  300,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5.  Andrew Pichee  –  1,400,000  (56 bb)

Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $86,800 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $58,000
3rd:  $43,000
4th:  $32,000
5th:  $24,300

6th:  Daniel Vranich  –  $18,500
7th:  Jake Schwartz  –  $14,300

With five players remaining from a field of 188, the average chip stack is around 940,000 (38 big blinds).

This final table is being live streamed on a 30-minute delay, and you can follow the action at the Hard Rock Poker YouTube channel.

Event 26: Jake Schwartz – 7th Place ($14,300)

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 188

Jake Schwartz
Jake Schwartz

Jake Schwartz moved all in from the hijack for 115,000, and Brendan Gluck called from the big blind with AsKc. Schwartz turned over QhQd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Jh6c3c9cKs, and Gluck turned a club flush draw and rivered a pair of kings to win the pot and eliminate Schwartz in seventh place.

Jake Schwartz  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($14,300)

Seat 1.  Bryan Schultz  –  1,600,000  (80 bb)
Seat 2.  Robert LeBeau  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Dylan Smith  –  660,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Brendan Gluck  –  385,000  (19 bb)
Seat 5.  Andrew Pichee  –  1,100,000  (55 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Vranich  –  510,000  (26 bb)

Here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $86,800 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $58,000
3rd:  $43,000
4th:  $32,000
5th:  $24,300
6th:  $18,500
7th:  Jake Schwartz  –  $14,300

With six players remaining from a field of 188, the average chip stack is around 785,000 (39 big blinds).

This final table is being live streamed on a 30-minute delay, and you can follow the action at the Hard Rock Poker YouTube channel.

Event 26: Cards in the Air

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,00 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 188

Event 26 - Final Table

Cards are in the air for the $2,200 Deep Stack final table and the live-stream will go active in 30 minutes. Follow all the action at the Hard Rock Poker YouTube channel.

Seat 1:  Jake Schwartz  –  195,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2:  Bryan Schultz  –  1,475,000  (72 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert LeBeau  –  405,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Dylan Smith  –  740,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5:  Brendan Gluck  –  375,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Andrew Pichee  –  1,065,000  (53 bb)
Seat 7:  Daniel Vranich  –  445,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $86,800 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $58,000
3rd:  $43,000
4th:  $32,000
5th:  $24,300
6th:  $18,500
7th:  $14,300

Event 26: Live-Stream Final Table Lineup

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,00 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 188

We are kicking off our live-stream schedule with the $2,200 Deep Stack final table at noon. Bryan Schulz leads the return and they are shooting for the $86,800 top prize.

All the action will be streamed on our official Hard Rock Poker YouTube channel with hole cards on a 30-minute delay.

Seat 1:  Jake Schwartz  –  195,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2:  Bryan Schultz  –  1,475,000  (72 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert LeBeau  –  405,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Dylan Smith  –  740,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5:  Brendan Gluck  –  375,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Andrew Pichee  –  1,065,000  (53 bb)
Seat 7:  Daniel Vranich  –  445,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $86,800 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $58,000
3rd:  $43,000
4th:  $32,000
5th:  $24,300
6th:  $18,500
7th:  $14,300

LHPO Day 8 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 30 – $600 Limit Omaha 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 30 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 26 Day 2 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 27 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 27 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 31 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes; Final table levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (5:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • Event 31 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 32 – $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 125,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 27 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 27 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 33 – $300 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet

7PM: $300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)

  • $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $1,050 Event 32 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seats into $10,000 LHPO Event 32
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

11AM: $400 LHPO Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into the LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 LHPO Championship Milestone Satellite (1-in10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into the LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • Five seats guaranteed into the LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule

Event 26: Bryan Schultz Leads the Live-Streamed Final Table

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,00 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 188

The final table begins at 12:00 noon and will be streamed on a delay on the Hard Rock Poker YouTube channel.

Seat 1:  Jake Schwartz  –  195,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2:  Bryan Schultz  –  1,475,000  (72 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert LeBeau  –  405,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Dylan Smith  –  740,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5:  Brendan Gluck  –  375,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Andrew Pichee  –  1,065,000  (53 bb)
Seat 7:  Daniel Vranich  –  445,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $86,800 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $58,000
3rd:  $43,000
4th:  $32,000
5th:  $24,300
6th:  $18,500
7th:  $14,300

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
8ArtemMetalidi$11,100
9FelixRabas$8,700
10DonaldCowie$8,700
11ErnestBush$7,000
12RicardoEyzaguirre$7,000
13KevinOrdet$5,800
14SebastianToro$5,800
15MichaelBerk$5,800
16BenjaminLudlow$4,800
17BenjaminZamani$4,800
18HerbertNairn$4,800
19JacobKauffman$4,800
20MichaelAmato$4,000
21LucasJumalon$4,000
22SpencerChamplin$4,000
23MartinsAdeniya$4,000
24JosephKrasner$4,000

Event 26: Recent Eliminations, 16th-24th Places

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 188

Ben Ludlow
16th-Place Finisher Ben Ludlow

Here are the players who have been eliminated since the Money Bubble burst, along with their payouts:

16th:  Ben Ludlow  –  $4,800
17th:  Benjamin Zamani  –  $4,800
18th:  Herbert Nairn  –  $4,800
19th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $4,800

20th:  Michael Amato  –  $4,000
21st:  Lucas Jumalon  –  $4,000
22nd:  Spencer Champlin  –  $4,000
23rd:  Martins Adeniya  –  $4,000
24th:  Joseph Krasner  –  $4,000

With 15 players remaining from a field of 188, the average chip stack is around 313,000 (31 big blinds).

The field will be playing as many 30-minute levels as it takes today to reach the final seven players for tomorrow’s live-streamed final table, which begins at 12:00 noon and will be live-streamed on YouTube.

Event 26: Artem Metalidi Knocks Out a Player to Burst the Money Bubble

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 188

Artem Metalidi
Artem Metalidi

In Hand #6 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, the player in the hijack raised to 16,000, and the cutoff moved all in for 23,000. Artem Metalidi called from the big blind, and the hijack also called. Any further betting would create a side pot.

Both players checked to the river on a board of Qs10c6cKc4s, and all three players turned over their cards.

Artem Metalidi:  Ah10h  (pair of tens)
Hijack:  Ad4d  (pair of fours)
Cutoff:  7h7c  (pair of sevens)

Metalidi won the pot with a flopped pair of tens to eliminate the cutoff and burst the Money Bubble. The remaining 24 players are in the money, guaranteed at least $4,000 each.

Artem Metalidi  –  350,000  (44 bb)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 188, the average chip stack is around 196,000 (25 big blinds).

The field will be playing as many 30-minute levels as it takes today to reach the final seven players for tomorrow’s live-streamed final table, which begins at 12:00 noon and will be live-streamed on YouTube.

Event 26: A Few Chip Counts from the Field

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 188

Dylan Smith  –  305,000  (102 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre  –  215,000  (72 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  205,000  (68 bb)
Martins Adeniya  –  163,000  (54 bb)
Michael Berk  –  148,000  (49 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  143,000  (48 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  110,000  (37 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  108,000  (36 bb)
Ernest Bush  –  95,000  (32 bb)
Zachary Eichenbaum  –  90,000  (30 bb)
Benjamin Zamani  –  73,000  (24 bb)
Paul Domb  –  68,000  (23 bb)
Nitis Udornpim  –  60,000  (20 bb)
Luke Brereton  –  58,000  (19 bb)
Seth Fischer  –  58,000  (19 bb)
David Moreno  –  50,000  (17 bb)
Travell Thomas  –  47,000  (16 bb)
Benjamin Ludlow  –  28,000  (9 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  20,000  (7 bb)

Event 26: Harrison Gimbel Eliminated by Herbert Nairn

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $376,000   |   Structure   |   Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 188

Herbert Nairn
Herbert Nairn

Herbert Nairn raised from middle position to 2,500, Raj Vohra called from the button, the small blind called, and Harrison Gimbel reraised from the big blind to 12,500.

Nairn reraised to 40,000, and Vohra and the small blind quickly folded. Gimbel tanked for a while before he five-bet all in for roughly 65,000, and Nairn quickly called with AsAh.

Gimbel turned over Ac10c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qh7d2d6c6s, and the aces hold up for Nairn to win the pot and eliminate Gimbel from the tournament.

Herbert Nairn  –  312,000  (125 bb)
Harrison Gimbel  –  Eliminated

With 45 players remaining from a field of 188, the average chip stack is around 104,500 (42 big blinds).

The field will be playing as many 30-minute levels as it takes today to reach the final seven players for tomorrow’s live-streamed final table, which begins at 12:00 noon and will be live-streamed on YouTube.