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 4: Prize Pool and Payouts; $7,705 and a Championship Seat to the Winner

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 

Event 4 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 190 entries produced a prize pool of $30,400. The final 24 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $281.

First-place pays $7,705. Additionally, a $3,500 seat into the LHPO championship is up top for the winner. 

1st:  $7,705 + $3,500 LHPO Championship Seat + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,225
3rd:  $3,116
4th:  $1,895
5th:  $1,464
6th:  $1,213
7th:  $1,034
8th:  $901
9th:  $773
10th-12th:  $666
13th-15th:  $562
16th-18th:  $467
19th-21st:  $372
22nd-24th:  $281

Event 4: Small Buy-in; Big Money

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last trophy event on today’s schedule starts at 6 pm has a ton of value for the price tag. Event 4 is a $200 Big Stack with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool and we are adding a $3,500 LHPO Championship seat to first place.

Players start with 15K in their stack and all level last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 LHPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 1 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 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 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 2 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 2 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 3 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (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 3 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 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 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 4 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 LHPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule