Jeremiah Lafrance Wins Event 11 of the 2025 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $6,535

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  52
Prize Pool:  $17,680
January 11, 2025

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 11 Champion Jeremiah Lafrance

Event 11 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 52 entries produced a prize pool of $17,680 and taking the biggest piece was Jeremiah Lafrance, winning outright for $6,535.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JeremiahLafrance$6,535
2CrystalUtley$3,890
3DavidJohansson$2,390
4DuaneShepherd$1,680
5JacobDamsgaard$1,325
6JosephDornish$1,060
7BryanSchultz$800

Event 11: Prize Pool and Payouts; $6,535 to the Winner

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  52
Prize Pool:  $17,680
January 11, 2025

Event 11 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing 52 entries for a prize pool of $17,680. The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $800.

Up top for the winner is $6,535.

1st:  $6,535 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $3,890
3rd:  $2,390
4th:  $1,680
5th:  $1,325
6th:  $1,060
7th:  $800

LHPO Day 3 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $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 8 – $400 Triple Stud (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 8 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 9 – $1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:00pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $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 10 – $200 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 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 11 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 11 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

  • 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Lucky Heart Poker Open Schedule

Ethan Bennett Wins his 2nd SHRP Major Series Trophy in 2024 RRPO Event 11 Heads-Up Deal for $13,000

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  128
Prize Pool:  $53,760
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,800
November 22, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 11 Champion Ethan Bennett

Event 11 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 128 entries generated a prize pool of $53,760, with an additional $12,800 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up deal was reached between the final two players and Ethan Bennett was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 11 winner for $13,000.

The victory marked Bennett’s second SHRP major series trophy, previously winning a $400 No-Limit Hold’em event during the 2023 SHRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1EthanBennett$13,000*
2DimasMartinez$12,100*
3ZacharyFischer$5,775
4MikhailChykiliov$3,630
5AndrePlaza$2,690
6DavidDambrosi$2,315
7IkechukwuNlemchi$2,005
8JohnBinns$1,775
9JasonRoig$1,560
10JordanRichard$1,370
11SinvalDomingues De Araujo$1,370
12JuanMarquez$1,370
13ChristopherMo$1,200
14ZyadQasem$1,200
15ShaharBiniamimov$1,200
16AndreiMitsiuk$1,200

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 11: Ethan Bennett Wins in a Heads-Up Deal

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 128

Dimas Martinez (left) and Ethan Bennett (right)

After playing heads-up for a little while, Dimas Martinez and Ethan Bennett agreed to a heads-up deal.

Here were the chip counts at the time:

Ethan Bennett  –  1,365,000  (68 bb)
Dimas Martinez  –  1,195,000  (60 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Ethan Bennett  –  $13,000
Dimas Martinez  –  $12,100

As the chip leader, Ethan Bennett was the official Event 11 champion for $13,000 and his second SHRP major series trophy.

A recap of Event 11 will be posted later tonight.

Event 11: Dimas Martinez Leads the Final Three Players

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 128

Dimas Martinez

Dimas Martinez  –  1,580,000  (79 bb)
Ethan Bennett  –  790,000  (40 bb)
Zachary Fischer  –  190,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $15,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,675
3rd:  $5,775

4th:  Mikhail Chykiliov  –  $3,630
5th:  Andre Plaza  –  $2,690
6th:  David Dambrosi  –  $2,315
7th:  Ikechukwu Nlemchi  –  $2,005
8th:  John Binns  –  $1,775
9th:  Jason Roig  –  $1,560
10th:  Jordan Richard  –  $1,370
11th:  Sinval Domingues De Araujo  –  $1,370
12th:  Juan Marquez  –  $1,370
13th:  Christopher Mo  –  $1,200
14th:  Zyad Qasem  –  $1,200
15th:  Shahar Biniaminov  –  $1,200
16th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $1,200

Event 11: Mikhail Chykiliov – 4th Place ($3,630)

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 128

Following a flop of Jc8s6c, Mikhail Chykiliov was all in from the small blind with AdKdQsTs[9s[][for][for][a][wrap][against][Dimas][Martinez][in][the][big][blind][holding][AcJh8c7h6h] for two pair with a flush draw.

The 3s turn and 9c river completed the board, giving Martinez a flush to eliminate Chykiliov in fourth place.

Dimas Martinez  –  1,370,000  (86 bb)
Mikhail Chykiliov  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,630)

Event 11: Andre Plaza – 5th Place ($2,690)

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 128

Zachary Fischer raised to 30,000 from the hijack, Michael N called in the cutoff, Ethan Bennett called in the small blind, and Andre Plaza reraised all in from the big blind for 84,000. Fischer reraised the pot and isolated the action.

Fischer:  AcAs9s8s2s
Plaza:  QsJsTs9h2d

The board ran out Kd6s5c5dTc, no help to Plaza, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Zachary Fischer  –  830,000  (83 bb)
Andre Plaza  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,690)

Recent Eliminations
6th:  David Dambrosi  –  $2,315

With four players remaining from 128 entries, the average stack is 640,000 (64 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,630.

Event 11: Dimas Martinez Leads the Final Six Players

$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 128

Seat 1:  Andre Plaza  –  170,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2:  Zachary Fischer  –  410,000  (51 bb)
Seat 3:  David Dambrosi  –  115,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael N  –  755,000  (94 bb)
Seat 5:  Dimas Martinez  –  990,000  (124 bb)
Seat 6:  Ethan Bennett  –  200,000  (25 bb)

1st:  $15,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,675
3rd:  $5,775
4th:  $3,630
5th:  $2,690
6th:  $2,315

7th:  Ikechukwu Nlemchi  –  $2,005
8th:  John Binns  –  $1,775
9th:  Jason Roig  –  $1,560
10th:  Jordan Richard  –  $1,370
11th:  Sinval Domingues De Araujo  –  $1,370
12th:  Juan Marquez  –  $1,370
13th:  Christopher Mo  –  $1,200
14th:  Zyad Qasem  –  $1,200
15th:  Shahar Biniaminov  –  $1,200
16th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $1,200

Event 11: Prize Pool and Payouts; $15,425 to the Five-Card PLO Bounty Champ

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  128
Prize Pool:  $53,760
Bounty Prize Pool:  $12,800
November 22, 2024

Event 11 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a  $600 Black Chip Bounty Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 128 entries generated a prize pool of $53,760, with an additional $12,800 set aside for bounties. The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,200.

Up top for the winner is $15,425.

1st:  $15,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,675
3rd:  $5,775
4th:  $3,630
5th:  $2,690
6th:  $2,315
7th:  $2,005
8th:  $1,775
9th:  $1,560
10th-12th:  $1,370
13th-16th:  $1,200