2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  130
Prize Pool:  $30,550
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,000
January 13, 2025

Event 19 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 130 entries generated a prize pool of $30,550, with an additional $13,000 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up deal was reached and Eugene Kotlyarevskiy was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 19 winner for $7,448 and his fifth SHRP major series trophy.

Here are Kotlyarevskiy’s five SHRP major series trophy victories:

2022 LHPO:  $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($26,000)
2022 Showdown:  $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH  ($54,155)
2023 Showdown:  $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 8  ($25,580)
2023 SHRPO:  $1,100 Omaha 8  ($15,110)
2025 LHPO:  $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO  ($7,448)

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 130

Following the elimination of Modesto Rodas Gallard in third place, a deal was reached between Eugene Kotlyarevskiy and Gary Kosakowski prior to heads-up play.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  1,630,000  (82 bb)
Gary Kosakowski  –  970,000  (49 bb)

Here were the results payouts:

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  $7,448
Gary Kosakowski  –  $6,643

As the chip leader, Eugene Kotlyarevskiy was the official Event 19 winner for $7,448 and his fifth SHRP major series trophy.

A recap of Event 19 will be posted later tonight.

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 130

Modesto Rodas Gallardo potted to 70,000 from the button, Eugene Kotlyarevskiy called in the small blind, and Gary Kosakowski called in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Gallardo who bet his remaining 10,000. Both Kotlyarevskiy and Kosakowski called and proceeded to check the turn and river.

Kotlyarevskiy tabled for an ace-high straight, besting Kosakowski’s holdings and Gallardo’s to eliminate Gallardo in third place.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  1,630,000  (82 bb)
Gary Kosakowski  –  970,000  (49 bb)
Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,238)

1st:  $8,630 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,461

3rd:  Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  $3,238
4th:  Scott Jaffa  – $1,986
5th:  Malik Hanna  –  $1,512
6th:  Ben Christiansen  –  $1,283
7th:  Jean Laurent  –  $1,115
8th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $978
9th:  Conner Reynolds  –  $863
10th:  Dmitrity Vernitskiy  –  $764
11th:  Michael Rudolph  –  $764
12th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $764
13th:  Tina Wong  –  $672
14th:  Asher Menahem  –  $672
15th:  Nicolas Yosfani  –  $672
16th:  Ayed Shweihat  –  $588
17th:  Dechang Zhang  –  $588

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 130

Seat 1:  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  915,000  (92 bb)
Seat 2:  Gary Kosakowski  –  235,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3:  Scott Jaffa  –  765,000  (77 bb)
Seat 4:  Modesto Rodas Gallardo  –  155,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Ben Christiansen  –  210,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Malik Hanna  –  245,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7:  Jean Laurent  –  75,000  (8 bb)

1st:  $8,630 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,461
3rd:  $3,238
4th:  $1,986
5th:  $1,512
6th:  $1,283
7th:  $1,115

8th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $978
9th:  Conner Reynolds  –  $863
10th:  Dmitrity Vernitskiy  –  $764
11th:  Michael Rudolph  –  $764
12th:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  $764
13th:  Tina Wong  –  $672
14th:  Asher Menahem  –  $672
15th:  Nicolas Yosfani  –  $672
16th:  Ayed Shweihat  –  $588
17th:  Dechang Zhang  –  $588

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 130

On a flop of , Gabe Ramos potted for 227,00 in the small blind. Eugene Kotlyarevskiy raised from under the gun, and Ramos called all in for a little more with for a pair of kings.

Kotlyarevskiy showed for a pair of threes with a flush draw and straight draw.

The turn was the , giving Kotlyarevskiy a flush while giving Ramos a set of kings.

The river was the , no help to Ramos, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  915,000  (114 bb)
Gabe Ramos  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($978)

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  130
Prize Pool:  $30,550
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,000
January 13, 2025

Event 19 of the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 130 entries generated a prize pool of $30,550, with an additional $13,000 set aside for bounties. The final 17 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $588.

Up top for the winner is $8,630.

1st:  $8,630 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,461
3rd:  $3,238
4th:  $1,986
5th:  $1,512
6th:  $1,283
7th:  $1,115
8th:  $978
9th:  $863
10th-12th:  $764
13th-15th:  $672
16th-17th:  $588

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Today’s Omaha variant has an added twist of $100 bounties on everyone at the 4 pm start. LHPO Event 19 is a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha tournament that will reward you for shipping an opponent out of the game.

Players sit down to 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 8:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 14 Day 1B – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 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 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 17 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 18 – $600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 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 18 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Chips and Seats
• Event 1 Payouts

3PM: Event 17 Day 1B – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 19 – $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 14 Day 1C – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 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 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 17 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 20 – $600 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 20 Structure Sheet