2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  103
Prize Pool:  $15,000
January 16, 2025

The All In for St. Jude Charity Event had 103 entries, and after pulling out the $15,000 for the prizepool, there was $15,870 raised in entry fees for St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. (That’s in addition to all the money raised thru the auction and the silent auction.)

The tournament was won by Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, winning a first-place prize of $5,000.

$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 103

There are 12 players remaining from a field of 103, and the average chip stack is around 86,000 (29 big blinds). The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $500 and a top prize of $5,000.

Here is a look at some of the scenes from the tournament:

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  103
Prize Pool:  $15,000
January 16, 2025

The All In for St. Jude Charity Event had 103 entries, and after pulling out the $15,000 for the prizepool, there was $15,870 raised in entry fees for St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. (That’s in addition to all the money raised thru the auction and the silent auction.)

There was $1,000 taken out of the prizepool for the chipleader-at-the-first-break bonus, and the remaining $14,000 will be paid out to the final nine players as shown below:

1st:  $5,000
2nd:  $2,700
3rd:  $1,500
4th:  $1,200
5th:  $1,000
6th:  $800
7th:  $700
8th:  $600
9th:  $500

$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 103

Registration has closed with 103 entries, and there was an award for the chipleader at this first break. Unsurprisingly, the chipleader is Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, who turned his 10K starting stack into 158,500 over the first two hours of play. (The next closest chip stack was 91,000.)

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi  –  158,500 (159 bb)

As chipleader at the first break, Mizrachi receives a trophy and $1,000 cash.

With 45 players remaining from a field of 103, the average chip stack is around 22,900 (23 big blinds). They will be playing down to a winner tonight.

$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/300
Entries:  74

The charity event is nearing the one-hour mark, and the field has increased to 74 entries. Randall Emmett is playing, and whenever somebody busts from his table, he’s paying for them to re-enter.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, shortly before 10:00 pm.

The Silent Auction portion of the All In for St. Jude Charity Event is being held until 9:30 pm, and there are some very impressive items available.

• an autographed guitar signed by CMA award-winning Best New Female Artist Megan Moroney

• a reserved seat in a Celebrity Cash Game held in Las Vegas, featuring celebrities playing $1/$3 no-limit hold’em

• a three-night stay at The Setting Inn Napa Valley with a private tour and wine-tasting

• two tickets and a round of drinks at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater

• a Las Vegas vacation package that includes a four-night stay at Caesars Palace, a round of golf for four players at Painted Desert Golf Club, four tickets to a Vegas Golden Knights hockey game, and more

• a 24″x48″ acrylic collage by local Miami artist Liz Nevado titled “Sweet Kisses”

$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries:  50

The cards went in the air for the All In for St. Jude Charity Event at 7:39 pm with 50 entries. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, shortly before 10:00 pm.

There was an introduction before the tournament by WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage, Charity Series of Poker President/Found Matt Stout, and Lizzette Dorado, who is the Executive Director for St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital in Florida and Puerto Rico.

The items for the silent auction have been brought into the tournament area, and the silent auction remains open until 9:30 pm.

$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The All In for St. Jude Charity Event began with a fancy players party with food, drinks, and a traditional auction, and there is a silent auction for other items that continues until 9:30 pm.

The poker tournament was scheduled for 7:00 pm, but it will be off to a late start as everyone is moving over from the players party to the dedicated tournament area. There will also be single-table blackjack tournaments available. (Players must be 21 years old for blackjack, while poker is 18+.)

The buy-in is $300, and players begin with 10,000 in chips. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9, which will be about 9:45 pm or so.

As a charity event, it will be quick, with 15-minute levels, and they are playing down to a winner tonight. We won’t be covering this like most of our tournaments, because this event isn’t really about the poker hands.

$300 All In for St. Jude Charity Event (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have a fun event this evening at 7 pm and proud to host an event supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The $300 buy-in charity tournament will also have a players party starting at 5:30 pm plus single-table blackjack tournaments (for our friends 21 years and older).

• $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