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2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open winners announced27 January 2026(PRESS RELEASE) -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood concluded its 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open on Wednesday, 22 January. In the headliner event, Giuseppe Iadisernia of Tallahassee, Fla. bested 1,229 entries to take home $611,700. The $3,500 LHPO finale boasted a final prize pool of more than $3.9 million, easily exceeding the $3 million guarantee. The last 154 spots were all paid a minimum of $6,400 for a min-cash. Championship Final Table Results: 1st: Giuseppe Iadisernia (Tallahassee, Fla.) $611,700 2nd: Jorge Gomez (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) $395,000 3rd: Thomas Boivin (Charleroi, Belgium) $295,000 4th: Martins Adeniya (London, England) $220,000 5th: Anatoly Nikitin (Moscow, Russia) $167,000 6th: Eddie Blumemthal (Sun Prairie, Wis.) $127,000 (First-place amount includes the winner’s $10,400 entry into the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas) The 58-event LHPO kicked off on Tuesday, Jan. 6, with the $100,000 Guarantee $300 Quad Stack No Limit Hold’em (NLH) opener and drew 736 entries. Michael Tarafa (Davenport, Fla.) won the opener, earning $23,360. Other signature event winners include: - Justin Datloff (Hollywood, Fla.) winning the $600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $232,848. - Asher Neaman (Elmhurst, N.Y.) winning the $2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $47,000. - Randall Emmett (Beverly Hills, Calif.) winning the $5,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $141,300. - Thomas Boivin (Charleroi, Belgium) winning the $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $310,255. - Justin Saliba (Las Vegas, Nev.) winning the $10,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $236,925. Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, Wednesday, April 8 – Tuesday, April 28, headlined by the $400 Deep Stack series opener with a $1,000,000 guarantee and the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship boasting a $3 million guarantee. Poker hotel rates during the Poker Showdown are available. |