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Winners of 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open announced

23 January 2025

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood concluded its 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open on Wednesday, 22 January. In the headliner event, Martins Adeniya of London, England bested 1,162 entries to take home $512,600 following a two-way deal on his fiancée’s birthday.

“It’s just perfect timing,” said Adeniya after his victory. “I’ve got a baby on the way in April, and I’m getting married in two weeks. The only problem is I’m missing my fiancée’s birthday today.”

The $3,500 LHPO finale boasted a final prize pool of more than $3.7 million, easily exceeding the $2 million guarantee. The last 146 spots were all paid a minimum of $6,400 for a min-cash.

Championship Final Table Results:
1st: Martins Adeniya (London, England) $512,600 (two-way deal)
2nd: Spencer Champlin (Scarborough, Maine) $425,000 (two-way deal)
3rd: Caio De Lucca Sobral (Aventura, Fla.) $275,000
4th: Ryan Hogan (Winter Garden, Fla.) $205,000
5th: Joost Schippers (Utrecht, Netherlands) $156,000
6th: Adam Nattress (Portland, Ore.) $119,000

The 54-event LHPO kicked off on Thursday, 9 January with the $1,000,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (NLH) opener. With 2,784 entries, the event exceeded the $1 million guaranteed, creating a total prize pool of more than $1.4 million. Fabian Foster (Davenport, Fla.) won the opener earning $141,365 after the final three players agreed to a deal to end the tournament and split the remaining prize pool.

Other signature event winners include:

- Andrew Pichee (St. Louis, Mo.) winning the $2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $86,000
- Taylor Alex Wilson (Wheeling, W.Va.) winning the $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $511,900
- Thomas Carroll (North Augusta, S.C.) winning the $10,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $179,260

Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Wednesday, 19 March – Tuesday, 8 April, 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.

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