HOLLYWOOD, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood concluded its 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) on Wednesday, Jan. 22. 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
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.
