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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2025) – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood concluded its 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) on Wednesday, Jan. 22. 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*
2nd: Spencer Champlin (Scarborough, Maine) $425,000*
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
*indicates a two-way deal
The 54-event LHPO kicked off on Thursday, Jan. 9 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, Fla. with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Wednesday, March 19 – Tuesday, April 8, 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. To make hotel reservations and for more information about the series, including the full schedule, please visit SHRPO.com. Follow us on X at @SHRPO.
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About Seminole Hard Rock Poker
Seminole Hard Rock Poker encompasses four major poker series held annually at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. In August 2013, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) was introduced to poker players around the world and featured a $10 million guarantee championship, the largest guarantee in history. In addition to the SHRPO, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker series’ includes the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (January), Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (April) and Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll” Poker Open (November). All four series fall under the SHRPO umbrella with tournament news, live updates and championship live streaming. Visit www.SHRPO.com. Join the conversation at #SHRPO and tag us @SHRPO.
About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is the flagship-integrated resort of Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The renowned entertainment, gaming and hospitality destination unveiled a $1.5 billion expansion in 2019, highlighting the debut of the world’s first and only Guitar Hotel. Between three hotel towers, the resort boasts 1,271 luxury guestrooms. Amenities include a 42,000 square-foot Rock Spa® & Salon; an 18-acre recreational water experience; private “Bora Bora” style cabanas; more than 20 food and beverage outlets; a 26,000 square-foot retail promenade; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting and convention space; and an expansive gaming floor with more than 2,500 slots, more than 200 table games and a 45-table poker room. In 2023, the casino launched live craps, roulette and retail sports betting, offering 10 craps tables, 20 roulette tables, and sports betting locations including both electronic kiosks and kiosks with live sports betting agents. Introducing the new games is a historic milestone that immediately puts Florida in the same league as the world’s great gaming destinations. Hard Rock Live, ranked No. 4 worldwide in 2024 gross revenue for Pollstar Magazine, highlights A-list entertainers and performers, sporting events and live broadcast productions in an intimate 7,000-person capacity setting. Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood is located on 87 acres of the Hollywood Seminole Reservation along State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441). For more information, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.
