Had he won, Isaia would have been only the third player (and first in more than a decade) to win three in a series. Isaia came close to winning a third on the final night of the series, getting heads-up with a big lead but fell short against Valerie Novak. 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 9 Champion Alessio Isaia Isaia won his two tournaments in back-to-back days and Holley earned his seventh and eighth major Hollywood titles. He captured the $600 Mixed PLO title early in the first week and became the first player in our history to win a trophy in four consecutive series.Īlessio Isaia and John Holley won two LHPO trophies. We had another great round of notable wins during the series and Matt Bretzfield started things off with a big milestone. They created a prize pool worth $5,414,400 and Austrian Marius Gierse took the title along with $605,000 after a four-way deal. The LHPO Championship headlined the series and drew 1,692 entries to smash the $2,000,000 guarantee. We couldn’t do it without our old friends and the new ones we made during the series.
This was the biggest LHPO series in our history based on the entry counts, top five all-time across all festivals, and second most money we’ve awarded for a LHPO series. Over 43 trophy events, more than 16,000 entries came through the door to earn a piece of the $14,776,880 in prize money.
The 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open kicked off the new year with a huge series. Another series means another packed Grand Ballroom
