Giuseppe Iadisernia of Tallahassee, Florida, has won the Championship event of the 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida.
Iadisernia bested 1,229 entries to win $611,700 from the prize pool of more than $3.9 million, which exceeded the $3 million guarantee. Iadisernia also won a $10,400 entry into the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
The 58-event series began January 6 with the $100,000 Guarantee $300 Quad Stack No Limit Hold’em opener that drew 736 entries. Michael Tarafa of Davenport, Florida, earning $23,360.
Other signature event winners were:
- Justin Datloff of Hollywood, Florida, winning the $600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em for $232,848.
- Asher Neaman of Elmhurst, N.Y., winning the $2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em for $47,000.
- Randall Emmett of Beverly Hills, California, winning the $5,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em for $141,300.
- Thomas Boivin of Charleroi, Belgium, winning the $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em for $310,255.
- Justin Saliba of Las Vegas winning the $10,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em for $236,925.
The casino’s next poker series will be the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown April 8-28, headlined by the $400 Deep Stack series opener with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool and the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship with a $3 million guaranteed prize pool.