Championship: Day 3 Ends with Aleksandr Shevelev Leading

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 911

Aleksandr Shevelev

Day 3 of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship came to an end with 14 players remaining and Aleksandr Shevelev leading. He had a late push to take the lead away from second place Ness Reilly with Nick Schwarmann, Alan Krockey, and Darryll Fish finishing in the top five.

They will return tomorrow at noon to play down to the live-streamed final table six players. Everyone is guaranteed at least $31,989 but all are still aiming for the top prize of more than $500,000.

Table 78
Seat 1: Mike Chiappetta – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 2,165,000 (54 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Schwarmann – 3,250,000 (81 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Andy Frankenberger – 1,690,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Rainer Kempe – 455,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: Alan Krockey – 2,735,000 (68 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Brett Bader – 1,195,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Cong Pham – 1,760,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: Aleksandr Shevelev – 3,965,000 (99 bb)
Seat 4: David Liu – 1,280,000 (32 bb)
Seat 5: Mario Prats Garcia – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Almog Biton – 780,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Ness Reilly – 3,310,000 (83 bb)

Chip counts:

  1. Aleksandr Shevelev – 3,965,000 (99 bb)
  2. Ness Reilly – 3,310,000 (83 bb)
  3. Nick Schwarmann – 3,250,000 (81 bb)
  4. Alan Krockey – 2,735,000 (68 bb)
  5. Darryll Fish – 2,165,000 (54 bb)
  6. John Dolan – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
  7. Cong Pham – 1,760,000 (44 bb)
  8. Andy Frankenberger – 1,690,000 (42 bb)
  9. Mike Chiappetta – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
  10. Mario Prats Garcia – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
  11. David Liu – 1,280,000 (32 bb)
  12. Brett Bader – 1,195,000 (30 bb)
  13. Almog Biton – 780,000 (20 bb)
  14. Rainer Kempe – 455,000 (11 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $511,604*
2nd: $331,116
3rd: $244,342
4th: $182,249
5th: $137,440
6th: $104,784
7th: $80,771
8th: $62,992
9th-10th: $49,680
11th-12th: $39,617
13th-14th: $31,989
* – Includes season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions seat