Robert Campbell raised from the hijack, and Michael Rosenberg called next to act. Errol Massey three-bet from the big blind, and both opponents called.
The flop was . Massey continued with the first bet of 8,000, and Campbell called. Rosenberg raiseed, Massey three-bet to 24,000, and Cambell folded. Rosenberg raised all in for 27,000 total, and Massey called the remainder to put his opponent at risk.
Rosenberg: Massey:
Rosenberg was in pretty bad shape, likely looking at a quarter of the pot. His best chance to get more was his gutshot straight draw, which he filled promptly with the turn.
The river was the blank , and Rosenberg ended up with three quarters instead of one.
Michael Rosenberg – 104,000 Errol Massey – 190,000
2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida $1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em $1,000,000 Guarantee Entries: 1,366 Prize Pool: $1,325,020 January 11-16, 2018
Scott Baumstein, WPTDeepStacks Champion
The WPTDeepStacks tour has become a staple during the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open series and this year it moved to the front of the schedule. After three starting days, two play down days, and a marathon final table, Scott Baumstein walked away with the WPTDeepStacks title for more than $220,000.
The $1,100 buy-in tournament featured a $1,000,000 Guarantee that was easily surpassed. It drew a huge crowd of 1,366 over three flights to push the prize pool up to $1,325,020. The field contained WSOP bracelet winners, WPT Champions Club Members, and local Seminole Hard Rock Poker regulars.
A total of 261 players survived to move on to Day 2 and some big names were still around including Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Kathy Liebert, Jessica Dawley, Loni Harwood, and Wally Maddah. Tim Reilly was also in the mix but he would not earn the best result in his family.
His wife Ness Reilly was among the leaders for the latter parts of the tournament and she advanced to the final table on Day 3. She made it through after Mukul Pahuja and 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen were knocked out in 11th and 10th setting up a tough final table for the WPTDeepStacks live-stream cameras.
The final table featured nine players with more than $4.7 million and tournament titles from around the world. Circuit regular Justin Harvell came into the last day with the chip lead but was unable to finish better than sixth place.
He was preceded by Michael Aron, Ness Rielly, and Ramon Harvell. 2017 SHRPO H.O.R.S.E. champion A.J. Kelsall put up a good fight but exited the final table in fifth place. Stephen Smith had one of the biggest rails at the final table but he could not win a race as Baumstein moved into the lead.
If Stephen Smith had the biggest group of supporters, Matthew Zarcadoolas had the loudest. The Hollywood, FL player came from behind several times to double up into contention. He put his chips in good once again but got unlucky against Baumstein to exit in third place.
The heads up match began with Baumstein holding a better than 2-to-1 chip advantage which he extended several times. Lumni Zhuta dropped down to 5 million (with 34 million in play) twice but was able to double back up before his third double put him into the lead.
The marathon heads up match finally came to an end after Baumstein rivered a straight to take most of the chips and it was over one hand later. He celebrated with his rail and enjoyed the moment of his win.
“Yeah, I was just trying to do my best to play small pots,” Baumstein said when asked about the long heads up match. “He seemed to want to gamble a little bit more, so I made sure to to adjust my strategy accordingly.”
“It’s fantistic,” Baumstein commented about playing at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. “I actually just moved down here to Miami so this is sort of my home room now.”
“It feels great to come out and win a tournament here.”
Baumstein takes home $220,238 for the title along with a $3,000 WPTDeepStack Championship package, and the LHPO trophy.
Congratulations to Scott and everyone who scored big!
Final table results:
1st: Scott Baumstein – $220,238 + $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship Package 2nd: Lumni Zhuta – $155,126 3rd: Matthew Zarcadoolas – $100,579 4th: Stephen Smith – $74,579 5th: A.J. Kelsall – $56,239 6th: Justin Harvell – $45,398 7th: Ramon Miquel – $37,440 8th: Ness Rielly – $29,587 9th: Michael Aron – $22,025
$570 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out) $50,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts Level 14:1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 21 of 153
Stu Patterson was all in from under the gun for about 18,000 with , racing with James Salmon’s in the hijack.
The flop came down , giving Patterson the lead with a pair of queens. However, the turn and river completed the board to give Salmon a flush to eliminate Patterson.
James Salmon – 102,000 (51 bb) Stu Patterson – Eliminated
With that, 21 players remain and play is now on the money bubble.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream Level 41: 500,000/1,000,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 1,366
Scott Baumstein
Lumni Zhuta moved all in for his last 1,900,000 on the button, and Scott Baumstein called to put him at risk.
Zhuta: Baumstein:
The board ran out , and the see-saw battle was finally ended. Baumstein’s ace kicker earned him the last pot of the tournament, the top prize of more than $220k, a $3K WPTDeepStacks Championship package, and the title of WPTDeepStacks Champion.
Lumni Zhuta
Zhuta finished as the runner-up, collecting $155,126 for his efforts.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream Level 41: 500,000/1,000,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 1,366
Scott Baumstein (left) awaits his chips
Scott Baumstein moved all in for 16,000,000 on the button, and Lumni Zhuta had a decision in the big blind. “Wow!” he said, turning face-up in front of him. “It was mean to be,” he added. A minute or so later, he called to put Baumstein at risk.
Baumstein: Zhuta:
The flop was , and Baumstein could only shake his head. Zhuta took the lead with a pair of sevens, two cards from the title.
The turn was the , though, providing a suitable sweat for the big moment.
“I have too many outs now,” Baumstein lamented. He needed a nine, jack, king, or ace to extend the match, and he got it.
The river was the , giving Baumstein a king-high straight and an enormous double-up. That put him within reach of the title once again, though that clinching pot had so far eluded him.
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for aces and deuces with a 7-4 low, besting Chong’s holdings to end his tournament in eighth place for $806.
. Massey continued with the first bet of 8,000, and Campbell called. Rosenberg raiseed, Massey three-bet to 24,000, and Cambell folded. Rosenberg raised all in for 27,000 total, and Massey called the remainder to put his opponent at risk.
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. Chong checked, Massey bet, and Chong called.
, winning the pot with queens full. He’s moved into second place, closing in on Elliott Zaydman atop the leaderboard.
in the hijack.
, and Baumstein could only shake his head. Zhuta took the lead with a pair of sevens, two cards from the title.