2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Event 3
$360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Total Entries: 244
Prize Pool: $73,200
January 16, 2017

Hollywood, Fla. (January 16, 2017) – Event 3 of the 2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, a $360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry), drew 244 entries and generated a prize pool of $73,200. After nearly 12 hours of play, including nearly 90 minutes at the unofficial final table of 10 players, a deal was reached between those remaining 10 players. The chip leader at the time was Luis Pauyac, giving him the official victory.

Originally from Lima, Peru, Pauyac currently resides in Athena, GA. The 24-year-old is attempting to get into graduate school for Physics, and in the meantime is a waiter back near home in Georgia. He doesn’t play poker too often, but relishes the chance to do so when he can.

“I started playing poker back in college, just small buy-ins with friends. Then after I transferred schools, I didn’t play for about two years. I went to a casino one night, played poker for the first time in a while and won, so I decided to get back into it. Eventually, though, I kept losing and wondered why, since I thought I was pretty good,” explained Pauyac. “So I started reading and really decided to study the game.”

This was Pauyac’s first time playing at the Seminole Hard Rock, and it was the allure of the series that convinced him to come.

“I’m always looking for special series and events to play if I get the chance, and I had heard good things about the Seminole Hard Rock. I only play when I save up enough money from my job, and I came down here to play only two tournaments. Yesterday I lost, today I won, and I’m going back home tomorrow. So it was a good decision.”

*payouts reflect 10-way chop

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 244

Registration closed on Event 3 with a big crown on a Monday afternoon. The tournament drew 244 entries creating a prize pool worth $73,200  to easily surpass the $50,000 Guarantee. The last 27 players will earn some money with a min-cash taking home $659 and the winner cashing out for $20,494 along with the LHPO trophy and custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI.

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 3
$360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Entries: 244
Prize Pool: $73,200
January 16, 2016

1st: $20,494
2nd: $12,078
3rd: $6,954
4th: $5,636
5th: $4,392
6th: $3,660
7th: $2,928
8th: $2,196
9th: $1,464
10 – 12th: $952
13 – 15th: $805
16 – 18th: $732
19 – 27th: $659

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150
Entries: 114

The Event 3 field continues to climb higher in the afternoon hours with 114 entries in the game after the first hour. With more than three hours left to run it up, the $50,000 should be hit well before they close the doors.

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah is making his return to the ballroom after a rough run in the opening Ultimate Re-Entry event. We can expect a bounceback from the Tampa pro after he ended his 2016 on a heater. Maddah cashed three times during the 2016 RRPO with two final tables and an 18th place finish out of 5,018 in Event 1. He followed that up with three more cashes in the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open including a fifth-place finish in the opening tournament.

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Event 3 – $360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em

• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 25 – $140 Turbo Satellite into any $570 Event (1-in-5)

• 2 seats guaranteed into any 2017 LHPO $570 buy-in event
• Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Satellite will be held in The Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 26 – $200 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 27 – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 28 – $140 Turbo Satellite to Main Event (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed to $1 Million WPT DeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 28 Structure Sheet