$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,692

Scott Margereson raised from the small blind to 900,000, leaving himself just 25K behind, and Jerry Wong called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Margereson moved all in for 25,000, and Wong called with for a pair of sixes.

Margereson turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Margereson won the pot with his pocket jacks to double up in chips.

Scott Margereson  –  2,000,000  (13 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  6,075,000  (41 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 6,050,000 (40 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $54,165 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,692

Jacob Powers raised under the gun to 500,000, and Frank Funaro tanked for a while in the big blind before he called.

The flop came , Funaro moved all in for about 1,325,000, and Powers quickly called with .

Funaro turned over for a pair of sevens, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card paired the board with the , and Powers won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Funaro in 15th place.

Jacob Powers  –  4,800,000  (32 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($43,780)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 6,050,000 (40 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $54,165 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,692

Scott Margereson raised UTG+1 to 550,000, leaving himself just 25K behind. Tyler Stafman moved all in from the big blind, and Margereson called all in for 575,000 with .

Stafman turned over , and Margereson needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and while Stafman rivered two pair, that same river card gave Margereson an ace-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Scott Margereson  –  1,375,000  (9 bb)
Tyler Stafman  –  2,750,000  (18 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 5,650,000 (38 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $43,780 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,692

Tyler Stafman min-raised under the gun to 300,000, Scott Margereson reraised from middle position to 750,000, and Leonard Hermann four-bet all in from the button for 2,650,000.

Stafman folded, and Margereson quickly called with . But Hermann turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the aces held up for Hermann to win the pot and double up in chips.

Leonard Hermann  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  575,000  (4 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 5,650,000 (38 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $43,780 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,692

Wasim Assaf raised from middle position to 300,000, Scott Margereson called from the button, and Jerry Wong moved all in from the small blind for 3,275,000.

Assaf folded, and Margereson called with . Wong turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the aces held up for Wong to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jerry Wong  –  7,150,000  (48 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  3,125,000  (21 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 5,650,000 (38 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $43,780 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,692

The players have returned from break to begin Level 29, with increased blinds of 75,000-150,000 with a 150,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 6
Seat 1.  Marius Gierse  –  10,225,000  (68 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro Jr.  –  2,400,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Jacob Powers  –  2,500,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4. 
Seat 5.  Cero Zuccarello  –  3,275,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  Taylor Wilson  –  11,675,000  (78 bb)
Seat 7.  Konstantin Held  –  5,825,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8.  Martin Carnero  –  9,450,000  (63 bb)

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Peter Mugar  –  4,375,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Leonard Hermann  –  3,400,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniel Clifford  –  4,700,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Wasim Assaf  –  4,875,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Tyler Stafman  –  2,675,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Scott  –  9,125,000  (61 bb)
Seat 7.  Scott Margereson  –  4,500,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Jerry Wong  –  3,575,000  (24 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 5,650,000 (38 big blinds).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,692

After a flop of , Marius Gierse checked from the big blind, Taylor Wilson bet 225,000 from the hijack, and Gierse called.

The turn card was the , Gierse checked, Wilson bet 350,000, and Gierse called.

The river card was the , Gierse checked, Wilson bet 950,000, and Gierse called. Wilson said, “You’ve got it,” and showed for a pair of deuces. Gierse turned over to win the pot with two pair, aces and threes.

Marius Gierse  –  9,850,000  (79 bb)
Taylor Wilson  –  11,900,000  (95 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 5,650,000 (45 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $43,780 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,692

Kharlin Sued raised under the gun to 500,000, leaving himself just 125K behind. Frank Funaro moved all in from the small blind for about 2,300,000, and Sued called all in for 625,000 with .

Funaro turned over , and Sued needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Sued flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a spade flush draw on the board for chop outs, but the river card was a blank. Funaro won the pot with his ace to eliminate Sued in 16th place.

Frank Funaro  –  3,250,000  (26 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($43,780)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 5,650,000 (45 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $43,780 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,692

Daniel Clifford raised from the cutoff to 250,000, Wasim Assaf called from the button, and Brian Scott called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Assaf, who bet 425,000. Scott and Clifford both called.

The turn card paired the board with the , and all three players checked.

The river card was the , and it checked to Assaf, who bet 550,000. Scott called, and Clifford folded. Assaf showed for ace high (he missed his flush draw), and Scott turned over to win the pot with two pair, queens and fives.

Brian Scott  –  9,800,000  (78 bb)
Daniel Clifford  –  3,000,000  (24 bb)
Wasim Assaf  –  4,125,000  (33 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 5,300,000 (42 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $43,780 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,692

The final 16 players in the Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship will be playing down to a winner today, so it’ll likely be a long day. But there is a top prize of $850,735 waiting for the winner, so it’ll definitely be worth it.

Everything is set and ready to go with about 72 minutes remaining in Level 28, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

Here are their starting seating positions and chip counts:

TABLE 6
Seat 1.  Marius Gierse  –  5,675,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro Jr.  –  3,375,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Jacob Powers  –  4,675,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  Kharlin Sued  –  1,275,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Cero Zuccarello  –  2,575,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Taylor Wilson  –  12,850,000  (103 bb)
Seat 7.  Konstantin Held  –  4,675,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.  Martin Carnero  –  10,300,000  (82 bb)

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Peter Mugar  –  5,325,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.  Leonard Hermann  –  3,450,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniel Clifford  –  5,425,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Wasim Assaf  –  3,225,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Tyler Stafman  –  4,325,000  (35 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Scott  –  7,025,000  (56 bb)
Seat 7.  Scott Margereson  –  4,525,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8.  Jerry Wong  –  6,000,000  (48 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $850,735 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $569,400
3rd:  $422,185
4th:  $315,935
5th:  $238,635
6th:  $181,950
7th:  $140,055
8th:  $108,850
9th-10th:  $85,410
11th-12th:  $67,680
13th-14th:  $54,165
15th-16th:  $43,780