Lazaro Rodriguez: / Ian Feller: : – fold Nick Pupillo: /
Lazaro Rodriguez completed on third street, Ian Feller called and Nick Pupillo raised. Rodriguez made it three bets, Feller capped it at four bets and both Pupillo and Rodriguez called.
Rodriguez bet with the on-board lead on fourth street and both opponents called.
Rodriguez bet again on fifth street, Feller folded and Pupillo called all in for 17,000.
Lazaro Rodriguez: / Nick Pupillo: /
Here were the rest of their runouts:
Lazaro Rodriguez: / / Nick Pupillo: / /
Pupillo made a seven-six on seventh street to nearly triple up. Not long after, Pupillo eliminated Rodriguez during Stud.
Nick Pupillo – 380,000 (16 big bets) Lazaro Rodriguez – Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,228)
Recent Eliminations 6th: John Simcox – $1,694 7th: Bryce Fox – $1,225
The numbers are in and the H.O.R.S.E. officially drew 102 players to create a prize pool worth $34,170. The last 13 spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $823 while the winner will walk away with $9,570 and the LHPO trophy.
2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 3 $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out) Entries: 102 Prize Pool: $34,170 January 15, 2021
Registration closed on the LHPO H.O.R.S.E. and it was another great turnout. The freeze-out tournament drew 102 entries to tie for the second biggest H.O.R.S.E. in SHRP history only behind the 128 from the 2011 Poker Showdown.
The H.O.R.S.E. field was sent on the first break of the day and we have another great turnout. Following in the footsteps of yesterday’s Limit Omaha 8 tournament, Event 3 has already surpassed the count from last year even with the Freeze-Out format.
Yuval Bronshtein is back after winning the Event 2 trophy and trying to go two-for-two in two days. Nick Pupillo has plenty of success in his career, including three WSOP Circuit rings and two HPT titles, but still looking for his first non-NLH win. Pupillo bagged a top 20 stack yesterday for Event 1 so he’s taking a shot for a H.O.R.S.E. trophy today.
The first weekend of the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open has plenty of action for those who prefer something other than No Limit Hold’em. Today we have the return of the popular H.O.R.S.E. tournament which will test player’s skills across five different games.
The mix will run through Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha 8, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, and Seven-Card Stud 8 switching it up every eight hands.
H.O.R.S.E. players will start with 12,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes in this one-day trophy event. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm but the Freeze-Out format means they have only one shot at the crown.
Action gets underway at noon and we will follow them along until we hand out our second trophy of the series.
Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 3 $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry) Entries: 72 Prize Pool: $24,480 January 10, 2020
Hal Klein won his first Seminole Hard Rock trophy back in 2013 in a H.O.R.S.E. event, and on Friday night he added another one, winning Event 3 ($400 H.O.R.S.E.) in a heads-up deal against Stephen Reid to win $7,268.
After the elimination of last night’s Event 2 champion David Shmuel in third place, Klein held a 4.5-to-1 chip lead over Reid, and they quickly agreed to an ICM deal. As chipleader, Klein was awarded the trophy and the title.
Klein enjoys playing all games, so H.O.R.S.E. is a great fit for him. “I like mixing it up, and I try to be proficient in all games,” said Klein. “I’ve had a lot of seconds and thirds in H.O.R.S.E., and I haven’t won a H.O.R.S.E. tournament in a year or two, so it feels great.”
But in this event, one game in particular was the key to Klein’s victory.
“I like the stud-eight and Omaha-eight, but hold’em was my game today. I crushed hold’em, and that’s how I built my stack. At one table, I won all eight hands in a round of hold’em.” Klein pointed to runner-up Reid and added, “He was there. I even raised ten-three into his jacks and flopped two pair.”
Unfortunately, Klein is going to be out of town next weekend and won’t be able to play in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open, but he’ll be back in the future.
“It’s a great venue, and I love playing here. It was a great structure for a one-day tournament.”
Final Results:
1st: Harold Klein – $7,268* + LHPO Trophy 2nd: Stephen Reid – $5,627* 3rd: David Shmuel – $3,440 4th: Georges Boyadjian – $2,390 5th: Benjamin Matthews – $1,735 6th: Cory Zeidman – $1,315 7th: Adam Zeltser – $1,050 8th: Carey Pickus – $880 9th: Charles Mayes – $775