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2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Coming Up!

Now that the RRPO Championship is over, it’s an excellent time to start looking into the future, to the first big series in 2024. The Lucky Hearts Poker Open returns on January 11 and runs through January 24 with 52 trophy events and a $2,000,000 guarantee LHPO Championship.

The weather is lovely in South Florida all year long, we look forward to seeing you!

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EventDayDateTimeBuy-InTournament DescriptionStructure
1AThu11-Jan-2410AM$600Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $1,000,000 GTDComing Soon
1BThu11-Jan-245PM$600Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
1CFri12-Jan-2410AM$600Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
1DFri12-Jan-245PM$600Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
1ESat13-Jan-2410AM$600Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
1FSat13-Jan-245PM$600Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
1(2)Sun14-Jan-241PM~Day 2Coming Soon
1(3)Mon15-Jan-241PM~Day 2Coming Soon
2Thu11-Jan-2411AM$400H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
3Thu11-Jan-242PM$1,100 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
4Thu11-Jan-246PM$200Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry) - $30,000 GTD w/ $3,500 Seat Added to 1stComing Soon
5Thu11-Jan-248PM$400Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
6Fri12-Jan-2411AM$400Limit Omaha Hi Low 8 or Better (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
7Fri12-Jan-242PM$400Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
8Fri12-Jan-246PM$200Quad Stack PLO / NLH Mix (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
9Sat13-Jan-2411AM$1,100 Deep Stack 5 Card PLO (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
10Sat13-Jan-248PM$400Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
11Sun14-Jan-241PM$400Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) - $50,000 GTDComing Soon
12Sun14-Jan-244PM$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) - $100,000 GTDComing Soon
12(2)Mon15-Jan-242PM~Day 2Coming Soon
13Sun14-Jan-245PM$600Deep Stack Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (PLO,PLO8,BIGO) (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
13(2)Mon15-Jan-242PM~Day 2Coming Soon
14Sun14-Jan-246PM$300Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
15Sun14-Jan-249PM$400Deep Stack Turbo PLO (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
16AMon15-Jan-2411AM$200Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $200,000 GTDComing Soon
16BMon15-Jan-243PM$200Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
16CMon15-Jan-247PM$200Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
16DTue16-Jan-2411AM$200Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
16ETue16-Jan-243PM$200Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
16FTue16-Jan-247PM$200Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
16(2)Wed17-Jan-242PM~Day 2Coming Soon
17Mon15-Jan-2412PM$600Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
18Mon15-Jan-244PM$400Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
19Mon15-Jan-248PM$600Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
20Tue16-Jan-2411AM$400Deep Stack Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
21Tue16-Jan-2412PM$600Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry) - $50,000 GTDComing Soon
22Tue16-Jan-241PM$400Triple Stud (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
23Tue16-Jan-244PM$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO Hi Low 8 or Better (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
23(2)Wed17-Jan-241PM~Day 2Coming Soon
24Wed17-Jan-2411AM$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
24(2)Thu18-Jan-2412PM~Day 2Coming Soon
25Wed17-Jan-2411AM$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) - $200,000 GTDComing Soon
25(2)Thu18-Jan-2412PM~Day 2Coming Soon
26Wed17-Jan-242PM$10,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
26(2)Thu18-Jan-241PM~Day 2Coming Soon
27AWed17-Jan-245PM$600Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) - $200,000 GTDComing Soon
27BThu18-Jan-2412PM$600Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
27CThu18-Jan-245PM$600Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
27(2)Fri19-Jan-2412PM~Day 2Coming Soon
28Wed17-Jan-246PM$200Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
29Wed17-Jan-248PM$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
30Thu18-Jan-2411AM$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) - $100,000 GTDComing Soon
30(2)Fri19-Jan-2412PM~Day 2Coming Soon
31Thu18-Jan-2412PM$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
31(2)Fri19-Jan-2412PM~Day 2Coming Soon
32Thu18-Jan-2412PM$600Limit Omaha Hi Low 8 or Better (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
33Thu18-Jan-248PM$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
34AFri19-Jan-2411AM$3,500 LHPO No Limit Hold'em Championship (Re-Entry) - $2,000,000 GTDComing Soon
34BSat20-Jan-2411AM$3,500 LHPO No Limit Hold'em Championship (Re-Entry) - $2,000,000 GTDComing Soon
34(2)Sun21-Jan-2412PM~Day 2Coming Soon
34(3)Mon22-Jan-2412PM~Day 3Coming Soon
34(4)Tue23-Jan-2412PM~Day 4Coming Soon
34(5)Wed24-Jan-241PM~Day 5Coming Soon
35Fri19-Jan-2412PM$600H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
36Fri19-Jan-245PM$400Deep Stack Eight-Handed Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
37Sat20-Jan-2412PM$600Limit 2-7 Triple DrawComing Soon
38Sat20-Jan-243PM$400Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
39Sat20-Jan-249PM$600Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
40Sun21-Jan-2412PM$400Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - $50,000 GTDComing Soon
41Sun21-Jan-244PM$1,700 Deep Stack Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - $100,000 GTDComing Soon
41(2)Mon22-Jan-241PM~Day 2Coming Soon
42Sun21-Jan-245PM$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (PLO,PLO8,BIGO) (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
42(2)Mon22-Jan-241PM~Day 2Coming Soon
43ASun21-Jan-245PM$400Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $200,000 GTDComing Soon
43BMon22-Jan-2411AM$400Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
43CMon22-Jan-245PM$400Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
43(2)Tue23-Jan-241PM~Day 2Coming Soon
44Mon22-Jan-2411AM$600Deep Stack Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
45Mon22-Jan-2412PM$1,100 8 Game Mix (HORSE-NLH-PLO-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw) (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
45(2)Tue23-Jan-2412PM~Day 2Coming Soon
46Mon22-Jan-241PM$10,000 Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
46(2)Tue23-Jan-2312PM~Day 2Coming Soon
47Mon22-Jan-248PM$600Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
48Tue23-Jan-2411AM$600Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
49Tue23-Jan-2412PM$400Deep Stack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
50Tue23-Jan-2412PM$5,000 Deep Stack Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry) - $200,000 GTDComing Soon
51Tue23-Jan-242PM$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
52Tue23-Jan-245PM$300Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)Coming Soon

2023 RRPO in Review

The 2023 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open ran from November 15 through November 29 with 49 trophy events and a busy Grand Ballroom from start to finish.

Events:  49
Entries:  18,323
Guarantees:  $7,360,000
Prize Pools:  $14,250,170

By the numbers, this was the biggest RRPO series in our history in terms of both entries and prize pools, and it was also the fifth-biggest attendance for any series in our history.

2023 Showdown – 22,035 entries
2022 Showdown – 20,359 entries
2022 SHRPO – 20,045 entries
2021 SHRPO – 19,881 entries
2023 RRPO – 18,323 entries

This series also posted some big overall numbers for our big series. Since the 2011 Poker Showdown, we have hosted 48 major festivals, hit $250,000,000 in guarantees, and surpassed 500,000 entries. Come to Lucky Hearts Poker Open in January when we just might cross over $500,000,000 in prize money.

Series: 48
Entries: 515,464
Guarantees: $250,023,500
Prize Pools: $484,905,676

Istvan Briski, 2023 WPT RRPO Champion

The series headliner was the 2023 WPT RRPO Championship, which drew 1,447 entries to create a prize pool worth $4,630,400. The last 181 players earned a share and Istvan Briski took the top spot of $647,300 after winning in front of the WPT live-stream cameras.

Three locals made the final table with Darryll Fish, Fred Goldberg, and Sandy Sanchez among the last six. This was Sanchez’s third cash of the series and all came at final tables: third in the $600 H.O.R.S.E., fourth in the $600 Eight-Game Mix, and third in the Championship.

Richard Saunders

The series started with a $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament featuring a $2,000,000 guarantee and eight starting flights. The tournament drew 7,532 entries, and Richard Saunders took the top prize of $192,398 plus the RRPO trophy.

Matt Bretzfield won three events during the 2023 RRPO series

Matt Bretzfield (smiling above) had himself a series, not content to book just one title, but he earned three RRPO trophies; he won the $1,100 PLO, the $400 Bounty PLO, and the $600 Eight-Game Mix. Bretzfield tied a long-standing record as only the third person in our history to win three titles in the same series and the first to do it since 2012.

2012 Showdown – Julio Fernandez
2012 RRPO – Atanael Thomas
2023 RRPO – Matt Bretzfield

Bretzfield wasn’t the only one who made moves up our all-time list. David Shmuel captured his ninth title, Yuval Bronshtein grabbed his eighth, and Shmuel finished two spots short of his tenth on the last night of the series.

Raminder Singh sits alone at the top, but it’s getting crowded behind him. All-time major Hollywood titles:

Raminder Singh – 10 wins
David Shmuel – 9 wins
Michael Newman – 9 wins
John Holley – 8 wins
Matt Bretzfield – 8 wins
Yuval Bronshtein – 8 wins
Brian Altman – 7 wins
David Prociak – 7 wins
Gabriel Ramos – 7 wins

Other notable wins include A.J. Kelsall with his fourth trophy, David Brookshire winning two this series, and Adam Hendrix capturing the one-day $5K event when he max late registered after busting the $25K High Roller in sixth place.

All told we had 49 RRPO trophies find a new home over the two weeks of the series, and you can find links to all of the results below.

We cannot overstate our appreciation for the players who come out to support every one of our series. Thank you, and thank you again.

We look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones during the upcoming 2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open in January!

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open schedule

WPT RRPO Championship: Istvan Briski – $647,300
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Richard Saunders – $192,398
Event 2 ($600 Seniors): Amir Baron – $26,035
Event 3 ($600 Big O): Fred Stones – $17,475
Event 4 ($200 Bounty): Scott Sommer – $4,925
Event 5 ($600 8-Game): A.J. Kelsall – $13,380
Event 6 ($1,100 PLO): Matt Bretzfield – $21,583
Event 7 ($200 Big Stack): Yang Lu – $8,890
Event 8 ($400 PLO): Steven Haynes – $9,275
Event 9 ($600 O8): Jose Paz – $11,131
Event 10 ($600 Bounty): Andre Bryan – $12,066
Event 11 ($600 PLO): Andrea Mastrogiovanni – $11,452
Event 12 ($600 PLO8): David Brookshire – $8,602
Event 13 ($600 Turbo): Zachary Fischer – $10,560
Event 14 ($400 NLH): Austin Thieleman – $44,440
Event 15 ($600 6-Max PLO): Steven Langert – $17,495
Event 16 ($1,100 NLH): Armando Romero – $78,000
Event 17 ($400 Turbo): Omer Rotman – $10,355
Event 18 ($400 Triple Stud): Allen Kessler – $6,796
Event 19 ($200 Big Stack): Jen-Yue Chiang – $34,911
Event 20 ($400 Bounty): Martynas Brazdzionis – $8,035
Event 21 ($400 6-Max): Michael Wetcher – $10,128
Event 22 ($400 2-7): David Shmuel – $7,165
Event 23 ($400 Turbo): Ferenc Deak – $31,705
Event 24 ($400 Turbo): David Sathue – $8,810
Event 25 ($600 HORSE): Yuval Bronshtein – $14,405
Event 26 ($400 Bounty PLO): Matt Bretzfield – $8,073
Event 27 ($200 Bounty): Peter Shapiro – $6,810
Event 28 ($200 Holiday): Jason Rocha – $11,476
Event 30 ($600 8-Game): Matt Bretzfield – $8,481
Event 31 ($600 Bounty): Richard Price – $8,520
Event 32 ($600 Mixed PLO): David Brookshire – $12,051
Event 33 ($300 NLH): Josh Zur – $6,536
Event 34 ($600 Turbo): Brett Bassock – $9,790
Event 35 ($400 NLH): Jay Chaudhary – $18,339
Event 36 ($600 PLO8): Grant Hart – $9,530
Event 37 ($10,000 PLO High Roller): Danny Shiff – $108,180
Event 38 ($1,700 Bounty): Eddy Mroczkowski – $25,469
Event 39 ($600 NLH): Nathan Thrush – $48,961
Event 40 ($1,100 Turbo): Christian Harder – $16,380
Event 41 ($1,100 NLH): Anthony Piacquadio – $30,200
Event 42 ($25K High Roller): Aleksejs Ponakovs – $682,238
Event 43 ($600 O8): Hal Klein – $9,583
Event 44 ($2,200 PLO): Elliott Kampen – $36,005
Event 45 ($200 NLH): Alejandro Arana – $6,596
Event 46 ($400 Seniors): Peter Fellows – $14,350
Event 47 ($5K NLH): Adam Hendrix – $192,150
Event 48 ($1,100 PLO): Pawel Andrzejewski – $28,305
Event 49 ($300 Bounty): Chris Lewis – $9,695

Championship: Matt Bond – 5th Place ($206,900)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,447

Matt Bond

Matt Bond open-shipped for 3,525,000 from the cutoff and Fred Goldberg called in the small blind with the bigger stack.

Bond: As9s
Goldberg: JdJc

Bond needed help if he was going to double up again at the final table but the 6h6s5c7cKc board did him no favors to send him out in fifth place.

Fred Goldberg – 17,500,000 (58 bb)
Matt Bond – Eliminated in 5th Place ($206,900)

Championship: Darryll Fish – 6th Place ($157,800)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,447

Darryll Fish

Action folded to Darryll Fish in the small blind, and he moved all in for 1,975,000. Istvan Briski was sitting in the big blind and instantly called with a monster.

Fish: Qs7c
Briski: KdKh

Fish was in rough shape and it only got worse when Briski flopped a set of kings on the AcKs7h board. The turn was Qh and Fish was drawing dead to the 4s river for a sixth-place finish.

Istvan Briski – 23,400,000 (94 bb)
Darryll Fish – Eliminated in 6th Place ($157,800)

WPT Live Stream

Darryll Fish

Championship: Updated Counts

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,447

Rayan Chamas

Action was paused in the middle of Level 31 due to some technical issues with the live stream. Rayan Chamas moved to the top of the counts, while former WPT champ Darryll Fish has some ground to make up.

We will continue updates once play resumes.

Seat 1: Rayan Chamas – 23,250,000 (93 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Bond – 5,775,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Darryll Fish – 3,100,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4: Istvan Briski – 18,050,000 (72 bb)
Seat 5: Fred Goldberg – 7,450,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Sandy Sanchez – 14,725,000 (59 bb)

1st:  $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $494,800
3rd:  $366,500
4th:  $274,000
5th:  $206,900
6th:  $157,800

Championship: Matt Bond Doubles Through Istvan Briski

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,447

Matt Bond

On the first hand of the final table, Darryll Fish opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Istvan Briski raised to 1,100,000 next to act. It folded to Matt Bond in the big blind and he raised to 3,400,000 (leaving 750K behind).

Fish folded, Briski called, and the flop came Ts8s3s. Bond moved all in for 750,000 and Briski called.

Bond: AdKc
Briski: AcQc

Bond was way ahead for a double and the 4c turn and 9c were safe for a big pot on the first hand of the day.

Matt Bond – 9,200,000 (46 bb)
Istvan Briski – 19,625,000 (98 bb)

 

Championship: Cards Back in the Air!

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,447

WPT Seminole Rock n Roll Poker Open Season 2023

Cards are in the air for the 2023 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship final table with six players remaining, every guaranteed at least $157,800, and someone will take home $752,500 later today.

You can follow along in the WPT Live Stream on a 30-minute delay with hole cards.

Seat 1:  Rayan Chamas  –  11,000,000  (55 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Bond  –  4,350,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Darryll Fish  –  4,625,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  Istvan Briski  –  23,975,000  (120 bb)
Seat 5:  Fred Goldberg  –  13,325,000  (67 bb)
Seat 6:  Sandy Sanchez  –  15,050,000  (75 bb)

1st:  $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $494,800
3rd:  $366,500
4th:  $274,000
5th:  $206,900
6th:  $157,800

Championship: Final Table Ready to Go

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,447

The 2023 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship is down to six players, and they return this afternoon at 2 pm to play down to a winner. Istvan Briski holds a big lead, but it won’t be easy with five tough players behind him, including WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open champ Darryll Fish.

31 minutes remain in Level 30, and levels will last 60 minutes when the blinds go up. They will play in front of the WPT live-stream cameras with a 30-minute delay and hole cards.

Seat 1:  Rayan Chamas  –  11,000,000  (55 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Bond  –  4,350,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Darryll Fish  –  4,625,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  Istvan Briski  –  23,975,000  (120 bb)
Seat 5:  Fred Goldberg  –  13,325,000  (67 bb)
Seat 6:  Sandy Sanchez  –  15,050,000  (75 bb)

1st:  $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $494,800
3rd:  $366,500
4th:  $274,000
5th:  $206,900
6th:  $157,800

Championship: Luke Graham – 7th Place ($121,500)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,447

Luke Graham

On the very next hand after Jason Sagle was eliminated, Luke Graham open-shipped for 1,075,000 from the cutoff and it folded to Rayan Chamas in the big blind. He thought for a bit and called to put Graham at risk.

Graham: Ac5h
Chamas: 9c8s

Graham was ahead for a double and paired his five on the Tc5c3h flop. Chamas jumped into the lead when he paired his nine on the 9h turn and held on the Jd river.

Graham was eliminated in seventh place and the clock was paused. The six remaining players will bag their chips and return for the live-streamed final table tomorrow at 2 pm.

Rayan Chamas – 11,000,000 (55 bb)
Luke Graham  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($121,500)

Championship: Jason Sagle – 8th Place ($94,500)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,447

Jason Sagle

It folded to Jason Sagle in the hijack and he moved all in for 1,575,000. Istvan Briski called on the button and the blinds folded.

Briski: AcJh
Sagle: AsTs

Sagle was in a lot of trouble with his smaller ace and it got a lot worse on the Jd7c5s flop when Briski paired his jack. He picked up a spade draw on the 9s turn but blanked the Kh river to go out in eighth place.

Istvan Briski – 24,000,000 (220 bb)
Jason Sagle – Eliminated in 8th Place ($94,500)