$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

It’s the last day of the 2021 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship and that means we will crown our Champion later today. Of 1,573 entries, only seven remain with a chance to the title and they are lead by SHRP regular Francis Margaglione.

Ronnie Bardah, Robel Andemichael, Tsz Shing, Ilyas Muradi, Jesse Lonis, and WPT Champions Club member Andy Hwang round out the final table with none in danger with a short stack. Anyone can win it.

Everyone is guaranteed at least $115,630 but everyone wants the $809,515 sitting up top for the winner.

Blinds will start 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante and the average stack is 8,750,000 (70 bb).

Cards go back in the air at noon with 90-minute levels until one players eliminated at the final table then going to 60-minutes until reaching heads-up.

Seat 1: Robel Andemichael – 3,350,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Tsz Shing – 5,250,000 (42 bb)
Seat 3: Ronnie Bardah – 8,675,000 (69 bb)
Seat 4: Ilyas Muradi – 11,425,000 (91 bb)
Seat 5: Jesse Lonis – 9,150,000 (73 bb)
Seat 6: Francis Margaglione – 12,875,000 (103 bb)
Seat 7: Andy Hwang – 10,600,000 (85 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $809,515 (includes a $15,000 entry to the 2021 WPT Baccarat Crystal TOC)
2nd: $529,690
3rd: $392,430
4th: $293,510
5th: $223,895
6th: $168,990
7th: $115,630

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 25 – $5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 12 (6:40pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship

• Championship Day 3 Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

5PM: Event 24 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Field will be capped at 280 unique players
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of the field remains
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 – $2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 7 (9:30pm)
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 74 – $550 Event 25 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,000 buy-in LHPO Event 25
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 75 – $300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Structure Sheet

Seminole Hard Rock Safe + Sounds Guidelines

$400 Six-Max PLO (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10: 500/1,000
Players Remaining:  42 of 139

Registration closed for the $400 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha game and it drew 139 entries to create a prize pool worth $46,565. The last 24 players will earn some money with $495 for a min-cash and $11,635 plus the LHPO trophy awaiting the Event 23 champion.

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$400 Six-Max PLO (Single Re-Entry)
Entries: 139
Prize Pool:  $46,565
January 25, 2021

1st: $11,635 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $7,725
3rd: $5,255
4th: $3,665
5th: $2,620
6th: $1,925
7th-8th: $1,450
9th-10th: $1,125
11th-12th: $900
13th-14th: $740
15th-16th: $625
17th-20th: $545
21st-24th: $495

$600 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 415

Registration closed for this afternoon’s Big Stack one-day trophy event and the trend that started on the first day of the series continued. Another huge field. The $600 buy-in tournament had a $50,000 guarantee that was blasted by the 415 entries all the way up to a $217,875 prize pool.

The tournament will pay out the last 52 spots with $940 for a min-cash and $43,814 plus the LHPO trophy to the champ.

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$600 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 415
Prize Pool:  $217,875
January 25, 2021

1st: $43,814 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $29,215
3rd: $21,505
4th: $16,015
5th: $12,070
6th: $9,200
7th-8th: $6,323
9th-10th: $4,380
11th-12th: $3,505
13th-14th: $2,840
15th-16th: $2,330
17th-20th: $1,940
21st-24th: $1,635
25th-32nd: $1,395
33rd-40th: $1,205
41st-48th: $1,055
49th-52nd: $940

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

This evening we have our final multi-flight tournament of the LHPO series and it’s a little something for all bankrolls. The $150 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament has two starting flights, today at 5 pm and Tuesday, with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players will start with 15,000 stacks and levels will run for 30 minutes throughout. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm and players may re-enter once per day. Day 1 will continue playing until only 12.5% of the field remains and those players will return on Wednesday in the Poker Room to play it to a champion.

Get here early if you want to play, the field will be capped at 280 unique players per flight.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Field will be capped at 280 unique players
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of the field remains
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,573

With the elimination of WPT Champions Club Member Aaron Mermelstein in 25th place, tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats for the last three tables.

Time chips were also reset with all 24 remaining players getting a fresh stack of six to use until the next reset at the final table.

Table 9
Seat 1: Carlo Rodriguez – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Albert Barney Jr – 3,000,000 (75 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Pyne – 1,700,000 (42 bb)
Seat 4: Ronnie Bardah – 3,000,000 (75 bb)
Seat 5: Manuel Labandeira – 4,050,000 (101 bb)
Seat 6: Scott Baumstein – 550,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7: Matt Bond – 6,800,000 (170 bb)
Seat 8: Francis Margaglione – 1,250,000 (31 bb)

Table 10
Seat 1: Jonathan Lagace Bastien – 5,000,000 (125 bb)
Seat 2: Robel Andemichael – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Scott Stewart – 2,100,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4: Jesse Lonis – 2,600,000 (65 bb)
Seat 5: Tsz Shing – 3,300,000 (82 bb)
Seat 6: Ilyas Muradi – 2,580,000 (64 bb)
Seat 7: Andy Hwang – 725,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Liberto – 2,450,000 (61 bb)

Table 20
Seat 1: Paul Balzano – 1,400,000 (35 bb)
Seat 2: Ali Ahmad – 850,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Jorge Gomez – 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Darren Elias – 4,000,000 (100 bb)
Seat 5: James Anderson – 5,600,000 (140 bb)
Seat 6: Syed Shah – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
Seat 7: Esther Taylor – 1,500,000 (37 bb)
Seat 8: Carlos Dorca – 5,200,000 (130 bb)

Recent results:

25th: Aaron Mermelstein – $23,110
26th: Brendan Murphy – $23,110
27th: Jermaine Gerlin – $23,110
28th: Evan Teitelbaum – $23,110
29th: David Montoya Mancera – $23,110
30th: Pablo Valdivieso – $23,110
31st: Ivan Zufic – $23,110
32nd: Thomas Rasberry – $23,110

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 229

While we concentrate our efforts on the Championship, the Purple Chip Bounty is moving right along and down to three tables. Former WPT Player of the Year Anthony Zinno is still in contention for his first SHRP trophy after coming close a few times including a $25K RRPO High Roller final table in 2019.

21st: Mervick Nunez Marino – $2,005
22nd: Michael Laufer – $2,005
23rd: David Mzareulov – $2,005
24th: Antonio Mallol – $2,005
25th: Shanmukha Meruga – $1,725
26th: Ayodesi Coker – $1,725

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 1,573

Catching up with the full results list which includes former RRPO $1,100 winner Mike Beasley. The Championship is down to the last four tables and all remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,110.

33rd: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $19,515
34th: Ryan Hiller Jr – $19,515
35th: Adam Travis – $19,515
36th: Vuong Do – $19,515
37th: Yordan Petrov – $19,515
38th: Joel Gola – $19,515
39th: Rodney Turvin – $19,515
40th: Mike Beasley – $19,515
41st: David Eldridge – $16,660
42nd: Andrew Munier – $16,660

$400 Six-Max PLO (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  25/50

After a brief pause to allow the big No Limit Hold’em games to play out, we have two more Omaha tournament on the last two days. The first runs this afternoon at 3 pm with a $400 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha game.

They’ll sit down to 12,000 starting stacks and run 30-minute levels during the one-day tournament. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm with a single re-entry option available.

Since this is a one-day tournament, we will hand out another LHPO trophy before the night is through.

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis opened to 75,000 from the hijack, Ronnie Bardah called from the cutoff, and David Eldridge called in the big blind to the flop. Eldridge checked, Lonis bet 135,000 to get a fold from Bardah and call from Elridge.

The turn was , Elridge checked, and Lonis bet enough to put Eldridge all in for his last ~550,000. Eldridge called at risk and the cards were tabled.

Lonis:
Eldridge:

Both players flopped a ten but Eldridge was outkicked. The river finished the board and Lonis won the pot with two pair tens and threes to send Eldridge out in 41st place.

Jesse Lonis – 2,200,000 (73 bb)
David Eldridge – Eliminated in 41st Place ($16,660)