$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 911

The penultimate day of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship is upon us and we have 14 players remaining with a shot to make it to the live-streamed final table tomorrow.

Aleksandr Shevelev made a late run last night to take the chip lead with WPT DeepStacks Hollywood final table member Ness Reilly not far behind. High roller Rainer Kempe, local favorite Darryll Fish, SHRP trophy winner Mike Chiappetta, November Niner John Dolan, and WPT Champions Club member Andy Frankenberger are only part of the talented crew returning today.

The levels remaining 90 minutes long and they will continue playing until only six players remain. Those players will return tomorrow to play it out for the Championship in front of the WPT live-stream cameras.

Cards go back in the air at noon and we will have all the action.

Table 78
Seat 1: Mike Chiappetta – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 2,165,000 (54 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Schwarmann – 3,250,000 (81 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Andy Frankenberger – 1,690,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Rainer Kempe – 455,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: Alan Krockey – 2,735,000 (68 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Brett Bader – 1,195,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Cong Pham – 1,760,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: Aleksandr Shevelev – 3,965,000 (99 bb)
Seat 4: David Liu – 1,280,000 (32 bb)
Seat 5: Mario Prats Garcia – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Almog Biton – 780,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Ness Reilly – 3,310,000 (83 bb)

Chip counts:

1. Aleksandr Shevelev – 3,965,000 (99 bb)
2. Ness Reilly – 3,310,000 (83 bb)
3. Nick Schwarmann – 3,250,000 (81 bb)
4. Alan Krockey – 2,735,000 (68 bb)
5. Darryll Fish – 2,165,000 (54 bb)
6. John Dolan – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
7. Cong Pham – 1,760,000 (44 bb)
8. Andy Frankenberger – 1,690,000 (42 bb)
9. Mike Chiappetta – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
10. Mario Prats Garcia – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
11. David Liu – 1,280,000 (32 bb)
12. Brett Bader – 1,195,000 (30 bb)
13. Almog Biton – 780,000 (20 bb)
14. Rainer Kempe – 455,000 (11 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $511,604*
2nd: $331,116
3rd: $244,342
4th: $182,249
5th: $137,440
6th: $104,784
7th: $80,771
8th: $62,992
9th-10th: $49,680
11th-12th: $39,617
13th-14th: $31,989
* – Includes season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions seat

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

• Championship Day 4 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller

• High Roller Day 2 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• High Roller Payouts

12PM: Event 23 – $5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes; Final Table levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 12
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 22 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 22 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 24 – $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 911

Day 3 of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship came to an end with 14 players remaining and Aleksandr Shevelev leading. He had a late push to take the lead away from second place Ness Reilly with Nick Schwarmann, Alan Krockey, and Darryll Fish finishing in the top five.

They will return tomorrow at noon to play down to the live-streamed final table six players. Everyone is guaranteed at least $31,989 but all are still aiming for the top prize of more than $500,000.

Table 78
Seat 1: Mike Chiappetta – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 2,165,000 (54 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Schwarmann – 3,250,000 (81 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Andy Frankenberger – 1,690,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Rainer Kempe – 455,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: Alan Krockey – 2,735,000 (68 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Brett Bader – 1,195,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Cong Pham – 1,760,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: Aleksandr Shevelev – 3,965,000 (99 bb)
Seat 4: David Liu – 1,280,000 (32 bb)
Seat 5: Mario Prats Garcia – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Almog Biton – 780,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Ness Reilly – 3,310,000 (83 bb)

Chip counts:

1. Aleksandr Shevelev – 3,965,000 (99 bb)
2. Ness Reilly – 3,310,000 (83 bb)
3. Nick Schwarmann – 3,250,000 (81 bb)
4. Alan Krockey – 2,735,000 (68 bb)
5. Darryll Fish – 2,165,000 (54 bb)
6. John Dolan – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
7. Cong Pham – 1,760,000 (44 bb)
8. Andy Frankenberger – 1,690,000 (42 bb)
9. Mike Chiappetta – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
10. Mario Prats Garcia – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
11. David Liu – 1,280,000 (32 bb)
12. Brett Bader – 1,195,000 (30 bb)
13. Almog Biton – 780,000 (20 bb)
14. Rainer Kempe – 455,000 (11 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $511,604*
2nd: $331,116
3rd: $244,342
4th: $182,249
5th: $137,440
6th: $104,784
7th: $80,771
8th: $62,992
9th-10th: $49,680
11th-12th: $39,617
13th-14th: $31,989
* – Includes season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions seat

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 911

Nick Schwarmann opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and Ben Yu called from the button to the  flop. Schwarmann continued for 100,000 and Yu called again before the turn. Schwarman put in a stack worth 350,000 which covered Yu, who then used a time bank chip to think it out.

After a minute, Yu called at risk.

Schwarmann:
Yu:

Yu had a preflop monster but was outflopped by Schwarmann’s ace. The river was and Yu was eliminated in 16th place.

Nick Schwarmann – 4,380,000 (146 bb)
Ben Yu – Eliminated in 16th place ($26,102)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 911

The Championship is back underway after the two-table redraw and Ness Reilly continues to lead. She has nearly a 1 million chip lead over Alan Krockey in second place.

They will continue playing out this levels and survivors will bag up for Day 4 tomorrow.

Table 78
Seat 1: Mike Chiappetta – 1,655,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Schwarmann – 2,830,000 (94 bb)
Seat 4: Ben Yu – 740,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: Andy Frankenberger – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Seat 6: Rainer Kempe – 640,000 (21 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 1,580,000 (53 bb)
Seat 8: John Richards – 945,000 (32 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Brett Bader – 1,240,000 (41 bb)
Seat 2: Cong Pham – 2,100,000 (70 bb)
Seat 3: Aleksandr Shevelev – 2,100,000 (70 bb)
Seat 4: David Liu – 1,380,000 (46 bb)
Seat 5: Mario Prats Garcia – 1,360,000 (45 bb)
Seat 6: Almog Biton – 1,220,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: Alan Krockey – 2,880,000 (96 bb)
Seat 8: Ness Reilly – 3,850,000 (128 bb)

Chip counts:

1. Ness Reilly – 3,850,000 (128 bb)
2. Alan Krockey – 2,880,000 (96 bb)
3. Nick Schwarmann – 2,830,000 (94 bb)
4. Cong Pham – 2,100,000 (70 bb)
5. Aleksandr Shevelev – 2,100,000 (70 bb)
6. Mike Chiappetta – 1,655,000 (55 bb)
7. Andy Frankenberger – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
8. John Dolan – 1,580,000 (53 bb)
9. David Liu – 1,380,000 (46 bb)
10. Mario Prats Garcia – 1,360,000 (45 bb)
11. Brett Bader – 1,240,000 (41 bb)
12. Almog Biton – 1,220,000 (41 bb)
13. Darryll Fish – 1,200,000 (40 bb)
14. John Richards – 945,000 (32 bb)
15. Ben Yu – 740,000 (25 bb)
16. Rainer Kempe – 640,000 (21 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $511,604*
2nd: $331,116
3rd: $244,342
4th: $182,249
5th: $137,440
6th: $104,784
7th: $80,771
8th: $62,992
9th-10th: $49,680
11th-12th: $39,617
13th-14th: $31,989
15th-16th: $26,102

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 911

Action folded to Bruce Kramer in the small blind. He moved all in for 240,000 and Mike Chiappetta called in the big.

Kramer:
Chiappetta:

It was a race and Kramer needed to pair up to stay in the game but whiffed the board to go out in 17th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock and they are redrawing seats for the last two tables.

Mike Chiappetta – 1,655,000 (55 bb)
Bruce Kramer – Eliminated in 17th place ($21,577)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 911

On the next hand, after Jerry DeLisle was sent out, Ness Reilly was at it again. She opened to 75,000 from the cutoff (dead button) and Cong Pham called in the small blind. Patrick Quinn moved all in from the big blind for 715,000 to get a call from Reilly and fold from Pham.

Quinn:
Reilly:

A monster for Reilly and the best Quinn could do was pair his jack on the board to exit in 18th place.

One more elimination and the last 16 players will redraw seats at the last two tables.

Ness Reilly – 3,500,000 (117 bb)
Patrick Quinn – Eliminated in 18th place ($21,577)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 911

Ness Reilly opened to 75,000 from the button and Jerry DeLisle moved all in from the small blind for 333,000. Cong Pham released his big blind and Reilly called.

DeLisle:
Reilly:

Reilly was ahead for the knockout and DeLisle missed the board to exit in 19th place.

Ness Reilly – 2,600,000 (87 bb)
Jerry DeLisle – Eliminated in 19th place ($21,577)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 911

Cong Pham opened to 50,000 from the button and David Liu moved all in from the big blind for 673,000. Pham called with the bigger stack to put Liu at risk.

Liu:
Pham:

Liu was ahead in the race and he never had a sweat as the board ran for the double.

David Liu – 1,385,000 (58 bb)
Cong Pham – 1,500,000 (63 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 911

Curt Kohlberg opened to 55,000 from the hijack and Aleksandr Shevelev three-bet to 205,000 from the cutoff. John Dolan asked to see their stacks and moved all in having them both covered.

Kohlberg called for his 703,000 stack and Shevelev mucked.

Dolan:
Kohlberg:

Kohlberg needed to catch but it was Dolan locking up the hand on the flop. The board finished and to send Kohlberg out in 23rd place.

John Dolan – 2,950,000 (123 bb)
Curt Kohlberg – Eliminated in 23rd place ($18,039)