$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 413

Eric Afriat got it all in from the button for 34,500 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s in middle position.

The board came , and Afriat paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Eric Afriat  –  79,000  (20 bb)

With about 65 players remaining from a field of 413, the average chip stack is about 127,000 (32 big blinds). The final 52 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $3,670.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  77 of 413

With the final board showing and about 45,000 already in the pot, Jeff Trudeau had a bet of 23,000 in front of him in middle position, and Arian Stolt moved all in from the big blind for 48,500.

Trudeau tanked for a long time before he folded face up for two pair, aces and sevens.

Stolt turned over for a lower two pair, sixes and threes, as he took the pot on a bluff.

Arian Stolt  –  115,000  (29 bb)
Jeff Trudeau  –  36,500  (9 bb)

With about 77 players remaining from a field of 413, the average chip stack is about 107,000 (27 big blinds). The final 52 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $3,670.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  413
Prize Pool:  $826,000
January 20, 2022

We have the payouts for the $2,200 Deep Stack event, and with 413 entries, the prizepool is worth $826,000 — more than quadrupling the guarantee.

The final 52 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $3,670 each, and first prize is worth $167,285.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $167,285
2nd:  $117,425
3rd:  $76,115
4th:  $50,840
5th:  $39,110
6th:  $32,420
7th:  $27,215
8th:  $22,055
9th-10th:  $16,900
11th-12th:  $14,250
13th-15th:  $11,870
16th-18th:  $9,750
19th-21st:  $8,095
22nd-24th:  $6,875
25th-27th:  $5,660
28th-36th:  $4,625
37th-45th:  $4,130
46th-52nd:  $3,670

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 413

The players have returned from dinner to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 and a 2,500 ante.

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up four players with at least 200K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to give us an unofficial top-five leaderboard:

1.  Min Zhang  –  306,000  (122 bb)
2.  Alex Rocha  –  303,000  (121 bb)
3.  Shannon Shorr  –  210,000  (84 bb)
4.  Chance Kornuth  –  201,000  (80 bb)
5.  Alberto Sabogali  –  196,000  (78 bb)

With 99 players remaining from a field of 413, the average chip stack is about 83,500 (33 big blinds).

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 413

Level 12 came to an end, and the players left for their 40-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 7:10 pm EST.

We’ll post a leaderboard when the players return from dinner, but we already know of a couple of heavy hitters with fairly large stacks:

Chance Kornuth  –  201,000  (80 bb)
Loni Harwood  –  152,500  (61 bb)

With 99 players remaining from an unofficial field of 413 entries, the average chip stack is about 83,500 (33 big blinds).

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  150 of 413

Rainer Kempe moved all in UTG+1 for 3,000, and the player in the small blind moved all in over the top for 14,000 with .

Kempe turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Kempe paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Rainer Kempe  –  9,000  (6 bb)

The next hand, Kempe moved all in under the gun for 9,000, Alex Yen reraised from the cutoff to 23,000, and everyone else folded.

Kempe turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Yen’s .

There was a jack on the flop to give Kempe a pair, but a king on the turn gave Yen a higher pair to win the pot and eliminate Kempe from the tournament.

Alex Yen  –  110,000  (73 bb)
Rainer Kempe  –  Eliminated

With approximately 150 players remaining from an unofficial field of 413 entries, the average chip stack is about 55,000 (37 big blinds). The official prizepool should be released soon, and we expect it to be worth more than $800,000.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  155 of 413

T.K. Miles got it all in from the small blind with , but needed to improve to stay alive against the of Alex Rocha in the cutoff.

The flop came , and Miles failed to improve on the turn or the river. Rocha won the pot with his ace-king to eliminate Miles from the tournament.

Alex Rocha  –  160,000  (107 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  Eliminated

With approximately 155 players remaining from an unofficial field of 413 entries, the average chip stack is about 53,500 (36 big blinds). The official prizepool should be released soon, and we expect it to be worth more than $800,000.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  160 of 413

The next hand after Rainer Kempe doubled up, Calais Campbell, who is a six-time Pro Bowl player in the NFL, got it all in from the small blind for 27,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against Kempe’s .

The board came , and the pocket fives held up for Campbell to win the pot and double up in chips, knocking Kempe down to just two big blinds.

Calais Campbell  –  57,000  (38 bb)
Rainer Kempe  –  3,000  (2 bb)

With approximately 160 players remaining from an unofficial field of 413 entries, the average chip stack is about 51,500 (34 big blinds). The official prizepool should be released soon, and we expect it to be worth more than $800,000.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  160 of 413

A player min-raised UTG+1 to 3,000, the player in the hijack called, and Rainer Kempe moved all in from the button for 11,500.

The UTG+1 player moved all in over the top for about 60,000, and the hijack folded.

Kempe turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s .

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Kempe to win the pot and double up in chips.

Rainer Kempe  –  30,000  (20 bb)

With approximately 160 players remaining from an unofficial field of 413 entries, the average chip stack is about 51,500 (34 big blinds). The official prizepool should be released soon, and we expect it to be worth more than $800,000.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 413

Table 29 has a tough lineup, with four players at that table combining for 7 WPT titles and more than $27.6 million in career live tournament earnings.

Seat 1.  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  25,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Mike Vela  –  100,000  (67 bb)
Seat 3.  Darren Elias  –  50,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6.  Sam Panzica  –  50,000  (33 bb)

In seat 1, there is Andrew Lichtenberger, who doesn’t have any WPT titles, but he does have a WSOP bracelet and more than $11.6 million in career live tournament earnings.

In seat 2, Mike Vela won the 2009 WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals.

In seat 3, Darren Elias holds the record for the most career WPT titles with four, in addition to $9 million in career live tournament earnings.

And in seat 6, Sam Panzica has two WPT titles and more than $4.6 million in career live tournament earnings.

With approximately 180 players remaining from an unofficial field of 413 entries, the average chip stack is about 46,000 (31 big blinds). The official prizepool should be released soon, and we expect it to be worth more than $800,000.