$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  413

The players return from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least 100K in chips, and three over 110K to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Alberto Sabogali  –  167,000  (167 bb)
2.  Suju Abraham  –  122,500  (123 bb)
3.  Greg Kolo  –  114,500  (115 bb)

Registration has closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field of 413. As soon as the official numbers are released, we will post them here in the updates.

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 520

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 500K each, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Raymond Roberty  –  1,155,000  (116 bb)
2.  James Gilbert  –  815,000  (82 bb)
3.  Benjamin Dobson  –  585,000  (59 bb)
4.  Kevin Schulz  –  565,000  (57 bb)
5.  Carmine Tirone  –  530,000  (53 bb)

With 33 players remaining from a field of 520, the average chip stack is about 315,000 (32 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $2,835 each.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  525
Prize Pool:  $57,750
Bounty Prize Pool:  $26,250
January 19, 2022

Registration has closed in the $200 Double Green Chip Bounty event with 525 entries creating a total prizepool worth $84,000.

That prizepool is broken down between the payouts for the final 66 players ($57,750) and the $50 bounties ($26,250).

A min-cash is $225, while first prize is worth $10,775. Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $10,775 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $7,445
3rd:  $5,045
4th:  $3,530
5th:  $2,710
6th:  $2,250
7th:  $1,865
8th:  $1,490
9th-10th:  $1,120
11th-12th:  $930
13th-15th:  $745
16th-18th:  $625
19th-21st:  $530
22nd-24th:  $440
25th-27th:  $375
28th-36th:  $325
37th-45th:  $280
46th-54th:  $250
55th-66th:  $225

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 520

During the second hand of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, a player in middle position got it all in preflop for 76,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against Adam Johnson’s on the button.

The board came — the short stack paired his king on the river, but that same card completed Johnson’s ace-high straight. Johnson won the pot to eliminate his opponent and burst the Money Bubble.

Adam Johnson  –  325,000  (54 bb)

With 65 players remaining from a field of 520, the average chip stack is about 142,000 (28 big blinds). The final 65 players will finish in the money, and here is the full list of payouts:

1st: $96,795 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $67,200
3rd: $44,185
4th: $30,830
5th: $23,670
6th: $19,960
7th: $16,365
8th: $13,065
9th-10th: $9,900
11th-12th: $8,160
13th-15th: $6,495
16th-18th: $5,460
19th-21st: $4,600
22nd-24th: $3,850
25th-27th: $3,310
28th-36th: $2,835
37th-45th: $2,430
46th-54th: $2,060
55th-65th: $1,740

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  73 of 520

The players return from a brief color-up break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up Raymond Roberty as the clear chipleader with 483,000.

Raymond Roberty  –  483,000  (97 bb)

With about 73 players remaining from a field of 520, the average chip stack is about 142,000 (28 big blinds). The final 65 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,740 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 520

Marcus Whiteagle raised from middle position to 8,500, the player in the cutoff called, and Sebastiaan De Jonge moved all in from the button for 51,000.

Whiteagle folded, and the cutoff called with . De Jonge turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for De Jonge to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sebastiaan De Jonge  –  112,000  (28 bb)

With about 80 players remaining from a field of 520, the average chip stack is about 130,000 (33 big blinds). The final 65 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,740 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 520

Ramsey Jones moved all in under the gun for 48,000, and the player in the big blind called with .

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

The board came — the big blind paired his queen on the flop, but Jones rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ramsey Jones  –  102,000  (26 bb)

With about 81 players remaining from a field of 520, the average chip stack is about 128,000 (32 big blinds). The final 65 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,740 each.

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  85 of 520

Sebastiaan De Jonge raised under the gun to 8,000, the player in the hijack reraised to 20,000, and Marcus Whiteagle moved all in from the button for 59,000.

De Jonge folded, and the hijack said, “I might be dead” as he turned over . But Whiteagle turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

But the board came , and Whiteagle flopped a set of jacks and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marcus Whiteagle  –  136,000  (34 bb)

A few hands later, the same player who was in the hijack got it all in under the gun for about 25,000 with , but was dominated by Whiteagle’s .

The board came — the short-stacked player paired his six on the flop, but Whiteagle paired his king on the turn and rivered trips to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Marcus Whiteagle  –  165,000  (41 bb)

With about 85 players remaining from a field of 520, the average chip stack is about 122,000 (31 big blinds). The final 65 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,740 each.

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Entries:  472

With about 20 minutes remaining before registration closes, there are already 472 entries in the Double-Green-Chip Bounty, creating a total prizepool (including bounties) worth more than $75,000.

Will the field reach 500 to make it to an $80,000 prizepool? Stay tuned.

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  126 of 520

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

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 create an unofficial top five.

1.  Mark Andrews  –  252,000  (101 bb)
2.  Carmine Tirone  –  232,500  (93 bb)
3.  Conrad Simpson  –  231,500  (93 bb)
4.  Raymond Roberty  –  216,000  (86 bb)
5.  Katie Lindsay  –  199,500  (80 bb)

With 126 players remaining from a field of 520, the average chip stack is about 82,500 (33 big blinds). The final 65 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,740 each.