2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  61
Prize Pool:  $20,740
January 18, 2020

A month and a half ago, Hassan Tahsildar won Event #26 of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open ($400 Seniors Event), and this evening he added his second Seminole Hard Rock trophy by winning Event #20 of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, the $400 Deep Stack Turbo event.

“It feels great,” said Tahsildar. “I was getting cards, and I think I took advantage of two players that were short-stacked.”

There were 61 entries, and the final eight finished in the money. The event started at 5:00 pm, and with 15-minute levels, Tahsildar won the event shortly after Day 1B of the main event ended (around 11:30 pm).

When asked how he feels about the turbo structure, Tahsildar said, “I like more of a standard game, but sometimes a turbo is nice to get going.”

Final Results:

1st:  Hassan Tahsildar  –  $7,465
2nd:  David Frenkel  –  $4,387
3rd:  Cindy Kerslake  –  $2,748
4th:  Philippe Goureau  –  $1,867
5th:  David Coughlin  –  $1,452
6th:  Scott Edwin Roberts  –  $1,141
7th:  Trent Smith  –  $933
8th:  Marcio Lessa Amorim  –  $747

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$250 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  55
Prize Pool:  $11,550
January 17, 2020

Nohad “Nu” Teliani won a six-max tournament up in Canada on Wednesday, and flew down to South Florida this weekend to play Sunday’s $1,100 Six-Max tournament. There were no satellites for it, but the Ladies Event offered an $1,100 Six-Max seat as a bonus to the winner, so Teliani entered, treating it almost like a ladies-only satellite — and won it in a three-way chop.

“It feels pretty awesome,” said Teliani. “We had some really tough competition at the final table, so it was really fun.”

When asked how ladies events compare with other events, Teliani said, “I’m starting to think they’re more comparable. I used to be more intimidated by the ladies. I felt men were easier to play against because women were so scattered, but when you get to this level, the girls are really good.”

But Teliani’s preference is clearly six-max poker.

“Six-max is my favorite structure,” said Teliani. “You can be more aggressive, and you can call light, which I like to do.”

Final Results:

1st:  Nohad “Nu” Teliani  –  $2,792* + $1,100 Seat (Event #22) + Vacation Package
2nd:  Matilde Fernandez  –  $2,791*
3rd:  Rosanna De La Rosa  –  $2,791*
4th:  Melissa Kaiser  –  $1,097
5th:  Elissa Pincus  –  $866
6th:  Debra Williams  –  $693
7th:  Wendy Mentro  –  $520

* Indicates a three-way chop.

$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Players Remaining:  1 of 61

Hassan Tahsildar just defeated David Frenkel heads-up in Event #20 ($400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH) to win $7,465.

Stay tuned for a recap later tonight.

1st:  Hassan Tahsildar  –  $7,465
2nd:  David Frenkel  –  $4,387
3rd:  Cindy Kerslake  –  $2,748
4th:  Philippe Goureau  –  $1,867
5th:  David Coughlin  –  $1,452
6th:  Scott Edwin Roberts  –  $1,141
7th:  Trent Smith  –  $933
8th:  Marcio Lessa Amorim  –  $747

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  167 of 420

Day 1B of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open comes to an end with 167 players remaining (from a field of 420), and the chipleader is David Levy, who bagged up 344,500 (230 bb).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, but here is a preview of the leaderboard:

1.  David Levy  –  344,500  (230 bb)
2.  Barbaro Diaz  –  312,500  (208 bb)
3.  John Dollinger  –  298,000  (199 bb)
4.  Michael Duek  –  295,000  (197 bb)

Day 2 begins tomorrow at 12:00 noon, when the field will play another 10 one-hour levels. Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for the Day 2 seat draw, which will be posted later tonight.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  170 of 420

In the final minutes of the night, Raminder Singh got it all in from the big blind for 41,300 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Faraz Jaka in the small blind.

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

The field is in the process of playing five more hands at each table before stopping for the night.

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  189 of 420

Chris Conrad got it all in from the small blind for 35,600 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of the UTG+1 player.

The board came , and Conrad paired his king on the flop and his ace on the river to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Chris Conrad  –  53,600  (45 bb)

Here are some of the big stacks in the field heading into the final 30 minutes of the night:

David Levy  –  338,000  (211 bb)
Mario Hudson  –  312,000  (195 bb)
John Dollinger  –  255,000  (159 bb)
Donys Agnelli  –  235,000  (147 bb)
James Calderaro  –  225,000  (141 bb)
David Farber  –  216,000  (135 bb)
Mukul Pahuja  –  216,000  (135 bb)
Peter Walsworth  –  215,000  (134 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, around 11:15 pm.

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  843
Prize Pool:  $2,697,600
January 17-22, 2020

Registration has closed for the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship, and across the two starting flights there were a total of 843 entries, creating a total prizepool worth $2,697,600.

The final 106 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,666 each, with the final five players all earning $129K+ each. First prize is worth $482,636.

1st:  $482,636*
2nd:  $311,751
3rd:  $230,086
4th:  $171,642
5th:  $129,438
6th:  $98,686
7th:  $76,078
8th:  $59,309
9th-10th:  $46,763
11th-12th:  $37,295
13th-14th:  $30,091
15th-16th:  $24,564
17th-20th:  $20,292
21st-24th:  $16,965
25th-32nd:  $14,357
33rd-40th:  $12,300
41st-48th:  $10,670
49th-56th:  $9,374
57th-64th:  $8,340
65th-72nd:  $7,517
73rd-80th:  $6,865
81st-89th:  $6,353
90th-98th:  $5,959
99th-106th:  $5,666

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions.

$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 61

The final nine players have drawn for random seats at the final table, but only the final eight will finish in the money as they play down to a winner tonight.

Here are their updated chip counts, followed by the payouts:

Seat 1.  Philippe Goreau  –  135,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2.  David Coughlin  –  240,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3.  Adam Pedigo  –  58,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Hassan Tahsildar  –  310,000  (62 bb)
Seat 5.  Marcus Amorim  –  55,500  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Cindy Kerslake  –  165,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  Trent Smith  –  114,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Scott Roberts  –  97,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9.  David Frenkel  –  342,000  (68 bb)

1st:  $7,465
2nd:  $4,387
3rd:  $2,748
4th:  $1,867
5th:  $1,452
6th:  $1,141
7th:  $933
8th:  $747

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  420

The players return from their last break of the day to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 180K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  David Levy  –  299,400  (299 bb)
2.  Donys Agnelli  –  238,200  (238 bb)
3.  David Farber  –  235,300  (235 bb)
4.  Mike Vela  –  208,500  (209 bb)
5.  Jose Parra  –  201,500  (202 bb)
6.  Dantonio Brown  –  201,300  (201 bb)
7.  David Shmuel  –  199,200  (199 bb)
8.  Mukul Pahuja  –  192,000  (192 bb)
9.  John Dollinger  –  189,100  (189 bb)

Registration has closed, and the official prizepool should be released soon.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 61

Registration has closed in the $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH event, and with 61 entries, the total prizepool is worth $20,740.

The final eight players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $747 each, and first prize is worth $7,465.

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  61
Prize Pool:  $20,740
January 18, 2020

1st:  $7,465
2nd:  $4,387
3rd:  $2,748
4th:  $1,867
5th:  $1,452
6th:  $1,141
7th:  $933
8th:  $747