$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  270 of 620

Shortly before the dinner break, Alexander Salcedo played a huge pot on a board of , where his opponent held for top full house, but Salcedo had to win the pot with quad deuces.

Salcedo is currently up to 270K, and appears to have a solid lead over the rest of the field.

Alexander Salcedo  –  270,000  (225 bb)

Another player on the leaderboard is Ofir Stender, who is sitting on a stack of 227,000.

Ofir Stender  –  227,000  (189 bb)

With 270 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 68,900 (57 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 10:45 pm.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  320 of 620

Registration has closed, and with 620 entries here today, the total tournament field is a whopping 1,404 entries, which will create a total prizepool worth more than $1.3 million. As soon as the official payouts are released, we will post them here at SHRPO.com.

With about 320 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 58,000 (58 big blinds), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15 (around 10:45 pm).

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  365
Prize Pool:  $43,800
January 10, 2020

Frenchman Frederic Konowitz flew in from Paris on Friday, entered Event 4 on a single bullet, dropped down to three big blinds shortly after registration closed, and then bounced back and went on to win by making a heads-up deal with runner-up Steven Moreno.

“It feels good,” said Konowitz. “I just arrived from Paris at two o’clock, and came directly to the casino.”

Everything seemed to go his way once Konowitz reached the final table. “I had a very good run. I flopped two pair in the big blind, and then I had ace-jack against ace-ten.”

In addition to his prize money, Konowitz received an $1,100 seat into WPTDeepStacks Hollywood, which begins its final starting flight tomorrow at 11:00 am. He’s looking forward to playing that event, but unfortunately he’ll be flying back to Paris next week and won’t be able to enter the $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

There were a total of 365 entries in this event, and the final 46 players finished in the money. The tournament began at 6:00 pm, and finished shortly after 3:30 am.

“I like to play in the U.S. when I can,” said Konowitz. “Each year I go to Las Vegas once or twice, and this is my second time here in Hollywood. I’m very happy to be here, and thanks to the organization, it’s perfect to play the series here. It’s very good.”

Final Table Results:

1st:  Frederic Konowitz  –  $8,001* + LHPO Trophy + $1,100 WPTDS seat
2nd:  Steven Moreno  –  $7,633*
3rd:  Faris Qumsieh  –  $4,140
4th:  Nick Ahmadi  –  $2,709
5th:  Ricardo Velasco  –  $2,087
6th:  Anthony Moreda  –  $1,726
7th:  Elizabeth Hagensick  –  $1,448
8th:  Igor Evseev  –  $1,183
9th:  Joseph Patalano  –  $920

* Indicates a heads-up deal.

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with an 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 365

After the elimination of Faris Qumsieh in third place, Frederick Konowitz and Steven Moreno agreed to a deal for the remaining prizepool. These were their official chip counts:

Frederic Konowitz  –  3,585,000  (72 bb)
Steven Moreno  –  1,895,000  (38 bb)

As chipleader, Konowitz was declared the winner, and in addition to his prize money, he would also receive the trophy, the title, and the $1,100 seat into Day 1C of WPTDeepStacks Hollywood tomorrow.

The final table payouts are listed below, and stay tuned for a recap, which will be posted later tonight.

1st:  Frederic Konowitz  –  $8,001 + LHPO Trophy + $1,100 WPTDS seat
2nd:  Steven Moreno  –  $7,633
3rd:  Faris Qumsieh  –  $4,140
4th:  Nick Ahmadi  –  $2,709
5th:  Ricardo Velasco  –  $2,087
6th:  Anthony Moreda  –  $1,726
7th:  Elizabeth Hagensick  –  $1,448
8th:  Igor Evseev  –  $1,183
9th:  Joseph Patalano  –  $920

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$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with an 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 365

Faris Qumsieh got it all in from the big blind for about 800,000 with , but he was dominated by the of Frederic Konowitz in the small blind.

The board came , and Konowitz flopped two pair, aces and jacks, to win the pot and eliminate Qumsieh in third place.

Faris Qumsieh  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,140)

Here are the official chip counts for heads-up play, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Frederic Konowitz  –  3,585,000  (72 bb)
Steven Moreno  –  1,895,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $9,195 + LHPO Trophy + $1,100 WPTDS seat
2nd:  $6,439

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with an 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 365

After a flop of , Nick Ahmadi got it all in from the big blind for about 400,000 with (pair of queens), but he was dominated by the (pair of queens, ace kicker) of Steven Moreno in the cutoff.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Moreno won the pot with his ace kicker to eliminate Ahmadi in fourth place.

Steven Moreno  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)
Nick Ahmadi  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,709)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,825,000 (46 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $4,140.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with an 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 365

After a flop of , Frederic Konowitz checked from the big blind, Ricardo Velasco bet 85,000 from the hijack, and Konowitz check-raised all in for about 1.75 million.

Velasco thought for a while before he called all in for about 700,000 with for a pair of nines. Konowitz turned over for two pair, fives and deuces, and Velasco needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Konowitz won the pot with his two pair to eliminate Velasco in fifth place.

Frederic Konowitz  –  2,600,000  (65 bb)
Ricardo Velasco  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,087)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,370,000 (34 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $2,709.

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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with an 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 365

Faris Qumsieh raised under the gun to 65,000, Anthony Moreda moved all in from the cutoff for 230,000, and Qumsieh asked for an exact count and thought for a bit before he called with .

Moreda turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Qumsieh paired his king on the flop and his six on the turn to win the pot with two pair, eliminating Moreda in sixth place.

Faris Qumsieh  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)
Anthony Moreda  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,726)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,100,000 (37 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $2,087.

$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with an 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 365

With the board showing on the turn, Elizabeth Hagensick moved all in for about 175,000, and Steven Moreno thought for a while before he called with for the trip nines on the board with an ace kicker.

Hagensick turned over for a full house, nines full of queens, and she needed to avoid an ace on the river to stay alive.

The river card was — the .

Both players reacted strongly as Moreno rivered a higher full house, nines full of aces, to win the pot and eliminate Hagensick in seventh place.

Steven Moreno  –  1,350,000  (45 bb)
Elizabeth Hagensick  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,448)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 915,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $1,726.

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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with an 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 365

Igor Evseev got it all in from the cutoff for about 270,000 with , but he was dominated by the of Anthony Moreda in middle position.

The board came , and Moreda won the pot with two pair, kings and fives, to eliminate Evseev in eighth place.

Anthony Moreda  –  1,415,000  (57 bb)
Igor Evseev  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,183)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 780,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to bust will receive $1,448.