All posts by Brittany Paige

Championship: Kenneth O’Donnell Eliminated by Scott Drobes

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 843

Kenneth O’Donnell was all in for 280,000 on a flop of 9h7s6s with Qc10d. He needed to improve against Scott Drobes’s 8c6h.

The turn was the 3h and the river Kh made it official as O’Donnell became the 33rd place finisher.

Scott Drobes – 2,500,000
Kenneth O’Donnell – Eliminated 

Championship: Sam Soverel vs. Ian Gillespie

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 843

Sam Soverel
Sam Soverel

Ian Gillespie opened to 45,000 from late position and Sam Soverel defended his big blind.

The flop came KsQh6s, Soverel checked, and Gillespie bet 30,000. Soverel called.

Both players checked the 7s on the turn. The river was the 9h, and Soverel led out 40,000 winning himself the pot.

Sam Soverel – 830,000

Championship: Scott Drobes vs. Tzu Huang

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 843

Tzu Huang (left) versus Scott Drobes (right)

Tzu Huang opened to 50,000 from early position and Scott Drobes called from middle position.

The flop came 5h3h2d, Huang bet 45,000 and Drobes raised to 100,000. Huang called.

Both players checked the 8d on the turn. The river was the 10c, Huang checked and Drobes bet 75,000.

Huang called and Drobes tabled the winning 9d9c.

Scott Drobes – 2,000,000
Tzu Huang – 1,100,000

Championship: Mukul Pahuja is Chipping Up

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 843

Thiago Camillo opened to 35,000 from late position, Ian Gillespie called from the hijack, and Mukul Pahuja three-bet to 130,000 from the button. Only Gillespie called.

The flop came 6s5d3d, Gillespie checked and Pahuja bet 300,000 winning himself the pot.

Mukul Pahuja – 1,525,000
Ian Gillespie – 600,000

Championship: Jake Schwartz Doubles Through Sam Soverel

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 843

Jake Schwartz (left) versus Sam Soverel (right)

Jake Schwartz was all in for 410,000 with 9c9s and out in front against Sam Soverel’s 7h7s.

The board ran out 3d2d2cQsQh, and Schwartz’s nines held to avoid elimination.

Jake Schwartz – 835,000
Sam Soverel – 715,000

Championship: Recent Payouts

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 843

Jason Young
43rd:  Mike Vela  –  $10,670
44th:  Femi Fashakin –  $10,670
45th:  Fred Goldberg  –  $10,670
46th:  Trung Tran  –  $10,670
47th:  Alan Schein –  $10,670
48th:  Lee Markholt  –  $10,670
49th:  Marcus El Huaick  –  $9,374
50th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $9,374
51st:  Erik Christensen  –  $9,374
52nd:  Sergio Grosso  –  $9,374
53rd:  Jason Young  –  $9,374
54th:  Justin Harvell  –  $9,374

Championship: Femi Fashakin Elimianted in 44th Place

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 843

On a flop reading KhJh4s, Brian Altman checked and Femi Fashakin bet 30,000 into a pot of around 150,000. Altman called.

The turn brought the 2h, Altman checked and Fashakin bet 60,000. Altman check-raised to 200,000 and Fashakin quickly let it go.

Fashakin was eliminated shortly after.

Brian Altman – 2,450,000
Femi Fashakin – Eliminated in 44th Place

Championship: Matt Affleck Takes Out Two

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  50 of 843

Matt Affleck

Matt Affleck opened, Lee Markholt shoved for 120,000 and Alan Schein called. Affleck put him in for 340,000 total and Schein called.

Matt Affleck: AdKh
Lee Markholt: 5c5h
Alan Schein: JsJh

The board ran out Ac10c9d6s10d and Affleck ended up with two-pair to eliminate both of his opponents.

Matt Affleck – 1,200,000
Lee Markholt – Eliminated
Alan Schein – Eliminated

Championship: Early Eliminations

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  50 of 843

Joe McKeehen

WSOP Main Event Winner Joe McKeehen was all in with AxQx versus Jake Dollinger’s 6x6x.

The board ran out KdQc9c6s7s and Dollinger ended with a set of sixes to eliminate McKeehen.

Among those who have been eliminated early in Day 3 include, Justin Harvell and WPTDeepStacks Champion Jason Young.