All posts by Brittany Paige

Championship: Jason Wandling Doubles Through Billy Pillosoph

$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:  52 of 843

Billy Pillosoph (center) versus Jason Wandling (right)

Jason Wandling was all in for 355,000 with AcKd and flipping against Billy Pillosoph’s 9d9c.

The board comes 8c5s4dQh, clean for Pillosoph until the Ks spikes the river.

Jason Wandling – 720,000
Billy Pillosoph – 480,000

Championship: Michael Amato vs. Jonathan Jaffe

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  96 of 843

Michael Amato

On a final board reading QcQh9h9sQd Jonathan Jaffe checked from the big blind. Action was on Michael Amato in the hijack who bet 60,000 into a pot of around 150,000

Jaffe thought about it shorty before folding. Amato showed the 10d.

Michael Amato – 650,000
Jonathan Jaffe – 320,000

Championship: Jason Wandling Bursts the Money Bubble

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  106 of 843

WPT LHPO Bubble Hand
Jason Wandling (left) and the unfortunate player who busted on the Money Bubble (foreground, right)

On the fifth hand of hand-for-hand play with a board reading 10d9d2h8c Jason Wandling moved all in for 53,000 effective. His opponent went into the tank and used two time extensions.

“Wow.. I don’t know if I can get away from this.” He put in the calling chips with KdQd and was up against Wandling’s two-pair 10s9s.

The river was the 10h, giving Wandling a full house to eliminate his opponent and burst the money bubble.

Jason Wandling  –  335,000  (56 bb)

107th place finisher

Championship: Jason Wandling Doubles Through Chris Da-Silva

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  116 of 843

Jason Wandling (left) versus Chris Da-Silva (right)

Chris Da-Silva had a bet of 30,000 in front of him and Jason Wandling shoved for 135,000.  Da-Silva used a time extension chip before calling.

Wandling turned over 10h10s and was ahead of Da-Silva’s Kc9d.

The board ran out 7c2d2s4h10d and Wandling ended up with a full house to avoid elimination.

Jason Wandling – 280,000
Chris Da-Silva – 250,000

Championship: Jason Young is Chipping Up

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  144 of 843

A player in early position raised to 11,000 and Femi Fashakin three-bet to 30,000. Jason Young called as did the original raiser.

All three players checked the Qh6h6s flop. The turn brought the 4c, early position bet 30,000 and only Jason Young called.

The river was the 5h, and both players checked. Young turned over 10d10s to beat his opponent’s 8h8c.

Jason Young – 530,000

Championship: Ray Qartomy Eliminated by Scott Baumstein

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 843

Scott Baumstein

After a series of raises Ray Qartomy was all in for around 140,000 with KhQs and Scott Baumstein snap-called with 10h10c.

It was off to the races with Baumstein slightly ahead. The board ran out Ad10d2d5s8s and Baumstein ended up with a set of tens to eliminate Qartomy.

Scott Baumstein – 345,000
Ray Qartomy – Eliminated

Championship: Ralph Massey Eliminated by Tzu Huang

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  216 of 843

Ralph Massey was all in for around 40,000 with KcKs and appeared to be in great shape against Tzu Huang’s QcQs.

The board came Jd4h3d3s clean for Massey until Huang spiked a two-outer Qd on the river.

Tzu Huang – 340,000
Ralph Massey – Eliminated