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Championship: Recent Eliminations, 93rd – 112th Place Finishers

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 1,692

Alex Foxen
96th-Place Finisher Alex Foxen

93rd:  Joseph Field  –  $8,380
94th:  Aleksandar Petrovic  –  $8,380
95th:  Salvatore Sidoti  –  $8,380
96th:  Alex Foxen  –  $8,380
97th:  Cyril Darmouni  –  $8,380
98th:  Jebhar Patterson  –  $8,380
99th:  Colby Covington  –  $8,380

100th:  Sergey Sergeev  –  $7,700
101st:  Jeremy Ausmus  –  $7,700
102nd:  Pete Chen  –  $7,700
103rd:  Michael Amato  –  $7,700
104th:  Shanmukha Meruga  –  $7,700
105th:  Ziya Rahim  –  $7,700
106th:  Jeremy Wien  –  $7,700
107th:  Matthew Lambrecht  –  $7,700
108th:  Jesse Kertland  –  $7,700
109th:  Ariel Mantel  –  $7,700
110th:  Bryan Buonocore  –  $7,700
111th: Joseph Cappello  –  $7,700
112th:  James Katz  –  $7,700

 

Championship: Pete Chen Eliminated in 102nd Place by Jerry Wong

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  101 of 1,692

Peter Chen
Peter Chen

Pete Chen was all in for about 265,000 from the big blind against Jerry Wong in the hijack.

Chen:  As8c
Wong:  10h8h

The board ran out KhQd5s5h10c, giving Wong tens and fives to eliminate Chen.

Jerry Wong  –  1,450,000  (73 bb)
Pete Chen  –  Eliminated in 102nd Place  ($7,700)

Jerry Wong
Jerry Wong

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 113th – 142nd Place Finishers

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 1,692

113th:  Erik Cajelais  –  $7,700
114th:  John Ypma  –  $7,700
115th:  Joseph Pombriant  –  $7,700
116th:  Jim Gilbert  –  $7,700
117th:  Bryce McVay  –  $7,700

118th:  Daniel Kusnerak  –  $7,155
119th:  Christoph Csik  –  $7,155
120th:  Rudy Mamo  –  $7,155
121st:  Antornio Serrao Jr.  –  $7,155
122nd:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $7,155
123rd:  Ryan Remington  –  $7,155
124th:  Richard Alsup  –  $7,155
125th:  Sheldon Libfeld  –  $7,155
126th:  Jeff Madsen  –  $7,155
127th:  Petko Tsakov  –  $7,155
128th:  Romeo Mendoza  –  $7,155
129th:  Joseph McArthur  –  $7,155
130th:  Marc Goldman  –  $7,155
131st:  Kurt Lichtman  –  $7,155
132nd:  Todd Ivens  –  $7,155
133rd:  Ross Santos  –  $7,155
134th:  Ivaylo Sivinov  –  $7,155
135th: Timothy Little  –  $7,155

136th:  Matthew Schulte  –  $6,725
137th:  Chad Wassmuth  –  $6,725
138th:  Frederic Konowitz  –  $6,725
139th:  Jeff Trudeau Jr.  –  $6,725
140th:  Tuan Phan  –  $6,725
141st:  Stephen Brite  –  $6,725
142nd:  Haim Or Krief  –  $6,725

Championship: A Few More Chip Counts

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  126 of 1,692

Jon Borenstein  –  1,400,000  (93 bb)
Denys Shafikov  –  1,000,000  (67 bb)
Taylor Wilson  –  850,000  (57 bb)
Pete Chen  –  730,000  (49 bb)
Colby Covington  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Jim Gilbert  –  490,000  (33 bb)
Jeremy Wien  –  480,000  (32 bb)
Aram Oganyan  –  480,000  (32 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus  –  220,000  (15 bb)

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 143rd – 171st Place Finishers

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  142 of 1,692

143rd:  Scott Levitt  –  $6,725
144th:  Stanley Lee  –  $6,725
145th:  Anthony Spinella  –  $6,725
146th:  Miles Reinhard  –  $6,725
147th:  Aaron Rosenthal  –  $6,725
148th:  Fawaz Siddiqui  –  $6,725
149th:  William Slepcevich  –  $6,725
150th:  Paul Holliday  –  $6,725
151st:  Fred Paradis  –  $6,725
152nd:  Scott Bohlman  –  $6,725
153rd:  Spencer Champlin  –  $6,725

154th:  Lyle Diamond  –  $6,400
155th:  Christopher Audrain  –  $6,400
156th:  Daniel Chalifour  –  $6,400
157th:  Stephen Song  –  $6,400
158th:  Sebastian Gallego  –  $6,400
159th:  David McMahon  –  $6,400
160th:  Ren Lin  –  $6,400
161st:  Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  $6,400
162nd:  Brent Sibley  –  $6,400
163rd:  Timothy Ulmer  –  $6,400
164th:  William Eitze  –  $6,400
165th:  Daniel Jiacopello  –  $6,400
166th:  Matthew Waxman  –  $6,400
167th:  Haim Gabay  –  $6,400
168th:  George Rakitzis  –  $6,400
169th:  Joseph Hanna  –  $6,400
170th:  Alexander Ziskin  –  $6,400
171st:  Jorge Aristizabal  –  $6,400

Event 35: Prize Pool and Payouts; $27,220 to the Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 35
$1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  87
Prize Pool:  $84,390
January 22-23, 2023

Event 35 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry). A field of 87 entries created a prize pool of $84,390. The final 11 places play, with a min-cash set at $2,365.

Up top for the winner is $27,220.

1st:  $27,220 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $16,450
3rd:  $10,230
4th:  $6,920
5th:  $5,275
6th:  $4,220
7th:  $3,500
8th:  $2,955
9th:  $2,725
10th:  $2,530
11th:  $2,365

Event 34: Prize Pool and Payouts; $49,380 to the Bounty Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  201
Prize Pool:  $201,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $100,500
January 22-23, 2023

Event 34 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 201 entries generated a prize pool of $201,000, more than doubling the guarantee. In addition, there’s $100,500 set aside for bounties. The final 26 players will cash, earning at least $1,860.

Up top for the winner is $49,380.

1st:  $49,380 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $32,615
3rd:  $20,900
4th:  $12,600
5th:  $9,680
6th:  $8,020
7th:  $6,835
8th:  $5,890
9th-10th:  $4,950
11th-12th:  $4,305
13th-15th:  $3,660
16th-18th:  $3,015
19th-21st:  $2,415
22nd-26th:  $1,860

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 172nd – 189th Place Finishers

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  162 of 1,692

172nd:  Raffaello Locatelli  –  $6,160
173rd:  Ariel Rosello  –  $6,160
174th:  Fabian Gumz  –  $6,160
175th:  Maksim Rozenfeld  –  $6,160
176th:  Florian Gaugusch  –  $6,160
177th:  Javier Gomez Marquez  –  $6,160
178th:  Barry Roth  –  $6,160
179th:  Mihails Morozovs  –  $6,160
180th:  Ryan Depaulo  –  $6,160
181st:  Arsenii Karmatchkii  –  $6,160
182nd:  Cliff Maloney  –  $6,160
183rd:  Jeremy Becker  –  $6,160
184th: Joe Serock  –  $6,160
185th:  Brian Murphy  –  $6,160
186th:  Christopher Lewis  –  $6,160
187th:  Ramin Hajiyev  –  $6,160
188th:  Nicholas Tucker  –  $6,160
189th:  Hagai Stein  –  $6,160

Championship: More Chip Counts From the Field

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  162 of 1,692

Imari Love
Imari Love

Imari Love  –  1,480,000  (123 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  1,050,000  (88 bb)
Nichola Verderamo  –  950,000  (79 bb)
Sebastiaan De Jonge  –  870,000  (73 bb)
Landon Tice  –  860,000  (72 bb)
Joey Weissman  –  810,000  (68 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  790,000  (66 bb)
Martin Zamani  –  750,000  (63 bb)
Erik Cajelais  –  710,000  (59 bb)
Chris Tryba  –  650,000  (54 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  530,000  (44 bb)
Blake Whittington  –  520,000  (43 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz  –  510,000  (43 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  510,000  (43 bb)
Nir Cohen  –  510,000  (43 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  410,000  (34 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  405,000  (34 bb)
Howard Feingold  –  390,000  (33 bb)
Stephen Song  –  370,000  (31 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  350,000  (29 bb)
Sean Shah  –  270,000  (23 bb)
Fred Paradis  –  270,000  (23 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  230,000  (19 bb)
Scott Bohlman  –  220,000  (18 bb)
Ziya Rahim  –  210,000  (18 bb)
Todd Ivens  –  190,000  (16 bb)
Billy Pilossoph  –  180,000  (15 bb)

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 190th – 212th Place Finishers

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  174 of 1,692

190th:  Paul Balzano  –  $6,000
191st:  Daniel Mulhall  –  $6,000
192nd:  Gediminas Uselis  –  $6,000
193rd:  Gregory Anda  –  $6,000
194th:  Roman Pipman  –  $6,000
195th:  Sundiata Devore  –  $6,000
196th:  Jon Gottlieb  –  $6,000
197th:  Paul Gellenbeck  –  $6,000
198th:  Luke Graham  –  $6,000
199th:  Richard Whitebrook  –  $6,000
200th:  Gabriel Abusada  –  $6,000
201st:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  $6,000
202nd: Richard Yau  –  $6,000
203rd:  Steven Rivero  –  $6,000
204th:  Ken Aldridge  –  $6,000
205th:  Bohdan Slyvinskyi  –  $6,000
206th:  Victor Nissim  –  $6,000
207th:  Aaron Kupin  –  $6,000

208th:  Nicholas Agnew  –  $5,915
209th:  Aaron Steury  –  $5,915
210th:  Zhen Cai  –  $5,915
211th:  Ryan Eriquezzo  –  $5,915
212th:  Curtis King  –  $5,915