$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000
Players Remaining: 3 of 101
A short-stacked Stephen Johnson raised all in for about 100,000 from the small blind, and Yuval Bronshtein called in the big blind.
Johnson: 
Bronshtein: 
The board ran out 
, keeping Bronshtein’s sevens best to eliminate Johnson in fourth place.
Yuval Bronshtein – 315,000 (8 bb)
Stephen Johnson – Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,975)
$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000
Players Remaining: 4 of 101
Yuval Bronshtein raised to 120,000 from the small blind, and Josh Pender called in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Bronshtein bet 175,000, Pender raised the pot, and Bronshtein called all in for about 410,000.
Bronshtein: 
(pair of aces, flush draw, six-four low draw)
Pender: 
(two pair – aces and fours, nut-flush draw, seven-four low draw)
The turn gave Bronshtein a six-four low, but the river fell to give both a wheel for the low, while Pender made the better flush to win three-quarters.
Josh Pender – 1,110,000 (28 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein – 205,000 (5 bb)
$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000
Players Remaining: 4 of 101
Following a flop of 
, Cris Luna was all in for about 60,000 from the big blind against Josh Pender in the cutoff.
Luna: 
(pair of sixes, nut-low draw)
Pender: 
(nut-low draw)
The turn added a flush draw for Pender, while the river paired him up and gave him the best hand with kings and treys, ending Luna’s tournament in fifth place.
Josh Pender – 840,000 (34 bb)
Cris Luna – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,100)
$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000
Players Remaining: 5 of 101
Harry Eisenberg was knocked down to 25,000 after Stephen Johnson doubled through him.
Two hands later, Eisenberg committed his remaining 25,000 from the cutoff and was called in three spots.
They checked to the river of a 
board where Stephen Johnson bet 45,000 from the big blind and Kenneth Po check-called in the small blind.
Johnson: 
(queens full of sevens)
Po: 
(eight-seven low)
Eisenberg: 
(trip sevens)
Johnson took the high, Po took the low, and Eisenberg was eliminated in sixth place.
Kenneth Po – 415,000 (17 bb)
Stephen Johnson – 320,000 (13 bb)
Harry Eisenberg – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,480)
$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 101
Shan Meruga opened to 70,000 from middle position, Kenneth Po three-bet to 240,000 from the cutoff, and Meruga called all in for 110,000.
Meruga: 
Po:
The board ran out , giving Po a king-high flush to eliminate Meruga in seventh place.
Kenneth Po – 410,000 (21 bb)
Shan Meruga – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,110)
$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 7 of 101
Seat 1: Harry Eisenberg – 265,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2: Josh Pender – 490,000 (25 bb)
Seat 3: Shan Meruga – 55,000 (3 bb)
Seat 4: Kenneth Po – 385,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Stephen Johnson – 330,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Cris Luna – 120,000 (6 bb)
Seat 7: Yuval Bronshtein – 375,000 (19 bb)
With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 290,000 (15 bb).
1st: $15,895 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $9,915
3rd: $6,100
4th: $3,975
5th: $3,100
6th: $2,480
7th: $2,110
Results Thus Far
8th: Jonathan Moschel – $1,830
9th: Alex Gil – $1,615
10th: A.J. Kelsall – $1,615
11th: Ilya Dyment – $1,500
12th: Steven Flacco – $1,500
13th: Christopher Carlson – $1,390
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 254
Mike Chiappetta raised to 100,000 from the button, and Alessio Isaia called in the big blind.
The flop was , Isaia checked, Chiappetta continued for 75,000, and Isaia called.
The turn was the , Isaia checked, Chiappetta bet 250,000, and Isaia called.
The river was the , Isaia checked, Chippetta shoved for 1,260,000, and Isaia thought briefly before he called.
Chiappetta tapped the table and mucked, while Isaia tabled for trip aces to win Event 9 outright for $55,835.
Mike Chiappetta finished runner-up for $38,705.
A tournament recap will be published later tonight.
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 206
Prize Pool: $48,410
Bounty Prize Pool: $20,600
January 16, 2023
Event 14 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry). A field of 206 entries produced a prize pool of $48,410, with an additional $20,600 set aside for bounties. The final 26 players will cash, earning at least $515.
Up top for the winner is $11,175.
1st: $11,175 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $7,830
3rd: $4,960
4th: $3,325
5th: $2,330
6th: $1,930
7th: $1,650
8th: $1,420
9th-10th: $1,230
11th-12th: $1,055
13th-15th: $885
16th-18th: $730
19th-21st: $600
22nd-26th: $515
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 4,535
Aaron Flores raised all in for 3,800,000 from UTG+1, Jake Schwartz reraised all in for 9,600,000 from the button, and Scott Woodring called in the small blind with a covering stack.
Flores:
Schwartz:
Woodring: 
The flop fell , keeping Woodring in the lead with tens while giving Flores a flush draw.
The turn was , giving Flores a pair of kings to take the lead in the main pot, while Schwartz pulled ahead of Woodring in the side pot.
The river was the , however, giving Schwartz kings and queens to eliminate Flores, while doubling through Woodring to take the chip lead.
Flores finished in 8th place for $43,800, on the heels of his 7th-place finish in this same event last year.
Jake Schwartz – 23,800,000 (60 bb)
Scott Woodring – 10,200,000 (26 bb)
Aaron Flores – Eliminated in 8th Place ($43,800)
