$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,509

For the third time today, Aaron Massey got all-in preflop shoving about 1,750,000 from early position. Michael Graffeo called behind him and the remaining players folded. Massey was at risk.

Graffeo:
Massey:

The flop fell improving Massey to top pair, but he was still behind. The turn and river came the and and Massey was eliminated in ninth place earning $25,563.

Michael Graffeo – 7,700,000 (51 bb)
Aaron Massey – Eliminated in 9th place ($25,563)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,509
Average Stack: 4,200,000 (28 bb)

Michael Graffeo got a walk on the first hand of the day, but there was plenty of action on Hand 2. Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood raised under the gun to 325,000. It folded to Aaron Massey in the cutoff and he three-bet to 975,000. The button and blinds folded and Harwood moved all-in. Massey called off the last of his stack and was at risk.

Massey:
Harwood:

Runout:

Both players owned two pair with an ace and it was a split pot.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,509
Average Stack: 4,200,000 (28 bb)

Shuffle up and deal! Cards are in the air for the Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Main Event final table. The clock shows 21:35 remaining in Level 32.

All subsequent updates will be provided along with the live stream on a 30-minute delay.

LIVE STREAM LINK: Twitch.tv/WPTDeepStacks

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open is winding down and the penultimate day on the schedule brings along a nice, one-day tournament with some big money paid out in the end.

Event 13 is a $570 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $75,000 guaranteed prize pool to bring out the players. We expect a good crowd of both locals and visitors taking one more shot at an LHPO trophy.

Entrants sit down to 12,000 starting stacks and play 30-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30pm with unlimited re-entries during that time. There’s a dinner break built in at 6:30pm and they will continue playing until we have a champion later this evening.

The tournament kicked off at noon and we will pick up the action after the WPTDeepStacks Final Table completes.

• $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,509
Average Stack: 4,200,000 (28 bb)

The 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Main Event began with 1,509 entries but only nine players remain with a chance at the big title.

Those nine players range from amateurs to pro and have combined to take home nearly $7.5 million in tournament money during their careers. They are led by Dantonio Brown who finished Flight C with the lead and carried through Days 2 and 3.

But he’s being chased by some top players including TK Miles, Aaron Massey, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood. It’s sure to be an entertaining final table which will be live-stream on WPTDeepStacks’ twitch page on a 30-minute delay with hole cards.

Action is set to kick off at noon and we’ll be here for all the action. Since the action will be live-streamed, we will be posting updates on a 30-minute delay as well.

Seat 1: Charlemagne Benjamin – 3,400,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2: Marc Levy – 2,500,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: TK Miles – 3,250,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Aaron Massey – 1,225,000 (8 bb)
Seat 5: Dantonio Brown – 8,325,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Graffeo – 5,300,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Luis Torres – 5,950,000 (40 bb)
Seat 8: Loni Harwood – 5,025,000 (34 bb)
Seat 9: Timothy Banks – 2,750,000 (18 bb)

Chip counts:
Dantonio Brown – 8,325,000 (56 bb)
Luis Torres – 5,950,000 (40 bb)
Michael Graffeo – 5,300,000 (35 bb)
Loni Harwood – 5,025,000 (34 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – 3,400,000 (23 bb)
TK Miles – 3,250,000 (22 bb)
Timothy Banks – 2,750,000 (18 bb)
Marc Levy – 2,500,000 (17 bb)
Aaron Massey – 1,225,000 (8 bb)

Remaining payouts:
1st: $290,687
2nd: $178,209
3rd: $110,431
4th: $93,049
5th: $77,127
6th: $62,081
7th: $47,766
8th: $34,473
9th: $25,563

WPTDeepStacks Updated Results

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

It’s the last day to hop into a multi-day tournament during the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open with the last two flights of Event 9.

The first four flights of the $150 buy-in tournament combined to put 679 entries into the game to get them very near hitting the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. It should be hit this morning then continue to pile up throughout the day.

Every entrant will sit down to a 10,000 starting stack and play 30-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm and they will continue to play down until the end of Level 14. All survivors will then put their chips in a bag and return tomorrow for Day 2.

Cards fly at 11am and we’ll keep an eye on them while the WPTDeepStacks Main Event final table plays down.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

The 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Main Event final table is ready to go and it’s a very talented group of players. We have top pros mixing with our local regulars, a WSOP bracelet winner, a WSOP Circuit ring holders, a former HPT Player of the Year, and nine combined SHRP titles between them.

When all added up, the nine returning players have a combined total of $7.5 million in career tournament earnings led by Aaron Massey, Loni Harwood, and TK Miles.

It’s still anyone’s game as the final nine players join together in front of the WPTDeepStacks live-stream cameras.

Seat 1: Charlemagne Benjamin
Chip count: 3,400,000

From Miami, FL, Benjamin has earned more than $100,000 in his career including two Seminole Hard Rock Poker titles with the last coming last January during the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

Seat 2: Marc Levy
Chip count: 2,500,000

From Boynton Beach, FL, Levy is another SHRP regular and has four SHRP titles among his more than $300,000 in career tournament earnings. His last SHRP title came during the 2016 RRPO for more than $50,000.

Seat 3: TK Miles
Chip count: 3,250,000

From Miami Beach, Miles is a South Florida pro with more than $1.7 million in tournament earnings including a WSOP Circuit ring title and the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Poker Open Champion for just shy of $300,000.

Seat 4: Aaron Massey
Chip count: 1,225,000

From Chicago, IL, Massey has earned more than $3 million in his career, tops at this final table. He won two events on the Heartland Poker Tour on his way to earning 2014 HPT Player of the Year honors.

Seat 5: Dantonio Brown
Chip count: 8,325,000

From Atlanta, GA, Brown has the least tournament experience of those at the final table but he has several deep runs in WSOP Circuit events with the most recent last December in North Carolina for more than $5,000.

Seat 6: Michael Graffeo
Chip count: 5,300,000

From Brooklyn, NY, Graffeo has cashed for more than $275,000 in his career with his biggest score coming with a third place finish in a 2007 WSOP $2,000 NLH event. He also picked up an SHRP title in the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha event.

Seat 7: Luis Torres
Chip count: 5,950,000

From Windermere, FL, Torres has more than $25,000 in tournament earnings with the Venezuelan’s two biggest tournament cashes coming at Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza final tables.

Seat 8: Loni Harwood
Chip count: 5,025,000

From Staten Island, NY, Harwood has nearly $1.9 million in career earning, a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, the 2015 WSOP National Champion, five-time WSOP final table member, and recent addition to the Seminole Hard Rock Poker team.

Seat 9: Timothy Banks
Chip count: 2,750,000

From Prince Edward Island, Canada, Banks is an SHRP regular with nearly $60,000 in tournament earnings. He won the $350 Deepstack tournament during the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown and appeared at five other SHRP final tables.

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 9 Day 1E – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

12PM: Final Table – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event

• Final Table Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Main Event Payouts

12PM: Event 13 – $570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 12 Day 2 – $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 12 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 12 Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments
• Event 12 Payouts

5PM: Event 14 Day 1 – $1,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 9 Day 1F – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 57 – $140 Satellite into LHPO Event 13 (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed to $570/$75K Guarantee LHPO Event 13
• Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 57 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 58 – $200 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 58 Structure Sheet

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino 
Hollywood, FL
Event 10
$2,500 No-Limit Hold’em 
Entries: 150 
Prizepool: $341,250
January 22-23, 2017 

When Mukul Pahuja was getting his winner’s photo taken just after the stroke of midnight on Tuesday morning, he was adamant that he wanted the grey sweatshirt he wore throughout the day to be somewhat visible in the photo.

Pahuja won the $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em in a heads-up deal with Ryan Rogers. Pahuja took home $79,544 in the deal along with the trophy.  For Pahuja, he attributes some of his run good on the second day of this two-day event to Aaron Massey’s lucky sweater.

“It’s kind of a funny story,” said Pahuja. “I’m on my way here in the car a few minutes late. I text both Zo [Karim] and my wife the same thing. ‘Do you guys see my grey sweatshirt?’ They both say yes. Zo says he is going to put it on my chair for me when I get there and I’m super curious to see which one of them is right.”

When Pahuja arrived at his seat, the grey sweatshirt that Karim had left for him turned out to be Aaron Massey’s grey sweatshirt. Pahuja’s sweatshirt was at home with Mrs. Pahuja, but he decided to stay warm by using Massey’s shirt throughout the day.

“This is like an extra small. I was like Chris Farley in a fat man’s suit all day playing this tournament,” said the . “But then I went from like seven big blinds at one point to like 37 in one orbit. I told Aaron at that point that he’s got to wear it tomorrow.”

Massey is the short stack at the final table of the 2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event. But if the sweatshirt brings him the same luck that it brought Pahuja, he’ll end up in okay shape by the day’s end.

Pahuja was the short stack at the final table with seven players remaining, but went on a tear to end up with the chip lead when a heads-up deal was struck.

“I got really lucky and had premium hands that held up time and time again,” said Pahuja. “I had aces, kings, jacks, and queens all within the last hour of the tournament and that’s when you want to get those hands and have it hold up.”

Pahuja doubled through Paul Balzano with aces against ace-queen and never looked back.

“It was just a super cooler,” said Pahuja about the hand. “And then I just made hands from there.”

Pahuja emerged victorious at a final table that featured some quality poker talent. Along with Balzano, who finished fourth, Jake Bazeley, Faraz Jaka, Robert Kuhn, and Krzysztof Stybaniewicz were also at the final table.

Pahuja is a seasoned professional with a loaded poker resume, but the win is a little sweeter for him since he was able to come out on top against some other talented players.

“I’ve run unbelievable for a while now in kind of big field main events,” said Pahuja. “Those are where you want to run good too because of what you can win, but just as a professional desire, you want to beat tougher players.

“In a bigger buy-in postlim, you get smaller, tougher fields, and I haven’t had much success in theses kinds of fields. So it does feel good to get something like this under my belt.”

Since Pahuja won the title in a deal, there was no last hand. Pahuja chose to get his photo taken with the because this is the first tournament he won since his son was born on July 2 of last year.

“I had [a][win] about a year ago this time,” said Pahuja. “So he was with us cause my wife on the rail, but he wasn’t with us. So this is the first one there.”

Pahuja is originally from New York, but for the better part of a decade, he’s been based in South Florida with his wife and his children.

Getting to play at his home casino gave him some advantages that he wouldn’t have if he were on the road.

“The comfort stuff helps for sure, but even more is the comfort you get from playing with the same players,” said Pahuja. “As a tournament player, you have to travel a lot and you don’t always know the locals.

“When you get to lay at your home base, you know the traveling pros, but you also know the locals. So it’s a huge advantage to kind of not be caught off guard as much as the other really good pros who are coming in from out of town.”

Here are the  results:

*Indicates a heads-up deal

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Upcoming Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 66/679