2018 LHPO Live Updates

Event 23: Andrey Plotnikov – 2nd Place ($101,424)

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1  of 117

Andrey Plotnikov

Andrey Plotnikov took the chip lead from Ben Tollerene briefly, but ultimately finished in second place.

On the final hand, Tollerene limped on the button. Plotnitkov raised all in for 722,000 from the big blind, and Tollerene called instantly.

Tollerene: KsKh
Plotnikov: Ad9h

The board came down Kc5c2s7d8h, giving Tollerene a set of kings to seal the deal.

Plotnikov finished runner-up for $101,424.

Event 23: Wenhao Ying – 3rd Place ($60,577)

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2  of 117

Wenhao Ying

Ben Tollerene raised to 50,000 from the button, and Wenhao Ying called from the big blind.

The flop came down 9d8d3c, Ying shoved for 177,000, and Tollerene confirmed the amount before he called.

Ying: Js7c
Tollerene: QdJc

Both had draws, but Tollerene was in the lead with queen high.

The 2h turn and Kh river changed nothing, ending Ying’s tournament in third place for $60,577.

Wenhao Ying – Eliminated

Event 24: Zhen Cai Wins Outright For $46,900

2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24

$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 67

Prize Pool: $134,000
January 23, 2018

Zhen Cai

Event 24 of the 2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) tournament. A field of 67 entries generated a prize pool of $134,000. Zhen Cai outlasted them all, winning the trophy and the first-place prize of $46,900.

Cai hails from Lakeland, FL and this result marks his second major tournament victory at the Seminole Hard Rock. His first came at the 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, where we won the $240 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. His win tonight also bumps him past the $260,000 mark in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

Results:
1st: Zhen Cai – $46,900
2nd: Joel Harwood – $26,800
3rd: Farid Dhanani – $16,415
4th: Bradley Ruben – $11,725
5th: Michael Junco – $9,045
6th: Peter Walsworth – $7,035
7th: Jeff Gross – $6,030
8th: Kyle Bowker – $5,360
9th: Ryan McKnight – $4,690

Event 22: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 65 of 683
Day 1A: 25 survive from 264
Day 1B: 40 survive from 419

Just 65 players remain from a field of 683 entries in Event 22. Only the top 45 places make the money.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameChip Count
231TavarisJackson230,000
232DennisRodriguez135,500
233StuartGreenbaum55,000
234PeterNetherton46,500
235ScottRobbins34,000
236NeslyJean Baptiste204,000
238JuanMubarak Peralta42,500
239MichaelJohnson145,500
241KarenCleveland86,000
242DanielTijerina173,500
243CarlosSanchez104,000
245PhilipBrill61,500
246BrettTaylor90,500
247HyndiKhomutetsky42,500
248DavidDohner76,000
249ArthurHolmes III41,000
282HenriAzoulay65,000
283OscarLopez42,000
284AngeloIngham53,500
285StevenTouitou345,000
286HectorLopez135,500
287CarlosYepez171,500
288FabioPerales172,000
289FelixOlmos31,000
291BlaineMcRae67,500
292DavidFouladbash39,500
293RobertLeff182,500
294StanleySilverman102,000
295BernardCohen74,500
296JamisonSmith97,000
297MauriceRomy40,500
298JerrySkelton56,000
299DanielSaffer135,000
301GaborFonai36,000
303NicholasChiappetta170,500
304DavidShmuel166,000
305ScottWard64,000
306SantiagoBetancur92,000
307KostiaBerrios55,000
308EphraimUzan57,000
309JohnCastano108,500
331ScottBaldelli29,000
333AlfredoVega145,000
334VendelJohnson86,500
335TrevorSamuels142,000
336MatanYehudai153,500
337PeterScianna133,000
338LloydGunther198,500
339FrancisMargaglione156,500
341FernandoRobles72,000
342MichaelPitcher158,500
343RobertTransue24,000
344StevenLake48,000
346YigalHen70,000
347NicholasCox19,500
348DanielPerez Escobar46,500
349CarlosTorres Vasquez192,500
351FranciscoRegalado164,000
352EmanuelQuinonez190,500
353DanielAdes66,500
355WoodrowPass168,500
356YvesTremblay80,000
357ThomasKornechuk196,000
358CarlosCruz54,000
359FrankNerat73,500

Event 22: Day 2 Chip Counts

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 65 of 683
Day 1A: 25 survive from 264
Day 1B: 40 survive from 419

Just 65 players remain from a field of 683 entries in Event 22. Only the top 45 places make the money.

RankFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1StevenTouitou345,000
2TavarisJackson230,000
3NeslyJean Baptiste204,000
4LloydGunther198,500
5ThomasKornechuk196,000
6CarlosTorres Vasquez192,500
7EmanuelQuinonez190,500
8RobertLeff182,500
9DanielTijerina173,500
10FabioPerales172,000
11CarlosYepez171,500
12NicholasChiappetta170,500
13WoodrowPass168,500
14DavidShmuel166,000
15FranciscoRegalado164,000
16MichaelPitcher158,500
17FrancisMargaglione156,500
18MatanYehudai153,500
19MichaelJohnson145,500
20AlfredoVega145,000
21TrevorSamuels142,000
22DennisRodriguez135,500
23HectorLopez135,500
24DanielSaffer135,000
25PeterScianna133,000
26JohnCastano108,500
27CarlosSanchez104,000
28StanleySilverman102,000
29JamisonSmith97,000
30SantiagoBetancur92,000
31BrettTaylor90,500
32VendelJohnson86,500
33KarenCleveland86,000
34YvesTremblay80,000
35DavidDohner76,000
36BernardCohen74,500
37FrankNerat73,500
38FernandoRobles72,000
39YigalHen70,000
40BlaineMcRae67,500
41DanielAdes66,500
42HenriAzoulay65,000
43ScottWard64,000
44PhilipBrill61,500
45EphraimUzan57,000
46JerrySkelton56,000
47StuartGreenbaum55,000
48KostiaBerrios55,000
49CarlosCruz54,000
50AngeloIngham53,500
51StevenLake48,000
52PeterNetherton46,500
53DanielPerez Escobar46,500
54JuanMubarak Peralta42,500
55HyndiKhomutetsky42,500
56OscarLopez42,000
57ArthurHolmes III41,000
58MauriceRomy40,500
59DavidFouladbash39,500
60GaborFonai36,000
61ScottRobbins34,000
62FelixOlmos31,000
63ScottBaldelli29,000
64RobertTransue24,000
65NicholasCox19,500

Event 23: Ramon Miquel – 4th Place ($38,903)

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 117

Ramon Miquel

Ben Tollerene raised from the button, Ramon Miquel reraised all in for about 295,000 from the big blind, and Tollerene called

Tollerene: 10s10c
Miquel: As6c

The board came down Kd7s2sQs7c, no help to Miquel, ending his tournament in fourth place for $38,903.

Ben Tollerene – 660,000 (33 bb)
Ramon Miquel – Eliminated in 4th Place ($38,903)

Event 23: Philip Consolo – 5th Place ($29,455)

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 117

Philip Consolo

Andrey Plotnikov raised to 36,000 from the button, Philip Consolo reraised all in for 147,000 form the small blind, and Plotnikov called.

Plotnikov: AsQc
Consolo: KsQh

The board came down 10s6s6c3d2d, no help to Consolo, ending his tournament in fifth place for $29,455.

Andrey Plotnikov – 850,000 (53 bb)
Philip Consolo – Eliminated

Event 23: Wenhao Ying Doubles Through Ben Tollerene

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 117

Wenhao Ying raised all in for 173,000 from the cutoff, and Ben Tollerene isolated with a shove of his own from the button.

Ying: AhJs
Tollerene: Ac8c

The board came down Qd5d2c2d7h, safe for Ying to double up.

Wenhao Ying – 380,000 (24 bb)
Ben Tollerene – 185,000 (12 bb)