$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 363

2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe McKeehen is trending up midway through the opening flight in the WPTDeepStacks $1,100. McKeehen, a regular at the Seminole Hard Rock, has turned his 25,000 starting chips in to better than 85,000.

As far as his Florida performances go, McKeehen most notably hauled in a six-figure score during last year’s Showdown. The win came in a $2,200 Eight Max event and saw McKeehen tally $104,608 when all was said and done.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 350

2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year David Prociak is in the midst of his second event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open. After kicking off his schedule with an entry in today’s 11am Omaha 8 event, he found the felt shy of a cash and promptly entered the WPTDeepStacks no limit event.

Prociak recently picked up a nice score over in Tampa winning the Winter Poker Open’s $350 outright for better than $40,000. Prociak continues to crush Seminole events with seven career wins including two during last year’s LHPO.

As of now, he’s slightly below starting stack in the $1,100.

$300 Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 1,000/2,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 37 of 78

Registration is closed in today’s 11am $300 Omaha/8 tournament. The event drew 78 entries generating a total prize pool worth $19,890. The final 10 are slated to finish in the money with a min-cash worth $597. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $6,721 top prize.

Prize pool and payout details:

2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$300 Omaha 8 or Better
Entries: 78
Prize Pool: $19,890
January 11, 2018

1st – $6,721 + Trophy
2nd – $3,879
3rd – $2,427
4th – $1,641
5th – $1,243
6th – $995
7th – $895
8th – $796
9th – $696
10th – $597

The clock currently shows 37 players still around with 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year David Prociak, David Shmuel and Joel Harwood among them.

We will provide another update when this tournament hits the 10-handed final table.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 336

Luke McIntosh claims one of the largest stacks in the room following the second break. McIntosh sits on a pile of 111,000 chips trailing only Dani Dayan’s 126,000.

The clock shows 336 entries to this point with registration and re-entry available until about 6:30pm.

Here’s a look at some of the notable stacks:

• Dani Dayan – 126,000
• Luke McIntosh – 111,000
• Roberto Bendeck – 107,000
• Shawn Nguyen – 95,000
• Joe McKeehen – 85,000
• Scott Levitt – 83,000
• William Underdown – 81,500
• Errol Rosen – 80,150
• Peter Nigh – 75,500
• Gary Friedman – 67,000
• Gilbert Whorrie – 65,500
• Jose Montes – 64,000
• Sean Remz – 64,000
• Allan Bieler – 63,500
• Lloyd Gunther – 62,000
• Francisco Castillo – 60,000
• Dejan Petkovic – 58,000
• Juan Martinez – 58,000
• Sam Panzica – 56,000
• Carlos Bolanos – 52,500
• Paul Balzano – 52,000
• Peter Vitantonio – 51,500
• Justin Harvell – 47,000
• Richard Katz – 44,000
• James Salmon – 30,500
• Jackie Scott – 28,000
• Spencer Champlin – 19,500
• Sagi Zommer – 17,500
• John Depersio – 14,500
• Mike Beasley – 13,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 322

Joseph Gotlieb has already scored a major Seminole Hard Rock Poker win during the current season. He shined in the first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit here in Hollywood in September, winning the Main Event for $257,638. In addition to the score, Gotlieb earned a gold ring and a pile of points toward the SHRP Player of the Year race.

He’s among a growing field here in Flight A that includes Sam Panzica, Joe McKeehen and others.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Flight A Entries: 304

With more than $6,200,000 in earnings, tournament pro Kathy Liebert is among the more accomplished players in Flight A of today’s WPTDeepStacks opener. She’s had a strong start here in the ballrooms, too, as she currently sits on over 81,000 chips. That figure puts her as one of the big stacks late in Level 5.

The field has grown steadily since cards went in the air roughly three and a half hours ago as the clock shows 304 entries.

Kathy Liebert – 81,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 75/150 with a 25 ante
Flight A Entries: 292

There was three-way action in a raised pot.

Flop:

Carlos Bolanos lead for 2,000 from the small blind. It was on Tim Reilly in middle position and he called as did Mike Beasley in late position.

Turn:

Carlos Bolanos lead again, this time for 10,000. Reilly called while Beasley got out of the way. They were heads up to the river.

River:

Bolanos lead for 10,000 again. Reilly took a few moments before he called leaving himself just a few big blinds behind.

Bolanos: for quads

Reilly’s hand hit the muck and he was severely short stacked.

Carlos Bolanos – 70,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 75/150 with a 25 ante
Flight A Entries: 271

With a stack of roughly 79,000, Roberto Bendeck finds himself toward the top of the chip counts following break. Here’s a look at how some of the other notables have fared during the early stages:

• Dani Dayan – 83,500
• Roberto Bendeck – 79,000
• Lloyd Gunther – 70,500
• Scott Levitt – 66,500
• Peter Vitantonio – 60,000
• Peter Nigh – 50,000
• Bradley McClure – 47,500
• Carlos Rojas – 42,000
• Juan Martinez – 41,500
• Paul Balzano – 41,000
• Matt Affleck – 40,000
• Edward Arroyo – 40,000
• Eric Piderit – 37,500
• David Michelson – 36,500
• Vladimir Kovalchuk – 38,500
• James Salmon – 31,000
• Haim Toorgeman – 31,000
• Spencer Champlin – 27,500
• Gil Aboodi – 16,500
• Tim Reilly – 8,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 3: 75/150
Flight A Entries: 253

Level 3 has expired and players are in the midst of their first break of the day. The clock ticked over the 250-entry mark and settled in at 253 as the crowd exited the room for their first recess.

Cards go back in the air at roughly 1:15pm and we’ll take a look at some of the notable counts shortly thereafter.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 75/150
Flight A Entries: 240

Scott Levitt shot to the top of the counts earlier in the day when his pocket aces bested the pocket kings and pocket queens of two opponents. Levitt scooped a substantial pot and remains toward the top of the counts with about 77,000 chips.