$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,573

Carlos Dorca limped under the gun for 60,000, and Tsz Shing raised UTG+1 to 230,000. Ronnie Bardah called from the hijack, James Anderson called from the button, and Dorca called.

All four players checked to the turn on a board of , and Dorca bet 350,000. Shing and Bardah both folded, and Anderson called.

The river card was the , Dorca checked, and Anderson used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he moved all in for 2,915,000.

Dorca used two of his Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he called.

Anderson showed for two pair, jacks and sixes, but his body language showed he clearly knew it wasn’t the winning hand; he was already leaving. Dorca excitedly turned over for a higher two pair, kings and jacks, to eliminate Anderson in 13th place — and take the lead with more than 10 million in chips.

Carlos Dorca  –  10,300,000  (172 bb)
James Anderson  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($50,510)

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5.24 million (87 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $63,030 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,573

Albert Barney, Jr. raised from the hijack to 125,000, Darren Elias reraised from the button to 375,000, and Barney four-bet it to 925,000. Elias called.

The flop came , Barney bet 325,000, and Elias folded. Barney took the pot.

Albert Barney, Jr.  –  6,140,000  (102 bb)
Darren Elias  –  3,600,000  (60 bb)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.84 million (81 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,573

Matt Bond moved all in from the hijack for about 1,020,000, and Andy Hwang called from the big blind with .

Bond turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Hwang to win the pot and eliminate Bond in 14th place.

Andy Hwang  –  6,550,000  (109 bb)
Matt Bond  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($50,510)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.84 million (81 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael raised UTG+1 to 135,000, Carlos Dorca called from the cutoff, and Ronnie Bardah reraised from the small blind to 565,000.

Andemichael used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he four-bet it to 1,325,000. Dorca and Bardah both folded, and Andemichael took the pot — and the chip lead.

Robel Andemichael  –  7,350,000  (123 bb)
Ronnie Bardah  –  6,600,000  (110 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.49 million (75 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised UTG+1 to 135,000, Francis Margaglione called from the button, Carlos Dorca called from the small blind, and Tsz Shing called from the big blind.

The flop came , and Dorca bet 275,000. Shing folded, Lonis called, and Margaglione folded.

The turn card was the , Dorca checked, Lonis bet 460,000, and Dorca called.

The river card was the , and Dorca used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before betting 750,000. Lonis called, and Dorca showed for a pair of eights. But Lonis turned over to win the pot with two pair, aces and eights.

Jesse Lonis  –  7,000,000  (117 bb)
Carlos Dorca  –  5,575,000  (93 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.49 million (75 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,573

James Anderson raised UTG+1 to 120,000, Manuel Labandeira moved all in from the big blind for 1,550,000, and Anderson called with .

Labandeira turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Anderson flopped two pair, aces and kings, to win the pot and eliminate Labandeira in 15th place.

James Anderson  –  5,300,000  (88 bb)
Manuel Labandeira  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($40,895)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.49 million (75 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,573

Paul Balzano raised from the cutoff to 125,000, Andy Hwang called from the button, and Albert Barney, Jr. called from the big blind.

The flop came , Barney checked, and Balzano bet 200,000. Hwang called, and Barney folded.

The turn card was the , Balzano moved all in for about 1.0 million, and Hwang called with for a set of jacks.

Balzano turned over for a diamond flush draw with a suddenly useless pair of tens, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Hwang won the pot with a full house, jacks full of tens, to eliminate Balzano in 16th place.

Andy Hwang  –  4,000,000  (67 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($40,895)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.19 million (70 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $40,895 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$400 Six-Max PLO (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10: 500/1,000
Players Remaining:  42 of 139

Registration closed for the $400 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha game and it drew 139 entries to create a prize pool worth $46,565. The last 24 players will earn some money with $495 for a min-cash and $11,635 plus the LHPO trophy awaiting the Event 23 champion.

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$400 Six-Max PLO (Single Re-Entry)
Entries: 139
Prize Pool:  $46,565
January 25, 2021

1st: $11,635 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $7,725
3rd: $5,255
4th: $3,665
5th: $2,620
6th: $1,925
7th-8th: $1,450
9th-10th: $1,125
11th-12th: $900
13th-14th: $740
15th-16th: $625
17th-20th: $545
21st-24th: $495

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,573

The final 16 players have returned from dinner, and they will play three more levels tonight before stopping around 1:00 am EST.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,573

Level 26 came to an end, and the players took a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 8:03 pm, and they will be playing tonight until the end of Level 29, around 12:45 am.

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3.93 million (66 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $40,895 each.

Here are the official chip counts from the dinner break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Tsz Shing  –  5,465,000  (91 bb)
Seat 2.  Ronnie Bardah  –  7,200,000  (120 bb)
Seat 3.  Manuel Labandeira  –  1,685,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4.  Jesse Lonis  –  4,495,000  (75 bb)
Seat 5.  James Anderson  –  3,715,000  (62 bb)
Seat 6.  Robel Andemichael  –  6,640,000  (111 bb)
Seat 7.  Francis Margaglione  –  3,075,000  (51 bb)
Seat 8.  Carlos Dorca  –  6,590,000  (110 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Richard Pyne  –  2,010,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2.  Darren Elias  –  3,845,000  (64 bb)
Seat 3.  Esther Taylor  –  3,335,000  (56 bb)
Seat 4.  Paul Balzano  –  1,645,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Andy Hwang  –  2,520,000  (42 bb)
Seat 6.  Ilyas Muradi  –  2,720,000  (45 bb)
Seat 7.  Albert Barney, Jr.  –  4,810,000  (80 bb)
Seat 8.  Matt Bond  –  3,170,000  (53 bb)

And here is a list of the players who have recently been eliminated, along with their payouts:

17th:  Scott Stewart  –  $33,455
18th:  Sean Shah  –  $33,455
19th:  Jonathan Lagace Bastien  –  $33,455
20th:  Carlo Rodriguez  –  $33,455
21st:  Jorge Gomez  –  $27,660
22nd:  Justin Liberto  –  $27,660
23rd:  Ali Ahmad  –  $27,660
24th:  Scott Baumstein  –  $27,660