$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Entries: 329

The clock hit 11 am and Tournament Manager Jason Heidenthal puts cards in the air for the 2021 WPT LHPO Championship.

There was little drama with the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. With 313 entries well before the start of the day, that mark was passed and they are building it throughout the day.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

We are more than a week into the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open and that means it is time to roll out the headliner of the series. The WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship gets underway this morning in the Seminole Ballroom with Flight A of the $3,500 buy-in tournament.

The tournament features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool with two starting flights, the first today with another on Saturday.

Players will start with 40,000 deep stacks with 60 minutes levels for Days 1 and 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and players may re-enter once per day if they lose their first stack. Play will continue through Level 10 and those with chips will advance to Day 2 on Sunday.

Cards fly at 11 am and we will be here all day with the action.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 and 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Day 3 and 4 levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Single re-entry per flight
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 and 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Day 3 and 4 levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Single re-entry per flight
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 61 – $400 LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite

• 1 seat guaranteed into $1,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 62 – $400 WPT LHPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into $1,000,000 GTD WPT LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 63 – $250 Multi-Event 20 Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 packages guaranteed; Package includes $1,700 seat in Event 20 plus $500 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 64 – $400 WPT LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1,000,000 GTD WPT LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Structure Sheet

Seminole Hard Rock Safe + Sounds Guidelines

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  335
Prize Pool:  $670,000
January 21, 2021

Thursday was the final day of the prelims, because Friday is Day 1A of the main event — the $3,500 buy-in WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open. But this final prelim shouldn’t be overlooked, as this $2,200 buy-in event attracted 335 entries and more than tripled its guarantee with a prizepool of $670,000.

There were plenty of marquee names in the field, but it was Dominique Mosley who defeated Nadya Magnus heads-up to win the title, the trophy, and a whopping $140,342.

“It feels great,” Mosley said as he discussed his first Seminole Hard Rock trophy. “I got lucky in a few big hands, and the rest is history.”

Mosley was up against the wall after getting it all in after the flop with middle pair against top-and-bottom for Magnus. But Mosley turned trips to double up into the lead, and then he won it all by winning a preflop race less than 15 minutes later.

“I thought Nadya played great,” said Mosley. “She was deserving heads-up, but the cards went my way.”

Primarily a cash game player, Mosley can’t resist the big tournament series here at the Seminole Hard Rock.

“I’ve been playing here since I was 18,” said Mosley when asked about the casino. “It’s like my home. I love everything about it.”

Final Results:

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 335

Dominique Mosley open-shoved all in, and Nadya Magnus quickly called all in from the big blind for about 1,000,000 with .

Mosley turned over , and Magnus needed her pocket tens to hold up to stay alive.

The board came , and Mosley paired his queen on the flop and rivered a king-high diamond flush to win the pot — and the trophy.

Nadya Magnus finished as the runner-up, earning $93,566.

Congratulations to Dominique Mosley!

Final Table Results:

1st:  Dominique Mosley  –  $140,342 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Nadya Magnus  –  $93,566
3rd:  Steve Veneziano, Jr.  –  $68,723
4th:  Chad Wassmuth  –  $51,099
5th:  Justin Zaki  –  $38,469
6th:  Jacobo Montoya  –  $29,327
7th:  Asher Conniff  –  $20,180

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 335

Nadya Magnus raised to 275,000, and Dominique Mosley called.

The flop came , Mosley checked, Magnus bet 250,000, and Mosley check-raised all in for 1,650,000. Magnus called.

Mosley had for middle pair, but Magnus had for top-and-bottom pair, putting Mosley in a tight spot as he faced elimination.

But the turn card was the , giving Mosley the lead with trip nines, and the river card was the . Mosley won the pot with his trip nines to double up in chips.

Dominique Mosley  –  3,950,000  (40 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  2,750,000  (28 bb)

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 335

Dominique Mosley limped for 100,000, and Nadya Magnus checked her option in the big blind.

The flop came , Magnus bet 150,000, and Mosley called.

The turn card was the , Magnus bet 250,000, and Mosley called.

The river card paired the board with the , Magnus checked, Mosley bet 875,000, and Magnus tanked for a very long time before she called.

“Good call,” said Mosley, as he showed for nine high. Magnus turned over to win the pot with two pair, tens and sevens, taking a more than 2-to-1 chip lead.

Nadya Magnus  –  4,700,000  (47 bb)
Dominique Mosley  –  2,000,000  (20 bb)

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 335

Steve Veneziano, Jr. moved all in from the button for 1,225,000, and Dominique Mosley thought for a while before calling from the big blind with .

Veneziano turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came — both players paired their jack on the flop, and Veneziano picked up a diamond flush draw. But neither improved further, and Mosley won the pot with his pair of jacks and queen kicker to eliminate Veneziano in third place.

Steve Veneziano, Jr.  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($68,723)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Dominique Mosley  –  3,400,000  (34 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  3,300,000  (33 bb)

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 335

Chad Wassmuth was all in from the big blind for about 700,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Nadya Magnus in the small blind.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Magnus to win the pot and eliminate Wassmuth in fourth place.

Nadya Magnus  –  2,700,000  (36 bb)
Chad Wassmuth  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($51,099)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.23 million (30 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $68,723 each.

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 335

Nadya Magnus raised from UTG/cutoff to 150,000, Steve Veneziano, Jr. moved all in from the big blind for 650,000, and Magnus asked for a count before she called with .

Veneziano turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Veneziano flopped a king-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Steve Veneziano, Jr.  –  1,425,000  (19 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  1,875,000  (25 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,675,000 (22 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $51,099 each.