$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 16: 5,000/10,000 Players Remaining: 7 of 113
Richard Gayler
Level 15 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break. Here are the official chip counts:
Seat 1. James Hurley – 108,000 (11 bb) Seat 2. Elliott Kampen – 72,000 (7 bb) Seat 3. Sean Shah – 174,000 (17 bb) Seat 4. John Orfanos – 369,000 (37 bb) Seat 5. Haim Or Krief – 604,000 (60 bb) Seat 6. Artem Maksimov – 141,000 (14 bb) Seat 7. Richard Gayler – 790,000 (79 bb)
With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 323,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $8,079 each.
$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day) $50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante Players Remaining: 97 of 770
With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 323,000 (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $8,079 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 14: 3,000/6,000 Players Remaining: 9 of 113
Noah Schwartz
Noah Schwartz moved all in from the small blind for 13,000, and John Orfanos called from the big blind.
John Orfanos: Noah Schwartz:
The board came , and Orfanos wins the pot with a seven-high straight to eliminate Schwartz in 10th place.
John Orfanos – 202,000 (34 bb) Noah Schwartz – Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,876)
John Orfanos
With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 205,000 (34 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $6,667 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 14: 3,000/6,000 Players Remaining: 11 of 113
Four players have been eliminated so far today, and here they are along with their payouts:
12th: Kevin Love – $5,876 13th: David Prociak – $5,085 14th: Donald Maloney – $5,085 15th: Brad Sailor – $5,085
When the field is down to seven players, they will redraw for random seats at the final table.
With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 205,000 (34 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $5,876 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 13: 3,000/5,000 Players Remaining: 12 of 113
Kevin Love
Kevin Love was all in preflop from the small blind against Sean Shah, who was under the gun.
Sean Shah: Kevin Love:
The board came , and Love flopped a spade flush to win the pot and double up in chips.
Kevin Love – 90,000 (18 bb) Sean Shah – 125,000 (25 bb)
With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 188,000 (38 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $5,876 each.
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 13: 3,000/5,000 Players Remaining: 12 of 113
Richard Gayler
With the board showing on the turn, David Prociak checked the big blind, Richard Gayler bet 22,000 from under the gun, and Prociak pot-raised it to 108,000. Gayler tanked for a while before he called.
The river card was the , Prociak checked, Gayler bet, and Prociak called all in with a short stack.
Richard Gayler: (seven-high straight) David Prociak: (top two pair)
Prociak had been ahead on the turn, but Gayler won the pot with his rivered straight to eliminate Prociak in 13th place.
Richard Gayler – 255,000 (51 bb) David Prociak – Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,085)
With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 188,000 (38 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $5,876 each.
2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship $1,000,000 Guaranteed Entries: 1,573 Prize Pool: $5,033,600 January 22-26, 2021
Ilyas Muradi
The return of a big, live poker series to South Florida was headlined by the 2021 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship. The $3,500 buy-in tournament attracted players from around the country and Ilyas Muradi walked away with the win for $620,000, which includes a seat into the 2021 WPT Baccarat Crystal Tournament of Champions.
“It’s amazing. It’s really amazing. I feel like a million bucks,” said an emotional Muradi after the win. “Anybody’s dream can come true. You just have to work hard and put in the effort. If you want something, you have to go get it. It’s not something you can just get by thinking about it. If you want something, you gotta go get it, and that’s what I did.”
The Championship featured a $1,000,000 guarantee and the incredible turnout of 1,573 entries pushed the prize pool up to $5,033,600. The turnout surpassed all expectations as we brought back live tournament poker in a safe and sound environment.
There were two starting flights with 576 players advancing to Day 2 and only 69 survived for Day 3. That was moving day with players building stacks or getting paid.
SHRP favorite Francis Margaglione stayed in the middle of the pack until late into the evening. His patience paid off and he returned for the final table on Day 4 with the chip lead.
Margaglione was trying to go wire-to-wire while holding the chip lead while Jesse Lonis, Philip Shing, and WPT Champions Club member Andy Hwang crashed out. The four remaining players went on dinner break and that’s where Margaglione’s run began to fail. He sent a double up to Robel Andemichael, lost a huge pot to Ronnie Bardah, and fell in fourth place. The final three players then worked out a deal, leaving $25,000 and the $15,000 entry into the WPT Baccarat Crystal Tournament of Champions left to play for.
Ronnie Bardah ultimately fell in third place. He eventually found himself as the short stack, three-betting all in for 13 big blinds with ace-deuce suited — and he ran into Andemichael’s ace-nine. There was a deuce on the flop to give Bardah hope for a comeback, but a nine on the river sealed his fate, and Bardah was eliminated in third place.
The ensuing heads-up match between Muradi and Andemichael went back and forth for more than two hours, but in the end it was Muradi’s pocket fours that held up against Andemichael’s ace-six.
“I actually came here for small events because my bankroll wasn’t enough to play events like this,” admitted Muradi. “But I got the opportunity because I missed my flight and I came back and played a satellite, and won a seat. In the field were a lot of amazing players. A lot of people that have played most of their lives. I don’t have as much experience as them, but now I’m the winner. This is amazing. This is…oh my God, it makes me about to cry. I still cannot believe I’m sitting here with these trophies.”
Final table results:
1st: Ilyas Muradi – $620,000* (includes a $15,000 entry to the 2021 WPT Baccarat Crystal TOC) 2nd: Robel Andemichael – $545,000* 3rd: Ronnie Bardah – $566,135* 4th: Francis Margaglione – $293,510 5th: Jesse Lonis – $223,895 6th: Philip Shing – $168,990 7th: Andy Hwang – $115,630
, and Orfanos wins the pot with a seven-high straight to eliminate Schwartz in 10th place.
, and Love flopped a spade flush to win the pot and double up in chips.
on the turn, David Prociak checked the big blind, Richard Gayler bet 22,000 from under the gun, and Prociak pot-raised it to 108,000. Gayler tanked for a while before he called.
