2021 LHPO Live Updates

Event 2: Steve Pollack – 5th Place ($2,620)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 123

Steve Pollack – 5th Place

Steve Pollack raised all in for 50,000 from the cutoff and Yuval Bronshtein isolated the pot with a three-bet from the small blind.

Pollack: AdKh5h4h
Bronshtein: AcQc10d2d

The board ran out 5c3cJs10c6d, giving Bronshtein the nut flush along with the nut low to eliminate Pollack in fifth place.

Yuval Bronshtein – 400,000 (8 big bets)
Steve Pollack – Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,620)

Event 2: Claudangelo Beaudouin – 6th Place ($1,995)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 123

Claudangelo Beaudouin – 6th place

Yuval Bronshtein limped from under the gun, Claudangelo Beaudouin (pictured) raised from the cutoff to 40,000 and Andrew Edgington made it three bets to 60,000 from the button.

Steve Pollack called all in for 15,000 from the small blind, Bronshtein folded and Beaudouin called.

The flop was 6d6cJd, Beaudouin bet his remaining 10,000 and Edgington called.

Beaudouin: As10d7s4c
Edgington: AcAh8h7h
Pollack: KhKsQsQd

The 7d turn and Kd river completed the board, giving Pollack kings full of sixes to win the main pot to more than triple up.

Edgington, meanwhile, won the side pot with aces and sixes to eliminate Beaudouin in sixth place.

Steve Pollack – 75,000 (2 big bets)
Andrew Edgington – 120,000 (3 big bets)
Claudangelo Beaudouin – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,995)

Event 2: Kris Lord – 7th Place ($1,420)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 123

Kris Lord – 7th Place

A series of raises between Kris Lord (pictured) under the gun and Andrew Edgington in the big blind led to Edgington all in for 80,000.

Edgington: AhKcJd7s
Lord: AcKs8h6d

The board ran out 7dQs4h10s4c, not much for either player, but Edgington paired his seven to win the pot with sevens and fours.

Down to 5,000, Lord busted two hands later.

Andrew Edgington – 170,000 (4 big bets)
Kris Lord – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,420)

Event 2: Final Table Lineup

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 123

Seat 1: Yuval Bronshtein – 170,000 (8.5 big bets)
Seat 2: Mark Robinson – 165,000 (8 big bets)
Seat 3: Claudangelo Beaudouin – 315,000 (16 big bets)
Seat 4: Andrew Edgington – 160,000 (8 big bets)
Seat 5: Kris Lord – 86,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 6: Steve Pollack – 130,000 (6.5 big bets)
Seat 7: Manuel Labandeira – 450,000 (22.5  big bets)

Remaining Payouts
1st: $10,730 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $7,170
3rd: $4,975
4th: $3,555
5th: $2,620
6th: $1,995
7th: $1,420

Results Thus Far
8th: Jason Lopesilvero – $1,420
9th: Miguel Acevedo – $1,075
10th: Ilia Belkin – $1,075
11th: Ken Han – $935
12th: Scott Hecker – $935
13th: Leonard St-Germain – $850
14th: Joseph Haug – $850
15th: Wesley Sigafoos – $800
16th: Offer Kohavi – $800

Event 1 Flight B: Registration Closed

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 208 of 445

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Thursday at 10 a.m.A40050
Thursday at 6 p.m.B445TBD
Friday at 10 a.m.C
Friday at 6 p.m.D
Saturday at 10 a.m.E
Saturday at 6 p.m.F
Total 84550

Flight B of Event 1 drew 445 entries, bringing the total field size to 845 entries and the current prize pool to $443,625.

The Flight B field will reach the money when 56 players remain. As a reminder, players must make Day 2 in order to cash.

Event 1 Flight B: Chip Counts From Around the Room

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight B Entries: 424

Aldring Gomez – 77,000 (128 bb)
Nick Pupillo – 70,000 (117 bb)
Zhen Cai – 54,000 (90 bb)
Athanasios Polychronopoulos – 45,000 (75 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – 42,000 (70 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza – 40,000 (67 bb)
Kenny Nguyen – 34,000 (57 bb)
David Shmuel – 34,000 (57 bb)
Juan Montoya – 32,000 (53 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 31,000 (52 bb)
Michael Tait – 26,000 (43 bb)
Sam Taylor – 23,000 (38 bb)
Donald Maloney – 15,000 (25 bb)
Michael Johnson – 15,000 (25 bb)
James Calderaro – 9,000 (15 bb)
Thomas Gari – 8,000 (13 bb)

Event 1: Flight A Chip Counts

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 400

Flight A: 400 Entries; 50 Advanced
Flight B: Underway
Flight C: Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D: Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight E: Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F: Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2: Sunday at 2 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1HaNguyen491,000
2FranciscoGarcia Perez445,000
3ScottBaumstein388,000
4YayunLiu332,000
5MichaelMorgan313,000
6ChristopherLaieta303,000
7BretteDejesus282,000
8JasonMcqueer276,000
9DouglasMiranda252,000
10TimothyMiles248,000
11KevinRodriguez234,000
12TrungPham228,000
13BrianVasquez Lagos213,000
14HagaiStein206,000
15RadovanStrikovic188,000
16AlfredoHernandez186,000
17StevenManiaci174,000
18SholomLaine172,000
19TheophilusLawson171,000
20JakeSchwartz161,000
21DavidOrmsbee159,000
22DavidPoces147,000
23VadimShlez136,000
24JaimeWiegrefe136,000
25JenniferDavid134,000
26MichaelDecesare130,000
27JonahMiller126,000
28ScottRobbins126,000
29ScottStewart125,000
30BrianDenight119,000
31ReynelHernandez118,000
32MatthewYorra105,000
33JacobRistich104,000
34CangirElcin94,000
35HoanNguyen86,000
36ZakiLichaa82,000
37VadimsIvanovs81,000
38JonathanShapiro77,000
39TylerWarken74,000
40IanO'Hara69,000
41RyanLuker68,000
42SolangeLucas66,000
43AdamTravis58,000
44JohnJaramillo Prado54,000
45JairoCarrillo50,000
46AlbertoSabogali50,000
47MichaelAmato49,000
48JohnVidal44,000
49JosephNay38,000
50KennethBruno34,000

Event 1 Flight A: Ha Nguyen Leads 50 Flight A Survivors

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 400

Ha Nguyen

Flight A of the opening event of the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open drew 400 entries. After just more than 15 levels of play, 50 players survived and secured a cash. As a reminder, players must make Day 2 (Sunday at 2 p.m.) in order to reach the money.

Leading the way so far is Ha Nguyen with 491,000, followed by Francisco Garcia with 445,000 and Scott Baumstein with 388,000.

Complete Flight A chip counts will be posted later tonight.

Event 1 Flight A: Dimitry Agrachov Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Theo Lawson

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 400

Dimitry Agrachov

Also during the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Dimitry Agrachov raised all in from the cutoff for about 45,000. Theo Lawson called from the big blind with AhQh, leading Agrachov’s Ac7d.

The board came down JdQdJhKd5c, giving Lawson queens and jacks while giving Agrachov no help whatsoever, ending his Flight A with a money-bubble finish.

Theo Lawson – 171,000 (34 bb)
Dimitry Agrachov – Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Event 1 Flight A: Jake Ristich Doubles Through Cangir Elcin

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 51 of 400

During the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Jake Ristich raised all in for 47,000 from the cutoff and got action from Cangir Elcin in the small blind.

Ristich: Qh10c
Elcin: AcJh

The board ran out 10d5d2c3c8d, giving Ristich a pair of tens to double through Elcin.

Jake Ristich – 104,000 (21 bb)
Cangir Elcin – 94,000 (19 bb)