$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi limped for 600,000, Robel Andemichael raised from the big blind to 2,000,000, and Muradi called.

The flop came , Andemichael bet 1,300,000, and Muradi called.

The turn card was the , Andemichael checked, Muradi bet 3,000,000, and Andemichael called.

The river card was the , Andemichael checked, Muradi bet 5,500,000, and Andemichael called. Muradi showed to win the pot with a full house, fives full of aces, and Andemichael mucked.

Ilyas Muradi  –  37,000,000  (62 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  24,300,000  (41 bb)

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 134

After the elimination of Lee Markholt in eighth place, the final seven players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Martin Zamani  –  450,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Valery Litvak  –  630,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Alex Butcher  –  120,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  Nikola Minkov  –  415,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  505,000  (34 bb)
Seat 6.  Byron Kaverman  –  150,000  (10 bb)
Seat 7.  Ivan Zufic  –  400,000  (27 bb)

Here are the final table payouts, followed by the players who have finished in the money so far:

1st:  $162,785 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $108,525
3rd:  $75,825
4th:  $54,470
5th:  $40,260
6th:  $30,650
7th:  $21,760

8th:  Lee Markholt  –  $21,760
9th:  Randall Emmett  –  $16,280
10th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $16,280
11th:  Raffaello Locatelli  –  $14,070
12th:  Timothy Capretta  –  $14,070
13th:  Jake Schwartz  –  $12,590
14th:  Joel Gola  –  $12,590
15th:  Landon Tice  –  $11,675
16th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $11,675
17th:  Carl Diveglia  –  $11,235

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 37:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,573

Level 36 comes to an end, and the players take a break. Here are the official chip counts:

Robel Andemichael  –  36,300,000  (61 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  25,000,000  (42 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi limped for 500,000, Robel Andemichael raised from the big blind to 1,500,000, and Muradi called.

The flop came , Andemichael bet 1,000,000, and Muradi claled.

The turn card was the , Andemichael checked, Muradi bet 2,500,000, and Andemichael called.

The river card was the , Andemichael checked, Muradi bet 5,100,000, and Andemichael called with for two pair, queens and nines. Muradi mucked, and Andemichael won the pot.

Robel Andemichael  –  38,000,000  (76 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  23,100,000  (46 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael raised from the button to 1,000,000, Ronnie Bardah moved all in from the big blind for 6,400,000, and Andemichael called with .

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

The board came — Bardah paired his deuce on the flop, but Andemichael paired his nine on the river. Andemichael won the pot to eliminate Bardah in third place.

Ronnie Bardah  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($566,135)

And here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Robel Andemichael  –  31,400,000  (63 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  29,900,000  (60 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael completed the small blind to 500,000, and Ronnie Bardah checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Andemichael checked, Bardah bet 500,000, and Andemichael called.

The turn card was the , Andemichael checked, Bardah bet 800,000, and Andemichael check-raised to 2,400,000. Bardah called.

The river card was the , Andemichael moved all in, and Bardah folded. Andemichael took the pot.

Robel Andemichael  –  27,400,000  (55 bb)
Ronnie Bardah  –  9,800,000  (20 bb)

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 113
Prize Pool:  $226,000
January 26-27, 2021

1st: $66,671 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $41,245
3rd: $24,634
4th: $15,280
5th: $11,978
6th: $9,944
7th-8th: $8,079
9th-: $6,667
10th-12th: $5,876
13th-15th: $5,085

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Double Re-Entry per Day)
$50,000 Guarantee
Entries: 770
Prize Pool: $92,400
January 25-27, 2021

1st: $16,460 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $10,970
3rd: $8,095
4th: $6,040
5th: $4,555
6th: $3,475
7th-8th: $2,380
9th-10th: $1,645
11th-12th: $1,310
13th-14th: $1,060
15th-16th: $865
17th-20th: $715
21st-24th: $595
25th-32nd: $505
33rd-40th: $430
41st-48th: $375
49th-56th: $330
57th-64th: $290
65th-72nd: $260
73rd-80th: $240
81st-88th: $220
89th-97th: $205

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi completed the small blind to 500,000, Robel Andemichael raised from the big blind to 1,500,000, and Muradi limp-reraised to 4,500,000. Andemichael called.

The flop came , Muradi bet 2,500,000, and Andemichael folded. Muradi took the pot.

Ilyas Muradi  –  26,500,000  (53 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  23,200,000  (46 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi raised from the small blind to 1,500,000, Robel Andemichael used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before reraising from the big blind to 3,700,000, and Muradi called.

The flop came , Muradi checked, Andemichael bet 2,400,000, and Muradi called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and they checked again. Andemichael showed to win the pot, and Muradi mucked.

Robel Andemichael  –  30,200,000  (60 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  19,000,000  (38 bb)