$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 107

Farid Jattin raised to 28,000 from the cutoff and Richard Kellett called from the big blind

The flop was and Kellett checked to Jattin who continued for about 40,000. Kellett check-raised the pot, Jattin reraised and Kellett called all in for roughly 180,000.

Jattin: 
Kellett: 

Kellett’s top pair of jacks had a lot of outs to fade for Jattin.

The turn and river completed the board, giving Jattin a pair of kings to eliminate Kellett in sixth place.

Farid Jattin  –  730,000  (61 bb)
Richard Kellett  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($10,375)

$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 107

Shay Shabtai Mashaih raised to 35,000 from the button, Farid Jattin three-bet the pot from the small blind and Mashaih called all in for 98,000.

Mashaih: 
Jattin: 

The board ran out , giving both sets, but Jattin’s set of kings was best to eliminate Mashaih in seventh place.

Farid Jattin  –  390,000  (39 bb)
Shay Shabtai Mashaih  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($8,215)

$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 107

Seat 1:  Gregory Nerenberg  –  490,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2:  Shay Shabtai Mashaih  –  238,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3:  Farid Jattin  –  357,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4:  Eric Salazar  –  504,000  (50 bb)
Seat 5:  Ayed Shweihat  –  65,000  (7 bb)
Seat 6:  Richard Kellett  –  82,000  (8 bb)
Seat 7:  Mark Wahba  –  404,000  (40 bb)

1st:  $58,410 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $39,105
3rd:  $26,500
4th:  $18,670
5th:  $13,650
6th:  $10,375
7th:  $8,215

8th:  Kyle Bowker  –  $6,785
9th:  Elliott Kampen  –  $5,850

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante

Alex Yen limped for 500,000 with , Anton Wigg raised to 2,000,000 with , and Yen called.

The flop came , Wigg bet 4,500,000, and Yen thought for a while before he called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Wigg moved all in with his pocket queens, and Yen snap-called with his flopped straight.

Wigg needed a queen or a six on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Yen won the pot — and the WPT title — with a ten-high straight.

Anton Wigg finished as the runner-up, earning $650,180.

Alex Yen won the 2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship, earning $975,240, a Lucky Hearts Poker Open Trophy, and a WPT Champions Cup. Yen’s name will also be engraved on the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup, along with all of the other WPT Champions in the tour’s history.

Congratulations to Alex Yen!

1st:  Alex Yen  –  $975,240
2nd:  Anton Wigg  –  $650,180
3rd:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $482,380
4th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $361,130
5th:  Josh Kay  –  $272,830
6th:  Omar Lakhdari  –  $208,025

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,982

Anton Wigg limped for 500,000 with , and Alex Yen checked his option with .

The flop came , Yen checked, Wigg bet 500,000, and Yen called.

The turn card was the , Yen checked, Wigg bet 2,800,000, and Yen called.

The river card was the , Yen checked, Wigg bet 6,400,000, and Yen called with his pair of jacks to win the pot and increase his lead to more than 2-to-1.

Alex Yen  –  54,400,000  (109 bb)
Anton Wigg  –  24,900,000  (50 bb)

1st:  $975,240
2nd:  $650,180

3rd:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $482,380
4th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $361,130
5th:  Josh Kay  –  $272,830
6th:  Omar Lakhdari  –  $208,025

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,982

Alex Yen raised to 1,000,000 with , Anton Wigg reraised to 4,000,000 with , and Yen check-raised to 9,500,000. Wigg quickly folded, and Yen took the pot.

Alex Yen  –  42,300,000  (106 bb)
Anton Wigg  –  37,000,000  (93 bb)

The next hand, Wigg raised to 1,000,000 with , and Yen called with .

The flop came , Yen checked, Wigg bet 500,000, and Yen check-raised to 1,300,000. Wigg called.

The turn card was the , Yen bet 2,500,000, and Wigg quickly folded.

Alex Yen  –  45,000,000  (113 bb)
Anton Wigg  –  34,300,000  (86 bb)

1st:  $975,240
2nd:  $650,180

3rd:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $482,380
4th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $361,130
5th:  Josh Kay  –  $272,830
6th:  Omar Lakhdari  –  $208,025

$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 107

Eric Salazar raised from the button, Kyle Bowker reraised all in for roughly 45,000 from the small blind and Salazar called.

Salazar: 
Bowker: 

The board ran out , giving Salazar a set of nines to eliminate Bowker in eighth place.

Eric Salazar  –  455,000  (57 bb)
Kyle Bowker  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($6,785)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,982

Alex Yen raised to 1,000,000 with , and Anton Wigg called with .

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Wigg bet 1,600,000, and Yen called.

The river card was the , Wigg checked, Yen bet 3,000,000, and Wigg quickly called with his pair of kings to win the pot — and take the chip lead.

Anton Wigg  –  42,400,000  (106 bb)
Alex Yen  –  37,000,000  (93 bb)

1st:  $975,240
2nd:  $650,180

3rd:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $482,380
4th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $361,130
5th:  Josh Kay  –  $272,830
6th:  Omar Lakhdari  –  $208,025

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,982

Anton Wigg raised to 1,000,000 with , Alex Yen reraised to 4,000,000 with , and Wigg thought for a while before he called.

The flop came , Yen moved all in for 57.2 million, and Wigg called all in for 13.7 million with top pair, top kicker. Wigg needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Yen additional outs with a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was the . Wigg won the pot with his pair of tens to double up in chips.

Anton Wigg  –  36,000,000  (90 bb)
Alex Yen  –  44,000,000  (110 bb)

1st:  $975,240
2nd:  $650,180

3rd:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $482,380
4th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $361,130
5th:  Josh Kay  –  $272,830
6th:  Omar Lakhdari  –  $208,025

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,982

Daniel Lazrus moved all in from the small blind for about 6.4 million with , and Alex Yen called from the big blind with . Lazrus needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Yen paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Lazrus in third place.

Daniel Lazrus  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($482,380)

Here are the updated chip counts for the start of heads-up play. Remember, in heads-up play the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

Alex Yen  –  57,625,000  (144 bb)
Anton Wigg  –  21,650,000  (54 bb)

1st:  $975,240
2nd:  $650,180

3rd:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $482,380
4th:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  $361,130
5th:  Josh Kay  –  $272,830
6th:  Omar Lakhdari  –  $208,025