2022 LHPO Live Updates

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts; $15,840 Up Top

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$600 Triple Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  94
Prize Pool:  $49,820
January 16, 2022

Event 8 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, the $600 Triple Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry), drew 94 entries and a prize pool of $49,920. The final 12 players will make the money, with a min-cash set at $1,345. A first-place payday of $15,840 awaits the winner.

1st:  $15,840 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,465
3rd:  $5,780
4th:  $3,860
5th:  $2,990
6th:  $2,365
7th:  $1,995
8th:  $1,745
9th-10th:  $1,545
11th-12th:  $1,345

Event 1: Dustin Nelson Cracks Kings and Soars Into the Chip Lead

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 4,960

Dustin Nelson

Dustin Nelson raised to 110.000 from the hijack, Daniyal Gheba three-bet to 450,000 from the big blind, Nelson four-bet shoved with a covering stack and Gheba called all in for roughly 3,200,000.

Nelson: AsKh
Gheba:  KcKs

The board ran out Qc2cAd6hAc, giving Nelson trip aces to eliminate Gheba and vault into the chip lead by about 40 big blinds.

Dustin Nelson  –  7,120,000  (142 bb)
Daniyal Gheba  –  Eliminated in 68th Place  ($4,925)

Event 1: A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 4,960

Nadya Magnus  –  2,700,000  (54 bb)
Hasan El Hakim  –  2,600,000  (52 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  2,550,000  (51 bb)
Mark Perry  –  2,100,000  (42 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  2,050,000  (41 bb)
Willie Muhammad  –  1,850,000  (37 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  1,800,000  (36 bb)
Ducarmel Beaubien  –  1,800,000  (36 bb)
Nino Natale  –  1,750,000  (35 bb)
Nick Ahmadi  –  950,000  (19 bb)
Igor Tretyakov  –  910,000  (18 bb)
Joseph Gotlieb  –  750,000  (15 bb)

Event 1: Jake Schwartz Doubles Thru Mike Chiappetta

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  101 of 4,960

Jake Schwartz

Mike Chiappetta raised to 85,000  from the hijack, Farid Jattin three-bet all in for about 710,000 from the button and Chiappetta folded.

On the following hand, Chiappetta was in middle position and opened again. Jake Schwartz three-bet all in for 510,000 from the hijack and Chiapetta called with AhKh, racing with Schwartz’s 7c7h.

The board ran out Ac8d7d4dQh, giving Schwartz a set of sevens to double through Chiappetta.

Jake Schwartz  –  1,120,000  (28 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  895,000  (22 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  160,000  (4 bb)

Event 6: Prize Pool and Payouts With $33,505 to the Winner

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  527
Prize Pool:  $176,545
January 16, 2022

Registration closed on Event 6, the $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry), with 527 entries generating a prize pool of $176,545, more than tripling the guarantee. The final 66 players will be paid, with a min-cash set at $615. Up top for the winner is $33,505 and the LHPO trophy.

1st:  $33,505 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $23,480
3rd:  $15,420
4th:  $10,785
5th:  $8,285
6th:  $6,885
7th:  $5,710
8th:  $4,555
9th-10th:  $3,520
11th-12th:  $2,840
13th-15th:  $2,270
16th-18th:  $1,900
19th-21st:  $1,605
22nd-24th:  $1,345
25th-27th:  $1,155
28th-36th:  $985
37th-45th:  $850
46th-54th:  $720
55th-66th:  $615

Event 1: Willie Muhammad and Nadya Magnus Lead at Dinner Break

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  125 of 4,960

Willie Muhammad

The players are in the midst of a 40-minute dinner break. Play resumes at about 7:13 p.m.

There are about 125 players remaining, and leading the way is Willie Muhammad with 2,325,000 (78 big blinds), followed by Nadya Magnus with 2,100,000  (70 big blinds).

Nadya Magnus

Event 8: Sunday Turbo

$600 Triple Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Closing out a busy Sunday schedule, we have a $600 Triple Stack Turbo with a lot of chips and fast structure. It will keep things moving and we’ll hand out another LHPO trophy before too long.

Players start with 30,000 stacks and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm. They will cruise through the evening and crown a champion later this evening.

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

Event 1: Nadya Magnus Making a Move

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  200 of 4,960

Nadya Magnus (left) and Joshua Poe (right)

Another level in the books and Event 1 is down to 200 players in contention for the title. Nadya Magnus is the latest to run up a stack, up to 1,075,000 with fellow million-chipper Joshua Poe.

Blinds are up to 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante and the average stack is about 495,000 (25 bb) with 200 players remaining.

Event 1: Farid Jattin Continues to Lead Big

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  244 of 4,960

Farid Jattin

The extended color up break came to an end and Farid Jattin continues to lead the field by a big margin. His 1,955,000 is good deal ahead of second-place Eric Siegel with 1,200,000 with a handful of other players over 1,000,000.

Farid Jattin – 1,955,000 (130 bb)
Eric Siegel – 1,200,000 (80 bb)
T.K. Miles – 1,155,000 (77 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – 1,125,000 (75 bb)
Nino Natale – 1,120,000 (75 bb)
Edgar Varas – 1,120,000 (75 bb)
Joshua Poe – 1,105,000 (74 bb)
Pedro Palacio – 1,025,000 (68 bb)

Blinds are up to 10,000/15,000 with a 15,0000 ante and the average stack is about 410,000 (27 bb) with 244 players remaining.