$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 129

Jay Kerbel raised under the gun to 40,000, and A.J. Kelsall called from the big blind.

The flop came , Kelsall bet 20,000, Kerbel raised, and Kelsall called all in for a little bit more.

Jay Kerbel:    (two pair, aces and kings)
A.J. Kelsall:    (two pair, kings and eights)

There could be no qualifying lows on this board, and Kerbel had the lead with a higher two pair. Kelsall needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Kerbel won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Kelsall in sixth place.

Jay Kerbel  –  825,000  (21 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,815)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 310,000 (8 Big Bets), and they are all guaranteed at least $2,140 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 129

Ricardo Quintero raised to 32,000 from under the gun, Marc Saia called in the small blind, and Paul Willenbring called in the big blind.

The flop was , Saia led for 16,000, Willenbring called, and Quintero called all in for 4,000.

The turn was the , Saia bet his remaining 9,000, and Willenbring called.

Here were their hands in descending order of chip counts:

Willenbring:    (pair of queens, seven-five low draw)
Saia:    (nut flush draw, five-four low draw)
Quintero:    (broadway draw, inferior flush draw, six-five low draw)

The river was the , giving Saia the nut flush along with a seven-five low to scoop the pot and eliminate Quintero in seventh place.

Mara Saia  –  170,000  (5 BB)
Paul Willenbring  –  200,000  (6 BB)
Ricardo Quintero  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,575)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 258,000 (8 Big Bets), and they are all guaranteed at least $1,815 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 129

Paul Willenbring limped from the cutoff, Donny Rubinstein called in the small blind, and William Hanawalt checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was , Rubinstein checked, Hanawalt led out for 16,000, Willenbring called, and Rubinstein called.

The turn was the , Rubinstein checked, Hanawalt checked, Willenbring bet 32,000, Rubinstein raised all in all in 38,000, Hanawalt folded, and Willenbring called.

Willenbring:    (flush, nut low)
Rubinstein:    (straight, six-five low)

Rubinstein needed an ace to survive, but found no help from the river to bust in eighth place.

Paul Willenbring  –  265,000  (8 BB)
Donny Rubinstein  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,385)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 221,000 (7 Big Bets), and they are all guaranteed at least $1,575 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  16,000/32,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 129

Jeffrey Kenny got it all in from the big blind for about 40,000 against chipleader Jay Kerbel.

Jay Kerbel:  
Jeffrey Kenny:  

The board came , and Kenny flopped two pair with a gutshot straight draw, but his two pair got counterfeited on the turn. Kenny missed his outs on the river, and Kerbel won the pot with a higher two pair, aces and fives, to eliminate Kenny in ninth place. (Neither player had a qualifying low hand.)

Jay Kerbel  –  685,000  (21 bb)
Jeffrey Kenny  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,225)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 194,000 (6 Big Bets), and they are all guaranteed at least $1,385 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 129

After the elimination of Robert Mangino in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their updated chip counts

Seat 1.  A.J. Kelsall  –  195,000  (8 BB)
Seat 2.  Jay Kerbel  –  290,000  (12 BB)
Seat 3.  David Shmuel  –  145,000  (6 BB)
Seat 4.  Marc Saia  –  168,000  (7 BB)
Seat 5.  Paul Willenbring  –  140,000  (6 BB)
Seat 6.  Jeffrey Kenny  –  75,000  (3 BB)
Seat 7.  Ricardo Quintero  –  98,000  (4 BB)
Seat 8.  Donny Rubinstein  –  164,000  (7 BB)
Seat 9.  William Hanawalt  –  273,000  (11 BB)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $12,025 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $7,725
3rd:  $4,580
4th:  $2,800
5th:  $2,140
6th:  $1,815
7th:  $1,575
8th:  $1,385
9th:  $1,225

10th:  Robert Mangino  –  $1,225
11th:  Bobby Leff  –  $1,080
12th:  Pedro Larred  –  $1,080
13th:  Marvin Bornstein  –  $950
14th:  Ian Feller  –  $950
15th:  Michael Morgan  –  $950
16th:  Gary Kosakowski  –  $855
17th:  Mark Kastory  –  $855

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 172,000 (7 Big Bets), and they are all guaranteed at least $1,225 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  13 of 129

The final 13 players returned from break to begin Level 19, with increased limits of 10,000-20,000.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Bobby Leff  –  158,000  (8 BB)
Seat 3.  David Shmuel  –  41,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4.  William Hanawalt  –  132,000  (7 BB)
Seat 5.  Robert Mangino  –  135,000  (7 BB)
Seat 6.  Paul Willenbring  –  184,000  (9 BB)
Seat 7.  Marc Saia  –  83,000  (4 BB)
Seat 8.  Donny Rubinstein  –  75,000  (4 BB)
Seat 9.

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Marvin Bornstein  –  92,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Ricardo Quintero  –  129,000  (6 BB)
Seat 4.  Jeffrey Kenny  –  20,000  (1 BB)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Pedro Larred  –  32,000  (2 BB)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  A.J. Kelsall  –  83,000  (4 BB)
Seat 9.  Jay Kerbel  –  405,000  (20 BB)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $12,025 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $7,725
3rd:  $4,580
4th:  $2,800
5th:  $2,140
6th:  $1,815
7th:  $1,575
8th:  $1,385
9th-10th:  $1,225
11th-12th:  $1,080
13th:  $950

14th:  Ian Feller  –  $950
15th:  Michael Morgan  –  $950
16th:  Gary Kosakowski  –  $855
17th:  Mark Kastory  –  $855

With 13 players remaining from a field of 129, the average chip stack is about 119,000 (6 Big Bets).

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 and a 500 ante
Flight D Entries:  568

Shortly after Level 6 began with increased blinds of 300-500 with a 500 ante, there are 568 entries so far here in Flight 1D.

That increases the tournament total to 2,308, which bumps the prizepool over $1.2 million, easily beating the $1 million guarantee with another hour and a half of registration tonight plus two more starting flights tomorrow. (Registration for this flight closes at 10:30 pm)

The final 12.5% of each starting flight will advance to Day 2, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  183
Prize Pool:  $43,005
Bounty Prize Pool:  $18,300
January 13, 2023

Event 6 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 183 entries created a prize pool of $43,005, with an additional $18,300 set aside for bounties. The final 23 players will cash, earning at least $650.

Up top for the winner is $10,355.

1st:  $10,355 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $7,085
3rd:  $4,400
4th:  $2,680
5th:  $2,070
6th:  $1,715
7th:  $1,460
8th:  $1,285
9th-10th:  $1,115
11th-12th:  $950
13th-15th:  $800
16th-18th:  $725
19th-23rd:  $650

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  220 of 1,745

Flight A:  606 Entries;  76 Advanced
Flight B:  481 Entries;  61 Advanced
Flight C:  658 Entries;  83 Advanced
Flight D:  Underway
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 3 p.m.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  83 of 658

Flight C ended with 18:30 remaining in Level 16, with blinds at 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante.

There were 83 survivors who bagged chips from this flight, and the chipleader is Donavon Wright with 628,000 (126 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but here are the five players who bagged up at least 400K in chips:

1.  Donavon Wright  –  628,000  (126 bb)
2.  Imaru Wiggan  –  601,000  (120 bb)
3.  Mark Warren  –  427,000  (85 bb)
4.  Denis Cyr  –  420,000  (84 bb)
5.  Ioannis Patsourakis  –  417,000  (83 bb)

The 83 survivors will return to action on Sunday at 1:00 pm for Day 2, and everyone who bagged chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

There are a total of six starting flights for this event (two per day), and Flight D is already underway with registration open until 10:30 pm. The field has already easily surpassed the $1 million guarantee, with the final two flights playing tomorrow (Saturday).