$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 109

Stud

Maksim Pisarenko:  (X-X)  / 
Willie Wiggins:  (X-X)  / 
Caleb Piderit:  (X-X)  /    –  fold

Picking up the action of fifth steet, Willie Wiggins bet 30,000 with his paired board. Caleb Piderit called, and Maksim Pisarenko called all in for 14,000.

Wiggins bet 30,000 again on sixth street, chasing out Piderit.

Maksim Pisarenko:    / 
Willie Wiggins:    / 

Wiggins had trip fours and had the hand locked up against Pisarenko’s pair of fives, as Wiggins had one five in his hand and Piderit folded the other.

Maksim Pisarenko:    /    / 
Willie Wiggins:    /    / 

Willie Wiggins  –  510,000  (17 BB)
Maksim Pisarenko  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,045)

With four players remaining from a field of 109, the average chip stack is around 327,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,650 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 and a 1,200 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  162 of 481

Registration has closed for Flight B of the first event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, and with 481 entries, the total prizepool is already up to $565,240 on its way to the $1 million guarantee. There will be four more starting flights over the next two days.

This flight will continue playing tonight until there are 61 players remaining, and everyone who bags up chips at the end of this flight will be in the money as they advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  34
Prize Pool:  $11,560
January 12, 2023

Event 4 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry). A field of 34 entries created a prize pool of $11,560. The final five places will be paid, with a min-cash set at $925

Up top for the winner is $4,740.

1st:  $4,740 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $2,890
3rd:  $1,735
4th:  $1,270
5th:  $925

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 109

Razz

Mark Hurst:  (X-X)  /    –  fold
Caleb Piderit:  (X-X)  / 
Robert Poolos:  (X-X)  / 

Mark Hurst was the bring in, Caleb Piderit called, Robert Poolos raied all in for a few thousand, Hurst called, and Piderit called.

Action was checked on fourth street before Piderit isolated the pot on fifth street.

Caleb Piderit:    / 
Robert Poolos:    / 

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Caleb Piderit:    /    / 
Robert Poolos:    /    / 

Piderit made a seven-six, while Poolos’ seven-four draw never improved past a ten-seven, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Caleb Piderit  –  255,000  (11 BB)
Robert Poolos  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,425)

With six players remaining, the average stack is 218,000 (9 Big Bets). Everyone is guaranteed $1,680.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 109

Razz

George Boyadjian:  (X-X) / – fold
Maksim Pisarenko:  (X-X)  / 
Mark Kastory:  (X-X)  / 

George Boyadjian was the bring-in for 3,000, Maksim Pisarenko limped in, Mark Kastory completed all in for 7,000, Boyadjian called, and Pisarenko called.

On fourth street, Pisarenko bet with the best board and Boyadjian folded.

Maksim Pisarenko:    / 
Mark Kastory:   / 

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Maksim Pisarenko:    /    / 
Mark Kastory:    /    / 

Pisarenko made an eight-seven on seventh street, while Kastory’s wheel draw bricked, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Maksim Pisarenko  –  105,000  (4 BB)
Mark Kastory  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,240)

With seven players remaining, the average stack is about 187,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed $1,425.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 109

Hold’em

Caleb Piderit raised to 20,000 from middle position, David May three-bet all in for 27,000 from the big blind, and Piderit called with , leading May’s .

The board ran out , no help to May, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Caleb Piderit  –  185,000  (9 BB)
David May  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,095)

With eight players remaining, the average stack is about 164,000  (8 Big Bets). The remaining eight players are guaranteed $1,240.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  320
Prize Pool:  $37,760
January 12, 2023

Event 3 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 320 entries produced a prize pool of $37,760. The final 40 places will be paid, with a min-cash set at $250.

Up top for the winner is $7,775.

1st:  $7,775 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,555
3rd:  $3,700
4th:  $2,350
5th:  $1,800
6th:  $1,500
7th:  $1,260
8th:  $1,035
9th-10th:  $825
11th-12th:  $695
13th-15th:  $600
16th-18th:  $505
19th-21st:  $420
22nd-24rd:  $345
25th-27th:  $295
28th-40th:  $250

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 109

Seat 1:  Willie Wiggins  –  289,000  (18 BB)
Seat 2:  Mark Hurst  –  293,000  (18 BB)
Seat 3:  Caleb Piderit  –  138,000  (9 BB)
Seat 4:  Maksim Pisarenko  –  195,000  (12 BB)
Seat 5:  Robert Poolos  –  37,000  (2 BB)
Seat 6:  Mark Kastory  –  70,000  (4 BB)
Seat 7:  Wally Maddah  –  30,000  (2 BB)
Seat 8:  George Boyadjian  –  205,000  (13 BB)
Seat 9:  David May  –  50,000  (3 BB)

With nine players remaining from a field of 109, the average chip stack is around 145,000 (9 Big Bets).

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $10,785 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $6,755
3rd:  $4,055
4th:  $2,650
5th:  $2,045
6th:  $1,680
7th:  $1,425
8th:  $1,240
9th:  $1,095

10th:  Oxana Cummings  –  $1,095
11th:  Dominic Granteed  –  $970
12th:  Gilles Dalco  –  $970
13th:  Nicholas Ceci  –  $875
14th:  Dmitriy Strunin  –  $875

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  14 of 109

Hold’em

John Binns raised from middle position, and chip leader Willie Wiggins called in the big blind.

The flop was , Wiggins bet 6,000, Binns raised to 12,000, and Wiggins called.

The turn was the , Wiggins checked, Binns bet his remaining 7,000, and Wiggins called with for trip kings, having Binns’ drawing dead.

The river was an inconsequential , officially sending the remaining field into the money.

Willie Wiggins  –  280,000  (23 BB)
John Binns  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  15 of 109

In the last hand before the break, Phil Hui was eliminated in 16th place. With only 14 finishing in the money, hand-for-hand play would begin as soon as they returned from break.

The blinds are increasing to limits of 6,000-12,000, and here are the official chip counts from the break, along with their stack sizes in big bets (BB):

TABLE 1
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Caleb Piderit  –  77,000  (6 BB)
Seat 3.  Wally Maddah  –  75,000  (6 BB)
Seat 4.  Gilles Dalco  –  33,000  (3 BB)
Seat 5.  Mark Hurst  –  214,000  (18 BB)
Seat 6.  Mark Kastory  –  21,000  (2 BB)
Seat 7.  Dominic Granteed  –  125,000  (10 BB)
Seat 8.  David May  –  37,000  (3 BB)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Nicholas Ceci  –  28,000  (2 BB)
Seat 2.  Willie Wiggins  –  240,000  (20 BB)
Seat 3.  Robert Poolos  –  100,000  (8 BB)
Seat 4.  Oxana Cummings  –  43,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5.  John Binns  –  35,000  (3 BB)
Seat 6.  Maksim Pisarenko  –  79,000  (7 BB)
Seat 7.  George Boyadjian  –  166,000  (14 BB)
Seat 8.  Dmitriy Strunin  –  39,000  (3 BB)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $10,785 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $6,755
3rd:  $4,055
4th:  $2,650
5th:  $2,045
6th:  $1,680
7th:  $1,425
8th:  $1,240
9th-10th:  $1,095
11th-12th:  $970
13th-14th:  $875

With 15 players remaining from a field of 109, the average chip stack is around 87,000 (7 Big Bets).