2024 LHPO Live Updates

Event 1: Cody Brinn Doubles Up

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 3,212

Cody Brinn

Cody Brinn got all in for 2.45 million preflop from the button with pocket jacks, and Kevin MacDonald had him covered holding pocket eights on the big blind.

The final board read Qh6c2sKh2c, and Brinn doubled up to survive with 5,275,000 after collecting the pot. MacDonald held 8,750.000 after the hand.

Cody Brinn – 5,275,000 (35 bb)
Kevin MacDonald – 8,750,000 (58 bb)

Event 1: Alex Ziskin Eliminated in 12th Place ($18,450)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 3,212

Alex Ziskin was all in preflop short with AdKh in the hole under the gun, and Ya Yun Liu had him covered holding KdKc on the big blind.

The final board read AcQc2c7c4s, and Ziskin was eliminated in 13th place, good for $18,450 in prize money. Liu increased his stack to 14,600,000 thanks to a flush.

Ya Yun Liu – 14,600,000 (116 bb)
Alex Ziskin – Eliminated in 12th Place ($18,450) 

Event 13: Final Table Ready to Go

$600 Deep Stack Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Player Remaining:  8 of 121

The popular $600 Mixed PLO tournament has a great turnout with 121 entries and the field played down to the final table on Day 1. They return this afternoon at 2 pm to play it out with Steven Langert leading but Jason Korb only a few 1K chips behind.

Everyone is guaranteed at least $2,095 with $18,020 awaiting the winner.

Table 13
Seat 1:  Jason Korb  –  497,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2:  Steven Langert  –  504,000  (50 bb)
Seat 3:  Jonathan Moschel  –  391,000  (39 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Rosenberg  –  277,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5:  Gregory Kolo  –  308,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6:  Arnaldo Alzualde  –  80,000  (8 bb)
Seat 7:  Rodrigo Mehech  –  273,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8:  Jason Marshman  –  95,000  (10 bb)

1st:  $18,020 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,435
3rd:  $6,830
4th:  $4,285
5th:  $3,175
6th:  $2,730
7th:  $2,365
8th:  $2,095

9th:  Stephanie Chung  –  $1,845
10th:  Bradley Beetz  –  $1,845
11th:  Grant Hart  –  $1,620
12th:  Eric Polirer  –  $1,620
13th:  Jonathan Gold  –  $1,415
14th:  Sean Kennedy  –  $1,415
15th:  Benjamin Jacobs  –  $1,415
16th:  Donald Maloney  –  $1,415

Event 1: Donald Jackson Eliminated by Kevin MacDonald

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 3,212

Donald Jackson

There was 1.5 million in the pot, and the flop read 8d7s5c when Donald Jackson got all in for 1 million more from the big blind. Cody Brinn tanked for a bit before folding under the gun. Kevin MacDonald had Jackson easily covered on the hijack, so the two remaining players flipped over their cards.

MacDonald: 8s8c
Jackson: 6h5s

Turn and River: 4h8h

Jackson was eliminated on the hand in 13th place for $13,245 despite making the straight when he ran into the quad eights held by MacDonald. After collecting the pot MacDonald was up to 9.5 million.

Kevin MacDonald – 9,500,000 (76 bb)
Donald Jackson – Eliminated in 13th Place ($13,425)

Event 1: Jeffrey Moore Eliminated in 14th Place by Jerome Leonardo

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 3,212

Jeffrey Moore

Jeffrey Moore open/shipped for 875,000 from early position and it folded to Jerome Leonardo in the small blind. He moved all in to get a quick fold from Andrew Torrico in the big.

Leonardo: AhTh
Moore: As6h

Moore was dominated and needed to catch to double back into the game. The dealer spread the QsTs6d2c7s, both players flopped a pair, but Moore was eliminated in 14th place.

Jerome Leonardo – 6,250,000 (50 bb)
Jeffrey Moore – Eliminated in 14th Place ($13,245)

Event 12: Valery Litvak Leads the Return

$1,100 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 268

The $1,100 Deep Stack drew a great group of 268 entries to cruise past the $100,000 guarantee. Day 1 ended with 25 players in the mix and they return this afternoon at 2 pm to begin playing down to the winner.

Valery Litvak leads the field that needs to lose a handful of players to make it into the money. Once they do, they’ll pick up $2,125 for a min-cash and the champ will earn $42,705 later in the day.

Table 22
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  James Carroll  –  241,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3:  Brad Coultas  –  98,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Lu  –  158,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5:  Tomas Brokl  –  332,000  (66 bb)
Seat 6:  Brian Gabriel  –  212,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7:  Richard Rice  –  94,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8:  Brandon Sunshine  –  87,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9:  Rishi Makkar  –  192,000  (38 bb)

Table 23
Seat 1:  Lily Kornik  –  110,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2:  Carls Bermudez  –  90,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:  Timothy Mina  –  269,000  (54 bb)
Seat 4:  Valery Litvak  –  536,000  (107 bb)
Seat 5:  Stephen Smith  –  58,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Damion Richardson  –  105,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7:  Tarun Gulati  –  70,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8:  Logan Moller  –  93,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 24
Seat 1:  Nicola Davimos  –  239,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2:  Yordan Petrov  –  86,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Ira Schwartz  –  239,000  (48 bb)
Seat 4:  Greg Baird  –  121,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Dominick Sarle  –  72,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Kharlin Sued  –  130,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7:  Calais Campbell  –  225,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8:  Cassio Parra  –  160,000  (32 bb)
Seat 9:  Harrison Plott  –  85,000  (17 bb)

1st:  $42,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $28,380
3rd:  $16,720
4th:  $10,175
5th:  $7,855
6th:  $6,510
7th:  $5,640
8th:  $4,970
9th-10th:  $4,335
11th-12th:  $3,750
13th-15th:  $3,180
16th-18th:  $2,640
19th-21st:  $2,125

Event 1: Jerome Leonardo Doubles Through Glenn Better

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,212

Nicholas Chong opened to 275,000 from early position and Jerome Leonardo called next to act. It folded to Glenn Becker, he three-bet to 1,075,000 and only Leonardo came along.

The flop came Qc6c4s, Becker moved all in, and Leonardo quickly called at risk for 1,350,000.

Leonardo: KsQs
Becker: AdKd

Leonardo outflopped Becker’s big slick and paired his queen to take the lead. The board finished with the 4c turn and Td river to send Leonardo his double.

Jerome Leonardo – 5,375,000 (43 bb)
Glenn Becker – 5,400,000 (43 bb)

Event 1: Playing Down to a Champ

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 3,212

LHPO Event 1 started with 3,212 entries and the field is down to the last 14 players with a shot at the title. They return this afternoon at 1 pm to finish it off and crown our champion.

Ya Yun Liu leads the field with everyone guaranteed at least $13,245 but all eyes are on the $291,385 top prize.

Table 7
Seat 1:  Andrew Torrico  –  3,525,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  John Rocaberte  –  5,825,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4:  Jeffrey Moore  –  1,200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5:  Glenn Becker  –  8,125,000  (65 bb)
Seat 6:  David Nathaniel  –  3,400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7:  Nicholas Chong  –  5,025,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8:  Jerome Leonardo  –  1,825,000  (15 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 8
Seat 1:  Kevin MacDonald  –  6,625,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2:  Ya Yun Liu  –  12,500,000  (100 bb)
Seat 3:  Alex Ziskin  –  1,175,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Scarborough  –  5,850,000  (47 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:
Seat 7:  Donald Jackson  –  2,950,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  Cody Brinn  –  3,300,000  (26 bb)
Seat 9:  David Shmuel  –  2,775,000  (22 bb)

1st:  $291,385 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $180,410
3rd:  $129,300
4th:  $100,340
5th:  $76,000
6th:  $56,025
7th:  $40,275
8th:  $32,070
9th-10th:  $24,700
11th-12th:  $18,450
13th-14th:  $13,245

Event 17: More Omaha for the Fans

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Two more Omaha tournaments on today’s schedule starting with LHPO Event 17 at noon. $600 buy-in Big O with deep stacks and plenty of action.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks, and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 17 Structure Sheet