Lucky Hearts

Championship Day 1B: Ryan Hoenig Three-Bet Shoves the Turn

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Live Stream
Level 6:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  426

Ryan Hoenig

With the board showing Qd3c2cQs on the turn and a little more than 30K already in the pot, Ryan Hoenig bet 8,600 from middle position, and the player in the cutoff tanked for a while before he raised to 21,000.

Hoenig thought for a bit before he moved all in for about 40,000, and the cutoff quickly folded. Hoenig took the pot.

Ryan Hoenig  –  91,000  (114 bb)

Hoenig won the next pot as well, betting on the river of a board showing Kd7s6c10h8c, and his opponent folded.

Ryan Hoenig  –  101,000  (126 bb)

The tournament clock shows 426 entries so far on Day 1B, increasing the total field to 1,008 and the prizepool to more than $3.22 million. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (about 11:15 pm).

Event 40: Big Stacks and Big Value

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Tonight’s $200 Big Stack has some bonus value built into the structure; in addition to the $30,000 guaranteed prize pool, we are also adding a $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship seat to first place.

Players start with 15K in their stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 10 at 8:30 pm and they may re-enter as often as they wish while it is open.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed
  • $3,500 Showdown Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 40 Structure Sheet

Championship Day 1B: Cangir Elcin Eliminated by David Coleman

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Live Stream
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  403

David Coleman

With the final board showing Kh9c4cQs6h on the river and roughly 35K in the pot, David Coleman moved all in from the cutoff, and Cangir Elcin tanked for a long time in the small blind before he called all in for about 40,000 with AhQh for a pair of queens.

But Coleman turned over Js10s to win the pot with a pair of kings, eliminating Elcin.

David Coleman  –  127,000  (212 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  Eliminated

The tournament clock shows 403 entries so far on Day 1B, increasing the total field to 985 and the prizepool to more than $3.15 million. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (about 11:15 pm).

Championship Day 1B: Today’s Live Streaming Coverage Begins Now

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Live Stream
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  389

During the break, a table was moved to the stage to begin today’s live-streaming coverage. Here is the lineup with official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Jordan Westmorland  –  67,300  (112 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Bryce McVay  –  42,900  (72 bb)
Seat 4.  Steve Buckner  –  12,600  (21 bb)
Seat 5.  Aleksei Donets  –  76,200  (127 bb)
Seat 6.  Gary Girotti  –  96,800  (161 bb)
Seat 7.  Esther “Etay” Taylor  –  27,800  (46 bb)
Seat 8.  Ken Fishman  –  126,300  (211 bb)
Seat 9.  Nicholas Davidson  –  50,000  (83 bb)

The tournament clock shows 389 entries so far on Day 1B, increasing the total field to 971 and the prizepool to more than $3.1 million. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (about 11:15 pm).

Championship Day 1B: Matthew Leecy Leads the Field at the Break with 171,600

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  380

Matthew Leecy

A scan of the field during the break turned up only two players with at least 160K in chips:

1.  Matthew Leecy  –  171,600  (286 bb)
2.  Corel Theuma  –  170,000  (283 bb)

The tournament clock shows 380 entries so far on Day 1B, increasing the total field to 962 and the prizepool to more than $3.07 million. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (about 11:15 pm).

Corel Theuma

Championship Day 1B: Anthony Zinno Limp-Reraises to Take a Preflop Pot

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  364

Anthony Zinno limped under the gun for 500, and five more players limped as well until Aaron Massey raised from the big blind to 4,000.

Zinno limp-reraised to 10,000, and the next five players folded. Massey thought for a while before he also folded, and Zinno took the pot.

Anthony Zinno  –  40,000  (80 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  100,000  (200 bb)

The tournament clock shows 364 entries so far on Day 1B, increasing the total field to 946 and the prizepool to more than $3.02 million. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (about 11:15 pm).

Championship Day 1B: Scott Levitt Catches a Nice River to Turn a Chop Into a Win Against Nick Yunis

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  331

Scott Levitt
Scott Levitt

With the final board showing Kc5s5dKd9d on the river, Scott Levitt checked from the big blind, Nick Yunis bet 12,000 from under the gun, and Levitt check-raised to 26,500.

Yunis tanked for a while before he called, and Levitt said “I got lucky on the river” as he turned over Ks9s for a full house, kings full of nines. Yunis flashed the Kh for a lower full house before he mucked, and Levitt won the pot.

Scott Levitt  –  87,000  (174 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  80,000  (160 bb)

The tournament clock shows 331 entries so far on Day 1B, increasing the total field to 913 and the prizepool to more than $2.92 million. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (about 11:15 pm).

Championship Day 1B: Jason Hickey Doubles Thru Jessica Perez

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  311

Jason Hickey
Jason Hickey

After a flop of Jh7c6c, Jason Hickey moved all in under the gun for 35,800, and Jessica Perez thought for a while before calling from the cutoff with 10h10d.

Hickey turned over 8h5h for an open-ended straight draw, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 9d, the river card was the Qh, and Hickey won the pot with a nine-high straight to double up in chips.

Jason Hickey  –  80,000  (160 bb)
Jessica Perez  –  10,000  (20 bb)

The tournament clock shows 311 entries so far on Day 1B, increasing the total field to 893 and the prizepool to more than $2.85 million. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (about 11:15 pm).

Championship Day 1B: Nick Palma Rivers an Ace

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  299

Nick Palma
Nick Palma

After a flop of 9h9c5d, action checked to Nick Palma, who bet 1,600 from UTG+1. The big blind and the UTG player both called.

The turn card was the Ks, and it checked to Palma again. Palma bet 5,000, the big blind folded, and the UTG player called.

The river card was the Ah, and both players checked. Palma showed AdQc for two pair, aces and nines, and the UTG player flashed a king before he mucked. Palma won the pot.

Nick Palma  –  44,000  (110 bb)

The tournament clock shows 299 entries so far on Day 1B, increasing the total field to 881 and the prizepool to more than $2.81 million. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (about 11:15 pm).

Event 39: Five Card Action

$400 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

More Omaha on today’s schedule with LHPO Event 39 at 2 pm and they’ll start with one extra hole card. It is a $400 buy-in Deep Stack Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament that will see a lot of flops and pot-sized bets.

They’ll sit down to 20K 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 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet