Lucky Hearts

Championship: More Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  175 of 1,982

Jeremy Ausmus
Jeremy Ausmus

Jeremy Ausmus  –  1,700,000  (170 bb)
Jake Daniels  –  1,230,000  (123 bb)
Josh Kay  –  1,100,000  (110 bb)
Anton Wigg  –  1,080,000  (108 bb)
Bin Weng  –  1,020,000  (102 bb)
Jacob Ferro  –  930,000  (93 bb)
Francis Anderson  –  830,000  (83 bb)
Michael Newman  –  790,000  (79 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  760,000  (76 bb)
Jonathan Tamayo  –  750,000  (75 bb)
Mike Graffeo  –  640,000  (64 bb)
Loni Harwood  –  530,000  (53 bb)
Nick Pupillo  –  430,000  (43 bb)
Mike Vela  –  330,000  (33 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  320,000  (32 bb)
Nitis Udornpim  –  280,000  (28 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  230,000  (23 bb)
Eric Afriat  –  170,000  (17 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui  –  140,000  (14 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  120,000  (12 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  100,000  (10 bb)

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 171st-183rd Places

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  170 of 1,982

Chris Moorman
183rd-Place Finisher Chris Moorman

Here is a list of players who have been recently eliminated, along with their payouts:

171st:  Joey Couden  –  $6,615
172nd:  William Watson  –  $6,615
173rd:  David Albrecht  –  $6,615
174th:  Marco Rodriguez  –  $6,615
175th:  Gregory Nerenberg  –  $6,615
176th:  Ory Hen  –  $6,615
177th:  Charles Odenz  –  $6,615
178th:  Vladislav Mezheritsky  –  $6,615
179th:  Daniel Swartz, Jr.  –  $6,615
180th:  Georges Boyadjian  –  $6,615
181st:  Christopher McNamara  –  $6,615
182nd:  Michael Gonzalez  –  $6,615
183rd:  Chris Moorman  –  $6,615

Championship: Chip Counts From Around the Room

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  175 of 1,982

Cherish Andrews
Cherish Andrews

Cherish Andrews  –  1,390,000  (139 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  910,000  (91 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  850,000  (85 bb)
Lunique Petiote  –  760,000  (76 bb)
Athanasios Polychronopoulos  –  690,000  (69 bb)
Marc Sacheli  –  680,000  (68 bb)
Nicholas Verderamo  –  640,000  (64 bb)
Landon Tice  –  560,000  (56 bb)
Min Zhang  –  490,000  (49 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  470,000  (47 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez  –  460,000  (46 bb)
Kyle Bowker  –  410,000  (41 bb)
James Carroll  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Galen Hall  –  360,000  (36 bb)
Farhad Jamasi  –  330,000  (33 bb)
Erik Seidel  –  315,000  (32 bb)
Corey Hochman  –  220,000  (22 bb)
J.J. Liu  –  180,000  (18 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  175,000  (18 bb)
Lee Markholt  –  170,000  (17 bb)
Ory Hen  –  140,000  (14 bb)
Vlad Mezheritsky  –  90,000  (9 bb)

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 184th-215th Places

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  171 of 1,982

Calais Cambell
Baltimore Ravens Defensive End Calais Campbell

Here is a list of players who have been recently eliminated, along with their payouts:

184th:  Ali Turkan  –  $6,615
185th:  Jeffrey Tomlinson  –  $6,615
186th:  Hal Rotholz  –  $6,615
187th:  Anibal Salazar  –  $6,615
188th:  Michael Weber  –  $6,615

189th:  Chad Wassmuth  –  $6,405
190th:  Iuri Leite  –  $6,405
191st:  Calais Campbell  –  $6,405
192nd:  Jesse Lonis  –  $6,405
193rd:  Mark Wahba  –  $6,405
194th:  Rodney Turvin  –  $6,405
195th:  Greg Himmelbrand  –  $6,405
196th:  Mark Wiser  –  $6,405
197th:  Nicholas Immekus  –  $6,405
198th:  Nikita Kalinin  –  $6,405
199th:  Carlos Guerrero  –  $6,405
200th:  Roberly Felicio  –  $6,405
201st:  Lumni Zhuta  –  $6,405
202nd:  Daniel Wirgau  –  $6,405
203rd:  Christopher Dandrea  –  $6,405
204th:  Arturas Astrauskas  –  $6,405
205th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $6,405
206th:  Matvey Tevlin  –  $6,405
207th:  Michael Stonehill  –  $6,405
208th:  Yan Neiman  –  $6,405
209th:  Brian Nerney  –  $6,405
210th:  Tsz Philip Shing  –  $6,405
211th:  Angelina Rich  –  $6,405
212th:  Jeffrey Rolland  –  $6,405
213th:  Gregory Wilson  –  $6,405
214th:  Tim Reilly  –  $6,405
215th:  Jonathan Lewis  –  $6,405

Event 23: Prize Pool and Payouts; $19,160 to the Winner

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  404
Prize Pool:  $94,940
Bounty Prize Pool:  $40,400
January 23, 2022

Event 23 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker open is a $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry). The $50,000 guarantee was easily surpassed as a field of 404 entries created a prize pool of $94,940, with an additional $40,400 set aside for bounties. The final 51 players will make the money, with a min-cash set at $475.

Up top for the winner is $19,160.

1st:  $19,160 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,165
3rd:  $8,790
4th:  $5,845
5th:  $4,500
6th:  $3,725
7th:  $3,145
8th:  $2,520
9th-10th:  $1,950
11th-12th:  $1,640
13th-15th:  $1,375
16th-18th:  $1,130
19th-21st:  $940
22nd-24th:  $795
25th-27th:  $660
28th-36th:  $540
37th-45th:  $500
46th-51st:  $475

Event 26: Survivor Sunday

$1,600 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)
1-in-10 win $15,000 | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Closing out the Sunday schedule with a fun one at 8 pm. Event 26 is a $1,600 buy-in Survivor tournament, all you need to do is outlast 10% of the field to earn a $15,000 payout.

Players start with 15,000 in chips and the first eight levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm and blind levels will increase to 20 minutes.

  • 1-in-10 win $15,000
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Tampa Poker Classic Coming Up

While we are down to the last few days of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, we can start looking forward to another big series on the other side of the state. Seminole Hard Rock Tampa will be hosting the 2022 Tampa Poker Classic in March with a full slate of games for everyone.

The series will run from March 9 through March 21 with 15 events over 13 days and more than $1,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools. All variants of the game are represented and the series headliner will be the $2,500 buy-in TPC Main Event that features a $500,000 guarantee.

Check the schedule link below and we look forward to seeing a lot of our friends playing in Tampa!

2022 Tampa Poker Classic Schedule

Championship: Dinner Break Until 8:30 pm

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  190 of 1,982

Level 16 comes to an end, and the players take a 90-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:30 pm EST.

With about 190 players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 417,000 (42 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,405 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am.

Championship: Mark Wahba Eliminated in 193rd Place by Cherish Andrews

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  192 of 1,982

Cherish Andrews
Cherish Andrews

Cherish Andrews raised UTG+1 to 16,000, Mark Wahba moved all in from middle position for 110,000, and Andrews called with AdJd.

Wahba turned over AcKs, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10c9c8dQs10s, and Andrews turned a queen-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Wahba in 193rd place.

Cherish Andrews  –  1,250,000  (156 bb)
Mark Wahba  –  Eliminated in 193rd Place  ($6,405)

With 192 players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 413,000 (52 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,405 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (about 7:00 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:20 am.