$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:: 424 of 1,089
With about 43,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, the player in the big blind checked to Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi in the hijack and he bet 19,000. His opponent called.
Mizrachi tabled 
for a flush, besting his opponent’s holdings to win the pot.
Michael Mizrachi – 136,000 (68 bb)
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining: 432 of 1,089
Bala Patur raised from the hijack to 3,500, the player in the big blind moved all in for 33,000, and Patur thought for a while before he called with 
.
The big blind turned over 
, and needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Patur flopped a flush draw with an open-ended straight draw and completed his flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.
Bala Patur – 280,000 (187 bb)
Registration has closed, and we should be receiving the official numbers later tonight. We expect the prizepool to be worth more than $6.2 million.
Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining: 432 of 1,089
A player got it all in from the hijack for 7,500 with 
, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the 
of Anthony Hu, who was UTG+1.
The board came 
, and Hu paired his king on the turn to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.
Anthony Hu – 90,000 (60 bb)
Registration has closed, and we should be receiving the official numbers later tonight. We expect the prizepool to be worth more than $6.2 million.
Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:: 460 of 1,089
Bala Patur raised to 3,500 from the hijack, James Calderaro three-bet all in for 17,500 from the cutoff and Patur called with 
, leading Calderaro’s 
.
The board ran out 
, not enough help to Calderaro, locking up the pot for Patur.
Bala Patur – 245,000 (163 bb)
James Calderaro – Eliminated
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries: 1,089
Dave Stefanski moved all in from the cutoff for 14,500, and Ema Zajmovic called from the button with 
.
Stefanski turned over 
, and needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and the pocket fours held up for Zajmovic to win the pot and eliminate Stefanski from the tournament.
Ema Zajmovic – 91,000 (61 bb)
Dave Stefanski – Eliminated
Registration has closed, and we should be receiving the official numbers soon. We expect the prizepool to be worth more than $6.2 million.
Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries: 1,089
The player in the cutoff was all in for about 40,000 with against Matt Higgins in the big blind holding 
.
The board ran out 
, safe for Higgins to score the elimination.
Matt Higgins – 385,000 (257 bb)
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries: 1,089
The players returned from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 1,000-1,500 and a big blind ante of 1,500.
Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial Day 1B field of 1,089. That would create a total tournament field of 1,982, and a total prizepool worth more than $6.3 million. As soon as the tournament staff confirms and releases the prizepool, we will post the payouts here in the updates.
A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:
1. Matt Higgins – 340,000 (227 bb)
2. Marc Sacheli – 336,000 (224 bb)
3. Mazen Abdallah – 320,000 (213 bb)
4. Bobby Noel – 314,000 (209 bb)
5. Danny Panagatos – 310,000 (207 bb)
6. Jordan DeGrenier – 305,000 (203 bb)
7. Sheldon Gross – 304,500 (203 bb)
Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries: 1,068
After a flop of , Richard Leger checked from UTG+1, the player on his left checked, and the next player bet 16,000 from middle position. Leger called, and the other player folded.
The turn card was the 
, and both players checked.
The river card was the 
, Leger checked, his opponent bet 31,000, and Leger quickly called. His opponent showed for a pair of queens, but Leger turned over to win the pot.
Richard Leger – 200,000 (167 bb)
The tournament clock shows 1,068 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,961. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $6.27 million.
Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.
$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries: 1,036
After a flop of 
, Dan Colpoys bet 6,000 from the small blind, the player on the button raised to 18,000, and Colpoys thought for a while before he moved all in for 47,100.
His opponent called with for an open-ended straight draw, and Colpoys turned over . Colpoys needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The turn card was the 
, the river card was the , and the aces held up for Colpoys to win the pot and double up in chips.
Dan Colpoys – 130,000 (108 bb)
The tournament clock shows 1,036 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,929. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $6.17 million.
Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Entries: 122
Prize Pool: $40,870
January 22, 2022
Event 22 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open is a $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Single Re-Entry). A field of 122 entries generated a prize pool of $40,870.
A first-place prize of $11,585 awaits the winner.
1st: $11,585
2nd: $7,355
3rd: $4,395
4th: $2,760
5th: $2,045
6th: $1,755
7th: $1,525
8th: $1,350
9th-10th: $1,185
11th-12th: $1,045
13th-16th: $910