Lucky Hearts

2016 LHPO Live Updates

Event 15: Familiar Faces in the HORSE

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$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 400/800 Limits
Players: 47

Kevin Love
Event 10 winner, Kevin Love

There’s a reunion of sorts going on in the HORSE event. Kevin Love, who won Event 10 ($250 Omaha 8 or better) is in the hunt for his second victory of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Coincidentally,  fellow Event 10 final tablists Richard Holland, Joel Harwood and Jeff Cookson are also among the intimate HORSE field. While Love is all by his lonesome at Table 65, Holland, Harwood and Cookson are taking the reunion next level as they are seated together at Table 67.

Richard Holland
Event 10 runner up, Richard Holland
Joel Harwood
Event 10 fifth-place finisher, Joel Harwood
Jeff Cookson
Event 10 ninth-place finisher, Jeff Cookson
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Event 8: Alves Moves Up

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$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 144
Average Stack: 92,000 (23 bb)

Sergio Alves moved his lead higher in the early going. He made a move at the wrong time but was paid off.

We caught the action when Alves’ KsTs had Jesus Rosado all-in on the KcJh4s board. His top pair ran into the AhAd of Rosado and the As turn gave Rosado a set while giving Alves the first half of the backdoor flush draw.

The 3s river completed and Alves cracked aces to move up to 325,000.

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Event 8: Day 2 Underway with 157 Remaining

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$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Beginning of Level 15: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 157/1,324
Average Stack: 84,000 (24 bb)

Sergio Alves
Sergio Alves

From 1,324 starting, Event 8 of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open is on to Day 2. The field is down to 157 players with only the top 81 finishing in the money. Leading the way is Sergio Alves. Alves claims 275,000 chips and is one of just four players over the 200,000 mark.

DAY 2 CHIP COUNTS | TABLE DRAWS |  | PRIZE POOL

Cards are in the air for the second and final day of play now.

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Event 14: Bill Wang, Ory Hen Headline Following First Break

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$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Beginning of Level 5: 100/200/25 Ante
Players: 58

William Wang (Parlin, NJ)
Event 7 winner Bill Wang (Parlin, NJ)

Cards are back in the air following the first break in Event 14, today’s $350 big stack no limit hold’em tournament. Leading the way with a stack of about 46,000 is Bill Wang. About a week ago, Wang bested a field of 34 in Event 7, a $570 turbo freeze-out, earning $6,800. Not far behind Wang with about 32,000 is reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Ory Hen.

Ory Hen (Cooper City, FL)
Reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Ory Hen (Cooper City, FL)

As of now, the clock shows 58 players registered with late registration/re-entry available until about 3:30 p.m. local time.

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Event 14: Jeremy Costa in the Big Stack

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$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150
Players: 45

Jeremy Costa (Decatur, GA)
Jeremy Costa (Decatur, GA)

Jeremy Costa has been one of the biggest supporters of Seminole Hard Rock Poker over the last couple months. The Decatur, GA resident spent much of December in Tampa for the Winter Poker Open and has been here in Hollywood for the majority of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Costa has recorded four cashes over the two series including a 68th-place finish in the 741-entry WPO opener and a 37th-place finish in the $1,100 LHPO WPTDeepStacks Main Event.

Costa is giving it one final go here in Event 14. His stack sits just under 30,000 and he’s almost doubled up during the first few levels.

“I’ll be the first one to 100, I promise you,” he said as staff passed the table.

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Event 15: The Last of the Primary Events Underway

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$250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 100/200 Limits

HORSE

Event 15 of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open is officially underway. The $250 HORSE tournament marks the final primary event of the 2016 series. Players begin with 10,000 tournament chips and play 30-minute levels throughout the event’s completion.

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE SHEET

Late registration/re-entry is available until the start of Level 8. After this tournament’s conclusion, that’s officially a wrap on the 2016 LHPO.

Thank you for following along!

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Event 14: $350 Big Stack Begins

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$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Chips

It’s the final day of the 2016 Lucky Hearts Poker Open and cards are in the air for the 14th of 15 primary events. The $350 big stack no limit hold’em tournament affords players 15,000 chips to start and 30-minute levels throughout. Late registration/re-entry is available until the start of Level 9 and this tournament is structured to play out in one day.

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE SHEET

Good luck, players!

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Schedule for January 20

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Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 14 – $350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 14 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 15 – $250 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 15 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 8 Day 2 – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: Event 62 – $200 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 12,000 in tournament chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 62 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 63 – $130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 63 Structure Sheet
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Event 8: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Players Remaining: 157/1,324

TableSeatFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNT
41DAVIDJOHNSON199,500
42JAMESLEHMAN59,500
43FREDERICOSAVIO DABUS48,000
44MICHELEFACEY173,500
45CLAUDIOPIEDRABUENA50,500
46ROBERTWILLIAMS56,000
47MICHAELStolic48,500
48JOSHUASMITH170,000
49RAFAELRAMOS155,000
51CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN80,000
52ZOLTANCZINKOTA77,000
53PEDROPALACIO164,500
54SEBASTIANSANCHEZ29,500
55ONEILMC CALLA82,000
56DEBBIEDANA91,500
57VITALYCHAIKA95,500
58JOSEPHMONTERVINO75,500
59SCOTTVETTER212,000
61DeliaKILER167,000
62XIAOYANWANG134,500
63ELIOTIMHOFF177,500
64ALEXCOHEN127,000
65ADAMWAGNER48,000
66BRIANGELROD13,000
67BUTCHIEMITCHELL104,000
68FRANKHAGAN26,000
69JORGEVALDES41,500
71EDWARDMEDOFF52,000
72JAYKLITZNER51,000
73JORGERIBEIRO77,500
74BENJAMINSRIQUI66,000
75ELIMATH80,000
76GREGGBLOOM34,500
77ERICWARD120,000
78EDINAPANTINCHIN24,000
79GUSTAVOMOSCON88,000
81ARNALDOALZUALDE106,500
82HILARYFREEMAN20,000
83BRIANOKEEFE66,000
84ABBEYDANIELS173,500
85LOUISEJEAN94,500
86JOSEALMEIDA41,000
87IGORMITREVSKI32,000
88RichardWhitebrook69,500
89JEFFREYDOAN38,000
121MatthewZarcadoolas91,500
122GABRIELSACK96,000
123ARIELROSELLO QUINTANA53,000
124ADAMHOROWITZ79,500
125KishorBhakta140,000
126BRUNOFORTIN101,000
127SUNNYBHAKTA127,500
128MIGUELMCDONALD40,000
129MICHAELGARCELL26,000
132JOHNREDLITZ77,500
133CARLORODRIGUEZ84,200
134JESUSROSADO108,500
135PATRICIABASILIO49,500
136ROBERTORODRIGUES67,500
137alainalvarado27,500
138ANTHONYBALGOBIN82,000
139MIGUELMUNOZ25,000
141LAURENFAILLA106,500
142ROBERTBANKS194,500
143MANFREDROSENOW124,000
144DAVIDPRICE63,000
145LEROYJONES JR66,500
146CARLOSTORRES VAZQUEZ80,500
147WILLIAMSMITH78,000
148WALIDMADDAH118,500
149STEVENLIPKINS23,000
151CARLOSFERNANDEZ84,000
152JORDANMELTZER64,500
153MARCORODRIGUEZ35,000
154KENNETHBRUNO73,500
155BRITTHEATH150,000
156JOSHUAWASSERMAN105,000
157MORRISHEIDER31,000
158JOSHTZUR116,000
159STEVENWEINTRAUB55,500
161ARTHURHOLMES65,500
162CHARLESST-CYR71,000
163BLAIRMILLER90,000
164EVANLASH93,500
165GILMORGENSZTERN69,500
166HALLIETUITE62,000
167MICHAELMERISIER102,000
168LAWRENCEPADEN SR66,600
169JULIOSANCHEZ34,500
201ElliotZAYDMAN138,000
202CHRISTINATORCH73,000
204HONGVIEN128,000
205ALANFRANCO115,000
206REGINAPORTELLA CASSAB26,500
207LuigiAPREDA248,000
208LEANNEGELB25,500
209KeithWAGNER52,500
211JorgeCHAVEZ86,500
212AdewaleADEYEMI39,000
213JOHNCUMMINGS139,000
215MARCELOBellizzi51,000
216NANCYBIRNBAUM109,500
217DOUGLASCHAN62,000
218CarlosCruz239,000
219ARTHURDIPOFI18,000
221CORREAGREGORIO144,500
222BarryTucker93,000
223ROBERTNIELSEN65,000
224BRIANDUNN58,500
225HENRIAzoulay20,400
226ANDREWDEL RIO85,000
227EBRAHIMFIGUEROA26,500
228TIMOTHYHARTMANN34,000
229GLENNMENNE40,000
231SCOTTMCINNIS141,000
232DAVIDDUBIN16,500
233PaulaBarros18,000
234PHILLIPDRIGANT126,500
235MICHAELEDDY91,000
236CHRISTIANROJAS166,500
237ERICAHITE23,000
238VENDELJOHNSON90,000
239GeneOLEARY125,500
241RobertTRANSUE15,000
242MARKKOTTLER132,000
243MANUELSOLTERO LUNA80,500
244DEREKECENARRO34,000
245JOSEPHFRANCHINO108,000
246JoanneBogan44,000
247TIMOTHYCONN37,500
248ERICRIVKIN48,500
249EricLEFF63,500
301RobertCULBERTSON67,500
302RafaelCARRERO72,500
303JackShea79,000
304GedasBERTULIS114,000
305DonovanWALKER JR22,500
306SERGIOAlves275,000
307NATANEL COHENMOISES149,000
308BryanMUNOZ93,000
309WayneSTEELE92,000
312AlonMESSICA112,500
313VINNYPuleo17,000
314JORGEBELAVAL121,500
315MARTHADAJER-RODRIGUEZ30,500
316CHARLESRIZZO III74,500
317LISATEEBAGY105,500
318CHARLESCAMPOS5,500
319ScottEfron138,000
321MARIODOUCET107,500
323FaridDHANANI130,500
324SCOTTMICHENER40,000
325JERAMCAPINPIN75,500
326EricSMITH123,000
327AnthonyMigliore57,500
328IRWINBLOCK101,000
329PaulLENTZ61,000
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Event 8: Day 2 Chip Counts

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$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Players Remaining: 157/1,324

RankFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNT
1SERGIOAlves275,000
2LuigiAPREDA248,000
3CarlosCruz239,000
4SCOTTVETTER212,000
5DAVIDJOHNSON199,500
6ROBERTBANKS194,500
7ELIOTIMHOFF177,500
8ABBEYDANIELS173,500
9MICHELEFACEY173,500
10JOSHUASMITH170,000
11DeliaKILER167,000
12CHRISTIANROJAS166,500
13PEDROPALACIO164,500
14RAFAELRAMOS155,000
15BRITTHEATH150,000
16NATANEL COHENMOISES149,000
17CORREAGREGORIO144,500
18SCOTTMCINNIS141,000
19KishorBhakta140,000
20JOHNCUMMINGS139,000
21ScottEfron138,000
22ElliotZAYDMAN138,000
23XIAOYANWANG134,500
24MARKKOTTLER132,000
25FaridDHANANI130,500
26HONGVIEN128,000
27SUNNYBHAKTA127,500
28ALEXCOHEN127,000
29PHILLIPDRIGANT126,500
30GeneOLEARY125,500
31MANFREDROSENOW124,000
32EricSMITH123,000
33JORGEBELAVAL121,500
34ERICWARD120,000
35WALIDMADDAH118,500
36JOSHTZUR116,000
37ALANFRANCO115,000
38GedasBERTULIS114,000
39AlonMESSICA112,500
40NANCYBIRNBAUM109,500
41JESUSROSADO108,500
42JOSEPHFRANCHINO108,000
43MARIODOUCET107,500
44LAURENFAILLA106,500
45ARNALDOALZUALDE106,500
46LISATEEBAGY105,500
47JOSHUAWASSERMAN105,000
48BUTCHIEMITCHELL104,000
49MICHAELMERISIER102,000
50IRWINBLOCK101,000
51BRUNOFORTIN101,000
52GABRIELSACK96,000
53VITALYCHAIKA95,500
54LOUISEJEAN94,500
55EVANLASH93,500
56BryanMUNOZ93,000
57BarryTucker93,000
58WayneSTEELE92,000
59DEBBIEDANA91,500
60MatthewZarcadoolas91,500
61MICHAELEDDY91,000
62BLAIRMILLER90,000
63VENDELJOHNSON90,000
64GUSTAVOMOSCON88,000
65JorgeCHAVEZ86,500
66ANDREWDEL RIO85,000
67CARLORODRIGUEZ84,200
68CARLOSFERNANDEZ84,000
69ANTHONYBALGOBIN82,000
70ONEILMC CALLA82,000
71CARLOSTORRES VAZQUEZ80,500
72MANUELSOLTERO LUNA80,500
73ELIMATH80,000
74CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN80,000
75ADAMHOROWITZ79,500
76JackShea79,000
77WILLIAMSMITH78,000
78JOHNREDLITZ77,500
79JORGERIBEIRO77,500
80ZOLTANCZINKOTA77,000
81JOSEPHMONTERVINO75,500
82JERAMCAPINPIN75,500
83CHARLESRIZZO III74,500
84KENNETHBRUNO73,500
85CHRISTINATORCH73,000
86RafaelCARRERO72,500
87CHARLESST-CYR71,000
88RichardWhitebrook69,500
89GILMORGENSZTERN69,500
90ROBERTORODRIGUES67,500
91RobertCULBERTSON67,500
92LAWRENCEPADEN SR66,600
93LEROYJONES JR66,500
94BRIANOKEEFE66,000
95BENJAMINSRIQUI66,000
96ARTHURHOLMES65,500
97ROBERTNIELSEN65,000
98JORDANMELTZER64,500
99EricLEFF63,500
100DAVIDPRICE63,000
101HALLIETUITE62,000
102DOUGLASCHAN62,000
103PaulLENTZ61,000
104JAMESLEHMAN59,500
105BRIANDUNN58,500
106AnthonyMigliore57,500
107ROBERTWILLIAMS56,000
108STEVENWEINTRAUB55,500
109ARIELROSELLO QUINTANA53,000
110KeithWAGNER52,500
111EDWARDMEDOFF52,000
112JAYKLITZNER51,000
113MARCELOBellizzi51,000
114CLAUDIOPIEDRABUENA50,500
115PATRICIABASILIO49,500
116ERICRIVKIN48,500
117MICHAELStolic48,500
118ADAMWAGNER48,000
119FREDERICOSAVIO DABUS48,000
120JoanneBogan44,000
121JORGEVALDES41,500
122JOSEALMEIDA41,000
123MIGUELMCDONALD40,000
124GLENNMENNE40,000
125SCOTTMICHENER40,000
126AdewaleADEYEMI39,000
127JEFFREYDOAN38,000
128TIMOTHYCONN37,500
129MARCORODRIGUEZ35,000
130GREGGBLOOM34,500
131JULIOSANCHEZ34,500
132DEREKECENARRO34,000
133TIMOTHYHARTMANN34,000
134IGORMITREVSKI32,000
135MORRISHEIDER31,000
136MARTHADAJER-RODRIGUEZ30,500
137SEBASTIANSANCHEZ29,500
138alainalvarado27,500
139EBRAHIMFIGUEROA26,500
140REGINAPORTELLA CASSAB26,500
141FRANKHAGAN26,000
142MICHAELGARCELL26,000
143LEANNEGELB25,500
144MIGUELMUNOZ25,000
145EDINAPANTINCHIN24,000
146STEVENLIPKINS23,000
147ERICAHITE23,000
148DonovanWALKER JR22,500
149HENRIAzoulay20,400
150HILARYFREEMAN20,000
151PaulaBarros18,000
152ARTHURDIPOFI18,000
153VINNYPuleo17,000
154DAVIDDUBIN16,500
155RobertTRANSUE15,000
156BRIANGELROD13,000
157CHARLESCAMPOS5,500