$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The sixth and final starting flight for LHPO Event 12 ($200 Big Stack NLH) gets underway at 7:00 pm, and before this flight even begins, the prizepool is already worth more than $293,000, easily surpassing the $200,000 guarantee.

Players begin with 30,000 in chips, and levels will be 30 minutes. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 7, around 10:30 pm.

Action will continue tonight until 10% of the field remains, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money. The full list of payouts will be released late tonight after all starting flights have completed.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight E Entries:  475

Registration has closed for Flight E of the $200 Big Stack with 475 entries, increasing the tournament total to 1,833 so far.

The prizepool is now worth $293,280, easily surpassing the $200,000 guarantee with one more flight to go. (Flight F begins at 7:00 pm.)

Flight E will continue playing tonight until there are 48 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money. Day 2 begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:00 pm.

Chip counts through Flight C

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 238

Level 12 came to an end, and the players left for a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:15 pm.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 150K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Buck Bucceri  –  325,000  (130 bb)
2.  Satish Surapaneni  –  173,500  (69 bb)
3.  Mark McGarity  –  164,000  (66 bb)
4.  Mike Beasley  –  163,000  (65 bb)

With 55 players remaining from a field of 238, the average chip stack is around 86,500 (35 big blinds). The final 30 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash of $550.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 17
$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee
Entries:  235
Prize Pool:  $123,375
January 17, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 235 entries blasting the $50,000 guarantee. They created a prize pool worth $123,375 and the last 30 players will earn some money. A min-cash is worth $1,045 while the LHPO Event 17 will earn $28,985 and the trophy.

1st: $28,985 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $19,400
3rd: $13,390
4th: $9,410
5th: $6,765
6th: $4,975
7th-8th: $3,745
9th-10th: $2,890
11th-12th: $2,285
13th-14th: $1,850
15th-16th: $1,540
17th-18th: $1,315
19th-24th: $1,155
25th-30th: $1,045

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  71 of 238

There is a three-way preflop all in, with Satish Surapaneni as the big stack.

Satish Surapaneni (UTG):  
Big Blind:  
UTG+1:  

The board came , and Surapaneni won the pot with a spade flush to eliminate both of his opponents from the tournament.

Satish Surapaneni  –  125,000  (78 bb)

With 71 players remaining from a field of 238, the average chip stack is around 67,000 (42 big blinds). The final 30 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash of $550.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  238
Prize Pool:  $79,730
January 17, 2023

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors Event with 238 entries creating a prize pool worth $79,730. The last 30 spots will be paid with $550 for a min-cash and $18,435 plus the LHPO trophy to the Seniors Champion.

1st: $18,435 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $13,000
3rd: $8,175
4th: $4,970
5th: $3,840
6th: $3,180
7th: $2,710
8th: $2,315
9th-10th: $1,865
11th-12th: $1,595
13th-15th: $1,375
16th-18th: $1,155
19th-21st: $940
22nd-24th: $735
25th-27th: $640
28th-30th: $550

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

A special game gets underway at 4 pm in the Grand Ballroom with a $1,100 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament that has a Six-Max format and a two-day structure. A lot of action and a lot of play.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 8:30 pm but players are limited to a single re-entry if they bust their first stack. They will continue playing down this evening until seven players remain to form the final table.

Those players will bag their chips and return tomorrow at 2 pm to play it out for the LHPO trophy.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when seven players remain
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  238

The second break came to an end and registration closed for the $400 Seniors Event. The clock shows 238 entries which is good enough for the fourth-biggest field in our history.

2021 Showdown – 386 entries
2022 LHPO – 281 entries
2022 Showdown – 268 entries
2023 LHPO – 238 entries
2021 SHRPO – 227 entries

It might be a long time before we catch the 386 from the 2021 Poker Showdown but we are still turning them out for the Seniors Events.

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight E of the $200 Big Stack starts at 3 pm and the tournament already took care of the first order of business. With 1,358 entries in the first four flights, the tournament surpassed its $200,000 guarantee and will continue to climb until we close registration for Flight F later this evening.

Players start with 15,000 in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 6:30 pm. Flight E will continue until 10% of the field remain and those players will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 2 pm in the money.

If you miss out on this one, the last flight starts at 7 pm.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight D Entries:  274

Registration close for Flight D of the $200 Big Stack with another 274 entries putting the combined total at 1,358 with two more flights to go; Flight E at 3 pm and Flight F at 7 pm.

The prize pool surpassed the $200,000 guarantee and sits at $217,280 with tons of room to grow.

Flight D will continue until 28 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 2 pm in the money.

Chip counts through Flight C