$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,692

Brian Scott raised to 800,000 from the hijack, and Marius Gierse called on the button.

The flop was , Scott checked, Gierse bet 700,000, and Scott called.

The turn was the , Scott checked, Gierse bet 2,300,000, Scott raised to 6,000,000, and Gierse called.

The river was the , Scott shoved for 9,700,000, and Gierse went into the tank for about four minutes before he folded.

Brian Scott  –  25,700,000  (64 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  17,700,000  (44 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,692

Martin Carnero min-raised under the gun to 800,000, Jacob Powers moved all in from the hijack for about 19,000,000, and everyone else folded.

Action returned to Carnero, who carefully removed his sunglasses and said, “I’m going to need a couple of minutes.”

Carnero went into the tank, and was quietly talking to himself about the possible hands Powers could have.

Eventually, Carnero folded, and Powers held up his cards like he was about to show them to the table.

Carnero said, “I don’t want to see it. I don’t want to see it.”

Powers flipped over his cards and showed , and Carnero breathed a sigh of relief as he was let off the hook, knowing he made the right fold.

Taylor Wilson jokingly said, “Are you sure you don’t want to see it?”

Wilson said he folded pocket queens, and then he said to Powers, “Thank you for showing me.”

Jacob Powers  –  20,700,000  (52 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  9,700,000  (24 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 14,100,000 (35 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $181,950 each.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  278
Prize Pool:  $43,290
Bounty Prize Pool:  $27,600
January 24, 2023

Registration closed for the $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty tournament, the last on the LHPO schedule, and it drew 278 entries. They put $43,290 in the regular prize pool with another $27,600 up for grabs in the form of bounties. The last 35 players will make the money with $430 for a min-cash and $8,725 to the Event 43 champ.

1st: $8,725 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $6,010
3rd: $4,170
4th: $2,765
5th: $2,075
6th: $1,725
7th: $1,445
8th: $1,205
9th-10th: $965
11th-12th: $805
13th-15th: $700
16th-18th: $600
19th-21st: $525
22nd-24th: $475
25th-35th: $430

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,692

Daniel Clifford min-raised from the hijack to 800,000, Taylor Wilson called from the small blind, and Marius Gierse thought for a while before he moved all in from the big blind for about 12,500,000.

Clifford called all in for about 9,900,000, and Wilson folded.

Clifford turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against Gierse’s .

The board came , and Gierse rivered a spade flush to win the pot and eliminate Clifford in seventh place.

Marius Gierse  –  23,600,000  (59 bb)
Daniel Clifford  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($140,055)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 14,100,000 (35 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $181,950 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,692

Jacob Powers raised from the hijack to 800,000, Brian Scott three-bet to 1,600,000 from the cutoff, and Power called.

Powers bet 400,000 in the dark, the flop came , Scott raised to 1,200,000, and Powers called.

Powers bet 400,000 in the dark again, the turn was the , and Scott called.

The river was the , and both checked.

Powers tabled for a pair of sevens, Scott mucked, and Powers won the pot.

Jacob Powers  –  20,700,000  (52 bb)
Brian Scott  –  21,600,000  (54 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,692

The players have returned from break to begin Level 33, with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 with a 400,000 ante.

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 12,100,000 (30 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $140,055 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,692

Level 32 came to an end, and the players left for a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 7:57 pm EST.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Peter Mugar  –  7,100,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Martin Carnero  –  6,700,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniel Clifford  –  8,800,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Jacob Powers  –  16,500,000  (41 bb)
Seat 5.  Brian Scott  –  24,800,000  (62 bb)
Seat 6.  Taylor Wilson  –  9,600,000  (24 bb)
Seat 7.  Marius Gierse  –  11,100,000  (28 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $850,735 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $569,400
3rd:  $422,185
4th:  $315,935
5th:  $238,635
6th:  $181,950
7th:  $140,055

8th:  Leonard Hermann  –  $108,850
9th:  Jerry Wong  –  $85,410

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 12,100,000 (30 big blinds).

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  135
Prize Pool:  $130,950
January 24, 2023

Registration closed for the $1,100 Six-Max PLO tournament with 135 entries creating a prize pool worth $130,950. The last 17 players will make the money with $2,125 for a min-cash and $35,955 to the Event 42 winner.

1st: $35,955 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $23,355
3rd: $15,575
4th: $10,725
5th: $7,635
6th: $5,620
7th-8th: $4,290
9th-10th: $3,395
11th-12th: $2,785
13th-14th: $2,385
15th-17th: $2,125

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,692

Brian Scott raised UTG+1 to 600,000, Taylor Wilson called from middle position, and Leonard Hermann moved all in from the small blind for 5,425,000.

Scott thought for a few moments before he called, and Wilson said, “I’m so glad you called,” as he folded, flashing .

Hermann turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Scott’s .

The board came , and Scott paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Hermann in eighth place.

Brian Scott  –  24,800,000
Leonard Hermann  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($108,850)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 12,075,000 (40 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $140,055 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,692

Marius Gierse raised under the gun, and Jerry Wong moved all in from the cutoff for 4,175,000. Jacob Powers called from the button, and Gierse folded.

Wong turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Powers.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Powers to win the pot and eliminate Wong in ninth place.

Jacob Powers  –  14,200,000  (47 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($85,410)

With eight players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 10,575,000 (35 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $108,850 each.