$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 392

Seat 1:  Sandy Sanchez  –  760,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Jeremy Becker  –  455,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:  Ankit Ahuja  –  685,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  525,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  2,665,000  (107 bb)
Seat 6:  Robert Stewart  –  2,085,000  (83 bb)
Seat 7:  Jacob Fortinsky  –  670,000  (27 bb)

1st:  $38,600 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,925
3rd:  $19,055
4th:  $13,705
5th:  $10,020
6th:  $7,445
7th:  $5,625

Recent Eliminations
8th:  David Jackson  $5,625
9th:  Adam Travis  –  $4,325
10th:  Chris Mull  –  $4,325
11th:  Fred Goldberg  –  $3,385
12th:  Andrew Brinkley  –  $3,385
13th:  Jason Brumbach  –  $2,695
14th:  David Hanna  –  $2,695
15th:  Gregry Spinder  –  $2,185
16th:  Arlon Berdos  –  $2,185
17th:  Yves Tremblay  –  $1,805
18th:  John Ripnick  –  $1,805

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 150

Seat 1:  Rob Brown  –  295,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2:  Tzvi Weinberger  –  200,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3:  David Mock  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  Matthew Alli  –  160,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5:  Nick Yunis  –  205,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Ben Gazzola  –  695,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7:  Vinny Pahuja  –  425,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8:  Vanessa Kade  –  475,000  (32 bb)

1st:  $21,455 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,915
3rd:  $8,190
4th:  $4,970
5th:  $3,855
6th:  $3,185
7th:  $2,785
8th:  $2,485

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 281

Gary Herstein raised from the button to 200,000 (leaving himself just 10K behind), and Tom Starkey called from the small blind.

The flop came , Starkey moved all in, and Herstein called all in for 10,000 with for ace high.

But Starkey turned over for ace high with a lower kicker, and Herstein was actually a big favorite to double up.

The turn card was the , and the river card was — the .

Starkey spiked a nine on the river to win the pot with a pair of nines, eliminating Herstein in seventh place.

Tom Starkey  –  1,130,000  (38 bb)
Gary Herstein  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,150)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 935,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,750 each.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 281

The next hand after the elimination of John Maness in ninth place, Paul Leckey raised from the cutoff to 80,000, Sumner Camisa moved all in from the big blind for 415,000, and Leckey called with .

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

The board came — Leckey flopped a set of nines to Camisa’s club flush draw, but Camisa improved no further. Leckey won the pot with his set of nines to eliminate Camisa in eighth place.

Paul Leckey  –  1,770,000  (59 bb)
Sumner Camisa  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,615)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 805,000 (27 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,150 each.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 281

John Maness moved all in under the gun for 250,000, and Paul Leckey called from the button with .

Maness turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came , and Leckey won the pot with two pair, aces and sevens, to eliminate Maness in ninth place.

Paul Leckey  –  1,280,000  (43 bb)
John Maness  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,085)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 705,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,615 each.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 281

The final nine players have redrawn for random seats at the final table, and here are their updated seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1.  Blair Miller  –  335,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Leckey  –  1,025,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Gary Herstein  –  285,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Tom Starkey  –  955,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5.  John Maness  –  250,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6.  Sumner Camisa  –  455,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Santana Noronha  –  235,000  (8 bb)
Seat 8.  Marc Levy  –  1,055,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  Mitchell Mantin  –  1,070,000  (36 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $20,830 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,365
3rd:  $9,465
4th:  $5,860
5th:  $4,525
6th:  $3,750
7th:  $3,150
8th:  $2,615
9th:  $2,085

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 392

Table 1
Seat 1:  Jacob Fortinsky  –  350,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2:  Adam Travis  –  185,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3:  Jeremy Becker  –  610,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4:  Arlon Berdos  –  540,000  (36 bb)
Seat 5:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  360,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6:  David Jackson  –  450,000  (30 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1:  Jason Brumbach  –  410,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Mull  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert Stewart  –  860,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4:  John Ripnick  –  230,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5:  Gregory Spinder  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6:  Sandy Sanchez  –  210,000  (14 bb)

Table 9
Seat 1:  Andrew Brinkley  –  550,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  815,000  (54 bb)
Seat 3:  Yves Tremblay  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4:  David Hanna  –  490,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:  Ankit Ahuja  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6:  Fred Goldberg  –  360,000  (24 bb)

1st:  $38,600 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,925
3rd:  $19,055
4th:  $13,705
5th:  $10,020
6th:  $7,445
7th-8th:  $5,625
9th-10th:  $4,325
11th-12th:  $3,385
13th-14th:  $2,695
15th-16th:  $2,185
17th-18th:  $1,805

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  150
Prize Pool:  $79,500
January 18, 2022

Registration has closed in the $600 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em event with 150 entries creating a prizepool worth $79,500. The final 19 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,390 each, and first prize is worth $21,455.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $21,455 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,915
3rd:  $8,190
4th:  $4,970
5th:  $3,855
6th:  $3,185
7th:  $2,785
8th:  $2,485
9th-10th:  $2,195
11th-12th:  $1,910
13th-15th:  $1,630
16th-19th:  $1,390

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 15
$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  119
Prize Pool:  $115,430
January 18, 2022

Registration has closed in the $1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha 8 event with 119 entries creating a total prizepool worth $115,430. The final 20 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,475 each, and first prize is worth $30,385.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $30,385 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $19,845
3rd:  $13,330
4th:  $9,220
5th:  $6,575
6th:  $4,835
7th-8th:  $3,670
9th-10th:  $2,885
11th-12th:  $2,340
13th-14th:  $1,970
15th-16th:  $1,720
17th-18th:  $1,560
19th-20th:  $1,475

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 392

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 400K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Fred Goldberg  –  450,000  (90 bb)
2.  Jeremy Becker  –  445,000  (89 bb)
3.  Adam Travis  –  427,000  (85 bb)

With 43 players remaining from a field of 392, the average chip stack is about 182,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $920 each.