Event 21: Final 16 Players

$600 Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 138

Table 57
Seat 1:  Joseph Rossi  –  266,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Raffaello Locatelli  –  100,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4:  Alton Mendleson  –  108,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5:  Frank Lagodich  –  300,000  (60 bb)
Seat 6:  Bryce McVay  –  176,000  (35 bb)

Table 58
Seat 1:  Nancy Birnbaum  –  48,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2:  Julien Gorre  –  48,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3:  Erick Lindgren  –  85,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4:  Mike Chiappetta  –  172,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5:  Daniel Swartz  –  301,000  (60 bb)
Seat 6:  Richard McDanel  –  113,000  (23 bb)

Table 65
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Daniel Quesada  –  182,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3:  Jonathan Moschel  –  201,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4:  Austin Morin  –  245,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5:  David Moreno  –  96,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6:  Keith McCormack  –  316,000  (63 bb)

1st: $19,655 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $12,775
3rd: $8,550
4th: $5,900
5th: $4,200
6th: $3,090
7th-8th: $2,350
9th-10th: $1,850
11th-12th: $1,510
13th-14th: $1,275
15th-16th: $1,125

17th:  Ryan Estrada  –  $1,030
18th:  Mohammad Affaneh  –  $515
19th:  Omer Rotman  –  $515

Event 23: Payout Structure

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 23
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  60
Prize Pool:  $58,200
January 16, 2024

Registration closed for the $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO8 (Re-Entry) with 60 entries creating a prize pool worth $58,200. The last eight spots will be paid with $2,095 for a min-cash and $20,855 to the Triple Stud champ.

1st: $20,855 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $12,300
3rd: $7,715
4th: $5,340
5th: $4,075
6th: $3,200
7th: $2,620
8th: $2,095

Event 20: Final Two Tables; Jordan Flaschner Leads

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 192

Table 9
Seat 1:  Grefory Buonocore  –  130,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2:  Renyong Hu  –  442,000  (74 bb)
Seat 3:  Christopher Cornell  –  600,000  (83 bb)
Seat 4:  Jeff Hood  –  118,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5:  Jordan Flaschner  –  670,000  (112 bb)
Seat 6:  Matt Yorra  –  247,000  (41 bb)
Seat 7:  Alexander Orlov  –  74,000  (12 bb)
Seat 8:  Deborah Dana –  135,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9:  Steven Moore  –  86,000  (14 bb)

Table 10
Seat 1:  Michael Kamenjarin  –  312,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2:  Ira Schwartz  –  201,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3:  Charles Wells  –  57,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4:  Kathy Liebert  –  153,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5:  Scott Robbins  –  118,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6:  Gregory Spinder  –  101,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7:  Francois Gagne  –  395,000  (66 bb)
Seat 8:  Cobi Cobian  –  140,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9:

1st:  $16,055 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,915
3rd:  $6,595
4th:  $4,010
5th:  $3,100
6th:  $2,565
7th:  $2,190
8th:  $1,910
9th-10th:  $1,635
11th-12th:  $1,410
13th-15th:  $1,190
16th-17th:  $990

18th:  Juan Endara  –  $990
19th:  Sandra Morse  –  $795
20th:  Gerald Ravotti  –  $795
21st:  Padraig Burns  –  $795
22nd:  David Kramber  –  $655
23rd:  Clarence Jones  –  $655
24th:  Stuart Greenbaum  –  $655

Event 20: Francois Gagne Busts Another

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 192

Francois Gagne

UTG+1 was all in preflop short with AsJh, but he ran right into the pocket kings held by Francois Gagne on the hijack.

The final board read 6c5s3sJc4d, and Gagne took out his opponent to stack up 228,500 after collecting the pot.

Francois Gagne – 228,500 (76 bb)

Event 16: Final 21 Players Advance

$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  21 of 204

Flight D of the $200 Big Stack saw 204 entries putting the combined total at 994 with two more flights to go. Flight E and F are both underway as well with things locked in to surpass the guarantee.

The final 21 have advanced to Day 2 at 2 pm on Wednesday. with everyone in the money Here is a look at the counts from the end of play.

Nicholas Visconti – 454,000
Johnny Bromberg – 384,000
William Bondurant – 358,500
Stewart Yancik – 261,000
Maan Thakur – 251,000
Dejan Petkovic – 193,00
Roger Gebhardt – 161,000
Shira Scharo – 155,500
Joe SIlva – 136,500
Andrii Piltii – 132,500
Elena Korbel – 116,000
Oneil McCalla – 96,000
Alejandro Macias – 69,000
Thomas Carlin – 64,000
Leroy Glason – 57,500
Luis Ramos – 56,500
Gregory Chaly – 51,000
Shannon McCloud – 31,500
Albato Niebla – 28,500
Laura Bilinovich – 27,500
Melissa Kaiser – 27,000

Event 20: Francois Gagne Takes One Out

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 192

Francois Gagne

The flop read 7d3h2c when the cutoff got all in holding Qh10h. Francois Gagne had him covered with pocket threes from the button.

The turn and river were delivered 3d5s, and so Gagne took out his opponent to stack up 212,000 after collecting the pot thanks to quad threes.

Francois Gagne – 212,000 (70 bb)

Event 20: Jeff Hood Doubles Up

$400 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 192

Jeff Hood

Jeff Hood was all in for 25,000 preflop under the gun with AcKs in the hole, and UTG+1 had him covered holding pocket sevens.

The board ran out all spades, so Hood scored the double up worth 57,500 after collecting the pot.

Jeff Hood – 57,500 (19 bb)

Event 22: Prize Pool and Payouts with $7,595 to Triple Stud Champ

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Entries:  63
Prize Pool:  $21,105
January 16, 2024

Registration closed for the $400 Triple Stud with 63 entries creating a prize pool worth $21,105. The last eight spots will be paid with $760 for a min-cash and $7,595 to the Triple Stud champ.

1st: $7,595 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $4,465
3rd: $2,800
4th: $1,900
5th: $1,475
6th: $1,160
7th: $950
8th: $760