2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 1
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  3,212
Prize Pool:  $1,670,240
January 11 – 16, 2024

Event 1 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open, the $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) multi-flight opener, drew a crowd of 3,212 entries across six starting flights. The 403 players that advanced to Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed $795.

Up top for the winner is 291,385.

1st:  $291,385 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $180,410
3rd:  $129,300
4th:  $100,340
5th:  $76,000
6th:  $56,025
7th:  $40,275
8th:  $32,070
9th-10th:  $24,700
11th-12th:  $18,450
13th-15th:  $13,245
16th-18th:  $10,345
19th-21st:  $8,650
22nd-24th:  $7,215
25th-27th:  $5,920
28th-36th:  $4,760
37th-45th:  $3,865
46th-54th:  $3,325
55th-63rd:  $2,875
64th-72nd:  $2,605
73rd-81st:  $2,405
82nd-90th:  $2,235
91st-99th:  $2,075
100th-108th:  $1,925
109th-117th:  $1,790
118th-126th:  $1,670
127th-135th:  $1,565
136th-144th:  $1,470
145th-153rd:  $1,385
154th-162nd:  $1,305
163rd-171st:  $1,230
172nd-180th:  $1,160
181st-198th:  $1,105
199th-216th:  $1,050
217th-234th:  $1,005
235th-252nd:  $960
253rd-270th:  $935
271st-288th:  $910
289th-306th:  $885
307th-325th:  $860
326th-342nd:  $840
343rd-360th:  $825
361st-378th:  $810
379th-403rd:  $795

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/ 5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight F Players Remaining:  75 of 595

The player under the gun raised all in for 47,000 and Lucas Wachtel called in the big blind with , leading his opponent’s .

The board ran out , safe for Wachtel to eliminate his opponent and send the remaining field onward to Day 2.

Lucas Wachtel  –  341,000  (68 bb)

Payout information, along with the Day 2 table and seat draw, will be posted later tonight.

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  84
Prize Pool:  $81,480
January 13, 2024

Event 9 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 84 entries generated a prize pool of $81,480.

A heads-up deal between the final two players was reached and as the chip leader, Yuval Bronshtein was the official Event 9 champion for $21,216. For Bronshtein, this marked his record-tying 10th SHRP major series trophy, breaking a three-way tie for second with Michael Newman and David Shmuel and moving Bronshtein into a tie for first alongside Raminder Singh with 10.

Here are Bronshtein’s 10 SHRP major series victories:

2021 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($7,535)
2021 SHRPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($6,673)
2021 SHRPO:  $400 Pot-Limit Omaha  ($10,423)
2022 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8  ($9,020)
2022 LHPO:  $600 H.O.R.S.E.  ($11,760)
2022 Showdown:  $600 Eight-Max Pot-Limit Omaha  ($20,630)
2022 Showdown:  $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship  ($21,645)
2023 LHPO:  $600 Big O  ($13,405)
2023 RRPO:  $600 H.O.R.S.E.  ($14,405)
2024 LHPO:  $1,100 5-Card PLO  ($21,216)

*denotes heads-up deal

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/ 2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight F Entries: 135 of 595

Donald Cowie was the chip leader at the most recent break with a stack worth 302,000 to pace the field. That gives him 151 big blinds to work with as play advances toward the end of day bubble when the final 75 players remain.

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 84

Before heads-up play began, Yuval Bronshtein and Bobby Lupo agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts:

Yuval Bronshtein  –  862,000  (54 bb)
Bobby Lupo  –  818,000  (51 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Yuval Bronshtein  –  $21,216
Bobby Lupo  –  $20,944

As the chip leader, Bronshtein was the official Event 9 winner for $21,216 and his record-tying 10th SHRP major series trophy. Lupo finished runner-up for $20,944.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 84

Steve Weiss limped in from the small blind and Yuval Bronshtein checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was and Weiss ended up all in for about 110,000 with for a pair of kings with a double-gutter straight draw. Bronshtein showed for a set of sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, further improving Bronshtein to sixes full of sevens to eliminate Weiss in third place.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  862,000  (54 bb)
Bobby Lupo  –  818,000  (51 bb)

1st:  $26,270 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,890

3rd:  Steve Weiss  –  $9,880
4th:  Jeff Higgins  –  $6,680
5th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $5,095
6th:  Sterling Savill  –  $4,075
7th:  Victor Reyes  –  $3,380
8th:  Amit Goel  –  $2,850
9th:  Has not collected  –  $2,630
10th:  Gregory Kolo  – $2,450
11th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $2,280

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 84

Jeff Higgins raised to 43,000 from the button, Bobby Lupo called in the small blind, and Steve Weiss called in the big blind.

The flop was and action was checked to Higgins who bet 85,000. Lupo check-raised the pot, Weiss folded, and Higgins called all in for about 110,000.

Higgins: 
Lupo: 

Lupo was ahead with kings and fours, leading Higgins’ pair of eights.

The turn and river completed the board, not enough help to Higgins, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Bobby Lupo  –  818,000  (51 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  732,000  (46 bb)
Steve Weiss  –  130,000  (8 bb)
Jeff Higgins  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($6,680)

1st:  $26,270 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,890
3rd:  $9,880

4th:  Jeff Higgins  –  $6,680
5th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $5,095
6th:  Sterling Savill  –  $4,075
7th:  Victor Reyes  –  $3,380
8th:  Amit Goel  –  $2,850
9th:  Has not collected  –  $2,630
10th:  Gregory Kolo  – $2,450
11th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $2,280

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/ 1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight F Entries: 152 of 595

A player in middle position was all in preflop for about 50,000 with pocket sevens, and Oricel Diaz had him covered holding pocket aces.

The board ran out , and Diaz took out his opponent to stack up 170,000 after collecting the pot.

Oricel Diaz – 170,000 (141 bb)

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  44
Prize Pool:  $14,960
January 13, 2024

Registration closed for the $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH tournament with 44 entries creating a prize pool worth $14,960. The last six spots will be paid with $900 for a min-cash and $5,825 plus the LHPO trophy to the champ.

1st: $5,825 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $3,440
3rd: $2,095
4th: $1,500
5th: $1,200
6th: $900

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight F Entries: 595

Registration closed for Flight F of LHPO Event 1 with another 595 entries, putting the combined total at 3,212.

Flight F will continue until 75 players remain, and survivors will return tomorrow at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

The payout structure will be posted after it’s released by the tournament staff later tonight.