2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8
$200 Quad Stack PLO/NLH Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  126
Prize Pool:  $20,160
January 12, 2024

Event 8 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $200 Quad Stack Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold’em Mix (Re-Entry). A field of 126 entries generated a prize pool of $20,160. The final 16 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $465.

Up top for the winner is $5,650.

1st:  $5,650 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $3,630
3rd:  $2,165
4th:  $1,360
5th:  $1,010
6th:  $870
7th:  $750
8th:  $665
9th-10th:  $585
11th-12th:  $515
13th-16th:  $465

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  173 of 1,375

Flight A:  460 Entries;  58 Advanced
Flight B:  404 Entries;  51 Advanced
Flight C:  511 Entries;  64 Advanced
Flight D:  In Progress
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

Registration closed for Flight D of LHPO Event 1 with 447 entries, putting $265,720 toward the $1,000,000 guarantee with two more big flights left to go.

Flight D will continue until 56 players remain, and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to make the money.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries: 447

David Regalado is pacing the field at the most recent break in play with a stack worth 165,500. That gives him 165 big blinds to work with moving forward.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight D Entries: 440

Derrick Simon was all in for 22,700 with pocket fives in the hole from the small blind, and that turned out to be good ahead of the pocket queens of his opponent held from late position on a final board reading . Simon stacked up 47,400 after collecting the pot.

Derrick Simon – 47,400 (59 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight D Entries: 431

Andre Duek was all in for 5,200 with in the hole from middle position, and UTG+1 had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Duek doubled up to survive with a stack worth 12,400 after collecting the pot.

Andre Duek – 12,400 (15 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight D Entries: 422

The hijack was all in preflop with A-7 in the hole, and Edogum Rennie Otote had him covered holding on the big blind.

The final board read , and Otote took out his opponent to stack up 72,500 after collecting the pot.

Edogum Rennie Otote – 72,500 (90 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight D Entries: 378

The small blind was all in for about 20,000 with pocket tens in the hole, and Greg Koll had him covered holding pocket aces from the big blind.

The final board read , so Koll took out his opponent to stack up 59,500 after collecting the pot.

Greg Koll – 59,500 (119 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight D Entries: 354

Josh Wallace got all in preflop short for 3,600 from the hijack with pocket eights, and the button had him covered holding .

The board was dealt , and Wallace found a lifeline on the river thanks to a set. He stacked up 8,200.

Josh Wallace – 8,200 (20 bb)

$200 Quad Stack PLO/NLH Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last tournament day is a new one on the schedule. It is a No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Hold’em mix game but with a smaller buy-in at $200 and quad stacks for plenty of play.

They’ll start with 40K out front and the first eight levels last 15 minutes, going up to 20 minutes with Level 9. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 12 at 9:30 pm.

We expect it to be a great time in this tournament and look forward to the turnout.

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Level 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet