$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

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $25,145
Bounty Prize Pool: $10,700
January 12, 2024

Registration closed for the LHPO $400 Deep Stack Bounty tournament with 107 entries, creating a prize pool worth $25,145. The last 14 spots will be paid with $600 for a min-cash, and $7,435 plus the LHPO trophy awaiting our winner.

1st: $7,435
2nd: $4,655
3rd: $2,790
4th: $1,825
5th: $1,410
6th: $1,155
7th: $980
8th: $855
9th-10th: $755
11th-12th: $665
13th-14th: $600

$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 C Remaining Players: 64 from 511 entries

Flight 1C has come to a close in the big NLH opener event with Paul Balzano bagging up 605,000 to become the first player to cross that threshold in the tournament. Depending on how things play out in the remaining flights he will be the overall chip leader when the field returns for Day 2. Stay tuned for full official chip counts from the flight a little later tonight. Here are all the players that bagged up more than 200,000 for now.

Paul Balzano – 605,000
James Carroll – 466,000
Stuart Greenbaum – 396,000
Adi Amit – 370,000
Cody Brinn – 315,000
Luke Brereton – 303,000
Emil Soffer – 291,000
Ron Katz – 284,000
Michael Lu – 282,000
Maan Thakur – 249,000
Ya Liu – 234,000
David Nathaniel – 230,000
Ira Horowitz – 226,000
Reinaldo Diaz – 218,000
Jeff Hood – 215,000
Christopher Bach – 211,000
Darin Utley – 204,000

$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 C Remaining Players: 67 from 511 entries

All the cards were out on the table when Mike Lu was all in with pocket aces from the small blind, and Jeremy Joseph had him covered by just a bit holding on a final board reading .

Lu was up to 324,000 after the hand, while Joseph was down to just 9,000 and he busted a short time later.

Mike Lu – 324,000 (64 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Remaining Players: 73 from 511 entries

UTG was all in with in the hole, but he ran right into the pocket queens held by Jeremy Joseph on the big blind.

The final board read , and that was all she wrote for UTG. Joseph eliminated his opponent to stack up 192,000 after collecting the pot.

Jeremy Joseph – 192,000 (48 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Remaining Players: 81 from 511 entries

Adi Amit is still cruising with the chip lead after the most recent break in play in the big opener event. He holds a stack of 380,000, giving him 95 big blinds to work with down the stretch to the end of day bubble in the tournament.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight D Entries: 205 entries

Flight D is underway in the $600 Deep Stack NLH opener, and there are already more than 200 entries in the flight. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 9 later tonight.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight C Remaining Players: 108 from 511 entries

All the cards were out on the table with the big blind all in with in the hole, and the button held pocket fives. Adi Amit had them both covered holding pocket nines from middle position.

The final board read , and that gave Amit a big stack worth 370,000 after taking out both of his opponents in the hand.

Adi Amit – 370,000 (148 bb)

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  95
Prize Pool:  $31,825
January 12, 2024

Registration closed for the LHPO $400 Omaha 8OB tournament with 95 entries, creating a prize pool worth $31,825. The last 12 spots will be paid with $905 for a min-cash, and $9,850 plus the LHPO trophy awaiting our winner.

1st: $9,850
2nd: $6,045
3rd: $3,820
4th: $2,465
5th: $1,910
6th: $1,515
7th: $1,275
8th: $1,115
9th-10th: $1,010
11th-12th: $905

$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 C Remaining Players: 140 from 511 entries

James Carroll is the first player in the flight with more than 300,000. He currently paces the field with a stack of 317,000, giving him a fair amount of ammo with 158 big blinds.