Event 1 Flight C: Registration Closes with 511 more Entries

Registration closed for Flight C of LHPO Event 1 with 511 entries, putting $232,440 toward the $1,000,000 guarantee with three big flights left to go.

Flight C will continue until 64 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.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Thursday at 10 a.m.A46058
Thursday at 5 p.m.B40451
Friday at 10 a.m.C511TBD
Friday at 5 p.m.D
Saturday at 10 a.m.E
Saturday at 5 p.m.F
Total1,375109

Event 1 Flight C: Eric Siegel Takes One Out with Kings

$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 C Remaining Players: 216 from 511 entries

A player in late position was all in short holdinf Kd10h, and Eric Siegel had him covered holding KcKh on the small blind.

The board was dealt 8s5c3d3hKs, and Siegel took out his opponent to stack up 29,500 after collecting the pot.

Eric Siegel – 29,500 (29 bb)

Event 7: Bounty Time

$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The first bounty event of the series gets underway at 2 pm and it will be a fun one. The $400 Deep Stack has a $100 bounty on every player, knock them out and get yourself a black chip to cash at the cage.

Players start with 20K stacks and the first six levels last 20 minutes, increasing to 30 minutes when they return from the first break. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 6:30 pm.

This is another one-day tournament so we’ll be handing out another trophy later this evening.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

Event 6: Splitting Pots

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

More Omaha on the agenda with LHPO Event 6 getting underway at 11 am in the Grad Ballroom. This time we have a $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament that will pull in a smaller but talented field.

They’ll start with 20,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

They have a 45-minute dinner break scheduled at 5:30 pm and return to find out next Omaha LHPO champ.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight C: First Friday

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are heading into the first weekend of the series and today we build towards the $1,000,000 guarantee in the opening event. The $400 Deep Stack drew 864 entries over the first two flights and they are nearly halfway to the mark with four weekend sessions to go.

Players start with 20,000 stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 when the field is down to 24 players. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight C will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight B

LHPO Day 2 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 6 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 7 – $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 8 – $200 Quad Stack PLO/NLH Mix (Re-Entry)

  • 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

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 event plus $150 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight B

$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:  109 of 864

Flight A:  460 Entries;  58 Advanced
Flight B:  404 Entries;  51 Advanced
Flight C:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Friday at 5 p.m.
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.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1GabrielFullerTampaFL589,000
2MikeTokatlyanBostonMA525,000
3DevinCordeiroDracutMA518,000
4DNR-470,000
5RafaelLimaDavieFL409,000
6CarlosBermudezHialeahFL345,000
7StevenSteinmetzAventuraFL340,000
8JerryEricksonLake WorthFL334,000
9JohnDeignanDavieFL316,000
10CarloRodriguezWestonFL304,000
11NathanGriesmeyerMelbourneFL300,000
12HowardWilamowskiMiamiFL299,000
13BillyPapadopoulosCantonMA280,000
14HiramMcintoshAbacoBA273,000
15WillyStadeleWestonFL273,000
16DanielMowrerDowners GroveIL266,000
17RenatoKaneoyaBoca RatonFL254,000
18ShonPerezSurfsideFL250,000
19JeanGaspardEvanstonIL237,000
20IanSiegelDavieFL227,000
21RandallYasnyDelray BeachFL225,000
22MarcShwaniMiami GardensFL225,000
23MinZhangFort LauderdaleFL219,000
24ScottDehmWellingtonFL216,000
25IanAndersonMiamiFL212,000
26EddyGibbsLand O LakesFL208,000
27HectorPachecoDavieFL198,000
28YuriyKozinskiyMiami BeachFL197,000
29JosephMatyufCoral SpingsFL195,000
30ScottRobbinsMillburyMA191,000
31OmarGarciaHomesteadFL187,000
32BillyKoppRiverviewFL187,000
33DNR-185,000
34GabrielSierraCoral GablesFL178,000
35T.K.MilesDavieFL176,000
36ScottBlackmanFort LauderdaleFL173,000
37StevenBennettDeerfield BeachFL168,000
38SergioGihaMiamiFL168,000
39KevinDubrocqHialeahFL167,000
40DanielNovakEberndorvAustria164,000
41KevinMacdonaldMiramichi BayNB162,000
42NaingThuDavieFL158,000
43AndrewVitaleSpokaneWA151,000
44DarryllFishMiamiFL147,000
45OmerRotmanFort LauderdaleFL146,000
46FredDabusDoralFL144,000
47MichaelSananesBoca RatonFL144,000
48EricYanovskyBrooklynNY144,000
49ArielAmendolaHollywoodFL142,000
50PaulFisherNorthbrookIL139,000
51RichardWalshCape CoralFL138,000
52CameronStortoFort LauderdaleFL134,000
53DianeLinkeLantanaFL132,000
54JohnathanCurtisSanfordFL130,000
55MichaelJacobsonFort LauderdaleFL130,000
56JosephMassaroJuno BeachFL127,000
57RobertRogersPembroke PinesFL127,000
58JaimeWiegrefeFort LauderdaleFL127,000
59FrancoisGagneHillsboro BeachFL126,000
60JayConventeJupiterFL125,000
61BrandonNoeBoynton BeachFL119,000
62GaryGelmanBrooklynNY117,000
63MichaelWetcherDavieFL112,000
64AlexZiskinFort MyersFL110,000
65EdwinDeneenBay HarborFL108,000
66GaryWilliamsNorth Miami BeachFL108,000
67JohnBinnsCape CoralFL106,000
68QuanPhuiHollywoodFL105,000
69GregSpinderParklandFL104,000
70RobertGoldbergFort LauderdaleFL103,000
71KatieKoppClevelandOH103,000
72DanteCollierWestvilleOH102,000
73RobertTannenbaumDelray BeachFL102,000
74IkeNlemchiHoustonTX101,000
75TylerBentzFort LauderdaleFL97,000
76FredericMossQuebec CityQC97,000
77EduardoSoaresFort LauderdaleFL94,000
78StephenLeahyMiami BeachFL93,000
79RidleyJecroisBrandonFL93,000
80NicholasMcalisterLake WorthFL90,000
81RoniZelichonokAventuraFL88,000
82LouOjedaMiamiFL86,000
83ClintonBowlesCoral SpingsFL86,000
84RomanBorozan-84,000
85StevenGlazermanFort LauderdaleFL83,000
86EnricoMirabelliChicagoIL82,000
87DanielCruzBoca RatonFL81,000
88MichaelOgradyWiltonCT78,000
89TylerCampbellFort MyersFL77,000
90JackRolnitzkyHighlandMI76,000
91ShalonElharrarMiamiFL76,000
92IanKramerLake WorthFL76,000
93JeremyGoureauMiamiFL75,000
94JuanMunneBuenos AiresAR74,000
95JakeSchwartzFort LauderdaleFL71,000
96AristotelesNetoDoralFL70,000
97MaheshwarManthaniSaint JohnsFL67,000
98KyleBrockOrlandoFL61,000
99ErikDe SouzaPompano BeachFL61,000
100CraigNixAtlantaGA54,000
101RobBrownCooper CityFL53,000
102LongNguyenDania BeachFL53,000
103PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL51,000
104FelipeCesareoPalmdaleCA48,000
105VetonKastratiDunedinFL37,000
106MatthewVetsteinBoca RatonFL36,000
107BaranKalayciPlantationFL35,000
108GertZumkehrZugSwitzerland34,000
109KyleJanisseWindsorON14,000

Noel Avila Mendez Wins Event 4 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Five-Way Deal for $4,734 and a Championship Seat

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  212
Prize Pool:  $33,920
January 11, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 4 Champion Noel Avila Mendez

Event 4 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 212 entries generated a prize pool of $33,920, with a $3,500 seat into the LHPO Championship also added to the first-place payout.

A five-way deal was reached at the final table and Noel Avila Mendez was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 4 winner for $4,734 and the $3,500 LHPO Championship seat.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1NoelAvila Mendez$4,734* + $3,500 LHPO Championship Seat
2JohnTurner$4,636*
3JimmyCortes$4,230*
4BrianMoulton$3,905*
5KevinDubrocq$3,275*
6DavidOshry$1,355
7ChrisLewis$1,155
8IgorKorkhin$990
9MichaelLarkin$830
10DavidMacDonald Jr.$830
11ArmanBolouri$720
12AlanKatsnelson$720
13PabloHernandez$615
14MichaelNewman$615
15StevenNovak$615
16EliasNassif$510
17LuisDominguez$510
18AlanLeon$510
19RamyGuirguis$405
20DeanSultan$405
21EricBecks$405
22BradfordCorner$350
23DonaldGibbs$350
24LesterTrimino$350
25MohammedAl Balushi$300
26RobertRoseberry$300
27GilBen-Simhon$300

*denotes five-way deal