$400 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining: 103 of 337

The numbers are in and LHPO Event 5 drew 337 entries to easily surpass the $25,000 guarantee and put $112,895 up for grabs. The last 43 spots will be paid later this evening with a min-cash going for $585 and the winner will earn $23,589 plus the LHPO trophy.

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 337
Prize Pool:  $112,895
January 17, 2021

1st: $23,589 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $15,750
3rd: $11,585
4th: $8,620
5th: $6,490
6th: $4,950
7th-8th: $3,403
9th-10th: $2,365
11th-12th: $1,895
13th-14th: $1,540
15th-16th: $1,265
17th-20th: $1,055
21st-24th: $890
25th-32nd: $765
33rd-40th: $665
41st-43rd: $585

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 89 of 3,004

A series of raises between Anthony Askey in the cutoff and Fernando Rodriguez on the button resulted in Askey all in for about 750,000.

Askey:
Rodriguez:

The flop came , giving Askey an open-ended straight draw.

However, neither the turn nor the river were of any help to Askey, locking up the sizable pot for Rodriguez to send his stack above the 2.5 million mark.

Fernando Rodriguez – 2,700,000 (135 bb)
Anthony Askey – Eliminated in 90th Place ($1,987)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 104 of 3,004

Following the turn of a board with about 100,000 in the middle, Matthew Zarcadoolas was all in from the big blind for 230,000 against his under-the-gun opponent.

Zarcadoolas was behind with nines and deuces, needing help against his opponent’s for nines and sevens.

The river was the , however, giving Zarcadoolas queens and nines to double through his opponent.

Matthew Zarcadoolas – 560,000 (28 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 109 of 3,004

Ian O’Hara raised to 35,000 from the hijack, the player on the button three-bet to 80,000 and O’Hara called.

The flop was and O’Hara check-called 30,000 from his opponent.

The turn was the and O’Hara check-called 50,000 from his opponent.

The river was the and both players checked.

O’Hara showed for sixes full of jacks, besting his opponent’s holdings to win the pot.

Ian O’Hara – 1,160,000 (77 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries: 337

Event 5 drew another crowd to a Lucky Hearts Poker Open tournament. The $400 Deep Stack NLH tournament drew 337 entries to the one-day event to crush the $25,000 guarantee and put the prize pool at $112,895.

We will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 117 of 3,004

Scott Baumstein (pictured) raised from the button, Benjamin Underwood three-bet all in from the small blind for about 230,000 and Baumstein called.

Baumstein:
Underwood:

The board ran out , no help to Underwood, locking up the pot for Baumstein.

Scott Baumstein – 680,000 (45 bb)
Benjamin Underwood – Eliminated in 118th Place ($1,678)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 120 of 3,004

Another break has come and gone and we have a new leader. England’s Wagner Wysotchanski jumped to the top of the counts and leads the way with 1,480,000. Second place belongs to Fernando Rodriguez, Tampa Winter Poker Open Main Event third place finisher, with 1,400,000.

Other big stacks include James Carroll (1,340,000), Nick Pupillo (1,260,000), Jeff Petronack (1,155,000), and Jason Johnson (1,065,000).

Blinds are now 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante and the average stack is 500,000 (33 bb).

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 140 of 3,004

Taking a look at the next round of results, we found a few more notables adding the list of cashes. Poker Room favorite Thomas Gari, our oldest player in the field at a spritely 93 years old and 2015 LHPO trophy winner, found another cash with a 295th place finish.

Other former SHRP champions in the next list include Matthew Yorra, Neal Corcoran, and five-time SHRP winner Gabriel Ramos.

291st: Nicholas Sacchetta – $1,057
292nd: Ethan Blauner – $1,057
293rd: Chad Summers – $1,057
294th: Nicholas Cox – $1,057
295th: Thomas Gari – $1,057
296th: Daniel Kusnerak – $1,057
299th: Emory Oese-Siegel – $1,057
301st: Larry Sullivan – $1,057
302nd: Neal Corcoran – $1,057
303rd: Matthew Yorra – $1,057
305th: Blake Whittington – $1,043
306th: Aaron Valencia – $1,043
308th: Gabriel Ramos – $1,043
309th: Haile Kuo – $1,043
310th: David Nowling – $1,043

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 160 of 3,004

Blinds are up, the field is down, and two successful SHRP players are building castles.

LHPO H.O.R.S.E. champ Nick Pupillo is now over one million with 1,211,000 but still a little shy of Evan Teitelbaum’s 1,350,000. David Dibernardi is also moving north and sitting with 903,000.

Dibernnardi holds a unique place in SHRP history as one of a handful of players with titles at our three Seminole Hard Rock Poker rooms; here, Tampa, and Coconut Creek.

Blinds are now at 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante and the average stack is 376,000 (31 bb).

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 184 of 3,004

More results before the first break that include SHRP favorite Jennifer David, Kenneth Goldfarb, Mark Scacewater, Jaime Wiegrefe, and Tampa champ Jacob Naumann.

311th: John Utley – $1,043
312th: Jennifer David – $1,043
313th: Paula Alibrandi – $1,043
314th: Rohan Long – $1,043
315th: Jordan Helms – $1,043
316th: Brian Belantan – $1,043
317th: Kenneth Goldfarb – $1,043
318th: Mark Scacewater – $1,043
319th: Jorge Rivera – $1,043
320th: Kori Lockhart – $1,043
321st: Michael Levin – $1,029
322nd: Steven Richardson – $1,029
323rd: Ricardo Velasco – $1,029
325th: Keith McAleenan – $1,029
326th: Domique Terzian – $1,029
327th: Nafez Salaymeh – $1,029
329th: Charles Kahrs – $1,029
330th: Sean Miller Jr – $1,029
331st: Michale Kurimsky – $1,029
333rd: Christopher Larrea – $1,029
334th: Jaime Wiegrefe – $1,029
335th: Jacob Naumann – $1,029
336th: Jack Rolintzky – $1,029
337th: Jonathan Marcu – $1,015
338th: Stephen Vecchio – $1,015
339th: John Vidal – $1,015
340th: Elijah Garcia – $1,015