$2,500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

They are cruising along in Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks Main Event but we have a big tournament for those who fell short. Event 21 has the biggest buy-in of the series and it should draw some of our best players.

It is a $2,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool and two-day format. Players begin with 20,000 stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes. There is a one-hour dinner break at 9:30pm and late registration/re-entry will close when they return.

Day 1 will come to an end after Level 14 and survivors will advance to Day 2 on Monday afternoon.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Day 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

$360 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 50/100

We loaded up the Lucky Hearts Poker Open series with plenty of non-hold’em games and today is a recent addition to our regular schedules. Big O is a flavor of Omaha that has become popular and we’ll have a champion in the game later this evening.

Big O is Pot Limit Omaha 8 with five hole cards instead of the normal four, boosting draws and pots.

Each entrant will start with 12,000 stacks and all levels will last 30 minutes from start to finish. Late registration and re-entries are open until the start of Level 9 at 7:30pm. From there they will continue to work their way down to a winner and next LHPO champion.

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 189 of 1,634

Steve Karp opened from under the gun and both blinds called. The flop came , the small blind led, the big blind and Karp both called.

The turn brought the , the small blind bet 20,000 and the big blind called. Karp raised to 65,000 and only the big blind called.

The river was the , big blind checked and Karp bet 71,000. The big  blind check-shoved for 110,000 and Karp snap called.

Karp turned over for a set of queens and was good against his opponent’s .

Steve Karp – 400,000 (50 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 205 of 1,634

Tournament staff paused the clock with the field two away from the money to begin hand-for-hand play. Nothing exciting on the first hand but there were two all-ins called on the second.

On Table 6, Jeff Niedelman and Skip McDonough were in the blinds and McDonough had his last 144,000 in the middle at risk.

Niedelman:
McDonough:

“It’s not even suited!” McDonough joked.

He had an over, missed the flop, and Niedelman improved on the turn. Any heart or queen would save McDonough but the sent him out on the bubble.

Jeff Niedelman – 510,000 (85 bb)
Skip McDonough – Eliminated

On Table 28, another battle of the blinds saw Matthew Smith heads up to the flop. The small blind checked, Smith put her all-in for 53,000 and the bet was called.

Smith:
Opponent:

The eights were ahead but she needed to fade Smith’s open-ended straight draw and over card. The turn changed nothing but the river completed the straight to send two players out and put the rest of the field in the money.

Matthew Smith – 220,000 (37 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 207 of 1,634

Action has reached hand-for-hand play as the remaining 207 players are only two eliminations away from a $1,695 pay day.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 216 of 1,634

In a battle of the blinds, Juan Garcia moved all in from the small blind after the flop. Todd Altinbas called from the big blind with the bigger stack.

Garcia:
Altinbas:

Garcia was in trouble with top two against Altinbas’ flopped flush but Garcia found good news on the turn to improve to a full house. Altinbas had two straight flush outs but the river sent the double to Garcia.

Juan Garcia – 310,000 (52 bb)
Todd Altinbas – 84,000 (14 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 225 of 1,634

The bubble is getting closer and Nathan Grow is taking advantage. The starting Day 2 leader sat down with 740,000 but now sits with an on-the-nose 900,000 while others drop around him.

Jason Young is another moving in the right direction, going from 109,000 to begin his day to 460,000 at the end of Level 17.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 261 of 1,634

Wally Maddah was another short stack who needed to make a move and found an early spot. He open-shoved for 34,000 and it folded to Manh Nguyen in the big blind. He called and Maddah was at risk but ahead.

Maddah:
Nguyen:

Nguyen was outkicked but picked up a flush draw on the flop. It filled on the turn and Maddah was out after the river.

Manh Nguyen – 105,000 (26 bb)
Wally Maddah – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 297 of 1,634

A lot of short stacks are taking early shots to set up a money run including Jaime Wiegrefe who open-shoved from the hijack for 40,000. Steve “Yo Cuz” Buckner reshipped for his short-ish 53,000 stack in the small blind to get heads up.

Wiegrefe:
Buckner:

Wiegrefe ran into a monster and Buckner held on the board.

Steve Buckner – 99,000 (25 bb)
Jaime Wiegrefe – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 322 of 1,634

Most of the Day 2 players are seated, there are a few stragglers taking their time getting here, and cards are in the air at noon on the dot.

Levels continue to run 40 minutes a pop and will stay that way until we reach the final table. They will play three levels and take their first break of the day.