$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 257

The entry count clicked over 250 as we rolled into the second level. Unfortunately, one of those was for SHRP regular Paul Balzano.

The former Poker Showdown champ ran his two pair into the nuts and needed to use his single re-entry option (per flight) to rejoin the field.

Balzano has more than $1.5 million in career earnings with his second biggest score coming with a seventh-place finish in the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 237

We are seeing a lot of our SHRP friends in early action as the entry count climbs. Some were here at the start and some are taking their seats for the first time.

Willie Wiggins (pictured above) made a splash in the first tournament of the series when he made the final table in the Ultimate Re-Entry tournament. He was part of a three-way deal that saw him bank $176,120 for a second-place finish to Michael Newman.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 195

After a few player instructions, Tournament Director Tony Burns issued the “shuffle up and deal” command to get action underway for the WPTDeepStacks Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event.

They will play three, 40-minute levels before taking a break.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante

After a week of preliminaries, today is the day we roll out the WPTDeepStacks Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event. The tournament features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will draw a big field over the three starting flights.

This event has averaged more than 1,500 entries over the last three years and the Event Center will be busy all weekend long. Scott Baumstein will return as the defending champ but will face some tough competition.

Players will sit down to 30,000 deep starting stacks and levels will last 40 minutes throughout the tournament until they reach the final table. Late registration is open until the start of Level 10 at 7:30pm but players are limited to a single re-entry per flight. Their day will come to an end after Level 15 and those with chips will bag them up for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

The wait is over and it is time to get down to the business of finding our next big SHRP champion.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry per flight 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 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

$570 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 50/100

The WPTDeepStacks Main Event kicks off today but we also have two new trophy events on the schedule. Both are Omaha and the first kicks off at 11am in the Event Center.

Event 12 is a $570 Limit Omaha 8 game to continue our big slate of four-card game. Player will start with 15,000 stacks and all levels will last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 3:30 and there will be a dinner break at 5pm. Since this is a one-day tournament, we will award another LHPO trophy later this evening.

• Players begin with 15,000 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 12 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 12 – $570 Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 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 12 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 1A – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry per flight 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 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 13 – $360 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/SINGLE re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 51 – $140 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 51 Sheet

3PM: Event 52 – $140 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 52 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 53 – $140 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 5 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 53 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 54 – $140 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 54 Structure Sheet

2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  103
Prize Pool:  $30,900
January 16, 2019

Hyndi Khomutetsky of Orlando, Florida, outlasted a field of 103 entries and an extended heads-up battle against runner-up Jordan Dhanani to win the $360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha, earning $8,655 for the title.

Khomutetsky began the final table with the chip lead, and she scored the first elimination at the final table to increase her stack to the point that she had twice as many chips as anyone else.

But just as it looked like Khomutetsky was going to run away with it, she was part of a huge three-way pot where Dhanani tripled up with a flopped set of sevens, and that put the two players nearly even in chips.

Khomutetsky rebuilt her lead as more players busted, and when heads-up play began, she had more than a 2-to-1 lead against Dhanani.

The heads-up battle lasted about 90 minutes, with Khomutetsky holding a commanding lead most of the time. Dhanani nearly tied it up at one point when he doubled up with a higher two pair, but Khomutetsky quickly rebuilt a lead.

In the final hand, they got it all in after a flop of , and Dhanani’s pair of queens couldn’t catch up to Khomutetsky’s two pair, queens and nines.

Khomutetsky praised Dhanani after her victory. “I’ve played with him before, so I know he’s a really good player. Anything could have happened heads up.”

This is the second final table of the series for Khomutetsky, who finished sixth in Event 2 ($360 Omaha 8 or Better). In addition to the money and the title, Khomutetsky was pleased to win for another reason. “The trophy means a lot. I have one trophy at home that’s just been collecting dust for three years, and it needs a complement.”

Final Results:

1st:  Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  $8,655 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Jordan Dhanani  –  $5,770
3rd:  Eitan Elbaz-Dahan  –  $3,915
4th:  Aaron Klausman  –  $2,755
5th:  Joe Mobley  –  $2,015
6th:  Bob Kristich  –  $1,530
7th:  David Pain  –  $1,215
8th:  Joseph Villatico  –  $1,000
9th:  Gabriel Ramos  –  $865
10th:  Matthew Silva  –  $865
11th:  Samuel Doss  –  $785
12th:  Johnny Johansen  –  $785
13th:  Michael Dreese  –  $745

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 1 of 103

Hyndi Khomutetsky raised to 45,000, and Jordan Dhanani called.

The flop came , Dhanani checked, Khomutetsky bet 80,000, and Dhanani pot-raised to 330,000. Khomutetsky moved all in, and Dhanani called all in for 351,000.

Hyndi Khomutetsky:    (two pair, queens and nines)
Jordan Dhanani:    (pair of queens)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Hyndi Khomutetsky won the pot — and the Lucky Hearts Poker Open trophy — with two pair, queens and nines.

Stay tuned for a final table recap, to be posted later tonight.

1st:  Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  $8,655 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Jordan Dhanani  –  $5,770
3rd:  Eitan Elbaz-Dahan  –  $3,915
4th:  Aaron Klausman  –  $2,755
5th:  Joe Mobley  –  $2,015
6th:  Bob Kristich  –  $1,530
7th:  David Pain  –  $1,215
8th:  Joseph Villatico  –  $1,000
9th:  Gabriel Ramos  –  $865
10th:  Matthew Silva  –  $865
11th:  Samuel Doss  –  $785
12th:  Johnny Johansen  –  $785
13th:  Michael Dreese  –  $745

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 2 of 103

It’s been a long heads-up battle, and it looks like it could go a while longer.

Jordan Dhanani limped for 16,000, and Hyndi Khomutetsky checked her option in the big blind.

The flop came , Khomutetsky checked, Dhanani bet 18,000, and Khomutetsky called.

The turn card was the , Khomutetsky checked, Dhanani pot-bet 68,000, and Khomutetsky called.

The river card was the , and Khomutetsky pot-bet 204,000. Dhanani tanked for a while, saying, “That’s such a horrible card for me. Did you catch a two-outer?”

Eventually, Dhanani called, and they turned over their cards:

Hyndi Khomutetsky:    (two pair, tens and sevens)
Jordan Dhanani:    (two pair, kings and tens)

Dhanani won the pot with his higher two pair to double thru Khomutetsky and effectively tie it up.

Jordan Dhanani  –  612,000  (38 bb)
Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  624,000  (39 bb)

About 15 minutes later, level 21 came to an end, and they took a break. In that time, Khomutetsky had rebuilt some of her chip lead with the blinds increasing to 10,000-20,000:

Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  765,000  (38 bb)
Jordan Dhanani  –  471,000  (24 bb)

$360 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 2 of 103

Eitan Elbaz-Dahan was all in from the button for about 165,000 against Hyndi Khomutetsky, and they turned over their cards:

Hyndi Khomutetsky:  
Eitan Elbaz-Dahan:  

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Khomutetsky to win the pot and eliminate Elbaz-Dahan in third place.

Eitan Elbaz-Dahan  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,915)

Approximate chip counts before heads-up play begins:

Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  875,000  (88 bb)
Jordan Dhanani  –  375,000  (38 bb)

Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.