Ultimate Re-Entry: Five More Bustouts; Colpitts Reaches 4 Million

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 4,508

Michael Duek
Michael Duek

After a handful of players saw a flop of Jh9d9c, Michael Duek checked the small blind, and Sagi Zommer moved all in from the big blind for about 700,000. The next three players folded, and Duek called with Qs9s for trip nines. Zommer turned over KdJc for two pair, jacks and nines, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the Qh, the river card was the 10d, and Duek turned a full house, nines full of queens, to win the pot and eliminate Zommer in 51st place.

Michael Duek  –  2,340,000  (78 bb)
Sagi Zommer  –  Eliminated in 51st Place  ($1,400)

Jimmy Kim is all in from the small blind for 115,000 with 6d6c, but he is in trouble against the 10d10c of Jeffrey Colpitts in the big blind.

The board came Qc8s4sJcKd, and the pocket tens held up for Colpitts to win the pot and eliminate Kim in 50th place.

Jeffrey Colpitts  –  4,100,000  (137 bb)
Jimmy Kim  –  Eliminated in 50th Place  ($1,400)

Jon Turner moved all in under the gun for 545,000, and the player in the big blind asked for a count and thought for a while before calling with AcQc. Turner turned over 7h7d, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Js7c5dQd8s, and the big blind briefly cheered the queen on the turn before somebody pointed out the seven on the flop. Turner won the pot with a set of sevens to double up in chips.

Jon Turner  –  1,165,000  (39 bb)

While Jon Turner was doubling up, Larry Klur was eliminated in 49th place at a different table.

Larry Klur  –  Eliminated in 49th Place  ($1,400)

After a flop of QhJh5h, Kevin Blewitt moved all in from the small blind for 225,000, and Angel Bracho called from the big blind with 10h5d for a pair of fives with a heart flush draw. Blewitt turned over AsAd for an overpair, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the 8h, the river card was the 7h, and Bracho turned a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Blewitt in 48th place.

Angel Bracho  –  1,850,000  (62 bb)
Kevin Blewitt  –  Eliminated in 48th Place  ($1,400)

Ultimate Re-Entry: Level 23 Begins; Jeffrey Colpitts Leads with 3.98 Million

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 4,508

Jeffrey Colpitts
Chipleader Jeffrey Colpitts

The players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 and a big-blind ante of 30,000. With 52 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,187,000 (40 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up six players with at least two million in chips, followed by some of the other notables still in the field:

1.  Jeffrey Colpitts  –  3,980,000  (133 bb)
2.  Michael Ortiz  –  3,395,000  (113 bb)
3.  Willie Wiggins  –  3,705,000  (124 bb)
4.  Mark Threadgill  –  2,310,000  (77 bb)
5.  Gino Cham  –  2,045,000  (68 bb)
6.  Angel Bracho  –  2,030,000  (68 bb)

Phil Hui  –  1,920,000  (64 bb)
Michael Johnson  –  1,750,000  (58 bb)
Song O.  –  1,750,000  (58 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  1,600,000  (53 bb)
Richard Carr  –  1,510,000  (50 bb)
Francois Zayas  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)
Devond Marshall  –  1,200,000  (40 bb)
Erik Christensen  –  1,150,000  (38 bb)
Jason Young  –  1,135,000  (38 bb)
Ariel Rosello  –  1,100,000  (37 bb)
Scott Robbins  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)
John Holley  –  875,000  (29 bb)
Rafael Marcondes Dos Reis  –  805,000  (27 bb)
Paulius Bikus  –  800,000  (27 bb)
Larry Klur  –  800,000  (27 bb)
Oscar Valdes  –  750,000  (25 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  565,000  (19 bb)
Alejandro Funes  –  530,000  (18 bb)
Michael Newman  –  500,000  (17 bb)
Bret Grebow  –  350,000  (12 bb)

And here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $251,813 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $154,337
3rd:  $81,230
4th:  $63,359
5th:  $45,895
6th:  $34,929
7th:  $26,806
8th:  $19,495
9th:  $13,809
10th-12th:  $8,935
13th-15th:  $7,311
16th-18th:  $5,686
19th-21st:  $4,062
22nd-24th:  $3,655
25th-27th:  $3,249
28th-30th:  $2,843
31st-33rd:  $2,437
34th-36th:  $2,031
37th-81st:  $1,400

Event 7: Prize Pool and Payouts with $18,286 Up Top

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 13: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining; 40 of 270

While we’ve been tracking the Ultimate Re-Entry action, Event 7 went big and drew 270 entries to the single re-entry tournament to easily surpass the $50,000 Guarantee. The combined to put $81,000 in the prize pool and the last 34 spots will be paid.

A min-cash will earn $556 while the Event 7 champ will take home $18,286 plus the LHPO trophy and custom-framed winners photo courtesy of Image Masters.

2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  270
Prize Pool:  $81,000
January 14, 2019

1st: $18,286 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $12,874
3rd: $8,280
4th: $5,050
5th: $3,900
6th: $3,232
7th: $2,714
8th: $2,268
9th: $1,829
10th-12th: $1,539
13th-15th: $1,316
16th-18th: $1,102
19th-21st: $911
22nd-24th: $729
25th-27th: $628
28th-34th: $556

Ultimate Re-Entry: Jon Turner Doubles Up

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 58 of 4,508

Jon Turner
Jon Turner

Jon Turner just doubled up to more than 2.5 million in chips when his KhKd held up against the cutoff’s QxQx on a board of 8d7d5h3c8s.

Turner was one of the multi-stack players who survived three different starting flights, so he has already cashed for $5,000 in this event ($2,500 for each stack after the first).

Jon Turner  –  2,565,000  (102 bb)

With 58 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.06 million (42 big blinds). The field is about 10 minutes away from the dinner break.

Ultimate Re-Entry: Brian Hastings Eliminated by Larry Klur

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with an 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 4,508

Brian Hastings

Larry Klur opened to 75,000 from the hijack and Brian Hastings shipped for his last 120,000 from the small blind. Klur called and it was a cooler for the three-time WSOP bracelet winner.

Klur: AhAs
Hastings: JdJs

Hastings needed a lot of help but missed the 8s7h5sKhTs board to exit the tournament. He picked up $1,400 for his Day 2 cash along with his $2,500 multi-stack payout from earlier.

Larry Klur – 1,550,000 (62 bb)
Brian Hastings – Eliminated

Ultimate Re-Entry: Wally Maddah Eliminated

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with an 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 4,508

Wally Maddah

Wally Maddah three-bet shoved for 300,000 from the hijack after a middle position raise to 55,000. After a short tank, his opponent called and Maddah was ahead.

Maddah: AdKd
Opponent: QdJd

Maddah needed to dodge the two live cards but the QcJs3s was unkind. The 5c turn was no help and he could not catch his gutshot on the 5s river to exit.

The tournament is down to the last eight tables as Level 21 nears an end.

Ultimate Re-Entry: Michael Ortiz Storms Ahead

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with an 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 82 of 4,508

Michael Ortiz

Out of nowhere, former SHRP champ Michael Ortiz went from middle of the pack to a huge chip leader. He’d already built up a nice stack when he was in a big pot, heads-up with the board reading JcTh8h4c5s.

He checked and his opponent moved all in for 550,000. Ortiz thought for a few minutes, slid in a stack to call, and his opponent flipped over KhKs. Ortiz quickly tabled Td8d for tens up to send a player out and move up to 2,910,000.

Event 8: Small Buy-in; Big Prizes

$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

The second new event on today’s schedule has a lot to offer for a little output. A perfect spot for those who went deep in the Ultimate Re-Entry event and want some more action.

Event 8 is a $150 buy-in Big Stack tournament with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool. On top of the money, there is a $2,500 seat into the $300,000 Guarantee LHPO Event 21 added to the prizes for the winner of the tournament.

Each player will start out with their 15,000 big stack and all levels will last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries available until the start of Level 10 at 9:20pm. The tournament will move quickly and we will crown another champ later this evening.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Winner receives ADDED $2,500 LHPO Event 21 seat
  • Players begin with 15,000 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 8 Structure Sheet

Ultimate Re-Entry: New Leader Michael Johnson

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with an 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 99 of 4,508

Michael Johnson

Scott Baumstein looked like he was going to be the leader before going into the second break but that was not the case. Apparently, Michael Johnson pulled a huge double through Baumstein as the clock was ticking down to give him the lead.

Johnson returned to a couple towers of chips worth 1,965,000 and that is good enough for the lead heading into Level 21. Jeffrey Colpitts sits in second followed by Song O.

Here are your stacks over a million:

Michael Johnson – 1,965,000 (98 bb)
Jeffrey Colpitts – 1,640,000 (82 bb)
Song O – 1,550,000 (78 bb)
Angel Braco – 1,405,000 (70 bb)
Phil Hui – 1,235,000 (62 bb)
Jason Young – 1,150,000 (58 bb)
Scott Baumstein – 1,100,000 (55 bb)