$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

$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 just doubled up to more than 2.5 million in chips when his held up against the cutoff’s on a board of .

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.

$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

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:
Hastings:

Hastings needed a lot of help but missed the 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

$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 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:
Opponent:

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

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

$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

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 .

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 . Ortiz quickly tabled for tens up to send a player out and move up to 2,910,000.

$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

$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

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)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with an 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 99 of 4,508

Ultimate Re-Entry players have put two more levels behind them and they are taking another break. This time the 1K chips are coming out play and we’ll take a look for any new big stacks.

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with an 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 4,508

Scott Baumstein had his table break and it seems to be working out. His stack now sits at 1,780,000 and it looks like some of that was at the expense of Soheb Porbandarwala.

Porbandarwala dropped under one million but is spinning it back up. He opened the action for 35,000 from early position and the big blind player came along to the flop. The big blind checked, Porbandarwala bet 20,000 and picked up a call.

The turn prompted the big blind player to bet 45,000 and Porbandarwala called. The board finished and his opponent moved all in for 339,000. After a little bit to think it through, Porbandarwala called, his opponent tabled , and Porbandarwala showed to take the pot while sending one out. Now he’s back over 1,000,000 and rebuilding.

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with an 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 120 of 4,508

We are seeing a bit of a slowdown in the bustout rate and have two new players quietly contending for the chip lead. Both Jason Young and Phil Hui are sitting on the last two tables to break so they can get comfortable.

Hui, WSOP bracelet winner and four-time WSOP Circuit ring champ, moved up to 1,387,000 and Jason Young, 2008 WSOP Shootout bracelet winner, is up to 1,300,000.