$360 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 113

After the elimination of Vincent Spadavecchia in 11th place, the final 10 players in the Seniors Event redrew for random seats at the final table. Here are their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Nir Peleg  –  56,500  (14 bb)
Seat 2.  John Bonar  –  40,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  James Kirvin  –  170,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Roland Feichtner  –  50,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  Hany Ayoub  –  195,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  Eric LaNeve  –  86,500  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Steve Ekin  –  118,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Roy “Nick” Potts  –  375,000  (94 bb)
Seat 9.  Paul Freedman  –  196,000  (49 bb)
Seat 10.  Scott Robbins  –  75,500  (19 bb)

The final 15 players finished in the money, and here is the prizepool:

1st:  $10,000 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,187
3rd:  $3,695
4th:  $2,373
5th:  $1,797
6th:  $1,492
7th:  $1,288
8th:  $1,136
9th:  $1,000
10th:  $881
11th:  Vincent Spadavecchia  –  $881
12th:  David Guiffreda  –  $881
13th:  Patricia Conrad  –  $763
14th:  Stephen Roselius  –  $763
15th:  Jean-Luc Docquier  –  $763

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining: 74 of 749

Flight G came to an end with 74 players advancing to Day 2, and action ended with 28:00 left in Level 17.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, but here are the players from Flight G who bagged up at least 300K:

1.  Jeffrey Colpitts  –  488,000
2.  Jon Turner  –  425,000
3.  Francois Zayas  –  413,000
4.  Sagi Zommer  –  351,000
5.  Larry Baxter  –  335,000
6.  Gregory Fishberg  –  303,500

The surviving players are all guaranteed at least $700 for a min-cash on Day 2, though the full prizepool won’t be available until tomorrow morning.

This is the third time that Jon Turner has bagged up chips in this event, and his largest stack (this one) will carry over to Day 2. Like all players who bag up more than one stack, Turner received $2,500 for each additional stack he bagged.

The final starting flight (Flight H) is currently in progress, with registration open until 11:45 pm. This is the last chance to enter Event 1, which already has a prizepool worth more than $1.3 million.

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining: 74 of 749

In the second hand of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, a player moved all in from middle position for about 28,000, and Francois Zayas called from the small blind with . The short stack turned over , and was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came , and Zayas won the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate his opponent and burst the Money Bubble, bringing Flight G to an end with 74 players.

Francois Zayas  –  413,000  (52 bb)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight H Entries: 420

A scan of the field during the first break turned up nearly a dozen players with at least 50K in chips, and here are the top four:

1.  Radu Catoiu  –  96,000  (320 bb)
2.  Frederico Dabus  –  75,000  (250 bb)
3.  Eli Levy  –  69,000  (230 bb)
4.  Richard De Carvalho Saunders  –  66,000  (220 bb)

This is the final flight for Event 1, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the beginning of Level 13 (11:45 pm). The total field size has passed the 4,200 mark, and the total prizepool is already worth more than $1.2 million.

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 100 ante
Flight H Entries: 325

They keep pouring into the Event Center and Flight H reached 325 entries before the first break. The combined total now sits with more than 4,100 for one of the biggest fields in Florida poker history.

SHRP regular Carlos Loving is having a good time. He grabbed a seat and will look to duplicate his success from the opening event of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open. Loving finished fourth out of 4,558 entries to pocket more than $100,000.

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight G Players Remaining: 180 of 749

The door is closed on Flight G of the Ultimate Re-Entry and it drew a huge crowd of 749 entries. That pushed the combined total to 3,786 entries for the tournament with one more big flight to go and it will easily hit 4,000 before the day is done.

Late registration remains open in Flight H until 11:45pm, plenty of time to get down here for the +$1,000,000 prize pool.

Ultimate Re-Entry counts through Flight D

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight G Entries: 743

Level 12 is coming to an end which means time is about done to enter Flight G. We have 745 entries in so far and we might pick up a few on break if anyone decides to fire this instead of the newly starting Flight H.

We have a share of November Niners who make a regular appearance and Ylon Schwartz is the latest to take a shot at the Ultimate Re-Entry. He finished fourth in the 2008 WSOP Main Event and the chess master followed that up a with WSOP $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. bracelet in 2012

$360 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 113

The numbers are in and the Seniors Event drew 113 entries to create a prize pool worth $33,900. The last 15 spots will be paid with $763 for a min-cash and the winner will earn exactly $10,000 plus the LHPO trophy.

2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$360 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  113
Prize Pool:  $33,900
January 13, 2019

1st: $10,000 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $6,187
3rd: $3,695
4th: $2,373
5th: $1,797
6th: $1,492
7th: $1,288
8th: $1,136
9th: $1,000
10th – 12th: $881
13th – 15th: $763

$360 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 113

The Seniors Event returned from their second break and registration is now closed on this fun tournament. We have 113 entries showing on the board and will post the prize pool and payout information as soon as it is available.

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight G Entries: 715

The NFL Playoffs got underway last weekend and there was another slate of games this weekend. A perfect time to play some poker and watch the games on the four monster TVs in the Event Center.

There are a fair number of NFL jerseys in the field today from several different teams. Anthony Cuffari is sporting his Eagles gear as the Philly grinder tries to find a second bag in the Ultimate Re-Entry after popping the bubble in Flight B.