Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (2:30pm)
• Single re-entry per flight
• 400 players max per flight
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 3 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (10:30pm)
• Single re-entry per flight
• 400 players max per flight
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 36 – $140 Event 1 Turbo Satellite (1-in-5)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 37 – $200 Event 15 Multi Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,650 packages guaranteed: seat in $1,100 Event 15 plus $550 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 38 – $200 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win $1,700 package: seat in Event 6 and seat in any $400 LHPO event plus $200 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

Seminole Hard Rock Safe + Sounds Guidelines

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 105 of 845

Flight A: 400 Entries; 50 Advanced
Flight B: 445 Entries; 55 Advanced
Flight C: Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D: Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight E: Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F: Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2: Sunday at 2 p.m.

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 123
Prize Pool:  $41,205
January 14, 2021

Event 2 of the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out). A field of 123 players came to play, creating the second-biggest Limit Omaha 8 tournament in any Seminole Hard Rock Poker major series.

After nearly 13 hours of play, four players remained and a deal was reached after some discussion. The chip leader at the time was Yuval Bronshtein, making him the official Event 2 winner.

“It’s pretty cool,” Bronshtein said afterward. “Last year at Lucky Hearts I was heads-up in this same tournament with a good friend of mine and we even chopped it, but he was chip leader and got the trophy. So it’s pretty cool to get it this time.”

With more than $1.6 million in tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob and a World Series of Poker Bracelet (2019 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball) to his name, Bronshtein is widely respected in mixed-game tournament circles. He moved to South Florida in 2019 and this marked his fifth mixed-game tournament cash in the majors since then.

“I’ll be back for the H.O.R.S.E. tomorrow, and the plan is to go back-to-back.”

*denotes four-way deal

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 123

After playing four-handed for a few minutes, the remaining four players agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Yuval Bronshtein – 525,000 (9 big bets)
Manuel Labandeira – 480,000 (8 big bets)
Andrew Edgington – 245,000 (4 big bets)
Mark Robinson – 225,000 (4 big bets)

Here were the payouts:

Yuval Bronshtein – $7,534
Manuel Labandeira – $7,324
Andrew Edgington – $5,867
Mark Robinson – $5,704

As the chip leader, Yuval Bronshtein is officially the winner of Event 2 of the 2021 LHPO.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 123

Steve Pollack raised all in for 50,000 from the cutoff and Yuval Bronshtein isolated the pot with a three-bet from the small blind.

Pollack:
Bronshtein:

The board ran out , giving Bronshtein the nut flush along with the nut low to eliminate Pollack in fifth place.

Yuval Bronshtein – 400,000 (8 big bets)
Steve Pollack – Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,620)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 123

Yuval Bronshtein limped from under the gun, Claudangelo Beaudouin (pictured) raised from the cutoff to 40,000 and Andrew Edgington made it three bets to 60,000 from the button.

Steve Pollack called all in for 15,000 from the small blind, Bronshtein folded and Beaudouin called.

The flop was , Beaudouin bet his remaining 10,000 and Edgington called.

Beaudouin:
Edgington:
Pollack:

The turn and river completed the board, giving Pollack kings full of sixes to win the main pot to more than triple up.

Edgington, meanwhile, won the side pot with aces and sixes to eliminate Beaudouin in sixth place.

Steve Pollack – 75,000 (2 big bets)
Andrew Edgington – 120,000 (3 big bets)
Claudangelo Beaudouin – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,995)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 123

A series of raises between Kris Lord (pictured) under the gun and Andrew Edgington in the big blind led to Edgington all in for 80,000.

Edgington:
Lord:

The board ran out , not much for either player, but Edgington paired his seven to win the pot with sevens and fours.

Down to 5,000, Lord busted two hands later.

Andrew Edgington – 170,000 (4 big bets)
Kris Lord – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,420)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 123

Seat 1: Yuval Bronshtein – 170,000 (8.5 big bets)
Seat 2: Mark Robinson – 165,000 (8 big bets)
Seat 3: Claudangelo Beaudouin – 315,000 (16 big bets)
Seat 4: Andrew Edgington – 160,000 (8 big bets)
Seat 5: Kris Lord – 86,000 (4 big bets)
Seat 6: Steve Pollack – 130,000 (6.5 big bets)
Seat 7: Manuel Labandeira – 450,000 (22.5  big bets)

Remaining Payouts
1st: $10,730 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $7,170
3rd: $4,975
4th: $3,555
5th: $2,620
6th: $1,995
7th: $1,420

Results Thus Far
8th: Jason Lopesilvero – $1,420
9th: Miguel Acevedo – $1,075
10th: Ilia Belkin – $1,075
11th: Ken Han – $935
12th: Scott Hecker – $935
13th: Leonard St-Germain – $850
14th: Joseph Haug – $850
15th: Wesley Sigafoos – $800
16th: Offer Kohavi – $800

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 208 of 445

Flight B of Event 1 drew 445 entries, bringing the total field size to 845 entries and the current prize pool to $443,625.

The Flight B field will reach the money when 56 players remain. As a reminder, players must make Day 2 in order to cash.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight B Entries: 424

Aldring Gomez – 77,000 (128 bb)
Nick Pupillo – 70,000 (117 bb)
Zhen Cai – 54,000 (90 bb)
Athanasios Polychronopoulos – 45,000 (75 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – 42,000 (70 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza – 40,000 (67 bb)
Kenny Nguyen – 34,000 (57 bb)
David Shmuel – 34,000 (57 bb)
Juan Montoya – 32,000 (53 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 31,000 (52 bb)
Michael Tait – 26,000 (43 bb)
Sam Taylor – 23,000 (38 bb)
Donald Maloney – 15,000 (25 bb)
Michael Johnson – 15,000 (25 bb)
James Calderaro – 9,000 (15 bb)
Thomas Gari – 8,000 (13 bb)