2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 117
Guarantee: $250,000
Prize Pool: $555,750
January 23, 2018
1st: $163,944
2nd: $101,424
3rd: $60,577
4th: $38,903
5th: $29,455
6th: $24,453
7th: $21,119
8th: $18,618
9th: $16,395
10th-12th: $14,450
13th-15th: $12,504
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Returning from the last break, the two finalists were discussing the possibility of taking a dinner break in the near future. The match ended before the conversation could finish, though.
In the last hand, Justin Bonomo opened the button with a raise, and Adrian Mateos defended his big blind.
The flop was 
. Mateos checked, Bonomo continued for 75,000, and Mateos check-raised to 225,000. Bonomo called.
The turn was the 
. Mateos moved all in for 1,380,000, and Bonomo quickly called to put him at risk.
Bonomo: 
Mateos: 
Bonomo was ahead with top pair, but Mateos was drawing to a straight and a flush with one to come.
The river was the blank 
, though.
Bonomo won the pot with a pair of kings, sealing the High Roller victory and the top prize of $556,873. More about his win will be published shortly.
Mateos finished as the runner-up, earning $403,125 for his work. It’s his second runner-up finish of the trip, following a matching run in the $50k Super High Roller.
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 911
Day 4 of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship came to an end with six remaining and they are set to play for the title tomorrow in front of the WPT live-stream cameras.
Aleksandr Shevelev began the day with the chip lead and he ended the day with the chip lead. Ness Reilly was the big stack for a good portion of Day 4 and she will return with the second biggest stack.
Darryll Fish is making his second straight SHRP Championship final table (and third in four series) and will sit in third. SHRP trophy winner Brett Bader will return in fourth place followed by Alan Krockey and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger rounding out the final table.
All four are guaranteed at least $104,784 but they all want the top prize of $511,604 along with the LHPO trophy and $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat.
Cards are scheduled to go back in the air at noon with the live-stream coverage on a 30-minute with hole cards.
Seat 1: Brett Bader – 3,160,000 (53 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 5,920,000 (99 bb)
Seat 3: Alan Krockey – 2,810,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4: Aleksandr Shevelev – 6,960,000 (116 bb)
Seat 5: Andy Frankenberger – 2,170,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Ness Reilly – 6,295,000 (105 bb)
Chip counts:
Remaining payouts:
1st: $511,604 *
2nd: $331,116
3rd: $244,342
4th: $182,249
5th: $137,440
6th: $104,784
* – Winner receives seat into WPT Tournament of Champions
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 75
Adrian Mateos opened the button with a raise, Justin Bonomo three-bet, and Mateos called.
The flop was 
. Bonomo continued for 600,000, and Mateos called. They both checked through the 
turn, and the river was the 
. Bonomo moved all in.
It’s a similar line to the last big confrontation, and Mateos once again spent a few minutes in the tank. And once again, he eventually folded, surrendering another big pot to Bonomo.
Justin Bonomo – 5,780,000 (145 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 1,720,000 (43 bb)
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 75
Most of the heads-up pots have been relatively small so far, and Justin Bonomo has stretched his lead a bit since the match began.
In a recent hand, Adrian Mateos opened the button to 100,000, and Bonomo three-bet to 425,000. Mateos called.
The flop was 
. Bonomo continued for 275,000, and Mateos called. Both players checked through the 
turn, and the river was the . Bonomo moved all in.
Mateos sank in his chair and slumped his shoulders. He had about 1,920,000 chips left in front of him, and he’d need at least three or four minutes to ponder.
Eventually, Mateos did fold, and Bonomo won the pot with no showdown.
Justin Bonomo – 5,580,000 (140 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 1,920,000 (48 bb)
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 911
Nick Schwarmann open/shoved for 940,000 from the cutoff and Alan Krockey called in the small blind. Aleksandr Shevelev released his big blind and it was another race, this time for the live-stream final table seat.
Krockey: 
Schwarmann: 
Schwarmann was ahead until Krockey flopped trip aces on the 
board. Schwarmann had two outs twice, picked up a flush draw on the turn, then blanked 
river to head to the payout desk.
Tournament staff paused the clock with 31:11 remaining in Level 28. The six remaining players will return tomorrow to play it out for the Championship.
Alan Krockey – 2,810,000 (47 bb)
Nick Schwarmann – Eliminated in 7th place ($80,771)
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50
The clock strikes 5pm and Flight B of the $150 re-entry is underway. Yesterday’s action saw a field of 265 entries generate $31,800 toward the tournament’s $50,000 guarantee.
Tonight’s play matches yesterday’s with players taking their seats to 10,000-chip starting stacks and logging 30-mintue levels throughout. Registration and re-entry is available until 9:30pm and the prize pool will be final at that time. Play is slated to wrap following Level 14 (at about 1:45am) and the complete Day 2 chip counts will be provided shortly thereafter.
Here are the details:
5PM: Event 22 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 75
Adrian Mateos opened the button for a raise to 100,000. Justin Bonomo called and the pair saw a flop of 
. Bonomo checked and Mateos C-bet 70,000. It was back on Bonomo and he check-raised making it 275,000. Mateos kept the pedal down, four-betting to 650,000. Bonomo called.
The turn fell the . Both players checked.
The river was the 
. Bonomo lead for 500,000. Mateos folded and Bonomo took the pot.
Justin Bonomo – 4,850,000 (121 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 2,650,000 (66 bb)
$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Today presents the last new tournament on the Lucky Hearts Poker Open schedule. Event 24 is a $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha game to play us out.
Entrants will start with 20,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 8:30 pm and the one-day trophy event will play out today.
We’ll keep on an eye on them as they get deeper into their night.
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 75
Adrian Mateos opened the button to 90,000, and Ben Tollerene moved all in for 950,000 in the small blind. Mateos called, flipping for the knockout.
Mateos: 
Tollerene:
The board ran out in Mateos’ favor, coming 
. He won the pot with a set of nines, eliminating Tollerene in third place.
Mateos and and Justin Bonomo are now heads-up for the trophy, beginning the duel nearly even in chips.
Justin Bonomo – 3,845,000 (96 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 3,655,000 (91 bb)
Ben Tollerene – Eliminated