Championship: 95th-114th Place Finishers

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 94 of 911

95th: George James – $6,380
96th: Philipe Pizzari Pinto – $6,380
97th: Michael Stashin – $6,380
98th: (Has not collected yet) – $6,380
99th: Dantonio Brown – $6,090
100th: Frederico Dabus – $6,090
101st: Jorge Aristizabal – $6,090
102nd: Gaurav Raina – $6,090
103rd: Christopher Nomikos – $6,090
104th: Justin Bonomo – $6,090
105th: Jeremy Wien – $6,090
106th: James Kirvin – $6,090
107th: Kenneth Bruno – $6,090
108th: Ryan Miller – $5,858
109th: Andre Akkari – $5,858
110th: Antonio Rey – $5,858
111th: Phillip Hui – $5,858
112th: Christopher Back – $5,858
113th: Paul Hebert – $5,858
114th: Montgomery Cole – $5,858

Championship: Loni Harwood vs. Curt Kohlberg

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 92 of 911

Loni Harwood was heads-up and out of position against Curt Kohlberg on the river of an As8c6c3s6h board. Harwood checked, and Kohlberg bet 65,000 into a pot of a little over 100,000.

As Harwood’s clock hit 10 seconds, she check-raised all in for 96,500 total. Kohlberg took just a few seconds to consider before sliding his cards into the muck, and Harwood won the pot with no showdown.

Loni Harwood – 280,000 (47 bb)
Curt Kohlberg – 235,000 (39 bb)

Event 18: Final Table Lineup

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 112

Seat 1: Larry Hirschfield – 188,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Tureniec – 129,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Gavin O’Rourke – 49,000 (6 bb)
Seat 4: Keven Stammen – 100,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Joe Kilgore – 81,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Rich Caplan – 300,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7: Joseph Hinton – 109,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Lukas Pribyl – 45,000 (6 bb)
Seat 9: Galen Hall – 196,000 (25 bb)
Seat 10: Antonio Fernandez Millan – 122,000 (15 bb)

Championship: Farid Jattin Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Brandon Caputo

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 114 of 911

Farid Jattin (middle)

Before hand-for-hand play officially began, Farid Jattin was all in for about 125,000 from middle position with QsQc against Brandon Caputo who was under the gun with JsJd.

The board came down Jc4d2h9s7s, giving Caputo a set of jacks to eliminate Jattin on the money bubble and send the remaining 114 players into the money.

Brandon Caputo – 395,000 (79 bb)
Farid Jattin – Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Championship: Zachary Donovan Eliminated; Bubble Arrives

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 115 of 911

Zachary Donovan (left) and Scott Wright (right)

Three players were involved in what would become a substantial pot after a TsTc7c flop.

Zachary Donovan checked from the big blind, and Scott Wright bet 30,000 under the gun. Scott Chastain called from a couple seats over, and Donovan check-raised all in for 42,500 total. Wright wanted to re-shove, but the betting was not reopened for him to do so. He called, and Chastain did so, too.

The turn was the 3c, and Wright moved all in for 97,000 effective. Chastain called all in for that amount, putting himself at risk, too.

Donovan: QhTh
Wright: AdTd
Chastain: QcJc

Chastain had turned a flush, and he needed to fade both opponents’ draws to their full houses.

The river was the blank Jd, though, and Chastain won the pot with the nut flush.

Donovan was eliminated in 115th place, putting the field on the direct money bubble. Only 114 of them will earn a payout.

Scott Chastain – 280,000 (56 bb)
Scott Wright – 75,000 (15 bb)
Zachary Donovan – Eliminated

Championship: Cangir Elcin Eliminated by Tyler Patterson

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 116 of 911

Action folded around to the blinds where Cangir Elcin moved all in for what looked like 54,500 in the small. Tyler Patterson called in the big to put him at risk.

Elcin: KsJh
Patterson: 4d4c

The Kc5h3c flop was a good catch for Elcin, giving him the lead with two to come. It wouldn’t hold, though. The 2h turn and 6c completed the board, and Patterson ran down a six-high flush to win the pot.

Elcin was eliminated, putting the field two from the money with 116 players remaining.

Tyler Patterson – 235,000 (47 bb)
Cangir Elcin – Eliminated

Championship: Michael Pearson Doubles Through Loni Harwood

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 116 of 911

Qasem Jamhour raised to 13,000 from the hijack, Loni Harwood called from the cutoff, Michael Pearson called from the button, and Dantonio Brown called from the small blind.

The flop was Qh5c2c, and action checked to Pearson who bet 21,000. Only Harwood called.

The turn was the 6s, Harwood checked, Pearson bet 43,000, Harwood check-raised all in with a covering stack, and Pearson called all in for 118,500.

Harwood: 9c8c
Pearson: 6h6d

The river was the 8s, safe for Pearson to double through Harwood.

Michael Pearson – 350,000 (70 bb)
Loni Harwood – 135,000 (27 bb)

Championship: Wenhao Ying Eliminated by Alan Krockey

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 119 of 911

On a KsJs7d flop, Wenhao Ying checked, and Alan Krockey bet 24,000 into a pot of just more than that. Ying check-raised to 72,000, and Krockey called.

The turn was the 4s, and Ying moved all in for about 190,000. Krockey instantly called to put him at risk, having Ying barely covered.

Ying: KcJd
Krockey: AsTs

Krockey had turned his flush, and Ying needed to make a full house to stay alive. He could not, though. The river was the 9s, and Krockey won the big pot with the nuts.

Ying was eliminated.

Alan Krockey – 565,000 (113 bb)
Wenhao Ying – Eliminated

Championship: Joel Harwood Doubles Through Joey Couden

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 121 of 911

Joey Couden opened to 10,000 from middle position, Joel Harwood reraised all in from the button for 58,000, and Couden called after a few moments.

Couden: 3h3d
Harwood: JsJh

The board came down 7d5h2h6s9h, safe for Harwood to double up through the chip  leader.

Joel Harwood – 128,000 (26 bb)
Joey Couden – 930,000 (186 bb)

Image Masters with Champion’s Frames and Pics

Eric Harkins with Image Masters provides framed winner’s photos for each of the 24 primary event champions at the 2018 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open. The trophy frames are presented free of charge to our winners and can be picked up at the Image Masters booth in the lobby.

If you didn’t run well enough to score a trophy, don’t worry. Harkins takes photos each day more often than not capturing images into the early morning hours. If you played an event, chances are he has some shots of you.

Those interested in viewing and purchasing their photos are encouraged to stop by the booth or visit the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown gallery online.

There are still a handful of champion framed photos sitting by the booth. If you won an event and listed below, feel free to pick them up at any time.

Event 1 – Scott Baumstein
Event 6 – Keith Morrow
Event 7 – Harry Eisenberg
Event 14 – Zach Donovan
Event 16 – Brad Albrinck

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