2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 75
Prize Pool: $1,875,000
January 22, 2018
1st: $556,873
2nd: $403,125
3rd: $248,438
4th: $169,688
5th: $113,438
6th: $85,313
7th: $69,375
8th: $60,000
9th: $58,125
10th: $56,250
11th: $54,375
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 75
Blake Bohn moved all in for 115,000 under the gun, and Jonathan Jaffe called to put him at risk in the next seat over.
Bohn: 
Jaffe: 
The board ran out 
, and Jaffe won the race with trip aces. Bohn was eliminated.
Jonathan Jaffe – 590,000 (98 bb)
Blake Bohn – Eliminated
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 73
Isaac Haxton opened the button to 11,000, and Mike Leah three-bet shoved for 18,500 in the small blind. From the big, Koray Aldemir re-shoved for a bit under 200,000, and Haxton surrendered.
Leah: 
Aldemir: 
Leah flopped an open-ender, but that’s as close as he’d get. The board ran out 
, and Aldemir won the pot with his pair of tens. Leah was eliminated.
While that hand was playing out, Darren Elias moved all in for 108,500 at the adjacent table, and Alexander Turyansky put him at risk from the small blind.
Elias showed 
against Turyansky’s 
, and a board full of blanks gave the pot to Turyansky. Elias was eliminated.
Alexander Turyansky – 325,000
Koray Aldemir – 220,000
Mike Leah – Eliminated
Darren Elias – Eliminated
$570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 224
19th: Thomas Sheets – $1,344
20th: Scott Ward – $1,344
21st: Carlos Rodriguez Rojas – $1,344
22nd: Nick Yunis – $1,036
23rd: Aryeh Bassman – $1,036
24th: Bobba Sasidhar – $1,036
25th: Peter Vitantonio – $832
26th: Jamie Sequeira – $832
27th: Erik Silevitch – $832
28th: Watru Nippa – $775
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 72
Stefan Schillhabel opened to 11,000 under the gun, and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 36,000 two seats over. From the big blind, Kyle Julius four-bet to 75,000, and only Jaffe called.
Both players checked through the 
flop and the turn. The river was the 
, and Julius bet 100,500. Jaffe shrugged and called.
“You win,” Julius admitted.
“Can I see it?” Jaffe requested.
Julius showed 
for nothing, and Jaffe tabled 
to win the pot with fives full.
Jonathan Jaffe – 445,000
Kyle Julius – 75,000
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 911
Day 3 of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship came to an end with 14 players remaining and Aleksandr Shevelev leading. He had a late push to take the lead away from second place Ness Reilly with Nick Schwarmann, Alan Krockey, and Darryll Fish finishing in the top five.
They will return tomorrow at noon to play down to the live-streamed final table six players. Everyone is guaranteed at least $31,989 but all are still aiming for the top prize of more than $500,000.
Table 78
Seat 1: Mike Chiappetta – 1,375,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 2,165,000 (54 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Schwarmann – 3,250,000 (81 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Andy Frankenberger – 1,690,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Rainer Kempe – 455,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 2,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: Alan Krockey – 2,735,000 (68 bb)
Table 79
Seat 1: Brett Bader – 1,195,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Cong Pham – 1,760,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: Aleksandr Shevelev – 3,965,000 (99 bb)
Seat 4: David Liu – 1,280,000 (32 bb)
Seat 5: Mario Prats Garcia – 1,350,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Almog Biton – 780,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Ness Reilly – 3,310,000 (83 bb)
Chip counts:
Remaining payouts:
1st: $511,604*
2nd: $331,116
3rd: $244,342
4th: $182,249
5th: $137,440
6th: $104,784
7th: $80,771
8th: $62,992
9th-10th: $49,680
11th-12th: $39,617
13th-14th: $31,989
* – Includes season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions seat
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 911
John Richards raised to 65,000 from the hijack, Darryll Fish three-bet to 175,000 from the button, Andy Frankenberger four-bet shoved for 1,410,000 from the big blind (covering both opponents), Richards called all in for 580,000, and Fish called all in for about 1,300,000 after confirming the amounts.
Richards: 
Fish: 
Frankenberger:
The board ran out 
, giving both Fish and Frankenberger aces full of kings to eliminate Richards in 15th place.
Andy Frankenberger – 1,725,000 (58 bb)
Darryll Fish – 1,620,000 (54 bb)
John Richards – Eliminated in 15th Place ($26,102)
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 911
Nick Schwarmann opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and Ben Yu called from the button to the flop. Schwarmann continued for 100,000 and Yu called again before the turn. Schwarman put in a stack worth 350,000 which covered Yu, who then used a time bank chip to think it out.
After a minute, Yu called at risk.
Schwarmann:
Yu:
Yu had a preflop monster but was outflopped by Schwarmann’s ace. The river was 
and Yu was eliminated in 16th place.
Nick Schwarmann – 4,380,000 (146 bb)
Ben Yu – Eliminated in 16th place ($26,102)
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 67
Lander Lijo opened to 9,000 under the gun, and Olivier Busquet three-bet to 30,000 in the small blind. Lijo called.
The flop was 
. Busquet set his opponent all in for 59,500, and Lijo quickly called to put himself at risk.
“Oh, no,” Busquet scowled.
Lijo:
Busquet: 
Lijo had flopped trip kings, and the turn and 
river secured his double-up.
Lander Lijo – 187,000
Olivier Busquet – 145,000
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 911
Rainer Kempe raised to 60,000 from early position, Nick Schwarmann called from the small blind, and Ben Yu called from the big blind.
The flop came 
, and action checked to Kempe who bet 80,000. Schwarmann check-raised to 175,000, Yu folded, and Kempe called.
The turn was the 
, Schwarmann bet 225,000, and Kempe called.
The river was the , Schwarmann shoved with a covering stack, and Kempe mulled it over for a bit before he folded.
Schwarmann showed 
as he collected the pot.
Nick Schwarmann – 3,900,000 (130 bb)
Rainer Kempe – 610,000 (20 bb)