$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 395 (Total Entries: 859)

Galen Hall opened to 1,300 under the gun, the player two seats over called, and Scott Davies called in the hijack to create three-way action.

The flop was . Hall checked, and the player behind him bet 1,500. Davies raised to 4,500, Hall called, and the bettor folded out of the middle.

The turn was the , and Hall checked. Davies asked for a better look at his opponent’s stack, then bet 6,000. Hall called, leaving just about 11,000 chips behind.

The river was the , and Davies made a covering bet. Hall called all in, but his was second best.

Davies showed , winning the pot with a set of deuces. Hall was eliminated, but he has time time to re-enter if he’d like do to so.

Scott Davies – 60,000
Galen Hall – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 395 (Total Entries: 859)

Following a flop of , Michael Newman checked from middle position and Harrison Gimbel bet 2,500 from the button. Newman check-raised to 6,500, Gimbel reraised all in with a covering stack, and Newman called all in for roughly 23,000.

Newman:
Gimbel:

The turn and river completed the board, giving Newman a five-high straight to double through Gimbel.

Michael Newman – 51,000 (102 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – 23,000 (47 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 395 (Total Entries: 859)

Jessica Dawley raised to 1,100 from middle position, Steven McKoy called from the cutoff, Eric Afriat called from the small blind, and the player in the big blind reraised all in for 7,650. Only Dawley called, and she tabled . Her opponent showed .

The board came down , giving Dawley jacks up to eliminate her opponent.

Jessica Dawley – 35,000 (70 bb)

There are some big events on the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open schedule and the series will close out with a $5,000 buy-in tournament with a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

In the past, this one-day tournament has generated large prize pools for and we expect this year to match the numbers.

If you would like to play in that tournament for a discount, we have $550 satellite currently running with two seats guaranteed into Event 23. There is currently a bit of an overlay and registration is open until 9:30 pm.

$550 Mega Satellite into Event 23 (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $5,000/$250,000 GTD Event 23
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 67 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 373 (Total Entries: 837)

Level 6 concluded, and the field was sent on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume just after 8 p.m.

The board shows 373 entries for this flight, with late registration and re-entry available until about 10:15 p.m.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 370 (Total Entries: 834)

A player in early position opened to 1,000, and Shankar Pillai three-bet to 2,025 behind him. From the small blind, T.K. Miles four-bet to 7,200, which was enough to fold the initial raiser. Pillai moved all in with the larger stack, though, and Miles called all in for 24,675 to put himself at risk.

Pillai:
Miles:

The board ran out safely for Miles, coming . He doubled up.

Pillai was left with just 1,500 chips, and he was eliminated a moment later.

T.K. Miles – 50,150
Shankar Pillai – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 370 (Total Entries: 834)

Raj Vohra opened to 1,000 in middle position, and three players called, including Jeff Trudeau (small blind) and John DePersio (big blind).

The flop was . It checked to Vohra, who continued for 2,000. Trudeau called, but DePersio raised to 8,500. Vohra moved all in for 16,550, and Trudeau re-shoved for 41,550. DePersio tanked and folded, leaving Vohra heads-up for his tournament life.

Vohra:
Trudeau:

Trudeau was on the draw, but he could not find an out. The turn and river were both blanks, giving Vohra the big pot with a king-high straight.

Raj Vohra – 45,800
Jeff Trudeau – 25,000

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 369 (Total Entries: 833)

Jeff Trudeau Jr is a regular face in our big events and the 23-year-old was taking advantage of the age limit in Florida before expanding his field.

He had dozens of cashes in the Sunshine State before he turned 21 and now he’s making a name for himself around the country. Trudeau most recently picked up his fourth WSOP Circuit ring in Choctaw and his other three series cashes included two final tables.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 360 (Total Entries: 824)

We mentioned Michale Quinn earlier in the day, one of the players today in the game on a freeroll thanks to a random drawing. Nathan Papp is another one but he earned his seat the hard way.

Papp is the reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year and his winning package put him into all major SHRP Champions throughout the year. Papp picked up the POY honors thanks to a first and second place finish in the two Immokalee events for more than $100,000.

Michael Newman is the current leader and there are several series remaining to catch him. This year’s Player of the Year will receive a prize package worth more than $25,000.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 353 (Total Entries: 817)

Brian Hastings (cutoff) was heads-up against the player in the big blind on the turn of a board. There was just over 6,000 in the pot, and Hastings bet 3,000. His opponent spent a long while in the tank before calling.

The river was the . It checked to Hastings again, and he bet 7,300. Once again, it took several minutes for a decision to come, but the big blind eventually called to see a showdown.

Hastings tabled to win the pot with a jack-high straight. He’s been steadily chipping up this afternoon, now approaching six figures.

Brian Hastings – 89,000