$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 451

Following the river of a board with about 18,000 in the pot, D.J. Alexander checked from middle position and Staffan Lind bet 12,500 from the button. Alexander check-raised to 29,300, and Lind called.

Alexander tabled for a king-high straight, Lind mucked, and Alexander won the pot.

D.J. Alexander – 122,000 (244 bb)
Staffan Lind – 147,000 (294 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 445

Picking up the action after a flop of , Bryn Kenney checked from the small blind and Brian Altman bet 9,000 from early position.

Kenney called, the river completed the board, and Kenney check-called 13,000 from Altman, who showed for a pair of fives.

Kenney, though, tabled for aces and sixes to win the pot.

Bryn Kenney – 85,000 (170 bb)
Brian Altman – 58,000 (116 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 446

Michael Newman opened to 1,400 in early position, and Dean Baranowski three-bet shoved for 12,000 in the cutoff. Newman called to put him at risk.

Newman:
Baranowski:

The board ran out , and Newman won the pot with a set of queens. Baranowski was eliminated.

Michael Newman – 73,000
Dean Baranowski – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 445

David Paredes raised to 1,200 from middle position, Ryan D’Angelo called from the cutoff, Joseph Cheong called from the button, and the player in the big blind called.

They checked to the river of a board where Paredes bet 3,000. Only D’Angelo called.

Paredes showed for jacks full of eights, but D’Angelo tabled for jacks full of nines to win the pot.

Ryan D’Angelo – 48,000 (96 bb)
David Paredes – 23,000 (46 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 439

Mukul Pahuja opened the button 1,400, and Nick Petrangelo called in the small blind. From the big, Brad Albrinck three-bet to 5,500, and Pahuja quickly folded.

Petrangelo too a wry look to his left, though. “Did you see my cards?” he asked. Albrinck smiled and shook his head no. “Promise?” Petrangelo confirmed. “All right, I’ll play.” He called.

The flop was . Petrangelo checked, Albrinck bet 4,500, and Petrangelo called. The turn was the , and the action repeated for 9,000, with Petrangelo check-calling another bet. Both players checked through the river.

Petrangelo showed , winning the pot with two pair.

Nick Petrangelo – 145,000
Brad Albrinck – 33,000

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 442

Matt Stout raised to 1,200 from under the gun was called by four players, including Jamie Sequeira in the cutoff.

The flop came down , and action checked to Stout who continued for 3,000. Sequeira called, as did the player in the big blind.

The turn was the , the big blind checked, Stout bet 8,500, and only Sequeira called.

The river was the , Stout checked, and Sequeira shoved for roughly 21,000. The two exchanged some friendly banter, to the point where Sequeira showed one of his cards, the . After about another 15 seconds, Stout folded.

Sequeira showed for a flush as he collected the pot.

Jamie Sequeira – 51,000 (102 bb)
Matt Stout – 74,000 (148 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure

With the start of their new season, the World Poker Tour is implementing their Action Clock on all major tour stops. It was previously used during the WPT Tournament of Champions and some WPT500 stops, now the rest of the tour can get used to the new switch.

The Action Clock comes into play when the field is one table away from the money bubble. Players will have 30 seconds to act on their hand with the Action Clock counting down in the dealer box. If they have a tough decision, players have four “time bank” chips and each count for a 30-second extension. If no action is taken before the clock hits zero, the hand is dead.

The Championship will continue to employ the action clock all the way down until we have a winner.

Check the Championship structure sheet for more information.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Upcoming Level 7: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 426

Staffan Lind – 207,300 (415 bb)
Keith Morrow- 147,000 (294 bb)
David Liu – 145,000 (290 bb)
Joey Weissman – 143,000 (286 bb)
Kobi Ribak – 134,000 (268 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – 128,000 (256 bb)
Darren Elias – 112,000 (224 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 426

Flight A of the Championship reached the end of Level 6 and all remaining players are taking a 90-minute break away from the ballroom.

Staffan Lind appears to be the current chip leader and built his stack up to about 200,000 by knocking out James Calderaro before the break.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 424

Andre Akkari opened with an under-the-gun raise, Keith Morrow called in the cutoff, and the big blind defended to create three-way action.

The flop was . It checked to Akkari, who continued for 2,700, and only Morrow called. The turn was the , and Akkari bet 5,500. Morrow called again, and they both checked through the river.

Akkari showed , winning the pot with two pair.

Andre Akkari – 64,000
Keith Morrow – 110,000