Championship: Recent Eliminations, 82nd-106th

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  82 of 843

Here is a list of all the players who have been eliminated inside the money so far, along with their payouts:

82nd:  Stanley Lee  –  $6,353
83rd:  Vladislav Mezheritsky  –  $6,353
84th:  Dennis Stevermer  –  $6,353
85th:  Brian Batt  –  $6,353
86th:  Bradley Mercer  –  $6,353
87th:  Frank Naranjo Bedaya  –  $6,353
88th:  David Levy  –  $6,353
89th:  Kristine Zakaite  –  $6,353

90th:  Dantonio Brown  –  $5,959
91st:  Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini  –  $5,959
92nd:  James Collopy  –  $5,959
93rd:  Scott Wright  –  $5,959
94th:  Scott Baumstein  –  $5,959
95th:  Brock Wilson  –  $5,959
96th:  David Shmuel  –  $5,959
97th:  George Pappas  –  $5,959
98th:  Geoffrey Hum  –  $5,959

99th:  Panagiotis Nifakos  –  $5,666
100th:  Aidan Hynes  –  $5,666
101st:  Michael Misikoff  –  $5,666
102nd:  Edward McNamara  –  $5,666
103rd:  Jason Brin  –  $5,666
104th:  Ian O’Hara  –  $5,666
105th:  Anthony Hu  –  $5,666
106th:  Richard Rice  –  $5,666

Championship: Mike Vela Shoves Dark with 7-2 and Doubles Thru Craig Varnell

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  83 of 843

Mike Vela and Craig Varnell
Mike Vela (left) and Craig Varnell

Action folded to Mike Vela in the small blind, and he moved all in for 75,000 without looking at his cards.

Craig Varnell called from the big blind with Ad10h, and Vela turned over — 7s2h.

The board came KsKc3x7x2x, and Vela turned two pair, kings and sevens, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Other players at the table were encouraging Vela to shove all in dark on the next hand as well, but Vela didn’t bite.

Mike Vela  –  75,000  (9 bb)
Craig Varnell  –  228,000  (29 bb)

With 83 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 406,000 (51 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Aaron Massey Cracks Brock Wilson’s Kings to Eliminate Wilson in 95th Place

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  94 of 843

Aaron Massey
Aaron Massey

Aaron Massey raised from middle position to 18,000, Brock Wilson reraised from the hijack to 56,000, and Massey moved all in.

Wilson called all in for about 175,000 with KhKc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Massey’s 10h10c.

The board came 10d5h3sQhAc, and Massey flopped a set of tens to win the pot and eliminate Wilson in 95th place.

Aaron Massey  –  855,000  (107 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated in 95th Place  ($5,959)

With 94 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 358,000 (45 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Michael Amato vs. Jonathan Jaffe

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  96 of 843

Michael Amato

On a final board reading QcQh9h9sQd Jonathan Jaffe checked from the big blind. Action was on Michael Amato in the hijack who bet 60,000 into a pot of around 150,000

Jaffe thought about it shorty before folding. Amato showed the 10d.

Michael Amato – 650,000
Jonathan Jaffe – 320,000

Championship: Jason Wandling Bursts the Money Bubble

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  106 of 843

WPT LHPO Bubble Hand
Jason Wandling (left) and the unfortunate player who busted on the Money Bubble (foreground, right)

On the fifth hand of hand-for-hand play with a board reading 10d9d2h8c Jason Wandling moved all in for 53,000 effective. His opponent went into the tank and used two time extensions.

“Wow.. I don’t know if I can get away from this.” He put in the calling chips with KdQd and was up against Wandling’s two-pair 10s9s.

The river was the 10h, giving Wandling a full house to eliminate his opponent and burst the money bubble.

Jason Wandling  –  335,000  (56 bb)

107th place finisher

Championship: Farhad Jamasi vs. Mukul Pahuja

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  107 of 843

Farhad Jamasi and Mukul Pahuja
Farhad Jamasi (left) and Mukul Pahuja

In Hand #5 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Farhad Jamasi completed the small blind to 6,000, and Mukul Pahuja raised from the big blind to 26,000.

Both players had big stacks, but Jamasi had Pahuja covered by a little more than 100K. Jamasi said, “I’m not going to be the Bubble Boy,” and he called.

The flop came 9h5c3d, Jamasi checked, Pahuja bet 18,000, and Jamasi called.

The turn card was the Ac, and both players checked.

The river card was the 4s, Jamasi bet 50,000, and Pahuja used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he called.

Jamasi showed Ad9d to win the pot with two pair, aces and nines, and Pahuja mucked.

Farhad Jamasi  –  980,000  (163 bb)
Mukul Pahuja  –  660,000  (110 bb)

The final 106 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,666 each, while the next player to bust will receive nothing. (Perhaps gratitude from the rest of the field.)

Championship: Hand-for-Hand Begins on the Money Bubble

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  107 of 843

The Field at the Start of the Money Bubble
The Field at the Start of the Money Bubble

With 107 players remaining, and only 106 getting paid, the field has begun playing hand-for-hand on the Money Bubble. The average chip stack is about 315,000 (53 big blinds).

The final 106 players will be guaranteed at least $5,666 each, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, shortly after 12:15 am.

Event 22: Prize Pool and Payouts with $37,505 to the Six-Max Champ

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 160

Event 22 Field
Event 22 Field

Registration has closed for the $1,100 Six-Max event, and with 160 entries, the total prizepool is worth $155,200 — easily surpassing the $100K guarantee.

The final 27 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,460 each, while the winner will earn $37,505.

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  160
Prize Pool:  $155,200
January 19, 2020

1st:  $37,505
2nd:  $25,000
3rd:  $17,060
4th:  $11,925
5th:  $8,545
6th:  $6,285
7th-8th:  $4,740
9th-10th:  $3,675
11th-12th:  $2,925
13th-14th:  $2,400
15th-16th:  $2,025
17th-18th:  $1,760
19th-24th:  $1,575
25th-27th:  $1,460