$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 26 of 1,366
Chris Arcidiacono
Chris Arcidiacono open/shoved for 470,000 from under the gun and Mukul Pahuja called from middle position. Stephen Smith reshoved for 1,135,000 from the cutoff to get a fold from Pahuja after a few minutes consideration.
Arcidiacono: Smith:
Arcidiacono was dominated but added a small straight draw on the flop. The turn changed nothing and the river sent him out in 26th place.
Stephen Smith – 2,350,000 (59 bb) Chris Arcidiacono – Eliminated in 26th place ($5,962)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 26 of 1,366
Raphael Duval
On the first hand of Day 3, Raphael Duval opened to 85,000 from early position. Action folded to Ness Reilly on the button and she three-bet to 225,000. Jon Borenstein and Paul Balzano got out of the way from the small and big blinds and it was back on Duval. He shoved for his last roughly 1,100,000. Reilly snapped and the hands were up.
Duval: Reilly:
Duval was ahead, but at risk.
Runout:
Reilly spiked an unlikely two-outer on the river hitting her set. She had the best of it and Duval was eliminated in 27th place.
Ness Reilly – 2,850,000 (71 bb) Raphael Duval – Eliminated in 27th place ($5,962)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 27: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 27 of 1,366
Matthew Zarcadoolas returns with the Day 3 chip lead
The opening event on the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open schedule is getting closer to a champion. The $1 Million Guarantee WPTDeepStacks event drew 1,366 entries but only 27 players remain with a chance at the crown.
There are no soft spots at the last three tables as Matthew Zarcadoolas sits down for Day 3 with the chip lead. But he will have to deal with former SHRP champ Paul Balzano, 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen, WPT500 Las Vegas winner Jon Borenstein, former WPT Player of the Year Mukul Pahuja, November Niner Josh Beckley, and Coco Poker champ Stuart Paterson.
There will be a lot of great poker over the next few hours and they will make their way down to the final table nine. Once there, action will be paused and they will return tomorrow to play in front of the World Poker Tour live-streamed final table cameras.
Cards fly at noon and we will be here every step of the way until we have our final table places set.
The busy day in the ballroom continues with a new event on the schedule that will award another trophy. Event 8 is a $570 buy-in Double Black Chip Bounty tournament with $200 bounties on each player and a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The tournament will pay out two $100 black cash chips for each player you knock out to give players a chance to profit before they start paying out the regular prize pool. The tournament will also run with an eight-handed format to keep the action brisk.
Entrants will start out with 12,000 stacks and levels will last 30 minutes a pop. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30pm with a dinner break scheduled at 6:30pm. This is a one-day tournament and we will award another trophy later this evening.
$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Event 7 on the LHPO schedule is a popular game that will bring out some very talented players. It is a $300 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament that will test player’s skill at five different poker variations.
Every eight hands they will switch games between Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha/8, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, and Seven-Card Stud/8. Players needed to be well-rounded in all games to take home the trophy later today.
Entrants will sit down to 10,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels. Late registration is available until the start of Level 8 at 3pm with unlimited re-entries during that time. They will grind their way throughout the day until we have another LHPO champion.
Cards go in the air at 11am and we’ll keep one eye on them during the day.
Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure Returning to Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 122
Keith Morrow
There was little movement over the last ten minutes of the day and Keith Morrow extended his chip lead. He will return tomorrow as the only player over 300,000 followed by Manny Tarich, the only play in the 200,000 chip category.
They’ll return at 2pm for the start of Day 2 and continue playing until we crown the Purple Chip Bounty champ.
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 16: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 122
With the clock counting down to the end of the day, there were two quick eliminations to form the final table ten. There are only ten minutes left in the level, they will play it out and bag up chips for a 2pm return tomorrow.
$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 16: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 122
Manny Tarich
The Purple Chip Bounty players pumped the brakes over the last few levels. The stacks are very deep, averaging 55 big blinds per, and they are in no hurry to hit the payout desk.
They’ll finish out this level and survivors will back up for a Day 2 return tomorrow.
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