$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Live Stream
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  148 of 1,162

Level 16 comes to an end, and the players take a 90-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:03 pm.

With 148 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 393,000 (49 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (shortly after 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Live Stream
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  149 of 1,162

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised from UTG+1 to 16,000, Isaac Kempton reraised cut to 40,000, and Zavorotnijs four-bet it to 125,000. Kempton called.

The flop came , Zavorotnijs bet 120,000, and Kempton called.

The turn card was the , Zavorotnijs bet 145,000, and Kempton called.

The river card was the , and Zavorotnijs bet 270,000, leaving himself about 10,000 behind. Kempton tanked for a very long time before he called, and Zavorotnijs showed for two pair, kings and nines. Kempton mucked, and Zavorotnijs won the pot.

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  1,350,000  (169 bb)
Isaac Kempton  –  175,000  (22 bb)

With 149 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 390,000 (49 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (shortly after 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Live Stream
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  153 of 1,162

A player raised UTG+1 to 16,000, Michael Graffeo reraised from middle position to 40,000, and Martin Carnero moved all in from the big blind for about 780,000.

The UTG+1 player tanked for a while before he folded, and Graffeo quickly called all in for 237,000 with .

Carnero turned over , and Graffeo needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Graffeo to win the pot and double up in chips.

Michael Graffeo  –  502,000  (63 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  545,000  (68 bb)

With 153 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 380,000 (48 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (shortly after 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Live Stream
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  157 of 1,162

Brandon Wilson was all in for about 40,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against Michael Dwyer’s .

The board came , and Dwyer flopped the higher pair to win the pot and

Michael Dwyer  –  675,000  (84 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  Eliminated

With 157 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 370,000 (46 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (shortly after 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Live Stream
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  162 of 1,162

A player limped from the hijack, Joel Gola moved all in from the cutoff for 99,000, and Matthew Sabia moved all in over the top from the button for about 270,000. The original limper folded.

Gola turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against Sabia’s .

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Gola to win the pot and double up in chips.

Joel Gola  –  226,000  (28 bb)
Matthew Sabia  –  170,000  (21 bb)

With 162 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 359,000 (60 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (shortly after 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Live Stream
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  168 of 1,162

The Seminole Hard Rock Live Stream is underway on a 30-minute delay, and here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Natasha Mercier  –  157,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Raj Vohra  –  327,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3.  Cherish Andrews  –  211,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Gary Girotti  –  103,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Nick Yunis  –  90,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Fares Santana  –  149,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Justin Carey  –  167,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  349,000  (58 bb)

With 168 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 346,000 (58 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  314
Prize Pool:  $103,620
January 19, 2025

Registration closed for the $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em one-day trophy event with 314 entries turning the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $103,620. The last 40 spots will be paid with $660 for a min-cash and $21,160 up top.

1st: $21,160 + LHPO
2nd: $14,100
3rd: $10,500
4th: $7,800
5th: $5,900
6th: $4,520
7th: $3,480
8th: $2,700
9th-10th: $2,120
11th-12th: $1,780
13th-15th: $1,480
16th-19th: $1,220
20th-23rd: $1,000
24th-31st: $800
32nd-40th: $660

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  176 of 1,162

A player moved all in from the cutoff for about 66,000, and Stephen Kehoe called from the small blind with . The cutoff turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the cutoff flopped an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Kehoe won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Stephen Kehoe  –  680,000  (113 bb)

With 176 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 330,000 (55 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  176 of 1,162

A player raised from the hijack to 12,000, Denys Shafikov moved all in from the cutoff for 62,000, and the hijack tanked for a while before calling with .

Shafikov turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Shafikov flopped two pair and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Denys Shafikov  –  139,000  (23 bb)

With 176 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 330,000 (55 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).