$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure | Live Stream
Level 6:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  468

A player is all in from UTG+1 for about 46,000 with , but needs to improve to stay alive against the of Scott Zakheim in the small blind.

The board came , and the pocket queens hold up for Zakheim to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Scott Zakheim  –  107,000  (134 bb)

The tournament clock shows 468 entries so far, and the prizepool is worth more than $1.49 million on its way to the $2 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure | Live Stream
Level 6:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  460

With the board showing , Martin Zamani got it all in from the button for 19,300 against Dion Jagroo (UTG+1).

Jagroo showed for a pair of nines, but Zamani turned over to win the pot with a set of threes and double up in chips.

Martin Zamani  –  47,000  (59 bb)
Dion Jagroo  –  77,000  (96 bb)

The tournament clock shows 460 entries so far, and the prizepool is worth more than $1.47 million on its way to the $2 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

For those who want something a little smaller than the Championship or only one day to play, we have LHPO Event 37 getting underway at 5 pm in the Grand Ballroom. It is a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty tournament that will keep things interesting the entire time.

Players sit with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 8:30 pm.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 37 Structure Sheet

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure | Live Stream
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  435

Sabas Ferrer-Ferrer raised preflop, and Ernest Bush called. The flop came , Ferrer-Ferrer bet, and Bush called.

The turn card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

The river card was an , Ferrer-Ferrer bet 20,000, Bush raised to 65,000, and Ferrer-Ferrer three-bet all in. Bush snap-called all in with for the nuts — a jack-high straight flush in hearts.

Ferrer-Ferrer turned over for a full house, aces full of jacks, but without a bad beat jackpot at stake, it’s not worth much when your opponent has a straight flush.

Ernest Bush  –  230,000  (383 bb)
Sabas Ferrer-Ferrer  –  40,000  (67 bb)

The tournament clock shows 435 entries so far, and the prizepool is worth more than $1.39 million on its way to the $2 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure | Live Stream
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  416

After the second break, we moved one table onto the live-stream stage and here’s a look at the lineup:

Seat 1: Yaser Al-Keliddar – 22,400 (37 bb)
Seat 2: Max Young – 69,400 (116 bb)
Seat 3: Darren Rabinowitz – 44,600 (74 bb)
Seat 4: Adam Hendrix – 28,400 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Steven Bravernor – 95,000 (158 bb)
Seat 6: Tuan Nguyen – 28,800 (48 bb)
Seat 7: Danilo Alvarenga – 44,600 (74 bb)
Seat 8: Lyle Diamond – 62,600 (104 bb)
Seat 9: James Calderaro – 54,200 (90 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  379

The players return from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 and a 600 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 150K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Stanley Lee  –  166,700  (278 bb)
2.  Enrico De Thomasis  –  159,100  (265 bb)
3.  Buck Bucceri  –  155,700  (260 bb)
4.  Sabas Ferrer-Ferrer  –  151,400  (252 bb)
5.  Jamie Flynn  –  149,900  (250 bb)

The tournament clock shows 379 entries so far, and the prizepool is worth more than $1.2 million on its way to the $2 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  335

With the final board showing , Chance Kornuth checked from the hijack, and the player on the button checked behind.

Kornuth showed for trip kings, and his opponent flashed one card — the — before he mucked. Kornuth won the pot.

Chance Kornuth  –  94,000  (188 bb)

The tournament clock shows 335 entries so far, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  332

Level 3 comes to an end, and Level 4 begins with increased blinds of 300-500 with a 500 ante.

The tournament clock shows 332 entries so far, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

The prizepool is already up over $1.06 million on its way to the $2 million guarantee.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  266

Thomas Carroll raised from the hijack to 1,300, Ricardo Eyzaguirre called from the cutoff, and the player on the button reraised to 4,000.

Carroll four-bet it to 18,000, and Eyzaguirre quickly folded. The player on the button tanked for a while before he folded, and Carroll took the pot.

Carroll let the player on the button choose one of his cards to reveal, and the card he chose was the .

Carroll has had some deep runs in our Championship events here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, finishing 21st in the 2023 WPT Showdown Championship (earning $38,000), 15th in the 2021 SHRPO Championship ($57,515), and ninth in the 2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open ($77,215).

Thomas Carroll  –  60,000  (150 bb)

The tournament clock shows 266 entries so far, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  266

The players return from break to begin Level 3, with increased blinds of 200-400 with a 400 ante.

The tournament clock shows 266 entries so far, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

A scan of the field turned up three players with at least 110K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Peter Shapiro  –  151,700  (379 bb)
2.  Buck Bucceri  –  145,800  (365 bb)
3.  Jamie Flynn  –  130,900  (327 bb)

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (about 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).