Event 29: Evening Turbo

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last trophy event on today’s schedule gets underway at 8 pm in the Grand Ballroom with a $1,100 buy-in Deep Stack Turbo No-Limit Hold’em tournament. It will keep the action pumping.

Players sit with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm and players may fire away as much as needed during that time.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 29 Structure Sheet

Event 14: Feiwen Wu – 8th Place ($7,900)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 312

Feiwen Wu
Feiwen Wu

Feiwen Wu was all in preflop from the cutoff with QsQc, and needed to improve to stay alive against the KsKh of Matthew Lambrecht, who was UTG+1.

The board came 8h6h5cKd10c, and Lambrecht clinched the pot on the turn with a set of kings to eliminate Wu in eighth place.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  2,170,000  (72 bb)
Feiwen Wu  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($7,900)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,335,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,200 each.

Event 14: Zhen Cai – 9th Place ($6,200)

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 312

Zhen Cai
Zhen Cai

Matthew Lambrecht raised from middle position to 60,000, Zhen Cai moved all in from the cutoff or button for 75,000, and Lambrecht called with 8s8c. Cai turned over Ac10c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jc6d2s4dKs, and the pocket eights held up for Lambrecht to win the pot and eliminate Cai in ninth place.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)
Zhen Cai  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($6,200)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,170,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,900 each.

Event 14: Nicholas Chong Doubles Thru Zhen Cai

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 312

Nicholas Chong
Nicholas Chong

With the board showing AsKs4c5h on the turn, Zhen Cai checked from the big blind, Nicholas Chong bet 200,000 from middle position, and Cai called.

The river card was the 2d, and Cai bet 400,000, leaving himself just 90,000 behind. Chong thought for a while before he moved all in for 505,000, and Cai quickly folded. Chong took the pot.

Nicholas Chong  –  1,670,000  (56 bb)
Zhen Cai  –  90,000  (3 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,040,000 (35 big blinds).

Event 14: Kevin DiPasquale Doubles Thru Nicholas Chong

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 312

Kevin DiPasquale
Kevin DiPasquale

Zhen Cai raised from the hijack to 60,000, Nicholas Chong called from the small blind, and Kevin DiPasquale moved all in from the big blind for 330,000.

Cai folded, and Chong called with KdJs. DiPasquale turned over KcQd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came QcJc2d7h4s, and DiPasquale won the pot with a flopped pair of queens to double up in chips.

Kevin DiPasquale  –  750,000  (25 bb)
Nicholas Chong  –  850,000  (28 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,040,000 (35 big blinds).

Event 14: Final Table Begins with Rafael Rodriguez in the Lead

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 312

Event 14 - Final Table

After the elimination of Martins Adeniya in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Cangir Elcin  –  1,250,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.  Nicholas Chong  –  1,180,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  Kevin DiPasquale  –  360,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Garcia  –  550,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  925,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,000,000  (67 bb)
Seat 7.  David DiBernardi  –  1,000,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8.  Zhen Cai  –  935,000  (31 bb)
Seat 9.  Feiwen Wu  –  1,175,000  (39 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $60,340 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $41,500
3rd:  $31,000
4th:  $23,100
5th:  $17,400
6th:  $13,300
7th:  $10,200
8th:  $7,900
9th:  $6,200

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,040,000 (35 big blinds).

Event 14: Martins Adeniya Eliminated in 10th Place by Matthew Lambrecht

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 312

Martins Adeniya
Martins Adeniya

Martins Adeniya got it all in from the small blind for 155,000 with Qh6d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the Ad2h of Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind.

The board came KcQd8h5dAc, and Adeniya paired his queen on the flop, but Lambrecht paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Adeniya in 10th place.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  925,000  (31 bb)
Martins Adeniya  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($6,200)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,040,000 (35 big blinds).

Event 14: Martins Adeniya Doubles Thru Feiwen Wu, But Wu Quickly Gets the Chips Back

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 312

Martins Adeniya
Martins Adeniya

Martins Adeniya moved all in from the hijack for 275,000, and Feiwen Wu reraised over the top from the button with AsKh. Adeniya turned over KdQc, and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came Ah10s6dAcJh — Wu paired his ace on the flop and turned trips, but Adeniya rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Martins Adeniya  –  625,000  (21 bb)
Feiwen Wu  –  690,000  (23 bb)

Feiwen Wu
Feiwen Wu

A few hands later, with the board showing 10d8d7h8h7s, Feiwen Wu bet 250,000 from the big blind, and Martins Adeniya tanked for a long time before he called.

Wu turned over Jh8c to win the pot with a full house, eights full of sevens, and Adeniya mucked.

Feiwen Wu  –  1,100,000  (37 bb)
Martins Adeniya  –  215,000  (7 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 935,000 (31 big blinds).

Event 14: Rafael Rodriguez Leads the Final 10 at the Break with 1,775,000

$1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $302,640  |   Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 312

Rafael Rodriguez
Rafael Rodriguez

The players return from break to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante. Blind levels will now last one hour each for the rest of the tournament.

Here are the official chip counts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Nicholas Chong  –  1,120,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Kevin DiPasquale  –  510,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Martins Adeniya  –  275,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  770,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Feiwen Wu  –  980,000  (33 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  1,775,000  (59 bb)
Seat 2.  Cangir Elcin  –  890,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Michael Garcia  –  950,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  David DiBernardi  –  1,100,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Zhen Cai  –  975,000  (33 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $60,340 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $41,500
3rd:  $31,000
4th:  $23,100
5th:  $17,400
6th:  $13,300
7th:  $10,200
8th:  $7,900
9th-10th:  $6,200

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 935,000 (31 big blinds).

Event 22: Prize Pool and Payouts with $13,660 to 9-Game Champ

2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 22
$600 Nine-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  79
Prize Pool:  $40,685
January 14, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 Nine-Game Mix with 79 entries creating a prize pool worth $40,685. The last ten players will make some money with $1,300 for a min-cash and $13,660 up top for the Event 22 winner.

1st: $13,660 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $7,935
3rd: $4,965
4th: $3,355
5th: $2,545
6th: $2,035
7th: $1,830
8th: $1,630
9th: $1,430
10th: $1,300