$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Marius Gierse raised from the hijack to 600,000, and Daniel Clifford called from the big blind.

The flop came , Clifford checked, Gierse bet 450,000, and Clifford called.

The turn card was the , Clifford checked, Gierse bet 1,100,000, and Clifford moved all in for about 4.2 million. Gierse folded, and Clifford took the pot.

Daniel Clifford  –  7,800,000  (26 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  8,450,000  (28 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (31 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Taylor Wilson raised from the button to 575,000, and Marius Gierse reraised from the small blind to 1,900,000.

Wilson thought for a bit before he four-bet all in, and Gierse quickly folded. Wilson took the pot.

Taylor Wilson  –  13,700,000  (55 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  11,600,000  (46 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (38 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

After a flop of , Brian Scott checked the big blind, Tyler Wilson bet 325,000 from UTG, and Scott called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Scott checked, Wilson bet 1,850,000, and Scott called. Wilson showed , but Scott turned over to win the pot with a pair of sixes.

Brian Scott  –  15,900,000  (64 bb)
Tyler Wilson  –  13,100,000  (52 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (38 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  89
Prize Pool:  $422,750
January 24, 2023

Registration closed for the one-day $5K Deep Stack tournament and it drew 89 entries to more than double the $200,000 guarantee. Our players put together a prize pool worth $422,750 and the last 12 players will cash.

A min-cash is worth $11,900 while the Event 41 champ will take home $129,350 and the LHPO trophy.

1st: $129,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $80,300
3rd: $50,600
4th: $34,700
5th: $25,300
6th: $20,000
7th: $17,000
8th: $14,900
9th-10th: $13,400
11th-12th: $11,900

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

The players have returned from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 125,000-250,000 with a 250,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Peter Mugar  –  10,700,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.  Martin Carnero  –  6,325,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Leonard Hermann  –  8,100,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  Daniel Clifford  –  7,175,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Jerry Wong  –  5,350,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Jacob Powers  –  9,775,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Scott  –  12,175,000  (49 bb)
Seat 8.  Taylor Wilson  –  12,225,000  (49 bb)
Seat 9.  Marius Gierse  –  12,750,000  (51 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $850,735 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $569,400
3rd:  $422,185
4th:  $315,935
5th:  $238,635
6th:  $181,950
7th:  $140,055
8th:  $108,850
9th:  $85,410

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (38 big blinds).

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last tournament on the LHPO schedule, Event 43 of 43, has something for everyone at 5 pm. Lower buy-in to make it available for most bankrolls, quad stacks for plenty of chips in play, and a $100 bounty on everyone’s head so you can start making money right out of the gate.

Event 43 participants will start with huge 40K stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes each. Registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:15 pm and levels increase to 20 minutes.

This will be one last, great chance for anyone to take home the LHPO trophy.

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Leonard Hermann raised from middle position, and Brian Scott called from the button.

The flop came , Hermann bet 400,000, and Scott called.

The turn card was the , Hermann bet 1,200,000, and Scott thought for a while before he moved all in.

Hermann thought for a bit before he called all in for 2,750,000 with for a pair of aces. Scott turned over for a pair of aces with a lower kicker, and Hermann needed to avoid a ten on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Hermann won the pot with his queen kicker to double up in chips.

Leonard Hermann  –  7,600,000  (38 bb)
Brian Scott  –  11,300,000  (57 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (47 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Marius Gierse min-raised under the gun to 400,000, and Brian Scott called from the small blind.

The flop came , Scott checked, Gierse bet 300,000, and Scott called.

The turn card was the , Scott checked, Gierse bet 650,000, and Scott called.

The river card was the , Scott checked, and Gierse checked behind. Scott showed to win the pot with a rivered full house, fives full of queens, and Gierse mucked.

Brian Scott  –  15,700,000  (79 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  15,950,000  (80 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (47 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Peter Mugar moved all in from the small blind for 3,675,000, and Martin Carnero asked for an exact count before he called from the big blind with .

Mugar turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Mugar spiked a ten on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Peter Mugar  –  7,450,000  (37 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  7,625,000  (38 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (47 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 40
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  75
Prize Pool:  $25,125
January 24, 2023

Registration closed for the $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament with 75 entries creating a prize pool worth $25,125. The last ten players will earn some money with $775 for a min-cash and $8,460 plus the LHPO trophy to the winner.

1st: $8,460 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $4,900
3rd: $3,065
4th: $2,075
5th: $1,570
6th: $1,255
7th: $1,130
8th: $1,005
9th: $890
10th: $775