$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,509
Luis Torres open-shoved 1,725,000 and Charlemagne Benjamin moved all-in for more. The remaining players folded. Torres was behind and at risk with 
against the 
of Benjamin.
Runout: 
Benjamin’s tens were best and Torres was eliminated in eighth place.
Charlemagne Benjamin – 5,700,000 (28 bb)
Luis Torres – Eliminated in 8th place ($34,473)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,509
Marc Levy got 1,425,000 in preflop versus Luis Torres. Levy owned 
and was ahead of the 
of Torres but was the at-risk player.
The runout came 
and Levy doubled through Torres.
Marc Levy – 3,350,000 (16 bb)
Luis Torres – 1,725,000 (8 bb)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,509
The final table continues to move along and you can follow along here for updates or follow along on the WPTDeepStacks Twitch live-stream on a 30-minute delay with hole cards.
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$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,509
Luis Torres opened the action and Charlemagne Benjamin three-bet all-in for 1,800,000. It folded back to Torres and he called putting Charlemagne at risk.
Benjamin: 
Torres: 
Benjamin stood as the flop fell 
. The turn was the 
taking outs away from Torres as Benjamin could improve to a flush. The river paired Torres, but Benjamin’s king-high flush was best. He doubled through Torres.
Charlemagne Benjamin – 4,100,000 (20 bb)
Luis Torres – 3,650,000 (18 bb)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,509
Luis Torres raised the button to 425,000 and Timothy Banks called from the big blind.
Flop: 
Banks checked. Torres bet 325,000 and Banks promptly raised to 900,000. Torres called and the pair saw the turn.
Turn: 
Banks open-shoved for 1,650,000. Torres went into the tank. After some time, TK Miles called the clock and tournament director Tony Burns began the countdown. Torres’ clock hit zero and he open-folded 
for two pair. Banks won the hand.
Timothy Banks – 4,800,000 (24 bb)
Luis Torres – 5,600,000 (28 bb)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,509
For the third time today, Aaron Massey got all-in preflop shoving about 1,750,000 from early position. Michael Graffeo called behind him and the remaining players folded. Massey was at risk.
Graffeo:
Massey: 
The flop fell 
improving Massey to top pair, but he was still behind. The turn and river came the and 
and Massey was eliminated in ninth place earning $25,563.
Michael Graffeo – 7,700,000 (51 bb)
Aaron Massey – Eliminated in 9th place ($25,563)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,509
Average Stack: 4,200,000 (28 bb)
Michael Graffeo got a walk on the first hand of the day, but there was plenty of action on Hand 2. Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood raised under the gun to 325,000. It folded to Aaron Massey in the cutoff and he three-bet to 975,000. The button and blinds folded and Harwood moved all-in. Massey called off the last of his stack and was at risk.
Massey: 
Harwood:
Runout: 
Both players owned two pair with an ace and it was a split pot.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,509
Average Stack: 4,200,000 (28 bb)
Shuffle up and deal! Cards are in the air for the Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Main Event final table. The clock shows 21:35 remaining in Level 32.
All subsequent updates will be provided along with the live stream on a 30-minute delay.
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$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,509
Average Stack: 4,200,000 (28 bb)
The 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Main Event began with 1,509 entries but only nine players remain with a chance at the big title.
Those nine players range from amateurs to pro and have combined to take home nearly $7.5 million in tournament money during their careers. They are led by Dantonio Brown who finished Flight C with the lead and carried through Days 2 and 3.
But he’s being chased by some top players including TK Miles, Aaron Massey, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood. It’s sure to be an entertaining final table which will be live-stream on WPTDeepStacks’ twitch page on a 30-minute delay with hole cards.
Action is set to kick off at noon and we’ll be here for all the action. Since the action will be live-streamed, we will be posting updates on a 30-minute delay as well.
Seat 1: Charlemagne Benjamin – 3,400,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2: Marc Levy – 2,500,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: TK Miles – 3,250,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Aaron Massey – 1,225,000 (8 bb)
Seat 5: Dantonio Brown – 8,325,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Graffeo – 5,300,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Luis Torres – 5,950,000 (40 bb)
Seat 8: Loni Harwood – 5,025,000 (34 bb)
Seat 9: Timothy Banks – 2,750,000 (18 bb)
Chip counts:
Dantonio Brown – 8,325,000 (56 bb)
Luis Torres – 5,950,000 (40 bb)
Michael Graffeo – 5,300,000 (35 bb)
Loni Harwood – 5,025,000 (34 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – 3,400,000 (23 bb)
TK Miles – 3,250,000 (22 bb)
Timothy Banks – 2,750,000 (18 bb)
Marc Levy – 2,500,000 (17 bb)
Aaron Massey – 1,225,000 (8 bb)
Remaining payouts:
1st: $290,687
2nd: $178,209
3rd: $110,431
4th: $93,049
5th: $77,127
6th: $62,081
7th: $47,766
8th: $34,473
9th: $25,563
The 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Main Event final table is ready to go and it’s a very talented group of players. We have top pros mixing with our local regulars, a WSOP bracelet winner, a WSOP Circuit ring holders, a former HPT Player of the Year, and nine combined SHRP titles between them.
When all added up, the nine returning players have a combined total of $7.5 million in career tournament earnings led by Aaron Massey, Loni Harwood, and TK Miles.
It’s still anyone’s game as the final nine players join together in front of the WPTDeepStacks live-stream cameras.
Seat 1: Charlemagne Benjamin
Chip count: 3,400,000
From Miami, FL, Benjamin has earned more than $100,000 in his career including two Seminole Hard Rock Poker titles with the last coming last January during the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open.
Seat 2: Marc Levy
Chip count: 2,500,000
From Boynton Beach, FL, Levy is another SHRP regular and has four SHRP titles among his more than $300,000 in career tournament earnings. His last SHRP title came during the 2016 RRPO for more than $50,000.
Seat 3: TK Miles
Chip count: 3,250,000
From Miami Beach, Miles is a South Florida pro with more than $1.7 million in tournament earnings including a WSOP Circuit ring title and the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Poker Open Champion for just shy of $300,000.
Seat 4: Aaron Massey
Chip count: 1,225,000
From Chicago, IL, Massey has earned more than $3 million in his career, tops at this final table. He won two events on the Heartland Poker Tour on his way to earning 2014 HPT Player of the Year honors.
Seat 5: Dantonio Brown
Chip count: 8,325,000
From Atlanta, GA, Brown has the least tournament experience of those at the final table but he has several deep runs in WSOP Circuit events with the most recent last December in North Carolina for more than $5,000.
Seat 6: Michael Graffeo
Chip count: 5,300,000
From Brooklyn, NY, Graffeo has cashed for more than $275,000 in his career with his biggest score coming with a third place finish in a 2007 WSOP $2,000 NLH event. He also picked up an SHRP title in the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha event.
Seat 7: Luis Torres
Chip count: 5,950,000
From Windermere, FL, Torres has more than $25,000 in tournament earnings with the Venezuelan’s two biggest tournament cashes coming at Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza final tables.
Seat 8: Loni Harwood
Chip count: 5,025,000
From Staten Island, NY, Harwood has nearly $1.9 million in career earning, a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, the 2015 WSOP National Champion, five-time WSOP final table member, and recent addition to the Seminole Hard Rock Poker team.
Seat 9: Timothy Banks
Chip count: 2,750,000
From Prince Edward Island, Canada, Banks is an SHRP regular with nearly $60,000 in tournament earnings. He won the $350 Deepstack tournament during the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown and appeared at five other SHRP final tables.