$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Upcoming Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 4,756
Average Stack: 2,998,000 (29 bb)

Day 2 began with 387 players returning already in the money, looking to navigate through the field and reach the final few tables. After more than 11 levels of play, the field has been whittled down to just 22 players, each vying for the first-place prize of $251,100. On top of the chip counts is Fabio Pereira with 5,630,000, followed closely by Steven McKoy with 5,610,000.

Plenty of familiar faces remain in the field, including Jake Schwartz (4,070,000), 2016 WSOP November Niner Jerry Wong (3,690,000), Victor Figueroa (3,605,000), Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Michael Laake (3,110,000), Nancy Thomas (2,850,000), and Marcus Stein (2,575,000).

Here is the complete Day 3 table and draw:

Table 7
Seat 1: Jeffrey Silverstein – 3,670,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3: Jose De La Cruz – 2,095,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Hunter Ritchie – 4,190,000 (41 bb)
Seat 6: Nancy Thomas – 2,850,000 (28 bb)
Seat 7: Victor Figueroa – 3,605,000 (36 bb)
Seat 8: Juan Ferrer – 2,330,000 (23 bb)
Seat 9: Jason Wandling – 4,660,000 (46 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: 
Seat 2: Haim-Or Krief – 1,990,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Bracha Shlomi – 2,130,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Jerry Wong – 3,690,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Marcus Stein – 2,575,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Laake – 3,110,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Evan Teitelbaum – 1,190,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: Jake Schwartz – 4,070,000 (40 bb)
Seat 9: Alan Wentz – 1,580,000 (15 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1: Christopher Asaro – 3,335,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2: Jimmy Cortes – 1,940,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Jordan Meltzer – 2,535,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Fabio Pereira – 5,630,000 (56 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6: Steven McKoy – 5,610,000 (56 bb)
Seat 7: Gal Erlichman – 1,410,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Christopher Arcidiacono – 1,785,000 (17 bb)
Seat 9:

Cards will be back in the air at 2pm Tuesday and we’ll be back to provide live updates on all of the action.

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $251,100
2nd: $153,900
3rd: $81,000
4th: $63,180
5th: $45,765
6th: $34,830
7th: $26,730
8th: $19,440
9th: $13,770
10th-12th: $8,910
13th-15th: $7,290
16th-18th: $5,670
19th-21st: $4,050
22nd: $3,645

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 4,756
Average Stack: 2,998,000 (37 bb)

Steven McKoy raised to 175,000 from the button and Christopher Arcidiacono called from the big blind.

The flop fell and Arcidiacono checked to McKoy who continued for 225,000. Arcidiacono called.

The turn was the and Arcidiacono checked again. McKoy bet 475,000 and Arcidiacono called.

The river was the and Arcidiacono checked for a third time. McKoy bet 800,000 and Arcidiaco called.

McKoy tabled for a king-high straight, Arcidiacono mucked, and McKoy won the pot.

Steven McKoy – 5,100,000 (63 bb)
Christopher Arcidiacono – 1,600,000 (20 bb)

2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Event 3
$360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Total Entries: 244
Prize Pool: $73,200
January 16, 2017

Hollywood, Fla. (January 16, 2017) – Event 3 of the 2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, a $360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry), drew 244 entries and generated a prize pool of $73,200. After nearly 12 hours of play, including nearly 90 minutes at the unofficial final table of 10 players, a deal was reached between those remaining 10 players. The chip leader at the time was Luis Pauyac, giving him the official victory.

Originally from Lima, Peru, Pauyac currently resides in Athena, GA. The 24-year-old is attempting to get into graduate school for Physics, and in the meantime is a waiter back near home in Georgia. He doesn’t play poker too often, but relishes the chance to do so when he can.

“I started playing poker back in college, just small buy-ins with friends. Then after I transferred schools, I didn’t play for about two years. I went to a casino one night, played poker for the first time in a while and won, so I decided to get back into it. Eventually, though, I kept losing and wondered why, since I thought I was pretty good,” explained Pauyac. “So I started reading and really decided to study the game.”

This was Pauyac’s first time playing at the Seminole Hard Rock, and it was the allure of the series that convinced him to come.

“I’m always looking for special series and events to play if I get the chance, and I had heard good things about the Seminole Hard Rock. I only play when I save up enough money from my job, and I came down here to play only two tournaments. Yesterday I lost, today I won, and I’m going back home tomorrow. So it was a good decision.”

*payouts reflect 10-way chop

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 4,756
Average Stack: 2,998,000 (37 bb)

Martin Debruhl raised all in from middle position for about 1,200,000 and Christopher Arcidiaco isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the small blind.

Debruhl:
Arcidiaco:

The board came down , no help to Debruhl, ending his run in 23rd place.

Christopher Arcidiaco – 3,200,000 (40 bb)
Martin Debruhl – Eliminated in 23rd Place ($3,645)

Other Recent Eliminations
24th: Jaime Gomez Aguirre – $3,645
25th: Clifford Connors – $3,240
26th: David Prociak – $3,240
27th: Qasem Jamhour – $3,240

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 4,756
Average Stack: 2,443,000 (40 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1: Jeffrey Silverstein – 3,900,000 (65 bb)
Seat 2: Jordan Meltzer – 2,000,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: Jose De La Cruz – 1,600,000 (26 bb)
Seat 4: Jaime Gomez Aguirre – 940,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5: Hunter Ritchie – 3,100,000 (51 bb)
Seat 6: Nancy Thomas – 1,750,000 (29 bb)
Seat 7: Victor Figueroa – 6,400,000 (106 bb)
Seat 8: Juan Ferrer – 3,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 9: Jason Wandling – 2,300,000 (38 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: Gal Ehrlichman – 3,100,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2: Haim-Or Krief – 2,500,000 (41 bb)
Seat 3: Bracha Shlomi – 2,600,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: Jerry Wong – 4,000,000 (66 bb)
Seat 5: Marcus Stein – 2,000,000 (33 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Laake – 1,750,000 (29 bb)
Seat 7: Evan Teitelbaum – 2,300,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Jake Schwartz – 3,050,000 (50 bb)
Seat 9: Alan Wentz – 1,400,000 (23 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1: Christopher Asaro – 2,200,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Jimmy Cortes – 2,800,000 (46 bb)
Seat 3: David Prociak – 1,550,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Fabio Pereira – 1,300,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Martin Debruhl – 1,350,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: Steven McKoy – 2,800,000 (46 bb)
Seat 7: Clifford Connors – 1,400,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Christopher Arcidiaco – 2,000,000 (33 bb)
Seat 9: Qasem Jamhour – 1,050,000 (17 bb)

1st: $251,100
2nd: $153,900
3rd: $81,000
4th: $63,180
5th: $45,765
6th: $34,830
7th: $26,730
8th: $19,440
9th: $13,770
10th-12th: $8,910
13th-15th: $7,290
16th-18th: $5,670
19th-21st: $4,050
22nd-24th: $3,645
25th-27th: $3,240

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 4,756
Average Stack: 2,060,000 (41 bb)

Martin Debruhl limped from middle position, Ben Boone raised all in from the small blind for about 275,000, Jake Schwartz reraised all in from the big blind for roughly 1,315,000, and Debruhl folded.

Boone:
Schwartz:

The board ran out , giving Schwartz a set of queens to score the elimination.

Jake Schwartz – 1,680,000 (33 bb)
Ben Boone – Eliminated in 33rd place ($2,430)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 4,756
Average Stack: 1,690,000 (34 bb)

Victor Figueroa – 5,345,000 (107 bb)
Jerry Wong – 3,835,000 (77 bb)
Jeffrey Silverstein – 3,400,000 (68 bb)
Roberto Bendeck – 3,015,000 (60 bb)
Jordan Meltzer – 2,800,000 (56 bb)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 4,756
Average Stack: 1,650,000 (41 bb)

Larry Klur opened to 100,000 from the hijack, David Diaz three-bet shoved for 530,000 from the cutoff, Roberto Bendeck four-bet shoved with a covering stack from the button, and Klur folded.

Diaz tabled , but was in dire straits against Bendeck’s .

The board came down , safe for Bendeck to eliminate Diaz in 40th place.

Roberto Bendeck – 2,350,000 (58 bb)
David Diaz – Eliminated in 41st Place ($1,500)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 43  of 4,756
Average Stack: 1,534,000 (38 bb)

David Prociak raised to 90,000 from middle position, Marcus Stein three-bet to about 230,000 from the button, Prociak four-bet shoved, and Stein called all in for 595,000.

Prociak:
Stein:

The board ran out , safe for Stein to double up.

Marcus Stein – 1,295,000 (32 bb)
David Prociak – 2,200,000 (55 bb)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 60  of 4,756
Average Stack: 1,100,000 (37 bb)

Riley Fuller opened to 70,000 from middle position, Jaime Gomez Aguirre reraised all in from the next seat over for 970,000, Victor Figueroa reshoved from the big blind with a covering stack, and fuller tanked for a while before he called all in for exactly 970,000 as well.

Fuller:
Gomez Aguirre:
Figueroa:

The board came down , eliminating Fuller in 61st place and tripling up Gomez Aguirre.

Jamie Gomez Aguirre – 3,010,000 (100 bb)
Victor Figueroa – 1,650,000 (55 bb)
Riley Fuller – Eliminated in 61st Place ($1,500)