Event 13: Vladislav Varlashin Eliminated by Loni Harwood

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 232

Vladislav Varlashin raised all in for 38,500 from under the gun, and Loni Harwood called from the button.

Varlashin: Jd9d
Harwood: Ah10c

The board came down AdAs4sJsJc, giving Harwood aces full of jacks to eliminate Varlashin in 18th place for $3,313.

Loni Harwood – 225,000 (45 bb)
Vladislav Varlashin – Eliminated

Other recent eliminations
19th: Jeffrey Soffer – $2,653
20th: Arunas Sapitavicius – $2,653
21st: Dylan Linde – $2,653
22nd: Darren Rabinowitz – $2,082
23rd: Ryan McKnight – $2,082

Event 13: Kelly Minkin Doubles Through Roland Israelashvili and Eliminates Kenneth Slater

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 232

Following a flop of 10d6c2d, Kelly Minkin was all in for 81,000 from middle position against Roland Israelashvili in the big blind. Kenneth Slater was already all in for less preflop.

Minkin: KsKh
Israelashvili: Qd10h
Slater: 9d9s

The 3h turn and 2c river completed the board, safe for Minkin to eliminate Slater and double through Israelashvili, who busted shortly thereafter.

Kelly Minkin – 192,000 (48 bb)
Roland Israelashvili – Eliminated in 24th Place ($2,082)
Kenneth Slater – Eliminated in 25th Place ($1,771)

Other recent eliminations

26th: Aaron Massey – $1,771
27th: Almedin Imsirovic – $1,771
28th: Shea Smith – $1,555
29th: Bienvenido Santiago – $1,555

Event 13: Ari Engel Sends the Field Into the Money

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 232

                                                                                                     Ari Engel

A player in early position raised all in for 33,000, and Ari Engel called from the hijack with AcKd, leading his opponent’s Ah7h.

The board came down Kh9s2sJhAd, giving Engel aces and kings to eliminate his opponent and send the remaining 29 players into the money.

Ari Engel – 144,500 (48 bb)

Event 13: Mike Chiappetta Eliminated by Ari Engel

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 40/232

Miek Chiappetta raised all in for about 21,000 from early position, and Ari Engel isolated the pot from middle position.

Chiappetta: 6h6d
Engel: QsQd

The board came down 7s4c2h7h2c, safe for Engel to score the elimination.

Ari Engel – 165,000 (83 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – Eliminated

Event 3: A Few Chip Counts From The Field

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 44/232

Jeremy Ausmus – 158,000 (79 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – 150,000 (75 bb)
Ari Engel – 140,000 (70 bb)
Maria Ho – 118,000 (59 bb)
Roland Israelashvili – 82,000 (41 bb)
Keith Morrow – 61,000 (31 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – 53,000 (27 bb)
Loni Harwood – 50,000 (25 bb)
Joseph Cheong – 50,000 (25 bb)
Sean Perry – 47,000 (24 bb)
Jake Bazeley – 45,000 (23 bb)
Paul Balzano – 40,000 (20 bb)
Dylan Linde – 40,000 (20 bb)
John Andress – 38,000 (19 bb)
Aaron Massey – 34,000 (17 bb)
Joe Kuether – 18,000 (9 bb)

Event 13: Prize Pool and Payouts

2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 232
Prize Pool: $225,040
January 17, 2018

1st: $53,050 + trophy
2nd: $37,240
3rd: $23,067
4th: $14,031
5th: $10,836
6th: $8,979
7th: $7,651
8th: $6,526
9th: $5,304
10th-12th: $4,631
13th-15th: $3,972
16th-18th: $3,313
19th-21st: $2,653
22nd-24th: $2,082
25th-27th: $1,771
28th-29th: $1,555

Event 13: Dinner Break

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Total Entries: 223

Maria Ho

Event 13 players are now on a 40-minute dinner break and the last chance to jump in this big prize pool game. They’ve already doubled the $100,000 Guarantee and it will run a little higher before they close registration.

The pre-dinner crowd includes Maria Ho (pictured above), Ari Engle, Aaron Massey, Scott Clements, Joe Kuether, and 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen (pictured below).

They will return at 6:40 pm to continue playing down to the Event 13 champ.

Joe McKeehen

Event 13: Doubling the Guarantee

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Total Entries: 209

Loni Harwood (left) and Kelly Minkin (right) playing in the $100K GTD Event 13

While we have been keeping our eye on the Super High Roller, Event 13 in the ballroom went right ahead and blasted its guarantee. The tournament was locked into a prize pool of at least $100,000 and they have now cleared that then doubled it with 90 minutes left to register.

They are scheduled for a 40-minute dinner break at 6 pm and registration will close when they return.

Event 13: Another Big Guarantee

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

Two big new tournaments are on the schedule today and both start at the same time. In the ballroom, we will have Event 13 kicking off at noon with a $1,100 buy-in and $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players will sit down to 12,000 starting stacks and 30-minute levels. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 12 at 6:40 pm following the dinner break. They will continue their day until only one player remains as the Event 13 champion.

We will have updates throughout the day alongside the huge $50,000 Super High Roller.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration available until start of Level 12
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 13 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 1 – $50,000 Super High Roller Day 1

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 40 minutes; Level 13+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
  • Day 1 will end after Level 16 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Super High Roller Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 13 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration available until start of Level 12
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 13 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 50 – $140 Turbo Satellite into Event 13 (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $1,100/$100,000 GTD Event 13
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 50 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 51 – $390 Satellite into LHPO Championship (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 51 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 52 – $390 Satellite into LHPO Championship (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 52 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 53 – $200 Satellite into LHPO Championship (1-in-20)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 53 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 54 – $390 Turbo Satellite into LHPO Championship (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 54 Structure Sheet

Players are encouraged to park in Seminole Way Garage for easy, covered access to the tournament area and poker room
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