$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 911

Following a flop of in a battle of the blinds, Almog Biton checked from the small blind and Ben Yu bet 100,000 from the big blind. Biton check-raised to 225,000, and Yu called.

The turn was the , Biton bet 250,000, Yu raised all in for 594,000, and Biton called.

Biton:
Yu:

The river was the , and Yu doubled with kings and sevens.

Ben Yu – 1,930,000 (80 bb)
Almog Biton – 270,000 (11 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 911

David Liu raised to 50,000 from the hijack, Joey Couden reraised all in for 450,000 from the button, Ness Reilly called from the small blind, and Liu folded.

Couden:
Reilly:

The board came down , no help to Couden, ending his tournament in 20th place.

Ness Reilly – 2,140,000 (89 bb)
Joey Couden – Eliminated in 20th Place ($21,577)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 911

Cong Pham opened to 50,000 from the button and David Liu moved all in from the big blind for 673,000. Pham called with the bigger stack to put Liu at risk.

Liu:
Pham:

Liu was ahead in the race and he never had a sweat as the board ran for the double.

David Liu – 1,385,000 (58 bb)
Cong Pham – 1,500,000 (63 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 911

Following the turn of a board, Brandon Caputo was all in from the big blind for about 330,000 with against Ness Reilly in the hijack with .

The river was the , no help to Caputo, ending his tournament in 21st place.

Ness Reilly – 1,770,000 (74 bb)
Brandon Caputo – Eliminated in 21st Place ($18,039)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 911

Tristan Wade limped from the small blind, Ben Yu raised to 89,000 from the big blind, Wade reraised all in with a covering stack, and Yu called all in for 883,000.

Wade:
Yu:

The board came down , no help to Wade, locking up the double for Yu.

Shortly thereafter, Wade raised all in for 55,000 from the hijack and Yu isolated with a raise from the cutoff.

Wade:
Yu:

The board ran out , no help to Wade, ending his tournament in 22nd place.

Ben Yu – 1,900,000 (79 bb)
Tristan Wade – Eliminated in 22nd Place ($18,039)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 911

Curt Kohlberg opened to 55,000 from the hijack and Aleksandr Shevelev three-bet to 205,000 from the cutoff. John Dolan asked to see their stacks and moved all in having them both covered.

Kohlberg called for his 703,000 stack and Shevelev mucked.

Dolan:
Kohlberg:

Kohlberg needed to catch but it was Dolan locking up the hand on the flop. The board finished and to send Kohlberg out in 23rd place.

John Dolan – 2,950,000 (123 bb)
Curt Kohlberg – Eliminated in 23rd place ($18,039)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 911

Almog Biton raised to 54,000 from middle position, Tristan Wade called from the hijack, and Nick Schwarmann called from the big blind.

The flop came down , Schwarmann checked, Biton bet 75,000, Wade called, and Schwarmann check-raised to 300,000. Biton called, and Wade used a time-extension before he folded.

The turn was the , Schwarmann bet 525,000, and Biton used two time-extensions before he folded.

Nick Schwarmann – 2,230,000 (93 bb)
Almog Biton – 1,010,000 (42 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 911

Championship players are on their third break of the day with two more levels left in their day. Alan Krockey leads after his sent Andjelko Andrejevic to the rail. November Niner John Dolan sits in second with Brandon Caputo on the short stack.

Table 72
Seat 1: Mike Chiappetta – 1,515,000 (63 bb)
Seat 2: John Dolan – 1,950,000 (81 bb)
Seat 3: Rainer Kempe – 575,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Andy Frankenberger – 1,733,000 (72 bb)
Seat 5: Darryll Fish – 1,075,000 (45 bb)
Seat 6: Curt Kohlberg – 895,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Aleksandr Shevelev – 1,305,000 (54 bb)
Seat 8: Bruce Kramer – 585,000 (24 bb)

Table 78
Seat 1: Almog Biton – 1,330,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Tristan Wade – 1,147,000 (48 bb)
Seat 3: Ben Yu – 1,080,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4: Alan Krockey – 2,775,000 (116 bb)
Seat 5: Mario Prats Garcia – 1,015,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Nick Schwarmann – 1,731,000 (72 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: John Richards – 1,020,000 (43 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Brandon Caputo – 455,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: David Liu – 510,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Brett Bader – 1,205,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Joey Couden – 1,000,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: Ness Reilly – 1,150,000 (48 bb)
Seat 6: Jerry DeLisle – 595,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Cong Pham – 1,625,000 (68 bb)
Seat 8: Patrick Quinn – 1,030,000 (43 bb)

Chip counts:

1. Alan Krockey – 2,775,000 (116 bb)
2. John Dolan – 1,950,000 (81 bb)
3. Andy Frankenberger – 1,733,000 (72 bb)
4. Nick Schwarmann – 1,731,000 (72 bb)
5. Cong Pham – 1,625,000 (68 bb)
6. Mike Chiappetta – 1,515,000 (63 bb)
7. Almog Biton – 1,330,000 (55 bb)
8. Aleksandr Shevelev – 1,305,000 (54 bb)
9. Brett Bader – 1,205,000 (50 bb)
10. Ness Reilly – 1,150,000 (48 bb)
11. Tristan Wade – 1,147,000 (48 bb)
12. Ben Yu – 1,080,000 (45 bb)
13. Darryll Fish – 1,075,000 (45 bb)
14. Patrick Quinn – 1,030,000 (43 bb)
15. John Richards – 1,020,000 (43 bb)
16. Mario Prats Garcia – 1,015,000 (42 bb)
17. Joey Couden – 1,000,000 (42 bb)
18. Curt Kohlberg – 895,000 (37 bb)
19. Jerry DeLisle – 595,000 (25 bb)
20. Bruce Kramer – 585,000 (24 bb)
21. Rainer Kempe – 575,000 (24 bb)
22. David Liu – 510,000 (21 bb)
23. Brandon Caputo – 455,000 (19 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
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Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 911

David Liu opened to 55,000 from the cutoff and Brett Bader moved all in for 454,000 from the button. The small blind released and Ness Reilly moved all in from the big blind. She had Liu covered and he folded before his clock ran out.

Reilly:
Bader:

Bader was in trouble but he hit the flop. He dodged the turn and river for his double up.

Brett Bader – 990,000 (50 bb)
Ness Reilly – 930,000 (47 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 911

Ben Yu opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Alan Krockey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff. Andjelko Andrejevic moved all in from the big blind for 500,000 and only Krockey stuck around.

Krockey:
Andrejevic:

Andrejevic, a WPT Champions Club member, was in bad shape and couldn’t catch on the board to exit in 24th place.

Alan Krockey – 2,375,000 (119 bb)
Andejelko Andrejevic – Eliminated in 24th place ($18,039)