Event 5: Patrick Chi Wins After Eight-Way Deal

2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 293
Prize Pool: $74,715
January 14, 2018

Patrick Chi, Event 5 Champion

The first Sunday of the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open schedule put on a big, one-day $300 No Limit Hold’em tournament that had a nice turnout. The tournament drew 293 entries for nearly a $75,000 prize pool and SHRP visitor Patrick Chi walked away with the trophy as a reward for one day’s work.

The tournament created a stacked final table that included SHRP regulars Errol Massey, Marc Sacheli, and 2017 LHPO WPTDeepStacks Main Event champion Michael Graffeo. The stacks were deep and the structure left plenty of room for play.

They lost two players in early action and the final eight players settled in for what could have been a very long grind. They realized they might be in for a marathon and the eight remaining players checked the ICM numbers before agreeing to a deal to divide up the prize pool.

Chi held a small lead over Massey and was crowned the champion thanks to his stack. He collected $7,720 for his efforts along with the LHPO trophy and custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI.

The 19-year-old champion decided to visit us for the LHPO series after playing in the Bahamas. This was the New Yorkers last chance for a title before flying out at 7am to make his way back to school at Columbia University. Besides being a champion poker player, Chi is also a chess wizard and a National Master in the game.

Congrats to Patrick and we hope to see him back soon.

Event 5 final table results:

1st: Patrick Chi – $7,720 + Trophy *
2nd: Errol Massey – $7,523 *
3rd: Elias Nassif – $7,246 *
4th: Barry Gallo – $7,116 *
5th: Walter Buss – $5,727 *
6th: Anne Amato – $5,489 *
7th: Marcin Plewinski – $5,404 *
8th: Michael Graffeo – $5,043 *
9th: Michael Sinisgalli – $1,647
10th: Marc Sacheli – $1,393
* – denotes eight-way deal

Event 5: Final Table Set

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 20: 500/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 293

The $300 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Event 5 made its way down to the final table with ten players remaining of the starting 293 entries. They switched sides of the room and ready to get underway with another tough final table.

Spread around the table we have SHRP regulars Errol Massey, Julian Gallo, Marc Sacheli, and 2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Main Event champ Michael Graffeo.

Seat 1: Elias Nassif – 675,000 (68 bb)
Seat 2: Marcin Plewinski – 141,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Walter Buss – 375,000 (38 bb)
Seat 4: Patrick Chi – 213,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Errol Massey – 334,000 (33 bb)
Seat 6: Shari Amato – 263,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: Julian Gallo – 515,000 (52 bb)
Seat 8: Marc Sacheli – 165,000 (17 bb)
Seat 9: Michel Sinisgalli – 198,000 (20 bb)
Seat 10: Michael Graffeo – 147,000 (15 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st – $16,469 + Trophy
2nd – $11,581
3rd – $7,449
4th – $4,651
5th – $3,590
6th – $2,974
7th – $2,499
8th – $2,055
9th – $1,647
10th – $1,393

Event 5: Prize Pool and Payout Information

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 293

Registration is closed in today’s 11am No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry Event 5 and it was a monster. Boasting a $50,000 guarantee, the event shot past that figure before the prize pool settled in at $74,715. The top 37 are slated to earn a payday with a min-cash awarding $452. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $16,469 top prize. In addition, the champion earns the property’s coveted guitar pick trophy.

Prize pool and payout details:

2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 293
Prize Pool: $74,715
January 14, 2018

1st – $16,469 + Trophy
2nd – $11,581
3rd – $7,449
4th – $4,651
5th – $3,590
6th – $2,974
7th – $2,499
8th – $2,055
9th – $1,647
10th-12th – $1,393
13th-15th – $1,184
16th-18th – $986
19th-21st – $807
22nd-24th – $650
25th-27th – $575
28th-36th – $507
37th – $452

With the clock showing 108 players remaining late in Level 9, there’s a slew of notables still in including reigning Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Champion Michael Newman, last year’s WPTDeepStacks Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event winner Michael Graffeo and last year’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year runner-up Michael Cohen.

Michael Newman
Michael Graffeo
Michael Cohen

We will provide another updated on this event when play reaches the 10-handed final table.

Event 5: Sunday Morning Game

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

Sunday morning brings the fifth tournament on the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open schedule and it will have a nice prize pool for one day’s work.

Event 5 is a straight-up $300 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool that will award another LHPO trophy before the night is through.

Entrants will start with 10,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels throughout. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and unlimited re-entries are available during that time. We expect a nice crown taking part and they will continue grinding down until we have one player posing for their picture as the Event 5 champ.

Cards fly at 11 am and it will be a great way for players to finish up their weekend.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

Today’s live reporting efforts will concentrate on the WPTDeepStacks restart, but we’ll provide highlights from this $300 including prize pool and payout information, the final table lineup, a winner photo and the final results.

LHPO Day 4 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 – $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 2 – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 6 Day 1 – $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-10 last 30 minutes; Levels 11+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 11
  • Day 1 will end after Level 16 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 40 – $200 Turbo Satellite to Event 6 (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into the $100,000 GTD Purple Chip Bounty
  • 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 40 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 41 – $390 Mega Satellite to Championship (1-in-10)

  • 5 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 41 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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