Event 14: Shawn Nguyen Wins Pot Limit Omaha 8 ($8,200)

2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  40
Prize Pool:  $20,000
January 18, 2019

Shawn Nguyen
Shawn Nguyen

With Day 1B of the Main Event playing out in the background, Shawn Nguyen outlasted a field of 40 entries in $570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 to win $8,200.

This is the second PLO-8 trophy that Nguyen has won here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood in just the past two months. Nguyen’s other PLO-8 victory came during the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open, when he won $360 Pot Limit Omaha 8 to earn $8,471.

Nguyen also picked up the biggest score of his career here; he finished fourth at the televised final table of the 2015 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, earning $323,500.


Final Results:

1st:  Shawn Nguyen  –  $8,200 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  Sean Legendre  –  $5,000
3rd:  Daniel Vitiello  –  $3,000
4th:  Zachary Milchman  –  $2,200
5th:  George Linkenback  –  $1,600

Event 14: Down to 10 with Sean Remz Sitting Big

$570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11: 800/1,600
Players Remaining: 10 of 40

After just under six hours of play, the 40-entry field in today’s $570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 Re-Entry tournament is down to 10 and at the unofficial final table. Sean Remz has a stranglehold on the action with a stack of 200,000 chips. The next closest holdings belong to Shawn Nguyen with 130,000. From there there’s a spattering of sub-75,000 stacks.

Here’s a look at the lineup:

Seat 1: Shawn Nguyen – 130,000
Seat 2: Zack Milchman – 30,200
Seat 3: Matt Bianchi – 38,800
Seat 4: Claudangelo Beaudouin – 19,600
Seat 5: Sean Legendre – 50,400
Seat 6: Michael Patrick Lee – 15,000
Seat 7: George Linkenback – 13,000
Seat 8: Daniel Vitiello – 18,800
Seat 9: Sean Remz – 200,000
Seat 10: Carey Pickus – 75,000

A payday is reserved for only the top five finishers and they’ll be awarded as follows:

1st: $8,200 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $5,000
3rd: $3,000
4th: $2,200
5th: $1,600

We will provide the tournament results along with a final report and winner photo when the event ends.

Event 14: Prize Pool and Payouts

$570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10: 600/1,200
Players Remaining: 14 of 40

Registration closed on the $570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 game and it drew 40 entries to create a prize pool worth exactly $20,000. The last five players will be paid with $1,600 for a min-cash and $8,200 plus the LHPO trophy to the champ.

2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  40
Prize Pool:  $20,000
January 18, 2019

1st: $8,200 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $5,000
3rd: $3,000
4th: $2,200
5th: $1,600

Event 14: More Omaha

$570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 50/100

Chips

Continuing our trend of giving plenty of play to our Omaha players, we have two more one-day trophy events on the schedule starting with Event 14 at 11am.

It is a $570 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha 8 tournament with four cards and split pots. Players start with 15,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm following the dinner break with unlimited re-entries available.

We will bring highlights throughout the day with a recap when it is complete.

  • Players begin with 15,000 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 14 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 9 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 14 – $570 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 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 14 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 1B – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
  • Late registration/single re-entry (per flight) available until start of Level 10
  • Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Main Event Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 15 – $360 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/SINGLE re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 15 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 55 – $140 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
  • Players begin with 10,000 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 55 Sheet

3PM: Event 56 – $140 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 56 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 57 – $140 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 57 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 58 – $140 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
  • Players begin with 10,000 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 58 Structure Sheet