2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  486
Prize Pool:  $58,320
January 13, 2020

“It was all one crazy ride, and to be honest, I’m so tired I don’t remember half of it.”

Marc Schiller registered Event #11 ($150 Big Stack NLH) on time when it started at 6:00 pm, and on a single bullet, he navigated his way through a field of 486 entries to win the trophy around 5:30 am.

The final table didn’t even begin until after 3:00 am, and even though the players seemed eager to make a deal, it was difficult to come to an agreement because there was a $3,500 seat to the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open added as a bonus to the first place prize.

Early in the final table, eliminations came quickly, but when they hit the final four, the action slowed, and even after Robinel Eugene busted in fourth, they played a surprising amount of time three-handed. The chips went back and forth, with all three holding the chip lead at some point, but nobody able to score a knock out.

Eventually, with the blinds high and all three stacks fairly close, they came to terms on a deal, with Schiller receiving the title, the trophy, and the $3,500 WPT seat.

Schiller has been a regular here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood since it opened, saying, “It’s the best poker room in town. It blows everyone else away. This is the place to go for sure.”

Final Table Results:

1st:  Marc Schiller  –  $8,546* + LHPO Trophy + $3,500 WPT seat
2nd:  Earl Gallegos  –  $8,545*
3rd:  Andre Bryan  –  $7,651*
4th:  Robinel Eugene  –  $3,566
5th:  Evan Haw  –  $2,737
6th:  Peter Bodnar  –  $2,281
7th:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $1,904
8th:  Wilmer Diaz  –  $1,527
9th:  Jonathan Marcu  –  $1,151

* Indicates a three-way deal.

$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 486

After playing three-handed for several levels, the final three players agreed to a deal to split up the remaining prizepool.

These were their official chip counts:

1.  Marc Schiller  –  2,725,000  (14 bb)
2.  Earl Gallegos  –  2,725,000  (14 bb)
3.  Andre Bryan  –  1,850,000  (9 bb)

Schiller and Gallegos were tied in chips, but the agreement was that Schiller would win the title, the trophy, and the $3,500 seat into the main even of this series, the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

Here are the adjusted final table payouts to reflect their deal:

1st:  Marc Schiller  –  $8,546* + LHPO Trophy + $3,500 WPT seat
2nd:  Earl Gallegos  –  $8,545*
3rd:  Andre Bryan  –  $7,651*
4th:  Robinel Eugene  –  $3,566
5th:  Evan Haw  –  $2,737
6th:  Peter Bodnar  –  $2,281
7th:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $1,904
8th:  Wilmer Diaz  –  $1,527
9th:  Jonathan Marcu  –  $1,151

Stay tuned for a recap from this event to be posted later tonight.

* Indicates a three-way deal.

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Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 486

Robinel Eugene was all in from the button for 550,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Marc Schiller in the small blind.

The board came , and Schiller won the pot with his queen to eliminate Eugene in fourth place.

Marc Schiller  –  2,150,000  (17 bb)
Robinel Eugene  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,566)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,425,000 (19 bb), and the next player to be eliminated will receive $5,182.

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Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 486

Marc Schiller was all in from the button for 1,625,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Andre Bryan in the small blind.

The board came , and Schiller rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marc Schiller  –  3,410,000  (43 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  650,000  (8 bb)

After the blinds had increased to 50,000-100,000, Evan Haw moved all in from the cutoff for 790,000, and Andre Bryan tanked for a while before he called from the big blind with .

Haw turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Bryan paired his queen on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and eliminate Haw in fifth place.

Andre Bryan  –  1,645,000  (16 bb)
Evan Haw  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,737)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,825,000 (18 bb), and the next player to be eliminated will receive $3,566.

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 486

Peter Bodnar got it all in from the big blind for about 575,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Andre Bryan in the small blind.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Bryan to win the pot and eliminate Bodnar in sixth place.

Andre Bryan  –  1,750,000  (29 bb)
Peter Bodnar  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,281)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,460,000 (24 bb), and the next player to be eliminated will receive $2,737.

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Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 486

Marc Schiller raised UTG+1 to 175,000, Pasquale Caiazza moved all in from the small blind for 705,000, and Schiller called with .

Caiazza turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Schiller won the pot with a flopped pair of tens to eliminate Caiazza in seventh place.

Marc Schiller  –  1,600,000  (27 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,904)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,215,000 (20 bb), and the next player to be eliminated will receive $2,281.

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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 486

Wilmer Diaz raised UTG+1 to 125,000, chipleader Pasquale Caiazza moved all in from the cutoff, and Diaz called all in for about 375,000 with .

Caiazza turned over , and Diaz needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Caiazza won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Diaz in eighth place.

Pasquale Caiazza  –  1,550,000  (31 bb)
Wilmer Diaz  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,527)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,040,000 (21 bb), and the next player to be eliminated will receive $1,904.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 486

Jonathan Marcu moved all in under the gun for 70,000, and Marc Schiller moved all in over the top from UTG+1 for about 700,000 with .

Marcu turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Schiller won the pot with two pair, aces and jacks, to eliminate Marcu in ninth place.

Marc Schiller  –  950,000  (24 bb)
Jonathan Marcu  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,151)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 910,000 (23 bb), and the next player to be eliminated will receive $1,527.

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 486

After the elimination of Christopher Young in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table, and play will continue tonight until they reach a winner.

Here are their updated chip counts, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Jonathan Marcu  –  165,000  (4 bb)
Seat 2.  Marc Schiller  –  935,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Andre Bryan  –  645,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Wilmer Diaz  –  500,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  Peter Bodnar  –  590,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Earl Gallegos  –  830,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Pasquale Caiazza  –  1,340,000  (34 bb)
Seat 8.  Evan Haw  –  1,200,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9.  Robinel Eugene  –  1,045,000  (26 bb)

1st:  $11,500 + LHPO Trophy + $3,500 WPT seat
2nd:  $8,060
3rd:  $5,182
4th:  $3,566
5th:  $2,737
6th:  $2,281
7th:  $1,904
8th:  $1,527
9th:  $1,151

And here is a list of the most recent eliminations:

10th:  Christopher Young  –  $951
11th:  Marcio Less Amorim  –  $951
12th:  Carlos Medina Chintan  –  $951
13th:  Ginold Rendel  –  $752
14th:  Lawrence Klur  –  $752
15th:  Lewis Campbell  –  $752
16th:  John Rembert  –  $635
17th:  James Pillon  –  $635
18th:  Juan Quiroz Castillo  –  $635
19th:  Manuel Jo  –  $535
20th:  Donald Kelly  –  $535

They will play down to a winner tonight, and we will be providing live updates here at SHRPO.com.

$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 486

The $150 Big Stack NLH event is down to the final three tables with 20 players remaining. As soon as they reach a final table, we will begin live updates as they play down to a winner tonight.

Here are the players who have finished in the money so far:

21st:  Juan Ferrer  –  $535
22nd:  Raymond Ruszkowski  –  $448
23rd:  Larry Sullivan  –  $448
24th:  Charles Fleury  –  $448
25th:  Anthony Suarez  –  $386
26th:  Zachary Vuong  –  $386
27th:  Haralambos Sideris Sansiviero  –  $386
28th:  Sagi Zommer  –  $335
29th:  Hamza Jaafar  –  $335
30th:  Steven Bennett  –  $335
31st:  Engelberth Varela Moreno  –  $335
32nd:  Evan Braunstein  –  $335
33rd:  Bernhard Schmidt  –  $335
34th:  Jonathan Shapiro  –  $335
35th:  Carlos Fernandez  –  $335
36th:  Matthew Lessor  –  $335
37th:  Stanley Grandon  –  $289
38th:  Justin Moreno  –  $289
39th:  David Martin  –  $289
40th:  Patrick Wallace  –  $289
41st:  Lawrence Powell  –  $289
42nd:  Thao Le  –  $289
43rd:  Alberto Palma  –  $289
44th:  Scott Efron  –  $289
45th:  Andras Szanto  –  $289
46th:  Cesar Fuentes  –  $245
47th:  Glen Canelstein  –  $245
48th:  David Casanueva  –  $245
49th:  Eric Polanco  –  $245
50th:  Sean Thomson  –  $245
51st:  Abelardo Hernandez Martinez  –  $245
52nd:  Joseph Ross  –  $245
53rd:  Oscar Gutierrez  –  $245
54th:  Paul Paez  –  $245
55th:  Laurenlee Cruz  –  $210
56th:  Ivan Poroslay  –  $210
57th:  Sebastian Kruse  –  $210
58th:  Jesse Hatfield  –  $210
59th:  Monish Rajasekaran  –  $210
60th:  Danielle Dilenge  –  $210
61st:  Frederico Dabus  –  $210