$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Day 1B Entries: 120

The dealer was calling a player back to the table as he still had some chips left after an all in scenario.

The final board read , Rayan Chamas held for the winner against his opponent’s .

Chamas scored the full double up while his opponent was left with 1,200.

Rayan Chamas – 92,000

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries: 115

The entry count was over 100 shortly after the kickoff of Day 1B and the tournament is on an easy path to the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Luke Brereton is back in action after taking a little break. The Florida transplant has nearly $1.4 million in career earnings including a SHR Hollywood $100K GTD Deep Stack win. His biggest cash game in 2016 when he binked a $276,632 payday for a WSOP Millionaire Maker fifth place finish.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Day 1B Entries: 111

On a flop of , Mario Hudson bets 1,100 from big blind and the cutoff called.

Both players checked the on the turn. The river brought the , Hudson checked and his opponent bet 1,000.

Hudson check raised to 2,500, his opponent called with for two pair but was no good against Hudson’s set of tens.

Mario Hudson – 39,000

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries: 58

Seminole Hard Rock Tournament Manager Jason Heidenthal made the player announcements then issues the shuffle up and deal order. Good luck to all players!

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The first day of the 2020 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship was a success with 423 entries. That leaves the field on 202 away from hitting the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and it should get there pretty early in the day.

Players will start with 40,000 stacks and the first two days of the Championship run 60-minute levels, increasing to 90 on Day 3 and 4. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm with unlimited re-entries options during that time.

Day 1B will come to an end after Level 10 and those with chips will advance to Day 2 tomorrow along with the 151 already holding a seat from Day 1A.

Cards go in the air at 11 am, stick around for the action and information.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes; Day 3 & 4 last 90 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 10 or Tournament Director discretion
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes; Day 3 & 4 last 90 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 10 or Tournament Director discretion
• Championship Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 19 – $250 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• LHPO $100,000 GTD Event 22 seat and Hard Rock AC stay added to 1st place
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-9 last 20 minutes; Levels 10+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 20 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 14
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 64 – $400 LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $2 Million GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 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
• Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 65 – $375 LHPO Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

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

6PM: Event 66 – $550 Satellite into Event 28 (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $5,000/$250K GTD LHPO Event 28
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  151 of 423

Flight A:  423 Entries; 151 Advanced
Flight B:  Saturday at 11 am
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 noon

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  151 of 423

Day 1A of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open comes to an end with 151 players remaining (from a field of 423), and the chipleader is Ryan Remington, who bagged up 475,000 (317 big blinds). He catapulted into the chip lead after winning a huge three-way pot in Level 9 against Ping Liu and Michael Newman.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, but here is a preview of the leaderboard:

1.  Ryan Remington  –  475,000  (317 bb)
2.  Alan Schein  –  345,000  (230 bb)
3.  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  323,500  (216 bb)
4.  Davian Santana  –  307,500  (205 bb)

Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am, with registration open until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. As always, you’ll be able to find updates right here at SHRPO.com.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  155 of 423

In the final minutes of the night, after a flop of , Ami Alibay checked the small blind, and Joel Gossett bet 3,000 from under the gun. Davian Santana called, and Alibay check-raised all in for about 28,000.

Gossett moved all in over the top for 98,900, and Santana snap-called with a much bigger stack.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Davian Santana:    (gutshot Royal Flush draw)
Joel Gossett:    (set of jacks)
Ami Alibay:    (two pair)

The turn card was the , giving Santana an ace-high straight, and if it had held, Santana would have taken over the chip lead.

But the river card paired the board with the , and Gossett won the pot with a full house, jacks full of tens, to double thru Santana and eliminate Alibay from Day 1A.

Joel Gossett  –  98,900
Davian Santana  –  307,500
Ami Alibay  –  Eliminated

Day 1A is about to come to an end, and players will be bagging and tagging their chips. Stay tuned for a leaderboard, followed by the full list of official chip counts later tonight.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  160 of 423

Ami Alibay moved all in from middle position for 12,800, and the player in the cutoff called with .

Alibay turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Alibay paired his deuce on the flop and his ace on the river to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Ami Alibay  –  28,600  (24 bb)

With about 150 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 105,800 (88 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level (about 11:15 pm), and Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am.