$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
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Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 843

Brian Altman folded his button and John Dollinger moved all in from the small blind. Chanracy Khun checked his cards in the big and called at risk for 1,250,000.

Khun:
Dollinger:

Khun was ahead and moved further out front on the flop. The turn was safe and Khun had his double up after the river.

Chanracy Khun – 2,650,000 (18 bb)
John Dollinger – 15,700,000 (105 bb)

$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 35

Timothy Banks raised from the button to 25,000, and David Prociak called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Prociak bet 25,000, and Banks called.

The river card was the , Prociak bet 25,000, and Banks called with for a queen-high flush draw. Prociak mucked, and Banks won the pot.

Seat 1.  Melisa Singh  –  90,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  David Prociak  –  215,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Timothy Banks  –  395,000  (49 bb)

A short while later, Timothy Banks limped from the button for 8,000, Melisa Singh pot-raised from the small blind to 32,000, and Banks called.

The flop came , Singh moved all in, and Banks called.

Timothy Banks:    (pair of sevens, straight draw)
Melisa Singh:    (pair of aces, pair of queens)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Singh won the pot with her pocket aces to double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Melisa Singh  –  181,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  David Prociak  –  205,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Timothy Banks  –  314,000  (39 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 233,000 (29 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $11,675.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 843

The blinds are up to 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 big blind ante and the average stack is 11,250,000 (75 bb).

Seat 1: John Dollinger – 16,950,000 (113 bb)
Seat 2: Chanracy Khun – 1,400,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3: Brian Altman – 15,375,000 (103 bb)

1st: $482,636*
2nd: $311,751
3rd: $230,086
* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 843

John Dollinger opened to 300,000 from under the gun, Brian Altman called in the small blind and Nadya Magnus moved all in for 2,450,000 from the big. Dollinger immediately threw out a time extension chip to give himself a minute to think it through. He eventually folded and Altman quickly called.

Altman:
Mangus:

Mangus was in a lot of trouble with her weaker ace and the run out could not save her tournament, sending her out in fourth place.

Brian Altman – 16,175,000 (108 bb)
Nadya Magnus – Eliminated in 4th Place ($171,642)

$2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/6,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 35

With the blinds still at 3K-6K, David Prociak raised from the button to 12,000, and Timothy Banks called from the small blind.

The flop came , Banks checked, Prociak bet 10,000, and Banks called. The turn card was the , Banks bet 30,000, and Prociak called.

The river card was the , Banks checked, Prociak bet 35,000, and Banks folded. Prociak took the pot.

Seat 1.  Melisa Singh  –  235,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2.  David Prociak  –  382,000  (64 bb)
Seat 3.  Timothy Banks  –  83,000  (14 bb)

A few minutes later, with the board showing on the turn and 48K in the pot, David Prociak bet 25,000 from the small blind. Timothy Banks called from the big blind, leaving himself just 40K behind, and Melisa Singh tanked for a while before she folded.

The river card was the , and both players checked.

David Prociak:  
Timothy Banks:  

Prociak won the pot with a set of threes, and Banks dropped to just 40K in chips.

Seat 1.  Melisa Singh  –  237,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  David Prociak  –  336,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.  Timothy Banks  –  40,000  (7 bb)

Timothy Banks bounced back a bit before raising from the button to 21,000, and Melisa Singh called from the small blind.

The flop came , Singh moved all in, and Banks said, “Snap,” as he snap-called all in for 46,000 with a full house.

Melisa Singh:  
Timothy Banks:  

The turn card was the , the river was the , and Banks won the pot with his full house to double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Melisa Singh  –  172,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  David Prociak  –  395,000  (66 bb)
Seat 3.  Timothy Banks  –  140,000  (23 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 233,000 (29 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $11,675.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 843

Action folded to Brian Altman in the small blind and he announced all in. Nadeem Hirani was in the big and called at risk for 2,200,000.

Altman:
Hirani:

Hirani was ahead for the double up but Altman moved ahead when he paired his ten on the flop. The turn left Hirani with six outs to stay alive but he blanked the river to exit in fifth place.

Brian Altman – 13,825,000 (111 bb)
Nadeem Hirani – Eliminated in 5th Place ($129,438)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 619

The last multi-flight tournament on the schedule is down to its final day. Event 27 had a $150 buy-in with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool that was easily covered.

It drew 619 entries and 67 players return for Day 2 this afternoon at 5 pm in the Poker Room. Elliot Goldman leads the return with 459,000 with Andre Bryan, Jose Parra, Jose Rivero, and David Coughlin rounding out the top five.

We will pick up the coverage later this evening after the WPT LHPO Championship final table is complete.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Elliot Goldman – 459,000 (115 bb)
2. Andre Bryan – 437,000 (109 bb)
3. Jose Parra – 353,000 (88 bb)
4. Jose Rivero – 286,000 (72 bb)
5. David Coughlin – 270,000 (68 bb)
6. Tommy Tran – 257,000 (64 bb)
7. Matthew Zarcadoolas – 242,000 (61 bb)
T8. Ion Godoroja – 240,000 (60 bb)
T8. Charles Odenz – 240,000 (60 bb)
T8. Rodrigo De Barros Semeghini – 240,000 (60 bb)
T8. Leon Toledo – 240,000 (60 bb)

Day 2 Chips | Day 2 Seats | Payouts

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 843

The five remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break after John Dollinger took the lead away from Brian Altman. Blinds are up to 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 and the average stack is 6,750,000 (54 bb).

Seat 1: John Dollinger – 13,775,000 (110 bb)
Seat 2: Chanracy Khun – 2,300,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Brian Altman – 11,425,000 (91 bb)
Seat 4: Nadeem Hirani – 2,325,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Nadya Magnus – 3,900,000 (31 bb)

1st: $482,636*
2nd: $311,751
3rd: $230,086
4th: $171,642
5th: $129,438
* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions.

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 843

Brian Altman opened the action to 250,000 from cutofff and Nadeem Hirani three-bet shoved for 925,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Altman called.

Hirani:
Altman:

Hiranai was ahead but needed to fade the over cards to double. He moved further ahead when he flopped a set of deuces on the board. Altman picked up and open-ended straight draw on the turn but the river was good for Hirani’s double.

Nadeem Hirani – 2,100,000 (28 bb)
Brian Altman – 12,075,000 (121 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 843

John Dollinger opened to 275,000 from under the gun and Peter Walsworth called in the big blind. The flop came , Walsworth checked, and Dollinger bet 175,000. Walsworth thought for a while, used two time extension chips, and moved all in for 725,000. Dollinger called and Walsworth was at risk.

Dollinger:
Walsworth:

Dollinger was ahead with two pair nines and deuces and Walsworth needed to catch the turn or river. The turn gave Walsworth some wheel outs but the river sent him out in sixth place.

John Dollinger – 10,700,000 (143 bb)
Peter Walsworth – Eliminated in 6th Place ($98,686)