$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 252 of 1,404
Robert Mizrachi opened to 9,000 from middle position, Jason Young called from the hijack, and Scott Swatscheno moved all in for 54,000 from the cutoff. Mizrachi folded, Young asked for a count and called when he heard the number.
Swatscheno: Young:
It was a race and Swatscheno faded the run out to double through the defending champ.
Scott Swatscheno – 127,000 (32 bb) Jason Young – 132,000 (33 bb)
Day 2 of the WPTDeepstacks Hollywood event isn’t the only game in town, we also have two new tournaments on the schedule running today. The first is Event 6, a $400 buy-in Deep Stacks NLH game with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and one-day structure starting at noon.
Players will sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and the tournament will run 30-minute levels from start to finish. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm with unlimited re-entries available during that time. Tournament staff will send them on dinner break at 6 pm and players will return to play down to a champion.
We will be concentrating most of our efforts on the WPTDeepStacks tournament but will hit the highlights along the way until that tournament is complete.
$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 20,000 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
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 273 of 1,404
After three starting flights of the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood event, it’s time to bring the survivors back for Day 2 at noon in the Seminole Ballroom to begin playing down. The tournament drew 1,404 entries, 273 still have chips after 15 levels, and they all have eyes on the $225,717 top prize.
Howard Mash held the chip lead after the first two flights but Steve Wilkie cruised past him in the third. His 615,000 is best to start Day 2 with Gil Nagar, Alexander Salcedo, Mash, and Paul Grigsby rounding out the top five.
The last 176 players will make the money and the bubble should burst before the first break. Their day will continue into the evening and they will halt play once they reach the final table nine. Those nine players will return tomorrow to play it out for the WPTDeepStacks title at 2 pm on the WPT live-stream stage.
Cards go back in the air at noon and we will have all the action.
2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 5 $400 Big O (Re-Entry) Entries: 87 Prize Pool: $29,580 January 11, 2020
Edwards Muñiz came to Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood for the weekend to play the $1,100 WPTDeepStacks event, and on Friday night he bagged up the Day 1B chip lead with 412,000 in chips.
That left Muñiz with a day off on Saturday, and there was only one other trophy event running that day — $400 Big O, a five-card version of PLO-8.
There was only one problem for Muñiz, who is a self-proclaimed hold’em player. “I’ve literally never played Big O before.”
“I’ve played dealer’s choice at home games with friends where Omaha would come up,” said Muñiz, “but I’ve never played an Omaha tournament, and I’ve never played an Omaha cash game.”
But beginner’s luck worked in Muñiz’s favor today, and he wound up with a massive chip lead when the final three players made a deal to end the tournament. As chipleader, Muñiz was declared the winner, receiving the title and the trophy.
“I can’t believe I hit that miracle three on the river,” said Muñiz. “I have no idea how I won, but I will take it.”
Muñiz will be back tomorrow at 12:00 noon for Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks event, where he will start the day 10th in chips. Will playing a full day of Big O have any effect on Muñiz’s hold’em game?
“I’m sure my brain is a little bit scrambled,” said Muñiz. “I hope I can get some rest and be prepared for tomorrow. I’m going to have to reset my brain altogether.”
Final Results:
1st: William Edwards Muñiz – $8,725 + LHPO Trophy* 2nd: Harry Eisenberg – $5,815* 3rd: Miami John Cernuto – $3,940* 4th: Claudangelo Beaudouin – $2,775 5th: Gabriel Ramos – $2,025 6th: Barak Zaken – $1,540 7th: Bobbi Smith – $1,220 8th: Kevin Love – $1,010 9th: Stephen Allen – $870 10th: Joseph Treffiletti – $870 11th: Barry Levy – $790
$400 Big O (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 22: 10,000/15,000 Players Remaining: 1 of 87
After the elimination of Claudangelo Beaudouin in fourth place, the final three players quickly agreed to an ICM deal to chop up the remaining prizepool. These were the official chip counts:
Edwards Muñiz – 639,000 (43 bb) Harry Eisenberg – 235,000 (16 bb) Miami John Cernuto – 169,000 (11 bb)
As chipleader, Muñiz was declared the winner, receiving the trophy and the title.
Stay tuned for a recap, which will be posted later tonight.
1st: William Edwards Muñiz – $8,725 + LHPO Trophy* 2nd: Harry Eisenberg – $5,815* 3rd: Miami John Cernuto – $3,940* 4th: Claudangelo Beaudouin – $2,775 5th: Gabriel Ramos – $2,025 6th: Barak Zaken – $1,540 7th: Bobbi Smith – $1,220 8th: Kevin Love – $1,010 9th: Stephen Allen – $870 10th: Joseph Treffiletti – $870 11th: Barry Levy – $790
$400 Big O (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 22: 10,000/15,000 Players Remaining: 4 of 87
The Big O final table is down to the final four players. Here are the most recent eliminations:
5th: Gabriel Ramos – $2,025 6th: Barak Zaken – $1,540 7th: Bobbi Smith – $1,220
Miami John Cernuto was down to less than 3 big blinds, but just tripled up when there were no qualifying lows, and he scooped the pot with two pair, aces and tens, with a king kicker.
Miami John Cernuto – 129,000 (9 bb)
A break is coming up soon, and we will post official chip counts and cover the action the rest of the way.