$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  1,500/3,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 64 of 102

The numbers are in and the H.O.R.S.E. officially drew 102 players to create a prize pool worth $34,170. The last 13 spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $823 while the winner will walk away with $9,570 and the LHPO trophy.

2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 102
Prize Pool:  $34,170
January 15, 2021

1st: $9,570 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $6,380
3rd: $4,331
4th: $3,048
5th: $2,228
6th: $1,694
7th-8th: $1,225
9th-10th: $957
11th-12th: $866
13th: $823

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 9:  1,000/2,000 Limits
Players: 102

Registration closed on the LHPO H.O.R.S.E. and it was another great turnout. The freeze-out tournament drew 102 entries to tie for the second biggest H.O.R.S.E. in SHRP history only behind the 128 from the 2011 Poker Showdown.

2011 Poker Showdown (April) – 128 entries
2021 LHPO (January) – 102 entries
2013 SHRPO (August) – 102 entries
2018 SHRPO (August) – 99 entries
2018 RRPO (November) – 98 entries

We will post the prize pool and payout information as soon as it is available.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 192 of 532

The field is shrinking and stacks are growing. SHRP regular Peter Walsworth looks like he has one of the biggest stacks in the room with 180,000. He is looking for his fourth major Hollywood trophy and coming off a third-place finish in the Tampa Winter Poker Open Main Event.

Three-time WSOP Circuit winner Ryan Van Sanford is nearby and he’s over 100,000 as well. Two tough players with chips.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 532 (Total: 1,377)

The second break came to an end which means registration closed on the third of six flights of Event 1. Flight C drew 532 entries to push the combined total up to 1,377 with the next chance to enter starting at 6 pm.

The Event 1 prize pool sits at $722,925 and only 528 entries away from a $1,000,000 prize pool.

Flight C will continue playing into the early evening until only 67 players remain to advance to Day 2 on Sunday.

Chip counts through Flight B

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 4:  300/600 Limits
Players: 81

The H.O.R.S.E. field was sent on the first break of the day and we have another great turnout. Following in the footsteps of yesterday’s Limit Omaha 8 tournament, Event 3 has already surpassed the count from last year even with the Freeze-Out format.

Yuval Bronshtein is back after winning the Event 2 trophy and trying to go two-for-two in two days. Nick Pupillo has plenty of success in his career, including three WSOP Circuit rings and two HPT titles, but still looking for his first non-NLH win. Pupillo bagged a top 20 stack yesterday for Event 1 so he’s taking a shot for a H.O.R.S.E. trophy today.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries: 514 (Total: 1,359)

Soon after the first staggered break, Flight C hit the magic mark of 400 unique players which meant the field is now limited to those using their single re-entry option. The field moved over 500 entries during that time to push the prize pool over $700K with an easy path to $1,000,000.

James Calderaro is one of those getting here in time to join Flight C. The WSOP PLO High Roller bracelet winner always keeps things light at his table and they are having  a good time on a Friday afternoon.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 1:  50/100 Limits

The first weekend of the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open has plenty of action for those who prefer something other than No Limit Hold’em. Today we have the return of the popular H.O.R.S.E. tournament which will test player’s skills across five different games.

The mix will run through Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha 8, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, and Seven-Card Stud 8 switching it up every eight hands.

H.O.R.S.E. players will start with 12,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes in this one-day trophy event. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm but the Freeze-Out format means they have only one shot at the crown.

Action gets underway at noon and we will follow them along until we hand out our second trophy of the series.

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries: 395 (Total: 1,240)

Flight C is close to hitting 400 entries combined and the room is filling as more players join. The field might hit the 400 unique player cap before registration closes at 2:30 pm and we will keep an eye on the count.

We have a lot of old friends back in the Seminole Ballroom including Fred White, Sam Panzica, Nick Rawls, the Massey Brothers (Aaron and Ralph), Sheddy Siddiqui, and WSOP Big 50 bracelet winner Femi Fashakin.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry Per Flight)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight C Entries: 310 (Total: 1,155)

Flight C crossed over 300 entries before Level 2 came to an end and the Event 1 prize pool is now over $600,000. Double the $300,000 guarantee with a lot of time to spin it up.

That’s a great number for the first major series in a year.

Chris Nomikos is among those in early action and looking to continue a hot streak. He finished up his 2020 run with two huge scores in the Poker Room. The first was a third-place finish in the $1,100 November Holiday Special for $36K and Nomikos followed that up with a win in the $1,100 December Big Slick for another $30K payday.