2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  281
Prize Pool:  $94,135
January 18, 2022

Event 13 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry). A field of 281 entries generated a prize pool of $94,135, and the final table saw a familiar face emerge victoriously.

Marc Levy was the chip leader with five players remaining and a deal was reached, making Levy the official winner for $12,814.

“I won the Seniors event a few years ago,” said Levy afterward, “So it’s pretty nice to win it again.”

Levy’s first SHRP major series victory was at the 2013 Rock ‘N’ Roll series, winning a $300 NLH event for $8,000. He followed that with the aforementioned Seniors event victory at the 2016 SHRPO series, earning $14,048. His third came later that year at the 2016 Rock ‘N’ Roll series, winning a $570 NLH event for $49,910.

*denotes five-handed deal

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 281

Following the elimination of Santana Noronha in sixth place, the remaining five players looked at the numbers and agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Marc Levy  –  1,565,000  (26 bb)
Paul Leckey  –  1,290,000  (22 bb)
Tom Starkey  –  1,285,000  (21 bb)
Blair Miller  –  890,000  (15 bb)
Mitchell Mantin  –  590,000  (10 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Marc Levy  –  $12,814
Paul Leckey  –  $11,840
Tom Starkey  –  $11,820
Blair Miller  –  $10,099
Mitchell Mantin  –  $8,472

As the chip leader, Marc Levy is the official winner of Event 13 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 281

Tom Starkey limped from the small blind and Santana Noronha checked in the big blind.

The flop was , Starkey bet 60,000, Noronha raised all in for 285,000 and Starkey thought for a few moments before he called.

Starkey: 
Noronha: 

Both had a pair of tens, but Starkey had the better kicker.

The turn and river completed the board, giving both tens and nines. However, Starkey’s seven kicker played, ending Noronha’s tournament in sixth place.

Tom Starkey  –  1,300,000  (22 bb)
Santana Noronha  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,750)

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 281

Gary Herstein raised from the button to 200,000 (leaving himself just 10K behind), and Tom Starkey called from the small blind.

The flop came , Starkey moved all in, and Herstein called all in for 10,000 with for ace high.

But Starkey turned over for ace high with a lower kicker, and Herstein was actually a big favorite to double up.

The turn card was the , and the river card was — the .

Starkey spiked a nine on the river to win the pot with a pair of nines, eliminating Herstein in seventh place.

Tom Starkey  –  1,130,000  (38 bb)
Gary Herstein  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,150)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 935,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,750 each.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 281

The next hand after the elimination of John Maness in ninth place, Paul Leckey raised from the cutoff to 80,000, Sumner Camisa moved all in from the big blind for 415,000, and Leckey called with .

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

The board came — Leckey flopped a set of nines to Camisa’s club flush draw, but Camisa improved no further. Leckey won the pot with his set of nines to eliminate Camisa in eighth place.

Paul Leckey  –  1,770,000  (59 bb)
Sumner Camisa  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,615)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 805,000 (27 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,150 each.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 281

John Maness moved all in under the gun for 250,000, and Paul Leckey called from the button with .

Maness turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came , and Leckey won the pot with two pair, aces and sevens, to eliminate Maness in ninth place.

Paul Leckey  –  1,280,000  (43 bb)
John Maness  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,085)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 705,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,615 each.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 281

The final nine players have redrawn for random seats at the final table, and here are their updated seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1.  Blair Miller  –  335,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Leckey  –  1,025,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Gary Herstein  –  285,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Tom Starkey  –  955,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5.  John Maness  –  250,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6.  Sumner Camisa  –  455,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Santana Noronha  –  235,000  (8 bb)
Seat 8.  Marc Levy  –  1,055,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  Mitchell Mantin  –  1,070,000  (36 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $20,830 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $14,365
3rd:  $9,465
4th:  $5,860
5th:  $4,525
6th:  $3,750
7th:  $3,150
8th:  $2,615
9th:  $2,085

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 281

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up six players with at least 130K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Paul Leckey  –  219,500  (88 bb)
2.  Chad Moore  –  184,500  (74 bb)
3.  Gary Herstein  –  148,500  (59 bb)
4.  John Maness  –  139,000  (56 bb)
5.  Alton Mendleson  –  138,500  (55 bb)
6.  Tom Starkey  –  135,000  (54 bb)

Shortly after they returned from dinner, Alton Mendleson (fifth in chips at the break) raised from the button to 7,500, the big blind reraised to 19,500, and Mendleson called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , the big blind bet 25,000, and Mendleson called.

The river card was the , and they both checked. Mendleson showed to win the pot with two pair, kings and jacks.

Alton Mendleson  –  182,000  (73 bb)

With 78 players remaining from a field of 281, the average chip stack is about 72,000 (29 big blinds). The final 36 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $655 each.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  281
Prize Pool:  $94,135
January 18, 2022

Registration closed for the 2022 LHPO Seniors Event with 281 entries in the field to create a prize pool worth $94,135. The second biggest Seniors Event turnout and we’re happy to host such a great tournament.

The last 36 players will make the money with $655 for a min-cash and $20,830 plus the LHPO trophy for our Seniors Event champ.

1st: $20,830 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $14,365
3rd: $9,465
4th: $5,860
5th: $4,525
6th: $3,750
7th: $3,150
8th: $2,615
9th-10th: $2,085
11th-12th: $1,760
13th-15th: $1,500
16th-18th: $1,250
19th-21st: $1,025
22nd-24th: $825
25th-27th: $730
28th-36th: $655

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  175

Registration closed for the 2022 LHPO Seniors Event with a huge turnout of 281 entries. They nearly created a prize pool worth $100,000 and it was good enough for the second biggest Seniors Event we’ve ever hosted.

2021 Showdown – 386 entries
2022 LHPO – 281 entries
2021 SHRPO – 227 entries
2017 WSOPC – 226 entries
2021 LHPO – 221 entries

Tournament staff are crunching the numbers and we will post the payout information as soon as it is available.