2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  392
Prize Pool:  $205,800
January 18, 2022

Event 14 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 392 entries produced a prize pool of $205,800, more than quadrupling the guarantee. Emerging victorious was Nicholas Verderamo, winning the tournament outright for $38,600.

For Verderamo it’s another score to add to the recent hot streak that he has been on.

“I flew in this morning after chopping a big tournament in Maryland last night, but I gave up the trophy in that deal,” Verderamo said afterward. “So I’m pretty happy with how things went today. This was a great tournament. Six-max is so much fun to play and obviously, I’m happy with the result. ”

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 392

Nicholas Verderamo raised all in on the button with a covering stack and Sandy Sanchez called all in from the big blind for about 1,200,000 with , leading Verderamo’s .

The board ran out , giving Verderamo a queen-high straight to win Event 14 outright for $38,600.

Sandy Sanchez finished runner-up for $26,925.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 392

Nicholas Verderamo raised to 200,000 on the button, Aaron Thivyanathan three-bet all in from the big blind for about 2,500,000 and Verderamo called instantly with , leading Thivyanathan’s .

The board ran out , not enough help to Thivyanathan, ending his tournament in third place.

Nicholas Verderamo  –  6,425,000  (64 bb)
Sandy Sanchez  –  1,425,000  (14 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($19,055)

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 392

Nicholas Verderamo raised to 175,000 from the button and Aaron Thivyanathan called from the big blind.

The flop was and Thivyanathan checked to Verderamo who continued for 125,000. Thivyanatahan check-raised to 400,000, Verderamo called and the turn was the . Thivyanathan shoved for effectively 1,200,000 and Verderamo called all in.

Verderamo: 
Thivyanathan: 

Verderamo was ahead with a pair of kings against Thivyanathan’s pair of fives and straight draw.

The river was the , safe for Verderamo to double up.

Nicholas Verderamo  –   3,625,000  (48 bb)
Aarron Thivyanathan  –  1,925,000  (26 bb)

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 392

Sandy Sanchez raised to 150,000 from the button, Aaron Thivyanathan three-bet all in for 1,875,000 from the small blind, Nicholas Verderamo four-bet all in from the big blind for about 3,100,000 and Sanchez folded.

Thivyanathan: 
Verderamo: 

The board ran out , safe for Thivyanathan to double up.

Aaron Thivyanathan  –  3,975,000  (53 bb)
Nicholas Verderamo  –  1,200,000  (16 bb)

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 392

Seat 1:  Sandy Sanchez  –  3,000,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  2,000,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  2,840,000  (47 bb)

1st:  $38,600 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,925
3rd:  $19,055

Recent Eliminations
4th:  Jacob Fortinsky  –  $13,705
5th:  Ankit Ahuja  –  $10,020
6th:  Robert Stewart  –  $7,445
7th:  Jeremy Becker  –  $5,625

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 392

Seat 1:  Sandy Sanchez  –  760,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2:  Jeremy Becker  –  455,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:  Ankit Ahuja  –  685,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  525,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  2,665,000  (107 bb)
Seat 6:  Robert Stewart  –  2,085,000  (83 bb)
Seat 7:  Jacob Fortinsky  –  670,000  (27 bb)

1st:  $38,600 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,925
3rd:  $19,055
4th:  $13,705
5th:  $10,020
6th:  $7,445
7th:  $5,625

Recent Eliminations
8th:  David Jackson  $5,625
9th:  Adam Travis  –  $4,325
10th:  Chris Mull  –  $4,325
11th:  Fred Goldberg  –  $3,385
12th:  Andrew Brinkley  –  $3,385
13th:  Jason Brumbach  –  $2,695
14th:  David Hanna  –  $2,695
15th:  Gregry Spinder  –  $2,185
16th:  Arlon Berdos  –  $2,185
17th:  Yves Tremblay  –  $1,805
18th:  John Ripnick  –  $1,805

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 392

Table 1
Seat 1:  Jacob Fortinsky  –  350,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2:  Adam Travis  –  185,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3:  Jeremy Becker  –  610,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4:  Arlon Berdos  –  540,000  (36 bb)
Seat 5:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  360,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6:  David Jackson  –  450,000  (30 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1:  Jason Brumbach  –  410,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2:  Chris Mull  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert Stewart  –  860,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4:  John Ripnick  –  230,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5:  Gregory Spinder  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6:  Sandy Sanchez  –  210,000  (14 bb)

Table 9
Seat 1:  Andrew Brinkley  –  550,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2:  Nicholas Verderamo  –  815,000  (54 bb)
Seat 3:  Yves Tremblay  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4:  David Hanna  –  490,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:  Ankit Ahuja  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6:  Fred Goldberg  –  360,000  (24 bb)

1st:  $38,600 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $26,925
3rd:  $19,055
4th:  $13,705
5th:  $10,020
6th:  $7,445
7th-8th:  $5,625
9th-10th:  $4,325
11th-12th:  $3,385
13th-14th:  $2,695
15th-16th:  $2,185
17th-18th:  $1,805

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 392

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 400K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Fred Goldberg  –  450,000  (90 bb)
2.  Jeremy Becker  –  445,000  (89 bb)
3.  Adam Travis  –  427,000  (85 bb)

With 43 players remaining from a field of 392, the average chip stack is about 182,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $920 each.

$600 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  66 of 392

In the sixth hand of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, the player in the small blind got it all in for 14,500 with , but he was dominated by the of David Jackson, who was under the gun.

The board came , and the small blind turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket nines held up for Jackson to win the pot, eliminating his opponent to burst the Money Bubble.

David Jackson  –  245,000  (98 bb)

With 66 players remaining from a field of 392, the average chip stack is about 119,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $785 each.