$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  413

The players return from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up eight players with at least 100K in chips, and three over 110K to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Alberto Sabogali  –  167,000  (167 bb)
2.  Suju Abraham  –  122,500  (123 bb)
3.  Greg Kolo  –  114,500  (115 bb)

Registration has closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field of 413. As soon as the official numbers are released, we will post them here in the updates.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries:  397

Event 19 reached Level 8 and time is running out to take part in this huge last preliminary tournament before the Championship. We have 394 entries so far and the prize pool is nearing $800,000.

After this level, players will take a 15-minute break and registration will close at 4:30 pm when they return.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  358

There’s just about one hour remaining for players to get down to the Grand Ballroom to jump in this big warmup before the Championship. The prize pool is already over $700,000 and it will keep building until we close registration.

A few more familiar friends showed up to play including Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger, Ryan Luker, Sam Panzica, and Josh Arieh fresh off winning his third and fourth WSOP bracelets.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  281

Four levels are gone and players were sent on their first break of the day. The prize pool climbed over $500,000 and $600K will fall next not long after they return.

Shannon Shorr is among those in the field today, his first game back after his turn at the GPI #1 (prior to Chance Kornuth) and also his turn as a new father.

Other notables include Alex Rocha, Kyle Rignola, Brian Altman, Loni Hui, and RRPO champ Duff Charette.

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  203

The prize pool doubled the guarantee over the first hour and now we’re just going to sit back and wait to see how big it gets. The triple is locked up and quads aren’t out of the question.

Like yesterday, we are seeing a lot of top players getting into the game early and not waiting for the max late reg slip. Chance Kornuth is back with us and something is different from when we saw him yesterday in the $1,100.

Overnight, Global Poker Index put him as the #1 ranked player in the world on the heels of two wins and a deep run during the Aria Stairway to Millions series. Kornuth closed out 2021 with his third WSOP bracelet and a 16th place finish out of 6,650 in the WSOP Main Event.

♣️🥇 Just a week after Shannon Shorr took #1 on the GPI Ranking, Chance Kornuth surpasses him and is our new #1. Congrats @ChancesCards!
📊 Full Ranking: https://t.co/CPKzVga4ML pic.twitter.com/OzPr08MiaC

— Global Poker Index (@gpi) January 20, 2022

$2,200 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Entries:  155

Our players put another $100K on top of the $200,000 guarantee after less than an hour of play. The question now is, can we quintuple the guarantee like the $100K yesterday?

We found two players in the field who had great runs in the opening tournament of the series. LHPO Event 1 drew a huge crowd for a massive prize pool and both Eric Siegel and Rachael Pampinella made Day 2. Pampinella finished 12th out of 4,960 for a $20,055 payout and Seigel went out in sixth place for $87,695.

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries:  116

Event 19 did not hit its $20,000 guarantee before the start of the day, nut it only took a few minutes after the start to get it there. We have 116 in the game early and the prize pool is over $230,000 with little effort and it’s going to get big.

Some top players are here in the first level including WPT legend Darren Elias and 2021 WPT Seminole Poker Showdown Championship final table member Ken “Teach” Aldridge.

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are less than 24 hours away from kicking off the 2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship and today we roll out the last preliminary event on the schedule; one last big tournament get your game set up.

Event 19 has a $2,200 buy-in with a lot of chips and a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool. We expect to see a ton of talent in today’s field, ready to get things going.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for this one-day tournament. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

It will be an exciting day in the Grand Ballroom as the big game nears.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 19 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 “One-and-Done” Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 WPT LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

12PM: $300 Big Stack NLH/PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet