2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 150
Prize Pool:  $50,250
January 13, 2022

Event 2 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry). A field of 150 entries took part, the fourth most in SHRP history for this event. The generated prize pool was $50,250, with $13,665 up top for the winner.

Emerging victorious outright was Jay Kerbel, who won this same event two months ago at the 2021 Rock N’ Roll Poker Open.

Beginning the final table with the chip lead, Kerbel maintained it for much of the way until action was three-handed. When it got to heads-up, Kerbel was slightly behind but went on a heater to end things in about 20 minutes, winning his second SHRP trophy.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 150

Heads-up play between Sam Sternfield and Jay Kerbel saw the table tilt in Kerbel’s favor. On the final hand, Sternfield committed his last 80,000-ish from the button and Kerbel called from the big blind.

Sternfield: 
Kerbel: 

The board ran out , giving Kerbel a queen-high straight to seal the deal, winning the $400 Omaha 8 event for the second consecutive series, collecting $13,665 for his efforts.

Sternfield finished runner-up for $8,695.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 150

Sam Sternfield  –  990,000  (16.5 big bets)
Jay Kerbel  –  810,000  (13.5 big bets)

1st:  $13,665 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,695

3rd:  Kevin M. Buck  –  $5,175
4th:  Leonard St. Germain  –  $3,140
5th:  Marc Levy  –  $2,440
6th:  Asi Elias  –  $2,015
7th:  Terry Davis  –  $1,760
8th:  Robert Poolos  –  $1,570
9th:  John Binns  –  $1,385

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 150

Kevin M. Buck raised to 60,000 from the button and Jay Kerbel called from the big blind.

The flop was and Kerbel checked. Buck bet, Kerbel check-raised, and Buck called all in for 55,000 total.

Buck: 
Kerbel:

Kerbel had the nut straight and had Buck drawing very thin.

The turn and river were no help to Buck, ending his run in third place.

Kevin M. Buck  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,175)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 150

Following the turn of an board, a short-stacked Leonard St. Germain was all in against Sam Sternfield.

St. Germain: 
Sternfield: 

Sternfield was ahead with a flush and needed to fade St. Germain’s low draw.

The river was the , no help to St. Germain, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Sam Sternfield  –  1,300,000  (26 big bets)
Leonard St. Germain  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,140)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 150

Marc Levy raised all in for 50,000 from the button and Jay Kerbel called from the big blind.

Levy: 
Kerbel: 

The board ran out , giving Kerbel a set of sevens on the turn to eliminate Levy in fifth place.

Jay Kerbel  –  700,000  (14 big bets)
Marc Levy  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,440)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 150

Jay Kerbel  –  618,000  (12 big bets)
Sam Sternfield  –  467,000  (9 big bets)
Leonard St. Germain  –  340,000  (7 big bets)
Marc Levy  –  232,000  (5 big bets)
Kevin Buck  –  143,000  (3 big bets)

1st:  $13,665 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,695
3rd:  $5,175
4th:  $3,140
5th:  $2,440

6th:  Asi Elias  –  $2,015
7th:  Terry Davis  –  $1,760
8th:  Robert Poolos  –  $1,570
9th:  John Binns  –  $1,385

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 150

Leonard St. Germain limped from the cutoff, Asi Elias raised all in for 35,000 from the button, Kevin Buck called from the small blind, Marc Levy called from the big blind and St. Germain called.

The flop came and action checked to St. Germain who bet, chasing out both Buck and Levy.

St. Germain tabled for a set of sevens with a 7-6-5-3-A low, leading Elias’ for a pair of aces with an 8-7-4-3-A low.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Elias, ending his run in sixth place.

Leonard St. Germain  –  430,000  (11 big bets)
Asi Elias  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,015)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 150

Sam Sternfield raised from the hijack,  Leonard St. Germain called from the button and Terry Davis three-bet to 60,000 from the big blind. Both Sternfield and St. Germain called.

The flop was , Davis bet his remaining 10,000, Sternfield folded and St. Germain called with for jacks full of tens.

Davis was drawing dead with , rendering the turn and river runout moot, despite giving him an ace-high flush.

Leonard St. Germain  –  385,000  (10 big bets)
Terry Davis  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,760)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 150

John Binns raised to 24,000 from under the gun, Marc Levy called from the cutoff and Sam Sternfield three-bet to 36,000 from the button. Binns four-bet to 48,000 and both Levy and Sternfield called.

The flop was , Binns bet his remaining 5,000 and was called by both Levy and Sternfield.

The turn was the , Levy bet 24,000 and Sternfield called.

The river was the and both checked.

Binns:  (second-best low)
Levy:  (nut low)
Sternfield:  (second-best low, pair of fours)

Levy had the nut low with ace-deuce, while Sternfield’s four was good for the high with nines and fours. Binns’ flopped flush draw missed, while his second-best low was no good either, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Marc Levy  –  390,000  (16 big bets)
Sam Sternfield  –  360,000  (15 big bets)
John Binns  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,385)