High Roller: Picking Up the High Roller with 19 Players Left

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 93

Final Three Tables

Now that the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship has bagged up with 16 players remaining, our focus turns to the $25,500 High Roller, which has 19 players remaining at the final three tables.

They will be playing down to the final nine players tonight, and the final 13 will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,430 each.

High Roller: Prize Pool and Payouts with $643,180 to the High Roller Champion

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 28
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee
Entries:  93
Prize Pool:  $2,297,100
January 24-25, 2022

Registration has closed for the $25,500 High Roller, and with 93 entries, the prizepool is worth $2,297,100 — more than doubling the guarantee.

The final 13 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,430 each, and first prize is worth $643,180.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $643,180
2nd:  $470,905
3rd:  $291,730
4th:  $202,145
5th:  $130,935
6th:  $98,775
7th:  $80,400
8th:  $68,915
9th:  $66,615
10th:  $64,320
11th:  $62,025
12th:  $59,725
13th:  $57,430

High Roller: Dinner Break Until 8:00 pm

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Entries:  83

Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

The players in the $25,500 High Roller are on their 90-minute dinner break, with action scheduled to resume around 8:00 pm EST.

There are 83 entries so far, and registration remains until the end of the dinner break. When the official numbers are released, we will post them here in the updates.

During the dinner break, one of the largest stacks belongs to Joseph Cheong, who has 469,000  (94 big blinds), while local favorite Caleb Piderit, who won his entry in a satellite, is sitting strong with 305,000 (61 big blinds).

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

Caleb Piderit
Caleb Piderit

High Roller: More Arrivals

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 8:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Entries:  74

Yuval Bronshtein

The High Roller field is up to 74 entries to put the current prize pool at $1,827,800. Registration is open for a little less than two hours and we will lock it down.

Recent arrivals include Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger, James Calderaro, and non-hold’em expert (and four-time Hollywood champ) Yuval Bronshtein playing some straight NLH this afternoon. He’s holding his own, playing well, and looks like an early leader with 345,000.

Andrew Lichtenberger

Championship: Recent Arrivals

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries:  56

Erik Seidel

The High Roller field is up to 56 entries for a prize pool worth $1,383,200 at the moment. The guarantee is far in the rearview mirror as we keep adding players to the field.

Recent arrivals including Jerry Wong, Nick Schulman, and high roller legend Erik Seidel.

Jerry Wong
Nick Schulman

High Roller: Quick to the Guarantee

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 2:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  42

Brock Wilson

In a bit of a twist, we have a big crowd in the room early for a High Roller. The notorious late reg gang turned out in force to quickly push the High Roller prize pool over the $1,000,000 guarantee with more expected.

Recent additions include Brock Wilson, Joseph Cheong, Noah Schwartz, Joe McKeehen, Brian Altman, and defending champ from RRPO Ali Imsirovic.

Ali Imsirovic
Joseph Cheong
Noah Schwartz

High Roller: They Are Underway

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  16

Chance Kornuth (left) and Darren Elias (right)

Cards are in the air for Day 1 of the LHPO High Roller with 16 players at the start a more expected throughout the day with seven hours of late reg.

The early group includes Chance Kornuth, Darren Elias, Jonathan Jaffe, Caleb Piderit, Michael Wang, and Brian Hastings.

Caleb Piderit
Jonathan Jaffe

High Roller: Going Big

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

We are rolling out the big game this afternoon with the LHPO High Roller at noon. The tournament has a $25,500 buy-in with a $1,000,000 guarantee and a two-day structure with plenty of play.

Players start with 100,000 stacks and all levels last 40 minutes until they reach the final table, then increasing to 60 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7 pm following the dinner break.

Day 1 will come to an end when they reach the nine-handed final table and those players will return tomorrow to play it out.

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final Table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 27 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 27 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

12PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final Table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when nine players remain
  • High Roller Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 24 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 29 – $600 Six-Max Double Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 29 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 30 Flight A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 6% of the field remains
  • Event 30 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

10AM: $200 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two packages guaranteed; includes seat in any LHPO $600 LHPO event plus $1,100 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (12:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2PM: $550 Event 31 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 31
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $550 Event 31 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 31
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $300 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $550 Event 31 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 31
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule