2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 5
$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries: 161
Prize Pool:  $53,935
January 15, 2022

Event 5 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Big O (Re-Entry). The field of 161 entries and prize pool of $53,935 marked the biggest for a Big O event during an SHRP major series.

Winning the tournament outright was Jamicheal Harris, earning $13,775 for his showing. Harris defeated Long Nguyen heads up, denying Nguyen’s bid for a victory in a third straight series.

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  1 of 161

Heads-up play between Jamicheal Harris and Long Nguyen saw the table tilt in Harris’ direction, as he increased his chip lead from the onset.

On the final hand, Nguyen limped from the button, Harris raised the pot and Nguyen called all in for about 150,000.

Nguyen: 
Harris: 

The board ran out , giving Harris a set of aces and a live seven to scoop the pot and win Event 5 outright for $13,775.

Long Nguyen finished runner-up for $9,025.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 161

Jamicheal Harris  –  1,425,000  (29 bb)
Long Nguyen  –  990,000  (20 bb)

1st:  $13,775
2nd:  $9,025

3rd:  Michael Yehudai  –  $5,535
4th:  Cory Zeidman  –  $3,570
5th:  Joe Brown  –  $2,600
6th:  John Binns  –  $2,195
7th:  Kenneth Po  –  $1,905
8th:  Darin Utley  –  $1,620

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 161

Long Nguyen limped from the small blind, Michael Yehudai raised to 150,000 from the big blind, Nguyen reraised and Yehudai called all in for about 250,000 total.

Nguyen: 
Yehudai: 

The board came down , giving Nguyen fours full of kings to eliminate Yehudai in third place.

Michael Yehudai  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,535)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 161

Seat 1:  Michael Yehudai  –  400,000  (8 bb)
Seat 2:  Jamicheal Harris  –  1,050,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3:  Long Nguyen  –  965,000  (19 bb)

1st:  $13,775
2nd:  $9,025
3rd:  $5,535

4th:  Cory Zeidman  –  $3,570
5th:  Joe Brown  –  $2,600
6th:  John Binns  –  $2,195
7th:  Kenneth Po  –  $1,905
8th:  Darin Utley  –  $1,620

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 161

In a battle of the blinds, Cory Zeidman was all in for about 105,000 from the big blind against Long Nguyen in the small blind.

Zeidman: 
Nguyen: 

The board ran out , giving Nguyen a jack-high straight to eliminate Zeidman in fourth place.

Long Nguyen  –  900,000  (23 bb)
Cory Zeidman  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,570)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 161

Jamicheal Harris limped from the cutoff, Joe Brown did the same from the button and Long Nguyen raised to 150,000 from the small blind.

Harris called, Brown reraised all in for 265,000, Nguyen called, Harris reraised all in for a little bit more and Nguyen called.

Harris: 
Brown: 
Nguyen: 

The board ran out , giving Harris a nine-high straight and Nguyen the nut low, chopping up Brown to eliminate him in fifth place.

Long Nguyen  –  750,000  (25 bb)
Jamicheal Harris  –  400,000  (13 bb)
Joe Brown  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,600)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 161

John Binns committed much of his stack preflop from the button, and then the remaining 65,000-ish after a flop of . Michael Yehudai had him at risk from the small blind.

Binns: 
Yehudai: 

Yehudai was ahead with a set of tens and locked up the hand with the turn for quads, rendering the river moot.

Michael Yehudai  –  900,000  (30 bb)
John Binns  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,195)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 161

Jamicheal Harris limped in from the hijack, Joe Brown raised to 115,000 from the cutoff, John Binns called in the big blind and Harris reraised all in for 125,000 total. Both Brown and Binns called the extra 10,000.

Binns checked dark, Brown shoved dark for 150,000 and the flop was . Binns folded.

Harris: 
Brown: 

Harris needed help and found it in a big way as the turn and river gave him trip deuces to double up.

Jamicheal Harris  –  390,000  (16 bb)
John Binns  –  150,000  (6 bb)
Joe Brown  –  140,000  (6 bb)

$400 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 161

Cory Zeidman raised to 40,000 from the hijack, John Binns called from the cutoff and Michael Yehudai three-bet the pot to 190,000 from the button. Only Zeidman called.

The flop was , Zeidman bet 130,000 and Yehudai called all in for that amount.

Zeidman: 
Yehudai: 

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Yehudai to double up.

Michael Yehudai  –  710,000  (35 bb)
Cory Zeidman  –  280,000  (14 bb)