$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,982

Josh Kay raised under the gun to 425,000 with , Daniel Lazrus reraised from the hijack to 1,100,000 with , and Kay thought for a while before he folded. Lazrus took the pot.

Daniel Lazrus  –  7,675,000  (38 bb)
Josh Kay  –  18,400,000  (92 bb)

The next hand, Daniel Lazrus raised under the gun to 450,000 with , Omar Lakhdari moved all in from the cutoff for 3,600,000 with , and Lazrus called.

It’s Lazrus’s against Lakhdari’s , and Lakhdari needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Lazrus flopped a set of nines, while Lakhdari flopped a spade flush draw and turned a gutshot straight draw. But the river card was a blank, and Lazrus won the pot with his set of nines to eliminate Lakhdari in sixth place.

Seat 1.  Anton Wigg  –  30,500,000  (153 bb)
Seat 2.  Nicholas Verderamo  –  18,325,000  (92 bb)
Seat 3.  Josh Kay  –  15,550,000  (78 bb)
Seat 4.  Daniel Lazrus  –  11,900,000  (60 bb)
Seat 5.  Alex Yen  –  3,000,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $975,240
2nd:  $650,180
3rd:  $482,380
4th:  $361,130
5th:  $272,830

6th:  Omar Lakhdari  –  $208,025

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,982

Josh Kay raised under the gun to 425,000 with , and Nicholas Verderamo called from the big blind with .

The flop came , Verderamo checked, Kay bet 500,000, and Verderamo called.

The turn card was the , Verderamo checked, Kay bet 1,100,000, and Verderamo called.

The river card was the , Verderamo checked, Kay bet 2,500,000, and Verderamo folded. Kay took the pot.

Josh Kay  –  19,300,000  (97 bb)
Nicholas Verderamo  –  3,100,000  (16 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 13.2 million (66 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $208,025.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,982

Alex Yen raised from the cutoff to 400,000 with , Nicholas Verderamo moved all in bb for 4,225,000 with , and Yen folded. Verderamo took the pot.

Nicholas Verderamo  –  4,925,000  (25 bb)
Alex Yen  –  29,000,000  (145 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 13.2 million (66 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $208,025.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,982

Alex Yen raised from the hijack to 400,000 with , and Josh Kay called from the big blind with .

The flop came , Kay checked, Yen bet 400,000, and Kay called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and they check again. Kay won the pot with his trip fours.

Josh Kay  –  17,625,000  (88 bb)
Alex Yen  –  30,000,000  (150 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 13.2 million (66 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $208,025.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,982

About 10 minutes into the final table, Josh Kay raised from the button to 425,000 with , and chipleader Alex Yen called from the big blind with .

The flop came , Yen checked, Kay bet 500,000, and Yen check-raised to 1,600,000. Kay folded, and Yen took the pot.

Alex Yen  –  29,300,000  (147 bb)
Josh Kay  –  16,700,000  (84 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 13.2 million (66 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $208,025.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,982

From 1,982 entries down to six players, the WPT LHPO Championship final table is set to go at 2 pm in front of the live-stream cameras.

Alex Yen returns with the chip lead but the slow structure and deep stacks gives anyone a chance to catch him. Everyone is guaranteed at least $208,025 while the champ will earn $975,240 and put their name on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.

There are 80 minutes remaining in Level 30 and they will go to 60-minute levels from that point forward.

WPT Live Stream

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 16,950,000 (85 bb)
Seat 2: Nicholas Verderamo – 4,425,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Josh Kay – 18,150,000 (91 bb)
Seat 4: Daniel Lazrus – 7,350,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Alex Yen – 27,575,000 (138 bb)
Seat 6: Omar Lakhdari – 4,825,000 (24 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $975,240
2nd: $650,180
3rd: $482,380
4th: $361,130
5th: $272,830
6th: $208,025

NOTE:  To avoid spoilers for anybody watching the WPT Live Stream, our live updates will also be on a 30-minute delay.

The 2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship is down to its final table with six players remaining. They are each guaranteed at least $208,025 but the winner will take home the top prize of $975,240.

The remaining six players have a combined $9,300,000 in career earnings, WSOP bracelets, tournament wins, and big scores. But none have put their name on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.

Until tomorrow.

Meet your 2022 WPT LHPO Championship final table members.

Seat 1: Anton Wigg
Count: 16,950,000

Originally from Sweden, Wigg has nearly $3.3 million in career earnings. He won the 2010 EPT Copenhagen Main Event along with a WSOP Circuit Hollywood ring in 2017 and finished third in the RRPO High Roller in November.

Seat 2: Nicholas Verderamo
Count: 4,425,000

From Baltimore MD, Verderamo has $550,000 in career earnings. He won the LHPO $600 Six-Max title last week to go along with his six WSOP Circuit rings. Verderamo is coming off a second-place finish in the Maryland State Poker Championship Main Event for a $106K score.

Seat 3: Josh Kay
Count: 18,150,000

From Fort Worth TX, Kay has $1.8 million in career earnings. He won the 2015 PCA Main Event for $368K and this is his third WPT final table; third place in the 2017 Choctaw Main Event and third in the 2019 Jacksonville event.

Seat 4: Daniel Lazrus
Count: 7,350,000

From Long Beach NY, Lazrus has more than $1,200,000 in career earnings. He won two WSOP bracelets in 2021; the WSOP Online High Roller and the WSOP Millionaire Maker for a $1,000,000 payout.

Seat 5: Alex Yen
Count: 27,575,000

From Chicago, Yen comes to the final table with the chip lead and is already guaranteed the biggest cash of his career. He has $391K in earnings, made the $1,000 WSOP final table, and finished third in October.

Seat 6: Omar Lakhdari
Count: 4,825,000

From the City of Lights, the Paris resident is making only his third cash in the United States. Lakhdari has $1.96 million in career earnings including a WPTDeepStacks Brussels win in 2020. Despite nearly $2 million earned, this will be his biggest tournament cash.

Primary Event Schedule

2PM: Final Table – $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

• Championship Final Seats and Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts

5PM: Event 33 Day 2 – $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Day 2 will be held in the Poker Room
• Event 33 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 33 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 33 Payouts

5PM: Event 30 Day 2 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Day 2 will be held in the Poker Room
• Event 30 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 30 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 30 Payouts

$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  3,000/5,000
Players Remaining:  12 of 107

Day 2 is at 5 p.m. in the Poker Room.

Table 6
Seat 1:  Kyle Bowker  –  98,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2:  Shay Shabtai Mashaih  –  150,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Mark Wahba  –  213,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5:  Richard Kellett  –  115,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6:  Michael Prendergast  –  211,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Farid Jattin  –  231,000  (46 bb)
Seat 9:

Table 7
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Eric Salazar  –  310,000  (62 bb)
Seat 3:  Elliott Kampen  –  240,000  (48 bb)
Seat 4:  Kan Ying  –  47,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Ayed Shweihat  –  106,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7:  Ari Oxman  –  23,000  (5 bb)
Seat 8:  Gregory Nerenberg  –  397,000  (79 bb)
Seat 9:

1st:  $58,410 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $39,105
3rd:  $26,500
4th:  $18,670
5th:  $13,650
6th:  $10,375
7th:  $8,215
8th:  $6,785
9th-10th:  $5,850
11th-12th:  $5,285

Results Thus Far
13th:  Phil Hui  –  $5,010
14th:  David Moreno  –  $5,010

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  58 of 965

Flight A:  290 Entries; 18 Advanced
Flight B:  280 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight C:  395 Entries; 24 Advanced
Day 2:  Wednesday at 5 p.m. (In the Poker Room)