2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 10
$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 364
Prize Pool:  $191,100
January 17, 2022

Event 10 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry). A field of 364 entries created a prize pool of $191,100, nearly quadrupling the guarantee.

A heads-up deal was reached between the final two players and as the chip leader, Eric Walling was the official winner for $36,415.

*denotes heads-up deal

$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 562

Seat 1:  Steven Randall  –  560,000  (19 bb)
Seat 2:  Leudy Matos  –  2,860,000  (95 bb)
Seat 3:  Robert Stewart  –  705,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4:  Scott Jaffa  –  425,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5:  Caleb Piderit  –  850,000 (28 bb)
Seat 6:  Eugene Mistretta  –  1,275,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7:  Zachary Fisher  –  460,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8:  Chris Mo  –  430,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9:  Darlene Sutfin  –  860,000  (29 bb)

1st:  $10,295 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $7,335
3rd:  $5,310
4th:  $4,120
5th:  $3,160
6th:  $2,615
7th:  $2,155
8th:  $1,715
9th:  $1,290

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 114
Prize Pool:  $38,190
January 17, 2022

After moving to South Florida in 2019, Yuval Bronshtein won his first Seminole Hard Rock trophy at last year’s Lucky Hearts Poker Open, followed by two runner-up finishes over the next two days.

Bronshtein added two more trophies at last summer’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, and one year after winning his first, Bronshtein added his fourth Seminole Hard Rock trophy on Monday night, winning Event #9 ($400 Omaha 8/Stud 8) in a heads-up chop with runner-up Victor Nassif.

All four of Bronshtein’s trophies have come in Omaha, though he doesn’t feel it’s his best game.

“Stud hi-lo,” said Bronshtein. “Definitely. I feel like I’m one of the best players in the world at that game.”

“I love mixed games in general,” said Bronshtein. “I love it when the game changes every orbit. It keeps it interesting. And I like the hi-lo games because there’s a lot to think about, and different players are always better at one of the games than the other, so you have to strategize, and it keeps it interesting and fun.”

Bronshtein is a regular here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, so what keeps him coming back?

“I’ve had really good luck here, and I really enjoy playing here,” said Bronshtein. “This is a great venue, with a great staff. I can’t really think of a better place to play poker.”

Final Results:

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 364

Seat 1:  William Devitt  –  695,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2:  Eric Walling  –  2,580,000  (103 bb)
Seat 3:  David Ray  –  1,055,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4:  Rick Leger  –  790,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5:  Jason Perrone  –  865,000  (34 bb)
Seat 6:  Bryan Hunter  –  625,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7:  Jack Ranallo  –  480,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8:  Moshe Tarich  –  190,000  (8 bb)

1st: $39,415 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $28,095
3rd: $18,065
4th: $11,820
5th: $9,115
6th: $7,530
7th: $6,315
8th: $5,160

$400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 231

Seat 1:  Mark Amaral  –  330,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2:  Matt Kaplan  –  565,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3:  John Binns  –  1,070,000  (107 bb)
Seat 4:  Saber Salum  –  500,000  (50 bb)
Seat 5:  Ben Matthews  –  215,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6:  Trenton Baker  –  270,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7:  Dawn Wilensky  –  140,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8:  Gabe Ramos  –  205,000  (21 bb)
Seat 9:  Jeff Kenny  –  170,000  (17 bb)

1st:  $12,475 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,385
3rd:  $5,565
4th:  $3,385
5th:  $2,615
6th:  $2,180
7th:  $1,875
8th:  $1,575
9th:  $1,280

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  343
Prize Pool:  $332,710
January 16-17, 2022

Event 7 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry). A field of 343 entries generated a prize pool of $332,710, more than tripling the guarantee. A heads-up deal was reached between the final two players and as the chip leader, Scott Baumstein was the official winner.

For Baumstein, it’s his fourth SHRP major series trophy. His first came at the 2018 Lucky Hearts series, where he won the $1,100 WPT DeepStacks Main Event for $220,238. At the 2021 Lucky Hearts series, he earned his second trophy with a win in a $600 Black Chip Bounty NLH event for $28,040. Most recently, he won the $1,100 NLH event at the 2021 SHRPO series for $81,220.

“Hard Rock 1K’s are my specialty,” joked Baumstein afterward. “I got into the money last night with 18,000 (less than five big blinds at the time).  I was one of the shortest stacks coming into today, so I’m definitely happy with the way things went.”

With his result tonight, Baumstein also surpasses the $4.2 million mark in live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

*denotes heads-up deal

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 114

After the elimination of Efthimios Piperakis in third place, Yuval Bronshtein and Victor Nassif played for a while, with Bronshtein taking the lead.

They seriously discussed a deal at one point with Bronshtein holding an 853,000-to-515,000 lead, but they couldn’t agree to terms.

They played another 15 minutes or so, and with the chip counts effectively unchanged in that time, they agreed to an even chop of the remaining prizepool. These were the final chip counts:

Yuval Bronshtein  –  848,000  (14 BB)
Victor Nassif  –  520,000  (9 BB)

As chipleader, Bronshtein was declared the winner and received the trophy. Here are the final payouts:

Yuval Bronshtein  –  $9,020 + LHPO Trophy
Victor Nassif  –  $9,020

Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 114

Victor Nassif  –  753,000  (13 Big Bets)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  615,000  (10 Big Bets)

With two players remaining, the average chip stack is about 684,000 (11 Big Bets). Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $11,070 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,970

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 114

On the last hand of an Omaha H/L round, Efthimios Piperakis was all in for 66,000 from the button against both Yuval Bronshtein in the small blind and Victor Nassif in the big blind.

Bronshtein and Nassif checked down a board of .

Nassif scooped it with for a flush with a 6-5 low, eliminating Piperakis in third place.

Efthimios Piperakis  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,165)

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 114

During a round of Omaha Hi/Lo, Eugene Kotlyarevskiy got it all in preflop from the cutoff for about 65,000 against Efthimios Piperakis in the big blind.

Efthimios Piperakis:  
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy:  

The board came , and Piperakis flopped two pair, jacks and threes, to win the pot and eliminate Kotlyarevskiy in fourth place.

Efthimios Piperakis  –  235,000  (5 Big Bets)
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,675)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 456,000 (9 Big Bets). Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $11,070 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,970
3rd:  $4,165