Event 7: Day 2 Set to Go

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 343

Event 7 continued the great turnout of the series so far and the $1,100 Deep Stack more than tripled its $100,000 guarantee. They made the money late on Day 1 and 42 players return to play it out this afternoon.

Austin Farmer leaders the return with guaranteed $1,700 but shooting for the $70,295 top prize.

Cards go back in the air at 2 pm and we will keep an eye on them as they make their way towards the final table.

1st:  $70,295 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $49,445
3rd:  $32,035
4th:  $20,630
5th:  $15,905
6th:  $13,160
7th:  $11,045
8th:  $9,065
9th-10th:  $7,105
11th-12th:  $5,990
13th-15th:  $5,110
16th-18th:  $4,225
19th-21st:  $3,495
22nd-24th:  $2,840
25th-27th:  $2,455
28th-36th:  $2,075
37th-42nd:  $1,700

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

Event 10: One-Day Deep Stack

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The next new tournament on today’s schedule is a $600 Deep Stack with a $50,000 guarantee prize pool at noon. The one-day tournament will draw a talented group of players trying to take home the LHPO trophy.

They’ll start with 20,000 out front and play 30-minutes levels from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm. Action will continue into the evening and won’t stop until we have another winner.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

Event 9: Mixed and Split

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  150/300 Limits

Rolling into a new week with some non-hold’em this morning at 11 am with Event 9. It is a $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament that will test players’ skills at both games.

They start with 12,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes in this one-day tournament. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time. They will take a dinner break at 5 pm and return to play it out.

  • Players begin with 12,000 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 9 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 9 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 12,000 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 9 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 10 – $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 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 7 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 11 – $400 Black Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)

  • Note: Tournament will play with big blind antes
  • Players begin with 15,000 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 11 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 12 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 12 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 LHPO event and seat in any $400 LHPO event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One $2,100 package guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 LHPO event and seat in any $600 LHPO event plus $400 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

5PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (9:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
  • 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

Bryan Choi Wins Event 6 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open After Seven-Way Deal

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  527
Prize Pool:  $176,545
January 16, 2022

2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 6 Champion Bryan Choi

Event 6 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, a $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry), attracted 527 entries to create a prize pool of $176,545, more than tripling the guarantee.

A seven-way deal was reached at the final table and as the chip leader, Bryan Choi was the official winner, earning $25,820 for his showing.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1BryanChoi$25,820*
2RaffaelloLocatelli$18,635*
3D.J.Collier$17,872*
4LarryMetz$12,226*
5AxelSantoni$10,331*
6GuillermoHamilton$10,302*
7MichaelForca$8,884*
8SpyrosMalkotsis$4,555
9ArthurBoatman$3,520
10NadaSiddik$3,520
11RobinelEugene$2,840
12KyleGolembiewski$2,840
13JohnMingus$2,270
14AleksandrTishchenko$2,270
15KarlManouchkian$2,270
16ChristieYau$1,900
17TamasHartman$1,900
18JeffreyRoland$1,900
19RussellRamutan$1,605
20FranciscoSoliman$1,605
21JasonFisher$1,605
22LisaSeamans$1,345
23ArturNazarenko$1,345
24MatthewMcFadden$1,345
25GinoldRendel$1,155
26ErikDominguez$1,155
27JulioAbreu$1,155
28ConorHannan$985
29NicholasVelentzas$985
30KyleRignola$985
31JordanPhillips$985
32JerryZehr$985
33JohnSimcox$985
34DanielWilliams$985
35MichaelRosen$985
36RavensonEncabo$985
37SantiagoOspina$850
38RichardYau$850
39FrancisFortin-Chevalier$850
40YordanPetrov$850
41DavidFernandez$850
42ArnulfoVidal$850
43SeanDaneshvaziri$850
44AldringGomez$850
45ElishaGreenwood$850
46MichaelFryett$720
47TrentPaul$720
48ArturTishchenko$720
49EgertonBullock$720
50SandeepVelkuru$720
51SalomonBenarroch$720
52DeonarineItwaru$720
53RyanSlowik$720
54TerranceBraxton$720
55VitorCoelho$615
56MelGoss$615
57MehmetAkbas$615
58NicholasDoucette$615
59DylanWeiss$615
60DarinUtley$615
61JosephShammas$615
62MarcRabuse$615
63LeoBirov$615
64JosephDuchman$615
65PaulStanechewski$615
66JasonBrumbach$615

*denotes seven-handed deal

Event 6: We Have a Deal!

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 527

After playing seven-handed for a few minutes, the remaining players agreed to look at the numbers and soon reached a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Bryan Choi  –  3,700,000  (62 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli  – 2,195,000  (37 bb)
D.J. Collier  –  1,985,000  (33 bb)
Larry Metz  –  980,000  (16 bb)
Axel Santoni  –  675,000  (11 bb)
Guillermo Hamilton  –  530,000  (9 bb)
Michael Forca  –  475,000  (8 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Bryan Choi  –  $25,820
Raffaello Locatelli  –  $18,635
D.J. Collier  –  $17,872
Larry Metz  –  $12,226
Axel Santoni  –  $10,331
Guillermo Hamilton  –  $10,302
Michael Forca  –  $8,884

As the chip leader, Bryan Choi is the official winner of Event 6 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

A recap of the event will be posted later this morning.

Event 6: Spyros Malkotsis – 8th Place ($4,555)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 527

Following a nine-high flop, a short-stacked Spyros Malkotsis was all in from the big blind with Js9h for about 300,000 against Bryan Choi’s KsKc in middle position.

Malkotsis found no help from the turn nor river, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Bryan Choi  –  3,800,000  (76 bb)
Spyros Malkotsis  – Eliminated in 8th Place  ($4,555)

Event 6: Arthur Boatman – 9th Place ($3,520)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 527

Arthur Boatman was all in for about 1,200,000 with AsKs in the cutoff against Bryan Choi in middle position holding JdJc.

The final board read Jh6h7c10d10h, giving Choi jacks full of tens to eliminate Boatman in ninth place.

Bryan Choi  –  3,700,000  (74 bb)
Arthur Boatman  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($3,520)

Event 6: Final Table Lineup

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 527

2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 6 Final Table Lineup

Seat 1:  Raffaello Locatelli  –  1,770,000  (44 bb)
Seat 2:  Spyros Malkotsis  –  310,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  DJ Collier  –  2,240,000  (56 bb)
Seat 4:  Guillermo Hamilton  – 740,000  (19 bb)
Seat 5:  Bryan Choi  –  2,600,000  (65 bb)
Seat 6:  Larry Metz  –  210,000  (5 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Forca  –  460,000  (12 bb)
Seat 8:  Arthur Boatman  –  1,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 9:  Axel Santoni  –  800,000  (20 bb)

1st:  $33,505 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $23,480
3rd:  $15,420
4th:  $10,785
5th:  $8,285
6th:  $6,885
7th:  $5,710
8th:  $4,555
9th:  $3,520