$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 150

Leonard St. Germain limped from the cutoff, Asi Elias raised all in for 35,000 from the button, Kevin Buck called from the small blind, Marc Levy called from the big blind and St. Germain called.

The flop came and action checked to St. Germain who bet, chasing out both Buck and Levy.

St. Germain tabled for a set of sevens with a 7-6-5-3-A low, leading Elias’ for a pair of aces with an 8-7-4-3-A low.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Elias, ending his run in sixth place.

Leonard St. Germain  –  430,000  (11 big bets)
Asi Elias  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,015)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 150

Sam Sternfield raised from the hijack,  Leonard St. Germain called from the button and Terry Davis three-bet to 60,000 from the big blind. Both Sternfield and St. Germain called.

The flop was , Davis bet his remaining 10,000, Sternfield folded and St. Germain called with for jacks full of tens.

Davis was drawing dead with , rendering the turn and river runout moot, despite giving him an ace-high flush.

Leonard St. Germain  –  385,000  (10 big bets)
Terry Davis  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,760)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 150

John Binns raised to 24,000 from under the gun, Marc Levy called from the cutoff and Sam Sternfield three-bet to 36,000 from the button. Binns four-bet to 48,000 and both Levy and Sternfield called.

The flop was , Binns bet his remaining 5,000 and was called by both Levy and Sternfield.

The turn was the , Levy bet 24,000 and Sternfield called.

The river was the and both checked.

Binns:  (second-best low)
Levy:  (nut low)
Sternfield:  (second-best low, pair of fours)

Levy had the nut low with ace-deuce, while Sternfield’s four was good for the high with nines and fours. Binns’ flopped flush draw missed, while his second-best low was no good either, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Marc Levy  –  390,000  (16 big bets)
Sam Sternfield  –  360,000  (15 big bets)
John Binns  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,385)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 150

Seat 1:  John Binns  –  170,000  (7 big bets)
Seat 2:  Asi Elias  –  140,000  (6 big bets)
Seat 3:  Terry Davis  –  155,000  (6 big bets)
Seat 4:  Robert Poolos  –  120,000  (5 big bets)
Seat 5:  Kevin Buck  –   154,000  (6 big bets)
Seat 6:  Marc Levy  –  292,000  (12 big bets)
Seat 7:  Sam Sternfield  –   290,000  (12 big bets)
Seat 8:  Jay Kerbel  –  385,000  (16 big bets)
Seat 9:  Leonard St. Germain  –  130,000  (5 big bets)

1st:  $13,665 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,695
3rd:  $5,175
4th:  $3,140
5th:  $2,440
6th:  $2,015
7th:  $1,760
8th:  $1,570
9th:  $1,385

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  635

Flight B of LHPO Event 1 drew 635 entries, bringing the total field size to 1,290 entries through two flights and well on the way to surpassing the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Flight B will continue playing until 80 players remain. Those players will bag up their chips and return in the money for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 218

Seat 1:  Marcelo Dabus  –  430,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2:  Jeremy Becker  –  65,000   (4 bb)
Seat 3:  John Colucci  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4:  Matt Baden  –  400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5:  Rosendo Veras  –  445,000  (30 bb)
Seat 6:  Francis Gould  –  630,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7:  Trung Van  –  620,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8:  Carlos Bezara  –  160,000  (11 bb)
Seat 9:  Solimar Guillent  –  140,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $5,985
2nd:  $4,165
3rd:  $2,680
4th:  $1,730
5th:  $1,260
6th:  $1,045
7th:  $900
8th:  $780
9th:  $665

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight B Entries:  574

Raminder Singh  –  95,000  (190 bb)
Avi Frier  –  65,000  (130 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski  –  62,000  (124 bb)
Roberto Bendeck  –  52,000  (104 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  49,000  (98 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre  –  47,000  (94 bb)
Fred Dabus  –  43,000  (86 bb)
Matt Bretzfield  –  42,000  (84 bb)
Steve Karp  –  40,000  (80 bb)
Marsha Wolak  –  34,000  (68 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  32,000  (64 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  30,000  (60 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  26,000  (52 bb)
Scott Baumstein  –  26,000  (52 bb)
Alik Sitnyakovsky  –  23,000  (46 bb)
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas  –  22,000  (44 bb)
Diane Linke  –  20,000  (40 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  19,000  (38 bb)
Mike Graffeo  –  18,000  (36 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  17,000  (34 bb)
Alcides Gomez  –  14,000  (28 bb)
Vinny Pahuja  –  13,000  (26 bb)
Jason Block  –  6,000  (12 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  82 of 655

Flight A: 655 Entries; 82 Advanced
Flight B: Underway
Flight C: Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D: Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight E: Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F: Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2: Sunday at 1 p.m.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 218
Prize Pool:  $26,160
January 13, 2022

Registration closed on the new $150 Big Stack tournament on LHPO opening day and the tournament beat its $20,000 guarantee. They put $26,160 up for grabs with $205 for a min-cash and $5,985 awaiting the Event 3 winner.

1st: $5,985
2nd: $4,165
3rd: $2,680
4th: $1,730
5th: $1,260
6th: $1,045
7th: $900
8th: $780
9th-10th: $665
11th-12th: $550
13th-15th: $470
16th-18th: $400
19th-21st: $330
22nd-24th: $255
25th-28th: $205

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  82 of 655

With 13:49 remaining in Level 16, tournament staff paused the clock and asked dealers to finish up their hand. They were one from the money and lost a player at the time to eliminate the need to play hand-for-hand on the money bubble.

Mark Perry held on to his chip lead and is the clubhouse leader with 501,000. Players are bagging up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm.

We will post the full list of chip counts as soon as they are available.