$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 and a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  261 of 606

Registration closed for Flight A of LHPO Event 1 with 606 entries putting $315,120 towards the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and five more flights to really build a big number.

Flight A will continue until 76 players remaining and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 and a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  607

The second break came to an end with more than 600 entries on the board and tournament staff are running the number for the official count.

Phu Vo looks like the biggest stack in the room with 169,000 after eight levels. He is setting himself up for another big opening tournament run after banking $136,175 in Event 1 of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open a few months ago.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 and a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  578

Flight A moved into Level 8 and it’s the last chance for players to join this big opening field. There are 578 entries in the game so far and the total number will continue to grow over the last five flights.

A few more friendly faces found include Loni Hui, Matt Waxman, and Rob Brown.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 and a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  538

The Flight A field continues to build and we are seeing some top talent take a seat with a little over an hour remaining to register.

Some of them include 2022 Fun in the Sun Main Event champ Jake Schwartz, big-stacked Eric Piderit, and Nadya Magnus. She drew a tough table to start her day, sitting with nine-time Hollywood champ Raminder Singh on her right and Hard Rock Tampa all-time money leader T.K. Miles on her left.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 and a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  500

With 500 entries in Flight A so far, this is already turning out to be a huge tournament. They will put nearly a third of the $1,000,000 in the prize pool in the first flight with five more to go.

We found some of our Tampa friends here on the first day of the series including James Calderaro and Jeremy Becker.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 and a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  430

As the tournament was preparing for their first break, Jeff Kessler was sitting in the small blind when an early position player moved all in for 7,400. He called, the big blind folded, and Kessler was looking good.

Kessler:
Opponent:

Kessler was dominating and his queens held as the board ran out . He sent the player out and he improved his stack to 22,100.

On the very next hand, Carlos Bermudez opened and Kessler got his stack in the middle from the button. Kessler once again picked up queens but Bermudez was a massive leader with kings and sent the former RRPO Seniors champ out right before the break.

Carlos Bermudez – 59,300 (148 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 and a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  334

Flight A of LHPO Event 1 is cruising right along with more than 300 entries in the game after the first hour and they are on an early pace to smash the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Solange Lucas and Luz Sanchez were two of the early entries with Lucas coming off a nice run to close out 2022. She finished second in Event 3 of the Fun in the Sun series and took another second a few days later for evening more cash.

A good way to roll into 2023.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight A Entries:  143

Cards are in the air for the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open with the start of Event 1 in the Grand Ballroom. There are 143 players at the start with many more expected today and through the weekend as they take aim at the $1,000,000 guarantee.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open gets underway this morning at 10 am with Flight A of Event 1. The tournament has a $600 buy-in with a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and six starting flights over the first weekend.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes at the start of Day 2 and jumping to 60 in Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. Flight A will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2 in the money.

It will be an exciting two weeks of tournament action and we look forward to seeing everyone.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 2 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (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 2 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 3 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:25pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 4 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

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

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

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