2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  2,325
Prize Pool:  $372,000
January 16–18, 2023

Event 12 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the multi-flight $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 2,325, entries over six starting flights produced a prize pool of $372,000, nearly doubling the guarantee.

A three-way deal chop was made at the final table and Dejan Petkovic was the chip leader, making him the official winner for $42,962.

Petkovic began Day 2 slightly above average stack, coming back 90th of the 235 returning players. When play was at the final two tables, Petkovic was very short-stacked, but managed to crack aces with queen-ten to get back in the mix. He was 8 out of 9 when the final table began, but quickly chipped up and held the lead for most of the time, before ultimately proposing the even chop.

This marked Petkovic’s fourth SHRP major series final table made and first SHRP trophy victory.

*denotes three-handed chop

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,325

After playing three-handed for a little while, the players agreed to an even chop.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Dejan Petkovic  –  15,400,000  (31 bb)
Jose Ruiz  –  9,800,000  (20 bb)
William Heher  –  9,700,000  (19 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Dejan Petkovic  –  $42,962
Jose Ruiz  – $42,962
William Heher  –  $42,961

As the chip leader, Dejan Petkovic is the official winner of Event 12.

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

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 2,325

Dejan Petkovic raised all in for 6,800,000 from UTG/cutoff, Yaymel Bodes called all in from the small blind for 3,800,000, and William Heher thought for a bit in the big blind before he folded face up.

Petkovic: 
Bodes: 

The board ran out , giving Petkovic trip queens to eliminate Bodes in fourth place.

Dejan Petkovic  –  11,600,000  (23 bb)
Yaymel Bodes  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($20,800)

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 2,325

On the turn of a board with about 2,500,000 in the pot, Jose Ruiz bet 1,000,000 from the small blind, Manuel Amaro Alvarez raised all in for about 4,500,000 from the big blind, and Ruiz called all in for a little less.

Ruiz:    (pair of fives, double gutter)
Alvarez:    (five-high straight)

The river was the , giving both players a seven-high straight to chop the pot.

Shortly thereafter, on the turn of an board, Ruiz was all in from the button for about 3,200,000 with against Alvarez’s in the big blind. The river was the and Ruiz doubled up.

Finally, Ruiz limped from under the gun, Alvarez raised all in for 2,400,000 from the button, and Ruiz called.

Ruiz: 
Alavarez: 

The board ran out , giving Ruiz sevens and fives to eliminate Alavarez in fifth place.

Jose Ruiz  –  11,000,000  (22 bb)
Manuel Amaro Alvarez  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($15,585)

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,325

Seat 1:  Jose Ruiz  –  4,000,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2:  Yaymel Bodes  –  5,800,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3:  Manuel Amaro Alvarez  –  8,700,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4:  William Heher  –  10,600,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5:  Dejan Petkovic  –  6,200,000  (16 bb)

1st:  $59,220 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $41,600
3rd:  $28,065
4th:  $20,800
5th:  $15,585

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 2,325

Fabian Gumz raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack, William Heher raised to 2,700,000 from the small blind, and Gumz called all in for 2,600,000.

Gumz: 
Heher: 

The board came down , no help to Gumz, ending his tournament in sixth place.

William Heher  –  7,800,000  (20 bb)
Fabian Gumz  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($12,535)

With five players remaining from a field of 2,535, the average stack is about 6,975,000  (17 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed 15,585.

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 2,325

Jose Ruiz limped in from under the gun, Ducarmel Beaubien raised all in for for 1,200,000 from the small blind, and Ruiz called with , slightly ahead of Beaubien’s .

The board ran out , no help to Beaunien, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Jose Ruiz  –  7,500,000  (25 bb)
Ducarmel Beaubien  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($9,920)

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,325

Jose Ruiz limped in from the hijack, Manuel Amaro Alvarez raised all in for 1,950,000 from the button, Sebastien Crema called all in for 725,000 in the big blind, and Ruiz folded.

Alvarez: 
Crema: 

The board came , giving Alvarez a pair of aces to eliminate Crema in eighth place.

Manuel Amaro Alvarez  –  3,425,000   (11 bb)
Sebastien Crema  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($7,710)

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,325

Dejan Petkovic opened to 725,000 from middle position, Fabian Gumz called in the hijack, and Phillip Stuttman called all in for 600,000 in the big blind.

The flop was , Petkovic continued for 550,000, and Gumz called.

The turn was the , Petkovic bet effectively 3,200,000, and Gumz open-folded .

Petkovic: 
Stuttman: 

Petkovic had it locked up with a set of queens, ending Stuttman’s tournament in ninth place.

Dejan Petkovic  –  11,600,000  (39 bb)
Phillip Suttman  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($6,085)

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 2,325

Dejan Petkovic raised to 725,000 from middle position, Jose Ruiz called on the button, and Manuel Amaro Alvarez three-bet all in for 5,150,000 from the big blind. Petkovic called all in for 4,150,000, and Ruiz open-folded .

Petkovic: 
Alvarez: 

The board ran out  , safe for Petkovic to doubleup.

Dejan Petkovic  –  9,475,000  (32 bb)
Manuel Amaro Alvarez  –  1,000,000  (3 bb)