2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 13
$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Entries:  101
Prize Pool:  $53,025
January 16, 2023

Event 13 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $600 Big O (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 101 entries and generating a prize pool of $53,025.

A heads-up deal took place at the final table, and the chip leader at the time was Yuval Bronshtein, making him the official winner for $13,405.

The win marked Bronshtein’s eighth SHRP major series win, putting him in a tie for second place with Michael Newman, trailing only Raminder Singh’s nine.

Here are Bronshtein’s eight SHRP wins:

2021 LHPO – $400 Omaha 8 – $7,535
2021 SHRPO – $400 Omaha 8 – $6,673
2021 SHRPO – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha – $10,423
2022 LHPO – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 – $9,020
2022 LHPO – $600 H.O.R.S.E. – $11,760
2022 Showdown – $600 Eight-Max Pot-Limit Omaha – $20,630
2022 Showdown – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship – $21,645
2023 LHPO – $600 Big O – $13,405

*denotes heads-up deal

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  30,000/60,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 101

Yuval Bronshtein and Josh Pender discussed numbers and agreed to a deal before beginning heads-up play.

Here were the resulting payouts:

Yuval Bronshtein  –  $13,405
Josh Pender  –  $12,405

As the chip leader, Yuval Bronshtein was the official Event 13 winner for $13,405, winning his eighth SHRP major series trophy.

Pender finished runner-up for $12,405.

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

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  30,000/60,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 101

Following a flop of with 360,000 in the pot, Kenneth Po was all in from the small blind for roughly 300,000 against Yuval Bronshtein in the big blind.

Po: 
Bronshtein; 

Bronshtein had flopped queens full of aces, shrinking Po’s straight draws to just two outs toa better full house with a king.

The turn locked it up for Bronshtein with aces full of queens, ending Po’s tournament in third place.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  1,210,000  (24 bb)
Josh Pender  –  810,000  (16 bb)
Kenneth Po  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($6,100)

1st:  $15,895 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $9,915

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Yuval Bronshtein raised all in for 170,000 from the button, Josh Pender called in the small blind, and Kenneth Po called in the big blind.

They checked down a board of .

Bronshtein tabled for quad kings, besting Pender’s and Po’s holdings to triple up.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  510,000  (10 bb)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Josh Pender limped his button, Yuval Bronshtein raised to 175,000 from the big blind, and Pender called.

The flop was , Bronshtein bet, Pender raised all in for 365,000, and Bronshtein called.

Pender:    (nut low, wrap wheel draw, flush draw)
Bronshtein:    (two pair – aces and fours, inferior low draw)

The turn and river completed the board, giving Pender nines full of sevens to go along with the nut low to scoop and double.

John Pender  –  1,080,000  (22 bb)
Kennth Po  –  740,000  (15 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  200,000  (4 bb)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Josh Pender raised to 140,000 from the button, Yuval Bronshtein raised all in for 10,000 more, and Pender called.

Pender: 
Bronshtein: 

The board ran out , giving Bronshtein kings full of eights to double up.

Shortly thereafter, Bronshtein raised to 140,000 from the button and Pender called in the small blind.

The flop was , Pender bet the pot, and Bronshtein called all in for 160,000.

Pender:    (pair of kings)
Bronshtein:    (pair of aces, nut-low draw)

The turn fell, giving Bronshtein a six-high straight on the turn to lock it up, while further improving his low with to a wheel on the river.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  640,000  (16 bb)
Josh Pender  –  330,000  (8 bb)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Josh Pender limped in from the small blind, Kenneth Po raised to 120,000 from the big blind, and Pender called.

The flop came , Pender bet 240,000, and Po called after about 90 seconds.

The turn was the , Pender bet effectively 155,000, and Po called all in.

Pender:    (two pair, kings and queens – and fives)
Po:    (a pair of fives, nut-flush draw, nut-low draw)

The river was the , giving Po the nut flush to double up into the chip lead.

Kenneth Po  –  1,030,000  (26 bb)
Josh Pender  –  800,000  (20 bb)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

A short-stacked Stephen Johnson raised all in for about 100,000 from the small blind, and Yuval Bronshtein called in the big blind.

Johnson: 
Bronshtein: 

The board ran out , keeping Bronshtein’s sevens best to eliminate Johnson in fourth place.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  315,000  (8 bb)
Stephen Johnson  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,975)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 101

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 120,000 from the small blind, and Josh Pender called in the big blind.

The flop came , Bronshtein bet 175,000, Pender raised the pot, and Bronshtein called all in for about 410,000.

Bronshtein:    (pair of aces, flush draw, six-four low draw)
Pender:    (two pair – aces and fours, nut-flush draw, seven-four low draw)

The turn gave Bronshtein a six-four low, but the river fell to give both a wheel for the low, while Pender made the better flush to win three-quarters.

Josh Pender  –  1,110,000  (28 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  205,000  (5 bb)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 101

Following a flop of , Cris Luna was all in for about 60,000 from the big blind against Josh Pender in the cutoff.

Luna:    (pair of sixes, nut-low draw)
Pender:    (nut-low draw)

The turn added a flush draw for Pender, while the river paired him up and gave him the best hand with kings and treys, ending Luna’s tournament in fifth place.

Josh Pender  –  840,000  (34 bb)
Cris Luna  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,100)