$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 238

Level 12 came to an end, and the players left for a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:15 pm.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 150K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Buck Bucceri  –  325,000  (130 bb)
2.  Satish Surapaneni  –  173,500  (69 bb)
3.  Mark McGarity  –  164,000  (66 bb)
4.  Mike Beasley  –  163,000  (65 bb)

With 55 players remaining from a field of 238, the average chip stack is around 86,500 (35 big blinds). The final 30 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash of $550.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  71 of 238

There is a three-way preflop all in, with Satish Surapaneni as the big stack.

Satish Surapaneni (UTG):  
Big Blind:  
UTG+1:  

The board came , and Surapaneni won the pot with a spade flush to eliminate both of his opponents from the tournament.

Satish Surapaneni  –  125,000  (78 bb)

With 71 players remaining from a field of 238, the average chip stack is around 67,000 (42 big blinds). The final 30 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash of $550.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  238
Prize Pool:  $79,730
January 17, 2023

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors Event with 238 entries creating a prize pool worth $79,730. The last 30 spots will be paid with $550 for a min-cash and $18,435 plus the LHPO trophy to the Seniors Champion.

1st: $18,435 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $13,000
3rd: $8,175
4th: $4,970
5th: $3,840
6th: $3,180
7th: $2,710
8th: $2,315
9th-10th: $1,865
11th-12th: $1,595
13th-15th: $1,375
16th-18th: $1,155
19th-21st: $940
22nd-24th: $735
25th-27th: $640
28th-30th: $550

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  238

The second break came to an end and registration closed for the $400 Seniors Event. The clock shows 238 entries which is good enough for the fourth-biggest field in our history.

2021 Showdown – 386 entries
2022 LHPO – 281 entries
2022 Showdown – 268 entries
2023 LHPO – 238 entries
2021 SHRPO – 227 entries

It might be a long time before we catch the 386 from the 2021 Poker Showdown but we are still turning them out for the Seniors Events.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  179

When planning out the day, tournament staff put the Seniors Event in the Meeting Room across the hall. Their own private room for the special game but they quickly outgrew the space. Every table is in action and they expanded back into the Grand Ballroom.

With 179 entries before the first break, we will need to crack open the record books later to see where this ends up being on the all-time list for Seniors Events.

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have two Seniors Events on the LHPO schedule and the first gets underway at the top of the hour. The $400 buy-in tournament is open to anyone 50 years and older and it will be a fun one.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They will take a 45-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and return to play down to our first Seniors Champ of the series.

• Players begin with 20,000 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 16 Structure Sheet