2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  22
Prize Pool:  $209,000
January 18-19, 2023

The LHPO High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha tournament kicked off as a nice warmup heading into Championship weekend and we had 22 take a shot at the title. After a tough final table, Dylan Smith captured the title with an outright win and banked $91,960 after a heads-up battle against Eddy Nediaklov.

This is the second-biggest score for Smith, topping the $78,670 he earned for seventh place in the SHRPO $25K Big 4 High Roller. He also ran deep in this tournament a few months ago, finishing third in the RRPO $10K PLO High Roller for $48,640.

Results:

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante

After Michael Duek was eliminated in third place, Dylan Smith and Eddy Nediaklov battled heads-up for more than a level before Smith took control and won the $10,000 High Roller PLO title outright.

1st: Dylan Smith – $91,960 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: Eddy Nediaklov – $54,340

Full tournament recap to come later this evening.

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 22

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 22

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 22

The $10K High Roller PLO final table returns this afternoon at 2 pm with four players remaining and former WSOP Main Event final tablist Michael Duek leading the way.

He holds nearly half of the chips in play with Eddy Nedialkov, Dylan Smith, and Benjamin Juhasz rounding out the field. They are all in the money, guaranteed at least $25,080, with $91,960 up top for the champ.

Seat 1:  Benjamin Juhasz  –  145,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Duek  –  1,011,000  (101 bb)
Seat 3:  Eddy Nedialkov  –  604,000  (60 bb)
Seat 4:  Dylan Smith  –  438,000  (44 bb)

1st:  $91,960 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $54,340
3rd:  $37,620
4th:  $25,080

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 24 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 21 Day 1B – $600 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 25 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes
• Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:00pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• High Roller Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 19 – $2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 19 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Event 19 Payouts

2PM: Event 20 – $10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Event 20 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Event 20 Payouts

5PM: Event 21 Day 1C – $600 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• 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 26 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 27 – $1,100 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 27 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 Championship Mega Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into $3,500 LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Mega Satellite (1-in-10)

• Ten seats guaranteed into $3,500 LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $3,500 LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 22

Day 2 begins Thursday at 2 p.m.

Seat 1:  Benjamin Juhasz  –  145,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Duek  –  1,011,000  (101 bb)
Seat 3:  Eddy Nedialkov  –  604,000  (60 bb)
Seat 4:  Dylan Smith  –  438,000  (44 bb)

1st:  $91,960 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $54,340
3rd:  $37,620
4th:  $25,080

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 22

Shortly after they moved to two tables, Christopher Frank was eliminated in ninth place, and there was a redraw for seats at the final table. And this time, it’s the final final table.

Here is the lineup, along with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Benjamin Juhasz  –  280,000  (56 bb)
Seat 2.  Jesse Lonis  –  55,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  Michael McKuin  –  75,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Duek  –  240,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Wantman  –  675,000  (135 bb)
Seat 6.  Norbert Szecsi  –  125,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Eddy Nedialkov  –  400,000  (80 bb)
Seat 8.  Dylan Smith  –  420,000  (84 bb)

Shortly after the final table began, Eddy Nedialkov (big blind) and Michael McKuin (hijack) saw a flop of .

McKuin got it all in for about 60,000, and they turned over their cards.

Eddy Nedialkov:    (two pair, kings and tens)
Michael McKuin:    (pair of aces, gutshot straight draw)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Nedialkov won the pot with his two pair to eliminate McKuin in eighth place.

Eddy Nedialkov  –  500,000  (100 bb)
Michael McKuin  –  Eliminated

With seven players remaining from a field of 22, the average chip stack is about 314,000 (63 big blinds). The final four players will finish in the money, earning at least $25,080 each.

Note:  According to the structure sheet, levels were supposed to increase to a duration of 90 minutes at the final table, but the remaining players agreed to speed things up a bit with 60-minute levels. So levels will be one hour long for the rest of this event.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  22
Prize Pool:  $209,000
January 18-19, 2023

Event 20 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). There were 22 entries, creating a prize pool of $209,000. The final four players will cash, earning at least $25,080.

Up top for the winner is $91,960.

1st:  $91,960 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $54,340
3rd:  $37,620
4th:  $25,080

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Entries:  22

One last player entered before registration closed — Jesse Lonis.

Since this is an eight-handed event, and they now have nine people, they’ve had to open up another table. Here are their new seat assignments:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Norbert Szecsi  –  122,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Dylan Smith  –  259,000  (52 bb)
Seat 1.  Michael McKuin  –  100,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4.  Christopher Frank  –  100,000  (20 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Matthew Wantman  –  717,000  (143 bb)
Seat 2.  Benjamin Juhasz  –  172,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Michael Duek  –  267,000  (53 bb)
Seat 4.  Eddy Nedialkov  –  368,000  (74 bb)
Seat 5.  Jesse Lonis  –  100,000  (20 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 22, the average chip stack is about 244,000 (49 big blinds).