$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  599

The second break has come and gone and Day 1A Championship players are back in their seats. They have two more levels before the 90-minute dinner break and are on the verge of making the $2,000,000 guarantee before it gets here.

Kathy Liebert is moving in the right direction. The Women in Poker Hall of Fame member is up to 106,600 in the early stages of the tournament and has local regular Michael Newman talking to himself a bit after a hand.

But don’t worry about the eight-time Hollywood champ; he’s doing just fine with more than 100K himself.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  508

This is our 11th running of the LHPO Championship and we have a very solid list of former winners. Brian Altman is on the list twice as the first player to win the same WPT tournament twice; the first in 2015 and the second in 2020.

James Calderaro holds a special spot in LHPO Championship history, the only player to win the title outside of Hollywood. This event was run at Seminole Coconut Creek in 2014 and the Tampa favorite won his first WPT award.

We found two other former winners in the crowd with defending LHPO champ Alex Yen and 2017 WPTDeepStack Main Event winner Michael Graffeo in action.

2012  – Matthew Juttelstad
2013 – Matt Giannetti
2015 – Brian Altman
2016 – Salomon Ponte
2017 – Michael Graffeo
2018 – Darryll Fish
2019 – Jason Young
2020 – Brian Altman
2021 – Ilyas Muradi
2022 – Alex Yen

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  508

Blinds are up and the entry count moved over 500 for Day 1A of the LHPO Championship. They’ve contributed more than $1.65 million of the $2,000,000 guarantee and should get there before too long.

More familiar faces in the crown include Sheddy Siddiqui, Asher Conniff, Esther Taylor, Faraz Jaka, Ido Askhenazi, Will “The Thrill” Failla, Kharlin Sued, and Chad Eveslage.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  445

Championship players made it through the first two levels and tournament staff sent the field on the first break of the day. They are back in action and getting closer to hitting the $2,000,000 guarantee in the first flight.

A lot of our success is thanks to those who come to town for each series and a fair share of them are regulars in our sister room in Tampa. There are a good number of them in action today including Tony March, Jeremy Becker, Justin Zaki, and Wagner Wysotchanski

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  333

Blinds are up in the Championship, along with the entry count. They’ve put more than $1,000,000 towards the $2,000,000 guarantee so we’re feeling pretty confident it will get there.

A few more friends joined including Eric Baldwin, A.J. Kelsall, Rafael Lima, Aaron Massey, Ryan Van Sanford, Tarun Gulati, Shannon Shorr, and Jason Wandling.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  256

With 256 entries at the midpoint of Level 1, players have already put more than $800K in the prize pool towards the $2,000,000 guarantee. We have some big money in the future and it’s a great turnout early in the Championship.

A few friendly faces in early action include four-time WPT champ Darren Elias, Andrew Moreno, Barry Roth, Bryce McVay, David DiBernardi, and three-time WPT Champ (two-time LHPO winner) Brian Altman.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  190

At exactly 11 am, tournament staff put cards in the air for the 2023 LHPO Championship. We have 190 entries at the start with many more expected throughout the day.

They are playing one-hour levels on Day 1 and will take a break every two levels with a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The preliminaries are out of the way and now we roll out the headliner of the series with Day 1A of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship. Action gets underway for the $3,5000 buy-in tournament at 11 am with a deep, slow structure and a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 50,000 in their stacks and all levels last 60 minutes for Days 1 and 2. They increase to 90 minutes when 40 players remain and stay that way until the tournament is heads-up. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm.

Day 1A will play ten full levels and survivors will return on Sunday at noon for Day 2 along with those who make it through Day 1B.

It is going to be a great weekend with a lot of big prizes.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels increase to 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 LHPO Championship

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels increase to 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 29 – $600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 29 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 21 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• Event 21 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 21 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 21 Payouts

1PM: Event 24 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 24 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Event 24 Payouts

1PM: Event 25 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

• High Roller Day 2 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• High Roller Payouts

5PM: Event 30 – $400 Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 30 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $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 (2:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

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

• Ten 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 (5:15pm)
• 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

Please note: We recommend parking in either Winner’s Way or Seminole Way garage for the most convenient access to the Grand Ballroom

The wait is almost over; the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship gets underway tomorrow morning at 11 am with the first of two starting flights. The $3,500 buy-in tournament has a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and we expect a huge, fun crowd to join us in the Grand Ballroom.

Championship players will start with 50K stacks and hour-long levels for the first two days. They will increase to 90 minutes when down to 40 players and plenty of play.

A great way to start the year, we will crown our first Champion of 2023 sometime on Tuesday. We look forward to seeing our old friends and making some new friends.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Levels increase to 90 minutes when 40 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet