2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  183
Prize Pool:  $43,005
Bounty Prize Pool:  $18,300
January 13, 2023

Event 6 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 183 entries generated a prize pool of $43,005, with an additional $18,300 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up deal was reached at the final table, and as the chip leader it was Gilles Dalco who was the official Event 6 champion for $9,170.

For Dalco, this marked his third cash of the Lucky Hearts series already. Yesterday, he finished 12th in Event 2 (H.O.R.S.E.) for $970, then hopped into the Event 4 Turbo event immediately after, and took 4th place there for $1,270.

*denotes heads-up deal

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 183

Before heads-up play began, Gilles Dalco and Adam Pritchett agreed to look at the numbers and eventually reached a deal.

Here were the chip counts at the time:

Gilles Dalco  –  2,080,000  (42 bb)
Adam Pritchett  –  1,590,000  (32 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Gilles Dalco  –  $9,170
Adam Pritchett  –  $8,270

As the chip leader, Gilles Dalco was the official winner of Event 6 for $9,170.

A recap of Event 6 will be posted later in the morning.

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 183

Following a flop of , Michael McCray was all in from the big blind for about 270,000 with for jacks and fives against Adam Pritchett on the button with for trip fives.

The turn and river completed the board, no help to McCray, ending his tournament in third place.

Adam Pritchett  –  1,600,000  (32 bb)
Michael McCray –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,400)

With two players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,835,000 (37 bb), and they are both guaranteed at least $7,085 each.

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 183

Daniel Quesada was all in for about 280,000 from the button against Gilles Dalco in the cutoff.

Quesada: 
Dalco: 

The board ran out , giving Dalco an ace-high flush to eliminate Quesada in fourth place.

Gilles Dalco  –  840,000  (17 bb)
Daniel Quesada  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  $2,680)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,225,000 (25 bb), and they are all guaranteed at least $4,400 each.

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 183

Michael Santa-Cruz raised all in for about 200,000 from the cutoff, Soukha Kachittavong reraised all in from the button for about 650,000, and Adam Pritchett called in the big blind with a covering stack.

Santa-Cruz: 
Kachittavong: 
Prtichett: 

The board ran out , safe for Pritchett to score the double elimination.

Adam Pritchett  –  2,030,000  (51 bb)
Soukha Kachittavong  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,070)
Michael Santa-Cruz  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,715)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 915,000 (23 bb), and they are all guaranteed at least $2,680 each.

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 183

Seat 1:  Michael Santa-Cruz  –  285,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2:  Soukha Kachittavong  –  890,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3:  Michael McCray  –  300,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4:  Adam Pritchett  –  1,080,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5:  Gilles Dalco  –  405,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6:  Daniel Quesada  –  710,000  (28 bb)

1st:  $10,355 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $7,085
3rd:  $4,400
4th:  $2,680
5th:  $2,070
6th:  $1,715

In-The-Money Finishers
7th:  Philippe Goureau  –  $1,460
8th:  Jose Sade  –  $1,285

9th:  Jason Pardy  –  $1,115
10th:  Walter Bravo  –  $1,115

11th:  Kenneth Zeldis  –  $950
12th:  Stuart Rubin  –  $950

13th:  Michael McBurney  –  $800
14th:  Daniel Williams  –  $800
15th:  Ethan Bennett  –  $800

16th:  Noah Piderit  –  $725
17th:  Tina Tellone  –  $725
18th:  Ruben Torres  –  $725

19th:  Lunique Petiote  –  $650
20th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $650
21st:  Andre Duek Roberto  –  $650
22nd:  Dewey Wright  –  $650
23rd:  Andrew Brannon  –  $650

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  183
Prize Pool:  $43,005
Bounty Prize Pool:  $18,300
January 13, 2023

Event 6 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 183 entries created a prize pool of $43,005, with an additional $18,300 set aside for bounties. The final 23 players will cash, earning at least $650.

Up top for the winner is $10,355.

1st:  $10,355 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $7,085
3rd:  $4,400
4th:  $2,680
5th:  $2,070
6th:  $1,715
7th:  $1,460
8th:  $1,285
9th-10th:  $1,115
11th-12th:  $950
13th-15th:  $800
16th-18th:  $725
19th-23rd:  $650

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are putting a little crinkle in the games this afternoon with a $400 Black Chip Bounty tournament at 2 pm in the Grand Ballroom. There is a $100 cash bounty on every player in the tournament so players can start making some money early in the day.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

They battle into the evening and not stop until someone is posing for a picture with the LHPO trophy.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 5 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 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 5 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 6 – $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

• 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet