$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  76 of 606

In the first hand of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, the player in the small blind got it all in preflop for about 32,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jack Ranallo on the button.

The board came , and the pocket nines held up for Ranallo to win the pot and eliminate the small blind on the Money Bubble.

Jack Ranallo  –  307,000  (77 bb)

The remaining 76 players advance to Day 2, where they will all be in the money. The full list of official chip counts for this flight will be posted soon.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  77 of 606

With 77 players remaining, but no more than 76 advancing, the field has begun hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

Action will continue until one more player is eliminated, and then the remaining players will bag up their chips for Day 2. Everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money.

With 77 players remaining from a flight of 606, the average chip stack is around 157,000 (39 big blinds).

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  80 of 606

Shortly before the money bubble, a short-stacked player moved all in from UTG+1 for 24,000. Andrew Pacifico called from the hijack, and chipleader Matvey Tevlin raised from the small blind to 74,000.

Pacifico moved all in over the top for about 350,000, and Tevlin quickly called.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Matvey Tevlin:  
Andrew Pacifico:  
UTG+1 Player:  

The board came , and the short stack flopped an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further.

The aces held up for Tevlin to win the entire pot, knocking out both of his opponents and catapulting to a massive chip lead with 828,000.

Matvey Tevlin  –  828,000  (207 bb)
Andrew Pacifico  –  Eliminated

With about 80 players remaining from a flight of 606, the average chip stack is around 152,000 (38 big blinds). Action will continue until there are 76 players remaining, and everyone who bags up chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  85 of 606

James Calderaro got it all in from the small blind for 26,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of the player on the button.

The board came — Calderaro flopped a set of eights, the button turned an ace-high straight, and Calderaro rivered a full house. Calderaro won the pot to double up in chips.

James Calderaro  –  60,000  (15 bb)

Several hands later, the player in the small blind got his short stack all in with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against Calderaro’s .

The board came , and Calderaro paired his ten on the flop to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from Flight 1A.

James Calderaro  –  90,000  (23 bb)

With about 85 players remaining from a flight of 606, the average chip stack is around 143,000 (36 big blinds). Action will continue until there are 76 players remaining, and everyone who bags up chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  88 of 606

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field turned up four players with at least 300K in chips, plus one more with 289K, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Matvey Tevlin  –  419,000  (105 bb)
2.  Eric Polirer  –  358,000  (90 bb)
3.  Andrew Pacifico  –  356,000  (89 bb)
4.  Avi Kalmis  –  307,000  (77 bb)
5.  Yaroslav Nakonechnyy  –  289,000  (72 bb)

With 88 players remaining from a flight of 606, the average chip stack is around 138,000 (35 big blinds). Action will continue until there are 76 players remaining, and everyone who bags up chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight B of Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 1 gets underway at 6 pm and the tournament is already off to a great start. We had 606 entries in the first flight and the $600 Deep Stack should easily surpass its $1,000,000 this weekend.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes at the start of Day 2 and 60 minutes from Level 24 till heads up. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Flight B will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2 in the money.

• $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

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  108 of 606

After a flop of , Scott Levitt checked the hijack, Yaroslav Nakonechnyy bet 30,000 from the button, and Levitt check-raised all in for about 80,000.

Nakonechnyy called with for a pair of kings, and Levitt turned over for a pair of kings with a lower kicker. Levitt needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Nakonechnyy won the pot with a pair of kings and his ace kicker to eliminate Levitt from Flight 1A.

Yaroslav Nakonechnyy  –  285,000
Scott Levitt  –  Eliminated

With about 108 players remaining from a flight of 606, the average chip stack is around 112,000 (37 big blinds). Action will continue until there are 76 players remaining, and everyone who bags up chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$150 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are rolling out another one-day trophy event with a $150 Big Stack at 5 pm. The tournament features a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool and a nice pace to win some money.

Players start with 15K big stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 8:25 pm. The tournament will move right along and we will hand out their LHPO trophy later this evening.

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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 3 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  165 of 606

The players return from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up only two players with at least 180K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Michel Simoneau  –  235,000  (118 bb)
2.  Dan Saffer  –  218,000  (109 bb)

With about 165 players remaining from a flight of 606, the average chip stack is around 73,500 (37 big blinds). Action will continue until there are 76 players remaining, and everyone who bags up chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  109
Prize Pool:  $36,515
January 12, 2023

Registration closed for the LHPO $400 H.O.R.S.E. tournament with 109 entries representing the third biggest field for this tournament, behind only the 153 entries for the 2021 Showdown tournament and 115 for the 2021 RRPO series.

2021 Showdown – 153 entries
2021 RRPO – 115 entries
2023 LHPO  – 109 entries
2021 LHPO – 102 entries
2022 LHPO – 101 entries

They combined to create a prize pool worth $36,515 and the last 14 players will make the money. A min-cash is worth $875 while the $400 H.O.R.S.E. will earn $10,785 and the LHPO trophy.

1st: $10,785 + LHPO trophy
2nd: $6,755
3rd: $4,055
4th: $2,650
5th: $2,045
6th: $1,680
7th: $1,425
8th: $1,240
9th-10th: $1,095
11th-12th: $970
13th-14th: $875