2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  84
Prize Pool:  $81,480
January 13, 2024

Event 9 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 84 entries generated a prize pool of $81,480.

A heads-up deal between the final two players was reached and as the chip leader, Yuval Bronshtein was the official Event 9 champion for $21,216. For Bronshtein, this marked his record-tying 10th SHRP major series trophy, breaking a three-way tie for second with Michael Newman and David Shmuel and moving Bronshtein into a tie for first alongside Raminder Singh with 10.

Here are Bronshtein’s 10 SHRP major series victories:

2021 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($7,535)
2021 SHRPO:  $400 Omaha 8  ($6,673)
2021 SHRPO:  $400 Pot-Limit Omaha  ($10,423)
2022 LHPO:  $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8  ($9,020)
2022 LHPO:  $600 H.O.R.S.E.  ($11,760)
2022 Showdown:  $600 Eight-Max Pot-Limit Omaha  ($20,630)
2022 Showdown:  $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship  ($21,645)
2023 LHPO:  $600 Big O  ($13,405)
2023 RRPO:  $600 H.O.R.S.E.  ($14,405)
2024 LHPO:  $1,100 5-Card PLO  ($21,216)

*denotes heads-up deal

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 84

Before heads-up play began, Yuval Bronshtein and Bobby Lupo agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts:

Yuval Bronshtein  –  862,000  (54 bb)
Bobby Lupo  –  818,000  (51 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Yuval Bronshtein  –  $21,216
Bobby Lupo  –  $20,944

As the chip leader, Bronshtein was the official Event 9 winner for $21,216 and his record-tying 10th SHRP major series trophy. Lupo finished runner-up for $20,944.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 84

Steve Weiss limped in from the small blind and Yuval Bronshtein checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was and Weiss ended up all in for about 110,000 with for a pair of kings with a double-gutter straight draw. Bronshtein showed for a set of sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, further improving Bronshtein to sixes full of sevens to eliminate Weiss in third place.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  862,000  (54 bb)
Bobby Lupo  –  818,000  (51 bb)

1st:  $26,270 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,890

3rd:  Steve Weiss  –  $9,880
4th:  Jeff Higgins  –  $6,680
5th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $5,095
6th:  Sterling Savill  –  $4,075
7th:  Victor Reyes  –  $3,380
8th:  Amit Goel  –  $2,850
9th:  Has not collected  –  $2,630
10th:  Gregory Kolo  – $2,450
11th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $2,280

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 84

Jeff Higgins raised to 43,000 from the button, Bobby Lupo called in the small blind, and Steve Weiss called in the big blind.

The flop was and action was checked to Higgins who bet 85,000. Lupo check-raised the pot, Weiss folded, and Higgins called all in for about 110,000.

Higgins: 
Lupo: 

Lupo was ahead with kings and fours, leading Higgins’ pair of eights.

The turn and river completed the board, not enough help to Higgins, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Bobby Lupo  –  818,000  (51 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  732,000  (46 bb)
Steve Weiss  –  130,000  (8 bb)
Jeff Higgins  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($6,680)

1st:  $26,270 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,890
3rd:  $9,880

4th:  Jeff Higgins  –  $6,680
5th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $5,095
6th:  Sterling Savill  –  $4,075
7th:  Victor Reyes  –  $3,380
8th:  Amit Goel  –  $2,850
9th:  Has not collected  –  $2,630
10th:  Gregory Kolo  – $2,450
11th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $2,280

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 84

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 24,000 from the button and Bobby Lupo called in the big blind.

The flop was , Lupo checked, and Bronshtein continued for 20,000. Lupo check-raised the pot to 126,000, Bronshtein thought for a while before he reraised all in for 340,000, and Lupo called.

Bronshtein: 
Lupo: 

Bronshtein had a pair of aces with the nut flush draw, while Lupo had a wrap with an inferior flush draw.

The turn locked it up for Bronshtein with the better flush, rendering the river moot.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  734,000  (61 bb)
Bobby Lupo  –  560,000  (47 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 84

On the turn of a board with about 200,000 in the pot, Bobby Lupo bet effectively 95,000-ish from the blind and Stoyan Madanzhiev called all in from the button.

Lupo showed for a set of nines, while Madanzhiev tabled for a queen-high straight.

The river was the , giving Lupo queens full of nines to eliminate Madanzhiev in fifth place.

Bobby Lupo  –   965,000  (80 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  300,000  (25 bb)
Steve Weiss  –  280,000  (23 bb)
Jeff Higgins  –  135,000  (11 bb)

1st:  $26,270 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $15,890
3rd:  $9,880
4th:  $6,680

5th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $5,095
6th:  Sterling Savill  –  $4,075
7th:  Victor Reyes  –  $3,380
8th:  Amit Goel  –  $2,850
9th:  Has not collected  –  $2,630
10th:  Gregory Kolo  – $2,450
11th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $2,280

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 84

Victor Reyes was all in with in the hole UTG+1, and Bobby Lupo had him covered holding on the big blind.

The final board read , and Reyes doubled up to so survive with 103,000 after collecting the pot. Lupo was sitting pretty after the hand with 670,000.

Victor Reyes – 103,000 (12 bb)
Bobby Lupo – 670,000 (83 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 84

Event 9 is down to the final table, so here is a look at the seating chart with chip counts. Stay tuned to see who takes home the LHPO trophy later tonight.

There are a couple players at this final table that have already made multiple final tables during the early going of LHPO, including Jeff Higgins, Sterling Savill, and Yuval Bronshtein. Higgins had made three final tables already during the tournament series over the last couple of days.

Seat 1: Stoyan Madanzhiev – 246,500
Seat 2: Jeff Higgins – 89,000
Seat 3: Bobby Lupo – 248,000
Seat 4: Sterling Savill – 139,000
Seat 5: Victor “72.jammer” Reyes – 52,000
Seat 6: Amit G – 170,000
Seat 7: Steve Weiss – 383,000
Seat 8: Yuval Bronshtein – 311,000

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries:  84
Prize Pool:  $81,480
January 13, 2024

Registration closed for the $1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with 84 entries creating a prize pool worth $81,480. The last 11 spots will be paid with $2,280 for a min-cash and $26,270 plus the LHPO trophy to the champ.

1st: $26,270 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $15,890
3rd: $9,880
4th: $6,680
5th: $5,095
6th: $4,075
7th: $3,380
8th: $2,850
9th: $2,630
10th: $2,450
11th: $2,280

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The Grand Ballroom is going to be packed today, mostly with Event 1 players but we’ll get a fair share for Event 9 at 11 am. The bigger buy-in is an $1,100 Deep Stack Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament that will fuel a ton of action.

Players will start with 20K deep stacks, and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and they have a 45-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm.

• 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 9 Structure Sheet