Event 3: Big Buy-in Big O

$1,100 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100

The Lucky Hearts Poker Open schedule is packed with Omaha tournaments from start to finish and we’re going big right out of the gates. LHPO Event 3 is a Big O tournament with deep stacks and $1,100 buy-in.

Players sit down to 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7 pm following the 45-minute dinner break. This is a one-day tournament and might produce our first champ of the series (it will be a race between this and the H.O.R.S.E.)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:00pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet

Event 2: Early Entries

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits
Entries: 55

David Shmuel

The H.O.R.S.E. has a nice turnout for the first mix tournament on the first day of the first series of the year. A lot of firsts.

Some early entrants include friends like David Shmuel, Sam Sternfield, Yuval Bronshtein, Caleb Piderit, Gabe Ramos, Willie Wiggins, Joel Harwood, John Holley, and Donny Rubinstein.

Sam Sternfield

Event 1 Flight A: 400 Friends

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  405

Dyanna Lopez

The entry count topped 400 and we have a bunch of friends in the field this afternoon. A great turnout and they’ve practically locked up the $1,000,000 at the current pace.

Some friendly faces include Dyanna Lopez, former WPT LHPO champ Darryll Fish, Frank Russo, Jacquelyn Scott, Ido Ashkenazi, Johnny Bromberg, Perla Ojeda, Paul Domb, and James Carroll.

Darryll Fish

Event 1 Flight A: Steven Glazerman Leads

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  354

Steven Glazerman

Players returned to their seats after the first break and we have a new big stack in the room. Roni Zelichonok jumped to the top early in the day but Steven Glazerman cruised right past him.

Glazerman leads the field after four levels with 95,400 and Zelichonok is still doing just fine with 49,600.

Event 2: H.O.R.S.E. Up Early

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

Event 2 on the LHPO schedule is the first non-hold’em game on the schedule and the first mix game. It is a $400 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament and will likely award our first trophy later this evening.

Players start with 25,000 in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They have a 45-minute dinner break schedule at 5 pm and return to play down to our champ.

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 2 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight A: Great Start for Roni Zelichonok

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries:  175

Roni Zelichonok

We found a very happy Roni Zelichonok this morning, sitting with a big stack before a single ante was played in the series. In the first level, he sent two players to the showers to run up his 20K starting stack to 63,100 in less than 30 minutes.

Not a bad start.

Event 1 Flight A: Cards in the Air

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight A Entries:  110

Michael Tait

Cards are in the air for the 2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open with 110 early entries. A fine start on a Thursday morning with less-than-optimal weather.

A few friendly faces at the start include Michael Tait, Francis Margaglione, Jennifer David, Nick Raio, Walter Bravo, Paula Alibrandi, Rafael Lima, and Scott Robbins.

Francis Margaglione

Event 1 Flight A: Kicking off the Series

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

The new year is here, so it’s time to kick off the popular Lucky Hearts Poker Open series with 52 trophies events and millions of dollars in prize money. We get things running with Flight A of LHPO Event 1 at 10 am in the Grand Ballroom and the $600 Deep Stack NLH tournament features a $1,000,000 guarantee.

Players start with 20,000 stacks out front and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes when the field is down to 24 players. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight A will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm 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 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet