$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  57 of 229

Nancy Birnbaum open-shoved for about 250,000 from early position, Andrew Ostapchenko called next to act and the rest of the table folded.

Birnbaum:
Ostapchenko:

Birnbaum was racing but ahead for her double and needed his sixes to hold. Then Ostapchenko made trip aces on the flop to take a big lead and Birnbaum, one of our popular locals, was eliminated after the turn and river.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  2,070,000  (83 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  Eliminated in 58th Place  ($11,500)

Other recent eliminations:

64th:  Luke Becker  –  $9,600
65th:  Glenn Fishbein  –  $9,600
66th:  Nick Yunis  –  $9,600
67th:  Artem Metalidi  –  $9,600
68th:  Michael Morton  –  $9,600
69th:  Alan Raymundo  –  $9,600

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  69 of 229

Cards are in the air for Day 3 of the WPT LHPO Championship with 69 players remaining and everyone guaranteed at least $9,600.

1st:  $611,700
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $167,000
6th:  $127,000
7th:  $98,000
8th:  $76,000
9th-10th:  $60,000
11th-12th:  $49,000
13th-15th:  $40,500
16th-19th:  $33,500
20th-23rd:  $28,000
24th-31st:  $23,200
32nd-39th:  $19,400
40th-47th:  $16,300
48th-55th:  $13,800
56th-63rd:  $11,500
64th-69th:  $9,600

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  69 of 229

The 2026 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship is down to its last 69 players and today they can start working their way toward some really big money.

Maryon Harper leads a talented field coming back that also includes Andrew Ostapchenko, Jonathan Jaffe, and Loni Hui in the top ten and defending champ Martins Adeniya trying to go back-to-back.

They will continue to play until two tables remain and those 18 players return tomorrow to play down to the six-handed final table.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Maryon Harper – 2,915,000 (117 bb)
2. Eric Firestone – 2,550,000 (102 bb)
3. Ted McNamara – 2,455,000 (98 bb)
4. John McDonald – 2,095,000 (84 bb)
5. Andrew Ostapchenko – 2,045,000 (82 bb)
6. Jonathan Jaffe – 1,820,000 (73 bb)
7. Samuel Rosen – 1,790,000 (72 bb)
8. Loni Hui – 1,775,000 (71 bb)
9. Srivinay Irrinki – 1,645,000 (66 bb)
10. Artem Tuliupa – 1,550,000 (62 bb)

Day 3 Seats  |  Day 3 Chips  |  Payouts  | Results

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 49 Day 1B – $800 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%

11AM: Event 50 – $1,700 Deep Stack Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat added to 1st place
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 50 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• Championship Day 3 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Day 3 Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts

1PM: Event 46 – $10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 46 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 46 Chip Counts

1PM: Event 47 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 47 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 47 Payouts

1PM: Event 51 – $600 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 51 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• Players must be in line by 9:30pm to enter the tournament
• Day 1 will end when seven players remain
• High Roller Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 53 – $1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 53 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 49 Day 1C – $800 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%

7PM: Event 54 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 54 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $550 Event 56 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $5,000 buy-in Event 56
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  69 of 229

Day 3 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  69 of 229

Day 3 begins Monday at 12:00 noon.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  69 of 229

Day 2 of the $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship has come to an end and just 69 players remain. Maryon Harper leads with 2,915,000.

Here are the chip leaders at the end of Day 2:

1.  Maryon Harper  –  2,915,000  (117 bb)
2.  Eric Firestone  –  2,550,000  (102 bb)
3.  Ted McNamara  –  2,455,000  (98 bb)
4.  John McDonald  –  2,095,000  (84 bb)
5.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  2,045,000  (82 bb)

Full chip counts, along with the Day 3 table and seat draw, will be posted within the hour.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  69 of 229

70th:  Joseph Shammas $9,600
71st:  Kurt Jewell $9,600
72nd:  Jared Hemingway $9,600
73rd:  Franklin Rojas $9,600
74th:  William Slepcevich $9,600
75th:  Zak VanKeuren $9,600
76th:  Ryan Torgersen $9,600
77th:  Howard Mash $9,600
78th:  Zhen Cai $9,600
79th:  Nenad Medic $9,600

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 229

80th:  Seth Fischer  –  $8,200
81st:  Aaron Kupin  –  $8,200
82nd:  Fares Santana  –  $8,200
83rd:  Jason Hickey  –  $8,200
84th:  Nick Maimone  –  $8,200
85th:  James Pillon  –  $8,200
86th:  Joey Weissman  –  $8,200
87th:  Jesse Lonis  –  $8,200
88th:  Colin Robinson  –  $8,200
89th:  Carl Norris  –  $8,200
90th:  Ashton Griffin  –  $8,200
91st:  Mica Lamar  –  $8,200
92nd:  George Pappas  –  $8,200
93rd:  Iman Dan  –  $8,200
94th:  George James  –  $8,200
95th:  Rafael Rodriguez  –  $8,200
96th:  Max Harris  –  $8,200
97th:  Daniyal Gheba  –  $8,200
98th:  David Finkelstein  –  $8,200
99th:  Alexander Yen  –  $8,200

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,932,800  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 1,229

100th:  Raminder Singh  –  $7,000
101st:  Jake Cody  –  $7,000
102nd:  Ian Matakis  –  $7,000
103rd:  Mike Meskin  –  $7,000
104th:  Moshe Tarich  –  $7,000
105th:  Dmitrii Tamurka  –  $7,000
106th:  Alexandros Kolonias  –  $7,000
107th:  Christopher Corneroli  –  $7,000
108th:  Samuel Bernstein  –  $7,000
109th:  Tyler Jamison  –  $7,000
110th:  Bradley Moore  –  $7,000
111th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $7,000
112th:  Michael Webb  –  $7,000
113th:  Yotam Ashkenazi  –  $7,000
114th:  Billy Pilossoph  –  $7,000
115th:  Raffaele Sorrentino  –  $7,000
116th:  Jordan Westmorland  –  $7,000
117th:  Esther Taylor  –  $7,000
118th:  Thien Nguyen  –  $7,000
119th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $7,000
120th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $7,000
121st:  Luke Graham  –  $7,000
122nd:  Michael Babani  –  $7,000
123rd:  Thomas Geschrey  –  $7,000