$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 42 of 843
Championship: Femi Fashakin Elimianted in 44th Place
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 44 of 843
On a flop reading , Brian Altman checked and Femi Fashakin bet 30,000 into a pot of around 150,000. Altman called.
The turn brought the , Altman checked and Fashakin bet 60,000. Altman check-raised to 200,000 and Fashakin quickly let it go.
Fashakin was eliminated shortly after.
Brian Altman – 2,450,000
Femi Fashakin – Eliminated in 44th Place
Championship: Matt Affleck Takes Out Two
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 843
Matt Affleck opened, Lee Markholt shoved for 120,000 and Alan Schein called. Affleck put him in for 340,000 total and Schein called.
Matt Affleck:
Lee Markholt:
Alan Schein:
The board ran out and Affleck ended up with two-pair to eliminate both of his opponents.
Matt Affleck – 1,200,000
Lee Markholt – Eliminated
Alan Schein – Eliminated
Championship: Early Eliminations
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 843
WSOP Main Event Winner Joe McKeehen was all in with versus Jake Dollinger’s .
The board ran out and Dollinger ended with a set of sixes to eliminate McKeehen.
Among those who have been eliminated early in Day 3 include, Justin Harvell and WPTDeepStacks Champion Jason Young.
Championship: Jason Wandling Doubles Through Billy Pillosoph
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 843
Jason Wandling was all in for 355,000 with and flipping against Billy Pillosoph’s .
The board comes , clean for Pillosoph until the spikes the river.
Jason Wandling – 720,000
Billy Pillosoph – 480,000
Championship: Joseph Salvaggi Doubles Through Vadim Shlez
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 843
On the first hand of the day, Joseph Salvaggi open-shoved from under the gun for 80,000. Vadim Shlez was next to act and called the all-in. It folded around to Farad Jamasi in the big blind, he thought for a while, used a time chip, but folded his hand.
Salvaggi:
Shlez:
Salvaggi was behind but had two live cards for a double. Shlez paired his ace on the but Salvaggi made trip deuces. The turn and river were safe for Salvaggi’s double up.
Joseph Salvaggi – 200,000 (13 bb)
Vadim Shlez – 445,000 (30 bb)
Championship: Shuffle Up & Deal
Championship: Brian Altman Leads Day 3 Return
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 843
There’s a familiar face at the top of the counts as the WPT LHPO Championship returns for Day 3. Brian Altman already owns five SHRP titles, one from this tournament in 2015, and he’s looking to put his name on the WPT Champions Cup for a second time.
Altman is the only returning player with more than 2 million chips but it’s a tough field trying to chase him down. With 54 players coming back, the top ten is stacked alone with Darren Elias, James Calderaro, Victor Figueroa, and WSOP Big 50 champ Femi Fashakin all in great position for a final table run.
Cards go back in the air and they will play five 90-minute levels before ending their evening.
Top ten returning stacks:
- Brian Altman – 2,085,000 (139 bb)
- Scott Drobes – 1,990,000 (133 bb)
- Victor Figueroa – 1,535,000 (102 bb)
- James Calderaro – 1,435,000 (96 bb)
- Davian Santana – 1,175,000 (78 bb)
- Timothy Banks – 1,140,000 (76 bb)
- John Dollinger – 1,040,000 (69 bb)
- Darren Elias – 1,035,000 (69 bb)
- Femi Fashakin – 965,000 (64 bb)
- Tzu Huang – 960,000 (64 bb)
Video: Day 2 Highlights
LHPO Day 12 Schedule
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 24 – $600 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
- $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
- Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
- Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
- This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
- Event 24 Structure Sheet
12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
- Championship Day 3 Chip Counts
- Championship Day 3 Chip Table and Seat Assignments
- Championship Payouts
12PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
- $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
- Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
- Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
- Day 1 will end when 8 players remain or Tournament Director discretion
- High Roller Structure Sheet
3PM: Event 26 – $400 Six-Max PLO (Single Re-Entry)
- Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
- Late registration/SINGLE re-entry available until start of Level 9
- This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
- Event 26 Structure Sheet
5PM: Event 27 Day 1A – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
- $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
- Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
- Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
- Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
- Event 27 Structure Sheet
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
3PM: Event 70 – $550 Satellite into Event 28 (1-in-10)
- 5 seats guaranteed into $5,000/$250K GTD LHPO Event 28
- Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
- Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
- This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
- Structure Sheet
6PM: Event 71 – $550 Super Turbo Satellite into Event 28 (1-in-10)
- 2 seats guaranteed into $5,000/$250K GTD LHPO Event 28
- Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
- Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
- This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
- Structure Sheet