Championship: Prize Pool and Payouts with $482,636 to the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Champion

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  843
Prize Pool:  $2,697,600
January 17-22, 2020

Registration has closed for the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship, and across the two starting flights there were a total of 843 entries, creating a total prizepool worth $2,697,600.

The final 106 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,666 each, with the final five players all earning $129K+ each. First prize is worth $482,636.

1st:  $482,636*
2nd:  $311,751
3rd:  $230,086
4th:  $171,642
5th:  $129,438
6th:  $98,686
7th:  $76,078
8th:  $59,309
9th-10th:  $46,763
11th-12th:  $37,295
13th-14th:  $30,091
15th-16th:  $24,564
17th-20th:  $20,292
21st-24th:  $16,965
25th-32nd:  $14,357
33rd-40th:  $12,300
41st-48th:  $10,670
49th-56th:  $9,374
57th-64th:  $8,340
65th-72nd:  $7,517
73rd-80th:  $6,865
81st-89th:  $6,353
90th-98th:  $5,959
99th-106th:  $5,666

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions.

Championship Day 1B: David Levy Leads the Field at the Break with 299,400

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  420

David Levy
Chipleader David Levy

The players return from their last break of the day to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

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

1.  David Levy  –  299,400  (299 bb)
2.  Donys Agnelli  –  238,200  (238 bb)
3.  David Farber  –  235,300  (235 bb)
4.  Mike Vela  –  208,500  (209 bb)
5.  Jose Parra  –  201,500  (202 bb)
6.  Dantonio Brown  –  201,300  (201 bb)
7.  David Shmuel  –  199,200  (199 bb)
8.  Mukul Pahuja  –  192,000  (192 bb)
9.  John Dollinger  –  189,100  (189 bb)

Registration has closed, and the official prizepool should be released soon.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

Championship Day 1B: Alex Rocha Doubles Through Peter Walsworth

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries: 411

Peter Walsworth (left) versus Alex Rocha (right)

Alex Rocha was all in for 3,600 with Qd8d and in good shape against Peter Walsworth’s Js8s.

The board ran out KhKs5dQd3s and Rocha ended up with two-pair to double up right before registration closed.

Alex Rocha – 8,000
Peter Walsworth – 200,000

Championship Day 1B: Fred Goldberg Knocks Out a Player to Reach 180K

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  385

Fred Goldberg and David Tuthill
Fred Goldberg (left) and David Tuthill

A player raised from middle position to 1,500, Fred Goldberg reraised from the cutoff to 4,000, and his opponent called.

The flop came Ac8h3d, his opponent checked, Goldberg bet 5,000, and his opponent moved all in for a little more than 20K.

Goldberg quickly called with AhQc for a pair of aces, and his opponent turned over As6s for a pair of aces with a lower kicker.

The turn card was the 2s, the river card was the Qh, and Goldberg won the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to eliminate his opponent and reach 180K in chips.

Fred Goldberg  –  180,000  (300 bb)

The eliminated player lingered a bit after the hand, and Goldberg was very nice and polite with him. After the player left, somebody pointed out that Goldberg was extra nice to the players after he busted them.

Someone else suggested that Goldberg should buy the player a drink.

Goldberg smiled and said, “I’m in for four bullets. He should buy me a drink.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm), and action is scheduled to continue until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

Championship Day 1B: Randy Haddox vs. Rayan Chamas

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries: 380

On a flop of 10d6s4d it checked to Rayan Chamas in late position who bet 2,500. Randy Haddox called.

The turn brought the 8s, Haddox checked, and Chamas bet 15,000. Haddox thought about it before shoving for 86,600.

Chamas with a similar stack thought about it for a while before electing to fold.

Randy Haddox – 130,000
Rayan Chamas – 85,000

Championship Day 1B: Anton Wigg vs. Abbey Daniels

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries: 371

Anton Wigg
Anton Wigg

On a flop of Kh10c2h, Anton Wigg checked and Abbey Daniels bet 3,000 into a pot of 11,000. Wigg raised and Daniels called.

Both players checked the Qh on the turn. The river brought the Jd and Wigg shoved for around 20,000 effective.

Daniels went into the tank for a while saying “This is so gross..” before eventually letting it go.

Anton Wigg – 60,000
Abbey Daniels – 20,000

Abbey Daniels

Championship Day 1B: Hitesh Patel Leads the Field at the Dinner Break with 142,400

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  352

Hitesh Patel
Hitesh Patel

The players return from dinner to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 300-600 and a 600 ante.

A scan of the field turned up four players with at least 135K in chips, with nobody really taking a clear chip lead yet.

1.  Hitesh Patel  –  142,400  (237 bb)
2.  Jose Parra  –  141,600  (236 bb)
3.  Cliff Maloney  –  138,100  (230 bb)
4.  Robert Jonsson  –  136,600  (228 bb)

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm), and action is scheduled to continue until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).