Victor Nassif Wins Event 2 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $8,370

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  74
Prize Pool:  $24,790
January 11, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 2 Champion Victor Nassif

Event 2 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry). A field of 74 entries produced a prize pool of $24,790 and winning the lion’s share of it was Victor Nassif, taking it down outright for $8,370 and his first SHRP major series trophy.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1VictorNassif$8,370
2ItaiBronshtein$4,835
3YuvalBronshtein$3,025
4A.J.Kelsall$2,045
5GabeRamos$1,550
6HoytVerner$1,240
7DonnyRubinstein$1,120
8LongNguyen$990
9MatthewWolfson$870
10RobertDukes$745

Event 2: Victor Nassif Wins! ($8,370); Itai Bronshtein Finishes Runner-Up ($4,835)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  80,000/160,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  1 of 74

Victor Nassif

Stud Hi-Lo

Victor Nassif:  XxXx / 4s9d6d
Itai Bronshtein:  XxXx / 5h4dTs

Victor Nassif was the bring-in, Itai Bronshtein completed to 80,000, Nassif raised to 160,000, Bronshtein reraised to 240,000, Nassif capped it at 320,000, and Bronshtein called.

Nassif check-called 80,000 from Bronshtein on fourth street.

Bronshtein bet his remaining 150,000 on fifth street and Nassif called.

Nassif:  Ad8s / 4s9d6d
Bronshtein:  AhTc / 5h4dTs

Nassif has a low draw with backdoor diamonds, while Bronshtein picked up a pair of tens on fifth street.

Bronshtein’s remaining runout was a non-helpful 9c and Qc, leaving him with just a pair of tens. Nassif caught the 8h and 8d, making trip eights to win the hand and win Event 2 outright for $8,370. Bronshtein finished runner-up for $4,835.

A recap of Event 2 will be posted later tonight.

Itai Bronshtein

Event 2: Victor Nassif Doubles Into the Chip Lead

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  80,000/160,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 74

Stud Hi-Lo

Itai Bronshtein:  XxXx / Qd8d2d6h / Xx
Victor Nassif:  XxXx / 7cQs4c5s / Xx

Victor Nassif was the bring-in, Itai Bronshtein completed to 80,000, and Nassif called.

Bronshtein bet with the on-board lead the rest of the way and Nassif called him down, culminating with an all-in call on seventh street.

Nassif tabled 5c9cQc for a queen-high flush, Bronshtein couldn’t beat it, and Nassif doubled into the chip lead.

Victor Nassif  –  1,150,000  (7 BB)
Itai Bronshtein  –  650,000  (4 BB)

Event 2: Victor Nassif vs. Itai Bronshtein for the H.O.R.S.E. Title

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  60,000/120,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 74

Victor Nassif (left) vs. Itai Bronshtein (right)

Itai Bronshtein  –  1,000,000  (8 BB)
Victor Nassif  –  850,000  (7 BB)

1st:  $8,370 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $4,835

3rd:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $3,025
4th:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $2,045
5th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $1,550
6th:  Hoyt Verner  –  $1,240
7th:  Donny Rubinstein  –  $1,120
8th:  Long Nguyen  –  $990
9th:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $870
10th:  Robert Dukes  –  $745

Event 2: Yuval Bronshtein – 3rd Place ($3,025)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  60,000/120,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 74

Yuval Bronshtein

Hold’em

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 120,000 from the button, Victor Nassif three-bet to 180,000 from the big blind, Bronshtein four-bet all in for 220,000, and Nassif called.

Bronshtein:  Th7h
Nassif:  KdQh

The board came Jc5d4dAd2d, giving Nassif a flush to eliminate Bronshtein in third place.

Victor Nassif  –  850,000  (7 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,025)

Event 2: Final Three Players in the H.O.R.S.E.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  60,000/120,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 74

Seat 2:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  515,000  (4 BB)
Seat 3:  Itai Bronshtein  –  725,000  (6 BB)
Seat 8:  Victor Nassif  –  610,000  (5 BB)

1st:  $8,370 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $4,835
3rd:  $3,025

4th:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $2,045
5th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $1,550
6th:  Hoyt Verner  –  $1,240
7th:  Donny Rubinstein  –  $1,120
8th:  Long Nguyen  –  $990
9th:  Matthew Wolfson  –  $870
10th:  Robert Dukes  –  $745

Event 2: Victor Nassif Doubles Through Yuval Bronshtein

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 74

Stud

Victor Nassif was all in on fifth street against Yuval Bronsthein.

Nassif:  Th7s / 9h3h8h
Bronshtein:  Js2h / 2dKc4d

Bronshtein’s deuces remained ahead on sixth street as he caught the 6d while Nassif’s draws and overcads weren’t helped much with the Qs.

On seventh street, Bronshtein made trips with the 2s. Nassif, however, picked up the 4h to make a winning flush to double up.

Victor Nassif  –  530,000  (5 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  560,000  (6 BB)

Event 2: A.J. Kelsall – 4th Place ($2,045)

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 74

A.J. Kelsall

Razz

A.J. Kelsall was all in on fifth street against Yuval Bronshtein.

Kelsall:  Ax5x / 7x4x9x
Bronshtein:  Ax6x / 5x3xJx

Kelsall caught a non-helpful Qx on sixth street, while Bronshtein picked up a 4x to make a six-five, leaving Kelsall drawing dead and out in fourth place.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  620,000  (6 BB)
A.J. Kelsall  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,045)

Event 2: Itai Bronshtein Scoops a Big One to take the Chip Lead

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 74

Omaha Hi-Lo

Itai Bronshtein limped for 40,000 from the cutoff, Victor Nassif raised to 80,000 from the small blind, Yuval Bronshtein called in the big blind, and Itai called.

The flop was 8s7h6s, Nassif checked, and Yuval bet 40,000. Both Itai and Nassif called.

The turn was the Td, and action checked to Itai who bet 80,000. Both Nassif and Yuval called.

The river was the 8h, and action checked to Itai again who bet 80,000. Nassif called and Yuval folded.

Itai tabled Ac9d8c3h for a ten-high straight with the second best low, Nassif mucked, and Itai scooped the pot to take the chip lead.

Itai Bronshtein  –  950,000  (12 BB)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  430,000  (5 BB)
Victor Nassif  –  250,000  (3 BB)

Event 2: A.J. Kelsall Doubles Through Victor Nassif

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 74

Stud

A.J. Kelsall:  XxXx / 3d7c3s
Victor Nassif:  XxXx / 3h5d8h

A.J. Kelsall was the bring-in for 10,000, Victor Nassif completed for 30,000, and Kelsall called.

Both checked on fourth street, Kelsall bet 60,000 on fifth street, Nassif raised, and Kelsall called all in for 95,000.

A.J. Kelsall:  Ad4d / 3d7c3s
Victor Nassif:  Qh6h  / 3h5d8h

Nassif’s runout came the 7s and 6s, giving him a pair of sixes.

Kelsall, meanwhile, caught the Kd and Jd to make a flush to double up again.

A.J. Kelsall  –  290,000  (5 BB)
Victor Nassif  –  800,000  (13 BB)