2023 LHPO Live Updates

Andrew Esposito Wins Event 34 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Outright for $49,380

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2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  201
Prize Pool:  $201,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $100,500
January 22-23, 2023

2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 34 Champion Andrew Esposito

Event 34 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 201 entries generated a prize pool of $201,000 more than doubling the guarantee. In addition, $100,500 was set aside for bounties.

Emerging victorious was Andrew Espositio, winning outright for $49,380.

The score puts Esposito above the $125K mark in career live tournament winnings per the Hendon Mob poker database, and is his second-largest live result, with the first coming in the 2022 Lucky Hearts Main Event where he finished 14th for $61,725.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1AndrewEsposito$49,380
2DennisWilke$32,615
3TaleshPatel$20,900
4JoshuaStewart$12,600
5DavidLu$9,680
6CharlesMitchell$8,020
7SteveKarp$6,835
8BorisKravets$5,890
9MichaelWetcher$4,950
10JasonHolzberg$4,950
11BrettApter$4,305
12TomThomas$4,305
13TimothyCapretta$3,660
14JoshuaCranfill$3,660
15JuanMaceiras$3,660
16MartinsAdeniya$3,015
17GiuseppeIadisernia$3,015
18MaxKingstone$3,015
19BrianHastings$2,415
20DorianRios$2,415
21BrianAltman$2,415
22RafaelRodriguez Arango$1,860
23MisaelIadisernia$1,860
24AxelOrellana Gomez$1,860
25GiovanniMassa$1,860
26AnthonyPiacquadio$1,860
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Event 34: Tough Field Returns for Day 2

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$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 201

The $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty had a great turnout with 201 entries blasting the $100,000 guarantee. Day 1 ended with 22 players still in contention and action resumes at 2 pm in the Grand Ballroom.

There’s plenty of top talent in line for the title and we will hit the highlights while concentrating our attention on the Championship.

Table 3
Seat 1:  Martins Adeniya  –  78,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Dennis Wilke  –  103,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Talesh Patel  –  405,000  (81 bb)
Seat 6:  Dorian Rios  –  159,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7:  Rafael Rodriguez  –  57,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8:  Brett Apter  –  148,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9:  Tom Thomas  –  196,000  (39 bb)

Table 4
Seat 1:  Michael Wetcher  –  407,000  (81 bb)
Seat 2:  Steve Karp  –  36,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3:  Max Kingstone  –  103,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Tim Capretta  –  186,000  (37 bb)
Seat 7:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  175,000  (35 bb)
Seat 8:  Joshua Cranfill  –  109,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9:  Andrew Esposito  –  220,000 (44 bb)

Table 5
Seat 1:  Charles Mitchell  –  245,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2:  Josh Steward  –  363,000  (73 bb)
Seat 3:  Jason Holzberg  –  139,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Brian Hastings  –  87,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  David Lu  –  197,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6:  Boris Kravets  –  352,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7:  Brian Altman  –  82,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  Juan Maceiras  –  169,000  (34 bb)
Seat 9:

1st:  $49,380 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $32,615
3rd:  $20,900
4th:  $12,600
5th:  $9,680
6th:  $8,020
7th:  $6,835
8th:  $5,890
9th-10th:  $4,950
11th-12th:  $4,305
13th-15th:  $3,660
16th-18th:  $3,015
19th-21st:  $2,415
22nd:  $1,860

In-The-Money Finishers
23rd:  Misael Iadisernia  –  $1,860
24th:  Axel Orellana Gomez  –  $1,860
25th:  Giovanni Massa  –  $1,860
26th:  Anthony Piacquadio  – $1,860

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LHPO Day 12 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 36 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 37 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 37 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 LHPO Championship

12PM: Event 38 Day 1 – $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 38 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 35 Day 2 – $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 34 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

6PM: Event 36 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 39 – $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

2PM: $550 Event 41 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into $5K/$100K GTD One-Day Event 41
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $550 Event 41 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5K/$100K GTD One-Day Event 41
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule

Please note: We recommend parking in either Winner’s Way or Seminole Way garage for the most convenient access to the Grand Ballroom

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Event 34: $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 201

Day 2 of the $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty is Monday at 2 p.m.

Table 3
Seat 1:  Martins Adeniya  –  78,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  Dennis Wilke  –  103,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:  Talesh Patel  –  405,000  (81 bb)
Seat 6:  Dorian Rios  –  159,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7:  Rafael Rodriguez  –  57,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8:  Brett Apter  –  148,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9:  Tom Thomas  –  196,000  (39 bb)

Table 4
Seat 1:  Michael Wetcher  –  407,000  (81 bb)
Seat 2:  Steve Karp  –  36,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3:  Max Kingstone  –  103,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4:
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Tim Capretta  –  186,000  (37 bb)
Seat 7:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  175,000  (35 bb)
Seat 8:  Joshua Cranfill  –  109,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9:  Andrew Esposito  –  220,000 (44 bb)

Table 5
Seat 1:  Charles Mitchell  –  245,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2:  Josh Steward  –  363,000  (73 bb)
Seat 3:  Jason Holzberg  –  139,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Brian Hastings  –  87,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  David Lu  –  197,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6:  Boris Kravets  –  352,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7:  Brian Altman  –  82,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  Juan Maceiras  –  169,000  (34 bb)
Seat 9:

1st:  $49,380 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $32,615
3rd:  $20,900
4th:  $12,600
5th:  $9,680
6th:  $8,020
7th:  $6,835
8th:  $5,890
9th-10th:  $4,950
11th-12th:  $4,305
13th-15th:  $3,660
16th-18th:  $3,015
19th-21st:  $2,415
22nd:  $1,860

In-The-Money Finishers
23rd:  Misael Iadisernia  –  $1,860
24th:  Axel Orellana Gomez  –  $1,860
25th:  Giovanni Massa  –  $1,860
26th:  Anthony Piacquadio  – $1,860

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Event 34: Prize Pool and Payouts; $49,380 to the Bounty Winner

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2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  201
Prize Pool:  $201,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $100,500
January 22-23, 2023

Event 34 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 201 entries generated a prize pool of $201,000, more than doubling the guarantee. In addition, there’s $100,500 set aside for bounties. The final 26 players will cash, earning at least $1,860.

Up top for the winner is $49,380.

1st:  $49,380 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $32,615
3rd:  $20,900
4th:  $12,600
5th:  $9,680
6th:  $8,020
7th:  $6,835
8th:  $5,890
9th-10th:  $4,950
11th-12th:  $4,305
13th-15th:  $3,660
16th-18th:  $3,015
19th-21st:  $2,415
22nd-26th:  $1,860

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Event 34: Sunday Bounty Part 2

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$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second bounty event on today’s schedule is a big one; the popular $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty with a $100,000 guarantee and two-day structure. Cards go in the air at 4 pm and we expect a huge turnout.

Event 33 players will start with 20K deep stacks and the first 12 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes in Level 13. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 9 pm following the 45-minute dinner break.

Day 1 will of the Purple Chip Bounty will play 15 levels and anyone with chips at that point will return on Monday at 2 pm to find our champ.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet
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LHPO Day 11 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $3,500 LHPO Championship

12PM: Event 33 – $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 34 Day 1 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 35 Day 1 – $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 16
  • Event 35 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 36 Flight A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

12PM: $200 Event 34 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $100K GTD Purple Chip Bounty
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $550 Big Stack Survivor NLH

  • Every 1-in-10 will win $5,000 in cash
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule

Please note: We recommend parking in either Winner’s Way or Seminole Way garage for the most convenient access to the Grand Ballroom

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Duff Charette Goes From Last to First to Win His Third SHRP Trophy in Event 34 Outright for $76,075

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2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  838
Prize Pool:  $435,760
November 27-29, 2022

2022 RRPO Event 34 Champion Duff Charette

Event 34 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Over three starting flights, a field of 838 entries generated a prize pool of $435,760, more than doubling the guarantee.

There were 106 players who made it to Day 2 and were guaranteed at least a min-cash. The one most likely to min-cash was Duff Charette, who began last in 106th place of those returning Day 2 players with just 10,000 in chips at the 2,000/4,000/4,000 level. However, Charette went on an amazing run, turning his 2.5 big blinds into a $76,075 first-place score.

“A series saver, for sure,” said Charette afterward. “Florida poker is good to me.”

The win is Charette’s third SHRP major series trophy win. Most recently, he won a $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2022 SHRPO, while his first came in the $5,000 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em at the 2021 RRPO almost one year ago today.

“I was planning to play that $5K again,” admitted Charette. “I was the big blind on the first hand, so I was all in right away. I had 3-4 suited, was in against two better hands, flopped it, and just ran it up from there. I’ll take it.”

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1DuffCharette$76,075
2AsemAlsaadi$52,300
3ConnorRash$34,900
4LuniquePetiote$25,795
5MichaelLaufer$19,600
6AlanHamza$15,600
7PaulValenzuela$12,900
8JoseRivero$10,270
9ChrisAudrain$7,715
10ChandanMathur$7,715
11RonnieAbro$6,330
12BrandonDuvdivani$6,330
13ScottZakheim$5,010
14DavidKahan$5,010
15StevenBennett$5,010
16StevenMcKoy$4,150
17EphraimUzan$4,150
18JasonHickey$4,150
19VincentGiuliano$3,415
20DavidMcGowan$3,415
21PhuVo$3,415
22ZacharyMullenix$2,890
23DominickSannino$2,890
24LawrenceMeldman$2,890
25ZakVanKeuren$2,390
26MosheGutnick$2,390
27DonaldMaloney$2,390
28CalebPiderit$2,005
29DavidLaufer$2,005
30She LokWong$2,005
31SherryVassilaros$2,005
32AlanHayden$2,005
33CharbelAzzi$2,005
34CameronStorto$2,005
35MeghanSmith$2,005
36RyanRiver$2,005
37JasonDos Santos$1,735
38JeremyBecker$1,735
39WillGivens$1,735
40MichaelDavis$1,735
41JamesFrangouldis$1,735
42AminHosein$1,735
43MariaKonnikova$1,735
44BarryWerpin$1,735
45LaurenceEssak$1,735
46DavidDiBernardi$1,540
47DennisRodriguez$1,540
48Neil JohnPrincipe$1,540
49MichaelGarcia$1,540
50RonaldKatz$1,540
51GregoryBaird$1,540
52MatthewGruda$1,540
53SamuelBrown$1,540
54JesseCohen$1,540
55JugalDaterao$1,390
56KevinNaim$1,390
57SamuelTaylor$1,390
58ChadHimmelspach$1,390
59TaylorHart$1,390
60DaniyalGheba$1,390
61ShinyGalion$1,390
62AaronKupin$1,390
63MichaelEddy$1,390
64GiulianoLentini$1,265
65LukeBlindert$1,265
66LouisLeo IV$1,265
67FrancisMargaglione$1,265
68GilAboodi$1,265
69EmilianoGuido$1,265
70MarcoRodriguez$1,265
71RoniZelichonok$1,265
72LongNguyen$1,265
73ChristopherMitchell$1,155
74DavidGuiffreda$1,155
75AlexanderOrlov$1,155
76RomanPipman$1,155
77DonovanConley$1,155
78RobertKessler$1,155
79ArkadoGadelov$1,155
80AlexanderHaber$1,155
81NoahPiderit$1,155
82HuicunQiao$1,055
83LeviBerger$1,055
84ButchieMitchell$1,055
85LawrenceKlur$1,055
86MichaelNye$1,055
87CarlosBermudez$1,055
88CoreyHochman$1,055
89TracyAllen$1,055
90CyrilDarmouni$1,055
91ChrisHak$960
92AlexanderMorgovsky$960
93JonathanDobson$960
94WilliamSlepcevich$960
95MatthewLamprecht$960
96IfranKarajic$960
97MatthewVetstein$960
98ChristopherMc Clung$960
99MarcSacheli$960
100BrettApter$960
101RobertoBendeck$960
102EliotHudon$960
103SebastienSoares$960
104PeterFox$960
105RobertZend-Gabori$960
106HowardFeingold$960
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Event 34: Duff Charette Wins! ($76,075); Asem Alsaadi Eliminated in 2nd Place ($52,300)

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$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 838

Following the elimination of Connor Rash (3rd – $34,900), Asam Alsaadi had about a 3:1 chip lead on Duff Charette.

However, Charette battled back and took the chip lead before closing it out.

On the final hand, Alsaadi limped in on the button, Charette raised to 450,000 from the big blind, Alsaadi reraised all in for about 4,500,000, and Charette called after a few moments with Ac2c, leading Alsaadi’s Qc9s.

The flop came down 8c4c3c, locking it up for Charette instantly with an ace-high flush, rendering the Qd turn and Jh river moot.

Charette won Event 34 outright for $76,075, while Alsaadi finished runner-up for $52,300.

A recap of the event will be posted later this morning.