Championship: Benjamin Perez Eliminated in 24th Place by Benny Glaser

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,188

Benjamin Perez

Benjamin Perez called all in for his tournament life with Ad8h in the hole from the big blind after Benny Glaser put him on a decision for his tournament life from the button preflop with pocket deuces.

The pocket pair held for Glaser on a board dealt Kh6c4d9hJs, and Perez was eliminated in 24th place for a payday of $22,300. Glaser stacked up 6.53 million after the hand as one of the largest stacks in the field.

Benny Glaser – 6,530,000 (130 bb)
Benjamin Perez – Eliminated in 24th Place ($22,300)

John Fauver Wins Second LHPO Trophy in $1,100 Mixed PLO

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  46
Prize Pool:  $44,620
January 21-22, 2024

John Fauver

The $1,100 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha tournament drew 46 entries and the last six players returned to play the final table on Monday. John Fauver already owned one trophy from the series and took home his second with an outright win for $17,410.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JohnFauver$17,410
2ChristopherLicht$10,260
3PawelAndrzejewski$6,245
4YuvalBronshtein$4,460
5KyleMerron$3,570
6RichieAllen$2,675

Championship: Mitch Garshofsky Doubles Through Joel Deutsch

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,188

Mitch Garshofsky got all in for 280,000 with pocket kings from the button, and Joel Deutsch had him covered holding AsQs from late position.

The final board read 10h10c7s10dKc, and Garshofsky doubled up to survive with 685,000. Deutsch was at 1.14 million.

Mitch Garshofsky – 685,000 (13 bb)
Joel Deutsch – 1,140,000 (22 bb)

Championship: Final Three Tables

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,188

Table 7
Seat 1:  Samuel Wynder  –  1,780,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2:  Joel Deutsch  –  1,500,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:  Jim Collopy  –  3,500,000  (70 bb)
Seat 4:  Jesse Lonis  –  3,570,000  (71 bb)
Seat 5:  Mitch Garshofsky  –  400,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6:  Benny Glaser  –  5,700,000  (114 bb)
Seat 7:  Thomas Winschel  –  1,200,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8:  Benjamin Perez  –  950,000  (19 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Eric Lea  –  1,280,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2:  Seth Fischer  –  1,600,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3:  Dan Martin  – 3,650,000  (73 bb)
Seat 4:  Jean Gaspard  –  3,240,000  (65 bb)
Seat 5:  Brian Hastings  –  2,430,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6:  Justin Datloff  –  6,700,000  (134 bb)
Seat 7:  Luke McIntosh  –  1,700,000  (34 bb)
Seat 8:  Olivier Rebello  –  1,550,000  (31 bb)

Table 16
Seat 1:  Raminder Singh  –  3,040,000  (61 bb)
Seat 2:  Nicholas Mahabee  –  2,740,000  (55 bb)
Seat 3:  Sean Troha  –  2,030,000  (41 bb)
Seat 4:  Toby Joyce  –  1,900,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  Nickolas Vinson  –  750,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:  Andrew Moreno  –  4,000,000  (80 bb)
Seat 7:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  2,700,000  (54 bb)
Seat 8:  Harvey Castro  –  1,375,000  (28 bb)

With 24 players remaining, the average stack is about 2,475,000 (50 bb).

1st:  $626,500 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $416,300
3rd:  $307,800
4th:  $229,900
5th:  $173,500
6th:  $132,300
7th:  $102,000
8th:  $79,400
9th-10th:  $62,500
11th-12th:  $49,700
13th-14th:  $40,000
15th-16th:  $32,500
17th-20th:  $26,800
21st-24th:  $22,300

Championship: Fabian Gumz Eliminated in 25th Place by Dan Martin

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,188

Fabian Gumz

Fabian Gumz raised to 355,000 (leaving 235,000 behind) from the button, Dan Martin reraised all in with a covering stack from the big blind, and Gumz used a time extension before he called all in .

Gumz:  Ad6h
Martin:  QhQs

The board ran out Jd5d4c8dKc, no help to Gumz in the end, ending his tournament in 25th place.

Dan Martin  –  3,650,000  (73 bb)
Fabian Gumz  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($18,700)

The players are currently redrawing for seats at the final three tables. The draw and counts will be posted soon.

Championship: Benjamin Perez Doubles Through Seth Fischer

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,188

Benjamin Perez

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 100,000 from the button, Seth Fischer called in the small blind, and Benjamin Perez reraised all in for 410,000 from the big blind blind. Jaffe folded and Fischer called.

Fischer:  6s6h
Perez:  KdTd

The board ran out Ad9h4c4hTs, giving Perez tens and fours to double through Fischer.

Benjamin Perez  –  970,000  (19 bb)
Seth Fischer  –  1,850,000  (37 bb)

Championship: Luke Mcintosh Doubles Through Joel Deutsch

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,188

Luke Mcintosh

There was over 500,000 in the pot, and the board read Ah6c3s9dKc with Joel Deutsch all in to put Luke Mcintosh on a decision for his tournament life with 425,000 remaining behind in his stack.

Mcintosh used two of his time chips while he thought about the call. He decided to commit the last of his chips to the pot, and flipped over AcJd. The turned out to be one spot good enough to top the KdJh of Deutsch. Mcintosh survived with 1.43 million, and Deutsch held 1,855,000 after the hand.

Luke Mcintosh – 1,430,000 (28 bb)
Joel Deutsch – 1,855,000 (37 bb)

Championship: Fabian Gumz Doubles Through Toby Joyce

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,188

Fabian Gumz

Tony Joyce raised to 110,000 from the cutoff, Fabian Gumz three-bet to 275,000 (leaving 30,000 behind) from the big blind, and Joyce called.

The flop was KdQdJh, Gumz checked, Joyce bet 75,000, and Gumz called all in for 30,000 with KcKh for a set of kings, leading Joyce’s AhQs for a pair of queens with a straight draw.

The 9s turn and 4d river completed the board, safe for Gumz to double up.

Fabian Gumz  –  685,000  (14 bb)
Toby Joyce  –  2,360,000  (47 bb)

Championship: Andrzej Rogowski Eliminated in 26th Place by Dan Martin

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,188

Andrzej Rogowski

Andrzej Rogowski got all in preflop for 675,000, and Dan Martin called to cover him after originally opening the pot with a raise to 100,000. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Martin: As10d
Rogowski: 9s9c

Board: 8h6h5d4c10c

Rogowksi was eliminated in 26th place for a payday of $18,700, and Martin stacked up 2.65 million after the hand.

Dan Martin – 2,650,000 (53 bb)
Andrzej Rogowski – Eliminated in 26th Place ($18,700)

Chamionship: T.K. Miles Eliminated in 27th Place by Jean Gaspard

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,188

T.K. Miles

T.K. Miles was all in short with AcJh in the hole from the big blind, and Jean Gaspard had him covered holding pocket deuces on the hijack.

The final board read Ad6c3h6h2c, and Miles was eliminated in 27th place for a payday of $18,700. Gaspard stacked up 2.54 million after the hand.

Jean Gaspard – 2,540,000 (63 bb)
T.K. Miles – Eliminated in 27th Place ($18,700)