2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  527
Prize Pool:  $176,545
January 16, 2022

Event 6 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open, a $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry), attracted 527 entries to create a prize pool of $176,545, more than tripling the guarantee.

A seven-way deal was reached at the final table and as the chip leader, Bryan Choi was the official winner, earning $25,820 for his showing.

*denotes seven-handed deal

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 527

After playing seven-handed for a few minutes, the remaining players agreed to look at the numbers and soon reached a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Bryan Choi  –  3,700,000  (62 bb)
Raffaello Locatelli  – 2,195,000  (37 bb)
D.J. Collier  –  1,985,000  (33 bb)
Larry Metz  –  980,000  (16 bb)
Axel Santoni  –  675,000  (11 bb)
Guillermo Hamilton  –  530,000  (9 bb)
Michael Forca  –  475,000  (8 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Bryan Choi  –  $25,820
Raffaello Locatelli  –  $18,635
D.J. Collier  –  $17,872
Larry Metz  –  $12,226
Axel Santoni  –  $10,331
Guillermo Hamilton  –  $10,302
Michael Forca  –  $8,884

As the chip leader, Bryan Choi is the official winner of Event 6 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

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

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 527

Following a nine-high flop, a short-stacked Spyros Malkotsis was all in from the big blind with for about 300,000 against Bryan Choi’s in middle position.

Malkotsis found no help from the turn nor river, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Bryan Choi  –  3,800,000  (76 bb)
Spyros Malkotsis  – Eliminated in 8th Place  ($4,555)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 527

Arthur Boatman was all in for about 1,200,000 with in the cutoff against Bryan Choi in middle position holding .

The final board read , giving Choi jacks full of tens to eliminate Boatman in ninth place.

Bryan Choi  –  3,700,000  (74 bb)
Arthur Boatman  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($3,520)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 527

Seat 1:  Raffaello Locatelli  –  1,770,000  (44 bb)
Seat 2:  Spyros Malkotsis  –  310,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  DJ Collier  –  2,240,000  (56 bb)
Seat 4:  Guillermo Hamilton  – 740,000  (19 bb)
Seat 5:  Bryan Choi  –  2,600,000  (65 bb)
Seat 6:  Larry Metz  –  210,000  (5 bb)
Seat 7:  Michael Forca  –  460,000  (12 bb)
Seat 8:  Arthur Boatman  –  1,450,000  (36 bb)
Seat 9:  Axel Santoni  –  800,000  (20 bb)

1st:  $33,505 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $23,480
3rd:  $15,420
4th:  $10,785
5th:  $8,285
6th:  $6,885
7th:  $5,710
8th:  $4,555
9th:  $3,520

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  527
Prize Pool:  $176,545
January 16, 2022

Registration closed on Event 6, the $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry), with 527 entries generating a prize pool of $176,545, more than tripling the guarantee. The final 66 players will be paid, with a min-cash set at $615. Up top for the winner is $33,505 and the LHPO trophy.

1st:  $33,505 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $23,480
3rd:  $15,420
4th:  $10,785
5th:  $8,285
6th:  $6,885
7th:  $5,710
8th:  $4,555
9th-10th:  $3,520
11th-12th:  $2,840
13th-15th:  $2,270
16th-18th:  $1,900
19th-21st:  $1,605
22nd-24th:  $1,345
25th-27th:  $1,155
28th-36th:  $985
37th-45th:  $850
46th-54th:  $720
55th-66th:  $615

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Due to the huge restart for Event 1, the $400 one-day Deep Stack game was moved back half an hour and now we have seats available for that gang. They have a $50,000 guarantee and football on the TVs.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6 pm with unlimited re-entries during that time. They will take a 40-minute dinner break at 8 pm and return to play down to a winner.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

1:30PM: Event 6 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Please note time change from 1 pm to 1:30pm
• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 7 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack 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 (8:55pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 8 – $600 Triple Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (10:00pm)
• Structure Sheet