2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 48
$600 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  59
Prize Pool:  $30,975
January 23, 2024

Event 48 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Omaha 8/Stud 8, drawing a crowd of 59 entries for a prize pool of $30,975.

Scott Blackman was a massive chip leader three-handed, prompting second and third place agreeing to split those two payouts while Blackman won the full first-place prize of $11,135.

*denotes a deal between second and third place

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,188

Dan Martin raised to 900,000 from the button and Raminder Singh called in the small blind.

The flop was , Singh checked, Martin bet 1,100,000, and Singh called.

The turn was the , Singh led out 1,400,000, and Martin called.

The river was the , Singh bet 1,900,000, and Martin folded.

Raminder Singh  –  27,100,000  (68 bb)
Dan Martin  –  21,700,000  (54 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  10,600,000  (27 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,188

Jesse Lonis made it 1.6 million to go preflop from the small blind Dan Martin moved all in for 12,575,000 om the big blind, and Lonis called to cover. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Martin:
Lonis:

Board:

Martin spiked the four to double up and survive with 26.15 million, and Lonis was at 11.3 million after the hand.

Dan Martin – 26,150,000 (65 bb)
Jesse Lonis – 11,300,000 (28 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,188

The minimum price of admission was in the pot preflop when the first three cards were dealt . Both Dan Martin (small blind), and Raminder Singh (big blind) each contributed 500,000 more before the turn fell .

Singh bet 1.3 million , and Martin check-called. The river then delivered the , Singh bet 4.7 million, and Martin check-called after using a time chip.

Singh showed , and Martin folded his cards. Singh was up to 18.2 million, and Martin was at 13.55 million after the hand.

Raminder Singh – 18,200,000 (45 bb)
Dan Martin – 13,550,000 (33 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,188

Seat 3:  Raminder Singh  –  17,750,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5:  Jesse Lonis  –  27,500,000  (69 bb)
Seat 7:  Dan Martin  –  14,150,000  (35 bb)

With three players remaining, the average stack is about 19,800,000 (50 big blinds).

1st:  $626,500 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $416,300
3rd:  $307,800

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,188

Jesse Lonis raised to 1.3 million from the button, Justin Datloff reraised all in for 6.4 million from the big blind, and Lonis called to cover him. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Lonis:
Datloff:

Board:

Datloff was eliminated in fourth place for a payday good to the tune of $229,900, and Lonis stacked up 23.3 million after collecting the pot.

Jesse Lonis – 23,300,000 (58 bb)
Justin Datloff – Eliminated in 4th Place ($229,900)

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,188

Jesse Lonis raised from the button and Justin Datloff called in the big blind.

They checked to the river of a board where Lonis bet 1,450,000. Datloff called.

Lonis showed for kings and decues with a ten kicker, Datloff mucked, and Lonis won the pot.

A few hands later, Lonis raised to 1,200,000 from the small blind, Dan Martin three-bet to 3,500,000 from the big blind, Lonis reraised all in, and Martin folded.

Jesse Lonis  –  22,700,000  (57 bb)
Dan Martin  –  12,650,000  (32 bb)
Justin Datloff  –  5,000,000  (13 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,188

Jesse Lonis raised to 650,000 preflop from the button, Justin Datloff reraised to 1.9 million on the big blind, and Lonis reraised all in for 7.2 million. Datloff called to cover so the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Lonis:
Datloff:

Board:

Lonis doubled up to survive with 15.15 million after collecting the pot, and Datloff was at 9.55 million.

Jesse Lonis – 15,150,000 (37 bb)
Justin Datloff – 9,550,000 (23 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,188

Justin Datloff raised to 600,000 from UTG/cutoff and Dan Martin called in the big blind.

The flop came , Martin checked, Datloff bet 425,000, Martin check-raised to 1,600,000, and Datloff called.

The turn was the and both checked.

The river was the , Martin checked, Datloff bet 700,000, and Martin called.

Datloff tabled for aces and eights, Martin mucked, and Datloff won the pot.

Justin Datloff  –  16,300,000  (54 bb)
Dan Martin  –  18,600,000  (62 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,188

Justin Datloff raised to 600,000 preflop under the gun, and Jonathan Jaffe reraised all in for 4.85 million from the button. Datloff called so the two players flipped over their cards.

Datloff:
Jaffe:

Board:

Jaffe was in great shape for a big double but Datloff caught a king on the flop to take the lead.  Neither the turn nor the river helped our two-time High Roller champ catch up and he was eliminated in fourth place, good for $173,500

Justin Datloff – 11,250,000 (37 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – Eliminated in  5th Place ($173,500)