Primary Event Schedule 101n2j

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

• Championship Day 4 Seats and Counts
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 28 – $5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 12
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 28 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)

• High Roller Seats and Counts
• High Roller Payouts

5PM: Event 27 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 29 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 29 Structure Sheet

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Complete 2020 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 26
$400 Six-Max PLO (Single Re-Entry)
Entries:  67
Prize Pool:  $22,780
January 20, 2020

The first thing you notice about Ken “Teach” Aldridge is his signature yellow jacket and hat, which is easy to spot in a tournament field. But when you find yourself at a table with him, you quickly realize that he is one of the nicest people in poker, chatting up the table not for information and potential reads, but for the joy he has for the social aspects of poker.

“Everyone at this final table was great,” said Aldridge, a retired teacher from North Carolina. “The social part of poker just keeps a smile on my face.”

Though he’s ending on a high note, Aldridge had a rough start to the Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

“When I got here, I was the bubble in my first tournament,” said Aldridge. “And I was the bubble for a mega-satellite into the high roller. I’ve had some really close ones, and I did cash for a little in one event. It’s ironic, but I only jumped in this PLO event because this was the only thing I could play and still make my flight tomorrow.”

Now Aldridge is flying home with a trophy.

“It’s nice to get first place in something,” said Aldridge. “It doesn’t matter what the size of the tournament is. It’s nice to know that your efforts are paying off, not only monetarily, but at my age you need to feel like you still do something well.”

Aldridge also had high praise for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

“The staff runs these tournaments wonderfully,” said Aldridge. “I can’t say enough positive things about the Hard Rock Casino, and the way everything is run.”

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Final Results:

1st:  Ken “Teach” Aldridge  –  $6,950
2nd:  Artem Maksimov  –  $4,495
3rd:  Carlos Garcia  –  $2,995
4th:  Tom Guedj  –  $2,050
5th:  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  $1,445
6th:  David Levy  –  $1,055
7th:  Eric Kolodny  –  $790
8th:  Anthony Cousineau  –  $790
9th:  Rafael Rodriguez Arango  –  $615
10th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $615
11th:  Michael Rosenberg  –  $490
12th:  Kevin Love  –  $490

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$600 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  150
Prize Pool:  $79,500
January 20, 2020

Ory Hen won his fourth trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood in a heads-up deal with Event 14 champion Michael Lim.

“It always feels good to win,” said Hen. “It was tough, but it worked out.”

After the elimination of Jason Gooch in third place, Hen held a nearly 2-to-1 chip lead over Lim (1.47 million to 780K), and they agreed to make a deal for the remaining prizepool. As chipleader, Hen won the title and the trophy, along with an even $20,000.

Hen is a fixture at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and was the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Player of the Year. This victory takes him over the $940K mark in career earnings for the property, and it won’t be too long before he reaches the $1 million mark.

What keeps Hen coming back?

“I love the place. I love the people,” said Hen. “I’ve lived here for a long time, and everybody treats me nice. Beautiful people in this place, and it’s a beautiful property.”

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Final Table Results:

1st:  Ory Hen  –  $20,000* + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Michael Lim  –  $15,858*
3rd:  Jason Gooch  –  $8,189
4th:  Gregory Baird  –  $4,971
5th:  Omer Nagar  –  $3,856
6th:  Shlomi Bracha  –  $3,184
7th:  Justin Harvell  –  $2,783
8th:  John Gorsuch  –  $2,484
9th:  Christopher Ryan  –  $2,195

* Indicates a heads-up deal.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000
Players Remaining:  35 of 282

Flight A:  282 Entries; 35 Advanced
Flight B:  Tuesday at 5:00 pm
Day 2:  Wednesday at 5:00 pm

RANK	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	CHIP COUNT
1	Tommy	Tran	257,000
2	Ion	Godoroja	240,000
3	Charles	Odenz	240,000
4	Leon	Toledo	240,000
5	Howard	Charyn	234,000
6	Antonio	Colon	230,000
7	Alvaro	Vivas Grisales	186,000
8	Jason	Martin	186,000
9	David	Rivera	160,000
10	Scott Edwin	Roberts	149,000
11	Albert	Eskenazi	127,000
12	Carlo	Rodriguez	122,000
13	Michael	Newman	120,000
14	Hermes	Andino	120,000
15	Scott	Hart	118,000
16	Michael	Gulliford	112,000
17	Jonathan	Gordon	108,000
18	Artem	Esipenko	105,000
19	Louis	Leo IV	101,000
20	Antonio	Campbell	101,000
21	Roberto	Bendeck	94,000
22	Courtney	Rowe	82,000
23	Cornelius	Rogers	79,000
24	Michael	Bonsignore	77,000
25	Evan	Haw	77,000
26	Frederick	Allenspach	76,000
27	Michael	Shea	74,000
28	Mark	Cannon	69,000
29	Mario	Atroce	66,000
30	Pinchas	Chakchakov	65,000
31	Milton	Miranda Jr	57,000
32	Lawrence	Klur	49,000
33	Efthimios	Piperakis	42,000
34	Shariff	Nassar	40,000
35	Christopher	Young	38,000

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 41

The final eight players battled for about two-and-a-half hours before bursting the Money Bubble when Jared Jaffee knocked out Alex Turyansky on a bad beat.

With nine players left, Jaffee himself was knocked down to just nine big blinds when his ace-king couldn’t catch up to Ping Liu’s pocket aces, but Jaffee slowly worked his way back, and when he won the last hand of the night, it gave him a big chip lead heading into Day 2.

Here are the official chip counts, with the players returning to their same seats tomorrow:

Seat 1.  Jared Jaffee  –  1,325,000  (66 bb)
Seat 2.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  730,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3.  Ping Liu  –  765,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Kevin Rabichow  –  240,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5.  Byron Kaverman  –  155,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6.  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  655,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  Maria Ho  –  230,000  (12 bb)

And here is the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $364,571
2nd:  $232,921
3rd:  $146,842
4th:  $101,270
5th:  $70,889
6th:  $55,699
7th:  $40,508

Day 2 begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm EST, and as always, you can find updates right here at SHRPO.com.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 41

Jared Jaffee raised from the cutoff to 45,000, Alex Turyansky moved all in from the button for 315,000, and Jaffee thought for a while before he called with .

Turyansky turned over , and he was a dominant favorite to double up here.

The flop came , and Jaffee called out for a seven, which would double-pair the board and give them a chop with their aces.

The turn card was — the . Jaffee said nothing as he took the lead.

The river card was the , and Jaffee won the pot with two pair, jacks and eights, to eliminate Alex Turyansky in eighth place on the Money Bubble.

Jared Jaffee  –  1,325,000  (66 bb)
Alex Turyansky  –  Bubbled in 8th Place  ($0)

After Turyansky left the table, Jaffee told the remaining players at the table, “You’re welcome.” The final seven players were all in the money, guaranteed at least $40,508 each.

The players will keep their same seats when they return tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 pm, and stay tuned for their official chip counts.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 41

After a flop of , Maria Ho checked the small blind, Jared Jaffee bet 21,000 from the big blind, and Ho called.

The turn card was the , Ho checked, Jaffee bet 54,000, and Ho thought for a while before she called.

The river card was the , Ho checked, Jaffee bet 141,000, and Ho thought for a while before she called. Jaffee showed to win the pot with trip fives, and Ho mucked.

Jared Jaffee  –  880,000  (44 bb)
Maria Ho  –  115,000  (6 bb)

Five hands later, Maria Ho moved all in UTG+1 for 115,000, and Alex Turyansky moved all in over the top from the hijack for nearly 400,000 with .

Ho turned over , and she was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came , and Ho spiked a nine on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Maria Ho  –  280,000  (14 bb)
Alex Turyansky  –  275,000  (14 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 513,000 (26 big blinds), but only the final seven will finish in the money. Here are the payouts:

1st:  $364,571
2nd:  $232,921
3rd:  $146,842
4th:  $101,270
5th:  $70,889
6th:  $55,699
7th:  $40,508

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000
Players Remaining:  35

Day 1A of Event 27 comes to an end with 35 players remaining, and the big stack belongs to Tommy Tran, who bagged up 257,000  (64 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon, but here’s a preview of the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Tommy Tran  –  257,000  (64 bb)
T2.  Ion Godoroja  –  240,000  (60 bb)
T2.  Charles Odenz  –  240,000  (60 bb)
T2.  Leon Toledo  –  240,000  (60 bb)

Day 1B begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5:00 pm, with registration open until the start of Level 9 (around 9:30 pm).

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 41

Arkadiy Tsinis raised from the hijack to 32,000, Jared Jaffee moved all in from the button for 301,000, and Tsinis called with .

Jaffee turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Jaffee to win the pot and double up in chips.

Jared Jaffee  –  642,000  (40 bb)
Arkadiy Tsinis  –  675,000  (42 bb)

Earlier today at the dinner break, with 18 players coming back to blinds of 3K-5K (5K ante), Alex Turyansky was down to just 10,000 in chips. But he has fought his way back to make the final table, and now he is one of the short stacks on the Money Bubble with eight players remaining.

Now back to the present.

The next hand after Jaffee doubled, Turyansky moved all in from the button for a little more than 200K to win the blinds and antes. A hand later, he moved all in from the cutoff, again winning the blinds and antes.

The next hand, Arkadiy Tsinis raised under the gun to 32,000, and for the third hand in a row, Turyansky moved all in, this time from the hijack. Tsinis folded, and Turyansky took his third pot in a row to reach about 325K.

Alex Turyansky  –  325,000  (20 bb)
Arkadiy Tsinis  –  615,000  (38 bb)

The next hand, Maria Ho raised under the gun to 35,000, Alex Turyansky called from middle position, and Arkadiy Tsinis called from the big blind.

The flop came , Tsinis checked, and Ho bet 46,000. Then Turyansky moved all in for the fourth hand in a row, this time for about 290,000.

Tsinis folded, and Ho tanked for a very long time before she folded. Turyansky took his fourth straight hand, moving all in each time without getting called. And after those four hands, Turyansky has more than doubled his stack.

Alex Turyansky  –  465,000  (29 bb)
Maria Ho  –  325,000  (20 bb)

Turyansky folded the next hand preflop, and his streak of moving all in came to an end.

With about 15 minutes remaining in Level 15, these are the approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Jared Jaffee  –  602,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Alex Turyansky  –  365,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  675,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Ping Liu  –  840,000  (53 bb)
Seat 5.  Kevin Rabichow  –  240,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Byron Kaverman  –  225,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  660,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.  Maria Ho  –  385,000  (24 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 513,000 (32 big blinds), but only the final seven will finish in the money. Here are the payouts:

1st:  $364,571
2nd:  $232,921
3rd:  $146,842
4th:  $101,270
5th:  $70,889
6th:  $55,699
7th:  $40,508

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 41

Arkadiy Tsinis raised from middle position to 27,000, Ping Liu reraised from the big blind to 108,000, and Tsinis thought for a while before he called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Liu bet 70,000, and Tsinis tanked for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Liu bet 135,000, and Tsinis called. Liu showed for a pair of kings, but Tsinis turned over to win the pot.

Arkadiy Tsinis  –  850,000  (71 bb)
Ping Liu  –  800,000  (67 bb)

Two hands later, Level 14 ended, and the players took a break, with the blinds increasing to 8K-16K (16K ante). Here are their official chip counts from the break

Seat 1.  Jared Jaffee  –  242,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Alex Turyansky  –  209,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  702,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Ping Liu  –  794,000  (50 bb)
Seat 5.  Kevin Rabichow  –  491,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6.  Byron Kaverman  –  402,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  879,000  (55 bb)
Seat 8.  Maria Ho  –  432,000  (27 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 513,000 (32 big blinds), but only the final seven will finish in the money. Here are the payouts:

1st:  $364,571
2nd:  $232,921
3rd:  $146,842
4th:  $101,270
5th:  $70,889
6th:  $55,699
7th:  $40,508