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Ping Liu got it all in from the hijack for 326,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Jared Jaffee (UTG+1).

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

Ping Liu  –  677,000  (68 bb)
Jared Jaffee  –  90,000  (9 bb)

Two hands later, Maria Ho raised from the button to 22,000, Jared Jaffee moved all in from the big blind for 80,000, and Ho called with . Jaffee turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Jaffee won the pot with his queen kicker to double up in chips.

Jared Jaffee  –  175,000  (18 bb)
Maria Ho  –  440,000  (44 bb)

Four hands later, after the blinds increased to 6K-12K (12K ante), Jaffee moved all in from the hijack for 170,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Jared Jaffee  –  200,000  (17 bb)

The next hand, Ali Imsirovic raised from middle position to 27,000, Ping Liu reraised from the button to 80,000, and Imsirovic thought for a while before he three-bet all in for about 400,000.

Liu called with , and Imsirovic turned over . Imsirovic needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Liu to win the pot and eliminate Imsirovic in ninth place.

Ping Liu  –  1,070,000  (89 bb)
Ali Imsirovic  –  Eliminated in 9th Place

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 513,000 (43 big blinds), and they are now officially on the Money Bubble. Here is the prizepool at stake:

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

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Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 41

The final nine players redrew for random seats at the final table, and action will continue until they burst the Money Bubble with seven players left.

Here are their updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Jared Jaffee  –  416,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.  Alex Turyansky  –  130,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  680,000  (68 bb)
Seat 4.  Ping Liu  –  330,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Kevin Rabichow  –  728,000  (73 bb)
Seat 6.  Byron Kaverman  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Seat 7.  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  650,000  (65 bb)
Seat 8.  Maria Ho  –  535,000  (54 bb)
Seat 9.  Ali Imsirovic  –  280,000  (28 bb)

Joe Cada  –  Eliminated in 11th Place
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  Eliminated in 12th Place

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 456,000 (46 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

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Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/2,500
Players Remaining:  7 of 67

After the elimination of Tony Cousineau in 10th place, the final nine players redrew for random seats at the final table, and they will play down to a winner tonight.

Here are their updated chip counts, followed by the payouts:

Seat 1.  Artem Maksimov  –  68,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2.  Ken Aldridge  –  147,500  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  David Levy  –  120,000  (48 bb)
Seat 4.  Carlos Garcia  –  95,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5.  Tom Guedj  –  160,500  (64 bb)
Seat 6.  Eric Kolodny  –  172,500  (69 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrei Mitsiuk  –  32,000  (13 bb)

1st:  $6,950
2nd:  $4,495
3rd:  $2,995
4th:  $2,050
5th:  $1,445
6th:  $1,055
7th:  $790

8th:  Anthony Cousineau  –  $790
9th:  Rafael Rodriguez Arango  –  $615
10th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $615
11th:  Michael Rosenberg  –  $490
12th:  Kevin Love  –  $490

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Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 41

Level 12 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break. Here are their official chip counts:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Joe Cada  –  234,000  (23 bb)
Seat 2.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  568,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3.  Kevin Rabichow  –  546,000  (55 bb)
Seat 4.  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  319,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5.  Ping Liu  –  667,000  (67 bb)
Seat 6.  Alex Turyansky  –  155,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Byron Kaverman  –  364,000  (36 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Ali Imsirovic  –  83,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  178,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Jared Jaffee  –  487,000  (49 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Maria Ho  –  500,000  (50 bb)

In chip count order, you can see that Ping Liu leads the field:

1.  Ping Liu  –  667,000  (67 bb)
2.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  568,000  (57 bb)
3.  Kevin Rabichow  –  546,000  (55 bb)
4.  Maria Ho  –  500,000  (50 bb)
5.  Jared Jaffee  –  487,000  (49 bb)
6.  Byron Kaverman  –  364,000  (36 bb)
7.  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  319,000  (32 bb)
8.  Joe Cada  –  234,000  (23 bb)
9.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  178,000  (18 bb)
10.  Alex Turyansky  –  155,000  (16 bb)
11.  Ali Imsirovic  –  83,000  (8 bb)

Dovid Lakein  –  Eliminated in 12th Place

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 373,000 (37 big blinds), and the field is playing down to the money tonight (seven players). 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

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Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 150

After the elimination of Yordan Petrov in 10th place, the final nine players redrew for random seats at the final table, and they will play down to a winner tonight.

Here are their updated chip counts, followed by the payouts:

Seat 1.  Shlomi Bracha  –  165,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Ory Hen  –  390,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Harvell  –  195,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4.  Jason Gooch  –  295,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Ryan  –  180,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Lim  –  185,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  John Gorsuch  –  185,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8.  Omer Nagar  –  195,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9.  Greg Baird  –  605,000  (61 bb)

1st:  $21,945 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,913
3rd:  $8,189
4th:  $4,971
5th:  $3,856
6th:  $3,184
7th:  $2,783
8th:  $2,484
9th:  $2,195

10th:  Yordan Petrov  –  $1,908
11th:  Rady Martinez  –  $1,908
12th:  David Gunas  –  $1,908
13th:  David Frenkel  –  $1,630
14th:  Matthew Smith  –  $1,630
15th:  Paul Snead  –  $1,630
16th:  Raminder Singh  –  $1,391
17th:  Aryeh Bassman  –  $1,391
18th:  Richard Leger  –  $1,391
19th:  Anthony Askey  –  $1,193

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Level 11:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 41

Anthony Zinno got it all in from the cutoff for 138,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Jonathan Jaffe in the small blind.

The board came — Zinno flopped two pair to Jaffe’s club flush, and Zinno improved no further. Jaffe won the pot with his flush to eliminate Zinno in 13th place.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  495,000  (83 bb)
Anthony Zinno  –  Eliminated in 13th Place

And the recent eliminations:

Andy Andrejevic  –  Eliminated
Jim Collopy  –  Eliminated
Lazaro Hernandez  –  Eliminated

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 342,000 (57 big blinds), and the field is playing down to the money tonight (seven players).

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13  of 843

From a starting field of 843 entries, just 13 players remain as Day 3 comes to a close.

Thanks to a few big pots during the last level of the night, John Dollinger (pictured) will bring the big stack into Day 4. Dollinger bagged 4,900,000, giving him more than 98 big blinds at the Day 4 starting level.

WPT Main Event Champions Brian Altman, Chanracy Khun, and James Caderaro are still in the hunt, as well as WSOP bracelet winner Sam Soverel.

Here’s the lineup:

Table 30

Seat 1: Peter Walsworth – 4,050,000 (81 bb)
Seat 2: Nadya Magnus – 4,015,000 (80 bb)
Seat 3: Brian Altman – 4,390,000 (88 bb)
Seat 4: Billy Pilossoph – 1,295,000 (26 bb)
Seat 5: Chanracy Khun – 3,570,000 (71 bb)
Seat 6: — empty —
Seat 7: Nadeem Hirani – 1,460,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Aaron Rosenthal – 585,000 (12 bb)

Table 40

Seat 1: John Dollinger – 4,900,000 (98 bb)
Seat 2: Sam Soverel – 1,765,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: — empty —
Seat 4: Ian Gillespie – 1,890,000 (38 bb)
Seat 5: — empty —
Seat 6: Scott Drobes – 1,950,000 (39 bb)
Seat 7: Hiroaki Harada – 2,425,000 (49 bb)
Seat 8: James Calderaro – 1,805,000 (36 bb)

The day began with WPT Champion Brian Altman sitting atop the counts. He parlayed his big stack into the second biggest stack going into Day 4.

The list of those who fell during Day 2 is a long one littered with tournament poker standouts including WPT Champions club , Lee Markholt, Mike Vela, Anthony Zinno, and Darren Elias.

The thirteen players who did survive the day will return to action on Tuesday to play down to final table of six. Blinds will be 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante when play resumes.

Everyone left is guaranteed to earn at least $30,091, but there’s much more to play for than that. The winner will collect the series’ most desirable trophy and the top payout of $482,636.

Day 4 begins at noon local time.

Chip Counts:

John Dollinger – 4,900,000
Brian Altman – 4,390,000
Peter Walsworth – 4,050,000
Nadya Magnus – 4,015,000
Chanracy Khun – 3,570,000
Hiroaki Harada – 2,425,000
Scott Drobes – 1,950,000
Ian Gillespie – 1,890,000
James Calderaro – 1,805,000
Sam Soverel – 1,765,000
Nadeem Hirani – 1,460,000
Billy Pilossoph – 1,295,000
Aaron Rosenthal – 585,000

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  41
Prize Pool:  $1,012,700
January 20-21, 2020

Registration has closed for the $25,500 High Roller, and with 41 entries, the total prizepool is worth $1,012,700.

The final seven players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $40,508, while the winner will earn $364,571.

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

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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13  of 843

Peter Walsworth raised to 100,000 from the button and Brian Altman defended his big blind.

The flop came , Altman checked and Walsworth bet 125,000. Altman check-raised to 360,00 and Walsworth called. .

The turn brought the , Altman bet 320,000 and Walsworth used a time extension before calling.

The river was the , and Altman shoved for 1,215,000 effective.

Walsworth used three time extension chips before putting in the calling chips with . It turned out to be the correct call as Altman tables .

Peter Walsworth – 4,000,000
Brian Altman – 4,310,000

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Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 41

There were three entries during the dinner break to bump the total field to 41, which clears the $1 million guarantee. The prizepool should be released soon.

So there were 18 players in the field after dinner, but Fred Goldberg (18th place) and Ryan Riess (17th place) were eliminated fairly quickly, so there was a redraw for seats at the final two tables.

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Joe Cada
Seat 2.  Jonathan Jaffe
Seat 3.  Kevin Rabichow
Seat 4.  Lazaro Hernandez
Seat 5.  Ping Liu
Seat 6.  Alex Turyansky
Seat 7.  Anthony Zinno
Seat 8.  Andy Andrejevic

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Dovid Lakein
Seat 2.  Byron Kaverman
Seat 3.  Arkadiy Tsinis
Seat 4.  Ali Imsirovic
Seat 5.  Giuseppe Iadisernia
Seat 6.  Jared Jaffee
Seat 7.  Jim Collopy
Seat 8.  Maria Ho

Alex Turyansky was down to just 10K on the dinner break, but he’s making a bit of a comeback.

He got his stack up to 35K before moving all in UTG+1. Lazaro Hernandez called from the big blind with , and Turyansky turned over .

The board came — Turyansky paired his ten on the flop, Hernandez turned a flush draw and a straight draw, and Turyansky rivered two pair to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alex Turyansky  –  78,000  (16 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez  –  290,000  (58 bb)

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 256,000 (51 big blinds).