$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining:  4 of 41 4q2q1p

Besides the four early big hands, the action slowed with the deepening stacks. Jonathan Jaffe won a few nice pots from Arkadiy and Jared Jaffe to take the lead with four players remaining.

Seat 1: Jared Jaffee – 1,060,000 (42 bb)
Seat 2: Jonathan Jaffe – 1,675,000 (67 bb)
Seat 3: Ping Liu – 700,000 (28 bb)
Seat 6: Arkadiy Tsinis – 665,000 (27 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $364,571
2nd: $232,921
3rd: $146,842
4th: $101,270

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7  of 843

Brian Altman opened to 150,000 from middle position and Hiroaki Harada defended his big blind.

Both players checked the flop. The turn brought the , and Harada bet 225,000. Altman called.

The river was the , Harada bet 700,000, and Altman shoved.

Harada used two time extension chips before calling all in for 1,850,000. Harada tabled   but was no good against Altman’s .

Brian Altman – 10,250,000
Hiroaki Harada – Eliminated in 8th Place ($59,309)

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$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 41

Ping Liu opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and picked up calls from Arkadiy Tsinis on the button and Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind. The flop came , Jaffe checked, Liu bet 40,000 and Tsinis raised to 120,000. Jaffe folded, Liu called, and the turn came .

Liu thought for a couple of minutes and moved all in for 330,000. Tsinis pulled out chips and called after a short think himself.

Liu:
Tsinis:

Liu was ahead with his flopped two pair kings and tens against Tsinis’ paired king. The river was the and Liu doubled up.

Ping Liu – 1,050,000 (53 bb)
Arkadiy Tsinis – 910,000 (46 bb)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8  of 843

John Dollinger raised to 140,000 from middle position, Brian Altman called from the cutoff as did  Nadeem Hirani fom the button.

All three players checked the on the flop. The turn brought the , and Hirani bet 275,000. Only Dollinger called.

The river was the , Dollinger checked and Hirani bet 700,000. Dollinger called, Hirani turned over the winning , two-pair and Dollinger mucked.

Nadeem Hirani – 2,960,000
John Dollinger – 7,975,000

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$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 41

On the fourth hand of the day, Ping Liu opened to 55,000 from the button and Arkadiy Tsinis three-bet to 160,000 from the small blind. Maria Ho moved all in for 210,000 from the big blind, Liu folded and Tsinis called.

Tsinis:
Ho:

Ho was ahead and needed to win the race to stay it the game. The bad news came for her right on the flop. Tsinis paired his nine to take the lead and Ho could not catch up on the turn or river to exit in fifth place.

Arkadiy Tsinis – 960,000 (48 bb)
Maria Ho – Eliminated in 5th Place ($70,889)

$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:  5 of 41

On the second hand of the day, Byron Kaverman had his 135,000 short stack in the middle from the big blind and Ping Liu had him at risk.

Liu:
Kaverman:

Kaverman needed to catch to double up but the board ran out to send him out in sixth place.

Ping Liu – 930,000 (47 bb)
Byron Kaverman – Eliminated in 6th Place ($55,699)

$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8  of 843

John Dollinger opened to 145,000 from middle position, Brian Altman called, and James Calderaro defended his big blind.

The flop came , it checked to Altman who bet 150,000. Calderaro quickly raised to 475,000, Dollinger got out of the way, and Altman called.

The turn brought the , Caldo shoved for 1,220,000 and Altman snap called.

Calderaro tabled and needed to improve against Altman’s .

The river was the , giving Altman a full house to eliminate Calderaro in ninth place.

Brian Altman – 8,200,000
James Calderaro – Eliminated in 9th Place ($46,763)

$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:  6 of 41

On the first hand of the day, Jared Jaffee opened to 45,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Jaffe called on the button. Kevin Rabinshow raised all-in for 220,000, Jaffee folded and Jaffe called.

Jaffe:
Rabinshow:

Rabinshow had live cards for a double and the flop him a Broadway straight. Jaffe flopped top two and the river moved him back in front with a full house and Rabinshow was eliminated after the river.

Jonathan Jaffe – 1,015,000 (51 bb)
Kevin Rabinshow – Eliminated in 7th Place ($40,508)

$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

At the top of the hour, tournament staff put cards in the air for the LHPO High Roller.

$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 LHPO High Roller drew 41 entries to slide past the $1,000,000 guarantee and seven players return today to play down to a champion.

With a $40K jump between 8th place and 7th place, there was an extended bubble at the final table and their Day 1 came to an end when Alex Turyansky was eliminated by Jared Jaffee.

That was enough to give Jaffee a big overnight lead holding 1,325,000 with Ping Liu’s 765,000 the closest. But all seven players have talent and anyone can win.

There are 46 minutes and 50 seconds remaining in Level 16 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. The average stack is about 585,000 (29 bb) and Jonathan Jaffe will have the button on the first hand back.

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 Rabinchow – 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)

Payouts:

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