$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Payouts Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining:  1 of 45 426x2g

Viktor Ustimov raised to 125,000 from the button, Upeshka De Silva three-bet to 390,000 from the big blind, Ustimov four-bet to 750,000, De Silva five-bet all in with the bigger stack, and Ustimov called all in for about 1,900,000.

Ustimov: 
De Silva: 

The board ran out , safe for De Silva to win Event 46 outright for $166,725. Ustimov finished runner-up for $98,325.

A recap of Event 46 will be posted later tonight.

1st:  Upeshka De Silva  –  $166,725 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Viktor Ustimov  –  $98,325
3rd:  Joris Ruijs  –  $59,850
4th: Nitis Udornpim  –  $42,750
5th: Mike Chiappetta  –  $34,200
6th:  Alex Foxen  –  $25,650

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee
Entries:  726
Prize Pool:  $239,580
January 21-23, 2024

Event 43 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a multi-flight $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em. Across three starting flights, a field of 726 entries generated a prize pool of $239,580. The 91 players that made Day 2 have locked up a min-cash of $625.

Up top for the winner is $43,785.

1st:  $43,785 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $29,110
3rd:  $19,700
4th:  $14,555
5th:  $11,095
6th:  $8,810
7th:  $7,295
8th:  $5,805
9th-10th:  $4,355
11th-12th:  $3,600
13th-15th:  $2,870
16th-18th:  $2,380
19th-21st:  $1,950
22nd-24th:  $1,660
25th-27th:  $1,385
28th-36th:  $1,130
37th-45th:  $990
46th-54th:  $875
55th-63rd:  $790
64th-72nd:  $725
73rd-81st:  $660
82nd-91st:  $625

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 16:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 45

Viktor Ustimov raised from the button and Upeshka De Silva called in the big blind.

The flop was , De Silva checked, Ustimov bet 100,000, De Silva check-raised to 310,000, and Ustimov called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , De Silva used a time extension, and he bet 200,000. Ustimov raised to 950,000, and De Silva used another time extension before he called.

Ustimov showed for a pair of nines, but De Silva tabled for nines and eights to win the pot.

Upeshka De Silva  –  3,470,000  (69 bb)
Vitor Ustimov  –  1,030,000  (21 bb)

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

Upeshka De Silva raised to 90,000 from the button and Viktor Ustimov called in the big blind.

The flop was , Ustimov checked, De Silva bet 60,000, and Ustimov called.

The turn was the , Ustimov checked, De Silva bet 240,000, and Ustimov called.

The river was the , Ustimov checked, De Silva bet 675,000, Ustimov check-raised all in for 1,310,000, and De Silva sigh called.

Ustimov showed for a wheel, besting De Silva’s for tens and fours to double up.

Viktor Ustimov  –  3,440,000  (85 bb)
Upeshka De Silva  –  1,060,000  (27 bb)

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 15:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

Upeshka De Silva raised to 90,000 from the button and Viktor Ustimov called in the big blind.

The flop was , Ustimov checked, and De Silva continued for 70,000. Ustimov check-raised to 270,000, De Silva reraised all in with a covering stack, and Ustimov called all in for 945,000.

De Silva: 
Ustimov: 

The turn locked it up for Ustimov with a flush, rendering the river moot.

Viktor Ustimov  –  2,110,000  (53 bb)
Upeshka De Silva  –  2,390,000  (60 bb)

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 14:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 45

Upeshka De Silva raised to 80,000 from the small blind, Joris Ruijs reraised all in for about 675,000 from the big blind, and De Silva called.

De Silva: 
Ruijs: 

The board ran out , no help to Ruijs, ending his tournament in third place.

Upeshka De Silva  –  3,425,000  (114 bb)
Viktor Ustimov  –  1,075,000  (36 bb)
Joris Ruijs  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($59,850)

1st:  $166,725 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $98,325

3rd:  Joris Ruijs  –  $59,850
4th:  Nitis Udornpim  –  $42,750
5th:  Mike Chiappetta  –  $34,200
6th:  Alex Foxen  –  $25,650

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 14:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 45

Joris Ruijs raised all in from the small blind and Nits Udornpim called all in for about 240,000.

Ruijs: 
Udornpim: 

The board came , giving Ruijs a ten-high straight on the river to eliminate Udornpim in fourth place.

Joris Ruijs  –  600,000  (20 bb)
Nitis Udornpim  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($42,750)

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 13:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 45

Seat 1:  Viktor Ustimov  –  1,640,000  (66 bb)
Seat 2:  Upeshka De Silva  –  2,395,000  (96 bb)
Seat 4:  Joris Ruijs  –  285,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5:  Nitis Udornpim  –  180,000  (7 bb)

1st:  $166,725 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $98,325
3rd:  $59,850
4th: $42,750

5th: Mike Chiappetta  –  $34,200
6th:  Alex Foxen  –  $25,650

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 12:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 45

Upeshka De Silva raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, Mike Chiappetta reraised all in for 300,000 from the button, Joris Ruijs called all in for about 130,000 in the small blind, Nitis Udornpim reraised all in for about 410,000 from the big blind, and De Silva folded.

Chiappetta: 
Ruijs: 
Udornpim: 

The board came , giving Ruijs jacks and deuces to triple up. Udornpim, meanwhile, eliminated Chiappetta in the side pot in fifth place.

Joris Ruijs  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Nitis Udornpim  –  465,000  (23 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($34,200)

With four players remaining from the field of 45, the average stack is about 1,125,000 (56 big blinds).

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 11:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 45

Alex Foxen raised to 150,000 (leaving about 60,000 behind) from the hijack, Upeshka De Silva reraised all in from the button with his chip-leading stack, and Foxen called all in.

Foxen: 
De Silva: 

The board ran out , no help to Foxen, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Upeshka De Silva  –  2,600,000  (173 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($25,650)

With five players remaining from the field of 45, the average stack is 900,000  (60 bb).