Event 16 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). There were 150 entries who took part, creating a prize pool of $79,500. A heads-up deal was reached between the final two tables and as the chip leader, Ben Gazzola was the official winner for $19,558.

Place	First Name	Last Name	Prize Amount
1	Ben	Gazzola	$19,558*
2	Vinny	Pahuja	$15,812*
3	Matthew	Alli	$8,190
4	David	Mock	$4,970
5	Nicolas	Yunis	$3,855
6	Vanessa	Kade	$3,185
7	Robert	Brown	$2,785
8	Tzvi	Weinberger	$2,485
9	Jonathan	Marcu	$2,195
10	Donald	Stetzer	$2,195
11	Joshua	Greene	$1,910
12	Francis	Fortin-Chevalier	$1,910
13	Eric	Siegel	$1,630
14	Tarun	Gulati	$1,630
15	Sean	Miller	$1,630
16	Matthew	Friendly	$1,390
17	Vincent	Teutonico	$1,390
18	Nabil	Glenza	$1,390
19	Michael	Suggs	$1,390

*denotes heads-up deal

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 150

Before heads-up play began, Ben Gazzola and Vinny Pahuja looked at the numbers and agreed to a deal.

Here were their chip counts at the time:

Ben Gazzola  –  2,245,000  (75 bb)
Vinny Pahuja  –  755,000  (25 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts:

Ben Gazzola  –  $19,558
Vinny Pahuja  –  $15,812

As the chip leader, Ben Gazzola is the official winner of Event 16 of the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

A recap of the event will be posted later tonight.

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 150

Matthew Alli raised all in for about 300,000 from the small blind and Ben Gazzola called from the big blind with , leading Alli’s .

The board ran out , no help to Alli after a flopped flush draw, ending his tournament in third place.

Matthew Alli  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,190)

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 150

David Mock was all in from the small blind for about 240,000 against Vinny Pahuja on the button.

Mock: 
Pahuja: 

The board came , no help to Mock, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Vinny Pahuja  –  755,000  (25 bb)
David Mock  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,970)

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 150

Nick Yunis raised all in for 90,000 from under the gun, Ben Gazzola called from the hijack and Matthew Alli called from the big blind.

The flop was and Gazzola isolated the action, showing . Yunis trailed with .

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

Ben Gazzola  –  2,000,000  (67 bb)
Nick Yunis   –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,855)

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 150

Ben Gazzola raised from the cutoff, Vanessa Kade three-bet all in for about 200,000 from the small blind and Gazzola called with , slightly trailing Kade’s .

The board ran out , giving Gazzola kings and fours to eliminate Kade in sixth place.

Ben Gazzola  –  1,625,000  (65 bb)
Vanessa Kade  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,183)

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 150

Rob Brown raised all in for 320,000 from middle position, Tzvi Weinberger called all in from the hijack for 145,000 and Ben Gazzola woke up in the big blind with , leading Brown’s and Weinberger’s .

The board ran out , safe for Gazzola to score the double elimination.

Ben Gazzola  –  1,470,000  (59 bb)
Rob Brown  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,785)
Tzvi Weinberger  –  Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,485)

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 150

Seat 1:  Rob Brown  –  295,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2:  Tzvi Weinberger  –  200,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3:  David Mock  –  560,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4:  Matthew Alli  –  160,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5:  Nick Yunis  –  205,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Ben Gazzola  –  695,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7:  Vinny Pahuja  –  425,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8:  Vanessa Kade  –  475,000  (32 bb)

1st:  $21,455 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,915
3rd:  $8,190
4th:  $4,970
5th:  $3,855
6th:  $3,185
7th:  $2,785
8th:  $2,485

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 16
$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  150
Prize Pool:  $79,500
January 18, 2022

Registration has closed in the $600 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em event with 150 entries creating a prizepool worth $79,500. The final 19 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,390 each, and first prize is worth $21,455.

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $21,455 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $13,915
3rd:  $8,190
4th:  $4,970
5th:  $3,855
6th:  $3,185
7th:  $2,785
8th:  $2,485
9th-10th:  $2,195
11th-12th:  $1,910
13th-15th:  $1,630
16th-19th:  $1,390

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are closing out today’s schedule with a quick-tempo tournament at 7 pm. Event 16 is a $600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em game with a lot of chips and quick levels to even things out.

Players sit down to 20,000 deep stacks and levels last 15 minutes from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and they will begin the process of finding our last champ of the day.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 16 Structure Sheet