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Championship: Rubinsteyn Roller Coaster

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
158 players remaining, 79k avg (66 bb)

Chip leader Jaime Rubinsteyn (Hallandale) has been involved with a lot of hands early.

We saw him blow Victor Figueroa ( Miami) off a hand with an all-in river bet and then ships a 95k double-up to Robert “Uncle Krunk” Pantich (Northbrook, IL).

On the river Rubinsteyn leads for 25k, Panitch moves all in for 75k total and Rubinsteyn calls.  Panitch has the winner with two pairs (Aces & 9s) against Rubinsteyn’s AK.

After losing 40% of his stack on the hand, Rubinsteyn takes out Mark DeSimone (Boca Raton) who started the day with 66k.

The net result has Rubinsteyn on a roller coaster and slightly ahead of his Day 2 starting stack (235k) as he’s up to 260k.

Ronit Chamani (Johannesburg, South Africa) joins the table taking the seat vacated by DeSimone

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Championship: Day 2 Underway

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
167 players remaining, 75k avg (63 bb)

Jaime Rubinsteyn
Jaime Rubinsteyn, Chip Leader

Jaime Rubinsteyn (Fort Lauderdale) returns as the Day 2 chip leader with 235k (196 bb) as blinds increase to 90 minutes in length

The field will play down to 36 players (or 27, time permitting) as they chase the $271,103 top prize.

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Lucky Hearts Poker Open Leaderboard Update (Feb 9)

(UPDATED Feb 9th)

Participate in any event during the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) tournament series to earn leaderboard points …

See poker room for details

SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOLLYWOOD TOURNAMENT LEADERBOARD
(Final – updated through Feb 8 events):

NAMEPOINTS
JERMAINE PHANG193.910
JONATHAN OUNJIAN175.611
STEVEN BENNETT138.286
PAUL BERENSON136.453
DANIEL GENACHTE121.605
KOREEN FORD120.500
WILLIE WIGGINS111.643
THOMAS JUNKINS101.741
KEVIN SMITH97.231
MICHAEL LAROCCA95.548
WILLY JEAN BAPTISTE91.578
ROSS WILLNER91.575
ERIC EWING89.940
JONATHAN ROSA89.678
RICARDO BOCCHINI89.040
ROBERT MILLER84.453
PAUL PRAGER83.718
MICHAEL ATTONITO83.604
TAMARA GOLDSHTEYN78.324
BARRY CHAZEN77.633
MATTHEW ELSBY74.415
MICHAEL SKLAR74.213
DEBRA NESER73.833
EDUARDO LEZICA71.774
ARLENE VAZQUEZ71.774
Leonid GOLDSHTEYN71.202
MIGUEL McKENZIE68.250
DAVID PRICE52.250
MARIO JAMES49.613
PASQUALE CAIAZZA49.610
ROY COHEN49.610
LUIS PANTOJA49.610
KRISHNA COLLINS48.045
STEVEN MILLER45.768
YUE WANG43.926
PAUL MABEL42.793
PHILIP PAUL42.790
FRANK LERCZAK42.433
JULIE MCGRATH41.933
JEROME NELOMS39.051
PERRY SHIAO38.243
SALVATORE SOLLECITO31.927
ELLIOTT ZAYDMAN31.468
NICHOLAS VISCONTI31.349
GUILLERMO HAMILTON25.488
kENNETH BERMAN24.808
MICHAEL MARKS24.808
ONEIL MC CALLA24.808
MING SHEN24.808
PAUL STEINER24.808
ROBERT TRANSUE24.808
Eugene Black24.805
IRAJ FARIAB24.805
JUNE KELLEY24.805
MICHAEL MERISIER24.805
ROBERT MIDGETTE24.805
LEONARD ST-GERMAIN24.805
Carl VIDAL24.805
Gregory Wilson Jr24.805
JOHN SAINT LOUIS23.568
MIGUEL MARTINEZ19.524
DANIEL PEARLMAN19.524
EVAN SNOW19.524
DOLPHY GARRICKS19.121
LAWRENCE GRADUS19.121
MICHAEL MC ALLISTER19.121
DANIEL TURCOTTE19.121
CLAUDY ROSIER18.366
MICHELLE ERB18.252
ROBERT KESSLER17.985
RICHARD KESSLER17.907
BIENVENIDO SANTIAGO17.628
MARK BRANNICK16.748
AGOP DOUREDJIAN BAGDASARIAN15.675
NICHOLAS FIORE13.841
LUKE ROSENBERG12.682
Noris Barcimanto12.403
PAULIUS BIKUS12.403
ANTONIO CAMPBELL12.403
STEVEN CARDARELLI12.403
JASON CASTEN12.403
Neil Crilly12.403
JAMES DELEO12.403
ELON DIAMOND12.403
THOMAS DOHERTY III12.403
CHRISTOPHER DRAWS12.403
RICHARD GANESH12.403
JOHN-THOMAS GIARRUSSO12.403
DANIEL GONZALO12.403
LUIS GUARDA12.403
RICHARD KELLEHER12.403
MARK KOTTLER12.403
W L12.403
THOMAS MILLWARD12.403
CLAUDE NGANGA12.403
MARCIN PLEWINSKI12.403
ROBERT POGGIO JR12.403
LARRY RICHIE12.403
RICHARD RUIZ12.403
PETER UDOVIK12.403
JOHN VASSER12.403
JORGE CHAVEZ12.301
ALLEN GREEN11.926
FRANCIS ADAMS11.546
DAVID PARKER11.546
JULIAN ALVARADO7.122
PERRY HUCKABY7.122
TODD KASTEN7.122
STEVEN RUTCOFSKY7.122
WILLIAM SWICICKI7.122
DANNY BLACKBURN6.719
ARTURO CARRASCO6.719
MONTY DWECK6.719
LORI PORGES6.719
STEVE RAEMAN6.719
HELENE ROSENBERG6.719
ROSALYN SHEINIS DWECK6.719
ALAN SLAKMAN6.719
JUDITH GREEN5.963
SANDRA MEYER5.963
RONALD SALZMAN5.963
ROBERT ZUCKERMAN5.963
IVAN FEIT5.583
HARRY CHAIMOWIZ5.565
ARNOLD COHEN5.565
Hubert GANTER5.225
CHARLY JOHNSON5.225

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Event 13: Lucky Hearts, Lucky 13

$200 Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

The Lucky Hearts 13th of 14 trophies is up for grabs with a $40,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool.

Players start with 16k in chips (double stack) and blinds are 15 minutes.

Registration & Re-entry closes at ~3:10 pm

Button is in the 8 seat, cards are in the air.

Action Underway
Action Underway
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Sunday, February 9th

Today’s Events

Main Events

12 pm – Event 13 – $200 Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

  • $40,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 16k Starting Stack
  • 15 minute levels
  • Registration & Re-entry closes at ~3:10 pm
  • Full Structure Details

1 pm – WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

  • Day 2
  • 90 minute levels
  • Play ends when 36 players remain (or 27 if time permits)

6 pm – Event 14 – $150 Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

  • Last Chance for Leaderboard Points !!!
  • 6k Starting Stack
  • 30 minute levels
  • Registration & Re-entry closes at ~8:10 pm
  • Full Structure Details
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Championship: Day 2 Seating Assignments

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

Here are the Day 2 seating assignments as provided by the Lucky Hearts Poker Open tournament staff.

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNTTABLESEAT
RYAND'ANGELO85,40011
RAJ VOHRA53,40012
FADIHAMAD81,60013
ABBEYDANIELS36,60014
OTTOFALACIOS164,50015
ORLANDOLORENZO71,60016
JOSHUAKAY134,70017
SHELDONGROSS34,90018
TIMOTHY MILES52,40019
RONITCHAMANI84,70021
MICHAELLEWIN128,00022
GIMBELHARRISON163,10023
RANDYGIL32,20024
ARKADIYTSINIS32,90025
STEVENBURKHDDER47,10026
MICHAELLINSTEN61,80027
SCOTTZAKHEIM72,20028
ALFONSOCAMMAROTA45,90029
BENJAMINZAMANI70,50031
NICOLASYUNIS85,20032
JOHNKRPAN28,70033
RICHARDZIPES45,50034
SARAHTOLAPSON76,20035
LUKEBRERETON135,80036
STEVENMILLER62,60037
SCOTTWRIGHT125,10039
JOHNCUMMINGS101,10041
SHELBYSTANDLEY168,50042
JOHNDOLAN16,20043
RUBENSTARZIA119,50044
ADILKHAN43,10046
ALANKRAUT59,40047
LUISSANTONI73,10048
CONGPHAN72,00049
TJSHULMAN70,00061
NAZARINOSALVATORE117,90062
HARRYTHOMAS29,70063
SHANNONSHORR41,90064
DANSCHECHTER46,40066
KISHERBHAKTA180,70067
FARIDJATTIN48,40068
STEVENSARIS116,90069
ANTHONYZINNO45,60071
BLAIRCHARLES62,70072
MICHAELMORENO212,00073
JERRITHOMAS84,40074
JULIUSZWAIL33,00075
ROBERTEDELSTEIN45,30076
JAMIEROSEN112,10077
DAVIDDIAZ16,90078
RYANSPONAUGLE33,60079
ANDJELKOJEVIC93,30081
VLADMEZHERITSKY46,10082
RONNIEBARDAH25,10083
SAMUELAZUZ80,70084
DANIELHERMILLER178,90085
ORYHEN41,90086
ANDYFRANKENBERGER41,20087
JACQUELYNSCOTT72,60088
YUEWANG68,90089
MICHAELLANDRESS16,30091
OSVALDODELGADO81,20092
MUKULPAHUJA109,00093
JOHNSPADAVECCHIA49,30094
ALLANVROOMAN52,20095
STEVENWOLANSKY39,30096
STEVENFRANKEL124,50097
PETERWRIGHT82,10098
ATHANASIOSPOLYCHRONOPOULOS78,00099
RONNYGIL24,500101
PAULDARPINO50,000102
MAXIMIANOFILH45,000103
JERRYWONG148,400104
JOHNCORSI99,000105
MICHAELLAAKE86,800106
STUARTMARSHAK20,300107
DOUGLASHARTWICK107,500108
JEFFZIEGLER66,200109
MARKDESIMONE66,600111
JAMIERUBENSTEYN234,600112
JOHNDEPERSIO72,300113
VINCENTSPADAVECCHIA16,900114
SAMUELBERNSTEIN64,100115
IRAMARCUS16,800116
STEWARTNEWMAN28,500117
VICTORFIGUEROA57,100118
ROBERTPANITCH105,400119
SHAWNCUNIX73,100121
EBONYKENNEY44,300122
GEORGELAMBERT15,000123
BRADFORDALBRINCK100,400124
GREGORYMARCUS121,200125
JOHNDUSTIN136,800126
ILIALEKACH67,600127
IANGREGORY47,100128
JOSHUAGIBSON42,700129
ANDYPHILACHACK99,200131
FRANKPARISI85,100132
JACOBSCHINDLER28,800133
KANELAI60,700134
MARCOCHAN60,700135
T.A.POTTS38,200136
JOEYWEISSMAN158,800137
DENISCYR13,200138
SCOTTLUSHING91,800139
SEANWINTER144,600141
JONATHANDANIELS63,200142
DOUGDULING62,900143
JOHNDIBELLA96,700144
MOSHETARICH14,300145
JOSEPHMCKEEHEN40,100146
ADAMLEVY39,500147
MATTHEWWAXMAN131,700148
JOHNSPADAVECCHIA45,400149
JORDANCRISTOS205,200151
CORRIEWUNSTEL113,900152
BYRONKAVERMAN72,900153
ZACHGOODMAN28,400154
JAREDJAFFEE90,300155
TSIONVAZANNA19,800156
COURTLANDTWYMAN28,000157
JONATHANAGUIAR40,100158
LAZAROHERNANDEZ59,800159
EVANTEITELBAUM72,600161
JAMESBAMAR JR71,100162
CHADEVESLAGE140,200163
DANIELLETTS61,700164
CLAUDIACRAWFORD20,700165
ANTHONYCOVSINSAU27,200166
BLAKELYPURVIS31,100167
JAMESCALDERARO175,300168
DONALDMATTHEWS58,200169
EVANDOLLINGER89,400171
SEANPOSNER89,200172
ANDREWMCALISTER10,000173
BRAYDENFRITZSHALL45,500174
ALANPERCAL165,500175
DERRICKSIMON33,100176
STEVENLEVY148,200177
DARRYLLFISH61,800178
RAYMONDROBERTY20,200179
RONBELL84,200181
JOSEPHLEVITT152,000182
JUSTINCOWLEY60,400183
ALLENKESSLER20,400184
ANGELOMIELES44,600185
PETERDRAGAR49,500186
BARRYNEER88,600188
MANUELJO138,200189
JUSTINZAK60,900191
CHANCEKORNUTH123,900192
JESSECOHEN97,100193
RICHARDKIRSCH38,100194
LOUISLEO IV88,300195
KEVENSTAMMEN48,200196
BRETTBADER142,500197
MARKVANDERLOO71,900198
CZINKOTAZOFTAN5,900199
JOHNHOLLEY62,700201
DIMASMARTINEZ JR86,200202
MICHAELKOROVINE46,100203
GABRIELVILLANUEVA17,900204
CARLOSVILLAMARIN35,000205
TIMKEGAL141,400206
LILYKILETTO135,900207
GEORGEDUNST68,000208
ALANYEHUDAI81,600209
Lucky Hearts

Event 12: Final nine set, done for the day

$560 No Limit Hold’Em (Re-entry)

They have stopped play for the day with nine players remaining. Only 6 are officially getting paid but the players all agreed once they reached the final ten that 7th-10th would get $500 apiece. Jay Romano was eliminated in 10th place when his A-K went up against Jermaine Phang and his pocket Queens. Phang, who is in first place in the Lucky Hearts Poker Open Leader Board, apparently can’t be stopped this week as he would hit quads. Here are the chip counts for the remaining nine. Shana Matthews is leading the way with 109,900 in chips. They will resume play at 3 pm tomorrow.

SeatNameChip Count
1Ronny Beda69,000
2Shana Mathews109,900
3Alexander Michaels60,300
4Timothy Banks42,200
5Murad Khan57,200
6Jermaine Phang66,000
7Nicolas Gellepis24,800
8Dennis Rodriguez9,100
9Howard Hobbs41,600
Lucky Hearts

Event 12: Almost down to one table

$560 No Limit Hold’Em (Re-entry)

Blinds 500/1000 Ante 100

We are down to 12 players, still 6 away from the money as we approach 2 am here at Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Coconut Creek. The average stack is 40K (40 big blinds), so there is still plenty of play left. Jermaine Phang is still alive as he continues on his quest to stay on top of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open Leader Board.

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Championship: Full Day 1 Chip Counts

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

Here are the full chip counts for the remaining 167 players that will return at 1 pm on Sunday to play down to the money (54) and to end of play for the day (27). Seating assignments will be posted between approximately 10 am and 11 am.

Attention: The internal data of table “20” is corrupted!
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Championship: Day 1B Chip Counts

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship

Play has concluded for the day and 93 players will return to join the 74 from Day 1A for a total of 167 players coming back at 1 pm. The top 54 will make the money and we’ll play down to the final 27. Jaime Rubinsteyn is the Day 1B chip leader with 234,600 in chips. Some other notable stacks include Dan Heimiller with 178,900, Harrison Gimbel with 163,100, Joey Weissman with 158,800 and defending runner up in this event Lily Kiletto with 135,900. Full chip counts for all surviving players are below:

 

Day 1B Chip Leader - Jaime Rubinsteyn
Day 1B Chip Leader – Jaime Rubinsteyn
PlaceNameChip Count
1Jaime Rubinsteyn (Cibralda)234,600
2Michael Moreno (Boca Raton, FL)212,000
3Kishor Bhakta (Miramar, FL)180,700
4Dan Heimiller (Las Vegas, NV)178,900
5Shelby Standley (Anchorage, AK)168,500
6Otto Palacios (Carolina, PR)164,500
7Harrison Gimbel (Jupiter, FL)163,100
8Joey Weissman (Boca Raton, FL)158,800
9Jerry Wong (Brooklyn, NY)148,400
10Steven Levy (Peabody, MA)148,200
11Sean Winter (Jacksonville, FL)144,600
12Chad Eveslage (Ramsey, IN)140,200
13Manuel Jo (Miami, FL)138,200
14Lily Kiletto (Englewood, FL)135,900
15Luke Brereton (Prestbury)135,800
16Steven Frankel (Hollywood, FL)124,500
17Chance Kornuth (Las Vegas, NV)123,900
18Gregory Marcus (Miami, FL)121,200
19Steven Saris (Canton, OH)116,900
20Corrie Wunstel (Baton Rouge, LA)113,900
21John Cummings (Dedham, ME)101,100
22John Corsi (Northville, MI)99,000
23Jesse Cohen (Ardmore, PA)97,100
24John Dibella (Eastchester, NY)96,700
25Andjelko Andrejevic (Miami, FL)93,300
26Sean Posner (Miami Beach, FL)89,200
27Ryan D'Angelo (Brooklyn, NY)85,400
28Nicolas Yunis (Palm Springs, FL)85,200
29Frank Parisi (Buffalo, NY)85,100
30Ronit Chamani (Johannesburg)84,700
31Jerri Thomas (Hamilton, OH)84,400
32Ronald Bell (Toledo, OH)84,200
33Alon Yehudai (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)81,600
34Osvaldo Delgado (Boca Raton, FL)81,200
35Shawn Cunix (Delaware, OH)73,100
36Byron Kaverman (Fort Jennings, OH)72,900
37Evan Teitelbaum (Parkland, FL)72,600
38John Depersio (Parkland, FL)72,300
39Cong Pham (Naples, FL)72,000
40Mark Vanderloo (El Tartar)71,900
41Orlando Lorenzo (Windermere, FL)71,600
42TJ Shulman (Boynton Beach, FL)70,000
43Yue Wang (Boca Raton, FL)68,900
44Ilia Lekach (Golden Beach, FL)67,600
45Jeff Ziegler (Lambertville, MI)66,200
46Doug Duling62,900
47Eric Blair (Las Vegas, NV)62,700
48John Holley III (Niceville, FL)62,700
49Steven Miller (Parkland, FL)62,600
50Michael Linster (Levittown, NY)61,800
51Darryl Fish (Cape Coral, FL)61,800
52Kane Lai (Highland Ranch, CO)60,700
53Justin Conley (Prestonburg, KY)60,400
54Alan Kraut (Doylestown, PA)59,400
55Donald Mathews (Oxford, FL)58,200
56Victor Figueroa (Miami, FL)57,100
57Raj Vorha (Lake Worth, FL)53,400
58John Spadavecchia Jr. (Mooresville, NC)49,300
59Keven Stammen (Celina, OH)48,200
60Dan Schecter (Saint Augustine, FL)46,400
61Michael Korovine46,100
62Alfonso Cammarota Jr. (Fairfield, CT)45,900
63Brayden Fritzshall (Boca Raton, FL)45,500
64Richard Zipes (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)45,500
65Robert Edelstein (Chicago, IL)45,300
66Maximiano Filho (Rio De Janeiro)45,000
67Angelo Miele (Davie, FL)44,600
68Joshua Gibson (Fort Myers, FL)42,700
69Andy Frankenberger (New York, NY)41,200
70Jonathan Aguiar (Boston, MA)40,100
71Adam Levy (Coconut Creek, FL)39,500
72Steven Wolansky (Cooper City, FL)39,300
73Tedd Potts (Estero, FL)38,200
74Richard Kirsch (Plantation, FL)38,100
75Abbey Daniels (Coral Springs, FL)36,600
76Carlos Villamarin (Washington D.C.)35,000
77Sheldon Gross (Hillsboro Beach, FL)34,900
78Derrick Simon (Miramar, FL)33,100
79Arkadiy Tsinis (Las Vegas, NV)32,900
80Blakely Purvis (Montgomery, AL)31,100
81Harry Thomas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)29,700
82Zach Goodman (Boca Raton, FL)28,400
83Ronnie Bardah (Miami, FL)25,100
84Claudia Crawford (Bhaven, MS)20,700
85Stuart Marshak (Deerfield, IL)20,300
86Tsion Vazana (Miami Beach,FL)19,800
87David Diaz (Bartlett, TN)16,900
88Vincent Spadavecchia (Parkland, FL)16,900
89Ira Marcus (Austin, TX)16,800
90John Dolan (Bonita Springs, FL)16,200
91George Lampert (Naples, FL)15,000
92Moshe Tarich (Miami Beach, FL)14,300
93Denis Cyr (Boischatel)13,200