$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 1,500/3,000/300 ante
67 remaining players, 94k avg (31 bb)

The third of three main events is underway in the Pavilion at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek with most of the field here for the restart.

67 players remain with 36 making the money. Wendy Freedman (Las Vegas) is the chip leader with 277k (92 bb).

Here’s what’s on the line:

Place-Payout

1st $26,227
2nd $15,370
3rd $9,945
4th $6,329
5th $4,520
6th $3,887
7th $2,983
8th $2,200
9th $2,079
10th – 12th $1,900
13th – 15th $1,630
16th – 18th $1,360
19th – 27th $740
28th – 36th $570

$240 Omaha H/L (Re-entry)

Limits 1,200/2,400
13 players remaining, 30k avg (12 big bets)

*Starting Left of Dealer

Jeffrey Levitt
Barry Bindelglass
Max Jones
Harry Eisenberg
Tomas  Magni
Mitchell Smith   (absent)
Michael Moed

Eleven of the 13 remaining players are here for the restart as we’re 8 spots from the money.

“He doesn’t have to show up and he’ll make the money,” jokes one player about chip leader Luis Santoni (Pembroke Pines) who is MIA.

Santoni is at 76k (32 bb), while Mitchell Smith (Palm Beach), who is also not here, can’t afford to miss hands. He’s at 13k (5 bb) with only 10 minutes left on the level and limits moving up to 1,600/3,200.

*Starting Left of Dealer

Luis Santoni     (absent)
Allen Green
Richard  Laskey
Robert Goldfarb
Rosalyn Sheiris
Stephen Reid

***1:15 Update***

Santoni & Smith have arrived

 $1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 25/50
30 Entries

The first big buy-in of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open is underway and features a $75,000 Guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 12k in chips and levels are 60 minutes each.

Registration & re-entry is open for 4 levels, with the cage closing at ~4:15 pm.

$350 No Limit Hold ‘Em (Re-entry)

Today’s Events

Main Events

12 pm – Event 6 – $1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

• $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 12k Starting Stack
• 60 min levels
• Registration & Re-Entry for 4 levels (cage closes at ~4:15 pm)
• Day 2: Wednesday, February 5th – 1 pm
• Full Structure Details

1 pm – Day 2 Restart, Events 4 (NL) & 5 (Omaha)

6 pm – Event 7 – $240 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 6k Starting Stack
• 30 minute levels
• Registration & Re-entry closes at ~9:10 pm
• Full Structure Details

Satellites

3 pm & 8 pm – $390 Mega into Champ Event ($1 Million, Guaranteed prize pool)

• 2 Seats Guaranteed
• 7,500 Starting Stack
• 30 minute levels

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Day 2 seating assignments will be posted here between approximately 10 am and 11 am.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

36 players are joining the 32 from the first flight for a total of 68 returning to play tomorrow at 1 pm. Wendy Freedman was the Day 1B chip leader with 276,900 in chips. This also makes her the overall chip leader as she has 65K more than the next nearest player, Eli Greenwood. “I got off to a slow start,” Freedman said. “Once I moved to this table I went on a heater. I never played any huge pots… just a bunch of medium sized ones.”

Here are the chip counts for the 36 survivors from Day 1B:

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 1K/2K Ante 200

Players are on their last break of the evening and will return to play Level 13 with blinds of 1K/2K and a 200 ante. There are six tables and 51 players remaining with one hour left to play. Wendy Freedman has had a good run in the last couple hours and looks to be the chip leader for this flight with nearly 200K. Also still in the running are Darryl Fish, Stephen Diamantas, Steve Buckner, John and Crystal Utley, and Nancy Todd. We’ll have a list of all the surviving players and their chip counts shortly after play wraps up for the evening.

Coming soon poker players in South Florida will have the opportunity to take part in a World Poker Tour (“WPT”) live streamed event as the Championship Event of the 2014 Lucky Hearts Poker Open gets underway on Friday. We are expecting a huge field in this $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament. The Seminole Hard Rock Casino at Coconut Creek is running frequent satellites to give players an affordable shot at this once in a lifetime prize. There will be a minimum of 46 guaranteed seats given away in one of our many mega satellites over the next five days.

Mega Satellite Schedule

The buy in for the tournament will be $3,500 and there are two starting days. Day 1A will take place Friday at noon with Day 1B starting Saturday at noon. Those lucky enough to make it through Day 1 will return on Sunday at 1 pm where they will play down to 36 players (or 27 if time permits). Day 3 on Monday will play down to the 6 handed televised final table.

Players will start with 30,000 in chips and levels will be 60 minutes in duration on Day 1, 90 minutes in duration on Day 2 and 3, and 60 minutes long at the final table (with levels shortened to 30 minutes once we get heads up). The winner of the tournament will also receive a seat into the WPT Championship Event at Borgata at the end of April.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 500/1K Ante 100

We have just started the 10th level, leaving us with 5 levels of play for the evening. There are 78 of the original 172 entrants still playing. Among those still playing are Stephen Diamantas, Marina Koles, Angelo Miele, Nancy Todd, John and Crystal Utley, Darryl Fish, Steven “Cuz” Buckner, and Wendy Freedman. They will play until the end of Level 14.