Lucky Hearts Poker Open 2019 Schedule

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Coverage of the poker series 2019/2020 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open, including results, chip counts, poker videos, and photos.

Season 2019-2020; WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Completed event. WPT Online Poker Open powered by partypoker US Network: Jan 22.
2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule. December 31, 2018 @ 9:00AM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker. Download: Tournament Schedule (PDF) Primary Event Schedule: Event Day Date.

Brian Altman made poker history on Wednesday night by becoming the first player in World Poker Tour history to win the same Main Event twice.

'It’s amazing to be the first person to win the same WPT event twice, and kind of cement myself in history with this event.'

He did so by topping an 843-entry field to take down the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 Championship Event at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood for $482,636. Altman previously won the LHPO back in 2015 for a career-high $723,008.

“This is incredibly special. It’s amazing to be the first person to win the same WPT event twice, and kind of cement myself in history with this event,” Altman told WPT officials after the win. “Obviously it’s fantastic to get big wins, but playing these events I’m happy to put myself in a position to go deep, be chip leader, and make final tables.”

The victory also helped propel Altman, who has now cashed three times in Season XVIII, to the top of the WPT Hublot Player of the Year race.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Brian Altman	$482,636
2	John “Jake” Dollinger	$311,751
3	Chanracy Khun	$230,086
4	Nadya Magnus	$171,642
5	Nadeem Hirani	$129,438
6	Peter Walsworth	$98,686

Others to cash the tournament were James Calderaro (9th - $46,763), Sam Soverel (10th - $46,763), Joey Couden (15th - $24,564), Mukul Pahuja (21st - $16,965), Aaron Massey (29th - $14,357), Darren Elias (32nd - $14,357), Anthony Zinno (38th - $12,300), and WSOP Big 50 champ Femi Fashakin (44th - $10,670).

Final Table Action

According to updates from the event, Altman was not only the chip leader coming into the final table, he was also the most accomplished player with more than $3.8 million in lifetime earnings, including 27 cashes on the WPT.

Altman, who became the 24th player in tour history to win multiple titles, and Jake Dollinger held 70 percent of the chips in play between them at the start of the final table, so it wasn’t surprising to see it come down to the two of them.

At that point, Altman was down 13 million to 20 million but took over the chip lead in just two hands. From there he put the peddle to the metal and the tournament concluded on Hand #115 of the final table. That is when Dollinger limp-jammed with ace-eight only to have Altman roll over pocket aces. The board ran out clean and history was made.

“Winning a second WPT title feels amazing. It’s incredibly special. It doesn’t always work out,” Altman added in his WPT winner interview. “I’ve had maybe a dozen or so situations where I’ve gone deep and thought I was going to win and I didn’t. But that’s how tournaments go. To continually put myself in a position to win tournaments, it feels special.”

Jonathan Jaffe Wins High Roller

In other Lucky Hearts Poker Open news, the $25,500 High Roller concluded on Tuesday with Jonathan Jaffe claiming the title and $340,285 in prize money after striking a heads-up deal with Arkadiy Tsinis, who banked $257,207.

The tournament attracted 41 entrants which helped it squeak by the $1 million guarantee by creating a $1,012,700 prize pool. That was paid out to the top seven players including Kevin Rabinchow (7th - $40,508), Byron Kaverman (6th - $55,699), Maria Ho (5th - $70,889), and Ping Liu (4th - $101,270).

After Jared Jaffee bowed out in third place for $146,842 – the result of losing a flip with ace-queen suited to Tsinis’ pocket sevens – the final two worked their deal. Jaffe had a roughly 3:1 chip lead at the time and was able to secure the LHPO high roller trophy.

High Roller Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Jonathan Jaffe	$340,285*
2	Arkadiy Tsinis	$257,207*
3	Jared Jaffee	$146,842
4	Ping Liu	$101,270
5	Maria Ho	$70,889
6	Byron Kaverman	$55,699
7	Kevin Rabinchow	$40,508

$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em $1 Million GTD*

_{*Denotes heads-up deal.}

One upcoming stop on the World Poker Tour Season XVIII schedule is the WPT Venetian from March 13-17. That stop will feature a $5,000 buy-in, $2 million guarantee Main Event.

_{*Images courtesy of WPT, Melissa Haereiti/PokerPhotoArchive & Seminole Hard Rock.}

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Tournament Info

Event Name: SHR Lucky Hearts - Satellite - Mega Satellite to LHPO WPTDeepStacks Main Event (2 Seats GTD)
Event Type: Satellite
Game Type: NL Holdem
Event Start Date: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2019
Starting Flights: 1
Length of Event: 1 day

Registration

Start Time: 8:00pm
Registration Closes: 10:15pm; Registration open for 8 levels.

Buy-In Details

Total Buy-In: $140
Entry Fee: $110
Deductions: $30; $20 registration fee, $10 towards staff toke pool