Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open

Par BJ Nemeth

Ivan Schertzer was down to his final three big blinds with 25 players left, and hoped a photo with Royal Flush Girls Brittany Bell (left) and Jeannie Duffy would give him some luck. Unfortunately, it didn't work, and he was eliminated soon after. At least he survived through the money bubble, earning $8,629.


Justin Zaki (center), who final tabled last season's WPT event here at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, found himself in a tough spot avec 22 players left. Bernard Lubitz (left) raised, Zaki called, and Todd Jacobson (right) moved all in. Lubitz called all in, and Zaki faced a decision for all his chips.

Zaki eventually folded, claiming to have "two black jacks." Lubitz turned over [QcQh], and Jacobson showed [AdKs]. The board came [AcJd10h10s10d], and Jacobson paired his ace on the flop to win with a full house, eliminating Lubitz in 22ème place.

Even though other players assured Zaki he made the correct play by folding, if he had called, he would have won the pot and more than doubled up. Unfortunately, Zaki was eliminated a few minutes later in 211ère place.


Grâce à 13 players remaining, Keith Ferrera (far left) three-bet all in after a flop of [Qc10c9h] against Todd Jacobson (far right). Ferrera had the lead with [10d10h] (middle set), while Jacobson had [QsJd] for top pair with an open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the [As], and both players watch as the dealer puts out the [8d] on the river -- giving Jacobson a queen-high straight to win the pot et doublez vos jetons.


Grâce à 11 players remaining, Alex Ivanov (far left) raised, Gigi Gagne (center left) reraised, and Keith Ferrera (foreground right) four-bet it to 200,000. Ivanov moved all in for nearly 400,000, and Gagne tanked for a while before she called. Ferrera took a minute before he called behind -- 60 gros blinds dans le pot avant le flop.

The flop came [Qc9s3s], Ferrera checked, Gagne moved all in, and Ferrera folded. Ivanov showed [JcJs], but Gagne turned over [KcQs] for a pair of queens. (She's pointing to her queen in the photo.)

Le tour était le [5s], the river was the [6d], and Gigi Gagne won a huge pot to take a massive chip lead into the final 10-table à deux mains.


Gigi Gagne smiles and poses with her massive pile of chips before moving to the final 10-handed table. With nearly 2.6 million in chips, she had 80 big blinds more than anyone else.


Le final 10 players, in seat order: (1) Matt Juttelstad, (2) Victor Heffesse, (3) Gigi Gagne, (4) Uri Kadosh (away from his seat), (5) Keith Ferrera, (6) Sharon Levin, (7) Omar Sider, (8) Todd Jacobson, (9) Hal Klein, and (10) Harrison Gimbel.


While Matt Juttelstad didn't go wire-to-wire as chipleader, he was never very far from the top of the leaderboard after winning a big pot tard le jour 1B. Juttelstad was the overall chipleader heading into Day 2, Jour 3, and is second in chips going to the final table.

Juttelstad stopped playing poker after Black Friday hit on April 15, 2011, and this is his first major event since. You wouldn't know he was out of practice by the poise and the polish that he's shown this week.


Grâce à 10 players left, Harrison Gimbel (left) doubled thru Victor Heffesse (far right). All in preflop, Gimbel's [10c10d] flopped an unnecessary set against Heffesse's [9d9h] sur une planche de [10h6s2s8cKc].


One hand after doubling up Harrison Gimbel, Victor Heffesse (seated, top left), got it all in preflop with [7c7s] against the [QcQh] of Sharon Levin (second from right). The board came [10s6d2hQd6c], and Levin won the pot with a set of queens to eliminate Heffesse in 10th place. Uri Kadosh (standing) offers a handshake of congradudolence to Heffesse.


With seven players remaining and less than 150,000 dans le pot on a board of [KsQh2d7s], chipleader Gigi Gagne (left) moves all in, easily covering Keith Ferrera (right), even though he has more than a million in chips himself.

Gagne, who was still busy stacking chips from a previous pot, moved all in as if it had been an afterthought. Ferrera could only smile to himself as he folded.


Le short stack Omar Sider (debout, à droite) a fait tapis après une relance préflop de Sharon Levin (assise, au centre). Levin a tanké pendant environ une minute avant de se coucher.

Five hands later, Sider got it all in preflop with [JhJs] against the [AcKh] of Matt Juttelstad. The board came [Ad8d8h6h7d], and Juttelstad paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Omar Sider in 7th place on the WPT Final Table bubble.


Les sept derniers joueurs remplissent leur fiche bio WPT avant d'emballer et d'étiqueter leurs jetons.
Voici le nombre de jetons officiel pour la table finale du WPT :

Places assises 1. Matt Juttelstad -  1,651,000  (138 BB)
Places assises 2.  Gigi Gagne  -  2,708,000  (226 BB)
Places assises 3. Uri Kadosh -  1,470,000  (123 BB)
Places assises 4.  Keith Ferrera  -  1,094,000  (91 BB)
Places assises 5. Sharon Levin -  1,208,000  (101 BB)
Places assises 6. Todd Jacobson -  718,000  (60 BB)

The WPT Final Table begins Tuesday (Valentine's Day) at 1:00 pm ET, and the action will be streamed nearly live -- with holecards -- on a 30-minute delay, and Mike Sexton, Tony Dunst, and Dan O'Brien will be on hand to provide commentary.

Comme toujours, toutes les actions main pour main seront publiées ici dans les mises à jour en direct du WPT, avec chaque check, mise, call, relance et coucher depuis la première main jusqu'à la dernière carte de la rivière.

On this episode of the Jess and BJ Show, Jessica Welman and BJ Nemeth bet the Bookie's adjusted Over/Under on Gigi Gagne's finishing position, recap Day 3, draft their Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open final table fantasy teams, and answer the question, "What is your favorite Beatles song?"

The players are done for the day and have the night off to celebrate. They will be back in action for the livestreaming final table tomorrow though, starting at 113 h HE.

Mike Sexton, Tony Dunst, and Dan O'Brien will be offering commentary on all the action, which is being broadcast on a 30 minute delay with hole cards, starting at approximately 1:30après-midi.

Here are the chip counts and seat assignments for Tuesday's final table:

Places assises 1: Matt Juttelstad - 1,651,000 (138 BB)
Places assises 2: Gigi Gagne - 2,708,000 (226 BB)
Places assises 3:Uri Kadosh - 1,470,000 (123 BB)
Places assises 4: Keith Ferrera - 1,094,000 (91 BB)
Places assises 5: Sharon Levin - 1,208,000 (101 BB)
Places assises 6: Todd Jacobson - 718,000 (60 BB)

Main #53  -  Todd Jacobson raises under the gun to 30,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #54  - Matt Juttelstad relance sous le coup de la menace 26,000, Keith Ferrera reraises from the cutoff to 61,000, and Omar Sider thinks for a while in the small blind. At one point, he stacks all of his chips as if he is going to move all in, but he pauses, thinks some more, and simply calls.

Juttelstad four-bets it to 91,000, which would be more than half of Sider's stack, and Ferrera quickly folds. 

Sider says, "You don't want me to see the flop?" Juttelstad says nothing. Sider boldly asks, "What do you have?" Juttelstad replies, "What do you avoir?"

Shockingly, Sider holds up his cards so everyone can see -- [JhJs]. Juttelstad says nothing. Sider says he isn't likely to get a better hand than this one, and he moves all in. Juttelstad calls with [AcKh], and it's a race situation.

Le conseil vient [Annonce8d8h6h7d], and Matt Juttelstad pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot et élimine Omar Sider à la septième place, sur la bulle de la table finale du WPT.

Matt Juttelstad -  Le décompte officiel des jetons sera bientôt disponible
Omar Sider -  Dehors 7e place ($32,598)

Avant de partir, Sider demande à Juttelstad s'il aurait suivi si Sider avait fait tapis. Juttelstad réfléchit un instant et dit qu'il l'aurait fait, car Ferrera se coucherait la plupart du temps de toute façon.

Les six derniers joueurs remplissent actuellement leur fiche bio WPT et emballent et étiquetent leurs jetons. Le décompte officiel des jetons sera bientôt publié.

Main #50 - Sharon Levin relance à 26,000 depuis la position médiane, en remportant les blinds et les antes.

Main #51 - Gigi Gagne raises to 100,000 sur le bouton, remportant les blinds et les antes.

Main #52 - Matt Juttelstad raises to 26,000 frommiddle position and Keith Ferrera reraises to 72,000 out of the small blind.  Juttelstad calls.

Le flop arrive [7s5c2c] and Ferrera bets 25,000.  Juttelstad calls. The turn is the [2d] et les deux joueurs checkent. La rivière est la [2s] and Ferrera bets 180,000.  Juttelstad calls again.

Juttelstad shows [As10c] and Ferrera also shows [Ad10h] and the two players chop the pot.

Here are the latest chip counts through Hand #49:

Places assises 1: Matt Juttelstad - 1,325,000 (110 BB)
Places assises 2: -vide-
Places assises 3: Gigi Gagne - 2,700,000 (225 BB)
Places assises 4:Uri Kadosh - 1,360,000 (113 BB)
Places assises 5: Keith Ferrera - 1,180,000 (98 BB)
Places assises 6: Sharon Levin - 1,200,000 (100 BB)
Places assises 7: Omar Sider - 258,000 (22 BB)
Places assises 8: Todd Jacobson - 780,000 (65 BB)
Places assises 9: -vide-
Places assises 10: -vide-  

Main #47  -  Gigi Gagne raises from middle position to 75,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #48  -  Uri Kadosh raises from middle position to 30,000, and Matt Juttelstad calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of [AsKhQs8d], Juttelstad checks, Kadosh bets 75,000, and Juttelstad folds. Kadosh flashes [AdAh] for a set of aces as he collects the pot.

Main #49  - Sharon Levin relance depuis la fin de la position pour 26,000, Omar Sider moves all in from the cutoff for exactly 200,000, and Levin asks for a count. Levin tanks for about a minute before he folds, and Sider takes the pot.

Main #42 - Action folds to Todd Jacobson in the small blind and he completes.  Matt Juttelstad is in the big blind and checks his option.  The flop comes [8h5d3h] and Jacobson checks.  Juttelstad bets, Jacobson folds, and Juttelstad takes the pot.

Main #43 - Sharon Levin relance à 24,000 from middle position and action folds to Gigi Gagne in the small blind.  She reraises it, making it 100,000 to play.  Levin folds and Gagne takes the pot.

Main #44 - Keith Ferrera raises to 27,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.  He flashes the [Kc] to the table.

Main #45 - Matt Juttelstad raises to 26,000 depuis le cutoff, en remportant les blinds et les antes.

Main #46 - Matt Juttelstad raises to 26,000 from middle position and Uri Kadosh reraises to 100,000 on the button.  Juttelstad folds and Kadosh shows [QsQd].

Main #47 - Keith Ferrera raises to 26,000 sur le bouton, remportant les blinds et les antes. 

Main #39  -  Gigi Gagne limps from the cutoff for 12,000, Keith Ferrera completes the small blind, and Sharon Levin checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes [KsQh2d], the blinds check, Gagne bets 50,000, Ferrera calls, and Levin folds.

La carte tournante est la [7s], Ferrera checks, Gagne moves all in, and Ferrera smiles and folds. Gigi Gagne takes the pot.

Main #40  -  Sharon Levin completes the small blind to 12,000, and Omar Sider checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes [Ad5s4d], Levin bets 15,000, and Sider folds. Levin takes the pot.

Main #41  -  Keith Ferrera raises from the cutoff to 27,000, and Sharon Levin calls from the button. Both players check to the river on a board of [Kc7h2d6d10c], Ferrera bets 75,000, and Levin folds. Ferrera takes the pot.

Main #37 - Action folds to Gigi Gagne in the small blind and she raises to 60,000.  Uri Kadosh is in the big blind and folds, giving Gagne the pot.

Main #38 - Action folds to Gigi Gagne on the button and she raises to 50,000.  Uri Kadosh is in the small blind.  Both players check the [Jh8h6s] flop.  The turn is the [Jd] and Kadosh checks again.  Gagne bets 100,000 and Kadosh folds.

Main #35 - Gigi Gagne limps in from under the gun, Sharon Levin calls from the cutoff, and Matt Juttelstad checks his option in the big blind.  The flop comes [Ks7d4s] and action checks to Levin, who bets 25,000.  Juttelstad folds and Gagne calls.

Le tour est le [2s] and Gagne checks again.  Levin bets, Gagne folds, and Levin takes the pot.

Main #36 - Uri Kadosh limps in from under the gun and Todd Jacobson raises to 42,000 on the button.  Kadosh backraises all-in, having Jacobson covered, and Jacobson calls.

Les deux joueurs sont en grande forme, puisque Kadosh détient [AsAh] et Jacobson a [AcAd].

There is no sweat for either player as the board runs out [Jh10d4s6d3d] and they chop the pot.

Main #30 - Matt Juttelstad raises to 28,000 on the button and Uri Kadosh reraises to 180,000 out of the big blind.  Juttelstad calls.

The two players check it down as the board runs out [10h7d6s10d2h] and Kadosh takes the pot with [Jh]-7 pour deux paires, dix et sept.

Main #31 - Action folds to Uri Kadosh in the small blind and he completes.  Keith Ferrera is in the big blind and calls.  The flop comes [KdQh2d] and Kadosh checks.  Ferrera bets 20,000 and Kadosh calls.

Le tour amène le [3c] et les deux joueurs checkent. La rivière est la [5s] and Kadosh checks again.  Ferrera bets 35,000, which is enough for Kadosh to fold and give Ferrera the pot.

Main #32 - Sharon Levin gets a walk in the big blind.

Main #33 - Matt Juttelstad raises to 26,000 from middle position and Omar Sider calls from the big blind.  The two players check the [As4h2h] flop et check à nouveau lorsque le turn apporte le [8s].

La rivière est la [3s] and Sider bets 70,000.  Juttelstad folds and Sider takes the pot.

Main #34 - Uri Kadosh raises to 25,000 from middle position and Keith Ferrera calls behind him.  The flop comes [9d5s2d] and Kadosh bets 35,000.  Ferrera calls.

The two players check the [Js] on the turn and check again when the river brings the [8h].  Ferrera shows [4s4c] for a pair of fours and takes the pot. 

Main #24 - There is unknown action.

Main #25 - Matt Juttelstad raises to 26,000 from middle position, Gigi Gagne calls in the cutoff, and Sharon Levin defends from the big blind. The flop comes [Jc10h9h] and action checks to Gagne, who bets 40,000.  Levin folds and Juttelstad calls.  The turn card is unknown and both players check.  The river card is unknown and both players check again.

Gagne montre [KcJd] pour la top paire et prend le pot.

Main #26 - Uri Kadosh raises to 28,000 from the cutoff and it folds to Omar Sider in the big blind.

"Vous relancez toujours ma grosse blind", plaisante Sider avec Kadosh.

"I'll show you," Kadosh tells him.  "If you say you wouldn't raise with that hand, I'll never raise you're blind again."

Sider folds and Kadosh shows [6s6d].  

"I'm just playing my cards," Kadosh tells him.

Main #27 - Gigi Gagne limps in from middle position, Omar Sider completes the small blind, and Todd Jacobson checks his option in the big blind.

The flop comes [AsJs8h] and action checks to Gagne, who bets 50,000.  Both Sider and Jacobson fold and Gagne takes the pot.

Main #28 - Matt Juttelstad gets a walk in the big blind.

Main #29 - Uri Kadosh limps in from under the gun, Matt Juttelstad completes the small blind, and Gigi Gagne raises to 112,000 au big blind.

Gagne pushes the tower of 5,000 chips dans le pot et ils basculent.

"How much is that?" Kadosh asks.  The dealer and Gagne clarify it is 112,000 and both Kadosh and Juttelstad fold.

Gagné retourne [KdKh].

The final seven players are back from dinner break and play is underway for Level 21Les stores sont jusqu'à 6,000-12,000 ante 2,000.  Play will continue until one more player is eliminated and the livestreaming final table is set. 

Niveau 20 draws to a close and the final seven players are now on a sixty-minute dinner break.  They will be back in action at approximately 7:50pm ET and will keep playing until they lose one more player and the livestreaming final table is set.

Here is a look at the chip counts headed into break.  When play resumes, blinds will be at 6,000-12,000 ante 2,000:

Places assises 1: Matt Juttelstad - 1,542,000 (129 BB)
Places assises 2: -vide-
Places assises 3: Gigi Gagne - 2,322,000 (194 BB)
Places assises 4:Uri Kadosh - 1,534,000 (128 BB)
Places assises 5: Keith Ferrera - 1,073,000 (89 BB)
Places assises 6: Sharon Levin - 1,281,000 (107 BB)
Places assises 7: Omar Sider - 274,000 (23 BB)
Places assises 8: Todd Jacobson - 820,000 (68 BB)
Places assises 9: -vide-
Places assises 10: -vide-

Main #22  -  Uri Kadosh raises under the gun to 25,000, Gigi Gagne reraises from the big blind to 70,000, and Kadosh calls. The flop comes [Qs6c5c], Gagne bets 100,000, and Kadosh calls.

Les deux joueurs vérifient le [10s] au tour et le [3s] on the river. Gagne shows [Ac7h], but Kadosh turns over [8d8s] pour gagner le pot.

Main #23  -  Sharon Levy raises from early position to 24,000, Uri Kadosh reraises from the big blind to 75,000, and Levy folds. Kadosh takes the pot.

Main #16  -  Keith Ferrera raises under the gun to 25,000, and Todd Jacobson calls from middle position. Both players check to the turn on a board of [Jc10c2s8s], Ferrera bets 35,000, and Jacobson calls.

La carte rivière est la [8c], and both players check. Ferrera shows [6h5h], but Jacobson turns over [9h9s] pour gagner le pot.

Main #17  -  Uri Kadosh completes the small blind to 10,000, Keith Ferrera raises from the big blind to 35,000, and Kadosh calls. Both players check to the river on a board of [KdJh7s5h5c]. Ferrera shows [Ac10c], Kadosh shows [Ad8s], et c'est un haché pot.

Main #18  -  Uri Kadosh raises from the button to 25,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #19  -  Uri Kadosh raises from the cutoff to 25,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #20  - Matt Juttelstad relance sous le coup de la menace 23,000, gagner les blinds et les antes.

Main #21  -  Everyone folds to Matt Juttelstad, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Main #14  -  Uri Kadosh raises from middle position to 34,000, Keith Ferrera reraises from middle position to 65,000, and Matt Juttelstad cold four-bets from the big blind to 155,000. 

Kadosh folds, and Ferrera moves all in. Juttelstad quickly folds, and Ferrera shows [7c5c] alors qu'il collecte les pot.

Main #15  -  Keith Ferrera raises from early position to 25,000, Hal Klein moves all in from the button for 89,000, and Ferrera calls with [Ad8d]. Klein turns over [KsJh], and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

Le conseil vient [Comme6h2h9s7c], and Ferrera wins the pot avec une paire d'as pour éliminer Hal Klein à la huitième place.

Keith Ferrera -  1,085,000
Hal Klein  -  Dehors 8e place ($23,969)