Hand #115: Lily Kiletto Eliminated in 2nd Place ($191,888)
Level 29: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Lily Kiletto raises to 200,000, Matt Giannetti thinks for a while before reraising to 580,000, and Kiletto pauses a moment before moving all in for 3,920,000.
Giannetti thinks for about two minutes before he calls with 8
8
. Kiletto turns over 8
7
, and she's dominated as she faces elimination.
The board comes 3
2
2
9
J
, and Kiletto picks up a spade flush draw on the turn, but improves no further. Matt Giannetti wins the pot -- and his second WPT title -- with two pair, eights and deuces.
Lily Kiletto finishes as the runner-up, earning $191,880.
Matt Giannetti wins the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open, earning $323,804, which includes his entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship. Giannetti will also receive a WPT Champions Trophy, and get his name engraved (for a second time) on the one and only WPT Champions Cup.
Congratulations to Matt Giannetti, who joins the elite club of players with multiple WPT titles!
1st: Matt Giannetti - $323,804
2nd: Lily Kiletto - $191,880
3rd: Darryll Fish - $125,921
4th: Danny Shiff - $86,946
5th: Hayden Fortini - $64,160
6th: Matt Salsberg - $50,968
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Matt Giannetti, Lily Kiletto, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
07:29 PM, 02/12/13
Final Table Bio - Lily Kiletto
Level 29: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Seat 2: Lily Kiletto

Lily Kiletto is the short stack heading into Tuesday's final table with 860,000 and she is the last woman standing in this event. She is originally from Laos and grew up in Raymond, WA. Lily is currently an investor and fashion designer, and formerly worked as a casino dealer. This 30-year-old has been playing poker for 10 years and this is the fourth WPT event she has entered. Lily has $8,000 in career poker earnings and she will easily top that today in Florida with a guaranteed cash worth at least $50,968.
Sorted In:
Lily Kiletto, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
07:21 PM, 02/12/13
Hand #112: Matt Giannetti Wins a Pot Worth 2 Million
Level 29: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Matt Giannetti raises to 200,000, and Lily Kiletto calls. The flop comes K
5
2
, Kiletto checks, Giannetti bets 265,000, and Kiletto calls.
The turn is the 10
, and both players check. The river pairs the board with the 10
, Kiletto bets 500,000, and Giannetti tanks for nearly two minutes before he calls.
Kiletto shows A-Q, but Giannetti turns over 9
2
to win the pot with two pair, tens and deuces.
Matt Giannetti - 7,550,000
Lily Kiletto - 3,510,000
Sorted In:
Matt Giannetti, Lily Kiletto, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
07:19 PM, 02/12/13
Hand #71: Lily Kiletto Wins a Big Pot vs. Darryll Fish
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Lily Kiletto min-raises from the button to 120,000, Darryll Fish thinks for a while before he reraises from the small blind to 370,000, and Kiletto quickly calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of K
10
8
K
, Fish checks, Kiletto bets 480,000, and Fish thinks for a bit before he calls.
The river card is the 8
, Fish checks, Kiletto bets 525,000, and Fish thinks for a bit before he calls. Kiletto shows A
A
for two pair, aces and kings, and Fish mucks. Lily Kiletto takes the pot.
Seat 1. Matt Giannetti - 4,960,000
Seat 2. Lily Kiletto - 4,245,000
Seat 3. Darryll Fish - 1,860,000
Sorted In:
Lily Kiletto, Darryll Fish, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
05:56 PM, 02/12/13
Hand #67: Danny Shiff Out in 4th Place ($86,946)
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Lily Kiletto raises from the button to 130,000, and Danny Shiff calls from the big blind. The flop comes 9
8
8
, Shiff checks, Kiletto bets 260,000, and Shiff check-raises all in for 1,025,000.
Kiletto pauses briefly before she calls with 3
3
, and Shiff turns over J
10
for an open-ended straight draw.
The turn is the 6
, the river is the 2
, and Lily Kiletto wins the pot with two pair, eights and threes, to eliminate Danny Shiff in fourth place.
Seat 1. Matt Giannetti - 4,890,000
Seat 2. Lily Kiletto - 3,210,000
Seat 3. Darryll Fish - 2,965,000
Seat 6. Danny Shiff - Out in 4th Place ($86,946)
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Danny Shiff, Lily Kiletto, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
05:45 PM, 02/12/13
Hand #12: Matt Giannetti
Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Giannetti raises from the button to 90,000, and Lily Kiletto calls from the small blind. The flop comes 9
9
3
, Kiletto checks, Giannetti bets 120,000, and Kiletto calls.
The turn is the 9
, and both players check. The river is the 7
, Kiletto bets 260,000, and Giannetti quickly calls. Kiletto shows A-J, but Giannetti turns over 7
6
to win the pot with a full house, nines full of sevens.
Seat 1. Matt Giannetti - 3,565,000
Seat 2. Lily Kiletto - 1,090,000
Seat 3. Darryll Fish - 3,200,000
Seat 5. Hayden Fortini - 640,000
Seat 6. Danny Shiff - 2,560,000
Sorted In:
Matt Giannetti, Lily Kiletto, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
03:48 PM, 02/12/13
Matt Salsberg Makes Back-to-Back WPT Final Tables
Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Day 3 at the World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a long one at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in South Florida. Cards got into the air for the returning field of 36 players at 1 p.m. ET and the WPT final table of six wasn’t set until 4 a.m. The final table is going to be a good one, making the long wait worth it. The wait between final tables wasn’t a long one at all for Matt Salsberg though. After finishing in sixth place at the Borgata Winter Poker Open last week, he is guaranteed to at least match that performance here in Florida.
Salsberg is joined by Matt Giannetti (final table chip leader), Darryll Fish, Danny Shiff, Lily Kiletto, and Hayden Fortini. Each of these six finalists will take home at least $50,968 at Tuesday’s final table. Here is a look at the seating chart and chip counts for the final table.
Seat 1: Matt Giannetti - 3,005,000
Seat 2: Lily Kiletto - 860,000
Seat 3: Darryll Fish - 2,660,000
Seat 4: Matt Salsberg - 980,000
Seat 5: Hayden Fortini - 1,620,000
Seat 6: Danny Shiff - 1,930,000
Notables that cashed today included Vincent Spadavecchia (10th place), Champions Club member Tony Ruberto (11th place), WPT Season X Player of the Year Joe Serock (14th place), Marsha Wolak (23rd place), Mike Beasley (29th place), Justin Zaki (30th place), and Dana Kellstrom (35th place).
Tune back in tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET when cards get back into the air at the final table of six. You can follow along with the action in our hand-for-hand live updates, and watch the live stream that begins airing at 3:30 p.m. Who will walk away with $323,804 in prize money and a spot on the WPT Champions Cup? You’ll have to tune in tomorrow to find out.
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Matt Giannetti, Darryll Fish, Danny Shiff, Lily Kiletto, Hayden Fortini, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
04:51 AM, 02/12/13
Hand #41: Lily Kiletto Doubles Thru Darryll Fish
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #41 - Lily Kiletto moves all in from the cutoff for 360,000, and Darryll Fish calls from the button with K
J
. Kiletto turns over 10
7
, and she'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 10
4
2
10
A
, and Kiletto wins the pot with trip tens to double up in chips.
Lily Kiletto - 810,000 (27 bb)
Sorted In:
Lily Kiletto, Darryll Fish, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
02:55 AM, 02/12/13
Lily Kiletto Bets Her Ace and Gets Paid By Giannetti
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
With the board showing Q
10
3
3
10
on the river and about 220,000 already in the pot, Lily Kiletto bets 140,000 from the big blind, and Matt Giannetti tanks for more than a minute before he calls.
Kiletto shows A
5
for the two pair on the board with an ace kicker, and Giannetti shows one card -- the K
-- before he mucks. Kiletto wins the pot.
Lily Kiletto - 870,000 (54 bb)
Matt Giannetti - 625,000 (39 bb)
Sorted In:
Lily Kiletto, Matt Giannetti, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
10:24 PM, 02/11/13
Lily Kiletto Makes Another Late Entrance
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Earlier today, Lily Kiletto left early for a break and was more than 20 minutes late when action resumed.
Now, Kiletto showed up about five minutes after play resumed -- and there have already been three double-ups for the short stacks. (Details on those hands will be posted soon.)
Sorted In:
Lily Kiletto, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Season XI, WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
09:26 PM, 02/11/13