Brian Altman Wins WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open ($482,636); John Dollinger Eliminated in 2nd Place ($311,751)

Hand #115: John Dollinger (pictured below) limps the button for 250,000, and WPT Champions Club member Brian Altman (pictured above) raises to 800,000 from the big blind.

Without much hesitation, Dollinger moves all in 9,175,000, and Altman immediately calls.

Dollinger:
Altman:

Dollinger is in dominated shape, and when the flop lands , Dollinger has outs to a backdoor straight or running trips to stay alive.

The turn of the would end Dollinger’s hopes of staying alive as the completes the board on the river to see Dollinger eliminated in second place for a $311,751 payday.

Brian Altman wins the Season XVIII WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open for $482,636, along with the $15,000 entry into the season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions. This win also sees Altman move into the lead in the Hublot WPT Player of the Year race with 2,100 points ahead of Alex Foxen and Toby Joyce who are tied on 1,400 points.

Altman now becomes the only player to win the same WPT tournament twice after winning the Season XIII WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open for $723,008.

WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Final Table Payouts
1st: Brian Altman – $482,636*
2nd: John Dollinger – $311,751
3rd: Chanracy Khun – $230,086
4th: Nadya Magnus – $171,642
5th: Nadeem Hirani – $129,438
6th: Peter Walsworth – $98,686

* includes a seat into the $15,000 buy-in season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions.

Photography by Melissa Haereiti / PokerPhotoArchive

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