Season XX of the World Poker Tour kicked off with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL with another huge turnout. The second-largest live field in WPT history created a $6,342,400 prize pool with eventual champion Alex Yen turning his first tournament victory into a life-changing $975,240 score. Take a trip through the tournament from start-to-finish thanks to the talent of WPT photographer extraordinaire Joe Giron.
The Season XX WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event drew 1,982 entries making it the second largest WPT live event ever.
Players battled for six days in pursuit of $975,240 first place prize.
Dennis Stevermer was all smiles on Day 2. Stevermer finished 67th for a $12,900 score.
Galen Hall made it into the money and finished 36th for $23,360.
Michael Gathy finished in 50th spot and walked away with $17,000.
Cherish Andrews built up a top-20 stack on Day 1A and turned that into $27,810 with a 25th place finish.
The LHPO tables were so jammed up that even Charlie Ciresi found himself pitching cards.
Artur Rudenkov finished 24th for $33,440 – his largest WPT Main Tour score.
Jeremy Ausmus busted on the TV final table bubble, finishing in 7th place for $160,095.
The final six players at the LHPO before battling for their share of $2.75 in prize money.
Daniel Lazrus started the final table in fourth and finished in third place for $482,380.
Alex Yen had quite the cheering section ready to celebrate after taking down the title and a massive $975,240 payday.