$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante
30 players remaining,  86k avg (36 bb)

We caught this hand before the last break when a player named Brian or Bryan, who says “you’ll have to guess,” is the victim of a brutal run out, while Randy Cohen (Naples), just missed taking down a 150k side pot

It’s a four way all-in and Brian (we’re guessing) has the lead:

Brian: AA
Randy Cohen: QQ
Shelly Gross (Pembroke Pines) 99
John Smith (Park City, UT): 77

Flop: A K J (Brian, set)
Turn: Q (Cohen, set)
River: T

The straight on the board means it’s a 4-way chop.

“I dodged a big one there,” says Gross, who, along with Cohen started the hand with ~90k.

“It is what it is,” says Cohen, who was poised for a huge side pot until the river.

Brian, who had 19k, moves all in two hands later with AJ, but doesn’t improve against Gross’ AK for the knockout.  John Smith, whose 15k was the short stack, like Gross, gets new life.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 1k/2k/200 ante
35 players remaining, 74k avg (37 bb)

Nigel Murray (Miami Gardens) has a hard time explaining the hand, but the bottom line is that his 7-2 is best for a 100k+ pot which helped him into the chip lead.

“We both missed our flush,” says Murray who is now up to 155k, after making the call on a board of Q-9-2-K-6 for a winning pair of 2s.

Another big stack belongs to Dimitry Agrachov (Weston) who peaked at 145k, but is now down to 125k.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 1k/2k/200 ante
40 players remaining, 64k avg (32 bb)

As the final four tables return from the last break of the day, players are glad Rebecca, Maria & Angel are there to quench their thirsts.

There’s one more hour of play before the Flight B bag and tag.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
54 players remaining, 48k avg (40 bb)

It’s been a few years since he’s been in the limelight, but people in this part of Florida may know Bobby Bradley’s name.

The Wellington native was a Major League Baseball first round pick (Pittsburgh, 1999), but arm injuries derailed his pitching career and he turned to his second love, golf.  Bradley’s strength is off the tee and he’s turned that ability into a second career.

“I was at the Michael J. Fox outing, but it got rained out,” says Bradley, “so I drove 235 miles to get here.”

Bradley helps foundations raise money as an entertainer at charity events. He works with Charity Golf International and according to its website, Bradley’s has “generated over $1,000,000 in donations for various charities around the United States and Canada.”

“I’ve always played poker,” says Bradley, who was recently knocked out of Flight B, “this is great. I play when I can.”

Bradley is a 7-time RE/MAX World Long Drive Finalist with a longest competition drive measuring 440 yards. His breath taking drives are always a hit at charity events including at last year’s Ron Jaworski Celebrity Golf Challenge.

“It’s great to help raise money and be around good people,” says Bradley, who went toe-to-toe off the tee with Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco at Jaworski’s event which you can see here.

“I told him you’re not an athlete, you’re a quarterback,” laughs Bradley, “but neither am I, I was a pitcher.”

Bradley bolted after busting today, no word if he’ll return for another shot at the $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante
63 players remaining, 41k avg (41 bb)

As the field is more than halfway through today’s play, here’s a look at some of the faces in the crowd.  Flight B ends after Level 14 at ~6:30 pm.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 250/500/50 ante
90 players remaining, 29k avg (57 bb)

The first-ever Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player-of-the-Year (SHRP POY) race is underway with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open tournament series at Seminole Coconut Creek. And players are taking notice.

“That’s awesome,” says WSOP bracelet holder Marsha Wolak (Ft. Lauderdale).  “It’s really an incentive to play all the places, including Tampa.”

The SHRP POY race incorporates all events held during designated Seminole Hard Rock Poker tournament series which includes Coconut Creek, Hard Rock Hollywood and Hard Rock Tampa.

The 2014 Player of the Year Winner will receive a prize package valued at more than $30,000 and includes entries into future Seminole Hard Rock Poker tournaments.

“That’s pretty cool,” says Tom Gleason (W. Palm Beach) while hearing about the new points system for the first time when Wolak raves about the format.

Gleason is above the chip average with his 42k stack, while Wolak, who won the 2011 WSOP Ladies Event for $192,000, has half the 25k starting stack.

Full details of the SHRP POY race are available by clicking here.

***3 pm Update***

Gleason busted, while Wolak is up to 65k

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 150/300/25 ante
103 Entries

The official head count is 103 entries as Level 5 is underway.

That’s puts the two flight total at 212.

Flight:Entries-Players Remaining

A: 109 / 18
B: 103 / TBD
C: 7 pm
D: 11 am Friday
E: 7 pm Friday

Day 2: 1 pm Saturday

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 100/200
89 Entries

Level 4, the last level to enter Flight B, is underway in the opening event of The Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

The poker cage is open until ~1:15 pm, but if you can’t make it to Coconut Creek this afternoon, there’s no worry as the next flight kicks off tonight at 7 pm.

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

The second of five flights is underway in the Stax Poker Lounge in this $300,000 Guaranteed prize pool in the opening event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

Players start with 25k in chips and levels last 30 minutes each.  Registration and re-entry is open for the first four levels with the cage closing at ~1:15 pm

18 players bagged and tagged last night’s opening flight, advancing to Saturday’s Day 2.