Seminole Casino of Coconut Creek threw a player’s party at Legends Lounge on the eve of the WSOP Circuit Main Event complete with passed hor ‘d oeuvres and some top end prime rib from NYY Steak.
The man of the hour was South Florida pro Brett Bader. After a year-long grind, he took the top spot in the race for the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year honors. Bader was neck-and-neck with WPT Seminole Lucky Hearts Poker Open Champion winner Darryll Fish but pulled ahead in the SHRPO Championship, the last event to earn points.
Over the last year, Bader cashed in six SHRP Championships/Main Events with three final tables. That was good enough to vault him to the top where he earned a seat into all SHRP Championships and Main Event over the next year.
5th place – WSOP Circuit Hollywood Main Event
74th place – 2017 Hollywood RRPO Championship
33rd place – 2017 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship
5th place – 2018 Hollywood LHPO Championship
9th place – 2018 WPTDeepStacks Immokalee Main Event
107th place – 2018 Hollywood SHRPO Championship
2018 Player of the Year prize package:
- Entry in all 2018/2019 Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Main Events
- Entry in all 2018/2019 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Events
- Entry in all 2018/2019 Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Main Events
- Entry in the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship
- Hotel and dining credits at Seminole properties
Bader was presented with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year trophy during the player’s party by Seminole Casino at Coconut Creek Poker Manager Pablo Perez and Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker Tournament Director Tony Burns.