Seminole Hard Rock Poker presents
Lucky Hearts Poker Open at Coconut Creek
$200 Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold ‘Em
February 9, 2014

Entries: 227      Prize Pool: $40,000

Recap

If you were looking for fast paced poker action today, there was no better place than Event 13 of the 2014 Lucky Hearts Poker Open. It was a Double Stack Turbo event with 15 minute levels that would see a field of 227 entrants whittled down to a winner in a little more than 8 hours of play.

27 would make the money and it would be Gerardo Belliard who would sneak in under the wire in 27th place. Other familiar faces that would make the money included Robert Transue, Patrick Heneghan, and Leroy Grant. Stuart Marshak would be eliminated in 9th place with well known local players James Miller finishing in 7th and Steven McKoy in 4th.

Once they were three handed, with the blinds high and moving fast they decided to make a deal. Finishing in 3rd place was Robert Zuckerman who had an excellent series, cashing for what he stated was his 5th time of the series – impressive indeed. The runner up was Oneil McCallla, a local player with numerous final tables and several wins to his name in the local tournament scene.

The winner was 43 year old business owner Eric Piderit from Weston, Florida who was making his first trip to Coconut Creek in over a decade. “My biggest hand was a set of 5’s and another hand where I hit a full house with 5’s. Fives were good to me,” Piderit said, adding with a grin “I also had Kings twice but I told them I had them a third time. I guess it’s ok to tell them I was lying about it now.” When asked what he was going to do with his winnings, Eric gave the response typical of most married poker players… “My wife will get about 90% of it.” At least it’s not 100% Eric!

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