Event 5: Usual Suspects

$240 Omaha H/L (Re-entry)

Limits 150/300
47 entries

Wachtel, Event 2 Winner
Wachtel, Event 2 Winner

Many of the players from the Event 2 PLO final table are back at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, including winner Robert Wachtel (Atlanta, GA) who earned the trophy and $3,612.

Also in the field is Michael Moed (4th), Joey Prosper (5th), Greg Masterson (6th) and Ron Halperin (7th).

Registration closes at ~4:10 pm

Event 4: Recent Casualties

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Next Blinds: 400/800/100 ante
90 players remaining, 32k avg (40 bb)

Eli Greenwood
Eli Gotta Have Hearts

“Would you please put out a different card,” says Elliott “Comrade” Zaydman when a heart hits the river to give Eli Greenwood the winning flush.

Zaydman, who finished fourth for $21,246 in Event 1, was ahead with with Ax 9x against Greenwood’s Kh Th, but his day comes to an end.

“We’ll see,” he says about taking another crack at this $100,000 Guaranteed prize pool in tonight’s 7 pm Flight B.

Also on the rail is David Jackson (Chicago, IL) who was part of the 5-way chop in Event 3 for $3,340.

Players are on the 10 minute color-up break.

Event 4: Big Stacks at 100k+

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 300/600/75 ante
90 players remaining, 32k avg (55 bb)

Jay Romano
Jay Romano

Jay Romano (Boca Raton) is one of the early chip leaders at 132k, while Jorge Gomez (Plantation) is also on the table with 115k.

Players will finishing this level, then take a 10 minute color-up break at 3:12 pm

***3:05 pm Update***

Romano & Gomez’s table has broken

Event 4: Friendly Faces

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

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

Some of the familiar faces who entered today’s event:

Norman Ketchum (WSOP bracelet)*
Marsha Wolak (WSOP bracelet)
Mukul Pahuja ($1.9 million live tournament earnings)
Ari Engel ($1.4 million live tournament earnings)*
Wendy Freedman ($355,000 live tournament earnings)*
Angelo Miele (Event 1, 3rd place)*
Elliott Zaydman (Event 1, 4th place)
David Jackson (Event 3, 5-way chop)

*Eliminated

Event 5: Omaha Back in Action

$240 Omaha H/L (Re-entry)

The second Omaha event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open is ready to go and features a $10,000 Guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 8k in chips and levels are 40 minutes each.

Registration & Re-Entry is open through the first break after the third level, with the cage closing at 3 levels at ~4:10 pm).

Event 4: 142 Entries in Flight A

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 150/300/25
142 Entries

When Zach Kessler (Boca Raton) returns from break with a tough decision he asks, “is registration still open?”

Once it’s confirmed that the cage is closed and he’ll have to wait until 7 pm for Flight B to re-enter,  Kessler says, “past my bedtime,” before eventually folding.

Flight A has 142 entries and play concludes after Level 14 with bag & tag set for ~6:30 pm

Lucky Hearts Poker Open Tournament Leaderboard (Update)

(UPDATED Feb 3rd)

Participate in any event during the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) tournament series to earn leaderboard points

See poker room for details

SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOLLYWOOD TOURNAMENT LEADERBOARD
(Final – updated through Feb 2 events):

NAMEPOINTS
JERMAINE PHANG193.910
JONATHAN OUNJIAN175.611
STEVEN BENNETT138.286
PAUL BERENSON136.453
DANIEL GENACHTE121.605
KOREEN FORD120.500
WILLIE WIGGINS111.643
THOMAS JUNKINS101.741
KEVIN SMITH97.231
MICHAEL LAROCCA95.548
WILLY JEAN BAPTISTE91.578
ROSS WILLNER91.575
ERIC EWING89.940
JONATHAN ROSA89.678
RICARDO BOCCHINI89.040
ROBERT MILLER84.453
PAUL PRAGER83.718
MICHAEL ATTONITO83.604
TAMARA GOLDSHTEYN78.324
BARRY CHAZEN77.633
MATTHEW ELSBY74.415
MICHAEL SKLAR74.213
DEBRA NESER73.833
EDUARDO LEZICA71.774
ARLENE VAZQUEZ71.774
Leonid GOLDSHTEYN71.202
MIGUEL McKENZIE68.250
DAVID PRICE52.250
MARIO JAMES49.613
PASQUALE CAIAZZA49.610
ROY COHEN49.610
LUIS PANTOJA49.610
KRISHNA COLLINS48.045
STEVEN MILLER45.768
YUE WANG43.926
PAUL MABEL42.793
PHILIP PAUL42.790
FRANK LERCZAK42.433
JULIE MCGRATH41.933
JEROME NELOMS39.051
PERRY SHIAO38.243
SALVATORE SOLLECITO31.927
ELLIOTT ZAYDMAN31.468
NICHOLAS VISCONTI31.349
GUILLERMO HAMILTON25.488
kENNETH BERMAN24.808
MICHAEL MARKS24.808
ONEIL MC CALLA24.808
MING SHEN24.808
PAUL STEINER24.808
ROBERT TRANSUE24.808
Eugene Black24.805
IRAJ FARIAB24.805
JUNE KELLEY24.805
MICHAEL MERISIER24.805
ROBERT MIDGETTE24.805
LEONARD ST-GERMAIN24.805
Carl VIDAL24.805
Gregory Wilson Jr24.805
JOHN SAINT LOUIS23.568
MIGUEL MARTINEZ19.524
DANIEL PEARLMAN19.524
EVAN SNOW19.524
DOLPHY GARRICKS19.121
LAWRENCE GRADUS19.121
MICHAEL MC ALLISTER19.121
DANIEL TURCOTTE19.121
CLAUDY ROSIER18.366
MICHELLE ERB18.252
ROBERT KESSLER17.985
RICHARD KESSLER17.907
BIENVENIDO SANTIAGO17.628
MARK BRANNICK16.748
AGOP DOUREDJIAN BAGDASARIAN15.675
NICHOLAS FIORE13.841
LUKE ROSENBERG12.682
Noris Barcimanto12.403
PAULIUS BIKUS12.403
ANTONIO CAMPBELL12.403
STEVEN CARDARELLI12.403
JASON CASTEN12.403
Neil Crilly12.403
JAMES DELEO12.403
ELON DIAMOND12.403
THOMAS DOHERTY III12.403
CHRISTOPHER DRAWS12.403
RICHARD GANESH12.403
JOHN-THOMAS GIARRUSSO12.403
DANIEL GONZALO12.403
LUIS GUARDA12.403
RICHARD KELLEHER12.403
MARK KOTTLER12.403
W L12.403
THOMAS MILLWARD12.403
CLAUDE NGANGA12.403
MARCIN PLEWINSKI12.403
ROBERT POGGIO JR12.403
LARRY RICHIE12.403
RICHARD RUIZ12.403
PETER UDOVIK12.403
JOHN VASSER12.403
JORGE CHAVEZ12.301
ALLEN GREEN11.926
FRANCIS ADAMS11.546
DAVID PARKER11.546
JULIAN ALVARADO7.122
PERRY HUCKABY7.122
TODD KASTEN7.122
STEVEN RUTCOFSKY7.122
WILLIAM SWICICKI7.122
DANNY BLACKBURN6.719
ARTURO CARRASCO6.719
MONTY DWECK6.719
LORI PORGES6.719
STEVE RAEMAN6.719
HELENE ROSENBERG6.719
ROSALYN SHEINIS DWECK6.719
ALAN SLAKMAN6.719
JUDITH GREEN5.963
SANDRA MEYER5.963
RONALD SALZMAN5.963
ROBERT ZUCKERMAN5.963
IVAN FEIT5.583
HARRY CHAIMOWIZ5.565
ARNOLD COHEN5.565
Hubert GANTER5.225
CHARLY JOHNSON5.225

Three Trophies Handed Out Super Sunday

Lucky Hearts Poker Open

Trophy Time
Hard Rock Hardware

Over the weekend three players earned the first trophies of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Event 1 NL: Jason Bartholomew (Sarasota) $64,887
Event 2 PLO: Robert Wachtel (Atlanta, GA) $3,612
Event 3 NL: Roberto Marin (Aventura) $3,340

The hardware was handed out early Sunday morning and over the next few hours we’ll revisit the action and the results.

Pavilion Pocket Guide

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em

Blinds 100/200
118 Entries

Pavilion Entrance
Pavilion Entrance

As we start a new week at the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, we’ve got a new location for the tournament action.

While the Stax Poker Lounge is still your home for all the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek cash games, the spacious Pavilion is where Event 4 and all of this week’s action is taking place.

Registration Sign
Registration Sign

Here’s what you need to know:

Pavilion: Tournament Tables (located between the 1st Street Deli and the Box Office)
Box Office: Registration
Stax Poker Lounge: Cash Games

Full food, beverage and massage services are up and running in the Pavilion.

Sal LaRosa (Coral Springs) Registers  at Box Office
Sal LaRosa (Coral Springs)
Registers at Box Office
1st Street Deli
1st Street Deli

 

Event 4: Day 1A Underway

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

We are underway here at the Pavilion at Seminole Hard Rock in Coconut Creek with the first flight of Event 4 of the 2014 Lucky Hearts Poker Open. This is a $350 No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament with two starting flights and a $100,000 Guaranteed Prize pool. Players start with 20,000 in chips and levels are 30 minutes long. Players can register/re-enter for the first four levels (the cage will close at approximately 1:10 pm for this flight). Day 2 will get underway Tuesday a 1 pm. Just a reminder to players that play and registration is in the Pavilion today, not the STAX Poker Lounge. The Pavilion is located between the 1st Street Deli and the Box Office. The Box Office is where registration will take place.

 

Play underway inside the Pavilion
Play underway inside the Pavilion