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

Blinds 1k/2k/200 ante
38 players remaining, 75k avg (37 bb)

Zach “Red Locks” Kessler (Boca Raton) is all in for a starting stack of 20k and breaths a sigh of relief when there aren’t any callers.

Kessler is smack dab in the middle of three woman and all four are having a good time.

“It’s gotta be the lighting,” says Kessler after being admonished for wondering which of the four as the best red hair.

“It better not be red,” says Marsha Wolak (Fort Lauderdale), “or I’m going back to the salon for a refund.”

The other “red heads” include Paula Alibrandi (Miramar) and Paula Holder (Pompano Beach).

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

Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
45 players remaining, 63k avg (39 bb)

Paula Holder (Pompano Beach) is now the chip leader and up to 200k (125k), more than three times the chip average.

Previous chip leader Jay Romano (Boca Raton) has hit the rail.

Play continues through Level 14 with bag and tag set for ~6:30 pm.

$240 Omaha H/L (Re-entry)

Limits 150/300
47 entries

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

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

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

“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 against Greenwood’s , 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.

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

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

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

$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

$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).

$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

(UPDATED Feb 3rd)

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

Lucky Hearts Poker Open

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.