Event 18: Michael Tureniec Wins Himself a Trophy

2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 112
Prize Pool: $112,000
January 21, 2018

Michael Tureniec

Event 18 of the 2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) tournament. It drew 112 entries, with the top 14 spots being paid and first place paying $33,600. The tournament finished in just more than seven hours, and it was Michael Tureniec who earned the outright victory.

The 32-year-old Tureniec hails from Stockholm, Sweden, and he is no stranger to success on the poker felt. With this victory, Tureniec eclipsed the $4 million mark in career tournament winnings according to The Hendon Mob poker database. It also marks his fourth career cash at the Seminole Hard Rock and first guitar pick trophy.

Results
1st: Michael Tureniec – $33,600
2nd: Richard Caplan – $20,720
3rd: Keven Stammen – $12,432
4th: Joseph Hinton – $8,120
5th: Larry Hirschfield – $6,272
6th: Joseph Kilgore – $5,152
7th: Galen Hall – $4,368
8th: Lukas Pribyl – $3,808
9th: Gavin O’Rourke – $3,360
10th: Antonio Fernandez – $2,968
11th: Mike Leah – $2,968
12th: Joseph Orsino – $2,968
13th: Maria Ho – $2,632
14th: Adam Adler – $2,632