2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 224
Prize Pool: $112,000
January 22, 2018

Event 19 of the 2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $570 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) tournament. A field of 224 entries created a prize pool of $112,000, more than doubling the guarantee. When all was said and done, Matt Yorra and Sebastian Kos were the last two standing. A lengthy heads-up battle ensued, and after trading double ups they agreed to a chop. As chip leader, Yorra was officially declared the winner.

“It was a good field. A lot of the Hard Rock regulars and circuit grinders, and I’m just happy to get the win and end the series on a good note.”

Yorra began the final table second in chips to Kos. Once the two got heads up, the back-and-forth battle lasted nearly two hours before they agreed to a chop.

“He was really good, and the match could have gone either way. It’s so late, so I’m fine making the deal.”

The win bumps Yorra past the $570,000 mark in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database, and also is Yorra’s first big series win at the Seminole Hard Rock.

“I’m really happy to get the title. It’s my first trophy, so it just feels good to finally get one.”

Results:
1st: Matt Yorra – *$22,697
2nd: Sebastian Kos – *$22,696
3rd: Jamie Wiegrefe – $11,480
4th: Howard Mash – $6,982
5th: Lazaro Rodriguez – $5,383
6th: Rogelio Padilla – $4,469
7th: Peter Nigh – $3,808
8th: Oscar Trestini – $3,248
9th: Iso Ashkenazi – $2,671
10th: David Nicholson – $2,352
11th: Lukas Pribyl – $2,352
12th: Ramiro Yranek – $2,352
13th: Jeffrey Abramovitz – $2,016
14th: Rafael Bababekov – $2,016
15th: Dennis Rodriguez – $2,016
16th: Tyron Watts – $1,680
17th: Michael Tureniec – $1,680
18th: Dovid Goldfisher – $1,680
19th: Thomas Sheets – $1,344
20th: Scott Ward – $1,344
21st: Carlos Rodriguez Rojas – $1,344
22nd: Nick Yunis – $1,036
23rd: Aryeh Bassman – $1,036
24th: Bobba Sasidhar – $1,036
25th: Peter Vitantonio – $832
26th: Jamie Sequeira – $832
27th: Eril Silevitch – $832
28th: Wataru Nippa – $775

*denotes heads-up chop