2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino 
Hollywood, FL
Event 16
$360 No-Limit Hold’em Big Stack 
Entries: 87 
Prizepool: $26,100 
January 25, 2017 

Carlos Loving closes out the 2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open with a win in the $360 No-Limit Hold’em Big Stack event.

After besting a field of 87 entries, Loving made a heads-up deal with Claudemir  Osorio. Loving earns $9,135 and takes credit for the win, while Osorio earns $4,959 for his portion of the deal.

“It feels great,” said Loving. “I love trophies. I have probably four of them already so this will look great on my mantle.”

After playing close to a full slate of events this entire series, the win is a series saver of sorts for the Tampa native.

“It will help me recover some of of my losses from the other tournaments,” said Loving. “I only cashed one other tournament before this, so this helps.”

Loving’s last win at the Hollywood Hard Rock came last April when he took down the $350 No-Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty for $8,120.

The 39-year-old poker dealer and engineer has a laundry list of poker accomplishments, but he saw something in this tournament that he had never seen before.

“One dealer in just 30 minutes dealt aces versus kings three times and aces five times total,” said Loving. “I had aces one of the times. I just won the blinds and antes, but the other people who had aces versus kings, they doubled up every time.”

Loving defeated a final table full of Florida regulars and local grinders. Dylan Drazen, who won the last even of the 2016 Rock n’ Roll Poker Open, Nancy Thomas, Marcus Stein, and Osorio are all regulars in the Florida poker scene.

Drazen finished seventh, Thomas hit the rail in sixth, Stein finished fourth, and Osorio was the runner-up in the deal.

Here is a look at the results:

1st: Carlos Loving – $9,135
2nd: Claudemir Osorio – $4,959
3rd: Marc Sacheli – $3,132
4th: Marcus Stein – $2,349
5th: Anthony Barbera – $1,827
6th: Nancy Thomas – $1,566
7th: Dylan Drazen – $1,305
8th: Frederico Dornelas Camara – $1,044
9th: Jay Klitzner – $783

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 87

After a long negotiation, Carlos Loving comes out of the event victorious in a heads-up deal. Loving will take the win, the trophy and $9,135. Claudemir Osorio earns $4,959 for his second place finish.

A complete recap of the action will be posted later tonight.

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 87

Marc Sacheli raises on the button and Claudemir Osorio moves all in from the small blind. Sacheli quickly calls and is all in for about 250,000.

Osorio shows and is in trouble against Sacheli’s .

The board runs out and Osorio spikes a two-outer on the river to eliminate Sacheli.

Sacheli earns $3,132 for his finish and Claudemir Osorio will go heads-up against Carlos Loving with a three-to-one chip lead for the title.

Claudemir Osorio – 915,000 (57 bb)
Marc Sacheli – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 87

Marc Sacheli moves all in on the button for about 150,000  and Marcus Stein moves all in from the small blind for 132,000. Claudemir Osorio folds his big blind and the cards are tabled.

Sacheli shows and is in bad shape against Stein’s . The board runs out and Sacheli hits an ace on the river to send Stein to the rail.

Stein earns $2,349 for his efforts and there are three players remaining for the trophy.

Marc Sacheli – 270,000 (16 bb)
Marcus Stein – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 87

Anthony Barbera moves all in on the button for about 130,000 and Claudemir Osorio calls from the small blind.

Barbera shows and is in bad shape against Osorio’s . The board runs out and Osorio’s hand holds up to eliminate Barbera in fifth place.

Barbera earns $1,827 for his finish and Osorio scoops the pot.

Anthony Barbera – 420,000 (35 bb)
Claudemir Osorio – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 87

Carlos Loving raises from under the gun and Nancy Thomas moves all in on the button for about 30,000. Loving calls and Thomas is at risk with her against Loving’s .

Thomas takes the lead on a flop of , but the comes on the turn to give Loving the lead. Thomas turns a flush draw, but the comes on the river to eliminate Thomas in sixth place.

She heads to the cage to collect her $1,566 sixth place money, while Loving is at the top of the chip counts.

Carlos Loving – 420,000 (35 bb)
Nancy Thomas – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 87

Nancy Thomas moves all in for 13,000 and Marcus Stein moves all in behind for about 150,000. Everybody else gets out of the way and Thomas is in good shape with his against Stein’s .

Thomas fades an ace and doubles up to stay alive.

Nancy Thomas – 36,000

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 87

Marcus Stein raises from under the gun and Marc Sacheli calls from the small blind. Nancy Thomas defends her big blind and they are three-handed to a flop of .

Sacheli checks and Thomas moves all in for about 140,000. Stein folds and Sacheli calls. Sacheli is the player at risk and in great shape with his against Thomas .

The turn is the and Sacheli has Thomas drawing dead to the river.

Sacheli’s bigger flush leaves Thomas with just under two big blinds.

Marc Sacheli – 290,000 (29 bb)
Nancy Thomas – 17,000 (1 bb)

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 87

Carlos Loving raises from the hijack and Dylan Drazen moves all in for about 150,000.

Action folds back to Loving, who calls. Loving shows and has Drazen’s dominated.

The board runs out and Drazen hits the rail in seventh place after Loving’s big slick holds up. Drazen earns $1,305 for his finish.

Carlos Loving – 370,000 (37 bb)
Dylan Drazen – Eliminated 

$360 No Limit Hold’em Big Stack
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 87

Frederico Dornelas Camara moves all in from the small blind for about 30,000 and Marcus Stein calls out of the big blind.

Camara shows and Stein tables . The table talks about the likelihood of a chop as the dealer begins to run out a board.

The board comes and Stein hits a four on the turn to make two pair, leaving Camara drawing dead to the river.

Stein wins the pot and Camara is eliminated in eighth place for $1,044.

Marcus Stein – 195,000 (24 bb)
Frederico Dornelas Camara – Eliminated