$2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 104
Gavin O’Rourke raised all in from the button for 530,000 and Michael Tureniec called from the big blind.
O’Rourke: 
Tureniec: 
The board ran out 
, giving O’Rourke aces and tens with a king kicker to double through Tureniec.
Gavin O’Rourke – 1,150,000
Michael Tureniec – 400,000
$2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 104
Michael Tureniec raised all in for effectively 310,000-ish from the small blind and Talesh Patel called all in from the big blind.
Tureniec: 
Patel: 
The board ran out 
, giving Tureniec a ten-high to eliminate Patel in fourth place.
Michael Tureniec – 930,000
Talesh Patel – Eliminated in 4th Place ($18,555)
Results Thus Far
1st: $58,260
2nd: $38,840
3rd: $26,360
4th: Talesh Patel – $18,555
5th: Shankar Pillai – $13,565
6th: Tony Dunst – $10,310
7th: Nipun Java – $8,165
8th: Ahmad Raza – $6,745
9th: Jarrett Blakeley – $5,825
10th: Matthew Leecy – $5,825
11th: Will Failla – $5,270
12th: Jeremy Stein – $5,270
13th: Kristopher Tate – $5,010
$2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 104
The remaining nine players have combined to the final table, here’s how they stack up:
Seat 1: Shankar Pillai – 125,000
Seat 2: Jarrett Blakeley – 17,000
Seat 3: Nipun Java – 169,000
Seat 4: Michael Tureniec – 160,000
Seat 5: Tony Dunst – 104,000
Seat 6: Talesh Patel – 88,000
Seat 7: Gavin O’Rourke – 663,000
Seat 8: Joe Kuether – 650,000
Seat 9: Ahmad Raza – 87,000
Here’s a look at whats at stake:
1st: $58,260
2nd: $38,840
3rd: $26,360
4th: $18,555
5th: $13,565
6th: $10,310
7th: $8,165
8th: $6,745
9th: $5,825
Results:
10th: Matthew Leecy – $5,825
11th: Will Failla – $5,270
12th: Jeremy Stein – $5,270
13th: Kristopher Tate – $5,010
$2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Event 25 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown begins at 6pm. This is a $2,200 buy-in Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em Turbo tournament. It’s a fast pace with 15-minute levels, but there’s plenty of play with 20,000 starting chips. Late registration and unlimited re-entry are available until the start of Level 9 with play structured to narrow to a champion during the early morning hours of Tuesday.
Details:
6PM: Event 25 – $2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
We will provide the highlights of this event including the prize pool and payouts and a final report with winner photo.
Good luck, turbo players!
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 22 – $570 Big Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship (Re-Entry)
12PM: Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
3PM: Event 21 Day 2 – $2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
5PM: Event 24 Day 1A – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 25 – $2,200 Eight-Handed Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
10AM: Event 68 – $2,625 High Roller Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
8PM: Event 69 – $550 Event 26 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
10:30PM: Event 70 – $525 Event 26 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 25
$1,100 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha
Entries: 84
Prize Pool: $81,480
January 22, 2019
“I was long overdue for a trophy at the Hard Rock.”
After a couple of deep runs in previous tournaments here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Matty Bretzfield overcame a field of 84 entries to win the final event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open — $1,100 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha.
From the Money Bubble to the end of the tournament, Bretzfield held the chip lead most of the way. The final five players agreed to a deal to split the remaining prizepool, and as chipleader, Bretzfield won the title, the trophy, and $15,323.
“It’s 4 am, that’s why I wanted to chop so bad — I’m really tired. But it feels really good, and I’m really happy. I chopped with good people.”
It was a long night for the players at the final table, as it took nearly three hours to drop from 12 players to eight.
Bretzfield has a few victories under his belt, but he really wanted a trophy from Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, especially after finishing 10th in last August’s SHRPO Championship (earning a career-best $62,415), and 11th yesterday in Event #21, $2,500 No Limit Hold’em.
“The trophy means a lot to me. It’s a sense of accomplishment. My mom just moved down here about two months ago, and she’s never seen me win a trophy. She’s just seen the ones I already have. So now I get to go home and bring it to her, and that means a lot to me.”
This is Bretzfield’s first trophy from the Seminole Hard Rock, but he doesn’t plan on it being his last.
“I just started tournament poker seriously back in August. Now I’m on the circuit grinding and it feels great. Living my dream, living in paradise.”
Final Results:
1st: Matthew Bretzfield – $15,323 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: Sam Sweilem – $14,804
3rd: Tom Guedj – $12,495
4th: Robert Banks – $10,891
5th: Joseph Rahman – $10,307
6th: Joseph Irgon – $4,074
7th: Mario Cohen – $3,381
8th: Zachary Milchman – $2,852
9th: Farid Dhanani – $2,628
10th: Eitan Elbaz-Dahan – $2,444
11th: Mathyeu Provost – $2,281
$1,100 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 6,000/12,000
Players Remaining: 5 of 84
When Level 15 came to an end, the final five players agreed to a deal to split up the remaining prizepool. These were the official chip counts:
1. Matty Bretzfield – 367,000 (31 bb)
2. Sam Snead – 339,000 (28 bb)
3. Tom Guedj – 232,000 (19 bb)
4. Timothy Banks – 171,000 (14 bb)
5. Joseph Rahman – 151,000 (13 bb)
And these were the payouts agreed to:
1st: Matty Bretzfield – $15,323
2nd: Sam Snead – $14,804
3rd: Tom Guedj – $12,495
4th: Timothy Banks – $10,891
5th: Joseph Rahman – $10,307
Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.
$1,100 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 5 of 84
Sam Snead raised under the gun to 10,000, Joseph Irgon moved all in from the hijack for 22,000, Matt Bretzfield called from the big blind, and Snead also called.
Bretzfield and Snead checked all the way down on a board of 
, and all three players turned over their cards.
Matt Bretzfield: 
(two pair, jacks and sevens)
Sam Snead: 
(pair of queens)
Joseph Irgon: 
(pair of nines)
Bretzfield won the pot with his two pair to eliminate Irgon in sixth place.
Matt Bretzfield – 468,000 (47 bb)
Joseph Irgon – Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,074)
With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 252,000 (25 big blinds).
$1,100 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 5,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 84
Mario Cohen was all in preflop against Matt Bretsfield.
Matt Bretzfield: 
Mario Cohen: 
The board came 
, and Bretzfield won the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Cohen in seventh place.
Matt Bretzfield – 420,000 (42 bb)
Mario Cohen – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,381)