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2019 Escalator Series

Escalator $150: Day 2 Table Draws

February 23, 2019 @ 9:20PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

2019 Escalator III Series (Week 1)
$150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed
Players Remaining: 136 of 1,472 | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante

Flight A: 198 Entries, 19 Advanced
Flight B: 154 Entries, 13 Advanced
Flight C: 221 Entries, 20 Advanced
Flight D: 240 Entries, 21 Advanced
Flight E: 216 Entries, 21 Advanced
Flight F: 443 Entries, 42 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon

Day 2 table draws:

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	CHIP COUNT	TABLE	SEAT
STEVEN	CABAS	74,000	18	1
ROBERT	HUGHSON JR	65,000	18	2
ALBERTO	FAUR	85,000	18	3
CORY	SANTACROCE	52,000	18	4
TRENT	SMITH	77,500	18	5
ROBERT	KESSLER	68,000	18	6
JAY	KLITZNER	89,500	18	7
ARIE	BEN-MAYOR	56,000	18	8
DANIEL	GONZALO	152,000	18	9
WILLIAM	SWICICKA JR	95,500	19	1
NACHUM	LUMELSKI	127,000	19	2
GARY	JOHNSON	109,000	19	3
JORGE	MIRALLES	93,500	19	4
DAVID	KAYE	159,000	19	5
DAVID	MORENO	185,000	19	6
MICHAEL	O'MALLEY	160,000	19	7
MIRIAM	TOORGEMAN	156,500	19	8
RAMINDER	SINGH	61,500	19	9
GEORGE	NAVARRO	95,000	20	1
BRANDON	MARKLAND	408,000	20	3
PAUL	MARTINE JR	64,500	20	4
JOSEPH	TUMMINELLI JR	222,000	20	5
ARIEL	ROSELLO QUINTANA	247,500	20	6
MATAN	YEHUDAI	244,000	20	7
MIHALY	LUKACS	90,500	20	8
ANDRE	GULLEY	50,000	20	9
BARTHOLOMEW	GOLIK	150,000	21	1
MILORD	VITAL	44,000	21	2
REGINALD	FORBES	94,000	21	3
JOAQUIN	SOSA	31,500	21	4
JOSEPH	MCNEELY	270,000	21	5
OSMAN	NASIR	101,000	21	6
DAVIAN	SANTANA	68,500	21	7
ANTHONY	ACCAPUTO	298,000	21	8
OFER	PELEG	160,000	23	2
SAGI	ZOMMER	93,000	23	3
LOUIS	LEO IV	41,000	23	4
JONATHAN	LEVY	143,500	23	5
PHILIP	CONSOLO	397,500	23	6
MIGUEL	CARDENTEY	40,500	23	7
RICHARD	GRESS	140,500	23	8
KYLE	HARRY	239,500	23	9
PERRY	SHIAO	76,500	24	1
ANDRES	MORALES	106,500	24	2
ERIC	SNYDER	131,000	24	3
AL	LOCKWOOD	99,000	24	4
KEVIN	NAIM	45,000	24	5
JORGE	GOMEZ	186,000	24	6
JORGE	RAMOS	224,000	24	7
JOHNNY	BURKE	289,000	24	8
GEORGE	HORTELANO	186,000	25	1
HAIM	TOORGEMAN	249,000	25	2
HARRY	SILVER	92,500	25	3
SCOTT	EFRON	155,500	25	4
MICHAEL	JOHNSON	215,000	25	5
JACQUES	GRAVEL	225,000	25	6
PIERROT	MASSENAT	43,500	25	7
DMITRY	SAVELYEV	104,500	25	8
SCOTT	ZAKHEIM	45,000	25	9
HENRY	MILLER	129,000	26	1
NEIL	BLUMENFIELD	215,000	26	2
EDWARD	KOZELSKI	42,500	26	3
JEFFREY	DOAN	172,500	26	4
ERROL	GUNTER	76,500	26	5
PEDRO	PALACIO	121,000	26	6
ONIEL	MCCALLA	85,000	26	7
ROBERT	LEFF	72,000	26	8
WILLIAM	RINCON	29,000	26	9
CHARLES	FLEURY	44,000	28	1
DAVE	PHILLIPS	118,500	28	2
CHARLES	ODENZ	80,000	28	3
PRABHU	GUBBI	52,000	28	4
ANDREA	Mastrogiovanni	33,000	28	5
HOWARD	CALDERON	87,000	28	6
JULIO	RODRIGUEZ	81,000	28	7
FELIPE	PEREZ	100,500	28	8
PAUL	SMERDON	142,500	28	9
JOEL	BORDEN	182,000	29	1
AYCA	ERAKBAS	61,000	29	2
AJAY	ARORA	18,000	29	3
LEROY	JONES JR	95,000	29	4
ANTONIO	DELACRUZ	57,500	29	5
CHRISTIAN	SERINO	167,000	29	6
EVAN	TEITELBAUM	122,500	29	7
RUSSELL	BEYER	95,500	29	8
BENJAMIN	ROBINSON	159,000	29	9
JOSUE	GARCIA	129,500	30	1
DAVID	PADILLA	117,500	30	2
LAURIE	BELLER	133,500	30	4
BRIAN	GOODMAN	123,500	30	5
SCOTT	PERMANN	22,000	30	6
FREDERICO	DABUS	274,500	30	7
MICHAEL	ALCANTARA	145,000	30	8
DAVID	BAEZ	41,500	30	9
STEVEN	COHEN	83,500	31	1
ORY	HEN	48,500	31	3
KIM	SCORATOW	121,000	31	4
HECTOR	PACHECO	454,000	31	5
DEAN	PHELPS	105,000	31	6
MAXIM	AEROV	170,000	31	7
CHRISTOPHER	ZITO	75,000	31	8
DEVIN	WEINBERG	128,000	31	9
JUAN	DIAZ	171,000	33	1
DENNIS	BRINN	251,500	33	2
RICHARD	DE CARVALHO SAUNDERS	126,500	33	3
JAMES	HAMBURGER	30,500	33	4
DAVID	NOWLING	211,500	33	5
CESAR	FUENTES	60,500	33	7
JACK	BATTAGLLA	180,000	33	8
ELIOT	IMHOFF	102,500	33	9
STEVEN	FOSTOFF	72,000	34	1
THAO	LE	105,500	34	2
WADE	WALKER	180,000	34	3
ROBERT	FLACCO	51,500	34	4
JOSE	SILVA	93,500	34	6
ESTEBAN	GARCIA	255,000	34	7
ANDERSON	PATINO JURADO	146,500	34	8
GEORGE	MARTINEZ III	28,000	34	9
ROBERTO	BENDECK	132,000	35	1
RONALD	HIGGINS JR	169,000	35	2
MICHAEL	GULLIFORD	42,000	35	3
GABRIEL	SACK	389,000	35	4
ERIC	KOLOONY	152,500	35	5
LORENA	MORENO	75,500	35	6
DELROY	REID	185,000	35	7
MITCHELL	SCHANE	160,000	35	8
IGOR	EVSEEV	48,000	35	9
CHAD	FREEDMAN	94,000	36	1
JOHANN	TIEMANN	237,000	36	2
JOSHUA	SMITH	122,000	36	3
JORGE	SOTO	66,000	36	4
NEAL	CORCORAN	146,500	36	5
MICHAEL	NEWMAN	252,500	36	6
DANNY	ALVAREZ	99,000	36	7
NANCY	BIRNBAUM	155,500	36	8
STEVEN	BENNETT	154,000	36	9

2019 Escalator Series

Escalator $150: Day 2 Chip Counts

February 23, 2019 @ 9:15PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

2019 Escalator III Series (Week 1)
$150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed
Players Remaining: 136 of 1,472 | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante

Day 2 chip counts:

RANK	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	CHIP COUNT	TABLE	SEAT
1	HECTOR	PACHECO	454,000	31	5
2	BRANDON	MARKLAND	408,000	20	3
3	PHILIP	CONSOLO	397,500	23	6
4	GABRIEL	SACK	389,000	35	4
5	ANTHONY	ACCAPUTO	298,000	21	8
6	JOHNNY	BURKE	289,000	24	8
7	FREDERICO	DABUS	274,500	30	7
8	JOSEPH	MCNEELY	270,000	21	5
9	ESTEBAN	GARCIA	255,000	34	7
10	MICHAEL	NEWMAN	252,500	36	6
11	DENNIS	BRINN	251,500	33	2
12	HAIM	TOORGEMAN	249,000	25	2
13	ARIEL	ROSELLO QUINTANA	247,500	20	6
14	MATAN	YEHUDAI	244,000	20	7
15	KYLE	HARRY	239,500	23	9
16	JOHANN	TIEMANN	237,000	36	2
17	JACQUES	GRAVEL	225,000	25	6
18	JORGE	RAMOS	224,000	24	7
19	JOSEPH	TUMMINELLI JR	222,000	20	5
20	MICHAEL	JOHNSON	215,000	25	5
21	NEIL	BLUMENFIELD	215,000	26	2
22	DAVID	NOWLING	211,500	33	5
23	JORGE	GOMEZ	186,000	24	6
24	GEORGE	HORTELANO	186,000	25	1
25	DAVID	MORENO	185,000	19	6
26	DELROY	REID	185,000	35	7
27	JOEL	BORDEN	182,000	29	1
28	WADE	WALKER	180,000	34	3
29	JACK	BATTAGLLA	180,000	33	8
30	JEFFREY	DOAN	172,500	26	4
31	JUAN	DIAZ	171,000	33	1
32	MAXIM	AEROV	170,000	31	7
33	RONALD	HIGGINS JR	169,000	35	2
34	CHRISTIAN	SERINO	167,000	29	6
35	MICHAEL	O'MALLEY	160,000	19	7
36	OFER	PELEG	160,000	23	2
37	MITCHELL	SCHANE	160,000	35	8
38	BENJAMIN	ROBINSON	159,000	29	9
39	DAVID	KAYE	159,000	19	5
40	MIRIAM	TOORGEMAN	156,500	19	8
41	SCOTT	EFRON	155,500	25	4
42	NANCY	BIRNBAUM	155,500	36	8
43	STEVEN	BENNETT	154,000	36	9
44	ERIC	KOLOONY	152,500	35	5
45	DANIEL	GONZALO	152,000	18	9
46	BARTHOLOMEW	GOLIK	150,000	21	1
47	ANDERSON	PATINO JURADO	146,500	34	8
48	NEAL	CORCORAN	146,500	36	5
49	MICHAEL	ALCANTARA	145,000	30	8
50	JONATHAN	LEVY	143,500	23	5
51	PAUL	SMERDON	142,500	28	9
52	RICHARD	GRESS	140,500	23	8
53	LAURIE	BELLER	133,500	30	4
54	ROBERTO	BENDECK	132,000	35	1
55	ERIC	SNYDER	131,000	24	3
56	JOSUE	GARCIA	129,500	30	1
57	HENRY	MILLER	129,000	26	1
58	DEVIN	WEINBERG	128,000	31	9
59	NACHUM	LUMELSKI	127,000	19	2
60	RICHARD	DE CARVALHO SAUNDERS	126,500	33	3
61	BRIAN	GOODMAN	123,500	30	5
62	EVAN	TEITELBAUM	122,500	29	7
63	JOSHUA	SMITH	122,000	36	3
64	KIM	SCORATOW	121,000	31	4
65	PEDRO	PALACIO	121,000	26	6
66	DAVE	PHILLIPS	118,500	28	2
67	DAVID	PADILLA	117,500	30	2
68	GARY	JOHNSON	109,000	19	3
69	ANDRES	MORALES	106,500	24	2
70	THAO	LE	105,500	34	2
71	DEAN	PHELPS	105,000	31	6
72	DMITRY	SAVELYEV	104,500	25	8
73	ELIOT	IMHOFF	102,500	33	9
74	OSMAN	NASIR	101,000	21	6
75	FELIPE	PEREZ	100,500	28	8
76	AL	LOCKWOOD	99,000	24	4
77	DANNY	ALVAREZ	99,000	36	7
78	WILLIAM	SWICICKA JR	95,500	19	1
79	RUSSELL	BEYER	95,500	29	8
80	GEORGE	NAVARRO	95,000	20	1
81	LEROY	JONES JR	95,000	29	4
82	CHAD	FREEDMAN	94,000	36	1
83	REGINALD	FORBES	94,000	21	3
84	JORGE	MIRALLES	93,500	19	4
85	JOSE	SILVA	93,500	34	6
86	SAGI	ZOMMER	93,000	23	3
87	HARRY	SILVER	92,500	25	3
88	MIHALY	LUKACS	90,500	20	8
89	JAY	KLITZNER	89,500	18	7
90	HOWARD	CALDERON	87,000	28	6
91	ALBERTO	FAUR	85,000	18	3
92	ONIEL	MCCALLA	85,000	26	7
93	STEVEN	COHEN	83,500	31	1
94	JULIO	RODRIGUEZ	81,000	28	7
95	CHARLES	ODENZ	80,000	28	3
96	TRENT	SMITH	77,500	18	5
97	PERRY	SHIAO	76,500	24	1
98	ERROL	GUNTER	76,500	26	5
99	LORENA	MORENO	75,500	35	6
100	CHRISTOPHER	ZITO	75,000	31	8
101	STEVEN	CABAS	74,000	18	1
102	STEVEN	FOSTOFF	72,000	34	1
103	ROBERT	LEFF	72,000	26	8
104	DAVIAN	SANTANA	68,500	21	7
105	ROBERT	KESSLER	68,000	18	6
106	JORGE	SOTO	66,000	36	4
107	ROBERT	HUGHSON JR	65,000	18	2
108	PAUL	MARTINE JR	64,500	20	4
109	RAMINDER	SINGH	61,500	19	9
110	AYCA	ERAKBAS	61,000	29	2
111	CESAR	FUENTES	60,500	33	7
112	ANTONIO	DELACRUZ	57,500	29	5
113	ARIE	BEN-MAYOR	56,000	18	8
114	PRABHU	GUBBI	52,000	28	4
115	CORY	SANTACROCE	52,000	18	4
116	ROBERT	FLACCO	51,500	34	4
117	ANDRE	GULLEY	50,000	20	9
118	ORY	HEN	48,500	31	3
119	IGOR	EVSEEV	48,000	35	9
120	KEVIN	NAIM	45,000	24	5
121	SCOTT	ZAKHEIM	45,000	25	9
122	CHARLES	FLEURY	44,000	28	1
123	MILORD	VITAL	44,000	21	2
124	PIERROT	MASSENAT	43,500	25	7
125	EDWARD	KOZELSKI	42,500	26	3
126	MICHAEL	GULLIFORD	42,000	35	3
127	DAVID	BAEZ	41,500	30	9
128	LOUIS	LEO IV	41,000	23	4
129	MIGUEL	CARDENTEY	40,500	23	7
130	ANDREA	Mastrogiovanni	33,000	28	5
131	JOAQUIN	SOSA	31,500	21	4
132	JAMES	HAMBURGER	30,500	33	4
133	WILLIAM	RINCON	29,000	26	9
134	GEORGE	MARTINEZ III	28,000	34	9
135	SCOTT	PERMANN	22,000	30	6
136	AJAY	ARORA	18,000	29	3

2019 Escalator Series

Escalator $150: Prize Pool and Payouts; $42,950 + $3,500 Seat Up Top

February 23, 2019 @ 6:02PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

2019 Escalator III Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Week 1: $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed
No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 1,472
Prize Pool: $176,640
February 20-24, 2019

1st – $42,950* + $3,500 Seat
2nd – $25,150*
3rd – $16,795*
4th – $11,310*
5th – $7,910*
6th – $6,170*
7th – $4,780*
8th – $3,560*
9th – $2,600*
10th – $1,940*
11th-12th – $1,689
13th-15th – $1,323
16th-18th – $1,114
19th-27th – $940
28th-36th – $801
37th-45th – $679
46th-54th – $592
55th-63rd – $522
64th-72nd – $453
73rd-81st – $401
82nd-90th – $366

*Prize amount inclusive of $250 Escalator Week 2 seat

2019 Escalator Series

Escalator Schedule | Week 1

February 20, 2019 @ 8:00AM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Week 1 | $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

Final table receives $250 Week 2 entry | Winner receives added $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship seat

Download: Escalator Series Structure Sheet (PDF)

Wednesday, February 20th

11am: Flight A – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

12,000 chips and 30-minute levels
Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
Play concludes following Level 14 (6:45pm) or 8 percent of the field
Day 2 begins Sunday, February 24th at 12pm

7pm: Flight B – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

12,000 chips and 30-minute levels
Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 11:30pm)
Play concludes following Level 14 (2:45am) or 8 percent of the field
Day 2 begins Sunday, February 24th at 12pm

Thursday, February 21st

11am: Flight C – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

12,000 chips and 30-minute levels
Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
Play concludes following Level 14 (6:45pm) or 8 percent of the field
Day 2 begins Sunday, February 24th at 12pm

7pm: Flight D – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

12,000 chips and 30-minute levels
Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 11:30pm)
Play concludes following Level 14 (2:45am) or 8 percent of the field
Day 2 begins Sunday, February 24th at 12pm

Friday, February 22nd (One Flight)

11am: Flight E – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

12,000 chips and 30-minute levels
Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
Play concludes following Level 14 (6:45pm) or 8 percent of the field
Day 2 begins Sunday, February 24th at 12pm

Saturday, February 23rd (One Flight)

11am: Flight F – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

12,000 chips and 30-minute levels
Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
Play concludes following Level 14 (6:45pm) or 8 percent of the field
Day 2 begins Sunday, February 24th at 12pm

Sunday, February 24th

12pm: Day 2 – $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed

Updated chip counts will be posted each morning | Day 2 table draws and payout information will be posted Sunday prior to the restart

2019 Showdown Live Updates

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Schedule

February 5, 2019 @ 8:50AM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Download: Tournament Schedule (PDF)
Download: Tournament Pay Charts (PDF)

Primary Event Schedule:

Event	Day	Date	Time	Buy-In	Tournament Description	Details
1A	Thu	4-Apr	11AM	$570	Deep Stack NLH (RE) - $1,000,000 GTD	Results
1B	Thu	4-Apr	6PM	$570	--	--
1C	Fri	5-Apr	11AM	$570	--	--
1D	Fri	5-Apr	6PM	$570	--	--
1E	Sat	6-Apr	11AM	$570	--	--
1F	Sat	6-Apr	6PM	$570	--	--
1	Sun	7-Apr	1PM	--	Day 2	--
2	Thu	4-Apr	12PM	$360	Omaha 8 or Better (RE)	Results
3	Fri	5-Apr	12PM	$360	Seniors 50+ NLH (RE)	Results
4	Sat	6-Apr	12PM	$360	Big O (RE)	Results
5	Sat	6-Apr	3PM	$250	Ladies NLH (RE) - $10,000 GTD - $1,100 Event #9 Seat ADDED to 1st	Results
6	Sun	7-Apr	12PM	$300	Deep Stack Turbo NLH (RE) - $30,000 GTD	Results
7	Sun	7-Apr	3PM	$570	Six Max NLH (Single RE) - $50,000 GTD	Results
8	Mon	8-Apr	11AM	$360	PLO (RE)	Results
9A	Mon	8-Apr	12PM	$1,100	NLH (RE) - $250,000 GTD	Results
9B	Tue	9-Apr	12PM	$1,100	--	--
9	Wed	10-Apr	12PM	--	Day 2	--
10	Mon	8-Apr	6PM	$150	Big Stack NLH (RE) - $30,000 GTD - ADDED $3,500 Championship Seat	Results
11	Tue	9-Apr	11AM	$360	PLO 8 (RE)	Results
12	Wed	10-Apr	10AM	$360	H.O.R.S.E. (RE)	Results
13	Wed	10-Apr	12PM	$1,650	Purple Chip Bounty (Single RE) - $100,000 GTD	Results
13	Thu	11-Apr	1PM	--	Day 2	--
14	Wed	10-Apr	2PM	$50,000	Super High Roller (Single RE) - $1,000,000 GTD	Results
14	Thu	11-Apr	2PM	--	Day 2	--
15	Thu	11-Apr	10AM	$360	Omaha 8/Stud 8 (RE)	Results
16	Thu	11-Apr	12PM	$2,200	8 Handed NLH (Single RE) - $200,000 GTD	Results
17A	Fri	12-Apr	11AM	$3,500	WPT NLH Championship (RE) - $3,000,000 GTD	--
17B	Sat	13-Apr	11AM	$3,500	--	--
17	Sun	14-Apr	12PM	--	Day 2	--
17	Mon	15-Apr	12PM	--	Day 3	--
17	Tue	16-Apr	12PM	--	Day 4	Information
18	Fri	12-Apr	6PM	$150	Big Stack NLH (RE) - $30,000 GTD - ADDED $3,500 Championship Seat	Results
19	Sun	14-Apr	11AM	$360	Black Chip Bounty NLH (RE) - $30,000 GTD	Results
20	Sun	14-Apr	3PM	$1,100	Six Max NLH (Single RE) - $100,000 GTD	Results
21	Sun	14-Apr	5PM	$2,200	Deep Stack PLO (RE)	Results
21	Mon	15-Apr	3PM	--	Day 2	--
22	Mon	15-Apr	11AM	$570	Big Stack NLH (Single RE) - $50,000 GTD	Results
23	Mon	15-Apr	12PM	$25,500	High Roller NLH (RE) - $2,000,000 GTD	Results
23	Tue	16-Apr	12PM	--	Day 2	--
24A	Mon	15-Apr	5PM	$150	NLH (RE) $50,000 GTD	Results
24B	Tue	16-Apr	5PM	$150	--	--
24	Wed	17-Apr	5PM	--	Day 2 - Held in the Poker Room	--
25	Mon	15-Apr	6PM	$2,200	Eight Handed NLH Turbo (RE)	Results
26	Tue	16-Apr	11AM	$5,000	NLH (RE) - $200,000 GTD	Results
27	Tue	16-Apr	12PM	$360	NLH (RE) - $30,000 GTD	Results
28	Tue	16-Apr	6PM	$1,100	NLH Turbo (RE)	Results

Daily Tournaments

February Big Slick: Nick Yunis Scores the W and $25K

February 3, 2019 @ 9:00AM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

February Big Slick
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$1,100 Buy-In No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 78
Prize Pool: $75,660
February 2, 2019

Final results:

FINISH	NAME	PRIZE
1	NICOLAS YUNIS	$25,572
2	RYAN VAN SANFORD	$14,754
3	TIMOTHY MILES	$9,231
4	ALCIDES GOMEZ II	$6,242
5	MATHIEU SELIDES	$4,729
6	MATHYEU PROVOST	$3,783
7	YAYMEL BODES	$3,405
8	MARC THALHEIM	$3,026
9	DOLPHUS POWERS	$2,648
10	COREY BURBICK	$2,270

2019 LHPO Live Updates

2019 LHPO in Review

January 23, 2019 @ 8:00AM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

The 2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open ran January 10-22 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. In that time, 25 new poker champions were crowned including local standout Michael Newman in the $360 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed Ultimate Re-Entry opener.

TD Tony Burns and Event 1 Champion Michael Newman

Joining Newman as an LHPO headliner was Jason Young. Young won the series’ $1,000,000 guaranteed, live-streamed WPTDeepStacks Main Event good for a first prize worth $263,205.

Here’s a look at each of the series champions:

That’s it for the Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Thank you to everyone who played! Next up at the Seminole Hard Rock is the Poker Showdown April 4-16. Full details on that series are available HERE.

2019 LHPO Live Updates

Event 25: Big Buy-in, Big Stack PLO; Final Trophy Up for Grabs

January 22, 2019 @ 4:55PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

$1,100 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100

The final trophy event of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open begins at 5pm. This is a $1,100 buy-in Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha tournament permitting unlimited re-entries. Players begin with 15,000 chips and are slated to log 40-minute levels throughout. Registration and re-entry are available until about 9:30pm.

Here are the full details:

5PM: Event 25 – $1,100 Big Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Event 25 Structure Sheet

Good luck, pot limit Omaha players!

2019 LHPO Live Updates

Event 24: Prize Pool and Payouts with $23,568

January 22, 2019 @ 4:48PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 182

The clock ticked to Level 9 and registration is closed in Event 24 of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, a $570 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament. The event drew 182 entries handily besting the $75,000 guarantee before the prize pool settled in at $91,000. A payday is reserved for only the top 22 finishers and a min-cash awards $864. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $23,568 top prize. In addition, the winner earns the property’s coveted guitar pick trophy.

Full information and payouts:

2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 24
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 182
Prize Pool: $91,000
January 22, 2019

1st – $23,568 + LHPO Trophy
2nd – $15,811
3rd – $9,328
4th – $5,674
5th – $4,382
6th – $3,631
7th – $3,094
8th – $2,721
9th – $2,358
10th-12th – $2,002
13th-15th – $1,684
16th-18th – $1,411
19th-21st – $1,138
22nd – $864

We will provide another update when this event reaches the 10-handed final table.

2019 LHPO Live Updates

Event 20 Flight B: Another Go at the $150 Re-Entry

January 21, 2019 @ 4:55PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

The second and final starting day in Event 20, a $150 re-entry tournament with $50,000 guaranteed, begins shortly. Yesterday’s play saw 23 advance from 165 starting. Ignas Jasinevicius bagged tops with 449,000 chips and he’s looking down at the rest of the field.

Flight B players look to best Jasinevicius and they’re set to take their seats to 15,000 chips and log 14, 30-minute levels. Those who advance join the 23 from Flight A for Day 2 tomorrow at 5pm.

Here are the details:

5PM: Event 20 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 15,000 in chips with 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
Event 20 Structure Sheet

We will post the prize pool as well as the complete Day 2 chip counts and table draws after play wraps.