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Deep Stacks

December Deep Stack Special Preview — December 4th – 6th

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Download: Structure Sheet (PDF)

Friday, December 4th, 2020

  • 11am: Day 1A – $360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
  • $360 Buy-in
  • 20,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • 119 Max Player Field per starting day
  • Late Registration open ~Noon or until the 119 max player field size has been reached
  • Play concludes when 12.5% of the field remains

Saturday, December 5th, 2020

  • 11am: Day 1A – $360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
  • $360 Buy-in
  • 20,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • 119 Max Player Field per starting day
  • Late Registration open ~Noon or until the 119 max player field size has been reached
  • Play concludes when 12.5% of the field remains

Sunday, December 6th, 2020

  • 12pm: Day 2 – $360 No Limit Hold’em
  • All Day 2 Players are in the Money!
Other Tournaments

November Holiday Special Preview — $1,100 Buy-in/$100,000 GTD — November 27th – 29th

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Download: Structure Sheet (PDF)

Satellites: Wednesday, November 25th @ 11a
Thursday, November 26th @ 7p

Friday, November 27th, 2020

  • 11am: Day 1A – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
  • $1,100 Buy-in I $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 20,000 chips and 30/40 minute levels
  • 119 Max Player Field per starting day
  • Late Registration open ~Noon or until the 119 max player field size has been reached
  • Play concludes when 12.5% of the field remains

Saturday, November 28th, 2020

  • 11am: Day 1B – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
  • $1,100 Buy-in I $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 20,000 chips and 30/40 minute levels
  • 119 Max Player Field per starting day
  • Late Registration open ~Noon or until the 119 max player field size has been reached
  • Play concludes when 12.5% of the field remains

Sunday, November 29th, 2020

  • 12pm: Day 2 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em
  • All Day 2 Players are in the Money!
Other Tournaments

Robert “Papa Bear” Transue ($14,449) Wins November Big Stack Special

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November Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 954
Prize Pool: $114,480
November 18 – 22, 2020

The November Big Stack Special drew 954 entries over six starting flights and generated a prize pool of $114,480, more than doubling the $50,000 guarantee! 121 players returned on Day 2 already in the money and in the end, it was North Lauderdale native Robert Transue who emerged victoriously in a 5-way deal.

Transue is a Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood regular who is known by some as “Papa Bear.” Don’t let kind nature fool you, as his play on the felt is more like a grizzly bear with countless deep runs and cashes in our events. Congratulations again to Papa Bear and all those who came out for the November Big Stack Special!

Next event coming up is this weekend’s $1,100 Buy-in/$100K GTD Holiday Deep Stack Special! Check out the structure sheet by clicking the image below.

Final Results

PLACEFIRST NAMELAST NAMEPRIZE AMOUNT
1ROBERTTRANSUE$14,449*
2VALERYLITVAK$11,501*
3KEVINMATHESON$10,436*
4WILLIAMFIFE JR$9,495*
5MICHAELTUFARO$8,095*
6PETERKINSETH$3,995
7DANIELGENACHTE$2,976
8ENGELBERTHMORENO$2,976
9ROBERTLEFF$1,774
10CARLPIPITONE$1,774
11STEVEOLIVIER$1,589
12HENRYROGERS$1,589
13PATRICKHOLLIS$1,244
14ROBERTKESSLER$1,244
15ANGELOCASTALDI$1,099
16ALEXPOU$1,099
17RICHARDDEIRMENJIAN$1,099
18ARTHURHOLMES III$893
19JACKSHEA$893
20ANDERSONPATINO JURADO$893
21ALEXANDERBORUKHOVICH$893
22ROBERTMANTIN$710
23ELGINYOUNG$710
24FREDERICODABUS$710
25JASONROBINSON$572
26DIMITRYAGRACHOV$572
27JAVIERSARACHE$572
28DARIOPISTALO$572
29CHARLESFLUERY$514
30CLAUDIOKALILI$514
31DAVIDSHMUEL$514
32IGORKORKHIN$514
33ROBERTHARRIS JR$514
34JUANFERRER$514
35GLENNMENNE$514
36HUMBERTOHERMES$458
37STUARTZUCKERBERG$458
38GILGUADALPI$458
39ARIELQUINTANA$458
40SOLANGELUCAS$458
41RALPHSPADAFORE JR$458
42EDUARDOSOARES$458
43JACKROLNITZKY$412
44JAIROVELASQUEZ$412
45RICHARDPEREA$412
46MATTHEWCRISSY$412
47KEVINMCGILLICUDDY$412
48NORMANZAPCZYNSKI$412
49ANDREWGORDON$412
50JENNIFERDAVID$389
51STUARTGREENBAUM$389
52ALAINFALCON$389
53MITCHELLSMITH$389
54BRETTRUDMAN$389
55ERICPIDERIT$389
56ZAKILICHAA$389
57DAVIDCAMP$358
58DANIELDIAMOND$358
59GUSTAVOPERLA$358
60NICOLEMORGAN$358
61CARLOSMEDINA$358
62ROBERTMASON$358
63JORGEGOMEZ$358
64MARCELOBELLIZZI$331
65MATANYEHUDAI$331
66RAYMONDNALBANDIAN$331
67MICHAELOBRIEN$331
68KERRYKICKLIGHTER$331
69YAYMELBODES$331
70IVANFELIPE$331
71CHRISTOPHERNOMIKOS$309
72PEDROPALACIO$309
73ANTONIOCAMPBELL$309
74JEFFREYGELLERT$309
75MOHAMEDSERRY$309
76JOSEPHLEVITT$309
77ALANDOBROW$309
78ALEJANDROFUNES$298
79FRANCOISGAGNE$298
80GARYHAIMON$298
81JOSEPHGOTLIEB$298
82ALLAINBEILER$298
83DANIELQUESADA$298
84THOMASGARI$298
85NIGELMURRAY$275
86OKTAYALTINBAS$275
87ARIEBEN-MAYOR$275
88SAIFKHAN$275
89YORDANPETROV$275
90MIHALYLUKACS$275
91SHODDBRUNSON$275
92LEONTOLEDO$252
93JOSEDEL CID CONTRERAS$252
94HECTORPACHEGO$252
95BRIANBUTLER$252
96NICHOLASCOX$252
97MAIKELBOVER$252
98MAURICECOSTIGAN$252
99RICHARDDAVIS$229
100JORGECUERVO$229
101ABDOLHAMIDCABY$229
102WILLIEWIGGINS$229
103DELROYREID$229
104ANDREWBANKS$229
105ASGHARFATHI$229
106ARTEMZVERKHOVSKYY$218
107ANGELRIVERA$218
108HENRYFERMIN$218
109YUSNIELPEREZ$218
110MARCELMCGRAY$218
111NIRSHARON$218
112ROMANKORNEV$218
113OSCARMARQUES$195
114RANDYBURSTEIN$195
115PAULETTEPIPITONE$195
116JOAQUINSOSA$195
117PAVELIVAN$195
118FRANCISCOGARCIA PEREZ$195
119FRANKCIARDULLO$195
120EVANBARNETT$195
121ADAMSTADE$195
*Denotes 5-Way Deal
Lucky Hearts

Lucky Hearts Poker Open Returns in 2021 with the World Poker Tour

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Hollywood, FL — Today is an exciting day for poker in South Florida, the US, and around the world as Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood welcomes back major poker tournament series in the ballroom! Partnered with the World Poker Tour, we proudly present the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open on January 14th – 26th, 2021!

Click here: Official Press Release

All tournaments will be ran under the company’s stringent Safe & Sound program. To read more information about it, click the link here: Safe & Sound Guidelines

Click Here: Primary Schedule PDF

Click Here: Special Hotel Room Rate Link

Daily Tournaments

December 2020 Daily Tournaments

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Download: December Calendar (PDF)

DateTimeBuy-InTournament DetailsStructure
Tue, Dec 111:00 AM$150Deep Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - 56 Entry Max FieldStructure
Tue, Dec 16:00 PM$150Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Wed, Dec 211:00 AM$90Mega Satelite Into the December Deep Stack Special on 12/4 - 1 in 5Structure
Wed, Dec 26:00 PM$200Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out) - 98 Player Max FieldStructure
Thu, Dec 311:00 AM$90Mega Satelite Into the December Deep Stack Special on 12/4 - 1 in 5Structure
Thu, Dec 36:00 PM$130Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Double Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Fri, Dec 411:00 AM$360December Deep Stack Special NLH (Single Re-Entry per Day) - Day 1A - 119 Player Max FieldStructure
Sat, Dec 511:00 AM$360December Deep Stack Special NLH (Single Re-Entry per Day) - Day 1B - 119 Player Max FieldStructure
Sun, Dec 612:00 PMDay 2December Deep Stack Special - Day 2Structure
Mon, Dec 76:00 PM$150Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Tue, Dec 811:00 AM$150Deep Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - 56 Entry Max FieldStructure
Tue, Dec 86:00 PM$150Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Wed, Dec 910:00 AM$150December Big Stack Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Flight A - 119 Player Max Field - $50,000 GTDStructure
Wed, Dec 96:00 PM$150December Big Stack Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Flight B - 119 Player Max Field - $50,000 GTDStructure
Thu, Dec 1010:00 AM$150December Big Stack Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Flight C - 119 Player Max Field - $50,000 GTDStructure
Thu, Dec 106:00 PM$150December Big Stack Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Flight D - 119 Player Max Field - $50,000 GTDStructure
Fri, Dec 1110:00 AM$150December Big Stack Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Flight E - 119 Player Max Field - $50,000 GTDStructure
Sat, Dec 1210:00 AM$150December Big Stack Special NLH (Re-Entry) - Flight F - 119 Player Max Field - $50,000 GTDStructure
Sun, Dec 1312:00 PMDay 2December Big Stack Special Day 2Structure
Sun, Dec 134:00 PM$130Mega Satelite into the December Big Slick on 12/19 - 1 in 10Structure
Mon, Dec 146:00 PM$150Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Tue, Dec 1511:00 AM$150Deep Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - 56 Entry Max FieldStructure
Tue, Dec 156:00 PM$150Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Wed, Dec 1611:00 AM$130Mega Satelite into the December Big Slick on 12/19 - 1 in 10Structure
Wed, Dec 166:00 PM$200Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out) - 98 Player Max FieldStructure
Thu, Dec 1711:00 AM$150Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - 56 Entry Max FieldStructure
Thu, Dec 176:00 PM$130Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Double Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Fri, Dec 1811:00 AM$130Mega Satelite into the December Big Slick on 12/19 - 1 in 10Structure
Sat, Dec 1911:00 AM$1,100 December Big Slick NLH (Single Re-Entry) - 119 Player Max Field -$50,000 GTDStructure
Sun, Dec 2011:00 AM$150Triple Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - 84 Entry Max FieldStructure
Sun, Dec 204:00 PM$150Fun In The Sun Mega Satellite for Events #1 & #4 plus $270 Cash - 1 in 10Structure
Mon, Dec 216:00 PM$150Big Stack No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Tue, Dec 2211:00 AM$150Deep Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) - 56 Entry Max FieldStructure
Tue, Dec 226:00 PM$150Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) - 84 Player Max FieldStructure
Wed, Dec 2311:00 AM$150Fun In The Sun Mega Satellite for Events #1 & #4 plus $270 Cash - 1 in 10Structure
Wed, Dec 236:00 PM$200Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Freeze-Out) - 98 Player Max FieldStructure
Thu, Dec 2411:00 AM$150Fun In The Sun Mega Satellite for Events #1 & #4 plus $270 Cash - 1 in 10Structure
Fri, Dec 25---
Sat, Dec 2611:00 AM$360Fun In The Sun Event #1 $360 Deep Stack - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $25,000 GTDStructure
Sun, Dec 2711:00 AM$150Fun In The Sun Event #2 $150 Triple Stack Turbo - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $10,000 GTDStructure
Sun, Dec 276:00 PM$140Fun In The Sun Mega Main Event Satellite (#4) - 1 in 5Structure
Mon, Dec 2811:00 AM$360Fun In The Sun Event #3 $360 Black Chip Bounty - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $20,000 GTDStructure
Mon, Dec 286:00 PM$140Fun In The Sun Mega Main Event Satellite (#4) - 1 in 5Structure
Tue, Dec 2911:00 AM$570Fun In The Sun Event #4 $570 Black Chip Bounty - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $50,000 GTDStructure
Tue, Dec 296:00 PM$130Mega Satelite into the January Big Slick on 1/3 - 1 in 10Structure
Wed, Dec 3011:00 AM$250Fun In The Sun Event #5 $250 Holiday Deep Stack - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $20,000 GTDStructure
Thu, Dec 3111:00 AM$130Mega Satelite into the January Big Slick on 1/3 - 1 in 10Structure
Fun in the Sun

2020 Fun In The Sun Schedule

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Held in the Poker Room

DateTimeBuy-InTournament DetailsStructure
Sat, Dec 2611:00 AM$360Fun In The Sun Event #1 $360 Deep Stack - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $25,000 GTDStructure
Sun, Dec 2711:00 AM$150Fun In The Sun Event #2 $150 Triple Stack Turbo - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $10,000 GTDStructure
Sun, Dec 276:00 PM$140Fun In The Sun Mega Main Event Satellite (#4) - 1 in 5Structure
Mon, Dec 2811:00 AM$360Fun In The Sun Event #3 $360 Black Chip Bounty - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $20,000 GTDStructure
Mon, Dec 286:00 PM$140Fun In The Sun Mega Main Event Satellite (#4) - 1 in 5Structure
Tue, Dec 2911:00 AM$570Fun In The Sun Event #4 $570 Deep Stack - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $50,000 GTDStructure
Tue, Dec 296:00 PM$130Mega Satelite into the January Big Slick on 1/3 - 1 in 10Structure
Wed, Dec 3011:00 AM$250Fun In The Sun Event #5 $250 Holiday Deep Stack - (Re-Entry) -119 Player Max Field- $20,000 GTDStructure
Thu, Dec 3111:00 AM$130Mega Satelite into the January Big Slick on 1/3 - 1 in 10Structure
Deep Stacks

Derrick Koonce ($3,563) Wins Holiday Deep Stack Special in Five Way Even Chop!

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Holiday Deep Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$250 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
119 Players Max
Entries: 122
Prize Pool: $25,620
November 11, 2020

PLACEFIRST NAMELAST NAMEPRIZE AMOUNT
1DERRICKKOONCE$3,563*
2MARKNIMIROVSKY$3,561*
3THEOPHILUSLAWSON$3,561*
4TUANPHAN$3,561*
5DAVIDSHMUEL$3,561*
6CARLOSTORRES$1,102
7DANIELQUESADA$954
8CARLOSFONSECA ROJAS$845
9PETERKINSTEH$743
10ANTONIOCOLON$653
11KARINPOWSNER$653
12EDWARDMUELLER$653
13SOLANGELUCAS$570
14RICHARDDAVIS$570
15JOSEPHGOTLIEB$570
16MARKGUARIGLIA$500
*Denotes 5-Way Deal
Deep Stacks

Charlemagne Benjamin Jr. ($18,353) Wins November Deep Stack Special in 4-Way Deal

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November Deep Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$360 No-Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 308
Prize Pool: $92,400
November 6 – 8, 2020

The November Deep Stack Special drew 308 entries over two starting days and generated a prize pool of $92,400, almost doubling the $50,000 guarantee. 40 players returned on Day 2 already in the money and in the end, it was Miami Gardens native Charlemagne Benjamin who emerged victoriously.

A deal between the final four players took place and as the chip leader, Charlemagne was the official champion of the event!

Charlemange Benjamin

Benjamin Jr. is no stranger to success at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. He has countless deep runs (both daily & major events), multiple five figure scores, and with yesterday’s win notches over $400,000 in career earnings.

Final Results

PLACEFIRST NAMELAST NAMEPRIZE AMOUNT
1CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN JR$18,353*
2JOSEPHMARCHESE$11,638*
3ANDREWJONES$10,585*
4MICHAELWEINBERG$8,374*
5SCOTTBAUMSTEIN$4,431
6MICHAELLAUFER$3,668
7RAYMONDNALBANDIAN$2,809
8DAVIDSHMUEL$2,809
9ELCINCANGIR$1,848
10JEFFREYCELESTIN$1,848
11MATTHEWLESSOR$1,691
12HENRYBILLETE$1,691
13CARLOSREVILLA$1,437
14MARKHOWEY$1,437
15JOSERODRIGUEZ$1,284
16CALEBPIDERIT$1,284
17PETERFELLOWS$1,284
18MICHAELSTRACUZZA$1,035
19LAKISHIAJEFFERSON$1,035
20IONGODOROJA$1,035
21ANDREWGORDON$1,035
22TUANPHAN$804
23ANTONIOCOLON$804
24SIMONTREMBLAY$804
25MARKCANNON$675
26YORDANPETROV$675
27JOSEPHGOTLIEB$675
28REGINALDBONHOMME$675
29SEANKERSEY$591
30RAMINDERSINGH$591
31MATTHEWZARCADOOLAS$591
32ALAINCANDALES FALCON$591
33RONALDCAMPILLO$591
34STEVENFLACCO$591
35JASONPREST$591
36MIKHAILPROKOPCHUK$508
37MICHAELTUFARO$508
38CLAUDIOKALILI$508
39MICHAELPAWELEK II$508
40ZAKILICHAA$508
*Denotes 4-Way Deal

 

Deep Stacks

November Deep Stack Special — Day 2 Chip Counts & Table Draw

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November Deep Stack Special
$360 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Structure Sheet I Payouts
Prize Pool: $92,400
Players Remaining: 40 of 308

Day 1A: 147 Entries, 19 Advanced
Day 1B: 161 Entries, 21 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, November 8th @ 12p
*All Day 2 Players are In the Money

TableSeatFIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
271CARLOSREVILLASOUTH MIAMIFL 330,500
144MICHAELWEINBERGDELRAY BEACHFL 304,000
264PETERFELLOWSMIRAMARFL 301,500
72LAKISHIAJEFFERSONPLANTATIONFL 301,500
147CALEBPIDERITWESTONFL 289,500
272MARKCANNONPORT ST LUCIEFL 266,500
146IONGODOROJAMOOLDOVA 255,500
261MATTHEWLESSORWESTONFL 247,500
273SCOTTBAUMSTEINFT LAUDERDALEFL 242,000
131JOSEPHMARCHESEFORT LAUDERDALEFL 235,000
132JEFFREYCELESTINNORTH MIAMI BEACHFL 234,000
145DAVIDSHMUELMIAMIFL 228,500
75CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN JRMIAMI GARDENSFL 222,000
276TUANPHANLAKE WORTHFL 198,000
137JOSERODRIGUEZJACKSONMI 195,500
207MICHAELTUFARONAPLESFL 177,500
142JOSEPHGOTLIEBHOLLYWOODFL 164,000
266YORDANPETROVDRUJBA 149,500
76SEANKERSEYPEMBROKE PINESFL 137,000
206MARKHOWEYPLANTATIONFL 134,000
133RAMINDERSINGHDELRAY BEACHFL 128,500
204RONALDCAMPILLOPLANTATIONFL 119,000
203ELCINCANGIRMIAMIFL 119,000
135MICHAELLAUFERBOCA RATONFL 107,500
71ANTONIOCOLONPRINCETONFL 104,000
265ANDREWJONESVENICEFL 102,000
275MICHAELSTRACUZZANORTH FORT MYERSFL 97,000
262HENRYBILLETEHIALEAHFL 94,500
205RAYMONDNALBANDIANBOYNTON BEACHFL 92,000
134SIMONTREMBLAYMASCOUCHEQC 83,000
202ANDREWGORDONMIAMI BEACHFL 79,000
277JASONPRESTBOCA RATONFL 76,500
73ZAKILICHAASTATEN ISLANDNY 72,000
274CLAUDIOKALILIWESTONFL 68,000
136REGINALDBONHOMMETAMPAFL 66,000
74MIKHAILPROKOPCHUKMIAMIFL 45,500
141STEVENFLACCODELRAY BEACHFL 44,000
143ALAINCANDALES FALCONMIAMIFL 28,000
201MICHAELPAWELEK IIBOCA RATONFL 22,000
263MATTHEWZARCADOOLASPEMBROKE PINESFL 10,000