Championship Day 1A: Justin Zaki Excels in His Home State

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
Level 8:  300/600/75 Ante

Justin Zaki
Justin Zaki

Justin Zaki is in the field today after recently signing on as a player ambassador for the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.

Zaki burst onto the scene in 2011 at the first major tournament to be held in the state of Florida — the inaugural WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown, finishing 3rd at that televised final table to win $415,680.

Zaki made it a habit of cashing in high-profile WPT events in his home state of Florida, cashing in five of the first six WPTs held here (83%), and eight of the first 12 (67%). Zaki won his first Seminole Hard Rock title this summer in Tampa, winning Event 1 of the Summer Deep Stack Poker Series for $51,782.

Justin Zaki  –  20,000  (33 bb)