$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 76
Average Stack: 108,000 (21 bb)
Patrick Maguire raised to 14,000 from early position, Stuart Zuckerberg reraised all in for 33,000 from the small blind, and Maguire called.
Maguire: 
Zuckerberg: 
The board came down 
, giving Maguire quad aces to eliminate Zuckerberg in eighth place.
Patrick Maguire – 225,000 (45 bb)
Stuart Zuckerberg – Eliminated in 8th Place ($775)
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 76
Average Stack: 95,000 (19 bb)
Jeffrey Burgner raised all in for 21,500 from middle position and Patrick Maguire called from the button with 
, leading Burgner’s 
.
The board came down 
, giving Maguire a pair of aces to eliminate Burgner in ninth place.
Patrick Maguire – 200,000 (40 bb)
Jeffrey Burgner – Eliminated in 9th Place ($581)
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 76
George Colli limped from middle position, Richard Katz did the same from the cutoff, and Stuart Zuckerberg raised all in from the button for 18,500. Colli called, Katz reraised all in for 70,500, and Colli folded.
Katz: 
Zuckerberg: 
The board came down 
, safe for Zuckerberg to hold up and double with his pair of jacks.
Stuart Zuckerberg – 66,000 (16 bb)
George Colli – 60,000 (15 bb)
Richard Katz – 52,000 (13 bb)
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 76
Mosher Wasser limped from under the gun, Jay Klitzner limped from the next seat over, Rodney Rodrigue limped from middle position, and George Colli did the same from the hijack.
Stuart Zuckerberg raised all in from the small blind for about 50,000 and only found action from Klitzner, who called all in for 42,000.
Klitzner: 
Zuckerberg:
The board ran out 
, giving Klitzner trip queens to double through Zuckerberg.
Jay Klitzner – 100,500 (33 bb)
Stuart Zuckerberg – 9,000 (3 bb)
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 76
Seat 1: Richard Katz – 64,500 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Stuart Zuckerberg – 60,500 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Jeffrey Burgner – 43,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Moshe Wasser – 109,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Jay Klitzner – 50,500 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Patrick Maguire – 245,000 (81 bb)
Seat 7: Rodney Rodrigue – 76,500 (25 bb)
Seat 8: George Colli – 82,000 (27 bb)
Seat 9: Eric Nuss – 24,500 (8 bb)
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 76
Mike Martinez raised all in from middle position for 6,800 and Eric Nuss called from the button with 
, leading Martinez’s 
.
The board ran out 
, no help to Martinez, ending his tournament on the money bubble in 10th pace.
Eric Nuss – 40,000 (20 bb)
Mike Martinez – Bubbles in 10th Place
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 76
With the elimination of Tonia Sledd in 11th place, the Seniors Event was down to the final ten players and they joined as one at the final table. They still have a little work to get done to make some money with only nine of the ten earning a piece of the prize pool.
Seat 1: Richard Katz – 67,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2: Stuart Zuckerberg – 52,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Jeffrey Burgner – 22,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Moshe Wasser – 117,000 (59 bb)
Seat 5: Jay Klitzner – 54,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: Mike Martinez – 27,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7: Patrick Maguire – 172,000 (86 bb)
Seat 8: Rodney Rodrigue – 117,000 (59 bb)
Seat 9: George Colli – 92,000 (46 bb)
Seat 10: Eric Nuss – 37,000 (19 bb)
1st: $6,783
2nd: $3,682
3rd: $2,326
4th: $1,744
5th: $1,357
6th: $1,163
7th: $969
8th: $775
9th: $581
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 76
Seniors Event players are back in their seats and ready to get down to the business of finding our first 2017 LHPO champion. Rodney Rodrigue leads the way while Mike Martinez has some work to do.
Table 7
Seat 1: Michael Downey – 26,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2: Stuart Zuckerberg – 15,400 (10 bb)
Seat 3: Eric Nuss – 65,400 (41 bb)
Seat 4: Joseph Hargadon – 17,300 (11 bb)
Seat 5: George Colli – 26,600 (17 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Jeffrey Burgner – 25,000 (16 bb)
Seat 8: Donald King – 30,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: Richard Katz – 44,300 (28 bb)
Table 8
Seat 1: Jimmy Wells – 95,600 (60 bb)
Seat 2: Patrick Maguire – 56,300 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Rodney Rodrigue – 102,800 (64 bb)
Seat 4: Moshe Wasser – 96,300 (60 bb)
Seat 5: William Eggerton – 29,400 (18 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Mike Martinez – 12,300 (8 bb)
Seat 8: Tonia Sledd – 93,300 (58 bb)
Seat 9: Jay Klitzner – 17,400 (11 bb)
Rodney Rodrigue – 102,800 (64 bb)
Moshe Wasser – 96,300 (60 bb)
Jimmy Wells – 95,600 (60 bb)
Tonia Sledd – 93,300 (58 bb)
Eric Nuss – 65,400 (41 bb)
Patrick Maguire – 56,300 (35 bb)
Richard Katz – 44,300 (28 bb)
Donald King – 30,000 (19 bb)
William Eggerton – 29,400 (18 bb)
George Colli – 26,600 (17 bb)
Michael Downey – 26,000 (16 bb)
Jeffrey Burgner – 25,000 (16 bb)
Jay Klitzner – 17,400 (11 bb)
Joseph Hargadon – 17,300 (11 bb)
Stuart Zuckerberg – 15,400 (10 bb)
Mike Martinez – 12,300 (8 bb)
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 76
The Seniors Event has quickly played down to the last two tables and only 16 players remain as they head off on a 40-minute dinner break.
They’ll take time to regroup, nourish themselves, then return to make their way to the final table and eventual champ.
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 76
Registration closed on the Seniors Event and the numbers were crunched to give us the payout information. The tournament drew 76 entries to the special event to create a prize pool worth $19,380. The last nine players will each earn a piece of the money with ninth place taking home $581 and the first 2017 LHPO champion pocketing $6,783.
2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 2
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 76
Prize Pool: $19,380
January 13, 2016
1st: $6,783
2nd: $3,682
3rd: $2,326
4th: $1,744
5th: $1,357
6th: $1,163
7th: $969
8th: $775
9th: $581