2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$570 Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 44
Prize Pool: $22,000
January 13, 2018

The 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open put a fun, fast tournament on the schedule for those looking for some Saturday afternoon poker. It was a small, hard event to get through but SHRP visitor Jaime Sequeira will be taking home a trophy after beating the field.

The $570 buy-in tournament drew 44 entries that comprised a field of weekend grinders and those already booked into Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks event. They battled tough and, as expected with a turbo event, quickly found themselves at the final table.

But with only six of the final table ten players making some money, they still had some work to do.

The final table included former SHRP champs Gil Aboodi and Manny Minaya, both also holding sister property Tampa titles, but neither were able to take home another trophy.

Aboodi was able to make a min-cash in sixth place followed by Sampath “Sammy Grammy” De Silva and Scott Robbins to the payout desk.

The final three players decided to chop of the remaining prize pool and Sequeira took home the trophy as the chip leader. They split the remaining money almost evenly and Sequeira was happy to ship the title.

From Toronto, Sequeira made the trek to warmer weather and will be headed home with a new trophy.  He plans to stick around this week and take his shot at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship starting on Thursday.

Full recap to come shortly.

1st: Jaime Sequeira – $5,580 *
2nd: Daniel Linares – $5,570 *
3rd: Michael Merisier  – $5,570 *
4th: Scott Robbins – $2,200
5th: Sampath De Silva – $1,760
6th: Gil Aboodi – $1,320
* – denotes a three-way deal

$570 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 44

Event 4 is a turbo and it did not take long to play down to the final table. Only ten players remain after less than four hours of play and they still have a little work to get done with only six of them making some money.

It’s another tough lineup that includes SHRP regular Zoltan Czinkota, Manny Minaya, and Gil Aboodi.

Seat 1: Daniel A. – 133,000 (67 bb)
Seat 2: Jamie Sequeira – 70,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Zoltan Czinkota – 18,800 (9 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Sherman – 17,300 (9 bb)
Seat 5: Manny Minaya – 28,800 (14 bb)
Seat 6: Gil Aboodi – 70,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Scott Robbins – 34,800 (17 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Merisier – 41,500 (21 bb)
Seat 9: Sammy Whammy – 73,200 (37 bb)
Seat 10: Julio Ruiz – 40,600 (20 bb)

Payouts:

1st: $8,580
2nd: $5,060
3rd: $3,080
4th: $2,200
5th: $1,760
6th: $1,320

$570 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 44

Registration closed on the Saturday afternoon Turbo event and the tournament drew 44 entries to create a prize pool worth $22,000. The final six players will earn some money with a min-cash banking $1,320 and the champion walking away with $8,580 plus the LHPO trophy.

2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$300 Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 44
Prize Pool: $22,00
January 13, 2018

1st: $8,580
2nd: $5,060
3rd: $3,080
4th: $2,200
5th: $1,760
6th: $1,320

$570 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 25/50

The 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open has a fun tournament on today’s schedule for those looking for a quick run at a trophy. Event 4 kicks off at 5pm and is a one-day Turbo tournament that will award our third title of the series.

The Turbo event has a $570 buy-in and the pace will move along at a nice clip. The stacks are deep but the levels are fast, they will be done with plenty of time to enjoy a Saturday night on the casino floor.

Entrants start out with 12,000 stacks and the tournament plays 15-minute levels from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 8 at 7pm and they will hustle their way down to a champion before the end of the night.

A great opportunity for a Saturday evening and we expect to see a lot of action along the way.

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1C – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 10
• Single re-entry allowed per flight
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• WPTDeepStacks Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 4 – $570 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 37 – $140 Turbo Satellite to WPTDeepStacks Event (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into the $1,000,000 GTD WPTDeepStacks
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 37 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 38 – $200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 38 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 39 – $200 Turbo Satellite to Event 6 (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into the $100,000 GTD Purple Chip Bounty
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 39 Structure Sheet