2019 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 6
$360 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 113
Prize Pool: $33,900
January 13, 2019
The final table of the Seniors Event saw some ups and downs early, but the second half belonged entirely to Hany Ayoub, who seemingly coasted to victory.
Yet when asked to name a key hand from his final table, Ayoub’s first thought went to a hand he misplayed and lost.
“I made a big mistake when we were down to 10 people. I went all in with pocket deuces, and it was a big mistake. I was down to 20,000, but I came back.”
Ayoub had moved all in with 
after a flop of 
, but Scott Robbins called with 
. Ayoub’s hand never caught up, and Ayoub was knocked down to just five big blinds. But, like he said, he came back.
When asked to describe his comeback, Ayoub said, “I was getting a lot of good hands. Just lucky.”
Ayoub was born in Egypt, but at 66 years of age, he has spent his entire adult life living in Miami. And he spends much of his time playing tournaments here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, with 11 cashes here in 2018, and 19 over the past two years. In that time, he only has one cash at a different casino, and that one came at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, a sister property.
Why does Ayoub love playing at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood? One of the big reasons is Tournament Director Tony Burns. “Since Tony has been here, it’s been really good.”
Final results:
1st: Hany Ayoub – $10,000 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: Roy “Nick” Potts – $6,187
3rd: John Bonar – $3,695
4th: Paul Freedman – $2,373
5th: James Kirvin – $1,797
6th: Steve Ekin – $1,492
7th: Eric LaNeve – $1,288
8th: Scott Robbins – $1,136
9th: Nir Peleg – $1,000
10th: Roland Feichtner – $881
11th: Vincent Spadavecchia – $881
12th: David Guiffreda – $881
13th: Patricia Conrad – $763
14th: Stephen Roselius – $763
15th: Jean-Luc Docquier – $763
, Roy “Nick” Potts was all in for about 290,000 with 
, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the 
, the river card was the 
, and Ayoub won the pot — and the Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seniors Event — with his pair of sevens.
, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the 
, and Ayoub paired his nine on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Bonar in third place.
for a club flush draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 
, the river card was the 
, and Ayoub won the pot with a pair of nines and an ace kicker to eliminate Freedman in fourth place.
of Paul Freedman in the small blind.
, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Ekin’s 
, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 
of Freedman in the big blind.
, and Freedman paired his king on the flop to win the pot with two pair, eliminating Ekin in sixth place.
, and Bonar needed to improve to stay alive.
, and Bonar paired his nine on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.
on the turn, Steve Ekin got it all in for about 125,000 with 
(two pair) of Kirvin, who had outs to a full house.
