John Holley Wins His Eighth SHRP Major Series Trophy With Lucky Hearts Event 39 Victory for $25,715

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  193
Prize Pool:  $101,325
January 23, 2023

2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 37 Champion John Holley

Event 37 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $600 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 193 entries generated a prize pool of $101,325. Emerging victorious for the second time during the series was John Holley, winning outright for $25,715.

The win marked Holley’s eighth SHRP major series victory overall, tying him with Yuval Bronshtein and Michael Newman, trailing only Raminder Singh’s nine.

Here are Holley’s eight SHRP major series wins:

2013 SHRPO – $240 PLO8 – $5,919
2013 SHRPO – $240 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em – $9,207
2015 RRPO – $350 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em – $5,304
2018 SHRPO – $300 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em – $6,924
2022 RRPO – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 – $8,950
2022 RRPO – $600 Pot-Limit Omaha – $30,191
2023 LHPO – $600 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em – $13,760
2023 LHPO – $600 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em – $25,715

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1JohnHolley$25,715
2DavidWord$16,365
3TimothyShortell$10,355
4ScottLivingston$6,320
5KevinMacDonald$4,880
6RichardKatz$4,045
7StaceyManning$3,445
8BarryAbes$2,980
9GaryGelman$2,525
10PaulBalzano$2,525
11DavidIves$2,200
12RobertMantin$2,200
13NancyBirnbaum$1,875
14MichaelRattner$1,875
15TimothyLittle$1,875
16MichaelMiravi$1,555
17BarryBrown$1,555
18ChristopherUlrich$1,555
19DarenStabinski$1,240
20JamesCalderaro$1,240
21VictoriaOndis$1,240
22RussellDohan$940
23IraFriedman$940
24StevenIdels$940
25GregoryBaird$940

Event 37: Bigger Seniors

$600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Seniors Event is so popular we’ve been throwing two of them on the schedule over the last few series. The second LHPO Seniors Event gets underway at 11 am with a $600 buy-in.

Seniors will start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They have a 45-minute dinner break and the senior-friendly time of 5:30 pm and return to find our next Seniors champ.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 37 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 36 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 37 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 37 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 LHPO Championship

12PM: Event 38 Day 1 – $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 38 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 35 Day 2 – $1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 34 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

6PM: Event 36 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 39 – $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 39 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

2PM: $550 Event 41 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into $5K/$100K GTD One-Day Event 41
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $550 Event 41 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5K/$100K GTD One-Day Event 41
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule

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