2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
April 15th, 2015
Total Entries: 107
Total Prize Pool: $107,000
1st: $35,306
2nd: $20,330
3rd: $13,375
4th: $9,095
5th: $7,223
6th: $5,618
7th: $4,548
8th: $3,478
9th: $2,408
10 – 12th: $1,873
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 13: 800/1,600/200 Ante
Regstration has closed here in Event 12 with 107 entries recorded. 31 players remain in the hunt for the another championship here at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 12: 600/1,200/200
Even more top players have been spotted in the field as Darryll Fish, Dan Weinman, John Racener and Alex Bolotin are in the mix. But that mix is shrinking fast as the tournament is already consolidated to five tables with only a few minutes remaining to register.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 10: 400/800/100
We’re moving right along here in this turbo event as a ton of top talent is using this event a tune-up for the Main Event kicking off tomorrow.
Joe Kuether, Sam Panzica, Travell Thomas, Luis Santoni, Ory Hen, Shannon Shorr, Aaron Massey and many other top players are taking a stab at the Event 12 title.
One who will have to wait until tomorrow is Loni Harwood who just got elimnated as her 
couldn’t catch up to a pair of kings joining a large group of players who have already fallen tonight. 106 entries have been recorded with registration closing at the end of Level 13.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Freeze-out)
Level 1: 25/50
It’s time for the last warm-up heading into the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship tomorrow. A nice $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Freeze-out for a fast Wednesday evening.
They’ll sit down to 12,000 stacks and play 15-minute levels until we have a winner. Late registration is open until the start of Level 13, approximately 9:15pm, but no re-entries are allowed.
Players are taking their seats and will underway shortly.
Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
January 29 – January 31, 2014
Total Entries: 396
Total Prize Pool: $384,120
> Download complete list of event results.
Recap:
The WPTDeepStacks event at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open attracted a field of 396 players for the two-day tournament that ended late Saturday night. The champion that emerged was Lawrence Whyte, who was crowned the winner in a three-way chop that made Ory Hen the runner up, and gave Claudia Piedrabuena third place.
There were 59 players that returned today at noon and only the top 36 would make the money. Notables that cashed earlier today were John Dolan (36th), Abbey Daniels (32nd), Joey Weissman (31st), Allen Kessler (30th), Zo Karim (26th), Tristan Wade (25th), Hans Winzeler (24th), Steven Karp (21st), Joe Kuether (20th), Jacob Bazely (16th), Timothy Adams (15th), and Barry Hutter (14th). The relatively quick play-down period saw the final table of ten set by the time the dinner break rolled around. Ory Hen went on a tear during this stretch of play and ran his stack up to 3 million thanks to scoring multiple eliminations.
When the field returned from dinner they got down to the serious business of deciding the serious prize money in this event. Stuart Greenbaum (ninth), Cody Ferguson (eighth), and Brett Bader (seventh) all fell during the first hour of play at the final table.
The next batch of eliminations saw Carlos Loving and Stephen Diamantas fall in sixth place and fifth place respectively. Nick Pupilo was the final player in the event to bust out during a hand of poker. His 
was unable to hold up against the 
of Whyte on a board dealt 
, and Pupilo was out in fourth place, good for $27,849.
The remaining three players started to ponder a chop after that, but they decided to keep playing for a little bit and see what happened. After another stretch of play produced no elimination they agreed to the terms of a chop and the tournament came to a close with the chip leader Whyte as the champion.
“It feels great, this is a great way to start the year,” said Whyte of his tournament win. Whyte is a professional poker player who specializes in tournaments. He grew up in England and moved to Texas in 1978. Whyte is planning on moving to Las Vegas soon. “A lot of up and down. It got real bad there for a while and it looked like I was going to bust out in tenth place, but things turned around and I was back in business,” said Whyte about his journey at the final table.
Final Table Results:
1. Lawrence Whyte – $103,709
2. Ory Hen – $61,459
3. Claudio Piedrabuena – $40,333
4. Nick Pupilo – $27,849
5. Stephen Diamantas – $20,550
6. Carlos Loving – $16,325
7. Brett Bader – $12,484
8. Cody Ferguson – $9,027
9. Stuart Greenbaum – $6,053
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/10,000 Ante
The WPTDeepStacks event has come to a close at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open thanks to a three-way chop that has crowned Laurence Whyte the champion of the event. Here is a look at the final results.
1st: Laurence Whyte – $103,709
2nd: Ory Hen – $61,459
3rd: Claudio Piedrabuena – $40,333
Stay tuned for winner photos and a recap of the tournament.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Laurence Whyte raised to 200,000 preflop on the small blind and Nick Pupilo reraised all in for 1.2 million on the big blind. Whyte called and they tabled their hands.
Whyte:
Pupilo:
Board:
Pupilo was eliminated on the hand in fourth place, good for $27,849, and Whyte stacked up 6.3 million after the hand.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Stephen Diamantas raised all in preflop for 600,000 on the cutoff and Nick Pupilo called to cover him on the small blind. The two players then tabled their hands.
Pupilo: 
Diamantas: 
Board: 
Diamantas was eliminated on the hand in fifth place, good for $20,500, and Pupilo stacked up 2.4 million after the hand.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Here is a look at the chip counts from the WPTDeepStacks event at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open.
Laurence Whyte – 2,295,000
Claudio Piedrabuena – 2,180,000
Ory Hen – 2,100,000
Stephen Diamantas – 1,675,000
Nick Pupilo – 1,540,000