$350 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000/100 Ante
Ory Hen raised to 2,500 preflop on the cutoff and Larry Klur called on the small blind. The big blind also called and the flop fell 
. Klur moved all in and the big blind moved all in over the top. Hen folded and the two remaining players revealed their cards.
Klur: 
Big Blind: 
Turn and River: 
Klur won the hand to grow his stack to 103,000 and he eliminated the big blind in the process.
$350 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 400/800/100 Ante
There are now 45 players remaining from the 124 that entered Event 13 at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Notables still in the field include Ory Hen, Alfonso Perez, and Luis Santoni. Lawrence Whyte, the winner of the recent WPTDeepStacks event, has busted out of the tournament.
Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
$350 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guarantee
February 2nd-3rd, 2015
Total Entries: 124
Total Prize Pool: $37,200
1. $12,276
2. $7,068
3. $4,650
4. $3,162
5. $2,511
6. $1,953
7. $1,581
8. $1,209
9. $837
10-12: $651
$350 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 200/400/50 Ante
The Seniors event isn’t messing around. They have a little over 45 minutes left for late registration or re-entry but they are plowing through the field. The tournament clock shows 122 entrants put up the cash but just six tables remain with the cage still open.
$350 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 100/200/25 Ante
Players are back from their Nissin Vaknin (Davie, FL) is the leader out of the gate. He doesn’t hold a big lead and anything can happen.
Also back in action today are the top two finishers in the last tournament. Lawrence Whyte outlasted Ory Hen to take the WPTDeepStacks title and both are playing again after a day off.
Nissin Vaknin – 34,375
Trent Smith – 33,000
Richard Arno – 29,000
Mark Dugay – 26,700
Gerald Mortensen – 25,550
Jack Deutsch – 22,650
Patrick Heneghan – 22,500
Peter Northerton – 21,900
Elloitt Zaydman – 20,475
Ory Hen – 18,700
$350 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 100/200
Players are off on their first break of the day as the counts climbs over 100 entrants. Break time counts when they return.
$350 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
The Seniors wasted no time blasting through the $20,000 Guarantee, hitting the required number midway through the first level and closing in on 80 entrants at the start of the second.
$350 Seniors No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
It’s time the Seniors to take the spotlight at the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open as the first tournament after the mini-break for the Super Bowl.
The tournament is open to anyone 50 years or older and it usually turns into a fun, raucous event by the end, This is a two-day event with play ending at 11pm or the final table, whichever comes first.
The event has a $350 buy-in with a $20,000 guarantee. Players begin with 10,000 stacks and 30-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration and re-entry is available until the start of Level 9, approximately 4:30pm.
It will be a slow buildup at the start but play in the ballroom is back underway.
Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’N’ Roll Poker Open”
Event 13: $300 Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
November 24-25, 2014
Total Entries: 64
Total Prize Pool: $16,320
Recap
Marc Perlman went wire-to-wire on Day 2 with the chip lead, claiming 1st place, $4,900, the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’N’ Roll Poker Open” trophy, and the 16×20 custom framed photograph provided by IMPDI. Perlman had a massive chip lead after dispatching fourth place finisher Lane Abraham and the other remaining players were happy to chop up the remaining prize pool.
Daniel Genachte had slightly more chips than Jeff Trudeau, so he was awarded second place and Trudeau took third. They both collected $3,148 for their efforts.
This Limit Omaha High/Low event drew a modest field of 64 players, generating a total prize pool of $16,320. Only the final eight got paid. Local pro Mike Beasley, who has over $1.3 million in career earnings, bubbled the money in this event, busting out in 9th place. His departure propelled the final 8 into the money and also into Day 2. They bagged up their chips and returned at 1pm Tuesday.
Three players at this final table booked their third cashes of this series. Hyon ‘JJ’ Chun finished 4th in both the HORSE event and the Seniors event, and came close today, finishing 5th. Stephen Reid finished 2nd in the HORSE event and also cashed in a secondary Stud/8 Omaha/8 mixed event. Today he wound up in 7th place. Jeff Trudeau cashed in the opening event and finished 6th in the $1,100 Six Max NLH event before his 3rd place finish in this event.
Marc Perlman was the chip leader coming into Day 2 and he overslept, arriving about an hour after play began and after one player had already been eliminated. He was still the chip leader and never relinquished the lead. “Ever since I was a kid, waking up in the morning was not my strong suit,” he admitted.
Perlman now owns a casino dealing school in Miami, training poker dealers. He started playing poker when he was 13 and worked as a poker dealer for about 7 years and even dealt at the World Series of Poker. The 30-year-old is also an occasional guest and guest host on a poker talk show called Poker Action Line, where they discuss the game.
He mainly plays cash games and Omaha is his specialty, both Pot Limit High-Only, High/Low split and Limit High/Low split. He doesn’t play many tournaments, but has two WSOP cashes in PLO/8 events on his poker resume. “It’s nice [to][book][a][win] for a little confidence boost…I’ve cashed a decent amount, but to actually come in here and play the way that I did and succeed feels really good,” he said.
Final Results
1st – Marc Perlman (Ft Lauderdale, FL) $4,900
2nd – Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) $3,148
3rd – Jeff Trudeau (Orlando, FL) $3,148
4th – Lane Abraham (Palmetto Bay, FL) $1,648
5th – Hyon ‘JJ’ Chun (Anchorage, AK) $1,240
6th – Michael Guardino (West Haven, CT) $930
7th – Stephen Reid (Winnipeg, MB) $718
8th – Michael Aueron (Boca Raton, FL) $588
$300 Omaha 8B (Re-Entry)
Chip counts for the final three:
Marc Perlman – 407k
Daniel Genachte – 122k
Jeff Trudeau – 108k
They decided on a three-way chop with Marc taking the win, $4,900, the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ’N’ Roll Poker Open” trophy, and the custom framed photograph.
Daniel Genachte gets 2nd place and $3,148. Jeff Trudeau takes 3rd and $3,148.
