2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 14 $400 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) Entries: 144 Prize Pool: $48,240 April 18, 2023
Registration closed for the $400 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with 144 entries creating the biggest field in our history, no matter than buy-in amount. The previous record did not last long, topping the 133 from the Lucky Hearts Poker Open a few months ago.
They created a prize pool worth $48,240 with the last 18 spots getting a paid. A min-cash is worth $880 while the Event 14 champ will walk away with $13,345 plus the Showdown trophy.
$400 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) Structure Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
A recent addition to our series schedule, the Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments are popular and draw a ton of interest from our PLO fans. They will rotate among three games; Pot-Limit Omaha, Pot-Limit Omaha 8, and Big O.
Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day troph event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 3:30 pm. They will take a 45-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and return to find our first Mixed PLO champ of the series.
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
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 14 $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry) Entries: 206 Prize Pool: $48,410 Bounty Prize Pool: $20,600 January 16, 2023
Event 14 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $400 Black Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 206 entries generated a prize pool of $48,410, with an additional $20,600 set aside for bounties.
Taking it down was Michael McKuin, winning outright for $11,175.
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 14 $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry) Entries: 206 Prize Pool: $48,410 Bounty Prize Pool: $20,600 January 16, 2023
Event 14 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was the $400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry). A field of 206 entries produced a prize pool of $48,410, with an additional $20,600 set aside for bounties. The final 26 players will cash, earning at least $515.
$400 Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry) Structure Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
The second of two Omaha tournaments on the schedule today gets underway at 4 pm. Event 14 is a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with $100 bounties on every player and plenty of action.
They start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Levle 9 at 8:30 pm. They will play down toward the final table and eventual Event 14 champion later this evening.
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Levels last 30 minutes
Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 14 $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed Entries: 405 Prize Pool: $210,600 November 20-22, 2022
John Holley
Winning tournaments on back-to-back days is a rare feat, and on Tuesday night, John Holley accomplished it for the second time in his career.
On Sunday, Holley played the first flight of Event #14 ($600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha) and bagged up 74 big blinds worth of chips as he advanced to Day 2, which would be on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, it was back to Event #14 for Holley as he sat down on Day 2 with 51 other players to play to a winner. Ten hours later, Holley had the chip lead when the final four players agreed to a deal, giving Holley another title, another trophy, and $30,191.
“It feels fantastic,” said Holley after his victory.
Holley also won trophies on back-to-back days back in August of 2013 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. He has won six titles here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood over the course of his career.
When he was younger, Holley used to be a competitive fisherman, and he probably has more fishing trophies than poker trophies.
“I always knew from a young age that fishing was my God-given talent,” said Holley. “Everywhere I’d go where there’s a fish, I could catch it. But fishing is hard on your body, especially tournament fishing. It got so hard to do as I got older, so I started to play poker. I still get to compete, and it’s easier on your body. Poker keeps my mind sharp.”
And Holley’s favorite place to play is right here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.
“They have every buy-in from $150 to $50,000, and they have satellites if you can’t afford it,” said Holley. “This is the best place to play tournaments in the whole country.”
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 405
John Holley
When the final four players returned from break, they agreed to a deal to split up the remaining prizepool.
These were the official chip counts at the time of the deal:
1. John Holley – 2,870,000 (96 bb) 2. Alexander Hoff – 2,720,000 (91 bb) 3. Eric Kolodny – 1,545,000 (52 bb) 4. Joel Harwood – 965,000 (32 bb)
And these are the adjusted payouts they agreed to:
1st: John Holley – $30,191 + RRPO Trophy 2nd: Alexander Hoff – $29,678 3rd: Eric Kolodny – $24,413 4th: Joel Harwood – $20,608
As chipleader, John Holley was declared the champion, receiving the title, the trophy, and the most money. Holley won his fifth Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood trophy last night, so this one makes it his sixth.
Congratulations to John Holley!
Stay tuned for a recap, which will be posted later tonight.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 405
John Holley
Level 23 came to an end, and the players took a 15-minute break. When they return, Level 24 will begin with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 ante.
Here are the official chip counts from the break.
Seat 1. Alexander Hoff – 2,720,000 (91 bb) Seat 2. John Holley – 2,870,000 (96 bb) Seat 3. Joel Harwood – 965,000 (32 bb) Seat 4. Eric Kolodny – 1,545,000 (52 bb)
