Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee
February 2nd-3rd, 2015
Total Entries: 142
Total Prize Pool: $71,000
1st: $17,749
2nd: $10,636
3rd: $7,704
4th: $5,723
5th: $4,296
6th: $3,436
7th: $2,854
8th: $2,414
9 – 12th: $1,633
13 – 16th: $1,349
17 – 20th: $1,065
$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 9: 300/600/100 Ante
Event 14’s registration has closed and we have our final numbers.
142 entries is the final tally which easily passed the $50,000 guarantee making this single-entry tourney a great success.
72 players still stand as we move forward toward crowing an Event 14 champion.
$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 8: 250/400/75 Ante
The Event 14 single re-entry and blind structure caught a lot of players’ attention here at Seminole Hard Rock-Hollywood and it seems to be going over well.
Event 2 Champion Robert Campbell said he “really likes the single re-entry with the late 3 PM start. It’s a good structure and you have plenty of time to play. But the 3 PM start is perfect.”
John Feore, who finished 5th in Event 10 this weekend, also was glad to see it on the schedule. “I’m really enjoying this. The single re-entry is nice to have and really made the tournament.”
Pasquale Caiazza was all for it too. “It was a no-brainer to play this. A lot of players would really like it. A lot of us were jonesing to play after the weekend and this worked. They can’t do it all the time but I’d like to see more of them on the schedule.”
Sounds like Event 14’s structure is a big hit and we should see more of them in the future.
$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 3: 100/200/25 Ante
The first break has come and gone with 109 entrants currently in the game. Play has been a little more cautious since they don’t have unlimited re-entries this time around. They have two more hours, plus the break if they want to use their single re-entry.
Giovanni Rodriguez (pictured) leads early with Aaron Massey not far behind.
Notable counts:
Giovanni Rodriguez – 35,300
Aaron Massey – 30,025
Jennifer David – 27,675
Tim Fiorvanti – 27,400
Yuan Shen – 23,675
Matt Stout – 17,300
Elliott Zaydman – 15,550
Angel Vu – 14,750
Cliff Goldkind – 13,900
Darryll Fish – 10,050
Carter Gill – 8,125
Abbey Daniels – 7,250
Allen Kessler – 4,375
$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150
Another guarantee has been blown past as the 100th entrant took a seat. Every entry now is icing on top of the $50,000 cake.
Some big guns are making their way in as well including Matt Stout, Darryll Fish, and Aaron Massey.
$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Blinds are up in the 8-handed event and we’re seeing more big names walk in the door. Just 44 entrants so far but that includes Allen Kessler, Carter Gill, Angel Vu, 2012 WSOP bracelet winner Cliff Goldkind, and BLUFF Magazine Managing Editor Tim Fiorvanti.
They are a just a few new entrants away from hitting their guarantee putting plenty of money up for grabs.
Seminole Hard Rock “Rock N’ Roll” Poker Open
Event 14: $350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Freezeout)
November 25, 2014
It was a story of surges and some heated discussions but through all of it, Allan Bieler kept his cool and walked away with the Event 14 championship.
Bieler fought his way back from being short stacked with four tables left to easing his way to the chip lead and never let go once he got on top.
Eliminations came in bunches as after a slow run, 14th-18th places all came though quickly and then 9th-12th places also followed suit leaving the final table eight handed for what must have seemed like an eternity to the players. Vincent Mallia pulled a rabbit out of the hat cracking Jorge Gomez’s straight taking out one of the short stacks leaving himself, Bieler and Robert “Car Wash” Williams controlling most of the chips at the table.
Then suddenly four players busted out in a matter of six hands leaving Bieler, Mallia, Williams and Brazilian Paulo Bertholdo to duke it out. Bertholdo managed to get back into contention but he and Williams controlled only one-third of the chips in play. Bieler and Mallia held the other two-thirds and were in a commanding position.
But after a heated chop discussion brought no resolution and play continued for another few levels, Bertholdo had actually built his stack up to what appeared to be a small lead but relinquished it right back putting the four players nearly right where they’d left off before.
Finally, the players came an agreement to end it and Bieler found himself the chip leader and declared the champion.
“I’d actually taken two months off playing because I’d been running so badly. Then I played a couple of events here and didn’t cash in those either. The only reason I played this was because it was a freezeout. I was just trying to hang in there. It took a long time but I played solid and at the end I didn’t want to let the cards jeopardize where I was. They were all solid players at the this table.”
Bieler hasn’t made a decision on playing the Main Event yet but he’s very happy to have put this title in the books.
Congratulations to our Event 14 Champion, Allan Bieler!
Event 14 Results
1st – Allan Bieler (Sunrise, FL) – $10,691
2nd – Vincent Mallia (Jensen Beach, FL) – $6,059
3rd – Paulo Bertholdo (Curotiva, Brazil) – $5,163
4th – Robert Williams (Miami, FL) – $5,163
5th – Jeff Silverstein (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – $2,106
6th – Joe Budd (Boca Raton, FL) – $1,620
7th – Michael Sinisgalli (Miami, FL) – $1,264
8th – Robert Wiercinski (Los Angeles, CA) – $940
9th – Jorge Gomez (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – $778
$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (FREEZE-OUT)
Level 24: Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 ante
After a few chips swings and a lot of tough poker, it’s all over in Event 14. The players agreed to a chop leaving Allan Bieler as the champion.
Paulo Bertholdo had surged up the chip counts but fell back down enough to convince the players it was time call it quits at nearly the same spots they were in at the last chop discussion a few hours ago.
With the chop, Bieler wins $7,163 and the championship. Vincent Mallia comes in second for $6,163, Paulo Bertholdo takes third for $5,163 and Robert “Car Wash” Williams settles for fourth and $5,163.
Congratulations to everyone left standing and to our Event 14 Champion, Allan Bieler!
$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (FREEZE-OUT)
Level 23: Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000 ante
The players have been having some heated discussion about a chop that appears to be going nowhere. Play will resume with the following counts:
Allan Bieler – 556,000
Vincent Mallia – 531,000
Robert Williams – 271,000
Paulo Bertholdo – 263,000
And off we go to Level 23!
$350 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (FREEZE-OUT)
Level 21: Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000 ante
The Hard Rock sunglasses were not enough to keep Jeff Silverstein alive. Silversteing made another short-stacked push and this time it was Allen Bieler putting it away.
Silverstein: 
Bieler: 
Silverstein was hoping to catch and got more outs on the 
board with a straight draw on the turn but the 
spoiled the party and sent Silverstein out of Event 14 in 5th place for $2,106.
