$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante

The 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship kicked off last Thursday and set to complete today when we crown a World Poker Tour champion. The last 18 players returned yesterday with an eye to this final table.

Brian Altman and Mark Dube dominated most of the play on Day 4 with both making it through to the WPT live streamed final table. Of the six players remaining, those two hold 22 of the 30 million chips in play. Kelly Minkin begins the day looking to become the first WPT champion with Sanjay Gehi, Jon Graham, and Greg Rosen rounding out the table.

Play is set to begin at 1pm with the World Poker Tour set to live stream on a 30-minute delay.

Seat 1: Brian Altman – 10,330,000
Seat 2: Mark Dube – 11,620,000
Seat 3: Sanjay Gehi – 2,515,000
Seat 4: Kelly Minkin – 3,780,000
Seat 5: Greg Rosen – 1,150,000
Seat 6: Jon Graham – 1,400,000

Payouts:

1st: $723,008
2nd: $434,462
3rd: $262,912
4th: $220,189
5th: $180,752
6th: $146,245

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

The 2015 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship is down to the final table after three starting flights and five total days. The tournament drew 1,027 entrants but just six players remain with a chance at the title and the $723,008 payout for the win.

Here’s a little look at the final table set to be live streamed by the World Poker Tour.

Seat 1: Brian Altman – 10,330,000 (129 bb)

From Longmeadow, MA with over $200,000 in career tournament earnings including four WSOP, one WPT, and two EPT cashes. This is his first cash at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and he starts second in chips at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship final table.

Seat 2: Mark Dube – 11,620,000 (145 bb)

From Newburyport, MA with over $700,000 in career tournament earnings including four WSOP Circuit final tables. He’s been among the chip leaders of the Championship each day of the tournament and comes to the final table with more chips than anyone else.

Seat 3: Sanjay Gehi – 2,515,000 (31 bb)

From Atlanta, GA with two tournament results with one of them coming at the 2014 WSOP. Gehi was active over the last two days and sits fourth in chips at the start of the final table.

Seat 4: Kelly Minkin – 3,780,000 (47 bb)

From Phoenix, AZ with $230,000 in career tournament earnings including a win two weeks ago at the Los Angeles Poker Classic and runner-up finish at the 2013 Arizona State Poker Championship for more than $150,000. Minkin is looking to become the first female WPT champion and comes to the final table third in chips.

Seat 5: Greg Rosen – 1,150,000 (14 bb)

From Coral Springs, FL with nearly $80,000 in career earnings including five other final tables at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. His biggest cash to date came during the 2011 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” Deepstack Event. Rosen had the biggest rail on Day 4 but comes to the final table with the shortest stack of the six.

Seat 6: Jon Graham – 1,400,000 (17 bb)

From Longwood, FL and this is just his second career tournament cash, guaranteed to be his biggest. His other cash came from a $1,500 buy-in WSOP event in 2013. Graham’s lack of results doesn’t show in his confidence at the table, he’ll have to use that when he returns to the final table with the second shortest stack.

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Day 4 has come to a close in the WPT Championship event at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open and just six players remain from the 1,027 that entered. It was a relatively short march to the final table on Tuesday and play ended a little before 9 p.m. ET. The quick finish at the end was due in large part to the presence of two dominating stacks.

The chip leader at the end of play was Mark Dube with 11,620,000. He is closely trailed by Brian Altman, who bagged up 10,330,000. The next largest stack is held by Kelly Minkin with 3,780,000, so you can see how the majority of the remaining chips in play have navigated to two players. It will set up an interesting table dynamic when cards get into the air tomorrow.

Here is a look at the seating chart and chip counts for the final day.

Seat 1: Brian Altman – 10,330,000
Seat 2: Mark Dube – 11,620,000
Seat 3: Sanjay Gehi – 2,515,000
Seat 4: Kelly Minkin – 3,780,000
Seat 5: Greg Rosen – 1,150,000
Seat 6: Jon Graham – 1,400,000

Here is a look at the remaining prize money up for grabs.

1st: $723,008
2nd: $434,462
3rd: $262,912
4th: $220,189
5th: $180,752
6th: $146,245

There were a dozen players who busted out of play today on the march down to the WPT final table of six players. Notables lost along the way were Justin Zaki (12th), Bruce Kramer (11th), and Jared Jaffee (10th).

7th: Dean Baranowski (Lewisville, TX) – $116,667
8th: Nathan Tuthill (Falmouth, VA) – $88,733
9th: Walter Fisher (Rego Park, NY) – $60,798
10th: Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY) – $39,437
11th: Bruce Kramer (Westminster, CA) – $39,437
12th: Justin Zaki (Tierra Verde, FL) – $39,437
13th: David Nowling (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – $27,934
14th: Kareem Marshall (Cambridge, MA) – $27,934
15th: Panagiotis Nifakos (West Palm Beach, FL) – $27,934
16th: Sebastian Ruiz (Sandago) – $18,075
17th: Sergii Baranov (Odessa) – $18,075
18th: Alexander Denisov (Warcuavskoe) – $18,075

The final table will begin at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Tune back in at that time for live coverage from the final day of this championship event.

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Dean Baranowski raised all in preflop for 260,000 UTG+1 and Mark Dube reraised to 700,000 on the small blind. Sanjay Gehi tanked for a minute on the big blind before folding pocket sixes. The two remaining players then revealed their hands.

Dube:
Baranowski:

Board:

Baranowski was eliminated in seventh place, good for $116,667. Dube increased his chip lead of over 10 million after the hand. Play came to a close for the night with the elimination of Baranowski because the WPT final table of six players is set. Stay tuned for chip counts and a summary of the day.

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Nathan Tuthill moved all in preflop from late position for 600,000 and Mark Dube called on the big blind. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Dube:
Tuthill:

Board:

Tuthill was eliminated on the hand in eighth place, good for $88,733 in prize money. Dube stacked up 10,180,000 after the hand.

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

The final eight players are getting back in their seats to sit down to increased blind of 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante. They will continue playing until just six players remain.

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

The remaining eight players are now on a 90-minute dinner break in the WPT Championship event at the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Play will resume at 7:45 p.m. ET.

$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Walter Fisher was all in preflop from the cutoff for 210,000. Mark Dube called from the small blind and Sanjay Gehi called on the big blind. The two live players then checked down a board dealt and the three players tabled their hands.

Dube:
Gehi:
Fisher:

Fisher was eliminated on the hand in ninth place, good for $60,978, and Dube was up to 8.65 million after winning the hand. Gehi held 2.46 million after the dust settled.