Event 1 Flight D: Creeping Toward the Guarantee

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight D Entries: 417

With over 400 entries, Flight D of the $360 is poised to be the largest starting day yet. Currently sitting at 417 entries, the event is just 12 away from the $500,000 guarantee. Late registration and re-entry is available for about another hour and that threshold is expected to be reached easily.

Stay tuned!

Event 2: Double Elimination on the Bubble Sees Brandt Shuler Finish 10th ($597)

$300 Limit Omaha/8 (Single Re-Entry)
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 9 of 78

Errol Massey came out on the winning end of a double elimination on the bubble to send the last nine players to the final table. Brandt Shuler was one of those unfortunate enough to bust, but he did manage to squeak out with a 10th-place finish and $597 min-cash.

Massey, meanwhile, scooped a nice pot and heads to the final table with the chip lead. Here’s a look at how everyone stacks up:

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Event 2 final table

Seat 1: Philippe Goureau – 47,000
Seat 2: Marty Raschkovan – 31,000
Seat 3: Errol Massey – 243,000
Seat 4: Rodger Smith – 53,000
Seat 5: Robert Leff – 57,000
Seat 6: Sandy Sanchez – 178,000
Seat 7: Joel Harwood – 68,000
Seat 8: Michael DeVeronica – 60,000
Seat 9: Robert Campbell – 45,000

1st: – $6,721 + freeroll seat
2nd: – $3,879
3rd: – $2,427
4th: – $1,641
5th: – $1,243
6th: – $995
7th: – $895
8th: – $796
9th: – $696

10th: Brandt Shuler – $597

Event 2: Dinner Time

$300 Limit Omaha/8 (Single Re-Entry)
Heading to Level 13: 3,000/6,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 18 of 78

The remaining 18 players in the $300 Omaha/8 event are on a 40-minute break. Cards go back in the air at roughly 7:15pm.

Here’s a reminder what they are playing for:

1st – $6,721
2nd – $3,879
3rd – $2,427
4th – $1,641
5th – $1,243
6th – $995
7th – $895
8th – $796
9th – $696
10th – $597

Event 2: Prize Pool Released with $6,721 Up Top

$300 Limit Omaha/8 (Single Re-Entry)
Level 10: 1,500/3,000 Limit
Players Remaining: 29 of 78

Registration closed on Event 2 and we have our first official prize pool of the series. The Omaha/8 tournament drew 78 entries to create a prize pool worth $19,890. The final table ten players will each get a piece of the money with a min-cash taking home $597.

The first 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown champ will earn $6,721 along with the trophy, custom-framed winner’s photo from IMPDI, and a seat in the WPT Finale/Showdown Championship freeroll.

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 2
$300 Omaha/8
Entries: 78
Prize Pool: $19,890
March 17, 2017

1st: $6,721
2nd: $3,879
3rd: $2,427
4th: $1,641
5th: $1,243
6th: $995
7th: $895
8th: $796
9th: $696
10th: $597

Event 2: Last Call for Omaha

$300 Limit Omaha/8 (Single Re-Entry)
Level 8: 800/1,600 Limit
Total Entries: 77

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador, Wally Maddah

Event 2 is quietly moving along in the meeting room and players are taking their second break of the day. They will close down registration when they restart the tournament and we’ll have our official numbers shortly thereafter.

One of the later entrants was Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah. The Tampa pro worked his way through a long flight last night in Event 1, bagged 83K and had a few days to kill before Day 2 on Sunday. Instead of enjoying a few days off, he jumped into the Omaha/8 to mix things up.

Event 2: Harwood Grinding

$300 Limit Omaha/8 (Single Re-Entry)
Level 3: 200/400 Limit
Total Entries: 55

Joel Harwood

The Omaha/8 tables continue to fill up as they move through their quiet day in the meeting room. We’re seeing more regular faces jump in the game including Joel Harwood (pictured), Errol Massey, defending champ Jordan Chizick, and multiple Omaha/8 champ Robert Campbell.

Harwood is the father of Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood and he can hold his own with anyone in the room. He holds an H.O.R.S.E. title from the Everglades Poker Open in September but looking for his first Omaha/8 title after several close calls. Harwood has finished second in five Omaha tournament with the last coming in this event last year when Chizick claimed the trophy.

Event 2: Split Pot Friday

$300 Limit Omaha/8 (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 100/200 Limit

Jordan Chizick, defending Omaha/8 champ

While the big Event 1 field plays out in the ballroom, our first trophy will be awarded later this evening in the meeting room across the hallway. Event 2 is a $300 Omaha/8 tournament with a group of talented players.

An intimate affair ifor the four-card specialist including defending champ Jordan Chiznick. He won his second career SHRP title last April in the Omaha/8 event and followed that up with another Omaha/8 tournament win in August during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

Players start with 10,000 stacks out front and the tournament will run 30-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 at 4:30pm and players have a single re-entry option if they bust their stack. This is a one-day tournament and we will crown our first champion before the day is complete.

Cards are about to fly and we’ll keep an eye on them as they progress through their day.

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 2 Schedule

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 2 – $300 Limit Omaha/8 (Single Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 35 – $90 Mega Turbo Satellite to Event 1 (1-in-5)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into the $500,000 Guarantee Event 1
  • Players begin with 6,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Satellite will be held in The Poker Room
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 35 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 36 – $115 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 5 packages guaranteed into $360 buy-in Event 1 and $570 buy-in Event 9
  • Players begin with 6,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 36 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 37 – $390 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $2M GTD WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 37 Structure Sheet

Event 2: Patrick Maguire Wins Outright for $6,783

2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Event 2
$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Total Entries: 76
Prize Pool: $19,380
January 13, 2017

Hollywood, Fla. (January 13, 2017) – The first champion of the 2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open came from Event 2, the $300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). It drew 76 entries and generated a prize pool of $19,380. After more than 12 hours of play, 54-year-old Patrick Maguire outlasted the field and collected a first-place payday of $6,783.

Maguire isn’t an avid poker player, but likes to dabble on the felt from time to time. Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, Maguire is the owner of a management consulting firm and is enjoying his escape from the cold up north for the sunshine down south.

“My wife and I have a place in Hollywood, and we like to come here in the winter time. It’s 30 degrees and sleeting back home, and when you’re from Ohio, just being on the beach here is so amazing,” said Maguire.

While his biggest poker accomplishment is a 49th-place finish in the Seniors event at the 2016 World Series of Poker for $9,716, Maguire felt that tonight’s victory was more challenging.

“This was one of the toughest tournaments I’ve been in. Just winning this 76-person tournament felt harder than finishing top 50 out of 4,500 during the summer. There were a lot of good and seasoned players here who knew what they were doing, and fortunately things went my way in the end.”

While Maguire has to make a quick trip back to Cincinnati next week, he plans on returning to the Seminole Hard Rock for events later in the series.

Event 2 Results

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Money
1PatrickMaguire$6,783
2RodneyRodrigue$3,682
3GeorgeColli$2,326
4EricNuss$1,744
5JayKlitzner$1,357
6MosheWasser$1,163
7RichardKatz$969
8StuartZuckerberg$775
9JeffreyBurgner$581