$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 8 of 67
Hold’em
Sal Pipitone raised to 16,000 from under the gun and Stefano Bellonci called all in for 11,000 in the big blind.
Pipitone: 
Bellonci: 
The board ran out 
, no help to Bellonci, ending his tournament in ninth place.
Sal Pipitone – 178,000 (11 BB)
Stefano Bellonci – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,275)
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 9 of 67
Stud 8
Sal Pipitone: 
/ 
– fold
Phil Hui: /
Alexander Orlov: / 
Sal Pipitone brought it in for 2,000, Phil Hui completed to 8,000, Alexander Orlov raised to 16,000, Pipitone folded, Hui reraised, and Orlov called all in for 18,000 total.
Phil Hui: 
/
Alexander Orlov: 
/
Here were their runouts up until sixth street:
Phil Hui: / 
Alexander Orlov: / 
Hui made nines and deuces on sixth street, while Orlov had a pair of treys with a flush draw.
Seventh street was dealt and Hui turned over the 
to finish with nines and deuces, while Orlov squeezed a non-helpful 
to fall short of the money.
Phil Hui – 300,000 (19 BB)
Alexander Orlov – Eliminated on the Money Bubble
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries: 67
Prize Pool: $64,990
April 26-27, 2023
Registration closed for the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. with 67 entries creating a very nice prize pool worth $64,990. The final table nine will all make the money with $2,275 for a min-cash and $22,740 for the Event 41 champ.
1st: $22,740 + Showdown trophy
2nd: $13,000
3rd: $7,960
4th: $5,690
5th: $4,385
6th: $3,415
7th: $2,925
8th: $2,600
9th: $2,275
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 6: 600/1,200 Limits
Entries: 55
Checking in with the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. in the middle of the room and they have a nice gang grinding it out. The field count is up to 55 entries and we’ll get a few more before registration closes at 4:30 pm.
A few of those in the game include Ari Engel, Michael Laake, A.J. Kelsall, Allen Kessler, Kenneth Po, Sam Sternfield, Jerry Wong, Gabe Ramos, Long Nguyen, and Jonathan Brenenman (who already owns two trophies from the series).
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 200/400 Limits
We put three H.O.R.S.E. tournaments on the schedule and the final one starts at noon with a nice $1,100 buy-in for a big prize pool and a two-day, slow structure for plenty of play.
They’ll start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 4:30 pm. An hour-long dinner is scheduled for 6:30 pm and they will return to play down to the final table.
Nine players will return tomorrow at noon to battle to be our last H.O.R.S.E. champ of the series.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 40 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 36 Day 2 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 41 Day 1 – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
1PM: Event 37 Day 2 – $10,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
1PM: Day 1 – $50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 43 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
12PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
4PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
6PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
9PM: $2,650 High Roller Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 89
Prize Pool: $422,750
January 24, 2023
Event 41 of the 2023 Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 89 entries generated a prize pool of $422,750, more than doubling the guarantee. Emerging victorious was Brock Wilson, winning outright for $129,350.
One of the top No-Limit Hold’em tournament players in the game today, Wilson surpassed the $6 million mark in career live tournament winnings per the Hendon Mob poker database with his victory tonight.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock | Wilson | $129,350 |
| 2 | Gergely | Kulcsar | $80,300 |
| 3 | Upeshka | De Silva | $50,600 |
| 4 | Joshua | Garber | $34,700 |
| 5 | Leonard | Sande | $25,300 |
| 6 | Daniel | Sepiol | $20,000 |
| 7 | Alex | Foxen | $17,000 |
| 8 | Samuel | Laskowitz | $14,900 |
| 9 | Martin | Zamani | $13,400 |
| 10 | Vitalijs | Zavorotnijs | $13,400 |
| 11 | Matthew | Wantman | $11,900 |
| 12 | David | Forbes | $11,900 |
2023 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 89
Prize Pool: $422,750
January 24, 2023
Registration closed for the one-day $5K Deep Stack tournament and it drew 89 entries to more than double the $200,000 guarantee. Our players put together a prize pool worth $422,750 and the last 12 players will cash.
A min-cash is worth $11,900 while the Event 41 champ will take home $129,350 and the LHPO trophy.
1st: $129,350 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $80,300
3rd: $50,600
4th: $34,700
5th: $25,300
6th: $20,000
7th: $17,000
8th: $14,900
9th-10th: $13,400
11th-12th: $11,900
$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
It’s become a tradition for all our major festivals, running a big buy-in one-day tournament on the last day of the series. Today at noon it’s a $5,000 Deep Stack NLH with a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool that will draw a great group of players.
Players will start with 20K deep stack and all levels will last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm. They’ll take a 45-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm and return to find our big Event 41 champ.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 40 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 LHPO Championship
12PM: Event 41 – $5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
1PM: Event 36 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
2PM: Event 42 – $1,100 Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
5PM: Event 43 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
10AM: $550 Event 41 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
Please note: We recommend parking in either Winner’s Way or Seminole Way garage for the most convenient access to the Grand Ballroom