Michael Tarafa Wins Event 7 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Heads-Up Deal for $6,143

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $25,145
Bounty Prize Pool: $10,700
January 12, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Event 7 Champion Michael Tarafa

Event 7 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 107 entries created a prize pool of $25,145, with an additional $10,700 set aside for bounties.

A heads-up deal took place at the final table and Michael Tarafa was the chip leader at the time, making him the official Event 7 winner for $6,143.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1MichaelTarafa$6,143*
2EduardoSoares$5,947*
3KyleJanisse$2,790
4KeithMcCormack$1,825
5CraigNix$1,410
6DonaldCowie$1,155
7DavidOshry$980
8DominicCatapano$855
9StevenGlazerman$755
10HarrisonShockley$755
11YuryParad$665
12JoelDiaz$665
13IsaacRussell$600
14SteveYagudaev$600

*denotes heads-up deal

Event 7: Payout Structure

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $25,145
Bounty Prize Pool: $10,700
January 12, 2024

Registration closed for the LHPO $400 Deep Stack Bounty tournament with 107 entries, creating a prize pool worth $25,145. The last 14 spots will be paid with $600 for a min-cash, and $7,435 plus the LHPO trophy awaiting our winner.

1st: $7,435
2nd: $4,655
3rd: $2,790
4th: $1,825
5th: $1,410
6th: $1,155
7th: $980
8th: $855
9th-10th: $755
11th-12th: $665
13th-14th: $600

Event 7: Bounty Time

$400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The first bounty event of the series gets underway at 2 pm and it will be a fun one. The $400 Deep Stack has a $100 bounty on every player, knock them out and get yourself a black chip to cash at the cage.

Players start with 20K stacks and the first six levels last 20 minutes, increasing to 30 minutes when they return from the first break. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 6:30 pm.

This is another one-day tournament so we’ll be handing out another trophy later this evening.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

LHPO Day 2 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 6 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • 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
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 7 – $400 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 11 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 8 – $200 Quad Stack PLO/NLH Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Level 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 event plus $150 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Schedule

Yang Lu Wins Event 7 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Outright for $8,890 and a Championship Seat

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  244
Prize Pool:  $39,040
November 16, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 7 Champion Yang Lu

Event 7 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 244 entries created a prize pool of $39,040. Also up for grabs was a $3,500 seat into the WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship.

Emerging victorious was Yang Lu, taking it down outright for $8,890 and the seat.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1YangLu$8,890 + $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship Seat
2JulieMarriott$6,210
3AlanRosenbaum$4,000
4DanilloPepe$2,435
5DavidComeron$1,880
6JohnnyBromberg$1,575
7JavierMarin Vergara$1,330
8AlainBoucher$1,090
9MonikaNogawka$905
10ErnestoGomez Galvez$905
11SteveOlivier$770
12JasonMayes$770
13JustinGuzman$660
14AndreBryan$660
15JinhaoZhang$660
16GiuseppeRuvolo$550
17MatthewMunsen$550
18JeremyBecker$550
19SebastienKhoury$455
20ShaneSwank$455
21MichaelWells$455
22YihengShanghai$360
23IgorKorkhin$360
24LeroyGrant$360
25DonaldPurrell$315
26AlejandroEspinal$315
27JairoCarrillo$315
28TuanPhan$315
29RodneyDerbigny$315
30MosheGutnick$315
31EricKolodny$315

Event 7: Big Stack and Big Bonus

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The busy day continues in the Event Center with a smaller buy-in tournament with big stacks and a nice bonus waiting for the winner. Event 7 is a $200 Big Stack NLH starting at 6 pm with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool and we’re adding a $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship seat to 1st place.

Good deal.

Players start with 15,000 in this stacks and all levels last 20 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm.

This tournament has some great value to the buy-in and we expect a fun crown this evening.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 2 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 5 – $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

  • 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
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 6 – $1,100 Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 7 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 8 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Schedule

Zachary Harrell Wins Event 7 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Outright for $11,300 and a $5,300 Championship Seat

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  340
Prize Pool:  $54,400
July 27, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 7 Champion Zachary Harrell

Event 7 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). The $30,000 guarantee was easily surpassed, as a field of 340 entries created a prize pool of $54,400. 

Emerging victorious was Zachary Harrell, winning outright for $11,300. In addition, Harrell won a $5,300 seat into the SHRPO Championship next weekend.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ZacharyHarrell$11,300 + $5,300 Championship Seat
2MaxtonGoncalves$8,000
3DyannaLopez$5,235
4WilliamWhite$3,375
5EugeneBurgess$2,600
6EricBecks$2,150
7JonathanMarcu$1,800
8MikeBeasley$1,480
9CharlemagneBenjamin$1,165
10MichaelKneebusch$1,165
11DarrylWettlaufer$1,000
12JohnCompton$1,000
13BradyChurches$835
14RyanHarfouch$835
15KevinDubrocq$835
16PaulKoster$700
17TrentSmith$700
18RichardFernandez$700
19MeganChapman$575
20MichaelFrey$575
21EduardoChrist$575
22JosephRomero$465
23GeorgeHortelano$465
24CurtBusby$465
25EstebanGarcia$400
26MatthewMunsen$400
27JamesOliver$400
28RodPeate$345
29AlainCandales Falcon$345
30GeorgesBoyadjian$345
31BeauDickinson$345
32NicklausFischietto$345
33DanielQuesada$345
34JordanMiller$345
35JarrettGalea$345
36ElissaHalbrieich$345
37DonaldScheib$300
38DarrickMcCray$300
39BrianAppell$300
40BretGrebow$300
41AdamKurt$300
42RobertHagan$300
43JustinBogeajis$300

Event 7: Prize Pool and Payouts; $11,300 and a $5,300 Championship Seat to the Winner

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7
$200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  340
Prize Pool:  $54,400
July 27, 2023

Event 7 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was a $200 Big Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 340 entries produced a prize pool of $54,400. The final 43 players will cash, earning at least $300.

Up top for the winner is $11,300, along with a $5,300 seat into the SHRPO championship on August 4th.

1st:  $11,300 + $5,300 Championship Seat + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,000
3rd:  $5,235
4th:  $3,375
5th:  $2,600
6th:  $2,150
7th:  $1,800
8th:  $1,480
9th-10th:  $1,165
11th-12th:  $1,000
13th-15th:  $835
16th-18th:  $700
19th-21st:  $575
22nd-24th:  $465
25th-27th:  $400
28th-36th:  $345
37th-43rd:  $300

Event 7: Adding Some Value

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last trophy event on today’s schedule has a little bonus at the end for the winner. Event 7 is a $200 Big Stack at 6 pm with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool, plus we are adding a $5,300 SHRPO Championship seat to first place.

Not a bad bonus.

Players start with 15K big stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm. They’re night will continue until we hand out another SHRPO trophy and a seat in the Championship.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $5,300 SHRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet