The Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, now through Feb. 11, 2015, held in the resort’s ballrooms. The series will feature 21 main events along with several secondary events and qualifiers. The exciting live poker action culminates with the Seminole Hard Rock WPT Lucky Hearts $3 Million Guaranteed Championship beginning Feb. 5-11, with a $3,500 buy-in and three starting flights. The live streamed Championship final table will be held at the resort’s Paradise Live theater in Seminole Paradise.
The annual series kicks-off on Jan. 22 at 11a.m. ET with a four-day $570 buy-in deep-stack no-limit hold'em event featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool with six starting flights.
Super Bowl weekend will bring even more action with the WPTDeepStacks (WPTDS), which will kick off its 2015 tour at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. WPTDS is a one-of-a-kind partnership between the world’s most established poker tour, WPT®, and the world’s fastest growing poker tour, DSPT. The $1,100 buy-in, $300,000 Guarantee WPTDeepStacks-Hollywood will start Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. ET in the resort’s ballrooms.
Other highlight tournaments include a $350 buy-in deep-stack no-limit hold'em, $250,000 guarantee with five starting flights, from Jan. 25-28 and a two-day $150 buy-in no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee with eight starting flights from Jan. 28-31.
Satellite events for the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Jan. 22-Feb. 7, 2015.
Registration for all LHPO events will be open Dec. 15, 2015. To participate, players must obtain a free “Wild Card” at the Player’s Club or in The Poker Room at Seminole Paradise, located on State Road 7 (U.S. 441) in Hollywood, Florida. Take I-95, exit Stirling Rd. and travel west to 1 Seminole Way.
For more information and schedule visit www.SHRPO.com.
Richard Lyndaker shook his head slightly as his opponent, Joel Douaglin, announced, "Flush! Flush max!"
He made it 110,000 to go from the small blind and Douaglin peeled from the big blind to head to a flop. The action was checked to the turn where Lyndaker check-called 100,000. On the river Lyndaker checked to face a 200,000 bet. He thought for a while, made the call, and soon saw his opponent's for a baby flush.
From the cutoff seat, Manny Stavropoulos raised to 85,000. Brian Rast reraised to 245,000 from the small blind, and Stavropoulos called to take the flop in position. Rast led with a bet of 350,000, and Stavropoulos folded.
On the next hand, Rast opened to 100,000 on the button, and Anthony Legg reraised to 240,000 from the small blind. Rast called, and the flop came out . Legg and Rast checked, and the turn was the . Again, both players checked, and the dealer completed the board with the on the river. Both checked, and it was Legg's that won the pot. Rast didn't show.
Shortly thereafter, Rast was involved in another pot, this time on the flop against Alex Lynskey and Stavropoulos. After Lynskey checked, Stavropoulos bet 135,000. Rast put in a raise to 445,000, and both of his opponents folded.
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Richard Lyndaker raised to 90,000 from the small blind and Joel Douaglin called from the big. The flop saw Lyndaker check-call a bet of 75,000, and then both players checked the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Lyndaker checked for a third time and Douaglin followed suit. Douaglin tabled the for a pair of tens, but it was no good as Lyndaker had queens with the .
Grant Levy is being cut adrift at the bottom on table 31. He hasn't been able to get much going this level and just lost a pot to Richard Lyndaker.
Lyndaker raised from under the gun and Levy peeled from the big blind before the dealer spread . Lyndaker continued for 105,000 and Levy check-called. Both players checked the turn before Levy quickly check-folded when faced with a 240,000 bet on the river.
In the second-to-last hand before the break, Joel Douaglin opened for 85,000 from under the fun and Joel Douaglin called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and then Uphoff called a bet of 100,000 from Douaglin on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Douaglin led out for 95,000 and Uphoff thought for a few moments before raising to 450,000. It did the trick as Douaglin released his hand.