Head of Blogging at PokerStars Brad Willis has seen it all. Ever since 2005 Willis has been a huge part of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and today we got the full story of his experiences on the Bahamas.
The Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Jan. 22 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.
Pratyush Buddiga opened for 180,000 in early position, Niklas Hambitzer three-bet to 380,000 in the small blind, and Buddiga put him all in. Hambitzer was more than happy to make the call.
Buddiga:
Hambitzer:
Hambitzer had a foot out the door after the flop gave his opponent kings, but a glimmer of hope arrived with a straight in the form of the . The river brought the saving grace for Hambitzer, giving him a winning set.
Dylan Linde jammed his 1.905 million stack in the big blind after Kevin Schulz opened for a raise to 180,000 in middle position. Schulz said he probably couldn't fold, and he didn't.
Schulz:
Linde:
Linde found no aces or kings as the board came , and "ImaLucSac" was done in eighth.
Pratyush Buddiga shoved from under the gun for 1.415 million and Kevin Schulz called from middle position.
Schulz:
Buddiga:
The flop fell , giving Buddiga a pair of jacks and a flush draw. However, he found no help from the turn nor the river, ending his run in seventh place.
With the elimination of Pratyush Buddiga in seventh place, the players have bagged and tagged for the night. Here is how the table will stack up tomorrow.
board where Kornuth bet 280,000. Ventura called to see the 
river where Kornuth bet another 480,000.
for a set of fours. Ventura, though, tabled 
for a king-high flush to win the pot.
flop gave his opponent kings, but a glimmer of hope arrived with a straight in the form of the 
. The river brought the saving grace 
for Hambitzer, giving him a winning set.
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, giving Buddiga a pair of jacks and a flush draw. However, he found no help from the 
turn nor the