Mike McDonald came to the PCA Super High Roller expecting to exercise his mind, not his body. But a game of "What Johnny Lodden Thinks" soon evolved into a prop bet inviting the player nicknamed "Timex" to keep time doing air squats, not playing hands. Read more at the PokerStars blog.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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320,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
279,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
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263,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
247,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
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|
220,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
208,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
119,000
-131,000
|
-131,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
318,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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|
272,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
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268,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
237,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
224,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
221,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
172,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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328,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
||
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320,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
257,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
229,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
150,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
120,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Jason Mercier raised to 4,800 from middle position and found a single call from Dan Shak in the big blind. The duo watched as a 
flop graced the felt. Shak checked, Mercier continued out for 5,700, and Shak called to see a turn.
The turn was the 
and Shak once again check-called, this time to the tune of 13,500. The 
rivered and Shak checked for a third time. Mercier knocked the table back, prompting Shak to instantly muck his cards. Mercier was pushed the pot without having to show and he boosted his stack to about 360,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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360,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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138,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
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 LHPO schedule can be found at www.SHRPO.com.
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.
The field is up to 48 unique entrants and 52 total entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000 |
With the board reading 
and a hefty sum in the middle, Jason Koon was all in for about 149,000 from the small blind. Fedor Holz tanked for a bit from the big blind before he called.
Koon showed 
for missed draws, while Holz tabled 
for aces and tens to win the pot and eliminate Koon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
271,000
|
271,000 |
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Busted | |
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Head of Poker Communications Lee Jones tells you all you need to know about this year's PCA, as there's much more to it than the action on the felt.
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
