Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open 2021

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LUCKY HEARTS POKER OPEN TO BE HELD FROM JANUARY 14, 2021 - JANUARY 26, 2021 This is a temporary position for the length of the tournament.

2020/2021 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 No-Limit Hold'em $1 Million GTD (Re-Entry) Poker tournament event info, including schedule. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Hollywood, FL — Today is an exciting day for poker in South Florida, the US, and around the world as Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood welcomes back major poker tournament series in the ballroom! Partnered with the World Poker Tour, we proudly present the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open on January 14th – 26th, 2021! Click here: Official Press Release. Detailed information about the HORSE (Freezeout) poker tournament at the 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open on Jan 15, 2021 in Ft.

Brian Altman made poker history on Wednesday night by becoming the first player in World Poker Tour history to win the same Main Event twice.

'It’s amazing to be the first person to win the same WPT event twice, and kind of cement myself in history with this event.'

He did so by topping an 843-entry field to take down the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 Championship Event at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood for $482,636. Altman previously won the LHPO back in 2015 for a career-high $723,008.

“This is incredibly special. It’s amazing to be the first person to win the same WPT event twice, and kind of cement myself in history with this event,” Altman told WPT officials after the win. “Obviously it’s fantastic to get big wins, but playing these events I’m happy to put myself in a position to go deep, be chip leader, and make final tables.”

The victory also helped propel Altman, who has now cashed three times in Season XVIII, to the top of the WPT Hublot Player of the Year race.

Final Table Results

Others to cash the tournament were James Calderaro (9th - $46,763), Sam Soverel (10th - $46,763), Joey Couden (15th - $24,564), Mukul Pahuja (21st - $16,965), Aaron Massey (29th - $14,357), Darren Elias (32nd - $14,357), Anthony Zinno (38th - $12,300), and WSOP Big 50 champ Femi Fashakin (44th - $10,670).

Final Table Action

According to updates from the event, Altman was not only the chip leader coming into the final table, he was also the most accomplished player with more than $3.8 million in lifetime earnings, including 27 cashes on the WPT.

Altman, who became the 24th player in tour history to win multiple titles, and Jake Dollinger held 70 percent of the chips in play between them at the start of the final table, so it wasn’t surprising to see it come down to the two of them.

At that point, Altman was down 13 million to 20 million but took over the chip lead in just two hands. From there he put the peddle to the metal and the tournament concluded on Hand #115 of the final table. That is when Dollinger limp-jammed with ace-eight only to have Altman roll over pocket aces. The board ran out clean and history was made.

“Winning a second WPT title feels amazing. It’s incredibly special. It doesn’t always work out,” Altman added in his WPT winner interview. “I’ve had maybe a dozen or so situations where I’ve gone deep and thought I was going to win and I didn’t. But that’s how tournaments go. To continually put myself in a position to win tournaments, it feels special.”

Jonathan Jaffe Wins High Roller

In other Lucky Hearts Poker Open news, the $25,500 High Roller concluded on Tuesday with Jonathan Jaffe claiming the title and $340,285 in prize money after striking a heads-up deal with Arkadiy Tsinis, who banked $257,207.

The tournament attracted 41 entrants which helped it squeak by the $1 million guarantee by creating a $1,012,700 prize pool. That was paid out to the top seven players including Kevin Rabinchow (7th - $40,508), Byron Kaverman (6th - $55,699), Maria Ho (5th - $70,889), and Ping Liu (4th - $101,270).

After Jared Jaffee bowed out in third place for $146,842 – the result of losing a flip with ace-queen suited to Tsinis’ pocket sevens – the final two worked their deal. Jaffe had a roughly 3:1 chip lead at the time and was able to secure the LHPO high roller trophy.

High Roller Results

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One upcoming stop on the World Poker Tour Season XVIII schedule is the WPT Venetian from March 13-17. That stop will feature a $5,000 buy-in, $2 million guarantee Main Event.

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Brian Altman of Boston Wins Main Event for $482,636

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood,Fla. concluded its 2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) Wednesday. Besting 843entries in the WPT NLH Championship, Brian Altman, of Boston, Mass. madehistory by winning his second career WPT LHPO title for $482,636 plus a $15,000 entry into the season-endingBaccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions.

“This is incredibly special. It’s amazing to bethe first person to win the same WPT event twice, and kind of cement myself inhistory with this event,” Altman said. “Obviously it’s fantastic to get bigwins, and when playing these events, I’m happy to put myself in a position togo deep, be chip leader and make final tables.”

The $3,500 finale boasted afinal prize pool of nearly $2.7 million, easily exceeding the $2 millionguarantee. The last 106 spots and the field made the money late on Day 2.

Championship Final TableResults:

1st:Brian Altman (Boston, Mass.) $482,636 + $15,000entry into the season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions

2nd:John Dollinger (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) $313,494

3rd:Chanracy Khun (Canada) $231,372

4th:Nadezhda Magnus (Chicago, Ill.) $172,602

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5th:Nadeem Hirani (Waynesboro, Ga.) $130,162

6th:Peter Walsworth (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) $99,238

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The 29-tournament LHPO kicked off on Thursday, Jan.9 with the $1,100 WPTDeepStacksopener. With1,404 entries, the event more than doubled the $500,000guarantee, creating a total prize pool of more than $1.3 million. Floridaresident William Muniz won the opener turning his $1,100 entry into $225,717.

Othersignature event winners include:

• Yordan Petrov (Bulgaria), winning the $2,200 NoLimit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $82,265
• Jonathan Jaffee (Plantation, Fla.), winning the$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $X
• Jonathan Bussieres (Canada), winning the $5,000Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) for $100,760

Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown April 16 – May 5, 2020, kicked off by a $500,000 guaranteed opening event and headlined by a series-ending championship boasting a $3 million guarantee.

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Future tournament information and poker hotel rates are available at SHRPO.com.

About SeminoleHard Rock Poker

Seminole Hard Rock Poker encompasses four major poker series heldannually at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. InAugust 2013, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) was introduced to pokerplayers around the world and featured a $10 million guarantee championship, thelargest guarantee in history. In addition to the SHRPO, Seminole Hard RockPoker series’ includes the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open (January),Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (April) and Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’Roll” Poker Open (November). All four series fall under the SHRPO umbrella withtournament news, live updates and championship live streaming. Visit www.SHRPO.com.Join the conversation at #SHRPO, and tag us @SHRPO.

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Seminole HardRock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is the flagship casino resort of Hard RockInternational, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. This world-renownedentertainment, gaming and hospitality destination unveiled a $1.5 billionexpansion on Oct. 24, 2019. New offerings include 638 upscale guestroomsin the first-ever Guitar Hotel, 168 luxury guestrooms and unique swim-upsuites in the adjacent Oasis Tower at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoHollywood, and 465 newly redesigned guestrooms in Hard Rock Hotel for a combinedroom count of 1,271 throughout the resort. Additional amenities includethe lush, “Bora Bora” style lagoon with private cabanas and butler service; a42,000 square-foot Rock Spa® & Salon; a 13.5-acre recreational waterexperience for swimming, kayaking and paddle boarding; 19 dining outlets and 20bars and lounges; an expansive gaming floor with 3,100 slots, 195 table gamesand a 45-table poker room; 120,000 square feet of premier meeting andconvention space including a 38,000 square-foot, carpeted exhibition hall; anda 26,000 square-foot retail promenade. The new Hard Rock Live entertainmentvenue with a 7,000-person capacity, showcases A-list entertainers, comedy acts,Broadway performances, sporting events and live broadcast productions. Theintegrated resort is located on 87 acres of the Hollywood SeminoleReservationalong State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441), and is 10 minutes from FortLauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and 30 minutes from downtown Miamiand Miami International Airport. For more information, visit us online at www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com,call 800-937-0010 or follow us: Facebook: SeminoleHardRockHollywood, Twitter:@HardRockHolly, Instagram: @HardRockHolly.