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.
During the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure your host Remko Rinkema made sure to visit the John Watling's distillery and try some local Bahamian rum. It's safe to say he had a good time, and if you're in the Bahamas you should make sure to pay this place a visit.
Roger Sippl made it 300,000 to go from the button and Bryn Kenney three-bet all in for 3.32 million from the small blind. Steve O'Dwyer was in the big blind and he moved all in over the top. Sippl quickly folded and the cards were turned up with Kenney's tournament life at risk.
O'Dwyer:
Kenney:
The flop came down , failing to help improve Kenney's hand. The hit fourth street, meaning Kenney had six outs heading to the river. Unfortunately for Kenney, the finished the board and he was eliminated in third place.
Kenney will take home $873,880 in prize money. O'Dwyer, on the other hand, holds a massive chip lead going into heads up play.
Bryn Kenney raised on the button with and Roger Sippl defended his big blind with .
The flop came down and Sippl check-called 190,000 from Kenney see the turn. Another check from Sippl led to another bet from Kenney, this one for 570,000. Sippl mulled it over, but opted to fold the best hand.
Steve O'Dwyer opened to 275,000 from the butotn with . Action folded to Bryn Kenney in the big blind and he came along for the ride with .
The flop fell and Kenney checked. O'Dwyer continued out for 240,000 and Kenney called to see a turn. The dealer produced the on the turn and Kenney checked for a second time. O'Dwyer cut out a bet of 515,000, Kenny folded, and O'Dwyer picked up the pot.
Bryn Kenney raised to 305,000 in the small blind with and Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind holding .
The flop came down and Kenney continued for 360,000. O'Dwyer called to see the turn. Both checked, the river completed the board and Kenney fired 890,000. O'Dwyer gave it some thought, but ultimately folded.
Action folded to Steve O'Dwyer in the small blind and he completed with . Roger Sippl looked down at and he checked his option.
Both players checked the flop, allowing the to fall on fourth street. O'Dwyer took a stab for 140,000 and Sippl stuck around. The river was the and O'Dwyer pushed out a final bet of 420,000. Sippl thought for about a minute before tossing out a call. He showed down his pair of nines and they were good to take the pot.
Sippl now has regained the chip lead with 7.11 million. O'Dwyer's stack has dropped to 6.15 million.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 275,000 on the button with , Roger Sippl called from the small blind with and Bryn Kenney three-bet shoved with 2.735 million from the big blind with .
Both O'Dwyer and Sippl folded, giving Kenney the pot.