Brian Altman of Boston Wins Main Event for $482,636
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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
5th:Nadeem Hirani (Waynesboro, Ga.) $130,162
6th:Peter Walsworth (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) $99,238
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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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.