Seminole Casino
After hitting the pause button for a year, big tournament poker series returned to South Florida with the 2021 Lucky Hearts Poker Open. A chance for players to compete for big money in a safe environment designed to protect them while they took their shot.
And they came out to play. We had record-setting fields beating numbers that have been around for nearly a decade and the 26 primary events combined to create prize pools of nearly $11 million.
Seminole Classic Casino is a 73,500-square-foot casino with over 1,000 slot machines, live action table games, and an over 250 seat high-stake bingo room. Amenities include four casual dining restaurants and two full service bars.
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- About Seminole Hotel. Seminole Casino Hotel is located in the beautiful Paradise Coast of Immokalee, Florida. An upscale retreat with plenty of amenities for your comfort and convenience, the hotel offers 19 suites and 81 deluxe rooms. Relax by the pool with complimentary lounge chairs and towels. Stay fit in our cutting-edge Fitness Studio.
- Seminole Gaming. We are proud to have the best employees in the gaming industry, and we are always looking for more great talent. Whether you’re interested in a position in Gaming, Casino.
- Welcome to Southwest Florida's #1 entertainment destination, Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, Florida. Offering an experience unique to the Paradise Coast, we invite you to.
The series was headlined by the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship, a $3,500 buy-in tournament drew 1,573 entries to create the third biggest field in World Poker Tour history.
The Championship had a $1,000,000 guarantee, which was topped before the first hand was dealt, and players ended up with a prize pool that topped $5,000,000.
Ilyas Muradi of Fort Wayne, IN pictured above and below) outlasted a tough final table for an emotional win, taking the title along with $620,000. In local news, Poker Room regular Francis Margaglione had our regulars behind him as he went on to finish in fourth place for $293,510.
It was a fantastic series by any measure. We thank our old friends and new for trusting us to run it with their safety in mind and look forward to seeing everyone again in April.
Lucky Hearts Poker Open by the numbers:
Primary Events: 26
Total Entries: 10,954
Total Guarantees: $2,160,000
Total Prize Pools: $10,919,235
Players Cashing $100K or More: 15
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Here are the results and updates from all primary events: