Darryll Fish defeated a field of 911 entries to win the 2018 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em main event, taking home the $511,604 top prize and his first WPT title. Fish is a native of Cape Coral, in Southern Florida, which made winning his first major main event title at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood particular meaningful.
Lucky Hearts Poker Open 2020
'I've played poker here since I was 18 years old,' Fish told WPT reporters after the win. '[Seminole Hard Rock Tournament Director] Tony Burns is a longtime friend of mine. We went to dealer school together. We used to work together. For him to get the job here and for me to end up winning a tournament here, it feels like everything came full circle. To be supported in this place feels great. For it to happen here more than anywhere is extra special.'
Fish came into the six-handed live streamed final table in third chip position, with 2010 WPT Legends of Poker champion Andy Frankenberger as the short stack. Frankenberger was able to survive to three-handed play, but ultimately hit the rail in third place when his 77 failed to win the race against Fish's AJ. The chips got in preflop, and the 844J3 runout paired Fish's jack to send Frankenberger to the rail in third place with $244,342.
12 December 2018 (PRESS RELEASE) - The 2018/2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker (SHRP) season continues 10 January with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida. Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Casino: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida Buy-in: $3,500 6-Day Event: January 17–22, 2020 Number of Entries: 843 Total Prize Pool: $2,697,600.
Fish entered heads-up play against Aleksandr Shevelev at roughly a 3-to-4 chip disadvantage, with both players being quite deeps stacked with an average stack of over 110 big blinds. The two battled it out for around 3 hours, playing 121 hands before a winner was decided. Fish took a decisive lead winning a huge all-in with pocket nines against Shevelev's pocket threes late in the heads-up showdown, and not long after was able to close the deal when his KJ outran Shevelev's A10. Shevelev moved all-in from the button and Fish called. The board ran out Q98K10 and Fish made a straight to win the pot and the title. Shevelev earned $331,116 as the second-place finisher.
- The WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event final table will begin at noon ET Wednesday. 2018 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event – Final Table Chip Counts 1.
- Report missing or incorrect information Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood holds their annual Lucky Hearts Poker Open January 10-22, featuring over $2,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools with a WPTDeepStacks $1,100 Main Event with $1,000,000 guaranteed. Dec 2 Sunday 4:00pm.
For the win Fish was also awarded 1,368 Card Player Player of the Year points. As a result he shot up the POY leaderboard, landing in sixth place for the time being.
Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded in this event:
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points |
| 1 | Darryll Fish | $511,604 | 1368 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Shevelev | $331,116 | 1140 |
| 3 | Andy Frankenberger | $244,342 | 912 |
| 4 | Ness Reilly | $182,249 | 684 |
| 5 | Brett Bader | $137,440 | 570 |
| 6 | Alan Krockey | $104,784 | 456 |
| 7 | Nicholas Schwarmann | $80,771 | 342 |
| 8 | Mario Prats Garcia | $62,992 | 228 |
| 9 | John Dolan | $49,680 | 114 |
Lucky Hearts Poker Open 2019
Winner photo credit: Joe Giron / World Poker Tour.
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