The 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5,250 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship drew a total of 1,180 entries, the third-largest in SHRPO history. The massive turnout saw the $3 million guarantee easily surpassed, with the final prize pool of $5,723,000 paid out among the top 148 finishers. The lion’s share of that money was ultimately awarded to Haiti’s Dimitri Vorbe, who took home $929,365 for the win. This was by far the largest score on Vorbe’s tournament resume, with his only previous score being a $2,085 payday for a 24th-place finish in a $400 buy-in event at the same venue back in the spring. In addition to the title and the money, Vorbe also secured 1,920 Card Player Player of the Year points as the champion of this event. This was his first POY-qualified score of the year, but it alone was enough to see him climb into 29th place in the 2021 POY race standings, which are sponsored by Global Poker. The final table began with Vorbe in the lead and Ian O’Hara in seco
Rising Poker Star Landon Tice Becomes Solve for Why’s Newest Coach
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Landon Tice, the 21-year-old poker prodigy, is joining Matt Berkey’s Solve for Why poker training academy as its newest coach.
Landon Tice competing in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in 2021. (Image: seminolehardrockpokeropen.com)
The up-and-coming poker pro appears to have a bright future ahead of him in this game. Berkey couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring him on board early in his career.
Solve for Why is considered one of the top poker training sites in the game. New members can sign-up and learn poker strategy from Berkey, Tice, Christian Soto, and others for $49.99 per month. A membership grants customers access to numerous training videos, podcasts, webinars, and other resources geared to helping players take their game to the next level.
Of all the players to fully embrace the modern poker career, Jason Koon is one of the most respected and revered players at the table.
It’s been hard work to get to the top, but Jason Koon is today one of the best poker players of his generation. How did he get there, and which parts were inspiration and perspiration? Let’s take a look.
The Cure Beats the Injury
Jason Koon hails from West Virginia, and had a tough time growing up, victim of bullying and abuse, as he revealed in this highly personal interview.
After graduating, gaining a Masters in Business Administration and Finance, Koon suffered an injury and while in recovery, started playing poker. With his education roomie teaching him NLHE, Koon started studying the game and made the most of his talents as quickly as he could.