Winter Open

Championship Day 1A: POY Joins Defending Champ

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$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 75/150

AJ Kelsall (left) and Ory Hen (right)
AJ Kelsall (left) and Ory Hen (right)

Defending champ AJ Kelsall has some company at his table as Ory Hen takes a seat to his left. No easy spot there.

Hen is the reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Player of the Year after a huge run. He picked up Player of the Series honors for 2014 Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open and 2015 Lucky Hearts Poker Open series plus three titles. Hen has over $1 million in career earnings but only one cash on this side of the state.

Here’s what Hen earned along with his Player of the Year title:

  • $2,500 entry into Coco Poker Open Championship
  • $3,500 entry into Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” Championship
  • $3,500 entry into Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
  • $3,500 entry into Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
  • $5,300 entry into Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship
  • $2,500 entry into a Seminole Hard Rock Championship event
  • $10,000 cash for entry into Main Event
  • $3,000 cash
  • $2,000 in benefits for hotel accommodations and dining