Beginning in March, the World Poker Tour canceled its 2020 tournaments, including two at the Hard Rock, and moved the rest of its competition online. Live poker tournaments were rare in most of the country in 2020, especially one as lucrative as the Lucky Hearts Open. “For me not to play for a year, that’s a big deal,” she said. She hasn’t played since March and won’t return until she gets a vaccine. She worries for the safety of fellow poker players, but also the staff who she considers friends.
22-26 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.Ī Broward County resident who played high-stakes poker three or four times a week and competed in the 2020 Lucky Hearts Open, she asked to remain anonymous for fear of being banned by the Hard Rock. The World Poker Tour is hosting its first live tournament since COVID restrictions hit on Jan.
