Bolek’s victory is especially impressive given the fact that he was the short stack when four-handed play began. He leaves Florida with over $760K for a few weeks work and crossed the $1.2M mark in career earnings
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Bolek defeated fellow Florida pro Sean Winter (GPI No. 149) heads-up for the title. Like Bolek, Winter has enjoyed unprecedended success on the live tournament poker circuit this season. Coming off an 18th place finish in the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Main Event in Melbourne, Winter scored big here in Florida, earning the biggest payday of his career with his runner-up finish in this Main Event.
Star poker pro Faraz Jaka (GPI No. 77) finished was the first player eliminated at the final table. Jaka’s exit certainly allowed the five remaining players at the final table to breath a little easier.
Seminole Hard Rock Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open | Final Table payouts
1st: Christopher Bolek (USA), $480,200
2nd: Sean Winter (USA), $270,000
3rd: Andy Andrejevic (USA), $170,000
4th: Jeff Chang (USA), $138,000
5th: Steven McKoy (USA), $110,000
6th: Faraz Jaka (USA), $91,000
