James Calderaro Wins 2014 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open

James Calderaro has triumphed at the 2014 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event, after overcoming a field of 415 players over four days on his way to capturing the title, and collecting the $271,103 top prize.
The Florida pros past scores include finishing 13th at the 2009 WSOP Main Event for $633,022, and in 2012 finishing runner-up at the $5k WPT Jacksonville for $236,560. With his latest victory at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Calderaro now takes his live tournament winings to $1,804,736.
The $3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open attracted a talented field of pros and amongst those cashing in at the event was such notables as Matt Waxman in 13th ($16,185), Ryan D’Angelo in 12th ($19,827), Mukul Pahuja in 8th ($36,147), and Justin Zaki in 7th ($45,318).
After the final table of six got underway, a short-stacked Evan Dollinger was ousted from the competition in 6th ($54,355) when his pocket tens were cracked by Dimas Martinez’s pocket sevens.
One hour later Shannon Shorr (2-2) did likewise to Tim Kegel (A-K) in 5th ($67,842), while A-K also proved the downfall of Dimas Martinez, who was eliminated in 4th ($90,366) by James Calderaro (10-10).
Keven Stammen then matched up his A-K against Calderaro’s A-9, and once again big slick was bested, this time by a 9 on the river, to
bounce Stammen out in 3rd ($122,197), and set up the heads-up phase of the competition.
As the final battle commenced, Shannon Shorr held a 6,715,000 to 5,750,000 chip lead over Calderaro, but after a lengthy heads-up lasting 209 hands, Calderaro had taken the lead when he went all-in holding 9d-8d. Shorr then made the call with Ad-Jh, and after the board rolled out 5c-5s-3d-Kd-6d, Shannon Shorr was consigned to a runner-up finish worth $190,039, while James Calderaro was crowned the 2014 WPT Lucky Heartschampion.
Final Table Results:
1 James Calderaro $271,103
2 Shannon Shorr      $190,039
3 Keven Stammen      $122,197
4 Dimas Martinez  $90,366
5 Tim Kegel      $67,842
6 Evan Dollinger  $54,355