Illinois man wins event No. 1 at Seminole Hard Rock

Dan Piela of Wheaton, Ill., won Event 1 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Monday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

First prize paid $144,294.

The event, which cost $560 to enter, drew 1,966 entrants. The Seminole Hard Rock needed 2,000 to cover its promised $1 million in prize money, so they came up a little bit short.

But I’m sure they’re not complaining too much, with income from the players gleaned from hotel stays, cash-game action, food and beverages, even the Red Bulls, muffins and cookies outside the poker room.

The series continues for two more weeks, with the main event a $3,500 buy-in starting April 10 and World Poker Tour filming on Apri. 16.

Go to SeminoleHardRockPokerOpen.com.

FINAL RESULTS

1. DAN PIELA (WHEATON, IL): $144,294

2. MICHAEL ORTIZ (HIALEAH, FL): $113,515

3. BRYAN GREEN (MIAMI, FL): $101,012

4. NGOC VU (SOUTH DAYTONA, FL): $62,622

5. CHAD BROWN (FAYETTEVILLE, NC): $52,185

6. IRWIN BLOCK (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $42,245

7. ROBERT HODSON III (JUPITER, FL): $32,802

8. DARRYLL FISH (CAPE CORAL, FL): $23,856

9. JONATHAN GAVIAO (GAINESVILLE, TX): $17,395

10. SUE SANDERS (VIERA, FL): $11,431

11. PREECHA TAEPAKDEE (SUNRISE, FL): $11,431

12. JOSEPH KLIMA (PORT ST LUCIE, FL): $11,431

13. RYAN RICCI (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $7,455

14. GREG LEVINE (TAMARAC, FL): $7,455

15. AMIT PATEL (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $7,455

16. STUART BREAKSTONE (MEMPHIS, TN): $5,169

17. JOE POZOS (LEWES, DE): $5,169

18. DAVID SHAW (BOCA RATON, FL): $5,169

19. IK QUICK (PLANTATION, FL): $4,374

20. ROBERT PERRY (BOCA RATON, FL): $4,374

21. DANIEL BOZZA (MARGATE, FL): $4,374

22. BLAIR MILLER (SARASOTA, FL): $4,374

23. KAIVON HAKIMI (ATL, GA): $4,374

24. NANCY BIRNBAUM: $4,374

25. JUAN FERRER (MIAMI, FL): $4,374

26. JAMES GLADWELL III (WILLISTON, FL): $4,374

27. MARK ALCIVAR (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $4,374

28. AARON FREI (FIRESTONE, CO): $3,668

29. CHRISTOPHER NOMIKOS (HALLANDALE BEACH, FL): $3,668

30. STUART PATERSON (BOCA RATON, FL): $3,668

31. KARSA KHODAYARKHANI (PLANO, TX): $3,668

32. ALEXANDER MICHAELS (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $3,668

33. VONTZ BURKE (DUBUN, GA): $3,668

34. STUART CONOLLY (GRAND CAYMAN, ): $3,668

35. TUAN PHAM (LAS VEGAS, NV): $3,668

36. ALEX ORTIZ VAZQUEZ (SAN JUAN, PR): $3,668

37. JASON SPARKS (DAVIE, FL): $3,121

38. DAVID MACDONALD (JUPITER, FL): $3,121

39. JASON MAEROFF (DUNWOODY, GA): $3,121

40. DANIEL LETTS (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $3,121

41. ROBERT WILLIAMS (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $3,121

42. BRANDON YEE (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $3,121

43. JESSICA` MEIR (TAMARAC, FL): $3,121

44. BLAKE WHITTINGTON (JACKSONVILLE, FL): $3,121

45. RICHARD ZIPES (FT LAUDERDALE, FL): $3,121

46. PATRICK ESKANDAR (GULFPORT, MS): $2,664

47. OSCAR VALDES (MIAMI, FL): $2,664

48. EARL BARRON (CLARKSDALE, MS): $2,664

49. KISHOR BHAKTA (MIRAMAR, FL): $2,664

50. NILESH CHOUDHARY (MATTHEWS, NC): $2,664

51. MATTHEW SMITH (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $2,664

52. DMITRY SAVELYEV (SAN BRUNO, CA): $2,664

53. DAVID NOWLING (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $2,664

54. STEWART NEWMAN (WESTON, FL): $2,664

55. BRETTE DEJESUS (NAPLES, FL): $2,237

56. NIGEL MURRAY (MIAMI GARDENS, FL): $2,237

57. JOHNNY LAYNE II (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $2,237

58. SASCHA WALTER (LUDWIGSBURG): $2,237

59. JOHN DEPERSIO (PARKLAND, FL): $2,237

60. ANTHONY BRAMMER (TAMPA, FL): $2,237

61. ANTHONY VALIENTE (COCONUT GROVE, FL): $2,237

62. SALVATORE CAPUTO (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $2,237

63. GEORGE COLLI (SUFFIELD, CT): $2,237

64. MICHAEL LAAKE (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,988

65. JONATHAN DANIELS (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $1,988

66. WENDY FREEDMAN (LAS VEGAS, NV): $1,988

67. CARLOS SOBENES (CHAPEL LAKES, FL): $1,988

68. SCOTT EFRON (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,988

69. DENNIS RODRIGUEZ (SUNRISE, FL): $1,988

70. YUAN SHEN (CARY, NC): $1,988

71. ALEXANDER FLEITES (MIAMI, FL): $1,988

72. BENJAMIN EILERS (RALEIGH, NC): $1,988

73. FRANCISCO BASTON (MIAMI, FL): $1,839

74. MIRALLES (HIALEAH, FL): $1,839

75. ADAM LEVY (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $1,839

76. MIGUEL RUSSO (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $1,839

77. SHAWN NGUYEN (DAVIE, FL): $1,839

78. FABRICIO SCHAFFRATH (BUENOS AIRES): $1,839

79. CAMILO POSADA: $1,839

80. STEVEN TOUITOU (MIAMI, FL): $1,839

81. BRIAN OKEEFE (SUNRISE, FL): $1,839

82. RYAN SPONAUGLE (OLDSMAR, FL): $1,690

83. AVRAHAM KALMIS (PLANTATION, FL): $1,690

84. CHRISTOPHER ASARO (JUPITER, FL): $1,690

85. SHANE GOSLINE (BENSALEM, PA): $1,690

86. HAGAI STEIN (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA): $1,690

87. MINA AKLADIOUS (LAKE WORTH, FL): $1,690

88. KEVIN DENG (CORAL SPRINGS, FL): $1,690

89. MOHAMMED MUNAF (RICHARDSON, TX): $1,690

90. ROGER BROOKS (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $1,690

91. HAIDONG JIANG (CUTLER BAY, FL): $1,541

92. STEPHEN BURNS (LANSING, MI): $1,541

93. JAMES RUSSELL (MIAMI, FL): $1,541

94. SARAH BERRY (LONDON): $1,541

95. LUIS MELO (BORUTA ): $1,541

96. JULIO FERNANDEZ (MIAMI, FL): $1,541

97. STEVEN MILLER (KEY LARGO, FL): $1,541

98. MIGUEL BORRERO (JERSEY CITY, NJ): $1,541

99. EDWARD GILFILLAN (DECATUR, GA): $1,541

100. DANIEL SUEID (HALLANDALE, FL): $1,541

101. VITOR COELHO (TAMPA, FL): $1,441

102. RYAN HOHENSTEIN (EDEN PRAIRIE, MN): $1,441

103. MIGUEL RIEVERO (MIAMI, FL): $1,441

104. CODY FERGUSEN (LANTANA, FL): $1,441

105. TAYFUN AKBASLI (ARLINGTON, VA): $1,441

106. DAVID FELGER (LANTANA, FL): $1,441

107. COREY BURBICK (DAVIE, FL): $1,441

108. THEO LAWSON (MIAMI GARDENS, FL): $1,441

109. ANTHONY CASAS (MIAMI, FL): $1,441

110. RILEY FULLER (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,441

111. JEFFERY FOGUL (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $1,392

112. ROBERT GEORATO (NAPLES, FL): $1,392

113. KEVIN LOVE (PALMETTO BAY, FL): $1,392

114. PARASKEVAS PATSATSIS (PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL): $1,392

115. DIMAS MARTINEZ (BUFORD, GA): $1,392

116. LINDA LIPKINS (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,392

117. CHRISTOPHER FORIST (KISSIMMEE, FL): $1,392

118. DAVID POCES (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,392

119. MICHAEL ARRINGTON (MYRTLE BEACH, SC): $1,392

120. DAVID SWATSCHENO (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $1,392

121. SANDRA MEYER (WESTON, FL): $1,342

122. NICHOLAS ESQUIVEL (PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL): $1,342

123. MARCIN PLEWINSKI (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $1,342

124. ZACHARY GOODMAN (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,342

125. MARC DAVIS (ORLANDO, FL): $1,342

126. JORDAN STONE (FAYETTEVILLE, GA): $1,342

127. ROLANDO WONG (DORAL, FL): $1,342

128. GLORIA WHIMPER (NORCROSS, GA): $1,342

129. ERIC MUTSCHLER (TARPON SPGS, FL): $1,342

130. LAWERENCE POWELL (WELLINGTON, FL): $1,342

131. JERRY WONG (BROOKLYN, NY): $1,292

132. COREY DODD (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $1,292

133. OSCAR ZELEDON (SPRING HILL, FL): $1,292

134. NATHAN WOODSIDE (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $1,292

135. ARKADIY TSINIS (LAS VEGAS, NV): $1,292

136. MICHAEL BYRNE (PALOS HEIGHTS, IL): $1,292

137. BRIAN KU (MIAMI, FL): $1,292

138. JESSE LETCHWORTH (COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA): $1,292

139. DANIEL WELLBORN (CENTREVILLE, VA): $1,292

140. KEVIN ODONNELL (N LAS VEGAS, NV): $1,292

141. ROBERT LEE (TALLASSEE, AL): $1,243

142. FRANK FLOWERS (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY): $1,243

143. NOAH NOVICK (LOS ALTOS, CA): $1,243

144. ADAM GOLDBERG (LANTANA, FL): $1,243

145. STEVEN COSTA (COCONUT CREEK, FL): $1,243

146. AARON ROSENTHAL (ATLANTIC BCH, FL): $1,243

147. STEVEN THOMASON (PLEASANTON, CA): $1,243

148. GUDMUNDUR SIGURJONSSON (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $1,243

149. JAMES ANDERSON (WOOSTER, OH): $1,243

150. TREVOR WINSTEAD (FORT WORTH, TX): $1,243

151. MICHAEL ANGELINI (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $1,193

152. MAJD INRAHIM (PALM CITY, FL): $1,193

153. MICHAEL MORENO (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,193

154. DANIEL PEARLMAN (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $1,193

155. JOSEPH SCHWARTZ (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,193

156. DANIEL KOLCHKOV (POMPANO BEACH, FL): $1,193

157. GUY HAYUN (AVENTURA, FL): $1,193

158. JOEY PROSPER (MIAMI, FL): $1,193

159. MIGUEL CHAJTUR (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $1,193

160. ERNESTO PEREZ (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $1,193

161. LEE STEWART (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,143

162. MICHAEL LAROCCA (BOYNTON BEACH, FL): $1,143

163. JOSE AVILA (MIAMI, FL): $1,143

164. RANDY BURSTEIN (AVENTURA, FL): $1,143

165. HAWKINS (FORT MYERS, FL): $1,143

166. JOSHUA WASSERMAN (DEERFIELD BEACH, FL): $1,143

167. IAN GLAZER (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,143

168. ROBERTO BERROCAL (MIAMI, FL): $1,143

169. JOSEPH ROSENBERG (DAVIE, FL): $1,143

170. ANTUAN BUNKLEY (RIVIERA BEACH, FL): $1,143

171. ERIC SILVERBERG (PLANTATION, FL): $1,093

172. MICHAEL LUCUS (MIAMI, FL): $1,093

173. ROLANDO MARTINEZ (HIALEAH, FL): $1,093

174. JASON IBRAHIM (MIAMI, FL): $1,093

175. MICHAEL FERNEMAN (DAVENPORT, FL): $1,093

176. EUGENE KLEYMAN (BROOKLYN, NY): $1,093

177. STANLEY SILVERMAN (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,093

178. DERRICK CUTLER (MARIETTA, GA): $1,093

179. JAMES ROTHLEIN (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $1,093

180. TIMOTHY MILES (TALLAHASSEE, FL): $1,093

181. VADIMS IVANOVS (SUNNY ISL BCH, FL): $1,044

182. BRIAN HASTINGS (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL): $1,044

183. CIRILO GONZALEZ (MIAMI, FL): $1,044

184. JULIO PADILLA (ALTS DE YAUCO, ): $1,044

185. MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUI (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $1,044

186. GABRIEL AGACHE (BOCA RATON, FL): $1,044

187. PETER DRAGAR (BUDAPEST): $1,044

188. JASON ROSENBERG (RALEIGH, NC): $1,044

189. TIMOTHY ODELL (LONGWOOD, FL): $1,044

190. MANISH PAREKH (HOUSTON, TX): $1,044

191. DONALD SOMERS (MONTREAL, QC): $1,044

192. JASON GAYNOR (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $1,044

193. WHANGKYUNG CHOI (NEW YORK, NY): $1,044

194. ANDREW SCHWARTZ (DELRAY BEACH, FL): $1,044

195. JAIME CAMPOS (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $1,044

196. EVGENIY CATANE (SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL): $1,044

197. BRANDON COLBURN (HOLLYWOOD, FL): $1,044

198. COREY HARRSION): $1,044

199. DANIYAR KUNTAYEV (MIAMI BEACH, FL): $1,044

200. SALMAN JADDI (PEMBROKE PINES, FL): $1,044