The 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5,250 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship drew a total of 1,180 entries, the third-largest in SHRPO history. The massive turnout saw the $3 million guarantee easily surpassed, with the final prize pool of $5,723,000 paid out among the top 148 finishers. The lion’s share of that money was ultimately awarded to Haiti’s Dimitri Vorbe, who took home $929,365 for the win. This was by far the largest score on Vorbe’s tournament resume, with his only previous score being a $2,085 payday for a 24th-place finish in a $400 buy-in event at the same venue back in the spring. In addition to the title and the money, Vorbe also secured 1,920 Card Player Player of the Year points as the champion of this event. This was his first POY-qualified score of the year, but it alone was enough to see him climb into 29th place in the 2021 POY race standings, which are sponsored by Global Poker. The final table began with Vorbe in the lead and Ian O’Hara in seco
More than 16,400 Pinellas County residents cast their ballots to decide who will lead their cities and towns into the future.
Highlighting the races March 9 were four mayoral posts, including three in municipalities along the beaches. Below are some highlights of the official results.
Commissioner Tyler Payne
Treasure Island
There will be a new mayor in Treasure Island after Commissioner Tyler Payne handily defeated incumbent Larry Lunn with 62.33% of the vote. Payne was elected in 2020 representing District 2, which encompasses Isle of Palms and Sunshine Beach. Lunn, who was elected to a three-year term in 2018, also served as commissioner of District 2 from 2017-18.
In Safety Harbor, âtownies versus the developersâ dominates city commission races
Safety Harbor and nine other small Pinellas municipalities will hold elections March 9.
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Candidate signs are seen along a street Friday, March 5, 2021 in Safety Harbor. It is one of 10 small Pinellas municipalities that will hold elections March 9, with four mayorâs offices and 19 council or commission seats on the ballots. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
By William March
Updated Mar. 6
The perennial political argument in Safety Harbor â development vs. preserving what everyone calls âsmall town charmâ â is again dominating city commission campaigns in this community of about 17,000, known as the cutest town around Tampa Bay.