Below is a recap of Event 3 of the Winter Poker Open, a $150 Deep Stack Turbo event that concluded Sunday, December 4.

2016 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, FL
Event 3
$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 184
Prize Pool: $20,430
December 4, 2016

Josias Santos broke through and carded another tournament victory at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sunday night during the property’s Winter Poker Open. Santos, a native of Brazil, defeated a field of 184 entries in a $150 Deep Stack Turbo event pocketing $4,749 and a $1,650 seat in the series’ $300,000 guaranteed Championship. The victory is his second at the Seminole Hard Rock, his first coming in 2015 when he carded more than $30,000 in the Deep STack Winter Poker Series.

Event 3 played out in a flash, narrowing from nearly 200 starting entries to the final table of 10 in just about seven hours. The average stack hovered around 10 big blinds and Louis Constant’s 10th-place finish opened the floodgates. Just about 30 minutes after his departure play narrowed to a heads-up battle between Santos and eventual runner-up Jennifer Arojado. Santos owned roughly three-quarters of the chips in play heads up, but that didn’t stop Arojado from trying to negotiate an even chop. Santos was reluctant at first, but obliged after a few minutes of debate. The prize money was split evenly, but Santos’ deal was sweetened with the Championship seat, and of course, the property’s token guitar trophy.

Santos is a 52-year-old business owner who spends as much of his free time on the tournament felt he can. His poker resume boasts 44 cashes totaling nearly $160,000 in career earnings. He experienced some success in Tampa recently as well, finishing fourth in the WPTDeepStacks-Tampa in June for over $18,000.

Event 3 final results:

1st: Josias Santos – $4,749 + $1,650 Championship Seat
2nd: Jennifer Arojado – $4,749
3rd: Kenneth Jensen – $1,941
4th: Myhong Han – $1,634
5th: Michael Scott – $1,226
6th: Eric Buel – $1,022
7th: Moses Clepper – $817
8th: Peter Dalcamo – $613
9th: Mark “Bud” Wiser – $460
10th: Louis Constant – $409
11th: Michael Conner – $409
12th: Matthew Sacks – $409
13th: Paul Huffer – $358
14th: Gerald Silva – $358
15th: Robert Bloom – $358
16th: Jean Hebert – $306
17th: Roerto Polanco – $306
18th: Daniel Pearlman – $306

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 184

Despite owning roughly three-quarters of the chips in play, Josias Santos agreed to an even chop with Jennifer Arojado. The pair both pocketed $4,749, but Santos went home with the $1,650 Championship seat as well as the token guitar trophy.

A complete report will be posted tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a look at the tournament’s final results:

1st: Josias Santos – $4,749 + $1,650 Championship Seat
2nd: Jennifer Arojado – $4,749
3rd: Kenneth Jensen – $1,941
4th: Myhong Han – $1,634
5th: Michael Scott – $1,226
6th: Eric Buel – $1,022
7th: Moses Clepper – $817
8th: Peter Dalcamo – $613
9th: Mark “Bud” Wiser – $460
10th: Louis Constant – $409
11th: Michael Conner – $409
12th: Matthew Sacks – $409
13th: Paul Huffer – $358
14th: Gerald Silva – $358
15th: Robert Bloom – $358
16th: Jean Hebert – $306
17th: Roerto Polanco – $306
18th: Daniel Pearlman – $306

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 184

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 184

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 184

Eric Buel was in the cutoff and jammed about 85,000. Kenneth Jensen called from the big blind and tabled . Buel was in a world of hurt owning .

“I hate ace-rag,” Buel said standing from his chair.

The dealer burned and turned five blanks and Buel was the sixth-place finisher.

Eric Buel – Eliminated in 6th place ($1,022)

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 184

Moses Clepper shoved the button for 185,000 and Jennifer Arojado called from the big blind.

Arojado:
Clepper:

Runout:

Arojado improved to a fullhouse and Clepper was eliminated in seventh place for $613.

Moses Clepper – Eliminated in 7th place ($817)

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 184

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 184

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 184

Louis Constant open-shoved for 125,000. Kenneth Jensen called from the button and so did Myong Han from the big blind. The trio saw a flop of . Han and Jensen, who were competing for the side pot, checked. The turn fell the and Ham lead for 100,000. Jensen folded and Han and Constant tabled their holdings.

Han: for a pair of kings
Constant: for an ace-high flush draw

The river fell the and Constant was eliminated in 10th place earning $409.

Louis Constant – Eliminated in 10th place ($409)

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 184

Josias Santos has a stranglehold on the chip lead owning 1,140,000 of the 3,680,000 in play.

Here’s a look at how the table stacks up:

Seat 1: Michael Scott – 415,000
Seat 2: Kenneth Jensen – 550,000
Seat 3: Moses Clepper – 193,000
Seat 4: Myong Han – 370,000
Seat 5: Mark “Bud” Wiser – 145,000
Seat 6: Louis Constant – 214,000
Seat 7: Jennifer Arojado – 275,000
Seat 8: Peter Dalcamo – 104,000
Seat 9: Eric Buel – 307,000
Seat 10: Josias Santos – 1,140,000

1st – $6,127 + $1,650 Championship Seat
2nd – $3,371
3rd – $1,941
4th – $1,634
5th – $1,226
6th – $1,022
7th – $817
8th – $613
9th – $460
10th – $409