Below is the final report from Event 4 of the Winter Poker Open which concluded just after 1am Thursday

2017 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Entries: 546
Prize Pool: $163,800
December 11-13, 2017

One-time Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year David Prociak continued to dominate the SHRP scene during the early morning hours of Thursday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa. Prociak, a resident of nearby Orlando, scored an outright win in Event 4 of the property’s Winter Poker Open, a $350 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry tournament. For the impressive feat, he was rewarded with $40,787 and, remarkably, his seventh SHRP trophy.

The tournament drew a big field of 546 entries generating a total prize pool of $163,800. That figure easily surpassed the $100,000 guarantee and ultimately saw the top 54 players finish in the money. Day 2 restarted with 101 remaining and Prociak held a top-20 stack. Play moved fast with the bubble bursting after the first break and the field quickly narrowing to the final few tables. Prociak beat up the late stages of the tournament taking the chip lead to the final table and never looking back.

Prociak is 35 years old donned his POY title during the 2016 season. The WPO Event 4 win grew his recorded earnings to over $800,000 and added to an impressive tournament resume that also includes a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. In addition to his poker income, Prociak is a business owner.

Here’s a look at the tournament’s final results:

1st: David Prociak – $40,787 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: Timothy Forsberg – $22,932
3rd: Tom Nguyen – $14,742
4th: Robert Irby – $11,712
5th: Chris Whitney – $9,173
6th: Toby Boas – $7,535
7th: Jack McIntyre – $5,979
8th: Sumit Mantaporm – $4,668
9th: Thomas Jackson – $3,276
10th: Rasam Mohammadian – $2,129
11th: Elizabeth McKane – $2,129
12th: Anthony Guagliardo – $2,129
13th: Ryan Luker – $1,638
14th: Charlie Riley – $1,638
15th: Earl Coggin – $1,638
16th: Anatoly Zharnitsky – $1,229
17th: Qinghao Zheng – $1,229
18th: Anthony Dianaty – $1,229
19th: Giang Nguyen – $901
20th: Danny Lobato – $901
21st: Jim Farnsworth – $901
22nd: Clark Hamilton – $901
23rd: Hyndi Khomutetsky – $901
24th: Josias Santos – $901
25th: Dominick Minaya – $901
26th: Brian Rand – $901
27th: Blake Hanes – $901
28th: Erik Zika – $819
29th: Ross Ward – $819
30th: Steven Pellingra – $819
31st: Manny Minaya – $819
32nd: Joseph DiChiaro – $819
33rd: Amelio Amato – $819
34th: Michael Gallo – $819
35th: Sean Haywood – $819
36th: Richard Petrovic – $819
37th: Donald Brown – $737
38th: Wesley Skinner – $737
39th: Michael Cohen – $737
40th: Joseph Orsino – $737
41st: Oscar Zeledon – $737
42nd: Abdel “AB” Bouanani – $737
43rd: Bryce McVay– $737
44th: Martin Markov – $737
45th: John Deignan – $737
46th: Michael Tomic – $655
47th: Sherrie Williams – $655
48th: Jeffrey Kichman – $655
49th: Alex Ivan – $655
50th: Remedios Patalinghug – $655
51st: Barbara Cardin – $655
52nd: Joseph Dinardo – $655
53rd: Joseph Buonodono – $655
54th: Brian Menefee– $655

• Download: Final Results (PDF)

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 1/546

David Prociak checked an flop to Timothy Forsberg. Forsberg bet 250,000 and Prociak shoved. Forsberg called and Prociak had his seventh Seminole Hard Rock Poker trophy within reach.

Prociak: for top pair
Forsberg: for middle pair

Turn and river:

Prociak improved to trips and took the title. Forsberg earned $22,932 for his runner-up finish.

Prociak pocketed $40,787 and the win moved him over $800,000 in reported tournament earnings.

A full report on the event will be posted Thursday afternoon. In the meantime, here’s a look at the final table results:

1st: David Prociak – $40,787 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: Timothy Forsberg – $22,932
3rd: Tom Nguyen – $14,742
4th: Robert Irby – $11,712
5th: Chris Whitney – $9,173
6th: Toby Boas – $7,535
7th: Jack McIntyre – $5,979
8th: Sumit Mantaporm – $4,668
9th: Thomas Jackson – $3,276

Additional results are available in the posts below.

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 31: 60,000/120,000/20,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 3/546

Timothy Forsberg raised the small blind to 275,000 and Tom Nguyen called from the big.

Flop: — Forsberg lead with an all-in bet. Nguyen, the short stack by a margin, snapped.

Nguyen: for trips
Forsberg: for a diamond draw

Turn and river:

Forsberg hit his flush and Nguyen was eliminated in third place.

David Prociak – 7,270,000
Timothy Forsberg – 3,650,000
Tom Nguyen — Eliminated in 3rd place ($14,742)

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/10,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 3/546

Tom Nguyen open-jammed the button for about 750,000 and chip leader David Prociak shoved for significantly more from the small blind. Timothy Fornsberg folded his big and Nguyen was at risk.

Prociak:
Nguyen:

Runout:

Nguyen improved to trips and doubled through the chip leader.

Tom Nguyen – 1,500,0009

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/10,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 3/546

Robert Irby was in a heads-up pot against David Prociak and checked an flop. Prociak bet 500,000 and Irby called.

The turn was the and Irby checked again. Prociak announced, “750,000” and Irby promptly moved all-in. Prociak called putting Irby at risk.

Prociak: for two pair
Irby: for top pair

River:

Irby was second best. Prociak’s stack was counted down to 2,800,000 and it was revealed he had Irby covered. Irby busted in fourth place for $11,712

David Prociak – 6,375,000
Robert Irby — Eliminated in 4th place ($11,712)

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/10,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 4/546

Timothy Forsberg raised the button to 225,000. Robert Irby defended the big blinds and the pair saw a flop.

Flop: — Irby checked. Forsberg bet 175,000. Irby check-raised to 350,000. Forsberg called and they saw the turn.

Turn: — Irby lead for 800,000. Forsberg moved all-in for 1,180,000 and Irby called.

Forsberg: for a straight
Irby: for two pair

River:

Forsberg’s straight held and he doubled through Irbo.

Timothy Forsberg – 3,45,000

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 30: 50,000/100,000/10,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 4/546

Short stack Chris Whitney hit the rail just a hand or two after Toby Boas. Whitney finished fifth earning $9,173.

Chris Whitney – Eliminated in 5th place ($9,173)

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 5/546

Timothy Forsberg raised to 175,000 and Toby Boas shoved for a little over 500,000 from his direct left. The remaining players folded and Boas was racing for his tournament life.

Boas:
Forsberg:

Runout:

Forsberg spiked an ace on the turn for aces-up and Boas was eliminated in sixth place.

Toby Boas – Eliminated in 6th place ($7,535)

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 6/546

David Prociak limped the small blind and Jack McIntyre checked from the big. They were heads up.

Flop: — Prociak checked. McIntyre plopped a small stack of blue in the pot. Prociak check-raised all-in and McIntyre called off about 1,000,000 total.

Prociak: for an overpair and queen-high flush draw
McIntyre: for a pair of fours and an eight-high flish draw

Turn and river: — Both players hit their flush, but Prociak’s queen was best. McIntyre hit the rail in seventh place.

Jack McIntyre — Eliminated in 7th place ($5,979)

Event 4: $350 Deep Stack, $100K Gtd
Level 29: 40,000/80,000/10,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 7/546

Last level, Robert Irby spiked the case seven on the river to double up and stay alive. A few hands later, he continued a hot streak of cards busting Sumit Mantaporn in eighth place. Irby grew his stack and now sits on 3,400,000 chips to lead the way.

Robert Irby – 3,400,000