The 2015 Winter Poker Open ran December 3rd through 20th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa, FL. In that time, 14 new winners were crowned with John Templeton taking the cake as the victor in the Championship. The 18-day series enjoyed attendance increases across the board, most notably a more than 50 percent year-over-year uptick in the finale.
Here’s a look at each of the series’ winners:
- Steven Bennett defeated 741 entries in Event 1 ($350 Deep Stack NLH) for $24,583
- Jean Miccio defeated 40 entries in Event 2 ($150 Ladies NLH) for $1,000 and $600 spa package
- John Duhig defeated 199 entries in Event 3 ($150 Deep Stack NLH Turbo) for $4,668
- Eric Wert defeated 546 entries in Event 4 ($150 Big Stack NLH) for $7,752
- Anthony Pellegrini defeated 103 entries in Event 5 ($250 PLO) for $3,729
- Jami Cvek defeated 124 entries in Event 6 ($150 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH) for $1,621
- Mike Laake defeated 634 entries in Event 7 ($560 Deep Stack NLH) for $54,756
- John Pappas defeated 202 entries in Event 8 ($150 Deep Stack NLH Turbo) for $3,485
- Dean Morris defeated 120 entries in Event 9 ($250 Deep Stack NLH) for $4,599
- Mike Sinicola defeated 60 entries in Event 10 ($125 Green Chip Bounty NLH) for $1,708
- Robert “Bo” Bloom defeated 210 entries in Event 11 ($180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ NLH) for $8,066
- John Pishos defeated 86 entries in Event 12 ($150 Deep Stack NLH Turbo) for $2,948
- John Templeton defeated 453 entries in the Championship ($1,650 NLH) for $134,731
- Mohd Eid defeated 210 entries in Event 14 ($150 Deep Stack NLH Turbo) for $7,054
Stay tuned as the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa announces its future series. In the meantime, thanks for a great Winter Poker Open and congratulations to all our winners!