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2026 Winter Poker Open

Event 1: Counts on Break

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $398,970   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,209

Table 21
Seat 2: Brandon Padula – 3,725,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: Mike Valore – 3,750,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Nathan Seifert – 2,000,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: John Coleman – 1,925,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Thomas Minnich-Weber – 4,475,000 (30 bb)
Seat 9: Vaughn Steeves – 850,000 (6 bb)

Table 22
Seat 2: Ben Paul Chelladurai – 6,875,000 (46 bb)
Seat 3: Monty Pace – 4,125,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Marsha Wolak – 1,300,000 (9 bb)
Seat 5: Drew Dodge – 4,775,000 (32 bb)
Seat 9: Robert Thomas – 2,575,000 (17 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $65,940 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $40,700
3rd: $30,680
4th: $23,340
5th: $17,930
6th: $13,900
7th: $10,880
8th: $8,600
9th: $6,860
10th-11th: $5,530

2026 Winter Poker Open

Event 1: Two Tables Remain

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $398,970   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,209

Robert LeBeau

With the elimination of Robert LeBeau in 19th place, the tournament is down to the last 18 players with $65,940 still waiting on the winner.

19th: Robert LeBeau – $3,080
20th: Forrest Raleigh – $3,080
21st: Onder Ekinci – $3,080
22nd: Joshua Pitz – $2,580
23rd: Grant Missonis – $2,580
24th: Matthew Stetterler – $2,580
25th: Tony Hoang – $2,190
26th: Michael Capozzoli – $2,190
27th: David Folmar – $2,190

1st: $65,940 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $40,700
3rd: $30,680
4th: $23,340
5th: $17,930
6th: $13,900
7th: $10,880
8th: $8,600
9th: $6,860
10th-12th: $5,530
13th-15th: $4,500
16th-18th: $3,700

19th: Robert LeBeau – $3,080
20th: Forrest Raleigh – $3,080
21st: Onder Ekinci – $3,080
22nd: Joshua Pitz – $2,580
23rd: Grant Missonis – $2,580
24th: Matthew Stetterler – $2,580
25th: Tony Hoang – $2,190
26th: Michael Capozzoli – $2,190
27th: David Folmar – $2,190

2026 Winter Poker Open

Event 1: Counts on Break

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $398,970   |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,209

Table 10
Seat 1: Chris Nance – 1,500,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Ben Paul Chelladurai – 3,425,000 (46 bb)
Seat 4: Grant Missonis – 1,375,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Forrest Raleigh – 1,050,000 (14 bb)
Seat 6: Robert Thomas – 2,225,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Thomas Minnich-Weber – 3,525,000 (47 bb)
Seat 9: Billy McPhillips – 500,000 (7 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: Lee Tran – 1,425,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Joshua Pitz – 1,150,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: Brandon Padula – 1,575,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Pete Douvlis – 600,000 (8 bb)
Seat 5: Mike Valore – 1,450,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: John Coleman – 700,000 (9 bb)
Seat 8: Monty Pace – 1,750,000 (23 bb)
Seat 9: Robert LeBeau – 1,450,000 (19 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: Nathan Seifert – 1,325,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Onder Ekinci – 1,450,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Marsha Wolak – 1,475,000 (20 bb)
Seat 5: Drew Dodge – 2,550,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Manny Minaya – 1,500,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Vaughn Steeves – 1,850,000 (25 bb)
Seat 8: Imre Papp – 875,000 (12 bb)
Seat 9: Stephen Siska – 1,450,000 (19 bb)

24th: Matthew Stetterler – $2,580
25th: Tony Hoang – $2,190
26th: Michael Capozzoli – $2,190
27th: David Folmar – $2,190

Remaining payouts:

1st: $65,940 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $40,700
3rd: $30,680
4th: $23,340
5th: $17,930
6th: $13,900
7th: $10,880
8th: $8,600
9th: $6,860
10th-12th: $5,530
13th-15th: $4,500
16th-18th: $3,700
19th-21st: $3,080
22nd-23rd: $2,580