$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship (Re-Entry)
Start of Level 9: 400/800/100 Ante

Players still have a few minutes left to relax on their dinner break before they return to grind it down to the end of the day.

Maroun Akiki is the clear leader after eight levels with Brandon Byars joining him over the 100K mark. There are still plenty of tough spots in the tournament, we expect to see a lot of action over the last six levels.

Notable counts:

Maroun Akiki – 160,000 (200 bb)
Brandon Byars – 111,200 (139 bb)
Jerry Silva – 90,500 (113 bb)
Michael Newman – 89,000 (111 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 78,900 (99 bb)
Tony March – 76,000 (95 bb)
Raymond Ruszkowski – 76,000 (95 bb)
Ory Hen – 74,400 (93 bb)
Cory Waaland – 66,500 (83 bb)
Ryan Dunn – 46,600 (58 bb)
Sean Shah – 38,200 (48 bb)
Peter Vitantonio – 34,500 (43 bb)
AJ Kelsall – 34,000 (43 bb)
Jeffrey Trudeau Jr. – 22,500 (28 bb)
Kane Kalas – 8,200 (10 bb)