Championship: Flight A of the Finale Underway; Guitar Trophy and SHRPO Seat to Champ

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 50/100
Entries: 61

Winter Poker Open Championship guitar trophy

The day is here. Thursday marks beginning of the Winter Poker Open Championship, the series’ $1650 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed finale. Last year’s event blew the doors off the poker room drawing more than 450 entries generating a prize pool of over $675,000. In the end, John Templeton earned a six-figure top prize along with the property’s token guitar trophy.

Flight A — the first of three starting flights in this year’s event — is freshly underway. Players are taking their seats to 30,000-chip starting stacks and are set to log 14, 45-minute levels. Late registration and re-entry are available until about 7pm with play expected to conclude around 11pm.

Here’s a closer look at the schedule:

11AM: Day 1A – $1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)

$300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 45-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
Championship Structure Sheet

Updates throughout the day will be available right here at SHRTPoker.com. Good luck, Championship players!