Charles Davis Scores $9,007 and Guitar Trophy in Outright PLO Victory

Below is the final report from Event 2 of the Winter Poker Open which concluded just before 2am Saturday

2017 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$250 Pot Limit Omaha Re-Entry
Entries: 143
Prize Pool: $30,030
December 8, 2017

Winner Name: Charles Davis
Age: 50
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Occupation: Self employed
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri

Tampa, Florida — Charles Davis defeated 143 entries in Event 2 of the Winter Poker Open during the early morning hours of Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The $250 Pot Limit Omaha Re-Entry saw a notable year-over-year attendance increase of more than 33 percent and Davis was rewarded with $9,007 and a guitar trophy for his outright win.

The event’s $20,000 guarantee was easily surpassed as a kiddie worth $30,030 was generated by the time registration closed. Davis came out on top of a tough field that included Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah, past WPO Main Event champion A.J. Kelsall and traveling pro John Holley. With 18 players left, Davis played a monster pot against Jeffrey Higgins. Both flopped a set — Higgins jacks and Davis nines — but David also had a pair of queens in his hand. A queen on the turn gave him a better set and he busted Higgins while raking in a pot worth nearly 800,000. Holding better than a third of the chips in play with 17 players left, Davis cruised to the final table and eventually to the winner’s circle.

Davis is 50 years old and resides right here in Tampa. Primarily a cash game player, he says this marked his first tournament and was in fact his first recorded cash.

Final results:

1st: Charles Davis – $9,007 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: Sean Hampson – $4,955
3rd: Ryan Carter – $2,853
4th: Mehdi Belhassan – $2,402
5th: Glenn Pulver – $1,802
6th: Richard Horswell – $1,502
7th: Wagner Wysotchanski – $1,201
8th: A.J. Kelsall – $901
9th: Jim Hagan – $676
10th: William Marsh – $601
11th: Kevin Greene – $601
12th: Wally Maddah – $601
13th: Alberto Martinez – $526
14th: Martin Markov – $526
15th: Alex Ivan – $526
16th: Alonzo Cherry – $450
17th: Mike Raimon – $450
18th: Jeffrey Higgins – $450