David Prociak Scores Seventh Seminole Trophy Following Outright Winter Poker Open Victory

Below is the final report from Event 4 of the Winter Poker Open which concluded just after 1am Thursday

2017 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Entries: 546
Prize Pool: $163,800
December 11-13, 2017

One-time Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year David Prociak continued to dominate the SHRP scene during the early morning hours of Thursday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa. Prociak, a resident of nearby Orlando, scored an outright win in Event 4 of the property’s Winter Poker Open, a $350 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry tournament. For the impressive feat, he was rewarded with $40,787 and, remarkably, his seventh SHRP trophy.

The tournament drew a big field of 546 entries generating a total prize pool of $163,800. That figure easily surpassed the $100,000 guarantee and ultimately saw the top 54 players finish in the money. Day 2 restarted with 101 remaining and Prociak held a top-20 stack. Play moved fast with the bubble bursting after the first break and the field quickly narrowing to the final few tables. Prociak beat up the late stages of the tournament taking the chip lead to the final table and never looking back.

Prociak is 35 years old donned his POY title during the 2016 season. The WPO Event 4 win grew his recorded earnings to over $800,000 and added to an impressive tournament resume that also includes a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. In addition to his poker income, Prociak is a business owner.

Here’s a look at the tournament’s final results:

1st: David Prociak – $40,787 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: Timothy Forsberg – $22,932
3rd: Tom Nguyen – $14,742
4th: Robert Irby – $11,712
5th: Chris Whitney – $9,173
6th: Toby Boas – $7,535
7th: Jack McIntyre – $5,979
8th: Sumit Mantaporm – $4,668
9th: Thomas Jackson – $3,276
10th: Rasam Mohammadian – $2,129
11th: Elizabeth McKane – $2,129
12th: Anthony Guagliardo – $2,129
13th: Ryan Luker – $1,638
14th: Charlie Riley – $1,638
15th: Earl Coggin – $1,638
16th: Anatoly Zharnitsky – $1,229
17th: Qinghao Zheng – $1,229
18th: Anthony Dianaty – $1,229
19th: Giang Nguyen – $901
20th: Danny Lobato – $901
21st: Jim Farnsworth – $901
22nd: Clark Hamilton – $901
23rd: Hyndi Khomutetsky – $901
24th: Josias Santos – $901
25th: Dominick Minaya – $901
26th: Brian Rand – $901
27th: Blake Hanes – $901
28th: Erik Zika – $819
29th: Ross Ward – $819
30th: Steven Pellingra – $819
31st: Manny Minaya – $819
32nd: Joseph DiChiaro – $819
33rd: Amelio Amato – $819
34th: Michael Gallo – $819
35th: Sean Haywood – $819
36th: Richard Petrovic – $819
37th: Donald Brown – $737
38th: Wesley Skinner – $737
39th: Michael Cohen – $737
40th: Joseph Orsino – $737
41st: Oscar Zeledon – $737
42nd: Abdel “AB” Bouanani – $737
43rd: Bryce McVay– $737
44th: Martin Markov – $737
45th: John Deignan – $737
46th: Michael Tomic – $655
47th: Sherrie Williams – $655
48th: Jeffrey Kichman – $655
49th: Alex Ivan – $655
50th: Remedios Patalinghug – $655
51st: Barbara Cardin – $655
52nd: Joseph Dinardo – $655
53rd: Joseph Buonodono – $655
54th: Brian Menefee– $655