Event 1: Prize Pool and Payouts; $65,940 to Event 1 Champ

2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,209
Prize Pool:  $398,970
January 21 – 25, 2026

Registration closed for Winter Poker Open Event 1 with 1,209 entries, turning the $200,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $398,970. The last 154 players returning for Day 2 are in the money with $710 for a min-cash and $65,940 up top for the Event 1 champ.

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-24th: $2,580
25th-27th: $2,190
28th-30th: $1,880
31st-33rd: $1,630
34th-36th: $1,420
37th-45th: $1,260
46th-54th: $1,130
55th-63rd: $1,020
64th-72nd: $930
73rd-81st: $860
82nd-90th: $810
91st-99th: $770
100th-126th: $730
127th-154th: $710