$570 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 78

The reigning winner of the Winter Poker Open Championship is in the house. Just about 12 months ago, John Templeton defeated a field of 453 entries in the $1,650 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed finale. He ended up chopping three ways with David Lappano and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui. In the end, Templeton went down as the champ and earned $134,000.

The champ recently picked up on a board to scoop a nice pot. His stack currently sits at about 43,000.