Event 9: Final Table Underway; Anthony Solares Leads

$250 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Following a two-table stalemate that lasted the better part of three hours, Enzo Romano busted 11th and Bryce McVay 10th in simultaneous hands. The field is now down to nine players, consolidated to one table and the final playing session is underway.

In addition to Anthony Solares’ monster chip lead, the other headline at the table is that of Steven Bennett’s. Bennett won the Winter Poker Open series-opening event a few days ago and eyes his second title of the series.

Here’s a look at how the last nine players  stack up followed by the remaining payouts and updated results:

Seat assignments and chip counts
Seat 1: Anthony Solares – 932,000
Seat 2: James Gibson – 201,000
Seat 3: Glen Breton – 249,000
Seat 4: David Pisciotta – 166,000
Seat 5: Dean Morris – 403,000
Seat 6: J Mike Kennedy – 70,000
Seat 7: Steven Bennett – 236,000
Seat 8: Tyler Crane – 86,000
Seat 9: Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr. – 109,000

Remaining payouts
1st: – $7,065 + $1,650 WPO Championship seat
2nd: – $3,886
3rd: – $2,237
4th: – $1,884
5th: – $1,413
6th: – $1,178
7th: – $942
8th: – $707
9th: – $530
10th: – $471

Updated results
11th: Enzo Romano – $471
12th: John “Rainman” Dollinger – $471
13th: Eric Wert – $412
14th: Anthony Pellegrini – $412
15th: Richard Ogle – $412
16th: Victor Paulin – $353
17th: John Holley – $353
18th: Jeremy Costa – $353