Main Event: Who They’re Chasing

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 6: 200/400/50 | Structure
Flight C Entries: 237 | Total Entries: 590

With the Flight C field continuing to grow, we figured now was a good time to take a look at who the masses are chasing.

Farid Jattin

Poker pro Farid Jattin, fresh off a cash in the WPT Five Diamond, beat up Flight B bagging an impressive 435,500. Jattin took the lead shortly after dinner break and only added to his impressive stack over the day’s last few levels. Impressively, Flight B’s second biggest stack, that of Brett Bader, was seated on Jattin’s direct left.

Farid Jattin (left) and Brett Bader (right)

Bader bagged second in his respective flight, putting 371,500 away, but sits third overall. Juan Martinez owned Flight A and will start Day 2 behind Jattin.

Flight A chip leader Juan Martinez

Here’s a look at the top 10 stacks heading to Day 2:

1. Farid Jattin – 435,500
2. Juan Martinez – 377,500
3. Brett Bader – 371,500
4. Tom Nguyen – 364,000
5. Brandon Tjhang – 305,000
6. Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 271,500
7. Russell Jaicks – 233,000
8. Chad Deberry – 230,000
9. Anthony Astarita – 219,000
10. Leonard Demchak – 216,500

Complete Day 2 Chip Counts through Flight B