2024 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 292
Prize Pool: $178,120
January 29 – 31, 2024
The $700 Deep Stack Challenge was one of the last events before the WPO Championship, and a lot of talented players came out for the warmup. By the night’s end, Maroun Akiki outlasted everyone for the outright win for $37,870.
This was the biggest cash of Akiki’s career, topping the $32K he earned for a Lucky Hearts Poker Open title in Hollywood over a decade ago. He beat a tough final table in WPO Event 4 that included two-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang and Tampa tournament killer Fred Paradis.
Congrats Maroun and good luck in the Championship!
Results:
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maroun | Akiki | Kissimmee | FL | $37,870 |
| 2 | Michael | Wang | Las Vegas | NV | $25,210 |
| 3 | Fred | Paradis | Oldsmar | FL | $18,370 |
| 4 | Teresa | Ramsey | Broken Arrow | OK | $13,560 |
| 5 | Ross | Corless | Lakeland | FL | $10,150 |
| 6 | Evan | Pantano | Key West | FL | $7,700 |
| 7 | Chad | Lipton | Fort Lauderdale | FL | $5,920 |
| 8 | Alexander | Ziskin | Fort Myers | FL | $4,620 |
| 9 | Travis | Gentile | Tampa | FL | $3,650 |
| 10 | Joshua | Hertz | Ivyland | PA | $3,650 |
| 11 | Jason | Block | Tampa | FL | $2,980 |
| 12 | Jared | Penney | Alachua | FL | $2,980 |
| 13 | Christopher | Cochran | Ringgold | GA | $2,480 |
| 14 | Marcus | Gurley | Summerland Key | FL | $2,480 |
| 15 | Justin | Horne | Mount Airy | NC | $2,110 |
| 16 | Raymond | Mancini | Sarasota | FL | $2,110 |
| 17 | Nicholas | Costa | Port Orange | FL | $1,830 |
| 18 | Edwin | Vasconcelos | Port Orange | FL | $1,830 |
| 19 | Ryan | Luppino | Charleston | SC | $1,830 |
| 20 | Hristos | Tsironis | Orlando | FL | $1,830 |
| 21 | Andrew | Phillips | Palm Coast | FL | $1,620 |
| 22 | Yunkyu | Song | Camas | WA | $1,620 |
| 23 | Kevin | Dilk | Greenwood | IN | $1,620 |
| 24 | Matthew | Ball | Seffner | FL | $1,620 |
| 25 | William | Greenfield | Villanova | PA | $1,460 |
| 26 | Ryan | Hogan | Winter Garden | FL | $1,460 |
| 27 | Erickson | Zschunke | Atlanta | GA | $1,460 |
| 28 | Ronald | Lane | Wilmer | AL | $1,460 |
| 29 | Felipe | Koury | Rio De Saneiro | $1,460 | |
| 30 | Peter | Walsworth | Lakewood Ranch | FL | $1,460 |
| 31 | Randy | Levin | Tampa | FL | $1,460 |
| 32 | Isaac | Ali | Tampa | FL | $1,460 |
| 33 | Brian | Brookshire | Greenwood | IN | $1,360 |
| 34 | Sanjib | Acharya | Tampa | FL | $1,360 |
| 35 | James | Mckinnon | Saint Petersburg | FL | $1,360 |
| 36 | Cuinn | Griffin | Sarasota | FL | $1,360 |
| 37 | Sihao | Zhang | Useldange | $1,360 |