$250 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 6,000/12,000
Players Remaining: 4 of 107

Len Nhoung came to the final table with a huge lead but those chips were soon disbursed among her tablemates. She was down to 250,000 and put the middle after a series of raises with Alex Ivan.

Ivan:
Nhoung:

The board ran and Ivan’s nut flush sent Nhoung out in fifth place.

Alex Ivan – 310,000 (31 bb)
Len Nhoung – Eliminated in 5th place ($1,395)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 508

In a raised pot, Kevin Pahl was in position versus Mark “Bud” Wiser. The flop was and Pahl shoved. Wiser took a minute or two, but called off his last 650,000. Wiser held and was paired versus the of Pahl’s flush draw, overcards and backdoor straight draws.

The turn fell the completing Pahl’s flush. Wiser called for another ace in hopes to improve to a fullhouse, but it never came. The river sealed the deal and Wiser was eliminated in third place earning $5,338.

Pahl went into heads up play against Kostas Papastavrou with a massive chip deficit.

Mark “Bud” Wiser – Eliminated in third place ($5,338)

$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 90

Registration closed on Event 6 with exactly 90 entries in the game to create a prize pool worth $17,250. The last nine players will take home some money with the winner earning $6,035 and a $1,650 WPO Championship seat.

2016 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, FL
Event 6
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 90
Prize Pool: $17,250
December 7, 2016

1st: $6,035 + $1,650 Championship seat
2nd: $3,278
3rd: $2,070
4th: $1,553
5th: $1,208
6th: $1,035
7th: $863
8th: $690
9th: $518

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 508

Brandon Sinawi  and Kevin Goldstein were just eliminated in a span of only a couple hands by chip leader Kostas Papastavrou. Papastavrou’s lead grew while Sinawi was eliminated fourth for $4,241 and Goldstein fifth for $3,321.

Brandon Sinawi – Eliminated in fourth place ($4,241)
Kevin Goldstein – Eliminated in fifth place ($3,321)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 508

Devaraj Munisekar open-shoved for 280,000. Action was sent to Kevin Pahl in the small blind and he moved all in for more. The big blind folded and Munisekar was at risk.

Pahl:
Devaraj Munisekar:

Runout:

Pahl’s aces took the pot and Munisekar was eliminated in sixth place for $2,728.

Devaraj Munisekar – Eliminated in sixth place ($2,728)

$250 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 4,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 5 of 107

Nothing went well for Oliver Agostini after the last break, his raises not getting through and running into better, rivered hands. The last big hand saw him raise to 28,000 and get two callers to the flop.

Agostini bet pot again, this time for 96,000 and only Jordan Holt came along to the turn. Agostini tossed in his last 14,000 and Holt called to put him at risk.

Holt:
Agostini:

Agostini was drawing thin with only four outs left in the deck, two tens and two non-spade aces. The river was not one of them and Holt’s flush sent him out in sixth place.

Jordan Holt – 630,000 (79 bb)
Oliver Agostini – Eliminated in 6th place ($1,083)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 508

Devaraj Munisekar raised to 100,000 from late position and Kostas Papastavrou made it 445,000 behind him. It was back on Munisekar and he moved all-in. Papastavrou called and with that the two biggest stacks at the table were all in preflop. It was unclear who had who covered.

Munisekar:
Papastavrou:

Runout:

Papastavrou spiked his king on the turn to win the hand. His stack was counted down to 1,944,000. Munisekar sent the pot Papastavrou’s way and was left with just 160,000. Papastavrou, meanwhile, took a massive chip lead.

Kostas Papastavrou – 3,975,000 (99 bb)
Devaraj Munisekar – 160,000 (4 bb)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 508

Kevin Goldstein moved all in from late position and Angelo Valdez called from the small blind. Valdez was at risk.

Valdez:
Goldstein:

Goldstein, who previously doubled through Valdez’s queens, joked about good he was running. The flop fell .

“I’m running really well right now,” Goldstein said. “The queen’s coming on the turn or river.”

He was wrong about the turn, but smacked the river improving him to a set and earning himself the pot. Valdez was eliminated in seventh place good for a $2,165 score.

Angel Valdez – Eliminated in seventh place ($2,165)

$250 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 3,000/6,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 107

$250 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 3,000/6,000
Players Remaining: 7 of 107

Alex Ivan limped under the gun and John Holley followed along with him. Oliver Agostini raised it up to 20,000 to get a call from Ivan and Holley was all-in for 17,000 total.

Agostini and Ivan checked it down until the board read and Agostini bet 15,000 on the river. Ivan called and mucked when Agostini showed the nut flush . Holley’s kings up was no good and he was eliminated in eight place.

Even with the knockout, Holley is not having a bad day. This was his second cash of the day after making the money in Event 4 and he’s going for number three after he jumped into Event 6.

Oliver Agostini – 285,000 (48 bb)
John Holley – Eliminated in 8th place ($666)