$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 100/200

We expected action to be quick in the Turbo event but we’re also seeing players get in the game at a fine pace as well.

The tournament hit its $15,000 guarantee midway through the second level and showing no slowing in the first hour. The clock shows 130 entrants at the start of Level 3 with several players already firing their second bullet.

We have a few in their second game of the day after being sent out of Event 1. Sam Medina began that Day 2 with less than an average stack and was unable to run it up. Jeremy Costa was a one-time leader of Event 1 but couldn’t make it further than a min-cash.

Both are in the Turbo field and looking to get further this time around.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

About an hour after bursting the bubble and sending the remaining 72 players into the money, Praveen Challagundla is Event 1’s most recent elimination. He got all in holding versus the of Christy Pham. The board ran out and Challagundla busted 54th earning $816.

Christy Pham – 410,000 (41 bb)
Praveen Challagundla – Eliminated in 54th place ($816)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

55th: George Hemphill – $728
56th: Christopher Kline – $728
57th: Julius Gaduang – $728
58th: Ronald Sullivan – $728
59th: Cheri Beatty – $728
60th: Rocco Defina – $728
61st: David Lawrence – $728
62nd: James Carmadella – $728
63rd: Michael Turton – $728
64th: Anatoly Zharnitsky – $640
65th: Benjamin Rehm – $640
66th: Plamen Stoyanov – $640
67th: Carlos Loving – $640
68th: Jeremy Costa – $640
69th: Dariel Polanco – $640
70th: Michael Traficante – $640
71st: Walid Maddah – $640
72nd: Ross Monteleone – $640

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Anthony Dianaty has had a quiet Day 2 since starting with the chip lead. Still holding basically the stack he started with, Dianaty faced an early-position raise to 21,000 and called in late position. The flop came . The early-position player bet 25,000 and Dianaty called. The turn brought the and the early position player checked. Dianaty bet 60,000 and the early position player promptly moved all in for 144,000. Dianaty folded and now sits with 500,000.

On a neighboring table, Sean Shah holds and has a lone opponent at risk with . The board runs out dry and Shah sends a double-up across the table.

Anthony Dianaty – 500,000 (62 bb)
Sean Shah – 319,000 (39 bb)

Players are now on their first break of the day. They’ll return to Level 18 and blinds of 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The clock reads 54 remaining.

$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The next new event on the 2015 Winter Poker Open is ready to go and set for some fast-paced poker on a Sunday afternoon. Event 3 is a $150 buy-in tournament with a turbo structure, no one needs to worry about a late evening for this one.

The 15-minute levels will be balanced by the deep 25,000 starting stacks but things will still move quickly. The tournament also features a $15,000 guaranteed prizepool to put some nice money on the line.

Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 5:30pm and they will play down to a champion this evening.

Players are taking their seats and cards will soon be flying.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Chip leader Daniel Ramirez’s good run is continuing as his pocket jacks busted the of an opponent who held a few hundred thousand chips. The pot was the most recent in a hot string of hands and Ramirez now holds better than 1,500,000 chips with 60,000 players remaining.

Daniel Ramirez -1,550,000 (193 bb)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500 Ante

@SHRTPoker out 71st another min cash in the books #ontothenextone

— wally Maddah (@wallymystar) December 6, 2015

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500 Ante

Following just over an hour of Day 2 play, the 115-player restart field is down to the final 72 and all are assured a payday of at least $640. It was Dunedin, Fla.’s Praveen Challagundla who did the dirty work busting an unknown player 73rd and bursting the money bubble.

On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, the player shoved under the gun for 42,000 and it folded all the way around to Challagundla in the big blind. He quickly called flipping over . The UTG player was in a world of hurt as he exposed .

The flop and turn came and by the time the fell on the river the UTG player was already halfway out the door.

All remaining players have locked up $640 with a top prize of $51,197 and a $1,650 WPO Championship seat heading to first.

Praveen Challagundla – 190,000 (31 bb)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500 Ante

There was some real commotion on Table 38 as Daniel Ramirez spiked a gutshot to eliminate a player and take the far-and-awaychip lead.

“Just write suckout,” a tablemate laughed as media staff approached the table.

According to the players’ recap, Ramirez opened and a lone opponent three bet to about 30,000. Ramirez called and the flop came 7-8-3 with two spades. Ramirez checked and the opponent bet. Ramirez raised, and here’s where it gets fuzzy. The opponent shoved for an unknown amount. Ramirez swears it was in the 40,000 range, but the table says it was “way” more than that. Either way, Ramirez called, spiked a six to hit his gutshot and bust the opponent.

“It was standard, man,” Ramirez laughed.

Ramirez now holds 830,000 chips good for 138 big blinds.

Daniel Ramirez – 830,000 (138 bb)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante

Tampa local Marc Lowe is working his way up the leaderboard early on Day 2. After beginning the day with just under 300,000, Lowe caught a fortunate on the river. He held and outdrew the and of two at-risk opponents on a board. In addition to sending two players to the rail, the hand put Lowe’s stack at 405,000 — the third largest in the room right now.

Marc Lowe – 405,000 (101 bb)