$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 471

Seat 1: David Kozma – 6,365,000 (106 bb)
Seat 4: Jamie Smith – 2,965,000 (49 bb)
Seat 5: Jerry Silva – 1,940,000 (32 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Yanchek – 1,130,000 (19 bb)
Seat 8: Ken McAdams – 6,435,000 (107 bb)

Payouts:

1st: $140,000 + WPO Guitar trophy
2nd: $90,000
3rd: $65,000
4th: $50,000
5th: $37,000
6th: Jordan Lowery – $28,000
7th: Philip Jackson – $22,000
8th: Tom Nguyen – $17,000
9th: Mark Koeln – $13,500

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 471

Ken McAdams opened to 115,000 from the button and David Kozma called in the small blind. Jordan Lowery moved all in for 1,105,000 from the big blind, McAdams folded, and Kozma called.

Kozma:
Lowery:

Lowery was dominated by the bigger ace and it got worse when Kozma paired his ace on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river and Lowery was eliminated in sixth place.

David Kozma – 6,200,000 (124 bb)
Jordan Lowery – Eliminated in 6th Place ($28,000)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 471

Jamie Smith opened to 125,000 from the button, Philip Jackson moved all in for 800,000 from the big blind and Smith called.

Smith:
Jackson:

Jackson was behind but had to live cards with a chance to double up. The board ran out , Jackson missed, and was eliminated in seventh place.

Jamie Smith – 3,175,000 (64 bb)
Philip Jackson – Eliminated in 7th Place ($22,000)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 471

Ken McAdams opened to 115,000 from middle position and Tom Nguyen tree-bet shipped for 940,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, McAdams doubled-checked the amount and called.

Nguyen:
McAdams:

Nguyen was looking good for a final table double and the flop was safe. McAdams took the lead on the turn and sent Nguyen out in eighth after the river.

Ken McAdams – 5,975,000 (120 bb)
Tom Nguyen – Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,000)

2022 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$250 Early Bird NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  118
Prize Pool:  $24,190
December 12, 2022

Registration closed for the $250 Early Bird tournament with 118 entries turning the $10,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $24,190. The last 15 players will make the money with $510 for a min-cash and $6,440 plus the last WPO trophy to the winner.

1st: $6,440 + WPO trophy
2nd: $4,290
3rd: $2,960
4th: $2,110
5th: $1,550
6th: $1,180
7th: $930
8th: $760
9th-10th: $650
11th-12th: $570
13th-15th: $510

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 471

After a flop of , Mark Koeln was all in at risk for about 1,500,000 and Ken McAdams had him at risk.

McAdams:
Koeln:

Koeln was ahead with his pair of jacks, McAdams had six outs after the turn, and made his gutshot straight on the river to send Koeln out in ninth place.

Ken McAdams – 4,900,000 (98 bb)
Mark Koeln – Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,500)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 471

Mark Koeln opened to 135,000 from the hijack and David Kozma called on the button. Jordan Lowery moved all in and Koeln asked for a count. Before the dealer finished, Koeln moved all in and Kozma folded.

Lowery:
Koeln:

Lowery needed his sixes to hold to double up and he faded the flop. The turn changed nothing but both made a straight on the river. Koeln had a wheel but Lowery doubled with a six-high straight.

Jordan Lowery – 1,450,000 (29 bb)
Mark Koeln – 1,620,000 (32 bb)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/40,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 471

Cards are in the air for the WPO Championship final table with nine players remaining and $140,000 awaiting the winner.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 471

The 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship final table returns at 2 pm to finish the business of finding the winner. David Kozma took the lead late on Day 2 and has a slight advantage over second-place Ken McAdams.

They will play the last 13:45 of Level 23 before blinds go up. The final table starts with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante and the average stack is about 2,095,000 (52 bb) so there’s plenty of play still in the game.

Seat 1: David Kozma – 3,455,000 (86 bb)
Seat 2: Tom Nguyen – 1,820,000 (46 bb)
Seat 3: Jordan Lowery – 770,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Jamie Smith – 1,830,000 (46 bb)
Seat 5: Jerry Silva – 2,655,000 (66 bb)
Seat 6: Philip Jackson – 1,475,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Yanchek – 1,515,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Mark Koeln – 2,240,000 (56 bb)
Seat 9: Ken McAdams – 3,330,000 (83 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $140,000 + WPO Guitar trophy
2nd: $90,000
3rd: $65,000
4th: $50,000
5th: $37,000
6th: $28,000
7th: $22,000
8th: $17,000
9th: $13,500