$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 479

Manny Minaya opened from the button and Duff Charette defended to the flop. Both players checked, the turn was , and Charette bet 170,000.

Minaya called, the river was and Charette bet enough to Minaya all in for his last 505,000. Minaya quickly called with for a pair of queens to top Charette’s .

Manny Minaya – 1,590,000 (27 bb)
Duff Charette – 1,895,000 (32 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 479

Nick Mann opened to 135,000 from under the gun and picked up calls from Justin Zaki and Manny Minaya in the blinds. The flop was , Zaki checked from the small blind, Minaya checked in the big blind, and Mann bet 210,000.

Only Zaki came along and the turn was . Zaki checked, Mann bet 375,000 and Zaki check-raised to 925,000. Mann thought for a few minutes, announced all in, and Zaki quickly called.

Zaki:
Mann:

Zaki flopped a set of eights against Mann’s rockets and the river finished the board. Mann was all in for ~2,100,000 and Zaki it covered to send him out in sixth place.

Justin Zaki – 5,400,000 (90 bb)
Nick Mann – Eliminated in 6th Place ($28,295)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

With the deep stacks, there were no major pots after the Duff Charette/David Moses battle. The blinds are up to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante and the average stack is 2,400,000 (40 bb).

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 2,350,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 3,325,000 (55 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 2,060,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: David Moses – 1,875,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 3,075,000 (51 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 1,715,000 (29 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

Duff Charette limped from the small blind, David Moses checked in the big, and the flop came . Charette bet 50,000 and Moses called. The turn was , Charette bet another 125,000 and Moses called.

The river was , Charette fired a final bullet of 300,000 and Moses called. Charette flipped up for two pair and Moses showed before mucking.

It was a continuing trend for Moses after the break, dropping down after several of his early raises and three-bets were shoved out of the way but opponents.

Duff Charette – 2,375,000 (48 bb)
David Moses – 1,175,000 (24 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

The six remaining players were sent on the first break of the day. They return to blinds at 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante and the average stack at 2,400,000 (48 bb)

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 2,560,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 2,580,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 1,760,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5: David Moses – 2,125,000 (43 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 2,635,000 (53 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 2,740,000 (55 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

Manny Minaya opened to 85,000 from the button and TK Miles defended his big blind to see the flop. Miles checked, Minaya bet 75,000 and Miles check-raised to 225,000.

Minaya called, the turn came and Miles continued for 350,000. Minaya stood up, checked out the stack of Miles, and called.

The river was and Miles moved all in for 820,000. Minaya thought for a minute before mucking the big pot to Miles.

TK Miles – 2,140,000 (54 bb)
Manny Minaya – 2,275,000 (57 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

Duff Charette opened to 100,000 from the cutoff, David Moses called on the button, and Terri-Anne Crawford shoved for 620,000 from the small blind. Charette asked for a count, moved all in over the top, and Moses quickly folded.

Charette:
Crawford:

“Good game,” Crawford said when she saw the hands then gave a little chuckle when Charette nailed the flop. The board finished turn and river to send Crawford off the final table in seventh place.

Duff Charette – 1,975,000 (49 bb)
Terri-Anne Crawford – Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,711)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 479

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 479

Austin Buchanan was the shortest stack coming into the final table and found a spot he like. He moved all in for 360,000 from under the gun and Justin Zaki called next to act. Several other players thought about coming along but in the end it was only Zaki.

Zaki:
Buchanan:

Buchanan needed to win the race to double but the board ran to send him out in ninth place.

Justin Zaki – 2,915,000 (97 bb)
Austin Buchanan – Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,959)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

The final table didn’t wait long for the first big pot. On the first hand of the day, David Moses opened to 65,000 from the cutoff and Justin Zaki defended in the big blind to see the flop.

Both players checked and the turn was . Zaki bet 85,000, Moses called, and the river was . Zaki bet 240,000 and Moses went into the tank.

“Why so much Justin?” Moses asked.

He put in a call, Zaki showed and his set of queens was good.

Justin Zaki – 2,555,000 (85 bb)
David Moser – 1,880,000 (63 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

Cards are in the air for the Winter Poker Open Main Event. Terri-Anne Crawford drew the button for the first hand and there are 13 minutes and 35 seconds remaining in Level 24.

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 1,750,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 1,640,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Scacewater – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 1,175,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: David Moser – 2,270,000 (76 bb)
Seat 6: Terri-Anne Crawford – 930,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Austin Buchanan – 380,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 2,165,000 (72 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 3,075,000 (103 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295
7th: $23,711
8th: $19,320
9th: $14,959

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

The Main Event is down to the final table and the nine remaining players had a nice rest break overnight and return at noon to begin playing it down to a Champion.

SHR Tampa regular Manny Minaya went from short stack to leader late on Day 2 and returns with the biggest stack. But there’s plenty of talent coming back for the final table and it is still anyone’s game.

Cards go back in the air at noon with 13:35 remaining in Level 24. Blinds are still 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante and the average stack is 1,600,000 (53 bb)

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 1,750,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 1,640,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Scacewater – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 1,175,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: David Moser – 2,270,000 (76 bb)
Seat 6: Terri-Anne Crawford – 930,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Austin Buchanan – 380,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 2,165,000 (72 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 3,075,000 (103 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295
7th: $23,711
8th: $19,320
9th: $14,959

2019 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$480 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 264
Prize Pool: $109,560
December 15, 2019

The last event on the Winter Poker Open schedule turned out to be a huge one on a Sunday afternoon that turned into Monday morning.

At the brisk time of 7 am, Shadrach Tercy and Victor Goitia divided up the remaining prize pool after a two-hour heads up match. Goitia took home $19,585 for second place while Tercy earned $21,004 along with the WPT Guitar Trophy.

Event 7 results:

1st: Shadrach Tercy – $21,004 *
2nd: Victor Goitia – $19,585 *
3rd: Wilmer Chavira – $9,860
4th: Peter Nguyen – $6,793
5th: Jeffrey Sanders – $5,368
6th: Steven Rash – $4,273
7th: Arthur Bond – $3,615
8th: Konstantinos Tsompanellis – $3,177
9th: Roque Veviurka – $2,849
10th: Melody Murphy – $2,301
11th: Jennifer Haselton – $2,301
12th: Andra Zachow – $2,301
13th: Nick Palma – $2,082
14th: Jonmikel MacNicols – $2,082
15th: Toan Pham – $2,082
16th: Mark Wiser – $1,863
17th: Vitor Coelho – $1,863
18th: Jeremy Becker – $1,863
19th: Mark Manesh – $1,698
20th: Aaron Speer – $1,698
21st: Ken O’Donnell – $1,698
22nd: Drew Dodge – $1,589
23rd: Chase Kalivan – $1,589
24th: Michael Rashid Jr – $1,589
25th: Olamide Otti – $1,479
26th: Harry Bindo – $1,479
27th: Scott Maxwell – $1,479
* – denotes results of heads-up deal

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

Day 2 of the Winter Poker Open Main Event has come to an end after going from 71 returning players to the final table nine.

Manny Minaya was a short stack for most of the evening but went on a huge heater to put himself at the top of the counts. The other eight players have tons of talent as well and there are no soft spots around the table.

They will return on Monday at noon with 13:35 remaining in Level 24 and the average stack is 1,600,000 (51 bb).

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 1,750,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 1,640,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Scacewater – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 1,175,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: David Moser – 2,270,000 (76 bb)
Seat 6: Terri-Anne Crawford – 930,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Austin Buchanan – 380,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 2,165,000 (72 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 3,075,000 (103 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295
7th: $23,711
8th: $19,320
9th: $14,959

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

Shortly after Peter Vitantonio was sent out, Ken Fishman open-shoved for 475,000 from middle position and Manny Minaya called on the button.

Minaya:
Fishman:

Fishman was in a lot of trouble but found no help as the dealer spread the run out ended his tournament.

Tournament staff paused the clock and the Main Event final table nine are set to return tomorrow at noon to play it out.

Chip counts and seat assignments to come shortly.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 479

Manny Minaya opened to 70,000 from the button and Peter Vitantonio shipped for 830,000 from the small blind. David Moses folded the big and Minaya called.

Minaya:
Vitantonio:

The flop came and they both hit a piece. Vitantonio’s set of sevens was still best but Minaya added a flush draw on the turn.

“Heart!” Minaya requested.

The river was .

“There it is!” Minaya exclaimed as his flush sent Vinantonio out in 11th place.

Manny Minaya – 2,200,000 (73 bb)
Peter Vitantonio – Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,516)

While that was going on, TK Miles picked up a huge double. He was heads up with Duff Charette to a flop. Charette checked from the big blind, Miles bet 75,000 and Charette. The turn was , Charette checked again, and Miles moved all in for 620,000. Charette thought for a moment and called.

Miles:
Charette:

Charette was ahead to set the final table but Miles spiked the on the river. The club flush sent the huge pot to Miles.

TK Miles – 1,450,000 (48 bb)
Duff Charette – 825,000 (28 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 479

Action folded to Michael Cohen in the cutoff and he open-shipped for 330,000. Mark Scacewater (button) and Nick Mann (small blind) folded before big blind TK Miles asked for a count. He thought for a minute and called with a bigger stack.

Miles:
Cohen:

Miles was ahead, Cohen needed help, and he picked up a flush draw on the flop. The turn was no help to Cohen and he was out in 13th place after the river.

TK Miles – 825,000 (28 bb)
Michael Cohen – Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,598)

While Cohen was being knocked out on Table 21, John Dolan was unable to bounce back his short stack and busted in 12 place.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 479

John Dolan opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Manny Minaya three-bet to 170,000 from the big blind. After checking how much Minaya had behind, Dolan announced all in and Minaya called at risk for 710,000 total.

Minaya:
Dolan:

Minaya was way out in front before Dolan picked up a flush draw on the flop. The turn gave Minaya a set of kings but more outs to a straight for Dolan. The river was a blank for Dolan and Minaya doubled up big.

Manny Minaya – 1,440,000 (48 bb)
John Dolan – 175,000 (6 bb)

$480 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 264

2019 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$480 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 264
Prize Pool: $109,560
December 15, 2019

1st: $25,196 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $15,393
3rd: $9,860
4th: $6,793
5th: $5,368
6th: $4,273
7th: $3,615
8th: $3,177
9th: $2,849
10th-12th: $2,301
13th-15th: $2,082
16th-18th: $1,863
19th-21st: $1,698
22nd-24th: $1,589
25th-27th: $1,479

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 479

Another break rolled around and the 13 remaining players grabbed another quick breather. Blinds are now 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante and the average stack is 1,105,000 (37 bb).

They will continue playing this evening until only nine players remain.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 479

Austin Buchanan opened from the cutoff and David Moses shipped from the small blind for 715,000. That has been his move the last few orbits, this time Buchanan looked him up.

Moses:
Buchanan:

Another race and both hit the though Moses’ set of sixes was well ahead of Buchanan’s paired queen. The turn and river finished the board to give Moses a huge double.

David Moses – 1,470,000 (59 bb)
Austin Buchanan – 325,000 (13 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 479

Antonious Nashaat took a shot to double back into the game after he sent some chips to Michael Cohen. He was all in for 340,000 and Peter Vitantonio had him at risk.

Vitantonio:
Nashaat:

Nashaat needed his small pair to hold but Vitantonio took the lead on the flop. Neither the turn nor the river could save Nashaat’s tournament.

Peter Vitantonio – 1,050,000 (42 bb)
Antonious Nashaat – Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,598)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 479

With the flop reading , Alex Rocha checked, and Nick Mann bet 160,000. Rocha check-raised to 400,000 and Mann announced all in after two minutes of thought. Rocha double-checked his cards and called for an addition ~300,000 on top of his check-raise.

Mann:
Rocha:

Mann was ahead with his over pair and Rocha needed to make his flush or hit a king. The turn did not help Rocha and he was eliminated after the river.

Nick Mann – 1,300,000 (52 bb)
Alex Rocha – Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,598)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 479

With the flop reading , John Dolan checked from the big blind and Adam Templeman bet 75,000. Dolan check-raised to 225,000 and Templeman moved all in for ~400,000 total to get a quick call.

Dolan:
Templeman:

Dolan flopped trip sixes against Templeman’s aces, turned a boat on the turn, and Templeman was out in 18th after the river.

John Dolan – 1,275,000 (51 bb)
Adam Templeman – Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,679)

As Templeman was going out on Table 10, Joseph Mole was eliminated on Table 21.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 479

The Main Event is down to two tables as the blind go up to 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. The average stack is 800,000 (32 bb) with 18 players remaining.

Table 10
Seat 1: David Moses – 600,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Cohen – 325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: John Dolan – 750,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Antonious Nashaat – 550,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Ken Fishman – 1,250,000 (50 bb)
Seat 6: Austin Buchanan – 1,325,000 (53 bb)
Seat 7: Manny Minaya – 275,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: Adam Templeman – 420,000 (17 bb)
Seat 9: Peter Vitantonio – 550,000 (22 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: TK Miles – 510,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: Connor Rash – 325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Mole – 460,000 (18 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Zaki – 1,800,000 (72 bb)
Seat 5: Terri-Anne Crawford – 950,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Duff Charette – 1,550,000 (62 bb)
Seat 7: Alex Rocha – 630,000 (25 bb)
Seat 8: Mark Scacewater – 880,000 (35 bb)
Seat 9: Nick Mann – 605,000 (24 bb)