$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 811

We saw an entire table of players standing up and looking over the protective plexiglass, a clear indicator something interesting happened.

It turns out that Oleg Rutskin was in a big hand when all the chips went in the middle after a flop. Rutskin was holding an over pair against his opponent who flopped middle pair/nut flush draw with .

The turn put his opponent in the lead but it didn’t last long when Rutskin binked the river. The flush got there but Rutskin made a boat to send him out.

Making things more interesting, Rutskin’s neighbor Leif Oskarsson said he folded which would have been good for the straight flush.

Blinds increased to 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante and the average stack is 386,000 (32 bb) with 42 players remaining.

Recent results:

43rd: David McLeroy – $1,151
44th: Ryan Ramsdell – $1,151
45th: Dale Blank – $1,151
46th: Jeremy Boston – $1,017
47th: Jacob Naumann – $1,017
48th: Thomas McDonald – $1,017
49th: Tom Nguyen – $1,017
50th: Brian Walsingham – $1,017

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  50 of 811

Event 2 booked another level and the tournament is down to 50 players with a shot at the title. Starting Day 2 chip leader Roberto Molina was unable to bounce back from losing a ton to Engelberth Varela and had to settle for 56th place.

Nancy Dang is moving in the other direction. The Flight C chip leader is up to 865,000 to sit among the leaders.

Blinds are up to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is 324,000 (32 bb).

51st: Phi Nguyen – $1,017
52nd: David Dibernardi – $1,017
53rd: Russell “Bud” Waggoner – $1,017
54th: Jeffrey Morris – $1,017
55th: James Wong – $910
56th: Roberto Molina – $910
57th: Derrick Cutler – $910
58th: Timothy Buckley – $910
59th: Michael Cooper – $910

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

If you missed out on Day 2 of WPO Event 2 or if you dropped out of it, we have a little something for you this afternoon. Play a little poker and watch some football on one of the many big-screen TVs around the room.

Event 3 has a $200 buy-in and will award one of those coveted SHR Tampa guitar trophies at the end. Players will sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and all levels last 20 minutes today. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 4:15pm.

This is a one-day tournament and we will have a brand new champion by the end of the night.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  59 of 811

Level 17 came to an end with a handful of eliminations and a big lay down. We missed the action until the board was out to the turn reading and ~55,000 in the pot.

Adam Briggs bet 45,000, Michael Cohen raised to 105,000 and Briggs took his headphones off. He thought for a minute and folded his hand but not before showing his pocket aces. Cohen showed his hand as well and his flopped top set to make it a great laydown for Briggs.

Michael Cohen – 450,000 (56 bb)
Adam Briggs – 465,000 (58 bb)

Blinds are up to 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante and the average stack is 275,000 (34 bb) with 59 players remaining.

Recent results:

60th: Alexander Ziskin – $910
61st: Eric Hannan – $910
62nd: Robert O’Rourke – $910
63rd: Yahir Cardona – $910
64th: Soe Lee – $814

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 811

The first break has come and gone and we have a new chip leader. Engelberth Varela began his Day 2 grind with 262,000 but is quickly up to 832,000 and most of that looks to have come from former chip leader Roberto Molina who is down to 280,000.

Cheri Beatty is having a nice Day 2 run also, going from 263,000 up to 657,000 in a level and change. Bryce McVay began the day in second place is sits with 574,000.

There are 64 players remaining and the average stack is 253,000 (42 big blinds).

Recent results:

65th: Mario De La Puente – $814
66th: Daniel Sudhop – $814
67th: Charles Kahrs – $814
68th: Ronald Sullivan – $814
69th: Adam Travis – $814
70th: Rodney Turvin – $814

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  70 of 811

As expected, we had a bunch of action at the start with short stacks taking a shot to build back into the game. The tournament is quickly down to 10 tables but it should slow down soon.

Christopher Perry and Emmanual Dimaano walked in the door today with a payout slip already waiting for them. Both bagged twice in the opening flights and we awarded a min-cash for their smallest bag while playing their biggest today.

Recent results:

71st: Wilmer Chavira – $814
72nd: Jerry Argento – $814
73rd: Ryan Hogan – $728
74th: Rodney Goodwin – $728
75th: Mark “Bud” Wiser- $728
76th: Edgar Ward – $728
77th: Tonino D’Amore – $728
78th: Andrew Perez – $728
79th: Joseph Mole – $728
80th: Justin Zaki – $728
81st: Russell Ramuten – $728
82nd: Christopher Perry – $656
83rd: Emmanuel Dimaano Jr – $656

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 811

The clock hit noon and tournament staff put cards back in the air for Day 2 of WPO Event 2 on the dot.

They will play through Levels 15 and 16 before taking a short break.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 811

The three starting flights of WPO Event 2 are locked up and we have 81 players returning this morning for Day 2 already in the money. In fact, thanks to two players with multiple bags, they’ve already made a pay jump.

Roberto Molina bagged a massive 814,000 in Flight B for a big lead with Bryce McVay in second with 506,000. That’s a good start for his day but there’s a lot of talent trying to chase him down.

Play resumes with 20:36 remaining in Level 15 with the average stack at 200,000 (50 big blinds). With the deep stacks, players can settle in and take their time going for the title.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Roberto Molina – 814,000 (204 bb)
2. Bryce McVay – 506,000 (127 bb)
3. Frank Weigel – 489,000 (122 bb)
4. AJ Kelsall – 448,000 (112 bb)
5. Nancy Dang – 418,000 (105 bb)
6. Brandon Sinawi – 393,000 (98 bb)
7. James Wong – 379,000 (95 bb)
8. Brian Walsingham – 366,000 (92 bb)
9. Jonmikel MacNichols – 364,000 (91 bb)
10. Jeffrey Kaplan – 355,000 (89 bb)

Day 2 Chips | Day 2 Seats | Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 2 Day 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 2 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 2 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 2 Payouts

2PM: Event 3- $200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

2020 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 811
Prize Pool: $267,630
December 3-6, 2020

The first big multi-flight tournament on the Winter Poker Open blew expectations out of the water. The $400 buy-in tournament had a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool that was beat before action kicked off in the second of three flights.

The tournament combined to draw 811 entries to create a huge $267,630 prize pool with the last 83 spots getting paid. A min-cash is worth $656 while the Event 2 champ will take home $49,574 and the WPO Guitar Trophy.

Christopher Perry and Emmanuel Dimaano Jr bagged twice to earn a $656 min-cash for their smallest bag and will play their biggest bag on Day 2.

1st: $49,574 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $34,757
3rd: $22,403
4th: $16,307
5th: $12,498
6th: $10,001
7th: $8,289
8th: $6,600
9th: $4,957
10th-12th: $4,119
13th-15th: $3,278
16th-18th: $2,730
19th-21st: $2,237
22nd-24th: $1,889
25th-27th: $1,598
28th-36th: $1,311
37th-45th: $1,151
46th-54th: $1,017
55th-63rd: $910
64th-72nd: $814
73rd-81st: $728
82nd: Christopher Perry – $656
83rd: Emmanuel Dimaano Jr – $656