$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)