$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 300/600/75 Ante

Only one players is over 100,000 chips at the first break and that’s David Shumoch. Shumoch, of Tampa, has more than quintupled his starting stack and sits at 105,000 to lead the way. It appears the next closest player in the field is Gene Gauthier. He claims a stack of 83,000.

One other player to run it up early is John Pishos. He holds 78,000 chips. The clock currently reads nearly 190 players registered with late registration/re-entry available until about 3:30 p.m. ET.

$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 150/300/25 Ante

With 158 entries registered toward the end of Level 3, the 2015 Senior Classic Rockers event has already bested last year’s field of 157. Those among the throngs of players include James Gibson, John Holley, Victoria Moser, Anthony Pellegrini and Mary Donahoe.

$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Barely 10 minutes into the day and the Senior Classic Rockers event has already bested its $15,000 guarantee. With 113 players and counting the prize pool sits at an unofficial $16,385.

Late registration/re-entry is available until the start of Level 9 — until about 3:30 p.m. E.T. — and we’ll provide the official information shortly thereafter.

$180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Winter Poker Open Event 11 $180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+. $15K GTD, 20K SS, 30min levels. Reg open until 3:30pm @SHRTPoker @HardRockTommy

— Byron Rodriguez (@HardRockByron) December 15, 2015

Event 11, the $180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack, is underway. This tournament is open to all players aged 50 and older and they begin with 20,000-chip starting stacks. Late registration/re-entry is available until the start of Level 9 with the tournament set to play out in its conclusion in one day.

Last year’s Seniors Event drew a field of 157 entries generating a $32,970 prize pool. When the dust settled, it was New Jersey’s Kevin Gugliotta who took the tournament’s top spot and its $9,396 first prize.

Stay tuned as we provide periodic updates through the day of this year’s event.

Good luck, players!

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 11 – $180 Senior Classic Rockers 50+ Deep Stack (Re-Entry)

• $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 19
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 11 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 12 – $150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in tournament chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Qualifier Schedule

2PM: Event 19 – $55 Qualifier for Event 20 (1-in-5)

• 5 seats guaranteed into $190 WPO Championship Qualifier
• Players begin with 6,000 in tournament chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

2015 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
Event #10
$125 Green Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Total Entries: 60
Prize Pool: $4,500
December 14, 2015

Tampa, FL (December 14, 2015) — Monday evening was a good time to throw a bounty tournament in the poker room. Event 10 on the 2015 Winter Poker Open schedule was a $125 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with $75 going in the standard prize pool and $25 going to a bounty on each player’s head.

After six hours of action, it was Rhode Island transplant Mike Sinicola standing alone as the last player in the tournament, earning $1,708 for his efforts along with the Winter Poker Open title.

The tournament quickly played down thanks to the bounties pushing the action faster. The tournament drew 60 entrants with half of them gone by the time registration closed. Event 10 was down to two tables shortly after the prize pool was announced and they formed the final four hours after kick off.

Sinicola came to the final table with the chip lead and never let it go. Even then, there was still some work to do. Ten players remained with six getting paid. We quickly lost Forrest Jahn, Jody Cvek, and David Kolaskey before Sinicola knocked out Joe Squires on the money bubble.

Agnes Barton was in the money and at a final table for the second straight evening but she couldn’t ride her short stack further than sixth place. Philip Sheffield and Scott “Twitch” Anderson followed soon after to set up a long three-way battle.

Despite the quick levels, Stephan Bourges and Daniel Ramirez battled against Sinicola but neither was able to overcome his huge lead. Ramirez lost out to an open-ended straight draw getting home and Bourges ran into a big hand to end the game.

Sinicola is a proud member of the small state of Rhode Island, even if he’s been down here for a while. “I lived down here for 11 years,” Sinicola laughed, “But you still have to represent.”

This was his first career victory and he picked up 13 bounties ($325) to go along with his $1,708 first place money.

Event 10 Results:

1st: Mike Sinicola – $1,708
2nd: Stephan Bourges – $1,049
3rd: Daniel Ramirez – $680
4th: Scott Anderson – $468
5th: Philip Sheffield – $338
6th: Agnes Barton – $257

$125 Green Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Seat 1: Stephan Bourges – 69,000 (4 bb)
Seat 2: Mike Sinicola – 460,000 (29 bb)
Seat 3: Daniel Ramirez – 362,000 (23 bb)

After Scott Anderson was sent out in 4th place, the three remaining players settled it for a long battle. Stephan Bourges and Daniel Ramirez took turns doubling off each other and Bourges went on break with only four big blinds.

Bourges caught a double shortly after the return before the two big stacks went to battle.

Ramirez opened to 42,000 and Mike Sinicola called in the big blind to see the flop. Sinicola followed that up with a check/raise shove after Ramirez bet out 60,000. It took a few moments to work out but Ramirez shrug/called with for middle pair against Sinicola’s open-ended straight draw .

The turn left Ramirez with seven outs to dodge for the big double up but the river was one of the bad cards. A tough way to go from second position to out and Ramirez had to settle for third place money.

2015 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
Event #9
$250 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Total Entries: 120
Prize Pool: $23,550
December 14, 2015

Tampa, FL (December 14, 2015) — Dean Morris of London is the most-recent winner at the 2015 Winter Poker Open. Morris carded the top spot in Event 9, a $250 deep stack no limit hold’em tournament, following a three-way ICM chop that saw Anthony Solares take second and Event 1 winner Steven Bennett place third. Morris pocketed $4,599 as well as the $1,650 WPO Championship seat.

“I did come over for the poker,” Morris said of his travels to the States. “I was going to play some earlier events, but this is the first event I’ve played. I’m going to play the Main, obviously.”

Prior to Event 9, Morris, a 46-year-old managing director of an IT company, claimed 37 career cashes and 10 victories totaling just over $100,000. He boasted cashes in Europe, Tunica and Las Vegas, but never Florida — until now.

“[This][is][the] first time I’ve been to Tampa — or Florida — to play,” Morris said. “It’s been really good. I like the [Seminole] Hard Rock […] I enjoyed it. It was a good game today — nice and friendly.”

Event 9 boasted a $20,000 guarantee that was bested comfortably in Level 5. By the time all was said and done, the 120-entry field accumulated a $23,550 kiddie that paid the top 18 finishers. The in-the-money field was virtual who’s who of WPO standouts. Event 1 winner Bennett took part in the three-way chop while Event 4 winner Eric Wert finished 13th and Event 5 winner Anthony Pellegrini 14th. Others heading home with a payday include John Holley (17th) and Jeremy Costa (18th).

The 2015 WPO runs through December 20th when action concludes with the $1,650/$300,000 guaranteed Main Event. Additional events on the schedule include two, $150 deep stack turbos and the $250 Seniors Event.

Event 9 final results:

1st: Dean Morris – $4,599 + $1,650 WPO Championship seat*
2nd: Anthony Solares – $4,297*
3rd: Steven Bennett – $4,292*
4th: David Pisciotta – $1,884
5th: Tyler Crane – $1,413
6th: J Mike Kennedy – $1,178
7th: James Gibson – $942
8th: Glen Breton – $707
9th: Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr. – $530
10th: Bryce McVay- $471
11th: Enzo Romano – $471
12th: John “Rainman” Dollinger – $471
13th: Eric Wert – $412
14th: Anthony Pellegrini – $412
15th: Richard Ogle – $412
16th: Victor Paulin – $353
17th: John Holley – $353
18th: Jeremy Costa – $353

* -Denotes three-way ICM chop

$125 Green Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante