$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100

The first level has come and gone in Flight E of Event 1 of the 2015 Winter Poker Open at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa . The clock shows 97 entries meaning the unofficial combined field stands at 480 as of now. With just 500 needed to hit the $150,000 guarantee, the opener is all but assured to surpass the targeted prize pool.

Registration in Flight E remains open through Level 9 or until about 3:30 p.m. ET. The complete attendance figure will be posted shortly thereafter. In the meantime, here’s a look at how each flight has played out thus far:

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

We’ve reached the final day of starting flights for the opening event of the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Winter Poker Open. Four flights have come and gone for Event 1 with the last two running today.

The first one kicks off in a few minutes with the $150,000 guaranteed prizepool likely to be reached this afternoon. Flights A through D attracted 383 entrants, leaving the tournament only 117 to reach the milestone.

The final flight of Event 1 runs at 6pm and the last chance for players to get a piece of the prize.

Entrants sit down to deep 20,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm. Play will end for the flight at the end of Level 14 and those players with chips will return on Sunday for Day 2.

A total of 63 players were able to bag chips in the first four flights and they will be joined by today’s group.

Cards will go in the air at 11am and they are getting set to go.

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,500/3,000/400 Ante

Play has come to an end in Flight 1D with 23 players remaining of the starting 136 entrants.

Daniel Ramirez added a few chips to his stack over the last hour and finished as the flight leader with 237,000. Jeffrey Wakefield (207,500) and Maury Barrett (206,500) ended with the only other stacks over 200,000.

We will post the full chip count list when it is released.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Players have returned from their final break of the day and three stacks stood out among the 34 remaining players.

Daniel Ramirez was building castles before his 15 minutes away from the table, it shrunk a little when some of his black chips were colored off but the count remains the same. His 220,700 is best in Flight 1D with two levels remaining.

Jeffrey Wakefield isn’t far behind with 206,500 from his starting 20,000 and Mike Turton is third with 168,000.

They will play through Level 14 and those still with chips will return on Sunday with those from the other five flights.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

Now that the Ladies Event is complete, we can take a look at the dwindling field in the fourth flight of Event 1.

It officially drew 136 entrants and we should hit the $150,000 guarantee in tomorrow morning’s flight. There are 36 players remaining as they move close to the final break of the evening.

2015 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
Event #2
$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em
Total Entries: 40
Prize Pool: $4,800
December 4, 2015

The blinds were climbing and everyone was running out of energy when talk turned to chopping up the prizepool. It took a little negotiations to figure out the additional Rock Spa package but it was quickly settled and Jean Miccio was declared the first champion of the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open.

This isn’t Miccio first taste of tournament success. She also finished deep in this summer’s WSOP Ladies Championship, making it to 19th place for $4,829.

1st: Jean Miccio – $1,000 + $600 Rock Spa Package
2nd: Mary Donahoe – $1,000
3rd: Andra Zachon – $1,000
4th: Jody Davis – $1,000
5th: Susan MacPherson – $800

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 3,000/6,000/500 Ante

The Ladies Event played quickly down to the bubble but they were in no hurry to knock someone out. There was laughter, jokes, and even a few shots in the 45 minutes it took to play it out. That didn’t stop the blinds from climbing though.

Sarah McLean eventually had to take a shot with her short stack and moved all-in for her last 19,000 holding . Susan MacPherson looked her up with and McLean couldn’t hit her overcard on the board. The hand sent her out in 6th place and put the rest of the players in the money.

1st: $1,920 + $600 Rock Spa certificate
2nd: $1,200
3rd: $720
4th: $528
5th: $432

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante

The Ladies Event quickly played down to the money bubble when they returned from break.

Jean Miccio got them one step closer when she had Nikita Patalinghug all-in and behind. Miccio’s dominated and the flop sent Patalinghug out in 8th.

Debbie Stokes was the next gone when she mixed it up with Mary Donahue. Stokes was all-in and ahead with but Donahue’s caught up on the flop. Stokes’ night was done when it ran out and to put them on the money bubble with six remaining.

$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante

The Ladies Event hit the gas pedal and hit the final table before the next break, and then dropped a few more including former chip leader Trevilynn Blakeslee dropping in 9th.

Final Table
Seat 1: Nikita Patalinghug – 34,000 (9 bb)
Seat 2: Jody Davis – 35,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3: Mary Donahoe – 244,000 (61 bb)
Seat 4: Sarah McLean – 26,000 (7 bb)
Seat 5: Jean Miccio – 130,000 (33 bb)
Seat 6: Debbie Stokes – 48,000 (12 bb)
Seat 7: Susan MacPherson – 81,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Andra Zachon – 35,000 (9 bb)

1st: $1,920 + $600 Rock Spa certificate
2nd: $1,200
3rd: $720
4th: $528
5th: $432