SHRT WINTER POKER OPEN FINAL RESULTS – EVENT 1

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open
Event 1:  $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
December 4-7, 2014

Entries: 769
Total Prize Pool: $230,700

Yong Wolfer - 1st Place
Yong Wolfer – 1st Place

 

 

 

 

 

RECAP

“It feels great!  I’m excited,” is how Yong Wolfer (Rochester, NY) summed up his experience winning this event.  When they reached the ten-handed final table, he had almost a quarter of all the chips in play.  The final ten decided on an chip-based chop with Wolfer collecting $39,273, the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open Signature Guitar Trophy, and the $1,650 seat in the Championship event.

The opening event of the Winter Poker Open was a two day event that featured six starting flights over three days.  Due to this, it was actually the third event of the series to reach a conclusion.   The total number of entries was 769 building a total prize pool of $230,700, which crushed the guarantee of $150,000.

Wolfer entered this event twice.  In Flight D, he had “a bad run of cards and played too aggressively with no cards”.  Things went better for him in Flight E and he bagged 167,000, putting him 29th out of 129 returning players.  Today, he played “very aggressively, picking his spots” and that helped him to build a huge chip lead over the final ten players.

He came down for vacation and to play poker, sort of a poker-cation, and is usually a cash-game player, preferring $2/$5 and $5/$10 No Limit.  This is his best career cash in a tournament and has sparked his desire to play more tournaments.

Wolfer has a home improvement business back home and has to get back to it, but would like to return to play more events during this series.  “I love Florida.  The area and the casino are very nice.  I just can’t get over the weather.”

FINAL RESULTS

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePayout
1YONGWOLFERROCHESTERNY$39,273
2RICHARDCLAYTONSAINT LOUISMO$23,532
3HRISTOSTSIRONISORLANDOFL$23,002
4CHARLESBELLDELANDFL$17,172
5THOMASOSMUNTAMPAFL$14,575
6ROBERTODURANTEBARRIEON$12,190
7MARCKROPFPEMBROKE PNESFL$10,706
8SCOTTQUECKBOERNERCLERMONTFL$9,487
9TOMNGUYENTAMPAFL$8,480
10KIRSTENOLIEBERGVALRICOFL$4,784
11TRITRANLAKE CITYGA$2,863
12TAMNGUYENHARRISBURGPA$2,863
13JEFFBUFFENBARGERHOMOSASSAFL$2,061
14JACOBNAUMANNLARGOFL$2,061
15ROBERTMANJURA-BOODYHEATHROWFL$2,061
16ALEXANDERBEECEPALMETTOFL$1,420
17MICHAELDOLLEWINTER PARKFL$1,420
18KHANHLEPINELLAS PARKFL$1,420
19JAMESPURITZORLANDOFL$1,214
20STEVIETRIZISLARGOFL$1,214
21JIMBOZZUTOOCOEEFL$1,214
22TIMOTHYCLERMONTLAND O LAKESFL$1,214
23STEVENBENNETTDEERFIELD BCHFL$1,214
24RAFAELREISORLANDOFL$1,214
25ROBERTOBARBAOCOEEFL$1,214
26FREDDIEKIRKLANDTAMPAFL$1,214
27ANTHONYMARCHTAMPAFL$1,214
28ANTHONYPELLEGRINILargoFL$1,077
29NICHOLASNARDELLOSPRING HILLFL$1,077
30DAVIDCOOLMANHARVEYLA$1,077
31JONGODWINTARPON SPRINGSFL$1,077
32JINCHENTAMPAFL$1,077
33ROBERTOROURKEDADE CITYFL$1,077
34DOUGLASCHANORLANDOFL$1,077
35TIMOTHYHARRELLWIMAUMAFL$1,077
36MICHAELBALFEVENICEFL$1,077
37GREGORYMCNEALYVALRICOFL$962
38DANIELHENSKESAINT LOUISMO$962
39DEBRADORCYEDGEWATERFL$962
40EDDIECARROLLCHOCTAW BEACHFL$962
41ROBERTROSETTATAMPAFL$962
42NICHOLASKENNEDYBATON ROUGELA$962
43BARBARA GENECARDINAPOLLO BEACHFL$962
44JOSEPHPARRISHRIVERVIEWFL$962
45GLENNNEWMANTAMPAFL$962
46HERBERTWOODBERYWINTER GARDENFL$847
47JULIONOVO SRTAMPAFL$847
48JAVIERSARACHEWESTONFL$847
49VITORCOELHOTAMPAFL$847
50RAMONCASTILLOORLANDOFL$847
51STEPHENSANDOVALTAMPAFL$847
52CIMARRONSMITHKISSIMMEEFL$847
53JOHNPISHOSPALM BEACH GARDENSFL$847
54JEFFREYMC DONNELLLAND O LAKESFL$847
55MICHAELMCKINLEYPORT CHARLOTTEFL$756
56MICHAELBOJKOVICPINELLAS PARKFL$756
57EDDIECONEJACKSONVILLEFL$756
58CHARLESCAMPOSPACEFL$756
59MICHAELTURTONNAPLESFL$756
60ARTHURBOATMANTAMPAFL$756
61PAULSTANECHEWSKITAMPAFL$756
62ANDREWHIDALGOWESLEY CHAPELFL$756
63MARKBECKERHUDSONFL$756
64DAVIDBENNETTPALM HARBORFL$664
65JOSIASSANTOSSAO PAULO$664
66EDWINTORRESBARTOWFL$664
67CHADRICKTHOMASSONROOPVILLEGA$664
68TERRI-ANNECRAWFORDLAKELANDFL$664
69TROYBERCOTPALMETTOFL$664
70STERLINGSAVILLDOVERFL$664
71JESSICAREDMONORLANDOFL$664
72ALANFRANCOJACKSONVILLEFL$664