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Championship: Carl Carodenuto Eliminated 7th ($25,821)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Carl Carodenuto (St. Cloud, MN)
Carl Carodenuto (St. Cloud, MN)

After a back-and-forth raising war, Carl Carodenuto got about 1,650,000 in preflop against David Lappano. Lappano snap called and flipped over AdKd. Carodenuto was in trouble with AcQd.

The board didn’t do a thing except strengthen Lappano’s hand when it fell Th9d2d3h8d giving him a flush. Carodenuto, stunned, busted 7th earning $25,821. Lappano, meanwhile, took the chip lead.

For Carodenuto, this marked his second deep run of December. Less than two weeks ago, he won an MSPT Main Event at Canterbury Park for $116,103.

David Lappano – 5,600,000
Carl Carodenuto – Eliminated 7th ($25,821)

Championship: Alex Ivan Eliminated 8th ($19,706)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

Alex Ivan (Palm Harbor, FL)
Alex Ivan (Palm Harbor, FL)

Alex Ivan shoved for his last roughly 625,000 from the cutoff. John Templeton called from the small blind and Ivan was at risk.

Templeton: AhKh
Ivan: AsQh

The board ran out KdTh2d2h6s. Ivan never caught up and busted 8th earning $19,706.

John Templeton – 2,700,000
Alex Ivan – Eliminated 8th ($19,706)

Championship: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien Getting Short

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

In a pot where Jonathan Lagace-Bastien had opened the action under the gun and Carl Carodenuto came along from the small blind, the board was Td5h2c9h5d. Carodenuto lead for 175,000 and Lagace-Bastien called. Carodenuto flipped over 8s8h and Lagace-Bastien mucked.

Carodenuto won the pot and Lagace-Bastien is now the second shortest stack at the table.

Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 775,000

Championship: Timothy Miles Chipping Up

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

T.K. Miles (Miami, FL)
T.K. Miles (Miami, FL)

Timothy Miles came back from break as the second shortest stack, but is creeping up toward the middle of the pack after a hand he played against David Lappano.

The flop was AsQd2s and Lappano checked. Miles bet 125,000. Lapano called. The turn was the 2c and Lappano switched gears, leading for 125,000. Miles called. Both players checked the 3h river. Lappano flipped over 9s5s for a busted flush draw. Miles’ Ac9c pair of aces was best and he took the pot.

Timothy Miles – 1,200,000
Anthony Lappano – 3,650,000

Championship: Updated Chip Counts

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

2015 Winter Poker Open trophy
2015 Winter Poker Open trophy

The Championship final table is back underway with David Lappano leading the eight remaining and Alex Ivan the shortest. The current average stack is 1,700,000 and 34 big blinds.

Seat 1: Timothy Miles – 1,065,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Alex Ivan – 775,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Carl Carodenuto – 1,255,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: John Templeton – 1,955,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 1,335,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: David Lappano – 3,435,000 (69 bb)
Seat 7: Robert Georato – 1,655,000 (33 bb)
Seat 8: Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,125,000 (43 bb)

David Lappano – 3,435,000 (69 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,125,000 (43 bb)
John Templeton – 1,955,000 (39 bb)
Robert Georato – 1,655,000 (33 bb)
Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 1,335,000 (27 bb)
Carl Carodenuto – 1,255,000 (25 bb)
Timothy Miles – 1,065,000 (21 bb)
Alex Ivan – 775,000 (16 bb)

Championship: John Duhig Eliminated 9th ($13,590)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

John Duhig (Lithia, FL)
John Duhig (Lithia, FL)

In a battle of the blinds, Sheddy Siddiqui and John Duhig got the chips in the middle with Siddiqui having the bigger stack.

Siddiqui also held the best hand with AsQs dominating Duhig’s Ac6c and nothing changed as the board ran out 9s8s3dJhKd. Duhig earned one title earlier in the series but had to settle for 9th place in the Championship for $13,590.

The hand moved Shiddiqui up to 2,700,000 and back in contention for the lead at the eight-handed table.

Championship: Ron West Eliminated 10th ($8,834)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Ron West (Los Angeles, CA)
Ron West (Los Angeles, CA)

Ron West moved all in from late position for 506,000. It was on Timothy Miles in the cutoff and he shoved for more. The button and blinds folded and Miles saw the bad news.

West: AsAd
Miles: TsTh

The flop came 6s5d3h. It wasn’t until the turn Tc that Miles took the lead. West stood with a groan. The river was the 9c and West busted 10th earning $8,834. Miles, meanwhile, sits at 1,200,000.

Ron West is 45 years old and resides Los Angeles. His poker resume boasts one tournament victory and over $300,000 in earnings.

Event 14: Mohd Eid Wins Final WPO Event

2015 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
Event #14
$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Total Entries: 210
Prize Pool: $25,200
December 20, 2015

Mohn Eid, Event 14 Champion
Mohn Eid, Event 14 Champion

Tampa, FL (December 20, 2015) — The last tournament on the 2015 Winter Poker Open schedule kicked off Sunday afternoon in the poker room while the Championship played out nearby. It was a $150 buy-in Turbo No Limit Hold’em event which drew a nice 210 entrant crowd to close out the series.

Mohd Eid outlasted the entire field and beat Eric Wert heads up to claim the title and $7,054 first place prize. Just like the fast-paced Turbo events before it, Event 14 quickly played down to the final table in less than seven hours with Event 4 title winner Wert coming in as the chip leader.

Wert wasn’t the only player at the final table with success this series. “Tampa Bay Ray” Del Cueto finished seventh in the Seniors Event and Jay Giles finish seventh in this event last Tuesday.

The final table took less than an hour to play out with 15-minute levels and built-to-move stack sizes. James Rigsby went out in fourth place and the remaining three considered a deal but Eid took Wert and Huicun Qiao before they could calculate the numbers.

This is Eid’s first career title and third best tournament cash. His wife was in attendance and just as excited as her husband. Eid tried to make a deep run in the Championship but was unable to bag chips for Day 2. His result here takes some of the sting out.

“It feels good. It makes up for the [Championship].” Eid said. “I ran really bad in the [Championship]. It feels good. I almost didn’t come to play [Event][14].”

“I just wanted to take a break then I said, ‘It’s Sunday, let me come and play.” he finished.

A recent transplant from Massachusetts, he now resides in Pinellas Park, FL and enjoyed his first success at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.

“I love [the][Winter][Poker][Open]. I hope they have it more often. I just moved here, to Florida. I like it.”

Event 14 was a fun way to wrap up the 2015 Winter Poker Open schedule for all those unable to make it deep in the Championship. The turnout and results prove this is a great format to end a successful series.

Event 14 Results:

1st: Mohd Eid – $7,054
2nd: Eric Wert – $4,158
3rd: Huicun Qiao – $2,394
4th: James Rigsby – $1,940
5th: Jeffrey Slayton – $1,512
6th: Alexander Bury – $1,260
7th: Patrick Kelly – $1,008
8th: Ray Del Cueto – $756
9th: Marc Saddik – $504
10th: Jay Giles – $328
11th: Ryan Hittel – $328
12th: James Rickard – $328
13th: David Loveless – $277
14th: Brian Kinser – $277
15th: Donald Drapel – $277
16th: Edith Norman – $252
17th: Frank Mast – $252
18th: Frank Muir – $252
19th: Maria Harrell – $227
20th: Christopher Binion – $227
21st: John Pishos – $227
22nd: Kevin Boyd – $227
23rd: Debra Keller – $227
24th: Mansoor Kader – $227
25th: Luke Gresock – $227
26th: Jami Cvek – $227
27th: Michael Shannon – $227