$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Seat assignments and chip counts
Seat 1: Timothy Miles – 884,000 (37 bb)
Seat 2: Alex Ivan – 925,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Carl Carodenuto – 1,200,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: John Templeton – 1,280,000 (53 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 2,050,000 (85 bb)
Seat 6: David Lappano – 2,200,000 (92 bb)
Seat 7: Robert Georato – 1,389,000 (58 bb)
Seat 8: Sheddy Siddiqui – 938,000 (39 bb)
Seat 9: Ron West – 1,012,000 (42 bb)
Seat 10: John Duhig – 1,585,000 (66 bb)

David Lappano – 2,200,000 (92 bb)
Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 2,050,000 (85 bb)
John Duhig – 1,585,000 (66 bb)
Robert Georato – 1,389,000 (58 bb)
John Templeton – 1,280,000 (53 bb)
Carl Carodenuto – 1,200,000 (50 bb)
Ron West – 1,012,000 (42 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 938,000 (39 bb)
Alex Ivan – 925,000 (39 bb)
Timothy Miles – 884,000 (37 bb)

Remaining payouts
1st – $173,607
2nd – $100,226
3rd – $61,155
4th – $49,264
5th – $38,732
6th – $32,276
7th – $25,821
8th – $19,706
9th – $13,590
10th – $8,834

Updated results
11th Steve Cohen – $8,834
12th: Michael Raimon – $8,834
13th: Roberto Melo – $6,795
14th: Shawn Barnett – $6,795
15th: Paul Stanechewski – $6,795
16th: John Holley – $5,368
17th: Eric Wilkinson – $5,368
18th: Thomas Jackon – $5,368
19th: Corey Thompson – $4,213
20th: Michael Ferrer – $4,213
21st: Jon Graham – $4,213
22nd: Antuan Bunkley – $4,213
23rd: Cory Waaland – $4,213
24th: Steve Karp – $4,213
25th: Craig Eshleman – $4,213
26th: Tony March – $4,213
27th: Todd Michael – $4,213
28th: Andre Crooks – $3,737
29th: Vitor Coelho – $3,737
30th: Richard Robinson – $3,737
31st: Sean Shah – $3,737
32nd: James Smith – $3,737
33rd: Richard Hope – $3,737
34th: Harrison Goforth – $3,737
35th: David Hunt – $3,737
36th: Mohammad Hassan – $3,737
37th: Konstantinos Pantaridis – $3,398
38th: Aric Pluskat – $3,398
39th: Herbert Woodbery – $3,398
40th: Wally Maddah – $3,398
41st: William Burdick – $3,398
42nd: Saum Sharifi – $3,398
43rd: Chris Mitchell – $3,398
44th: David Dibernardi – $3,398
45th: Jimmy Dowda – $3,398

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Steve Cohen’s stack had dropped under 400,000 when he went heads up with Robert Georato to the flop and shoved his last 361,000 first to act.

Georato asked for a count and talked it over to himself. He called the move with a King-high flight draw and was well ahead of Cohen’s Jack-high . Cohen needed help but was down to five outs after the turn and missed the river to go out on the final table bubble.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw the final table. We will return with the lineup and counts.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

The tournament shortstack, Michael Raimon, shoved the button and Steve Cohen jammed the small blind for more. Jonathan Labace-Sabastien folded his big blind and Raimon’s tournament life was on the line versus Cohen. Cohen held a slight advantage with against the of Raimon.

The runout gave Cohen the lead and earned him the pot. Raimon busted 12th earning $8,823.

Raimon is a regular at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. He’s claimed seven tournament catches within its walls including a victory in a $125 event during this summer’s Summer Deep Stack Poker Series.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Return to Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Table 1
Seat 1: –Empty–
Seat 2: –Empty–
Seat 3: Michael Raimon – 143,000 (6 bb)
Seat 4: Steve Cohen – 1,220,000 (51 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 1,525,000 (64 bb)
Seat 6: John Duhig – 1,240,000 (52 bb)
Seat 7: Sheddy Siddiqui – 615,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Robert Georato – 1,022,000 (43 bb)
Seat 9: –Empty–

Table 2
Seat 1: David Lappano – 1,800,000 (75 bb)
Seat 2: T.K. Miles – 354,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: –Empty–
Seat 4: Ron West – 1,941,000 (81 bb)
Seat 5: Alex Ivan – 1,050,000 (44 bb)
Seat 6: –Empty–
Seat 7: John-Christian Templeton – 1,430,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Carl Carodenuto – 995,000 (41 bb)
Seat 9: –Empty–

Remaining payouts
1st – $173,607
2nd – $100,226
3rd – $61,155
4th – $49,264
5th – $38,732
6th – $32,276
7th – $25,821
8th – $19,706
9th – $13,590
10th – $8,834
11th – $8,834
12th – $8,834

$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

While almost all eyes are on the Championship playing down towards its final table and winner, Event 14 quickly hit its own final table. The last tournament on the 2015 Winter Poker Open has ten players remaining with Event 4 winner Eric Wert leading the way.

Final Table
Seat 1: Eric Wert – 883,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: James Will Rigsby – 460,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3: Huiluix Qiao – 698,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Jeffrey Slayton – 600,000 (12 bb)
Seat 5: Marc Saddin – 451,000 (9 bb)
Seat 6: “Tampa Bay Ray” Del Cueto – 200,000 (4 bb)
Seat 7: Jay Giles – 255,000 (5 bb)
Seat 8: Patrick Kelly – 425,000 (9 bb)
Seat 9: Mohn Eid – 823,000 (16 bb)
Seat 10: Alex Bury – 464,000 (9 bb)

Eric Wert – 883,000 (18 bb)
Mohn Eid – 823,000 (16 bb)
Huiluix Qiao – 698,000 (14 bb)
Jeffrey Slayton – 600,000 (12 bb)
Alex Bury – 464,000 (9 bb)
James Will Rigsby – 460,000 (9 bb)
Marc Saddin – 451,000 (9 bb)
Patrick Kelly – 425,000 (9 bb)
Jay Giles – 255,000 (5 bb)
“Tampa Bay Ray” Del Cueto – 200,000 (4 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante

Robert Melo was in late position and moved all in for his last 146,000. It folded to Event 3 winner John Duhig and he called.

“I only looked at one,” Melo admitted flashing the .

Duhig exposed and Melo was slightly ahead with the to complement his ace.

The flop fell pairing Melo’s four and giving him a chance at a straight. A turn flipped the odds and Duhig took the lead to the river. Fifth street was the and Duhig busted Melo. Melo earned $6,795 for his 13th-place finish.

With the bustout comes a pay jump and each of the 12 remaining players has locked up $8,834.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante

The flop was out in a three-handed pot and it read . Ron West checked. David Lappano was in late position and bet 65,000. Shawn Barnett jammed the button for an unknown amount and West folded. Lappano called and flipped over . He was comfortably ahead of the of Barnett. Barnett was at risk.

The turn came the and the river the . Barnett busted 14th earning $6,795.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante

Shortly after doubling through Alex Ivan, Paul Stanechewski open jammed for about 370,000. John-Christian Templeton called, the remaining players in the hand folded and Stanechewski was at risk.

Templeton:
Stanechewski:

The board fell and Templeton’s kings held. Stanechewski busted 15th earning $6,795.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Jonathan Lagace-Bastien opened the action for 35,000 from early position. It folded all the way around to John Holley on the button and he jammed for about 140,000. The blinds folded, Lagace-Bastien called and Holley was at risk.

Lagace-Bastien:
Holley:

Holley started to gather his things when the flop fell . The on the turn and the on the river sealed his fate 16th sending him home with a prize of $5,368.

Holley finished runner up in this very same event last year earning $73,508. His success at the Seminole Hard Rock continued into 2015 as he followed up cashes in Event 5 (14th) and Event 9 (17th) with this deep run in the Championship.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

Here is the current lineup for the last two tables of the Championship with approximate chip counts.

Table 1
Seat 1: John Holley – 225,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Robert Melo – 126,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Raimon – 240,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Steve Cohen – 905,000 (75 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 1,610,000 (134 bb)
Seat 6: John Duhig – 900,000 (75 bb)
Seat 7: Sheddy Siddiqui – 990,000 (83 bb)
Seat 8: Robert Georato – 925,000 (77 bb)
Seat 9: –Empty–

Table 2
Seat 1: David Lappano – 1,015,000 (85 bb)
Seat 2: T.K. Miles – 510,000 (43 bb)
Seat 3: Shawn Barnett – 460,000 (38 bb)
Seat 4: Ron West – 1,210,000 (101 bb)
Seat 5: Alex Ivan – 1,100,000 (92 bb)
Seat 6: Paul Stanechewski – 425,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: John-Christian Templeton – 1,020,000 (85 bb)
Seat 8: Carl Carodenuto – 1,175,000 (98 bb)
Seat 9: –Empty–

1. Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 1,610,000 (134 bb)
2. Ron West – 1,210,000 (101 bb)
3. Carl Carodenuto – 1,175,000 (98 bb)
4. Alex Ivan – 1,100,000 (92 bb)
5. John-Christian Templeton – 1,020,000 (85 bb)
6. David Lappano – 1,015,000 (85 bb)
7. Sheddy Siddiqui – 990,000 (83 bb)
8. Robert Georato – 925,000 (77 bb)
9. Steve Cohen – 905,000 (75 bb)
10. John Duhig – 900,000 (75 bb)
11. T.K. Miles – 510,000 (43 bb)
12. Shawn Barnett – 460,000 (38 bb)
13. Paul Stanechewski – 425,000 (35 bb)
14. Michael Raimon – 240,000 (20 bb)
15. John Holley – 225,000 (19 bb)
16. Robert Melo – 126,000 (11 bb)