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

Before they could finish the process of breaking Table 3, there were two big hands going down. Thomas Jackson was knocked out in 18th on Table 2 while Eric Wilkinson and Ron West were tangling on Table 3.

Wilkinson and West were heads up to the flop and both checked. Wilkinson bet out 75,000 after the turn and West called to see the river.

Wilkinson moved all-in and West quickly called with Aces up and was good against Wilkinson King-high to send him out in 18th for $5,368.

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

Corey Thompson opened to 35,000 and Jonathan Lagace-Bastien three-bet to 105,000. Thompson responded with a shove for his last 400,000 and Lagace-Bastien called with .

Thompson needed a lot of help with his but the dealer did him no favors as the board ran out . He was knocked out in 19th place for $4,213 and Table 3 is breaking up.

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

It was three-ways to the flop and Michael Ferrer moved all-in with his short stack. David Lappano was the only one to call and he had a good lead with against Ferrer’s .

The board completed turn and river to send Ferrer out and set up another mini-bubble for the last two tables.

Michael Ferrer – Eliminated in 20th place ($4,213)
David Lappano – 1,250,000

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Jon Graham got the last of his stack in holding against the of John-Christian Templeton. The flop made it quick when it fell improving Templeton to a set. The turn and river didn’t change a thing and Graham busted 21st earning $4,213.

Templeton’s stack totaled 900,000 after the hand.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Ambassador Sheddy Siddiqui is one of the tournament’s big stacks following a collision between his and Antuan Bunkley’s .

An early-position player opened and Sheddy three-bet. It folded to Bunkley in the small blind and he jammed. The remaining players in the hand folded and Siddiqui called. He was the at-risk player.

Siddiqui:
Bunkley:

The runout came no sweat — . Siddiqui’s stack was counted down to 501,000 leaving Bunkley as one of the shortest stacks in the tournament. He would bust 22nd at the hands of T.K. Miles a few hands later when his was bested by Miles’ .

Siddiqui, meanwhile, sits with about 1,030,000 chips.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Steve Karp and Cory Waaland are the two most recent eliminations from the finale. The action that lead to Karp’s 24th-place demise is unknown, but we did get a recap of Waaland’s 23rd-place finish.

Corey Thompson opened under the gun for 32,000 and it folded to Waaland on the button. He jammed for 370,000. The blinds folded and Thompson called putting Waaland at risk.

Waaland:
Thompson:

The flop brought a king and the river brought a jack improving Thompson to two pair and busting Waaland.

Waaland and Karp earned matching payouts of $4,213.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Beginning of Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Cards are back in the air following the 50-minute dinner break. Just 24 players remain with each having locked up $4,213. Here’s a look at the remaining payouts:

$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 3,000/6,000/500 Ante

Event 14 was the third of three turbos on the Winter Poker Open schedule and also happened to be the largest. The 210-entry field generated a prize pool of $25,200, mashing the $15,000 guarantee and paying the top 27. A min-cash earns $227 while the tournament’s winner pockets $7,054.

Here’s a look at the complete prize structure:

The clock reads 48 players remaining toward the middle of Level 15. We will touch base with you again when the 10-handed final table is reached.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Return to Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

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
Return to Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Table 1
Seat 1: Cory Waaland – 165,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: T.K. Miles – 180,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: Carl Carodenuto – 675,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Corey Thompson – 880,000 (73 bb)
Seat 5: Shawn Barnett – 575,000 (48 bb)
Seat 6: Sheddy Siddiqui – 455,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 980,000 (82 bb)
Seat 8: John Holley – 415,000 (35 bb)
Seat 9: Antuan Bunkley – 690,000 (58 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Michael Raimon – 215,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: John Duhig – 810,000 (68 bb)
Seat 3: Alex Ivan – 1,350,000 (113 bb)
Seat 4: Thomas Jackson – 522,000 (44 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Robert Georato – 795,000 (66 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: John-Christian Templeton – 271,000 (23 bb)
Seat 9: Jon Graham – 355,000 (30 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1: Michael Ferrer – 230,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Eric Wilkinson – 725,000 (60 bb)
Seat 3: Steve Karp – 129,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Ron West – 913,000 (76 bb)
Seat 5: Steve Cohen – 660,000 (55 bb)
Seat 6: Robert Melo – 168,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: David Lappano – 564,000 (47 bb)
Seat 9: Paul Stanechewski – 490,000 (41 bb)

1. Alex Ivan – 1,350,000 (113 bb)
2. Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 980,000 (82 bb)
3. Ron West – 913,000 (76 bb)
4. Corey Thompson – 880,000 (73 bb)
5. John Duhig – 810,000 (68 bb)
6. Robert Georato – 795,000 (66 bb)
7. Eric Wilkinson – 725,000 (60 bb)
8. Antuan Bunkley – 690,000 (58 bb)
9. Carl Carodenuto – 675,000 (56 bb)
10. Steve Cohen – 660,000 (55 bb)
11. Shawn Barnett – 575,000 (48 bb)
12. David Lappano – 564,000 (47 bb)
13. Thomas Jackson – 522,000 (44 bb)
14. Paul Stanechewski – 490,000 (41 bb)
15. Sheddy Siddiqui – 455,000 (38 bb)
16. John Holley – 415,000 (35 bb)
17. Jon Graham – 355,000 (30 bb)
18. John-Christian Templeton – 271,000 (23 bb)
19. Michael Ferrer – 230,000 (19 bb)
20. Michael Raimon – 215,000 (18 bb)
21. T.K. Miles – 180,000 (15 bb)
22. Robert Melo – 168,000 (14 bb)
23. Cory Waaland – 165,000 (14 bb)
24. Steve Karp – 129,000 (11 bb)