2016 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, FL
Event 1
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 721
Prize Pool: $214,650
December 1 – 4, 2016

(Tampa, FL) – The opening event of the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open was a success and drew a big crowd to start the series. After six flights, 721 entries were logged in the game and it was SHRP Tampa regular Rob Manjura taking home the title after a nine-way final table deal.

The tournament kicked off on Thursday morning and the fields were great throughout the six starting sessions. They combined to push the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool over $200,000 by the time registration closed and the last 72 players earned a piece of the money.

Only 135 players were still around at the end of their starting day and they gathered together on Sunday afternoon for Day 2. The field quickly played into the money after the first break and down to three tables shortly after the second.

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah was a short stack at the restart but built it back up to sit comfortably after the money bubble. Other notables to cash were Steve Trizis, Matt Silva, Tom Nguyen, and Brandon Byars.

They were down to the final table ten when Pedro Arcia ran into a big pair against Manjura. The hand sent Arcia out in 11th place while breaking the virtual tie between Manjura and Justin Maddox at the top of the counts.

WSOP Circuit winner David Tuthill was eliminated on the first hand of the final table and the last nine players worked out a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool. Manjura took home the biggest prize, the guitar, and the title while Maddah negotiated his way into the 2016 WPO Championship seat.

This is the ninth career tournament victory for Manjura, adding onto his more than $100,000 in career earnings. His last title came right here a year ago when he won the 2015 Fall Little Slick Series Main Event for $36,000.

Final table results:

1st: Rob Manjura – $30,000
2nd: Justin Maddox – $25,900
3rd: Max Goodzari – $16,861
4th: Debra Dorcy – $16,510
5th: Wally Maddah – $14,442 + Championship Seat
6th: Greg Osborne – $12,070
7th: Jordan Wunder – $11,972
8th: Randy Spain – $11,312
9th: John Ryan – $11,188
10th: David Tuthill – $2,683

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$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 721

With nine players left after David Tuthill’s elimination, they began discussions to divide up the remaining prize pool. Rob Manjura held the chip lead at the time and was declared the Event 1 winner.

Details to come shortly.

$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 721

After a brief pause at the start of the final table, David Tuthill moved all-in on the first hand back with pocket jacks. Justin Maddox called with to dominate the WSOP Circuit winner.

The board ran and the jacks failed to advance Tuthill.

Justin Maddox – 3,300,000 (66 bb)
David Tuthill – Eliminated in 10th place ($2,683)

$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 721

Seat 1: Greg Osborne – 850,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Wally Maddah – 1,200,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Max Goodarzi – 1,600,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4: David Tuthill – 765,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5: Jordan Wunder – 850,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Randy Spain – 760,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Justin Maddox – 2,500,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: John Ryan – 760,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9: Rob Manjura – 3,540,000 (71 bb)
Seat 10: Debra Dorcy – 1,525,000 (31 bb)

$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 721

After a few trips around the tables on the final table bubble, it was a quick end when Pedro Arcia moved all-in and Rob Manjura quickly called.

Manjura:
Arcia:

Arcia was dominated and it got much worse on the flop. The turn left him drawing dead to 11th place and tournament staff paused the clock to redraw the final table ten.

Rob Manjura – 3,540,000 (71 bb)
Pedro Arcia – Eliminated in 11th place ($2,683)

$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 721

Table 42
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: David Tuthill – 865,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Max Goodarzi – 1,900,000 (38 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Wally Maddah – 1,150,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Greg Osborne – 510,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Maddox – 2,500,000 (50 bb)
Seat 9: Randolph Spain – 700,000 (14 bb)

Table 43
Seat 1: Jordan Wunder – 650,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Debra Dorcy – 1,325,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: John Ryan – 650,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Pedro Arcia – 1,100,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Frank Weigel – 435,000 (9 bb)
Seat 9: Robert Manjura-Boddy – 2,600,000 (52 bb)

$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 721

Staffan Lind open shoved about 400,000 from the button and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah called from the small blind. Maddah’s stack totaled about 550,000 and it was Lind who was at risk.

Maddah:
Lind:

Runout:

Maddah’s ace-king held and he earned the pot. Lind was eliminated in 13th place.

Wally Maddah – 1,050,000 (26 bb)
Staffan Lind – Eliminated in 13th place ($1,932)

$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 721

Brandon Byars told us he was card dead for the last four hours, and in the end, it was a cooler that got him. Action folded to him in the small blind and he moved all-in for his last 157,000 and David Tuthill quickly called in the big blind.

Tuthill:
Byars:

A tough spot for the short stack and he found nothing to help him as the board ran out to send him out in 16th place.

David Tuthill – 1,150,000 (29 bb)
Brandon Byars – Eliminated in 16th place ($1,331)

$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 721

John Alegria open/shoved for 252,000 and Pedro Arcia called in the big blind with a monster.

Arcia:
Alegria:

Alegria was dominated and found no help on the flop but picked up a flush draw on the turn. No love on the river and Alegria was knocked out in 18th place.

Pedro Arcia – 1,365,000 (46 bb)
John Alegria – Eliminated in 18th place ($1,331)

$350 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 721

After a slow restart after dinner, Event 1 is quickly down to two tables with two eliminations at the same time.

Erick Kappel began his exit on Table 43 when he open/shoved for 248,000 and Frank Weigel called after taking his time to think it out.

Weigel:
Kappel:

Weigel asked the dealer for a low board and his wish was granted as she spread to send Kappel out in 20th place.

While that was going down, dinner-time leader Quyen Hoang’s fall from grace was complete in 19th place.

Frank Weigel – 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Erick Kappel – Eliminated in 20th place ($1,138)

19th: Quyen Hoang – $1,138
20th: Erick Kappel – $1,138
21st: David Gillespie – $1,138
22nd: James Topping – $1,138
23rd: Ramses Rosa – $1,138