$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 508

Onder Ekinci open-shoved 249,000 and Kostas Papastavrou casually called. The remaining players in the hand folded and Ekinci was at risk.

Papastavrou:
Ekinci:

Runout:

Papastavrou’s ace-queen high held and Ekinci was eliminated in 10th place earning $771.

Onder Ekinci – Eliminated in 10th place ($771)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 508

The $150 restart is down to 10 players following the elimination of Vitor Coelho. Here’s a look at their chip counts and seating assignments followed by the remaining payouts:

Seat 1: Mark “Bud” Wiser – 655,000
Seat 2: Tony March – 900,000
seat 3: Will Dominguez – 245,000
Seat 4: Devaraj Munisekar – 1,170,000
Seat 5: Onder Ekinci – 261,000
Seat 6: Kevin Goldstein – 101,000
Seat 7: Kostas Papastavrou – 1,800,000
Seat 8: Angelo Valdez – 775,000
Seat 9: Brandon Sinawi – 267,000
Seat 10: Kevin Pahl – 1,270,000

1st – $14,768 + $1,650 Seat
2nd – $8,303
3rd – $5,338
4th – $4,241
5th – $3,321
6th – $2,728
7th – $2,165
8th – $1,690
9th – $1,186
10th – $771

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 508

15th: Jean Zabin – $593
16th: James Gibson – $445
17th: Wally Maddah – $445
18th: Anthony Astarita – $445

Additional results are available in the posts below.

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 508

There was a flurry of eliminations to start two-table play including that of June’s WPTDeepStacks-Tampa Main Event Champion Anthony Astarita and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah.

Astarita open-shoved for about 120,000 and Maddah re-shoved for about 150,000. Angelo Valdez called and had both players at risk.

Maddah:
Valdez:
Astarita:

Valez had both players covered and spiked a king to bust two of the most accomplished individuals left. While they were getting paid out, another player hit the rail narrowing the field to just 15 remaining.

Angelo Valdez – 625,000 (39 bb)
Wally Maddah – Eliminated in 17th place ($445)
Anthony Astaria – Eliminated in 18th place ($445)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 508

Daniel Ramirez has been on a tear over the last 40 minutes and now leads the field comfortably in the Winter Poker Open $150. He most recently eliminated Erik Zika in 19th place collapsing the tournament to the final two tables.

Here’s a glance at the scene followed by updated results places 19th-27th:

19th: Erik Zika – $326
20th: Christina Taylor – $326
21st: Eric Buel – $326
22nd: Sumit Mantaporn – $326
23rd: Michael Henin – $326
24th: Jimmy Davis – $326
25th: Michael Scott – $326
26th: James Smith – $326
27th: Carlos Loving – $326

Additional results are available in the posts below.

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 508

Cards are in the air following the second break of the day with 22 players remaining. Out in front of the action as the tournament continues to play down toward a winner is Costas Papastavrou. Papastavrou sits on 865,000 chips good for 72 big blinds. All players have locked up a score of $326.

Costas Papastavrou – 865,000 (72 bb)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 508

Mike Henin shoved all in for his last 191,000 and Daniel Ramirez asked for a count from the big blind. The dealer broke down the stack to 191,000 and Ramirez casually plopped a blue 25,000 chip into the pot.

Ramirez:
Henin:

Runout:

Ramirez’s sixes held and Henin was eliminated in 23rd place earning $326. The pair exchanged some words as Henin angrily hit the rail. The pot put Ramirez’s stack at 775,000 just as players headed on their second break of the day.

Daniel Ramirez – 775,000 (77 bb)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 508

The stacks have been shallowing and the field has been narrowing. Just 27 players remain — putting the event down to the final three tables — with the tournament’s $14,768 top prize right around the corner.

28th: Jason Hamilton – $297
29th: Oscar Lindo Zeledon – $297
30th: David Hudick – $297
31st: Joao Figueiredo – $297
32nd: Robert Panetta – $297
33rd: Ryan Hughes – $297
34th: John Holley – $297
35th: Hank Zheng – $297

Additional results are available in the posts below.

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 508

Vitor Coelho recently hit a fortuitous runout to double his 212,000-chip stack. On the fateful hand, a player to his right raised, Coelho moved all-in and the player called.

Opponent:
Coelho:

Coelho was drawing slim, but the runout improved him to a straight. He doubled up and now sits with 450,000 chips early in Level 19.

Vitor Coelho – 450,000 (56 bb)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 508

Devaraj Munisekar started Day 2 with a massive chip lead. He made his way into the money easily, but has only seen his stack shrink during the first three hours of play.

Recently, he was in a three-way pot staring down a 10-high flop. Daniel Ramirez bet and the player on his direct left jammed for slightly more. It was on Munisekar who pulled his cards up off the table and stared them down before folding. Ramirez called and showed ace-eight while the all-in player flipped over king-jack. Neither player had a made hand.

The board completed with two blanks and Ramirez’s ace-high was best. Munisekar stood in disgust as he revealed he folded king-10 — top pair.

Despite missing out on the pot, he’s still one of the big stacks with 385,000.

Devaraj Munisekar – 385,000 (64 bb)