$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 508

Even at the $150 pricepoint, Event 4 of the Winter Poker Open drew quite a collection of notables. As the event gets deeper and deeper into the money, many familiar faces are still drawing live for a Tampa title.

Here’s a look at some of the recognizable faces still in followed by another round of results:

36th: Greg Osborne – $297
37th: John Ambrosi – $267
38th: Ian Pearson – $267
39th: Matthew Mirabella – $267
40th: Rina Coss – $267
41st: Michael Nostrame – $267
42nd: Chase Kinchen – $267
43rd: William Sanford – $267
44th: Brian Dokendorf – $267
45th: Mohammad Affaneh – $267
46th: Chad Kitchen – $237
47th: Vencent White – $237

Additional results are available in the posts below.

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 44 of 508

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah is in the midst of a streak of tournament runs that’s second to none in the state. In addition to numerous daily event final tables, Maddah finished 18th in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open’s record-breaking $360 and final tabled the series’ massive $570 a few days later. He returned home to Tampa only to chop the $350 Winter Poker Open evert nine ways after maneuvering through more than 700 entries.

He’s making moves again in today’s $150 restart. After starting the day with 47,000 chips sitting 63rd of 68 in the counts, Maddah has chipped up to 128,000 and is in great position to continue his impressive streak with the tournament now in the money.

Wally Maddah – 128,000 (25 bb)

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 508

With an average stack of over 30 big blinds, there’s quite a bit of play in the money in Event 4. The eliminations have been slow to start, but a handful of players have met their maker since the bubble burst about 30 minutes ago.

48th: Vicki Holmes – $237
49th: Kenneth James – $237
50th: Jordan Keller – $237
51st: William McPhillips – $237
52nd: Anthony Thomas – $237
53rd: Jeffrey Kichman – $237
54th: James Wood – $237

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 508

The $150 Big Stack cruised right past bubble play and into the money when Raymond Delcueto jammed 121,000 into the pot with 55 players remaining. Delcueto held and was in a bad place versus the of Hank Zheng.

Runout:

Delcueto didn’t spike a set and his elimination sent the final 54 players into the money. Zheng meanwhile, took a nice stack into late stages of play.

Tournament payouts:

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-12th – $771
13th-15th – $593
16th-18th – $445
19th-27th – $326
28th-36th – $297
37th-45th – $267
46th-54th – $237

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 68 of 508

The clock strikes 12-noon at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa and Day 2 of Event 4 of the Winter Poker Open is underway. The $150 tournament drew 508 players besting its $50,000 guarantee before the prize pool settled at $59,310. All 68 remaining participants have accomplished something by making it this far, but only the top 54 are set to go how with a score.

Chip Counts | Table Draws | Payouts

Leading the restart with a massive stack of 426,700 is Devaraj Munisekar. Munisekar put a hurt on Flight B bagging a monster and he starts today more than 125,000 chips ahead of second place Daniel Ramirez.

Other notables among the restart crowd include John Holley (216,000), 2016 WPTDeepStacks-Tampa champion Anthony Astarita (141,000), Tom Nguyen (136,000), Tony March (100,000) and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa team member Wally Maddah (47,000).

A min-cash in the tournament is good for a $237 score while the eventual champion earns $14,768 along with the guitar trophy and a seat in the $300,000 guaranteed Championship.

Action is expected to start fast and we’ll provide details on the bubble play as soon as it bursts.

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 – $250 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 4 Day 2 – $150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 4 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 4 Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments
• Event 4 Payouts

6PM: Event 6 – $250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 25-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

The first week of the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open wrapped up in the early morning hours with the final two flights of Event 4. Flights C and D combined for 285 more entries to push the Event 4 total up to 508.

Of those starters, only 68 players qualified for Day 2 and 54 of them will walk away tomorrow with something for their efforts. The prize pool blew past the $50,000 guarantee and the Event 4 winner will walk away with more than $14,000 along with the guitar trophy and 2016 WPO Championship seat.

Devaraj Munisekar (pictured above) bagged up a huge lead after Flight B and his advantage held through the last two. His 426,400 is well clear of the rest of the field but that is no guarantee of success.

Event 4 will restart at noon but there are two other options available on the schedule for those who missed Day 2 (or bust early in the restart).

Event 5 kicks off at 11am with a popular $250 Pot Limit Omaha tournament featuring a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool. Event 6 runs later in the day at 6pm and is a $250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament with another $15,000 guaranteed prize pool

There are plenty of options for those looking for Wednesday poker action and we’ll be here once again watching them all.

• 11AM: Event 5 – $250 Pot Limit Omaha with $15,000 Guarantee
• 12PM: Event 4 – Day 2 restart
• 6PM: Event 6 – $250 Big Stack NLH with $15,000 Guarantee

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 68 of 508

Structure Sheet

Flight A: 96 Entries, 13 Advanced
Flight B: 127 Entries, 16 Advanced
Flight C: 132 Entries, 20 Advanced
Flight D: 153 Entries, 19 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at Noon

Day 2 table and seat assignments:

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 68 of 508

Structure Sheet

Flight A: 96 Entries, 13 Advanced
Flight B: 127 Entries, 16 Advanced
Flight C: 132 Entries, 20 Advanced
Flight D: 153 Entries, 19 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at Noon

Day 2 chip counts:

$150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight D Players Remaining: 19 of 153

Play has come to an end for the final flight of Event 4 with 19 players moving on to Day 2 tomorrow.

Anthony Panetta was on a late rush and bagged up the end-of-flight lead with 241,500 with John Holley in second with 215,000. Former leader Onder Ekinci hung on to most of his chips and put 205,000 in a bag.

We have 68 players returning tomorrow for Day 2 with 54 getting paid. Full chip counts and seat assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.