$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/250 with a 25 ante
Entries: 45

Less than an hour into the Turbo event and they are already putting out antes. This promises to flow fast until the end. We have 45 entries in the game and we expect a steady stream to the re-entry desk.

Alan Phillips knows a little something about winning Turbo tournaments. He was the big stack standing at the end of Sunday’s Event 8 Turbo for $4,900 and he’s back again today. That win continued a nice recent run for Phillips. He won $360 Big Stack event during the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” and followed that up with a fourth-place finish in WPO Event 6.

$180 Seniors Classic Rockers 50+ (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 145

After starting off the Classic Rockers event with a blatant misread of his hand, Marvin Karlins has recovered nicely. The Tampa area grinder now holds 160,000 chips and is about double average.

$180 Seniors Classic Rockers 50+ (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 145

A table broke shortly after cards went back in the air following the 30-minute dinner break. As luck would have it, two of the more notable players still in are seated right next to eachother. In Seat 9 is defending champion Bo Bloom while World Series of Poker bracelet winner and current chip leader Andre Boyer is on his direct left in Seat 10.

With 39 players still in the action, the money is far away yet with only the top 18 earning a score.

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Tuesday evening offers up the last tournament of the series before the $300,000 Guarantee Winter Poker Open Championship kicks off on Thursday. And this one will move along at a brisk pace.

Event 12 is a $150 buy-in Turbo tournament with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool and plenty of action for all getting involved.

Players sit down to 20,000 deep starting stacks and play 15-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration is available until the start of Level 13, around 9:30pm, and unlimited re-entries are available during that time.

Cards go in the air at 6pm and we’ll keep an eye on both tournaments running in the poker room.

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

$180 Seniors Classic Rockers 50+ (Re-Entry)
End of Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 145

Andre Boyer earned a World Series of Poker gold bracelet during the summer of 2015 winning $250,000 in a $1,500 six-max event. Now, just about 18 months later, he’s in search of a guitar to complement his bracelet and is in great position. Boyer holds over 200,000 chips and leads the way in the Classic Rockers.

Players are currently on a 30-minute dinner break with cards going back in the air at about 6pm.

$180 Seniors Classic Rockers 50+ (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 50 of 145

The field is narrowing steadily, but one player that hasn’t budged is defending champion Bo Bloom. Bloom claims a stack of 66,500 and is above average meaning his title defense is very much still alive.

$180 Seniors Classic Rockers 50+ (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 145

For Amelio and Shari Amato, today’s Classic Rockers event is a family affair. The poker-playing husband and wife duo has experienced tremendous success, both owning six figures in career earnings.

With the 145-entry starting field in today’s event already down to 63, both are putting themselves in position to add to their resumes. Additionally, they’re seated at adjacent tables and can keep tabs on the eachother quite easily.

At present, Amelio has the edge on his better half claiming 55,000 chips to her 45,000.

$180 Seniors Classic Rockers 50+ (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 80 of 145

Registration is closed in today’s 11am $180 Seniors Classic Rockers event. The tournament drew 145 entries generating a total prize pool of $19,375. The top 18 finishers earn prize money with a min-cash worth $291. Payouts culminate in a $5,809, but in addition to the cash, the tournament’s winner earns a guitar trophy and a seat in the $300,000 guaranteed Championship.

Prize pool details:

2016 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, FL
Event 11
$180 Seniors Classic Rockers
Entries: 145
Prize Pool: $19,375
December 13, 2016

1st – $5,809 + Championship seat
2nd – $3,197
3rd – $1,841
4th – $1,550
5th – $1,163
6th – $969
7th – $775
8th – $581
9th – $436
10th-12th – $388
13th-15th – $339
16th-18th – $291

The clock currently shows 80 players remaining in the middle of Level 9. Among them are defending champion Bo Bloom, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah, last year’s seventh-place finisher Ray Delcueto, Tony March and Markvin Karlins.

$180 Seniors Classic Rockers 50+ (Re-Entry)
End of Level 8: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Entries: 142

With registration still open, but the blinds and antes climbing, there’s a delicate dance between the field growing and shrinking at the same time. Nearly half a row of tables have broken and the players are on their second 15-minute break of the day. When they return, registration will close and the prize pool will be finalized.

We’ll provide the complete payout information when available.

$180 Seniors Classic Rockers 50+ (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Entries: 134

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah has had a tough go of it early. He kicked off the Seniors Classic Rockers event running his flopped set into the Royal Flush of Shari Amato.

Maddah had a stack and was still fighting, but met some more misfortune a few hands later. Maddah was in the small blind eyeing a raise from the button. He three-bet, the button moved all-in and he called.

Maddah:
Button:

Runout:

Maddah was feeling good after the flop, but the button spiked a set on the turn for a come-from-behind win. Maddah acknowledged her win with a, “Nice hand” and shipped the double her way.

Despite the cold streak, the ambassador is still alive in the event.