$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry) Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 489
Joey Alegria
Moe Affaneh opened for 100,000 from early position and Joey Alegria moved all-in for about 480,000 from his direct left. It folded back to Affaneh and the pair exchanged from friendly banter before Affaneh plopped in a call.
Affaneh: Alegria:
Runout:
Alegria was eliminated in 8th place good for a score of $21,272.
Busted 8th in the $1650 @SHRTPoker 2 final tables during the Winter Open so can't complain
$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry) Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 489
Following near simultaneous eliminations of Jaeli Moron in 11th and Peter Walsworth in 10th, the Winter Poker Open Championship is down to nine players and consolidated to one table. The updated seating chart with chip counts will be posted shortly.
Peter WalsworthJaeli Moron
Peter Walsworth – Eliminated in 10th place ($9,536) Jaeli Moron – Eliminated in 11th place ($9,536)
2016 Winter Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, FL Event 14 $250 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Entries: 102 Prize Pool: $21,420 December 18, 2016
John Holley, Event 14 Champion
SHRP regular John Holley made a declaration at the start of the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open. He was going to take home one of the WPO guitar trophies. After Event 14 was complete, he was taking a winner’s photo with one before walking out the door with it.
Event 14 was the final tournament on the WPO schedule and it was a $250 buy-in, fast-paced, turbo format on a Sunday afternoon. The 102 entries surpassed the $20,000 guaranteed prize pool with the last 18 players earning a piece.
The tournament quickly played down to the money bubble after registration closed with Lily Kiletto and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah making some money. They would fall short of a final table that included Event 12 champion John Pishos, 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Event 10 winner Michael Ortiz, 2015 WPO Turbo runner-up Dallas Henderson, and the five-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Holley.
The final table moved along at the same snappy pace as the rest of the tournament and Holley was soon heads-up with India resident Abhishek Chhallani. Holley had better than a two-to-one chip lead and they decided to chop the remaining prize pool down the middle with Holley taking top honors due to his stack.
“It’s tough for me to play a post-lim after busting the main event,” Holley said. He came into Day 2 of the Championship but was unable to make it deep.
“It’s tough when you go from playing for $187,000 and then only $6,000,” he continued. “I’m just happy I finally got my guitar.”
Besides his five WSOP-C wins, Holley has amassed more than $1.5 million in a career that includes tournament wins at our sister properties in Hollywood and Coconut Creek. Now Holley can add Seminole Hard Rock Tampa champion to his list of credits as well.
$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry) Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 11 of 489
Manny Minaya
A shortstacked Manny Minaya just got all-in preflop versus Matthew Leecy. Minaya’s was behind versus the of Leecy. The dealer kept it that way as Minaya never improved on the runout.
$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry) Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 489
Moe Affaneh opened and David Bradshaw three-bet from his direct left. It was on Chris Boyle on the button. Boyle, who was at or near the top of the counts at the time, four-bet all in. Affaneh folded while Bradshaw snapped off his stack — which totaled a hefty 2,060,000.
Bradshaw: Boyle:
The board ran out complete blanks — — and Bradshaw won the massive pot while taking the chip lead in the process. Boyle was crippled.
David Bradshaw – 4,280,000 (107 bb) Chris Boyle – 140,000 (3 bb)
$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry) Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 489
The flop laid and Matthew Leecy was in the big blind in a heads-up pot versus Moe Affaneh. Leecy lead for 90,000 and Affaneh slid a raise into the pot that appeared to be worth 300,000. After a couple minutes in the tank, Leecy spoke up.
“I can’t fold,” he said. “I’m all in.”
Affaneh snapped.
Affaneh: for an overpair with a flush draw Leecy: for an ace-high flush draw
The turn completed the heart draws falling the . The river was a meaningless . Leecy’s all-in bet was broken down to 1,305,000. Affaneh cut out the chips and Leecy raked in a pot worth nearly 3,000,000.
Leecy held the lead for just a couple hands before doubling up the 980,000-chip stack of David Bradshaw.
$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry) Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 489
Bradley Snider
Bradley Snider, who won this summer’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $2,650 which ran as part of The Big 4, has been eliminated from the Winter Poker Open Championship in 13th place. He earned $7,335.
Bradley Snider – Eliminated in 13th place ($7,335)
$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry) Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 13 of 489
Allauddin Khan
Josh Lowing opened for 70,000 and Allauddin Khan moved all-in for 318,000 from his direct left. It folded all the way back around to Lowing who called.
Lowing: Khan:
Runout:
Lowing’s queens held and Khan was eliminated in 14th place for $7,355.
Josh Lowing – 1,625,000 (54 bb) Allauddin Khan – Eliminated in 14th place ($7,335)
was behind versus the 
of Leecy. The dealer kept it that way as Minaya never improved on the runout.
— and Bradshaw won the massive pot while taking the chip lead in the process. Boyle was crippled.
and Matthew Leecy was in the big blind in a heads-up pot versus Moe Affaneh. Leecy lead for 90,000 and Affaneh slid a raise into the pot that appeared to be worth 300,000. After a couple minutes in the tank, Leecy spoke up.
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