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Championship: Joey Alegria — 8th Place ($21,272)

$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: AhTd
Alegria: KcQs

Runout: 8d5d2c7hJc

Alegria was eliminated in 8th place good for a score of $21,272.


Moe Affaneh – 1,633,000 (40 bb)
Joey Alegria – Eliminated in 8th place ($21,272)

Championship: Susan MacPherson – 9th Place ($14,670)

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 489

Susan MacPherson

Matthew Leecy opened from early position for 100,000 and Susan MacPherson jammed the button for 701,000. Leecy called and MacPherson was at risk.

Leecy: 9s9d
MacPherson: As4h

Runout: Kd8h3d7d9h

Leecy’s nines held and MacPherson, who final tabled the Winter Poker Open Ladies Event each of the last two years, was eliminated.

Matthew Leecy – 3,000,000 (75 bb)
Susan MacPherson – Eliminated in 9th place ($14,670)

Championship: The Final Table

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 489

Seat 1: Joshua Lowing – 2,360,000
Seat 2: David Bradshaw – 4,600,000
Seat 3: Susan MacPherson – 764,000
Seat 4: Moe Affaneh – 1,600,000
Seat 5: Joey Alegria – 589,000
Seat 6: John O’Neal – 889,000
Seat 7: Shawn Barnett – 889,000
Seat 8: Matthew Leecy – 2,287,000
Seat 9: Christopher Boyle – 1,100,000

1st – $187,401 + SHRPO Seat
2nd – $108,191
3rd – $66,015
4th – $53,179
5th – $41,810
6th – $34,841
7th – $27,873
8th – $21,272
9th – $14,670

Championship: Peter Walsworth — 10th Place ($9,536); Jaeli Moron — 11th Place ($9,536)

$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 Walsworth
Jaeli Moron

Peter Walsworth – Eliminated in 10th place ($9,536)
Jaeli Moron – Eliminated in 11th place ($9,536)

Event 14: John Holley Wins Final Turbo

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.

Event 14 results:

1st: John Holley – $4,981
2nd: Abhishek Chhallani – $4,980
3rd: Michael Ortiz – $2,035
4th: John Pishos – $1,714
5th: Dallas Henderson – $1,285
6th: Gil Alferez – $1,071
7th: John Gordon – $857
8th: Eric Eisenberg – $643
9th: Qinghao Zheng – $482
10th: Jacob Snider – $428
11th: Lily Kiletto – $428
12th: Sufian Soufan – $428
13th: Wally Maddah – $375
14th: Martin Markov – $375
15th: Harlon Kinney – $375
16th: Lonny Weitzel – $321
17th: Joseph DeLucia – $321
18th: Mahmoud Bidarian – $321

Championship: Manny Minaya — 12th Place ($9,536)

$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 Ax9x was behind versus the AhJs of Leecy. The dealer kept it that way as Minaya never improved on the runout.

Minaya earned $9,536 for his 12th-place finish.

Manny Minaya – Eliminated in 12th place ($9,536)

Championship: Bradshaw Doubles in Massive Battle Versus Boyle

$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: KsKh
Boyle: QsQh

The board ran out complete blanks — 7h6s2d8h3s — 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)

Championship: Leecy Doubles through Affaneh to Take Lead, Gives it Up Shortly After

$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 Th6h3h 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: JhJc for an overpair with a flush draw
Leecy: Ah2c for an ace-high flush draw

The turn completed the heart draws falling the 5h. The river was a meaningless 9d. 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.

Championship: Bradley Snider – 13th Place ($7,335)

$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)

Championship: Allauddin Khan – 14th 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: QsQh
Khan: Ah7s

Runout: KdTcThTd9c

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)