$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 489

David Bradshaw opened under the gun for an unknown amount and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Mike Laake shoved about 180,000 from the cutoff. Antuan Bunkley was in the big blind and moved all-in for just over 600,000. It was back on Bradshaw and he called.

Bradshaw:
Bunkley:
Laake:

Runout:

Bradshaw’s trips were good and he eliminated both players while growing his stack well up over 1,000,000.

David Bradshaw – 1,450,000 (121 bb)
Antuan Bunkley – Eliminated in 30th place ($4,034)
Mike Laake – Eliminated in 31st place ($4,034)

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 489

As recapped by the table, Jaeli Moron held on a flop. Two opponents — one with and another with — were at risk. Moron had both covered and spiked the on the turn completing his flush. The river finished the board with a blank and Moron scored a double elimination and took a massive pot.

His stack currently sits at 1,360,000 which is good enough for the chip lead.

Jaeli Moron – 1,360,000 (113 bb)

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 489

Bradley Snider, who won this summer’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $2,650 which ran as part of The Big 4, recently doubled through Kevin Chan.

The hand saw Chan open from early position to 26,000. Snider called the button and Russ Head came along from the big blind.

Flop: — Head checked. Chan C-bet 35,000. Snider called sending it back to Head who called as well.

Turn: — Head checked again. Chan bet 110,000. Snider called leaving himself just about 220,000 behind. Head got out of the way and Chan and Snider were heads up to the river.

River: — Chan open-shoved and Snider snap called.

Snider: for trips
Chan: for ace-king high

Snider doubled through Chan.

Bradley Snider – 865,000 (72 bb)
Kevin Chan – 599,000 (49 bb)

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 489

Two players will return to seven-digit stacks after dinner and they were the two we mentioned earlier. Moe Affaneh leads the way with more than 1.2 million while Kevin Chan is a few chips over 1 million.

The two big stacks are seated at the same table and we could see some fireworks if they don’t avoid each other.

Moe Affaneh – 1,215,000 (101 bb)
Kevin Chan – 1,030,000 (86 bb)
David Bradshaw – 839,000 (70 bb)
John O’Neal – 670,000 (56 bb)
Jaeli Moron – 649,000 (54 bb)
John Alegria – 608,000 (51 bb)
Shawn Barnett – 574,000 (48 bb)
Antuan Bunkley – 543,000 (45 bb)
Lewis Gallo – 537,000 (45 bb)
Peter Walsworth – 495,000 (41 bb)
Ahmad Hamoush – 486,000 (41 bb)
Kirsten Olieberg – 485,000 (40 bb)
Mark Darner – 465,000 (39 bb)
Bradley Snider – 465,000 (39 bb)
Josh Lowing – 444,000 (37 bb)
Allauddin Khan – 425,000 (35 bb)
Susan MacPherson – 338,000 (28 bb)
Ralph Dyer – 330,000 (28 bb)
Russ Head – 329,000 (27 bb)
Cheri Beatty – 327,000 (27 bb)
Alex Venoski – 315,000 (26 bb)
John Gordon – 271,000 (23 bb)
Jonathan Toth – 263,000 (22 bb)
Rosario Simone – 262,000 (22 bb)
Paul Balzano – 256,000 (21 bb)
Chris Binion – 253,000 (21 bb)
Anthony Astarita – 251,000 (21 bb)
Brett Bader – 247,000 (21 bb)
Michael Laake – 246,000 (21 bb)
Talesh Patel – 222,000 (19 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 208,000 (17 bb)
Mok Bsaio – 180,000 (15 bb)
Chris Boyle – 144,000 (12 bb)
James Caleraro – 130,000 (11 bb)
Allen Kessler – 118,000 (10 bb)
Manny Minaya – 77,000 (6 bb)
Paul Stanechewski – 22,000 (2 bb)

$250 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 102

While most eyes were on the Championship playing down, the final tournament on the schedule finished off the series by beating another guaranteed prize pool.

Event 14 drew 102 entries to the $250 Deep Stack Turbo NLH tournament to create a prize pool worth $21,420. The last 18 players will take home some money with min-cash earning $321 while the last champion of the series will grab $6,427 and the WPO guitar trophy.

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

1st: $6,427
2nd: $3,534
3rd: $2,035
4th: $1,714
5th: $1,285
6th: $1,071
7th: $857
8th: $643
9th: $482
10th – 12th: $428
13th – 15th: $375
16th – 18th: $321

We will provide the final results after this tournament concludes.

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Heading to Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 489

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
10th-12th – $9,536
13th-15th – $7,335
16th-18th – $5,795
19th-27th – $4,548
28th-36th – $4,034
37th – $3,668

38th: Mark Scacewater – $3,668
39th: Ryan Van Sanford – $3,668
40th: Michael Osborne – $3,668
41st: Stephen Speer – $3,668
42nd: Luis Torres – $3,668
43rd: Mark “Bud” Wiser – $3,668
44th: Brian Arbaugh – $3,668
45th: Jessica Dawley – $3,668

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 489

We returned to the tournament floor after posting the bubble information and found Ryan Van Sanford seated next to Moe Affaneh. Van Sanford’s stack was significantly shorter than the last time we looked and many appear to belong to Affaneh now, with his 1.2 million.

Van Sanford moved all-in for 196,000 after Kevin Chan opened to 23,000 and the shove was called after a few moments.

Chan:
Van Sanford:

It was a tough spot for Van Sanford and he couldn’t catch up as the board ran out to send the former chip leader out.

Championship players are now on a 60-minute dinner break with 37 remaining. Next stop, the final table.

Kevin Chan – 990,000 (99 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – Eliminated in 39th place ($3,668)

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 489

It didn’t take long for the money bubble to burst, it took longer to get them settled and playing than the actual act. John O’Neal was in the small blind and put the big blind all-in for his final 30,000. After the rest of the tables completed their action, the cards were flipped.

O’Neal:
Opponent:

O’Neal was ahead and the board ran clean to push O’Neal up to 480,000 and put the remaining 45 players in the money.

One really happy player was Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Jessica Dawley. She was sweating the money bubble and slid into the money with her last 15,000.

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 46 of 489

The Championship is now on the money bubble with 46 players remaining and 45 getting paid. They got there when a couple favorites hit the rail.

Zo Karim’s day ended earlier than he wanted when he lost a race with against . Soon after, Al Perez was all-in against Shawn Barnett looking at a chop.

Barnett:
Perez:

The flop was unkind for the SHRP regular and he picked up a single chop out on the turn. The bad beat was complete on the river to put the field on the bubble.

$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 489

We will have a brand new Winter Poker Open title holder after defending champ John Templeton was eliminated. to 97,000 when he moved all-in and Russ Head was waiting with a big hand.

Head:
Templeton:

Templeton needed a lot of help to stay in the game but missed the flop. He caught a sweat on the turn but blanked the river to exit short of the money.

Russ Head – 260,000 (33 bb)
John Templeton – Eliminated