Event 1: $570 Deep Stack, $300K Gtd
Level 9: 300/600/75 | Structure
Flight D Entries: 111 | Total Entries: 525

Registration is closed in Flight D of the $570 buy-in Winter Poker Open kickoff. The fourth of six starting flights topped out at 111 bringing the total to 525. The strong showing thus far has generated an unofficial prize pool of $262,500 with tomorrow’s flights still to come. Staff is expecting in excess of 400 entries between Saturday’s two flights and a $500,000 prize pool is still in reach.

Winter Poker Open Event 1 breakdown through Flight D:

We will post updated chip counts through Flight D tomorrow at about 10:30am.

Event 2: $250 Pot Limit Omaha, $20K Gtd
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 | Structure | Payouts
Players Remaining: 16/143

The aforementioned Jeffrey Higgins and Charles Davis butt heads shortly after the money bubble burst. On a flop, the duo got Higgins stack all in. Higgins had the best of it with a set of jacks, while Davis only had a set of nines. With a pair of queens behind, a queen on the turn was a welcomed sight for Davis. He took a stranglehold in the hand with a better set and went on to fade the river. Higgins was eliminated in 19th place while Davis raked in nearly 800,000 of the 2,145,000 chips in play with 18 players left.

Charles Davis – 755,000
Jeffrey Higgins – Eliminated in 18th place ($450)

Event 2: $250 Pot Limit Omaha, $20K Gtd
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 | Structure | Payouts
Players Remaining: 18/143

Jeffrey Higgins burst the Pot Limit Omaha bubble moments ago eliminating an unknown player in 19th place. The pair got 27,000 in the pot preflop, then another roughly 50,000 in on an burn and turn. The turn fell the . Higgins lead, the unknown player shoved and Higgins called for less.

Unknown player:
Higgins:

The unknown player had top set while Higgins had a few different draws to a straight.

River:

Higgins hit Broadway nabbing the pot in dramatic fashion. His all-in call was for about 88,000 and left the unknown player, who busted the very next hand, crippled.

With that, the final 18 players were sent into the money.

1st – $9,007 + Guitar Trophy
2nd – $4,955
3rd – $2,853
4th – $2,402
5th – $1,802
6th – $1,502
7th – $1,201
8th – $901
9th – $676
10th-12th – $601
13th-15th – $526
16th-18th – $450

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah, Event 1 chip leader Andrew Kelsall and Mike Raimon are among those still in the action.

We will provide another update at the 10-handed final table.

Event 1: $570 Deep Stack, $300K Gtd
Level 6: 200/400/50 | Structure
Flight D Entries: 101 | Total Entries: 515

No stranger to Tampa tournaments, Brandon Byars is making his 2017 Winter Poker Open debut in tonight’s 6pm $570 flight. Byars owns more than $100,000 in career earnings including a $30,422 score in the 2016 Spring Little Slick right here at the Seminole Hard Rock.

The Flight D field is proving to keep up pace with its predecessors. Midway through Level 6 the clock shows 101 entries. Registration and re-entry are available until about 10:30pm.

Event 1: $570 Deep Stack, $300K Gtd
Level 5: 150/300/50 | Structure
Flight D Entries: 98 | Total Entries: 512

The Winter Poker Open $570 permits unlimited re-entry during each flight. While it’s not best stack forward, players who bust a flight after registration closes are permitted to enter subsequent flights. There’s a number of faces in our Friday 6pm installment that we saw earlier today in the 11am event. They found the felt, re-entered and are back at the table here for some evening poker.

Event 1: $570 Deep Stack, $300K Gtd
Day 2 Blinds: 1,500/3,000/500 | Structure
Players Remaining: 85/414

Flight A: 174 Entries, 35 Advanced
Flight B: 127 Entries, 24 Advanced
Flight C: 113 Entries, 26 Advanced
Flight D: Underway (Late registration until ~10:30pm)
Flight E/F: Saturday at 11am/6pm
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

Chip counts through Flight C:

Event 2: $250 Pot Limit Omaha, $20K Gtd
Level 9: 500/1,000 | Structure
Players Remaining: 46/143

Registration is closed and the prize pool is final in Event 2 of the Winter Poker Open, a $250 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha Re-Entry tournament with a $20,000 guarantee. A stout field of 143 entries marked a year-over-year attendance increase of over 33 percent. The $30,030 prize pool eclipsed the $20,000 guarantee handily and pays the top 18 finishers at least $450. In addition to $9,007 in cash, the winner earns the property’s token guitar trophy.

Prize pool and payout details:

2017 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$250 Pot Limit Omaha Re-Entry
Entries: 143
Prize Pool: $30,030
December 8, 2017

1st – $9,007 + Guitar Trophy
2nd – $4,955
3rd – $2,853
4th – $2,402
5th – $1,802
6th – $1,502
7th – $1,201
8th – $901
9th – $676
10th-12th – $601
13th-15th – $526
16th-18th – $450

We will provide another update at the 10-handed final table.

Event 1C: $570 Deep Stack, $300K Gtd
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 | Structure
Flight C Players Remaining: 29/113

Tournament staff just announced Flight C players will log three more hands before the day concludes. There is a slew of notables still in the game including Anthony Dianaty, David Bradshaw, Justin Zaki and Tom Nguyen.

Complete chip counts through Flight C will be posted within the hour.

Event 1C: $570 Deep Stack, $300K Gtd
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 | Structure
Flight C Players Remaining: 29/113

There are less than 30 minutes remaining for the 29 Flight C players still in the action. When time expires, those hanging around will bag and tag set to return for Day 2 Sunday at 12pm.

Complete chip counts will be posted shortly after play concludes.

Event 1C: $570 Deep Stack, $300K Gtd
Level 1: 25/50 | Structure
Flight D Entries: 31 | Total Entries: 445

The 6pm flight in the $570 buy-in Winter Poker Open kickoff is underway.

Here are the details on the tournament:

6pm: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight D

• $570 buy-in and $300,000 guaranteed
• 20,000 chips and 30-/40-minute levels
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (~10:30pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (~1:45am)
• Day 2 begins Sunday, December 10 at noon
• Structure sheet

We’ll take another look at this flight after the first break.