Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 22/671

Joe Skarzynski was on the button preflop with 185,000 chips in the middle. David McCord was under the gun and he had an all-in bet of more than 600,000 in front of him. Action was back on Skarzynski who had a decision on his hands. After some time, Skarzynski called and McCord was at risk and behind.

Skarzynski:
McCord:

Runout:

Skarzynski improved to a pair of kings en route to busting McCord in 23rd place.

Joe Skarzynski – 2,000,000
David McCord – Eliminated in 23rd place ($5,536)

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 24/671

Players are back in their seats following break. A walk around the last three tables shows us Farid Jattin has a big lead in the $1,650 buy-in event. Jattin has a stack of 3,375,000 and owns a huge edge in chips heading to the 10,000/20,000 level.

Farid Jattin – 3,375,000

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 24/671

Ross Ward busted moments ago in 25th place. He was followed to the rail by Leonard Demchak in 24th.

Leonard Demchak – Eliminated in 24th place ($5,536)
Ross Ward – Eliminated in 25th place ($5,536)

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 25/671

John Racener opened the button to 35,000 and it folded to Ben Van Klink in the big blind who shoved for about 250,000 total. Racener called and had Van Klink at risk, but needed to improve.

Van Klink:
Racener:

Flop: — Racener picked up outs with straight and flush draws (Royal) as well as the overcard.

Turn: — Racener took the lead in the hand with a pair of kings, but needed to fade Van Klink’s set and straight outs.

River: — All outs were faded and Racener eliminated in Van Klink in 26th place

John Racener – 1,653,000
Ben Van Klink – Eliminated in 26th place ($5,536)

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 26/671

John O’Neal was eliminated in 27th place moments after the three-table redraw.

John O’Neal – Eliminated in 27th place ($5,536)

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: 8,000/16,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 27/671

28th: Derrick Cutler – $4,932
29th: Tim Shortell – $4,932
30th: Rafael Fernandes – $4,932
31st: Chris Hyden – $4,932
32nd: Almog Biton – $4,932
33rd: Brett Bader – $4,932
34th: Thai Ha – $4,932
35th: Troy Bercot – $4,932
36th: John-Christian Templeton – $4,932
37th: Abdel Bouanani – $4,429
38th: Juan Martinez – $4,429
39th: Douglas Marro – $4,429

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 30/671

With a pile of chips already in the middle, chip leader Farid Jattin and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Mike Laake were heads up on a board. Jattin was in the small blind and checked to Laake who took a few moments to map out his next move. He re-checked his hole cards and reluctantly checked back.

Jattin turned over for a set of sevens and Laake’s cards went into the muck. Neither player had a heart, and Jattin’s set was best.

Farid Jattin – 3,000,000
Mike Laake – 1,350,000

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 32/671

The board laid and Tom Nguyen lead for 85,000 into Austin Buchanan on the button. Buchanan called and it was time for the river.

The board completed with the and Nguyen lead for an all-in bet of 172,000. Buchanan didn’t need much time to find a call and threw in a few chips putting Nguyen at risk.

Nguyen: for runner-runner spade flush

Buchanan flashed for a flopped set and cut out 172,000 for Nguyen. The hand left Buchanan short while Nguyen crossed 800,000 chips.

Tom Nguyen – 865,000
Austin Buchanan – 180,000

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 32/671

Brett Bader shoved for about 160,000 and Scott Caracciolo called from his direct left. Big stacks Farid Jattin and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Mike Laake folded and it folded around. Bader was at risk against Caracciolo.

Caracciolo:
Bader:

Runout:

Caracciolo flopped a set slamming the door on Bader. Bader was eliminated in 33rd place.

Scott Caracciolo – 950,000
Brett Bader – Eliminated in 33rd place ($4,932)

Winter Poker Open Main Event
$1,650 Buy-In, $500,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 | Payouts
Players Remaining: 35/671

On the first hand back from break, Tim Shortell opened the button for a raise to 30,000. Next up was 2015 Winter Poker Open Main Event champion John-Christian Templeton in the small blind. He jammed for about 240,000. John Racener was in the big and promptly four-bet shoved sliding a stack of blue 25,000 chips in. Shortell called off 305,000 total and the hands were put face up.

Shortell:
Racener:
Templeton:

Shortell had the best of it, but needed to fade Racener who had both players covered.

Runout:

Shortell’s aces held and he nearly tripled through. Templeton, meanwhile, was eliminated in 36th place.

Tim Shortell – 884,000
John Racener – 570,000
John-Christian Templeton – Eliminated in 36th place ($4,932)