$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Heading to Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Entries: 113
Players in Day 1A of the $1,650 buy-in Winter Poker Open Main Event are on a 40-minute break. Cards go back in the air at roughly 6:20pm and registration will close at that time.
At present, Joseph Rivers is best of the six tables worth of players that are still in. He sits on 212,500 chips to top the field at this juncture.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 113
Registration is still open and the field is getting bigger and bigger while the number of players in the game is getting smaller and smaller. Dinner break is right around the corner and there are six Day 1A tables in play. The clock shows 113 registered to this point and that number should tick up a few between now and the 6:15pm registration close.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries: 108
Past Winter Poker Open Main Event champion Andrew Kelsall and last year’s Player of the Year runner-up Michael Cohen are in the Main Event game here in Tampa. They find themselves seated next to one another at a tough table that includes big stack Joseph Rivers.
Back in 2014, Kelsall beat 297 entries to earn $124,731. Cohen is no stranger to Main Event success, either, having finished runner-up in the WPTDeepStacks Tampa headliner the past two years running.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries: 105
Three more levels and another 15-minute break are in the books and action’s back going here in Day 1A of the Winter Poker Open Main Event. Dan Sepiol put a hurt on Table 8 over the last two hours and he retains his chip lead to start Level 7.
While Sepiol sits at right about 160,000, he’s not along in six-figure territory. Joseph Rivers and Ofer Peleg are also over 100,000 and appear to sit second and third in the counts.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries: 101
The Winter Poker Open Main Event has become a staple on the tournament calendar. While it was always notable, last year’s massive 671 entries and $1,006,500 prize pool cemented its spot in the major poker rotation. As such, it attracts players from all over the country.
Two travelers with the luxury of not having to go very far to play for seven figures are Hollywood regulars Ido Ashkenazoi and Ory Hen. The pair got in the action early and both are still in as Level 6 is about to expire.
As the event works its way through the starting flights we expect more and more travelers to appear in search of a big Florida score.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries: 100
Day 1A of the Winter Poker Open Main Event hit 100 entries just moments ago. That puts the prize pool at $150,000 and well on pace to best the $500,000 guarantee with Friday and Saturday play still in the pipeline.
Registration and re-entry each day will be open until about 6:15pm. Those unable to make it for today’s installment are encouraged to play tomorrow’s 11am Day 1B or Saturday’s 11am Day 1C.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries: 94
Like Event 1 winner Aaron Speer, Brett Bader scored a free entry into this $1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event. No slight to Speer, Bader did it the hard way with a year’s worth of solid play, deep runs and big scores in Seminole championships. After the dust settled on the 2017/2018 season, Bader was anointed the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year earning entry in all championships slated for the following season.
That season is underway now and Bader is in this midst of his third stop on the POY tour. He previously redeemed entries in the September Coconut Creek WSOP Circuit and last month’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Hollywood, but came up short of a score. He hopes to kickstart his POY tenure here in Tampa.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries: 80
Aaron Speer is rested and back after a long Sunday that stretched into the early morning hours of Monday. In the end it proved worth it as Speer claimed victory in the Winter Poker Open $570 earning $62,008 following a four-way chop. On top of the sizable score, Speer earned the property’s signature trophy and a seat in this $1,650 Main Event.
He’s exercising that free entry now and is taking part in the growing turnout here in Day 1A. The clock shows 80 entries toward the end of Level 3.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/200 with a 100 ante
Entries: 60
Level 1 expired to Level 2 and the field has continued to grow in the first 40 minutes of play. After kicking off with 39 entries, the clock now shows 60 having ponied up $1,650 in one form or another.
The tables are littered with Tampa regulars, traveling pros and even a number of players from our friends that spend most of their time at the Hollywood property. We’ll take a look at a few of the notable storylines shortly.
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Entries: 39
The clock ticks to the 11 o’clock morning hour and Day 1A of the 2018 Winter Poker Open Main Event is here. This championship marks the headline tournament of the series and boasts a $1,650 buy-in along with a $500,000 guarantee. Last year, international pro Farid Jattin bested a huge, 671-entry field earning the lion’s share of an impressive $1,006,500 prize pool.
This year, players begin with 30,000 chips and will log 40-minute levels on Day 1. Day 1A is underway now while Day 1B and Day 1C are slated to following tomorrow and Saturday. Registration in all flights is available until about 6:15pm while play wraps around 10:30pm.
All advancers return and combine for Day 2 Sunday at noon.
Details:
11am: $1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event – Day 1A
Updates will be available right here at SHRTPoker.com through day’s end. Good luck, Main Event players!