$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Heading to Level 28: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 609
Seat 1: Ryan Anderkin – Eliminated in 9th place ($19,023) Seat 2: Richard Carr – 4,975,000 Seat 3: Brett Bader – 1,550,000 Seat 4: Huicun Qiao – Eliminated in 8th place ($23,915) Seat 5: Alex Ivan – 3,150,000 Seat 6: Michael Turton – 1,055,000 Seat 7: Michael McCarthy – 2,685,000 Seat 8: Zachary Gilbert – Eliminated in 7th place ($29,826) Seat 9: James Peterson – 4,720,000
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 609
Zachary Gilbert
Alex Ivan raised to 135,000 from late position. Zachary Gilbert shoved the small blind for what looked like just under 900,000. James Peterson folded the big sending it back to Ivan. He called and Gilbert was at risk but a huge favorite.
Gilbert: Ivan:
Runout:
The jack fell in the window giving Ivan a winning hand. Gilbert was eliminated in 7th place earning $29,826.
Alex Ivan – 3,350,000 Zachary Gilbert – Eliminated in 7th place ($29,826)
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 609
Huicun Qiao
Huicun Qiao had his last roughly 600,000 in the middle preflop versus Alex Ivan. Ivan had Qiao covered and had the lead as the dealer began the burn and turn.
Ivan: Qiao:
Runout:
Qiao had outs all the way to the river, but it fell dry. He was eliminated in 8th place earning $23,915.
Alex Ivan – 2,595,000 Huicun Qiao – Eliminated in 8th place ($23,915)
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 609
Ryan Anderkin
After an uneventful 45 minutes, James Peterson opened from early position to 135,000. It was on Ryan Anderkin in late position and he shoved for 935,000. It folded all the way back to Peterson and he called.
Ryan Anderkin’s 935,000 preflop shove
Peterson: Anderkin:
Runout:
Peterson’s aces held and Anderkin went down as the first elimination at the final table. Peterson took the chip lead.
James Peterson – 5,350,000 Ryan Anderkin – Eliminated in 9th place ($19,023)
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Returning to Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 609
Winter Poker Open Main Event guitar trophy
The Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open Main Event began Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Day 1A, 1B and 1C. In those three days, more than 600 entries ponied up $1,650 to compete for a prize pool that topped $900,000. Following yesterday’s Day 2, only nine remain and Richard Carr leads the way with $180,205 and a guitar trophy reserved for the champion.
Carr is trailed closed by James Peterson in second place and also has the likes of reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Brett Bader and Tampa regulars Michael Turton and Alex Ivan on his heels.
Play resumes today at 2pm in the poker room. Each of the nine remaining players has locked up $19,023.
Here are the details:
Seat 1: Ryan Anderkin – 835,000 Seat 2: Richard Carr – 4,250,000 Seat 3: Brett Bader – 2,125,000 Seat 4: Huicun Qiao – 805,000 Seat 5: Alex Ivan – 875,000 Seat 6: Michael Turton – 1,875,000 Seat 7: Michael McCarthy – 2,260,000 Seat 8: Zach Gilbert – 1,240,000 Seat 9: James Peterson – 4,115,000
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Returning to Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 609
Richard Carr
Richard Carr is in pole position with nine left in the$1,650 buy-in Winter Poker Open. Carr bagged 4,250,000 chips on Day 2 and edges out James Peterson’s 4,115,000-chip stack just slightly. Others among the finalists include Tampa regulars Alex Ivan and Michael Turton as well as the reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Brett Bader.
Each player still in has locked up $19,023, but all eye the $180,205 score and guitar trophy reserved for 1st place.
Play resumes Monday at 2pm when they’ll play down to a champion. Here’s a look at the table draw with chip counts, remaining payouts and up-to-date results:
Seat 1: Ryan Anderkin – 835,000 Seat 2: Richard Carr – 4,250,000 Seat 3: Brett Bader – 2,125,000 Seat 4: Huicun Qiao – 805,000 Seat 5: Alex Ivan – 875,000 Seat 6: Michael Turton – 1,875,000 Seat 7: Michael McCarthy – 2,260,000 Seat 8: Zach Gilbert – 1,240,000 Seat 9: James Peterson – 4,115,000
$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 609
Richard Kane
Richard Kane open-shoved the button for 470,000. Richard Carr called from the small blind while Brett Bader let go of the big. Kane was at risk against a lone opponent.
Carr: Kane:
Runout:
Carr won the pot in style flopping a set to bust Kane 11th.
With that, Day 2 of the Winter Poker Open Main Event has concluded. Play resumes Monday at 2pm when they’ll play all the way down to a champion and $180,205 winner.
The complete nine-handed seat draw with chip counts will be posted within the hour.
– Bader lead for 100,000. Ivan called.
– Bader lead for 270,000. Ivan called.
– Bader lead for 500,000 only leaving himself about 400,000 behind. Ivan called.
for a flopped flush
