$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Player Remaining: 25 of 115

Almog Biton was short and in the middle holding against Corey Lipke’s . The runout wasn’t friendly to the shortstack, falling . Lipke added insult to injury turning quads and sending Biton home late in Day 1A.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,200/2,400 with a 2,400 ante
Player Remaining: 27 of 115

A Day 2 berth is just over an hour away and play is tightening up with deep stacks and lots on the line. The Main Event lost only two players since returning from break and there are currently 27 still hanging around.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Heading to Level 13: 1,200/2,400 with a 2,400 ante
Player Remaining: 29 of 115

Just like that, Jeff Trudeau has been eliminated from the Main Event. The action is unknown, but his roughly 250,000 chips have gone elsewhere and his downfall is the most notable elimination from the last level.

Players are on their last break of the night. When they return, they’ll settle in for three more levels of play before bagging and tagging for the evening.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Player Remaining: 36 of 115

The Winter Poker Open Main Event is down to four tables with loads of notables in pursuit of an early bag. Among those still in are Tony March, Aaron Speer, Anthony Astarita, Erik Christensen, Brett Bader, Joseph Rivers, Ofer Peleg, Jeff Trudea, Nick Costarelis, Joseph Acquavella, Cheri Beatty, Dan Sepiol and Tony Tran.

The aforementioned Ory Hen, Ido Ashkenasi, AJ Kelsall and Michael Cohen have all been eliminated.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Player Remaining: 40 of 115

Jeff Trudeau joined us for the early play in the $570 opener last week. He then trekked back to South Florida for some more tournament action and enjoyed a nice win. He’s back in Tampa and the momentum remains as he’s flirting with the 250,000 mark midway through Level 11.

Through his young career, Trudeau has enjoyed more than $1,350,000 in scores including 18 tournament wins and nine runner-ups! His best finish in Tampa is a 5th place and he undoubtedly would enjoy changing that here in the Main Event.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Player Remaining: 44 of 115

Players are back in their seats following the 45-minute dinner recess and registration is closed in the Winter Poker Open Main Event. Day 1A drew a total of 115 entries putting $172,500 toward the $500,000 guarantee. They’re slated to play six more levels before action concludes around 10:40pm local time.

Here’s a breakdown:

$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.