$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

Registration has shutdown on two of the six starting flights of Event 2 and 190 entries are in the game. That is a good start and the session will only get bigger as we near the weekend. The $360 buy-in tournament has a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool that will be met early on Saturday.

Players will sit down to 20,000 stacks and the first 24 levels last 30 minutes and increase to 40 from Level 25 forward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm and Flight C will come to an end after Level 14. Anyone still around will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

Action gets underway at 6 pm in the Poker Room and we will pick up the coverage later in the afternoon.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  29 of 116

The second break is complete and we have an idea who is in contention for the end-of-flight lead. Joe Bartholdi holds the biggest stack of the 26 remaining players and the 2006 WPT Championship victor is up to 224,000 with three more levels to go.

Shahab Mazaheri sits in second with 205,000 with several other close to hitting the 200K mark.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  29 of 116

Flight B is flying right along as they hit the last level before the last break of their day. There were 116 entries added to the game but the field is already down to 29 with three more levels to go after the break.

One of those in today’s field made the trek across the state after a nice run in Hollywood. Our sister room just wrapped up their Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open and A.J. Kelsall picked up a nice $60K score after winning the $2,200 Six-Max Turbo. Wasting no time, he flew north and west to Tampa and joining us now for Event 2.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  52 of 116

Registration closed on the second flight of Winter Poker Open Event 1 and another 116 entries were added to the total. That puts the combined number at 190 with four big flights left to go, the next at 6 pm this evening.

Chip counts through Flight A

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

After a successful first day of the Winter Poker Open, we are back today with two more flights of the $250,000 guaranteed Event 2. Flight B of the $360 buy-in tournament starts at 11 am with Flight C going to 6 pm. The first flight on Wednesday drew 74 entries and the fields will build as we move into the weekend.

Players will sit down to 20,000 stacks and the first 24 levels last 30 minutes and increase to 40 from Level 25 forward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and Flight B will come to an end after Level 14. Anyone still around will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

Action gets underway at 11 am in the Poker Room and we will pick up the coverage later in the afternoon.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 74

Flight A ended with 0:43 remaining in Level 13. The starting Day 2 level will roll back to the earliest finishing flight.

Flight A: 74 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight B: Thursday at 11 am
Flight C: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight D: Friday at 11 am
Flight E: Friday at 6 pm
Flight F: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 2 Day 1B – $360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 2 Day 1C – $360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

Secondary Event Schedule

9AM: $100 Satellite into Event 2 

• 3 seats guaranteed into WPO Event 2
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Winner will be entered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when the tournament starts
• Satellite Structure Sheet

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 74

Registration closed on the first flight of Winter Poker Open Event 2 and it drew 74 entries. A good start for the first of six flights. They will continue playing through Level 14 or if the field reaches eight players. Those with chips at that time will have a seat for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

Event 1 of the Winter Poker Open was a massive start to the series and that is a one-day tournament. Now it is time to kick off the first big multi-day tournament on the schedule. Event 2 is a $360 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool and six starting flights between now and Saturday.

Players will start with 20,000 stacks and the first 24 levels will last 30 minutes each, increasing to 40 minutes from level 25 forward. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at ~10:45 pm with unlimited re-entries available. Flight A will come to an end after Level 14 and those with ships will return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2.

Cards go in the air at 6 pm and we look forward to continuing the big day.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 – $160 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 11
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 2 Day 1A – $360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet