$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 80

Another break is complete as the black chips came out of play. There are only 30 players remaining as the march to the title continues.

Joshua Poe is back in the leader seat with 165,500 with Bryce McVay not far behind with 154,500. Tampa regular Karl Manouchakian is a new name near the top and he’s sitting with 125,000.

They will play three more levels before taking a dinner break after Level 14.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 80

The numbers were crunched and the payout information was released. Event 3 officially drew 80 entries to create a nice, even $40,000 prize pool. The top 12 spots will make the money with a min-cash earning $945 and the Freeze-Out winner taking home $12,379 plus the Winter Poker Open Guitar Trophy.

2019 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Entries: 80
Prize Pool: $40,000
December 9, 2019

1st: $12,379 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $7,651
3rd: $5,132
4th: $3,569
5th: $2,578
6th: $1,937
7th: $1,515
8th: $1,237
9th-10th: $1,056
11th-12th: $945

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 80

There are two big stacks emerging from the crowd of Freeze-Outters. Andrew Boyer was the biggest at break with 119,200 but he added another 30,000 shortly after by sending out an opponent.

Former SHR Tampa Winter Poker Open winner Bryce McVay was second at the time with 112,600 and aiming for another guitar trophy.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries:  80

Event 3 returned to action after the break and they crossed the line with an even 80 players taking part of the Freeze-Out. That puts an even $40,000 in the prize pool and we will post the payout information as soon as it is official.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  76

Level 7 is here which means time is short if you want to join the Freeze-Out field. Only one more entry joined over the previous levels and a testament to the format.

Players will take a 15-minute break after Level 7 and registration will close when they return.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries:  75

Event 3 continued the climb higher after the break and aiming for a $40,000 prize pool. It will be tight without the re-entries but it’s a great turnout either way.

Tony March is back in the Poker Room only a few hours after becoming the Winter Poker Open Event 2 champ. The Tampa favorite cruised through that final table and won the tournament. March took the guitar trophy home but donated the entire $45,851 first-place prize to his Pay It Backward Foundation.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  69

The first break is complete with a couple more players jumping while they were gone. Event 3 will make its way through three more levels, plus a break, before registration closes.

Joshua Poe had the biggest stack on the break and his 81,700 means that someone else did not have a good time with their single entry. That’s a good start for Poe to set up for a deep run later.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  65

Level 4 is coming to a close and the Freeze-Out players will be taking a 15-minute break at its conclusion. The 65 players in the game so far, the prize pool is up to $32.500 with two more hours of registration remaining.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Entries:  42

The Freeze-Out field is growing and up to 42 entries after the first level. That’s a fine start to a Monday morning and a tournament that will not see any re-entries.

Marvin “The Duckman” Karlins was one of the first in the room and putting everyone on notice that he will be taking home the guitar trophy this evening. He’s already pulled out his handy duck call after a tablemate showed pocket deuces for a win.

Susan MacPherson was also in her seat at the start. She’s a familiar face in our big tournaments and she has the results to show for it. She has a handful of final tables and picked up her biggest score with a final table appearance at the 2016 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship final table.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Entries:  19

After tournament staff gave out player instructions, cards are in the air for the one-day Freeze-Out Winter Poker Open trophy event.

Blinds start at 100/100 with 25K stacks and 30-minute levels throughout the day.