$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

Shortly after Peter Vitantonio was sent out, Ken Fishman open-shoved for 475,000 from middle position and Manny Minaya called on the button.

Minaya:
Fishman:

Fishman was in a lot of trouble but found no help as the dealer spread the run out ended his tournament.

Tournament staff paused the clock and the Main Event final table nine are set to return tomorrow at noon to play it out.

Chip counts and seat assignments to come shortly.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 479

Manny Minaya opened to 70,000 from the button and Peter Vitantonio shipped for 830,000 from the small blind. David Moses folded the big and Minaya called.

Minaya:
Vitantonio:

The flop came and they both hit a piece. Vitantonio’s set of sevens was still best but Minaya added a flush draw on the turn.

“Heart!” Minaya requested.

The river was .

“There it is!” Minaya exclaimed as his flush sent Vinantonio out in 11th place.

Manny Minaya – 2,200,000 (73 bb)
Peter Vitantonio – Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,516)

While that was going on, TK Miles picked up a huge double. He was heads up with Duff Charette to a flop. Charette checked from the big blind, Miles bet 75,000 and Charette. The turn was , Charette checked again, and Miles moved all in for 620,000. Charette thought for a moment and called.

Miles:
Charette:

Charette was ahead to set the final table but Miles spiked the on the river. The club flush sent the huge pot to Miles.

TK Miles – 1,450,000 (48 bb)
Duff Charette – 825,000 (28 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 479

Action folded to Michael Cohen in the cutoff and he open-shipped for 330,000. Mark Scacewater (button) and Nick Mann (small blind) folded before big blind TK Miles asked for a count. He thought for a minute and called with a bigger stack.

Miles:
Cohen:

Miles was ahead, Cohen needed help, and he picked up a flush draw on the flop. The turn was no help to Cohen and he was out in 13th place after the river.

TK Miles – 825,000 (28 bb)
Michael Cohen – Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,598)

While Cohen was being knocked out on Table 21, John Dolan was unable to bounce back his short stack and busted in 12 place.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 479

John Dolan opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Manny Minaya three-bet to 170,000 from the big blind. After checking how much Minaya had behind, Dolan announced all in and Minaya called at risk for 710,000 total.

Minaya:
Dolan:

Minaya was way out in front before Dolan picked up a flush draw on the flop. The turn gave Minaya a set of kings but more outs to a straight for Dolan. The river was a blank for Dolan and Minaya doubled up big.

Manny Minaya – 1,440,000 (48 bb)
John Dolan – 175,000 (6 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 479

Another break rolled around and the 13 remaining players grabbed another quick breather. Blinds are now 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante and the average stack is 1,105,000 (37 bb).

They will continue playing this evening until only nine players remain.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 479

Austin Buchanan opened from the cutoff and David Moses shipped from the small blind for 715,000. That has been his move the last few orbits, this time Buchanan looked him up.

Moses:
Buchanan:

Another race and both hit the though Moses’ set of sixes was well ahead of Buchanan’s paired queen. The turn and river finished the board to give Moses a huge double.

David Moses – 1,470,000 (59 bb)
Austin Buchanan – 325,000 (13 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 479

Antonious Nashaat took a shot to double back into the game after he sent some chips to Michael Cohen. He was all in for 340,000 and Peter Vitantonio had him at risk.

Vitantonio:
Nashaat:

Nashaat needed his small pair to hold but Vitantonio took the lead on the flop. Neither the turn nor the river could save Nashaat’s tournament.

Peter Vitantonio – 1,050,000 (42 bb)
Antonious Nashaat – Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,598)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 479

With the flop reading , Alex Rocha checked, and Nick Mann bet 160,000. Rocha check-raised to 400,000 and Mann announced all in after two minutes of thought. Rocha double-checked his cards and called for an addition ~300,000 on top of his check-raise.

Mann:
Rocha:

Mann was ahead with his over pair and Rocha needed to make his flush or hit a king. The turn did not help Rocha and he was eliminated after the river.

Nick Mann – 1,300,000 (52 bb)
Alex Rocha – Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,598)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 479

With the flop reading , John Dolan checked from the big blind and Adam Templeman bet 75,000. Dolan check-raised to 225,000 and Templeman moved all in for ~400,000 total to get a quick call.

Dolan:
Templeman:

Dolan flopped trip sixes against Templeman’s aces, turned a boat on the turn, and Templeman was out in 18th after the river.

John Dolan – 1,275,000 (51 bb)
Adam Templeman – Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,679)

As Templeman was going out on Table 10, Joseph Mole was eliminated on Table 21.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 479

The Main Event is down to two tables as the blind go up to 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante. The average stack is 800,000 (32 bb) with 18 players remaining.

Table 10
Seat 1: David Moses – 600,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Cohen – 325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: John Dolan – 750,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Antonious Nashaat – 550,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Ken Fishman – 1,250,000 (50 bb)
Seat 6: Austin Buchanan – 1,325,000 (53 bb)
Seat 7: Manny Minaya – 275,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: Adam Templeman – 420,000 (17 bb)
Seat 9: Peter Vitantonio – 550,000 (22 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: TK Miles – 510,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: Connor Rash – 325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Mole – 460,000 (18 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Zaki – 1,800,000 (72 bb)
Seat 5: Terri-Anne Crawford – 950,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Duff Charette – 1,550,000 (62 bb)
Seat 7: Alex Rocha – 630,000 (25 bb)
Seat 8: Mark Scacewater – 880,000 (35 bb)
Seat 9: Nick Mann – 605,000 (24 bb)