$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  71 of 479

The opening flights of the Winter Poker Open Main Event are complete and only 71 players remain with a chance at the title along with nearly $150,000. They return this morning at 11 am to play down to the Main Event final table which will finish up tomorrow afternoon.

Austin Buchanan put a massive bag together in Flight A and his 639,000 stayed the top stack through the last two flights. In fact, the top three counts from the first flight held their spots with Ken O’Donnell and Haitham Kaki sitting pretty as well.

Blind levels increase to 60 minutes long and will stay that way until tomorrow when they are heads-up for the trophy.

Action will get back underway at the top of the hour and the first order of business will the money bubble. Of those 71 returners, only 48 will take home part of the $718,500 prize pool.

1. Austin Buchanan – 639,000 (128 bb)
2. Ken O’Donnell – 452,000 (90 bb)
3. Haitham Kaki – 407,000 (81 bb)
4. Scott Riddell – 400,000 (80 bb)
5. Peter Vitantonio – 352,000 (70 bb)
6. Kevin Eyster – 309,000 (62 bb)
7. Mok Bsaiso – 300,000 (60 bb)
8. Mark Zhang – 283,000 (57 bb)
9. Ken Fishman – 274,000 (55 bb)
10. Barry Brown – 271,000 (54 bb)

Day 2 Chips | Day 2 Seats | Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 2 – $1,650 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)

• Main Event Day 2 Chip Counts
• Main Event Day 2 Chip Table and Seat Assignments
• Main Event Payouts

1PM: Event 7 – $480 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 11
• This a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

Secondary Event Schedule

10AM: $80 Satellite into Event 7 (Re-Entry)

• 3 seats guaranteed into $480/$100K GTD Event 7
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  71 of 479

Flight A: 106 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight B: 134 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight C: 239 Entries; 35 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  71 of 479

Flight A: 106 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight B: 134 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight C: 239 Entries; 35 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Restart at Level 16:  2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  35 of 239

Flight C of the Winter Poker Open came to an end with 35 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am. Scott Riddell was down to only 15,000 on the dinner break but bounced way back to put 400,000 in his bag, good enough for the Flight C lead.

Other notables advancing include Peter Vitantonio, Kevin Eyster, Steve Brite, Rob Manjura, Nick Raio, Nick Palma, Karl Manouchakian, Jacob Naumann, and TK Miles.

Full Day 2 chip counts and seat assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.

Top ten Flight C stacks:

1. Scott Riddell – 400,000 (80 bb)
2. Peter Vitantonio – 352,000 (70 bb)
3. Kevin Eyster – 309,000 (62 bb)
4. Mok Bsaiso – 300,000 (60 bb)
5. Steve Brite – 271,000 (54 bb)
6. Tim Mulroy – 270,000 (54 bb)
7. Soe Lee – 269,000 (54 bb)
8. Huicun Qiao – 267,000 (53 bb)
9. Rob Manjura – 249,000 (50 bb)
10. Nick Raio – 246,000 (49 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  42 of 239

Flight C is heading into the last level of the evening and another big stack emerged from the 42 remaining players. Scott Riddell, last WPO’s $250 Deep Stack champ, is up to 412,000 with one more level to go.

With the slower pace of eliminations and big hands, it seems unlikely anyone will catch Austin Buchanan’s monster 639,000 chip lead to start Day 2.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  47 of 239

Nick Palma was in the 200K vicinity at the last break but he rocketed to the top not long after the return. He took some chips from Li Zhou, sent another player out, and is now sitting with 396,000 as the night nears an end.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Level 13:  1,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  57 of 239

The last break of the day is complete and cards are back in the air. Only three more levels remain in Flight C with 56 players trying to advance to Day 2.

Karl Manouchakian was the break leader with Grigory Shvarts, Anthony Dianaty, Fabian Foster, and Connor Rash rounding out the top five.

Top five stacks during break:

Karl Manouchakian – 309,000 (103 bb)
Grigory Shvarts – 297,000 (99 bb)
Anthony Dianaty – 275,000 (92 bb)
Fabian Foster – 264,000 (88 bb)
Connor Rash – 259,000 (86 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  64 of 239

Tampa reg Karl Manouchakian has been having a quiet day. His tablemates may not agree because the Event 4 runner-up is sitting with 345,000 and the front-runner for the Flight C lead at the end.

There are still three more levels to go though, with a break coming up.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  77 of 239

Daniel Bismuth opened from middle position and Anthony Dianaty three-bet to 20,000 from the button. The blinds released and Bismuth moved all in for 48,500.

Dianaty thought for a minute and called to put Bismuth at risk.

Dianaty:
Bismuth:

It was a fair fight but Bismuth stood up from his seat. The dealer spread the board to send Bismuth out and push Dianaty up to 244,500.