$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 779

In a snap, much faster than anticipated, the Main Event is down to the last four tables with 27 players remaining. The stacks are getting deeper and we should see a slowdown in the pace from this point to the final table.

Recent results:

28th: Tom Nguyen – $6,218
29th: Nikhil Sunku – $6,218
30th: Michael Foley – $6,218
31st: Dennis Zollo – $6,218
32nd: Mitchell Smith – $6,218
33rd: Juan Rodriguez – $6,218
34th: Kimberly Starbird – $6,218

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 779

The Main Event is shuffling and swapping chips and in constant motion. We had another 10 players collect some money including WSOP Main Event runner-up Tony Miles, Event 4 champ Jason Block, and former Tampa champ Filipp Khavin.

Max Young is the lastest to jump the counts and his castle looks nice with the newly introduced 25K and 100K chips. He is up to 1,675,000 with a lot of lead changes so far.

Blinds increased to 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante and the average stack is 690,000 (34 bb).

Recent results:

35th: Brian Ray – $6,218
36th: Heatham Foty – $6,218
37th: Tony Miles – $5,373
38th: Truyen Nguyen – $5,373
39th: David Harmon – $5,373
40th: Filipp Khavin – $5,373
41st: Shea Quintin – $5,373
42nd: Meir Barack – $5,373
43rd: Joseph Reddick – $5,373
44th: Jason Block – $5,373

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining:  91 of 153

Registration closed on the last tournament of the series and the $400 Black Chip Bounty drew 153 entries. That created a prize pool worth $35,955 along with the $15,300 in bounies. The last 16 spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $791 and the champ will take home $9,707 along with the guitar trophy.

2020 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH
Entries: 153
Prize Pool: $35,955
Bounty Prize Pool: $15,300
December 13, 2020

1st: $9,707 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $6,112
3rd: $3,703
4th: $2,697
5th: $2,157
6th: $1,690
7th: $1,366
8th: $1,187
9th: $1,043
10th-12th: $971
13th-15th: $863
16th: $791

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 779

The second break of Day 2 is through and Main Event players are back in their seats after tournament staff colored off the 1K chips. They will play three more levels before enjoying a 60-minute dinner break.

Blinds are up to 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante and the average stack is 530,000 (35 bb) with 44 players remaining.

Recent results:

45th: Leif Oskarsson – $5,373
46th: Karl Manouchakian – $4,697
47th: Franklin Brigham – $4,697
48th: Michael Beattie – $4,697
49th: Justin Harvell – $4,697
50th: Sean Conklin – $4,697
51st: Nicholas Luczky – $4,697
52nd: TK Miles – $4,697
53rd: Walker Miskelly – $4,697
54th: Aaron Klausman – $4,697
55th: Nathan Lee – $4,081
56th: Mark Scacewater – $4,081

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 779

Tampa regular Karl Manouchakian was down to 192,000 after a tough hand against Romeo Mendoza and was heads-up against him again.

With the board reading , Manouchakian put those chips in the middle from the small blind and Mendoza called to put him at risk.

Mendoza:
Manouchakian:

Manouchakian flopped a straight draw and turned a flush draw against Mendoza’s set and need to catch to double. The river was and the former Tampa champ was eliminated.

Romeo Mendoza – 1,210,000 (101 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – Eliminated in 46th place ($4,697)

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 779

The parade to the payout desk has not slowed since the bubble burst and another handful made their way to the cage including Raminder Singh. The Event 6 champ was having a great start to his day but fell short of another guitar.

On the flip side, Ryan Van Sanford moved his castle up to 1,019,000 and a dangerous player with a lot of chips late in a tournament.

Blinds moved up to 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante and the average stack is 417,000 (35 bb). They will have another break after Level 20 comes to an end.

Recent results:

57th: Michaell Cooper – $4,081
58th: Ronald Sullivan – $4,081
59th: Manny Minaya – $4,081
60th: Nic Vu – $4,081
61st: David Piccolo – $4,081
62nd: Raminder Singh – $4,081
63rd: Steve Maniaci – $4,081
64th: Jeffrey Lehouillier – $3,514
65th: Rafael Reis – $3,514

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 779

One of the great side stories from this series and Main Event is the large numbers of players coming from out of state to participate. We’re glad they could make the trip and enjoy the room for the first time. Some of your new friends are making their mark.

Tommy Tran of Atlanta is moving up the counts and sits with 816,000 as we get deeper into the day. Peter Walsworth is still up top with 1,300,000 but people are tracking him down.

Blinds are now 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is 360,000 (36 bb) with 65 players remaining.

Recent results:

66th: Yung Hwang – $3,514
67th: Ismael Cabrera – $3,514
68th: William Debose III – $3,514
69th: Scott Wright – $3,514
70th: Michael Owens – $3,514
71st: Thomas McCormick – $3,514
72nd: Andrew Luker – $3,514
73rd: Ronal Tate – $2,958
74th: David Swatscheno – $2,958
75th: Michael Dolle – $2,958

$400 Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Day 2 of the WPO Main Event is well into its day but we have one more tournament on the schedule at 2pm for those who missed out on that big Main Event money.

Event 8 is a $400 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100 bounty on every player’s head. They’ll start with 20,000 stacks and all levels will late 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 5 at 4:15pm.

This is your last chance to take home one of those WPO guitar trophies and we expect one last great crowd to close out the series

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 5
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  75 of 779

The first break of the day quickly came around after the money bubble burst and three players were sent to pick up some cash. Players are back in their seats with three more levels lined up before another walk away from the action.

Blinds are now 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante and the average stack is 312,000 (39 bb) with 75 players remaining.

Recent results:

76th: Joseph Wallace – $2,958
77th: John Hostetter – $2,958
78th: Brad Sailor – $2,958

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 779

It did not take long to burst the money bubble and Peter Walsworth got it there in pretty big fashion.

One the first hand of the bubble, we caught the action at Table 44 with the board out and reading . Jonathan Marlow bet a full barrel of 5Ks chips for 100,000 from the small blind and Walsworth thought for a minute before raising it to 340,000.

Marlow four-bet shipped for 515,000 total and Walsworth called for the huge pot.

“You called?” Marlow asked. He flipped over for the second nut flush but his elation quickly evaporated when Walsworth showed for the nut flush.

Walsworth had a slightly bigger stack to send Marlow out, burst the bubble, and take a huge lead in the Main Event with 1,280,000.