$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries: 153

As we move deeper into the afternoon, more players are in seats. Day 1C is up to 153 entries for 393 total and a prize pool of nearly $600,000.

Tom McDonald and Peter Hsu are in the field, trying for another big score. McDonald went deep in two tournaments during the 2022 Tampa Poker Classic; he finished runner-up out of 1,463 in the opening $400 Deep Stack and closed the series with a third place in the Championship.

On top of that, he finished 14th in the WSOP Super Seniors and 41st in our WPT Tampa Championship a few months ago.

Hsu’s score was a little more recent, two weeks ago in Hollywood, when he turned one bullet in their huge RRPO $400 opening event into a $191K when he won the title in the 6,134-entry field.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries: 135

Cards are back in the air after the first break and we have a familiar face at the top of the counts. Tampa regular Wally Maddah leads the field with 82,300 with a whole lot of players not far behind. They’ll be trying to chase him down while he tries to build.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1C Entries: 120

Day 1C players are about to take their first break of the day with an even 120 entries in the mix and more expected with late registration open for more than five hours.

We will walk the tables and see who had a good run over the first two hours.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1C Entries: 94

Before Level 2 wrapped up, entry number 94 joined Day 1C to put the combined total of entries at 334 for the Championship. The prize pool reached $501,000 to surpass the guarantee and each new player will push it higher.

Thanks for another great turnout!

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1C Entries: 90

The first level cruised right by and the WPO Championship is on the verge of pushing the prize pool over the $500,000 guarantee and it should get there before too long.

Some early friends include Event 1 champ Julio Delgado, last year’s 11th place Championship finisher Eric Valerio, Wally Maddah, Joe McCray, Brian Arbaugh, and Joel Deutsch among in the game.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1C Entries: 69

Day 1C jumped up to 69 entries shortly after cards went in the air and we are starting to keep a tighter eye on the clock. The guarantee is not far away.

We ran a ton of satellites and a lot of seats were awarded into the Championship over the last week. Many of our regulars took part and we found Jeremy Becker and Terri-Anne Crawford booking their seats last night in the five-seat guarantee satellite.

Good luck to both!

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1C Entries: 60

Cards are in the air for the last starting day of the 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship with 60 entries leaving them only 34 away from surpassing the $500,000 guarantee.

It will get there easily this afternoon and then begin climbing until registration closes at 6:30 pm.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The third and final flight of the 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship gets underway at 11 am and we will be keeping an eye the clock. Once the entry counts hits 94 this afternoon, the tournament will officially surpass its $500,000 guarantee and begin building the prize pool.

Championship grinders start with 40K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, increasing to 60 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 6:30 pm following the one-hour dinner break.

Flight C will complete 14 levels and survivors will bag up for a Day 2 return tomorrow at noon.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes
• Day 2+ levels last 60  minutes
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 10 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1C – $1,700 WPO Championship

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes
• Day 2+ levels last 60  minutes
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 10 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $200 Championship Satellite

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:10am)
• Structure Sheet

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  44 of 240

Flight A: 95 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B: 145 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon