$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries: 99
Another break is coming around and the field is one entry short of triple digits. It will get there before the break is over and we’ll officially be halfway to the $300,000 guarantee.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries: 82
More Tampa friends are joining the field plus a few travelers from across the state and country. We should hit the halfway mark to the $300,000 before registration closes with two big weekend flights to go.
Other early friends include former TPC Champion James Kerr, WSOPC Tampa ring winner David DiBernardi, and farther/son combo James and Anthony Calderaro.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 78
Players returned to their seats with another eight entries and one big stack in the room. Ian Siegel built his 40K stack up to 181,200 over the first three levels for a huge lead at the start of the day. AJ Kelsall is his nearest competitor with 111,100 plus a few more reaching towards 100K.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries: 70
Players are now on their first break with 70 entries and many more expected with registration available until 5:45 pm. We will take this opportunity to walk the tables and find our early big stacks.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries: 60
Another ten entries in the game and another $15K toward the $300,000 guarantee and it looks like predictions are accurate of hitting the magic number during the Friday flight.
More friends in the field include AJ Kelsall, Ken O’Donnell, Phillip Krnyaich, and Frank Spaulding.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 49
We have a steady stream of new players hitting the Championship and some old friends are joining the game. We are up to 50 entries and a quarter of the way to the $300,000 in the blink of an eye. Registration is open until 5:45 pm with two more flights to.
Among the early entries, we found Steve Trizis, Nashaat Antonious, Michael Wang, Ronald Lane, Carlos Loving, and Fred Paradis.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 30
Cards are in the air for the 2024 Winter Poker Open Championship with 30 players at the start and shooting for a piece of the $300,000 guarantee.
They will cruise through the first three 40-minute levels before enjoying a break at the Snack Bar.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The wait is over and it’s time to kick off the headline event of the 2024 Winter Poker Open. The WPO Championship gets underway at 11 am in the Poker Room with the first of three flights. The tournament has a $1,700 buy-in and $300,000 guarantee plus a long, slow structure.
Players start with 40,000 in their stacks, and levels last 40 minutes on the first two days, increasing to 60 minutes on Day 3. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 5:45 pm.
They will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at noon in the money.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Day 1A – $1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
6PM: $200 WPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
The Winter Poker Open Championship gets underway tomorrow with a $1,700 buy-in and healthy $300,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament features three starting flights, one each on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 11 am.
This will be a great, fun way to wrap up the series, and we expect a lot of new and old friends in the crowd throughout the weekend.