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Ethan Mellish Wins WPO Event 9 for $10,960 in Three-Way Deal

2025 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  158
Prize Pool:  $52,930
February 2, 2025

Ethan Mellish, 2025 WPO Event 9 champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1EthanMellishTampaFL$10,960 *
2AnthonyLicastroNaplesFL$8,850 *
3MostafaAboalmajedCairoFL$7,850 *
4KennethSohlTampaFL$4,460
5RobertWinslerSarasotaFL$3,320
6HughMembrinoVeniceFL$2,520
7CarlosMartirBrandonFL$1,960
8JulioLopez GalvezTampaFL$1,550
9LawrenceDowlingOrlandoFL$1,260
10WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL$1,260
11BryanCuzinoNew Port RicheyFL$1,080
12RajeshMehtaTampaFL$1,080
13JeromeYoungbarFairlandIN$940
14KarlManouchakianTampaFL$940
15StevenSinclairTampaFL$850
16ChristopherBobinettIndianapolisIN$850
17MarkGlazewskiHernandoFL$800
18CharlesMitchell IiiSatellite BeachFL$800
19MikeAhmadLutzFL$800
20WasimAssafOrlandoFL$800

WPO Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 9 – $400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

2025 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results