$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  82

The second break ended and players are back in action with three levels (plus a break) to get in the game or re-enter if that’s what they need.

Justin Fawcett did not lead at the last break but jumped to the top two minutes into the new level. Now, he’s the outright leader at the second break with 184,500.

The closest to him are all seated at Table 21 with Evlys Gutierrez (118,400), Bill Burdick (103,300), and Wasim Assaf (102,000) trying to chase Fawcett down.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  81

Day 1A players are now on their second break and return to play three more levels before registration closes. We’ve had a nice little rush over the last hour and building a healthy field.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  78

Day 1A is creeping up near its second break and they continue to make good progress toward the $300,000 guarantee.

If you want to get into the Championship at a discount, we have a $200 satellite running this evening at 6 pm with two seats guaranteed into Flight B of the Championship.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  67

The Day 1A field reached 67 entries at the midpoint of Level 5, the exact pace needed to surpass the $300,000 guarantee. But we want to smash it, and we expect to do just that with a busy weekend in the near future.

MMA superstar Colby Covington joined us after the first break. The former Champ has several big scores with our friends in Hollywood, including a SHRP Pot-Limit Omaha 8 trophy, and he’s here looking for his first Tampa score.

Recent friends joining include Drew Dodge, Rusty Wadsworth, David DiBernardi, Filipp Khavin, Sarah Ortego, and Tarun Gulati.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  51

The second break ended, and cards went back in the air. There were 51 entries, which is a nice pace for the busy weekend coming up.

Robert LeBeau was the early front-runner with 123,000, followed by Justin Fawcett with 108,000. They are the only two players to spin their 40K stack up over 100K.

But LeBeau’s lead did not last long; soon after the start of Level 4, Fawcett let us know he was now at 141,000 and climbing.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  48

Day 1A players are now on their first break of the day with 48 players in the game and many more expected through the weekend.

If you want to grab a bite to eat at the Snack Bar, check out the expanded menu.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  40

Flight A is moving right along, more players are making their way to the Poker Room and joining the Championship. They will play out this level before their first break, a perfect opportunity to check out the upgraded menu at the Snack Bar (get the pizza).

A few more friends today include legendary Fred Paradis, Justin Fawcett, Nick Schulz, Tony March, and Ken Fishman.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  36

The field is growing as we near the afternoon hours and players start waking/walking to the Poker Room.

Some early friends in action include Mo Alhallwani, David Moses, Eli Kiwan, Gabe Fuller, Mike Ahman, and Stephen Brite.

Alhalwani went deep in this tournament last year, finishing fifth for $41,920.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  19

At 11 am on the dot, tournament staff put cards in the air for the 2025 Winter Poker Open Championship. They will work their way through the first three 40-minute flights before grabbing a little break.

Registration is available until 5:45 pm with another flight tomorrow and the last on Saturday.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The preliminaries are done and locked up their winners, so today we roll out the 2025 Winter Poker Open Championship with Flight A at 11 am. The $1,700 buy-in has a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool with three flights and plenty of play built into the structure.

Players sit down with huge 40K starting stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 10 at 5:45 pm and player may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.

Each flight will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will return on Sunday at noon for Day 2.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet