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Event 4: Day 2 Ready to Go

$700 DeepStack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 216

The $700 DeepStack Challenge drew 216 entries over two starting flights and 27 players return for Day 2 at 1 pm. They are in the money and we expect a lot of action at the start.

They return with 31:34 remaining in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 ante. The average stacks is 240,000 (48 bb) so there’s plenty of play in the stacks.

Table 10
Seat 1: Ken O ‘Donnell – 372,000 (74 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Riley Price – 390,000 (78 bb)
Seat 4: Timothy Miles – 155,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: Michael Hunsucker – 195,000 (39 bb)
Seat 6: Evlys Gutierrez – 297,000 (59 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Allan Hedin – 280,000 (56 bb)

Table 11
Seat 1: Tarun Gulati – 195,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2: Marsha Wolak-Barnett – 145,000 (29 bb)
Seat 3: Salvador Ramos – 248,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Matthew Myers – 439,000 (88 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Jason Spry – 92,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7: Mike Ahmad – 175,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: Drew Dodge – 412,000 (82 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: Troy Bercot – 417,000 (83 bb)
Seat 2: James Leonard – 253,000 (51 bb)
Seat 3: Mikhail Chykiliov – 315,000 (63 bb)
Seat 4: Jennifer Frankenstein – 96,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Hugo Louis Ouazana Abihssira – 131,000 (26 bb)
Seat 6: Nicholas Giovine – 326,000 (65 bb)
Seat 7: Justin Fawcett – 169,000 (34 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Table 22
Seat 1: David Moses – 182,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Christopher Barthel – 104,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Clyde Maliauka – 166,000 (33 bb)
Seat 4: Eric Tarikas – 314,000 (63 bb)
Seat 5: Charles Kahrs – 235,000 (47 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Julio Delgado Reyes – 313,000 (63 bb)
Seat 8: Dorian Rios Pavon – 67,000 (13 bb)

Payouts:

1st: $30,190 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $20,040
3rd: $14,590
4th: $10,750
5th: $8,030
6th: $6,080
7th: $4,660
8th: $3,620
9th-10th: $2,850
11th-12th: $2,360
13th-14th: $2,000
15th-16th: $1,740
17th-20th: $1,550
21st-24th: $1,420
25th-27th: $1,340

Daniel D’Alessandro Wins WPO Bounty Title Outright for $3,860!

2025 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$150 + $50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  140
Prize Pool:  $15,400
Bounty Prize Pool: $7,000
January 28, 2025

Daniel D’Allesandro, 2025 WPO Event 6 champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1DanielD'AlessandroWinter SpringsFL$3,860
2MinaTawfikWesley ChapelFL$2,580
3ChanKimTampaFL$1,800
4JeffreyCloudByron CenterMI$1,300
5DylanCannSaugusMA$960
6MarioRapatiDoverFL$730
7JohnRotheWantaghNY$570
8ToanPhamSeffnerFL$460
9DylanPianoVeniceFL$390
10JulioLopez GalvezTampaFL$390
11BruceFrinkTampaFL$340
12JohnPolkWinter ParkFL$340
13ChristopherLambNavarreFL$300
14MichaelTierneyWestfieldMA$300
15KevinBlewittTampaFL$280
16ChiPhanPinellas ParkFL$280
17KajaunHutchinsonClearwaterFL$260
18NicolasEgarhosApollo BeachFL$260

Event 7: Four-Card Fun

$400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

WPO Event 7 is pretty straightforward at 11 am; it is a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with plenty of action throughout the day and a trophy at the end.

Players sit with 20K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as they wish while reg is open.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

Event 4: Day 2 Seat Draw

$700 DeepStack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 216

Flight A: 80 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 136 Entries; 17 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 1 pm

There will be a redraw at 16 players

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
101KenO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL372,000
103RileyPriceLargoFL390,000
104TimothyMilesDavieFL155,000
105MichaelHunsuckerOrlandoFL195,000
106EvlysGutierrezTampaFL297,000
108AllanHedinSarasotaFL280,000
111TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL195,000
112MarshaWolak-BarnettLakewood RanchFL145,000
113SalvadorRamosOcalaFL248,000
114MatthewMyersJacksonvilleFL439,000
116JasonSpryHoschtonGA92,000
117MikeAhmadLutzFL175,000
118DrewDodgeSpring HillFL412,000
211TroyBercotBradentonFL417,000
212JamesLeonardTampaFL253,000
213MikhailChykiliovMiami BeachFL315,000
214JenniferFrankensteinLongwoodFL96,000
215Hugo LouisOuazana AbihssiraMarlyFL131,000
216NicholasGiovineMiddletownNJ326,000
217JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL169,000
221DavidMosesAshevilleNC182,000
222ChristopherBarthelPalma CeiaFL104,000
223ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL166,000
224EricTarikasTampaFL314,000
225CharlesKahrsPalm HarborFL235,000
227JulioDelgado ReyesDavenportFL313,000
228DorianRios PavonLas VegasNV67,000

Event 4: Day 2 Chip Counts

$700 DeepStack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 216

Flight A: 80 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 136 Entries; 17 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 1 pm

There will be a redraw at 16 players

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1MatthewMyersJacksonvilleFL439,000
2TroyBercotBradentonFL417,000
3DrewDodgeSpring HillFL412,000
4RileyPriceLargoFL390,000
5KenO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL372,000
6NicholasGiovineMiddletownNJ326,000
7MikhailChykiliovMiami BeachFL315,000
8EricTarikasTampaFL314,000
9JulioDelgado ReyesDavenportFL313,000
10EvlysGutierrezTampaFL297,000
11AllanHedinSarasotaFL280,000
12JamesLeonardTampaFL253,000
13SalvadorRamosOcalaFL248,000
14CharlesKahrsPalm HarborFL235,000
15TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL195,000
16MichaelHunsuckerOrlandoFL195,000
17DavidMosesAshevilleNC182,000
18MikeAhmadLutzFL175,000
19JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL169,000
20ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL166,000
21TimothyMilesDavieFL155,000
22MarshaWolak-BarnettLakewood RanchFL145,000
23Hugo LouisOuazana AbihssiraMarlyFL131,000
24ChristopherBarthelPalma CeiaFL104,000
25JenniferFrankensteinLongwoodFL96,000
26JasonSpryHoschtonGA92,000
27DorianRios PavonLas VegasNV67,000

WPO Day 8 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 7 – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 4 Flight B – $700 DeepStack Challenge (Re-Entry)

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $200 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $1,700 WPO Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
  • Winners will be entered into Flight A of the Championship
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results

Event 4: Prize Pool and Payouts with $30K Up Top

2025 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$700 DeepStack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  216
Prize Pool:  $131,760
January 27-29, 2025

Registration closed for the $700 DeepStack Challenge with 216 entries turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $131,760. The last 27 players returning for Day 2 are in the money with $1,340 for a min-cash and $30,190 plus the WPO trophy awaiting the Event 4 champ.

1st: $30,190 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $20,040
3rd: $14,590
4th: $10,750
5th: $8,030
6th: $6,080
7th: $4,660
8th: $3,620
9th-10th: $2,850
11th-12th: $2,360
13th-14th: $2,000
15th-16th: $1,740
17th-20th: $1,550
21st-24th: $1,420
25th-27th: $1,340