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Carlo Amenta Wins WPO Bankroll Builder Outright for $8,880!

2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  169
Prize Pool:  $33,800
January 25, 2026

Carlo Amenta, 2026 WPO Event 2 Champ

The $250 WPO Bankroll Builder tournament was a one-day tournament that ran beside the Day 2 restart of Event 1 and it drew a great crowd of 169 entries, turning the $20,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $33,800. Carlo Amenta went deep in Event 1, then entered this one, and won it outright for $8,880.

Congrats Carlo!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1CarloAmentaTampaFL$8,880
2AaronSpeerClermontFL$5,490
3SunChoiSuwaneeGA$3,800
4HarryJohnson IvLargoFL$2,690
5KasparasJasenauskasLemontIL$1,960
6MichealKellyHapevilleGA$1,470
7EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL$1,130
8StevenLowrimoreDunedinFL$900
9BradfordSmithSaint PetersburgFL$740
10RichardCatchmanPort RicheyFL$620
11JohnSpinksSavoyIL$620
12JeffreyPaulsonSioux FallsSD$620
13GaryBodleyPalm HarborFL$540
14ChadKitchenWimaumaFL$540
15IsaacAliTampaFL$540
16RoyDavisGreenwoodIN$490
17StuartPhillipsLakelandFL$490
18AustinPeckFort LauderdaleFL$490
19DeborahGreenwayAlapahaGA$450
20RobertFioreSeminoleFL$450
21LamontTownsendBradentonFL$450
22RichardPresslerBradentonFL$440

Event 2: Prize Pool and Payouts; $8,880 to the Bankroll Builder Champ

2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  169
Prize Pool:  $33,800
January 25, 2026

Registration closed for the $250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 169 entries, pushing the $20,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $33,800. The last 22 spots will be paid with $440 for a min-cash and $8,880 up top for the Event 2 champ.

1st: $8,880 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $5,490
3rd: $3,800
4th: $2,690
5th: $1,960
6th: $1,470
7th: $1,130
8th: $900
9th: $740
10th-12th: $620
13th-15th: $540
16th-18th: $490
19th-21st: $450
22nd: $440

Event 2: Bankroll Building

$250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

If you missed out on Day 2 of WPO Event 1 or maybe you fell a little short today, we have something for you at noon. It is a $250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $20,000 guarantee and the perfect Sunday afternoon with playoff football on the screens.

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

WPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 2 – $250 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

2026 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results