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Event 4 Flight B: Aiming for the Guarantee

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second and final flight of the $700 DeepStack Challenge gets underway at the top of the hour and the first order of business is tracking down the $50,000 guarantee. After getting 51 entries yesterday, only 31 new ones are needed today to get there.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are needed until the start of Level 10 at 7:45 pm.

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and they return tomorrow at 11 am for Day 2.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Event 4: Chip Counts Through Flight A

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Return to Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 51

Flight A: 51 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight B: Tuesday at 1 pm
Day 2: Wednesday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL484,000
2BradSailorLombardIL256,000
3BlakeWhittingtonWildwoodFL244,000
4ErikWoodTampaFL203,000
5RicardoEyzaguirreMiamiFL159,000
6JustinAdamsMelvilleNY105,000
7JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL79,000

WPO Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 – $400 Big O (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 30,000 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 5 Structure Sheet

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

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 6 – $150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

2026 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results

Event 4 Flight A: Registration Closed with 51 Entries

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  20 of 51

Registration closed for Flight A of the $700 DeepStack Challenge, with 51 entries, putting $31,110 toward the $50,000 guarantee. The last flight is tomorrow at 1 pm.

Flight A will continue until seven players remain and they return on Wednesday at 11 am for Day 2. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AMonday 1p51TBD
BTuesday 1p——
Total51TBD

Event 4 Flight A: Jamie Carmen and Blake Whittington Lead at Break

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  48

Jamie Carmen

DeepStack Challenge players returned from their second break with 48 entries in the field and more than halfway to the $50,000 with a lot of time to get there.

Jamie Carmen is the early chip leader, sitting at the top with 145,500 followed by Blake Whittington holding 120,200. Karl Manouchakin is next closest to six digits with 99,800 and Michial Drake has 97,200.

Michial Drake

Event 4 Flight A: DeepStack Challenge

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The next fun multi-day tournament on the schedule gets underway at 1 pm with Flight A of WPO Event 4. The tournament is the $700 buy-in DeepStack Challenge with a $50,000 guarantee and two starting flights.

Players sit with 30K in their stack and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7:45 pm.

Plenty of time to get here after work.

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return on Wednesday at 11 am for Day 2.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

WPO Day 6 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 3 Structure Sheet

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

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $100 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $700 DeepStack Challenge
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (7:45pm)
  • Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results