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Ben Paul Chelladurai Dominated WPO Bounty for Outright Win!

2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH
Entries:  109
Prize Pool:  $11,990
Bounty Prize Pool:  $5,450
January 27, 2026

Ben Paul Chelladurai, 2026 WPO Event 6 Champion

The WPO $150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew a nice crowd of 105 entries on a Tuesday night. They created a prize pool worth $11,990 with another $5,450 up for grabs in the form or bounties.

Ben Paul Chelladuria, fresh off a third-place in the big opening event of the series, was so dominant at the final table that second and third place chopped their spots while he picked up the full first-place payout.

Congrats Ben!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY$3,580
2LawrenceHaagMiltonFL$1,850 *
3MichaelSullivanSeminoleFL$1,850 *
4AnthonyArgentoPort RicheyFL$1,030
5NikolaosEgarhosAthens$740
6AndrewNeidingValricoFL$550
7AlexWhtteWinter HavenFL$430
8KajaunHutchinsonClearwaterFL$350
9WilliamWarnerManassasVA$300
10PaulWalkerCrossvilleTN$270
11KeithStonestreetBradentonFL$270
12MarieHarrellTampaFL$270
13PeterSantangeloSan AntonioFL$250
14CheyenneAutersonLexingtonKY$250

Event 6: Tuesday Night Bounties

$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH
Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The next new WPO trophy event gets underway at 6 pm with some bounty action.

$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty No-Limit Hold’em with a lot of action on a Tuesday evening.

Players start with huge 40K stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes before going up to 20 for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:15 pm.

  • 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

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: Familiar Faces

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  41

Karl Manouchakian

The $700 DeepStack Challenge is cruising right along, about halfway through the open registration period and on pace to easily surpass its $50,000 guarantee.

Some friends in the field already include Karl Manouchakian, Brian Ray, Blake Whittington, Ricardo Eyzaguirre, Tarun Gulati, Gabe Fuller, Roy Young, Fred Paradis, James McKinnon, Mike Ahmad, and Justin Fawcett.

Brian Ray
Blake Whittington
Ricardo Eyzaguirre
Tarun Gulati
Gabe Fuller