Primary Event Schedule

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

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Flight F – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight D Entries:  122

Registration closed for Flight D of WPO Event 1, with 122 entries, bringing the tournament total to 464 with three more flights to go. They have contributed $153,120 toward the $200,000 guarantee, and they will top that mark sometime tomorrow.

Action will continue until 16 players remain and they will return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip counts through Flight C

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Return to Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 194

Flight A: 111 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight B: 83 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight C: 148 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight D: Underway; late reg till 10:30 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  19 of 148

It seemed like Jon Irvin was going to bag the overall chip lead after Flight C but he took a little dip while Josh Babcock definitely moved up. Babcock will return for Day 2 with 508,000 and good enough right now for the biggest stack coming back.

Flight C counts:

Josh Babcock – 508,000
Jon Irvin – 474,000
Michael Valore – 424,000
Craig Willis – 387,000
Corey Zedo – 328,000
David Edwards – 293,000
Fred Paradis – 288,000
Roberto Melo – 265,000
Ivan Yatsuk – 248,000
Brandon Padula – 215,000
Randall Hill – 160,000
Matthew Leecy – 154,000
Nathan Seifert – 150,000
Michial Drake – 148,000
Francisco Gomez – 141,000
Wilbert Malphus – 92,000
Barbara Cardin – 79,000
Jeffrey Morzella – 65,000
Jeffrey Paulson – 32,000

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The fourth flight of Winter Poker Open Event 1 starts at the top of the hour and the $400 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament will get one step closer to its $200,000 guarantee. They are more than halfway there after three flights to this is going to crush the guarantee.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40 minutes for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and players with chips will bag them up for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  33 of 148

We didn’t have to look very far to find our chip leader, because he is way above the rest. Jon Irvin is swinging a big club against his opponents, sitting behind a massive stack worth 581,000 with only a handful of other players over 200K.

Irvin’s stack would be good enough for the overall lead if we ended right now but he still has time to win or lose some.

Others still in contention for making Day 2 include Fred Paradis, Matthew Leecy, Jeff Morzella, Roberto Melo, Jerome Leonardo, and Barbara Cardin.

Cardin is a regular in the Poker Room and an author, recently releasing her second novel, Baracuda9. If you see her at the tables or in the room, she might sign a copy for you.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  39 of 148

Time is ticking down to the end of Level 12 and most likely the last break of the day. Yesterday’s flights ended in Level 14 and 15 and there’s no reason to believe today will be any different.

We will take the opporunity to track down later leaders nearing the bubble.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Entries:  148

Registration closed for Flight C of WPO Event 1, with another 148 entries, bringing the combined total to 342 for the tournament and $112,860 toward the $200K guarantee. Flight D starts at 6 pm with two more flights tomorrow and one on Saturday.

Action will continue until 19 players remain and they will return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip counts through Flight B

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  111

The clock is ticking down on the open registration period for Flight C. We have 111 entries at the moment, the same number as Flight A yesterday, but we have more than 90 minutes to easily beat it.

Some friends in today’s field include reigning Pinktober Poker Open champ Rafael Reis, 2022 PPO champ Matthew Leecy, Ryan Hogan, Sun Choi, Grant Missonis, Wayne Leonard, Drew Dodge, Jeff Morzella, and Walter Thornton.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Return to Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 194

Flight A: 111 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight B: 83 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight C: Underway; late reg till 3:30 pm
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am