$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 419

Justin Fawcett limped his small blind, Michael Hollander raised to 260,000 from the big and Fawcett moved all in. Hollander thought for a minute and called at risk for 1,600,000.

Fawcett:
Hollander:

Another big flip and Hollander needed to improve to double up. He missed the flop but paired his king on the turn. He made a diamond flush on the river but Fawcett hit a boat to send him out.

Justin Fawcett – 3,800,000 (63 bb)
Michael Hollander  –  Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,910)

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 419

Justin Fawcett opened to 120,000 from under the gun, Robert Capote moved all in for about 700,000 and Fawcett called.

Capote tabled pocket nines but was dominated by Fawcett’s aces (and Rafael Reis said he folded a nine). Capote could not catch a miracle and was sent out in eighth place.

Justin Fawcett – 2,200,000 (37 bb)
Robert Capote  –  Eliminated in 8th Place ($14,8100

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 419

Justin Fawcett open-shipped for 630,000 from middle position and Michael Hollander called on the button.

Or they weren’t quite sure until the floor was called since Hollander didn’t hear the all-in.

The blinds folded and Fawcett was at risk.

Hollander:
Fawcett:

“Oh Jesus,” Fawcett said when he saw Hollander’s hand and started to stand.

Hollander took the lead on the flop but Fawcett took it back on the turn. The river finished the board and Fawcett had an odd double.

Justin Fawcett – 1,410,000 (24 bb)
Michael Hollander – 1,700,000 (28 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 419

Yan Jiang opened to 125,000 from the hijack and Bradley Robertson called in the big blind. The flop was and Robertson moved all in for 1,125,000. Jiang thought for a bit, called the shove, and Robertson hung his head.

Robertson:
Jiang:

Robertson was behind Jiang’s flopped pair of tens and could not come back on the turn or river.

Yan Jiang – 8,560,000 (143 bb)
Bradley Robertson – Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,790)

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 419

Seat 1: Robert Capote – 700,000 (12 bb)
Seat 2: Bradley Robertson – 1,310,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Hollander – 2,600,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: Kyle Sturgis – 1,250,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Robert LeBeau – 785,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Brandon Padula – 895,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Yan Jiang – 7,250,000 (121 bb)
Seat 8: Rafael Reis – 1,170,000 (20 bb)
Seat 9: Justin Fawcett – 765,000 (13 bb)

1st: $133,430 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $82,440
3rd: $59,470
4th: $43,580
5th: $32,460
6th: $24,570
7th: $18,910
8th: $14,810
9th: $11,790

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 419

Robert Capote opened to 100,000 from middle position and Yan Jiang called in the big blind. The flop was , Jiang checked, Capote bet 100,000 and Jiang called.

The turn was and both players checked. The river was , Jiang bet 500,000 and Capote called after a short think.

Then he mucked when Jiang showed for a set of fours and another big pot.

Yan Jiang – 7,100,000 (142 bb)
Robert Capote – 695,000 (14 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 419

Justin Fawcett opened to 100,000 from under the gun, Brandon Padula moved all in for 565,000 from the button, and Fawcett called.

Padula:
Fawcett:

Padula was way ahead for his double up and faded flopped gutshot draw on the run out.

Brandon Padula – 1,255,000 (25 bb)
Justin Fawcett – 1,190,000 (24 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 419

Action is underway at the WPO Championship final table with nine players remaining, Yan Jiang holding a huge lead, and Rafael Reis at his second consecutive Tampa major final table (plus the PPO Champ has a runner-up finish in the DeepStack Challenge).

Seat 1: Robert Capote – 1,150,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2: Bradley Robertson – 1,200,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Hollander – 1,400,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Kyle Sturgis – 1,650,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Robert LeBeau – 790,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Brandon Padula – 1,100,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Yan Jiang – 6,100,000 (122 bb)
Seat 8: Rafael Reis – 1,425,000 (29 bb)
Seat 9: Justin Fawcett – 1,650,000 (33 bb)

1st: $133,430 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $82,440
3rd: $59,470
4th: $43,580
5th: $32,460
6th: $24,570
7th: $18,910
8th: $14,810
9th: $11,790

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 419

Dmitrii Shub was all in for about 1,500,000 from the big blind and Yan Jiang had him at risk from the button.

Jiang:
Shub:

A huge flip nearing the final table and Shub needed his queens to hold. The flop was safe for him but Jiang paired her ace on the turn. Shub could be saved with a club or a queen but missed the river to go out in tenth place.

Yan Jiang – 6,100,000 (122 bb)
Dmitrii Shub – Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,560)

2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  86
Prize Pool:  $28,380
February 1, 2026

Registration closed for the WPO $400 No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 86 entries, turning the $20,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $28,380. The last 11 spots will be paid with $770 for a min-cash and $9,110 up top for the Event 9 winner.

1st: $9,110 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $5,640
3rd: $3,670
4th: $2,500
5th: $1,790
6th: $1,350
7th: $1,070
8th: $900
9th: $810
10th-11th: $770