$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1C Entries:  169

The second break is right around the corner and we can we look forward to another milestone soon after they return.

We are less than 20 new entries to officially double the $300K guarantee and that’s a lock.

$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  145

On the same day the Hard Rock Tampa float is cruising down Bayshore for Gasparilla, we have a steady stream of players joining the final flight of the WPO Championship. The prize pool topped $500K earlier in the day and we are looking to double the guarantee later this afternoon.

Some familiar faces here today include Rashaud Cook, Michael Silva, Juan Torres, Marsha Wolak, Armando Figueroa (trying to bag a second time), Clyde Maliauka, Jake Ferro, Nitis Udornpim, Brian Arbaugh, Tony March, and Manny Minaya.

$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1C Entries:  41

Action is underway for the final flight of the 2026 Winter Poker Open Championship with 41 players at the start. The $1,700 buy-in tournament already surpassed its $300,000 guarantee so every entry on a busy Saturday will run up the prize pool.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1C – $1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $200 Championship Last Chance Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:10am)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Return to Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 214

Flight A:  71 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight B:  143 Entries; 18 Advanced
Flight C:  Saturday at 11 am
Day 2:  Sunday at 11 am

$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  27 of 143

Cards are back in the air with 27 players remaining at three tables and 18 of them will put a bag together for Day 2.

Ryan Hogan is the late frontrunner, ahead of everyone with 480,000. Curtis King is second with 402,000 and Mitch Garshofsky is third with 325,000.

$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  28 of 143

The last break of Flight B is just about here, or should be the last break with 28 remaining and 18 moving on to Day 2.

They will return and play down to the money bubble and survivors will book their Sunday seat.

$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  59 of 143

Registration closed for Flight B of the 2026 WPO Championship, with 143 entries, bringing the combined total to 214 and the prize pool to $321,000.

Flight C starts tomorrow at 11 am with late registration available until 5:45 pm.

Action will continue until 18 players remain and survivors return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip counts through Flight A

$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  129

With only a few seconds left in Level 8, today’s entry count hit 129 to put the combined total at 200 for the Championship. We have officially hit the $200,000 guarantee and now the prize pool will continue to climb.

Registration closes for Flight B at 5:45 pm and Flight C starts tomorrow at 11 am.

$1,700 WPO Championship
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  118

The second break ended and players returned to action with 118 entries in the game and we are sniffing the $200,000 guarantee already, with two hours left to register Flight B plus a busy Sunday flight tomorrow.

Bill Soscia is the new leader in the room with Roberto Melo still doing just fine in second. Here are some more counts from around the field at break:

Bill Soscia – 216,700 (217 bb)
Roberto Melo – 168,500 (169 bb)
Wayne Leonard – 139,900 (140 bb)
Elizabeth McKane – 117,600 (118 bb)
John Kennedy – 112,500 (113 bb)
Mo Alhawani – 111,000 (111 bb)
Wasim Assaf – 108,800 (109 bb)
Ken O’Donnell – 90,500 (91 bb)
Jennifer Frankenstein  –  84,000 (84 bb)
Julio Delgado – 82,600 (83 bb)
Tony March – 70,900 (71 bb)
John O’Neal – 69,300 (69 bb)
David Sweeley – 69,200 (69 bb)
Nick Scholz  –  54,000 (54 bb)
Drew Dodge – 50,700 (51 bb)
Mitch Garshofsky – 47,500 (48 bb)
Ryan Hogan – 46,400 (46 bb)
Mark Zhang – 46,100 (46 bb)
Curtis King – 43,300 (43 bb)
Aaron Speer – 43,200 (43 bb)
James McKinnon – 43,000 (43 bb)
John Dolan – 40,800 (41 bb)
Sun Choi – 40,000 (40 bb)
Mitch Mitchell – 38,200 (38 bb)
Rusty Wadsworth – 33,300 (33 bb)
Brian Arbaugh – 33,300 (33 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 28,800 (29 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 24,200 (24 bb)
Stuart Phillips – 21,300 (21 bb)
Fred Paradis – 21,200 (21 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 20,000 (20 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – 19,800 (20 bb)