Flight A of the $570 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Winter Poker Open Event 1 is a wrap and Flight B is settling in for a long night of play. With that, Thursday’s updates have concluded and complete chip counts through Flight B will be posted Friday morning by 10am.

Action is set to resume tomorrow at 11am with Flight C of the $570. Here’s a look at the complete upcoming schedule:

• 11am: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight C
• 2pm: $250 PLO Re-Entry
• 5pm: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight D

2018 Winter Poker Open Tournament Schedule

Goodnight and see you in the morning!

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 19 of 101

A late rush in Flight A sends Joseph Orsino home as the overwhelming chip leader in Event 1 of the 2018 Winter Poker Open, a $570 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed event. Orsino — one of the tournament big stacks at the time — flopped top set versus Al Krux’s pair and flush draw. The pair got a pile of chips in the middle and Orsino emerged victorious. From there he coasted to the end of day and bagged 734,000 for a two-to-one advantage over the next biggest stack.

Here’s a look at some of the top and notable chip counts:

Joseph Orsino – 734,000
Kharlin Sued – 315,000
Grant Leber – 266,000
Tom Nguyen – 155,000
Herbert Woodbery – 140,000

Complete chip counts through Flight B will be posted Friday morning by 10am

Only 19 advanced from 101 starting in Flight A. They’ve bagged, tagged and are set to return Sunday for Day 2.

That concludes Thursday’s tournament updates.

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 21 of 101

According to the table, Joseph Orsino raised under the gun with pocket tens and Al Krux defended the big blind with . The flop fell 10-high giving Orsino a set. Meanwhile, Krux flopped a pair and a flush draw and the duo got Krux’s stack in the middle.

The turn and river fell blanks and Orsino’s set held. He scooped a massive pot while Krux was eliminated.

Joseph Orsino – 745,000
Al Krux – Eliminated

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 24 of 101

Level 14 is underway and it marks the final level of the night. Flight A hit the breaks and no player has been eliminated since break. That means 24 are still in the game and they only need to survive another level of action before making their way to Day 2.

After action wraps, we’ll post the chip leader along with a few of the other notable stacks.

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight B Entries: 32 (Total Entries: 133)

It’s 6pm in Tampa, Florida and Flight B of the Winter Poker Open $570, $300,000 guarantee is freshly off and running. This is the second of six starting flights and it’s taking place alongside the end stages of today’s 11am Flight A.

As they did during the morning, Flight B players begin with 30,000 chips and will log 14, 30-minute levels on Day 1. Registration and re-entry are available until about 11pm with play wrapping at roughly 1:45am.

Here are the details:

6pm: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight B

• $570 buy-in and $300,000 guaranteed
• First place receives added $1,650 seat
• 30,000 chips and 30-minute levels on Day 1
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (~11pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (~1:45am)
• Day 2 begins Sunday, December 9 at noon
• Structure sheet

Our live reporting will concentrate on Flight A, but we’ll provide the complete chip counts through Flight B Friday morning before 10am.

Good luck, players!

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Heading to Level 13: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 24 of 101

Play was already a couple minutes into break when Al Krux’s opponent lead an board. Krux raised, the opponent shoved and Krux promptly called.

Krux: for the nuts
Opponent: for two pair

The opponent flopped top two, but it was no good versus Krux’s straight. The river didn’t change a thing and Krux busted an opponent and took a nice pot.

The last break is underway now and it’s Krux who tops the counts alongwith his tablemate Joseph Orsino.

Al Krux – 365,000
Joseph Orsino – 227,000

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 24 of 101

Marie Harrell, Brandon Byars, AJ Kelsall and Rafael Reis all found the felt at various points throughout Flight A. There are currently 24 players remaining including Tom Nguyen and Herbert Woodbery. With the end of day point approaching, play is tightening up a bit, but we expect another table to hit the rail before action concludes.

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 28 of 101

The field is dwindling and chips are moving across the tables late in Flight A of the Winter Poker Open $570.  One of the biggest beneficiaries of the field’s exodus is Robert Sanchez Silva.

Silva is the biggest of the big stacks claiming over 200,000. There is still a way’s to go with more than three full levels left in the day, but Silva is in good position to bag the top holdings.

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 43 of 101

Cards are back in the air, registration is closed and the attendance figure is final. The first of six starting flights in the $570 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Winter Poker Open kickoff event drew 101 entries. That’s good for more than $50,000 toward the target and sets the event in position for a strong showing with five starting flights still to come.

Those still in the action today are set to play through Level 14 before action wraps and the bag for Sunday’s Day 2.

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Heading to Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Entries: 99

Players are currently in the midst of their second break of the day. When they return, registration will close and the Flight A field will be final. As of now, the clock shows 99 in the game.