$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 47 of 374
Chipleader Dapo Ajayi
After 16 levels of play on Day 1, there are 47 players remaining in Event 13, and the chipleader is Dapo Ajayi, who bagged up 446,500 (89 big blinds), followed by Mukul Pahuja with 422,500 (85 big blinds).
Because the field was so large, and there are still six tables in play, they will be returning tomorrow at 12:00 noon, two hours earlier than originally scheduled.
The remaining 47 players are all guaranteed to earn at least $936 each, while there is $40,079 and a beautiful WSOP Circuit ring waiting for the eventual winner. Here is a list of the players who have finished in the money so far:
48th: Brandon Figueroa – $936 49th: Jonathan Hemingway – $936 50th: John Two-Bears – $936 51st: Brett Apter – $936 52nd: A.J. Kelsall – $936 53rd: John Gorsuch – $936 54th: Andrew Brinkley – $936 55th: Nelson Resendiz – $936 56th: Kammar Andries – $936 57th: Kimberly Jones – $936
The full list of official chip counts and the Day 2 seat draw will be posted soon.
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Entries: 374
Even without a guarantee, lucky Event #13 attracted a field of 374 entries, creating a total prizepool of $192,610.
The final 57 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $936 each, while the winner will earn 40,079 and a coveted WSOP Circuit ring.
2020 WSOP Circuit – February Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida Event 13 $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Entries: 374 Prize Pool: $192,610 February 16-17, 2020
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Structure Level 1: 100/100
Our WSOP Circuit series comes to a close on Monday which means time is running out to win a shiny new ring along with a bunch of cash. The last multi-day tournament starts at 4 pm in the Event Center and we should see a nice group of players trying to close it out.
Players will start with 20,000 stacks and the first 24 levels last 30 minutes and increase to 45 from Level 25 forward. Late registration is available until the start of Level 13 at 10:30 pm and they may re-enter as often as needed during that time.
The two-day tournament will wrap up Day 1 action after Level 16 and survivors will return on Monday at 2 pm to play it out.
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 45 minutes
Late registration available until start of Level 13
Day 1 will end at the conclusion of level 16 or official final table
2016 Winter Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, FL Event 13 $1,650 Championship Entries: 489 Prize Pool: $733,500 December 15-18, 2016
David Bradshaw
David Bradshaw won the Winter Poker Open Championship during the early morning hours of Monday pocketing $154,750. The $1,650 buy-in event ran at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa and drew a huge field of 489 entries. In addition to the lion’s share of the $733,500 prize pool, Bradshaw earned the property’s token guitar trophy and a $5,250 seat in next August’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.
“Everything just worked out,” Bradshaw said. “Perfect timing. I ended the year right. I guess I’m going to have to learn how to play the guitar now.”
Bradshaw remained poised often playing 100 or more big blinds deep during the late stages of play. He began the final table with an advantage of nearly 2-to-1 over second place and eventual runner-up Matthew Leecy. From there, the action moved fast with Susan MacPherson, Joey Alegria and John O’Neal busting in the first level of nine-handed play. Chris Boyle was next to go in sixth leaving the remaining five players with an average stack of almost 60 big blinds. It wasn’t until Moe Affaneh picked up aces against Josh Lowing’s ace-king that the next elimination came. The duo got it in preflop only to see a Q-J-10-Q-J runout. Broadway left Affaneh’s aces busted and he was eliminated fifth. Next to go was Shawn Barnett who picked up jacks against Bradshaw’s aces. Barnett got no help and busted fourth.
The final three played for a bit, but soon agreed to the aforementioned deal. Leecy pocketed an even $120,000 while Josh Lowing earned $86,857.
Bradshaw is 41 years old. He was born in Miami but now resides in Atlanta where he is a store owner. This marks his second major tournament win and puts him over $200,000 in career earnings.
The 2016 WPO Championship’s monster field generated a total prize pool of more than $730,000. That number easily exceeded the $300,000 guarantee and marked an increase of about 35 entries year over year. The event’s three starting flights broke down as follows; Flight A: 142 entries, 30 advanced, Flight B: 112 entries, 26 advanced, Flight C: 235 entries, 54 advanced.
“I think it was a great tournament,” Bradshaw said. “I liked it being over in two days. I’ll definitely be here to play it again.”
The finale drew such headliners as 2004 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer, 2010 November Niner John Dolan, reigning SHRP Player of the Year David Prociak and SHRP team member Sheddy Siddiqui. While none of these standouts were able to make Day 2, many others did including all three Seminole Hard Rock Tampa team members John Racener, Justin Zaki and Wally Maddah, defending champion John Templeton, SHRP team members Jessica Dawley and Mike Laake as well as Allen Kessler.
Among those to finish in the money were Russ Head (16th), Cheri Beatty (22nd), Kessler (23rd), James Calderaro (29th), Laake (31st), Ryan Van Sanford (39th) and Dawley (45th).
The conclusion of the Championship marked the end of the 2016 WPO. The next major series taking place at the property is the WPTDeepStacks-Tampa series slated for June of 2017.
WPO Championship final results:
1st: David Bradshaw – $154,750 + SHRPO Seat 2nd: Matthew Leecy – $120,000 3rd: Josh Lowing – $86,857 4th: Shawn Barnett – $53,179 5th: Moe Affaneh – $41,810 6th: Chris Boyle – $34,841 7th: John O’Neal – $27,873 8th: Joey Alegria – $21,272 9th: Susan MacPherson – $14,670 10th: Peter Walsworth – $9,536 11th: Jaeli Moron – $9,536 12th: Manny Minaya – $9,536 13th: Bradley Snider – $7,335 14th: Allauddin Khan – $7,335 15th: Mark Darner – $7,335 16th: Russ Head – $5,795 17th: John Gordon – $5,795 18th: Paul Balzano – $5,795 19th: Brett Bader – $4,548 20th: Kirsten Olieberg – $4,548 21st: Talesh Patel – $4,548 22nd: Cheri Beatty – $4,548 23rd: Allen Kessler – $4,548 24th: Kevin Chan – $4,548 25th: Ahmad Hamoush – $4,548 26th: Rosario Simone – $4,548 27th: Anthony Astarita – $4,548 28th: Ralph Dyer – $4,034 29th: James Calderaro – $4,034 30th: Antuan Bunkley – $4,034 31st: Mike Laake – $4,034 32nd: Jonathan Toth – $4,034 33rd: Chris Binion – $4,034 34th: Lewis Gallo, Jr. – $4,034 35th: Mok Bsaiso – $4,034 36th: Alex Venovski – $4,034 37th: Paul Stanechewski – $3,668 38th: Mark Scacewater – $3,668 39th: Ryan Van Sanford – $3,668 40th: Michael Osborne – $3,668 41st: Stephen Speer – $3,668 42nd: Luis Torres – $3,668 43rd: Mark “Bud” Wiser – $3,668 44th: Brian Arbaugh – $3,668 45th: Jessica Dawley – $3,668
$1,650 WPO Championship (Re-Entry) Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 489
David Bradshaw
The final three players agreed to a deal that saw chip leader David Bradshaw earn $154,750 along with the $5,250 seat and guitar. Matthew Leecy pocketed an even $120,000 while short stack Josh Lowing went home with $86,857.
Matthew LeecyJosh Lowing
A complete tournament report will be posted shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look at the final table results:
1st: David Bradshaw – $154,750 + SHRPO Seat 2nd: Matthew Leecy – $120,000 3rd: Josh Lowing – $86,857 4th: Shawn Barnett – $53,179 5th: Moe Affaneh – $41,810 6th: Chris Boyle – $34,841 7th: John O’Neal – $27,873 8th: Joey Alegria – $21,272 9th: Susan MacPherson – $14,670
