$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

The Championship final table is back underway with David Lappano leading the eight remaining and Alex Ivan the shortest. The current average stack is 1,700,000 and 34 big blinds.

Seat 1: Timothy Miles – 1,065,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Alex Ivan – 775,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Carl Carodenuto – 1,255,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: John Templeton – 1,955,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 1,335,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: David Lappano – 3,435,000 (69 bb)
Seat 7: Robert Georato – 1,655,000 (33 bb)
Seat 8: Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,125,000 (43 bb)

David Lappano – 3,435,000 (69 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,125,000 (43 bb)
John Templeton – 1,955,000 (39 bb)
Robert Georato – 1,655,000 (33 bb)
Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 1,335,000 (27 bb)
Carl Carodenuto – 1,255,000 (25 bb)
Timothy Miles – 1,065,000 (21 bb)
Alex Ivan – 775,000 (16 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
End of Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

The eight remaining players are on a 15-minute break as the rest of the 1K chips are taken out of circulation. Updated counts on the way.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante

In a battle of the blinds, Sheddy Siddiqui and John Duhig got the chips in the middle with Siddiqui having the bigger stack.

Siddiqui also held the best hand with dominating Duhig’s and nothing changed as the board ran out . Duhig earned one title earlier in the series but had to settle for 9th place in the Championship for $13,590.

The hand moved Shiddiqui up to 2,700,000 and back in contention for the lead at the eight-handed table.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Ron West moved all in from late position for 506,000. It was on Timothy Miles in the cutoff and he shoved for more. The button and blinds folded and Miles saw the bad news.

West:
Miles:

The flop came . It wasn’t until the turn that Miles took the lead. West stood with a groan. The river was the and West busted 10th earning $8,834. Miles, meanwhile, sits at 1,200,000.

Ron West is 45 years old and resides Los Angeles. His poker resume boasts one tournament victory and over $300,000 in earnings.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante

Carl Carodenuto got 874,000 in preflop holding against the of Seminole Hard Rock Poker Ambassador Sheddy Siddiqui.

The board ran out pairing Carodenuto’s ace and earning him the pot.

The hand left Siddiqui with about 950,000 while Carodenuto raked in a pile worth just over 1,800,000.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Seat assignments and chip counts
Seat 1: Timothy Miles – 884,000 (37 bb)
Seat 2: Alex Ivan – 925,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Carl Carodenuto – 1,200,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: John Templeton – 1,280,000 (53 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 2,050,000 (85 bb)
Seat 6: David Lappano – 2,200,000 (92 bb)
Seat 7: Robert Georato – 1,389,000 (58 bb)
Seat 8: Sheddy Siddiqui – 938,000 (39 bb)
Seat 9: Ron West – 1,012,000 (42 bb)
Seat 10: John Duhig – 1,585,000 (66 bb)

David Lappano – 2,200,000 (92 bb)
Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 2,050,000 (85 bb)
John Duhig – 1,585,000 (66 bb)
Robert Georato – 1,389,000 (58 bb)
John Templeton – 1,280,000 (53 bb)
Carl Carodenuto – 1,200,000 (50 bb)
Ron West – 1,012,000 (42 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 938,000 (39 bb)
Alex Ivan – 925,000 (39 bb)
Timothy Miles – 884,000 (37 bb)

Remaining payouts
1st – $173,607
2nd – $100,226
3rd – $61,155
4th – $49,264
5th – $38,732
6th – $32,276
7th – $25,821
8th – $19,706
9th – $13,590
10th – $8,834

Updated results
11th Steve Cohen – $8,834
12th: Michael Raimon – $8,834
13th: Roberto Melo – $6,795
14th: Shawn Barnett – $6,795
15th: Paul Stanechewski – $6,795
16th: John Holley – $5,368
17th: Eric Wilkinson – $5,368
18th: Thomas Jackon – $5,368
19th: Corey Thompson – $4,213
20th: Michael Ferrer – $4,213
21st: Jon Graham – $4,213
22nd: Antuan Bunkley – $4,213
23rd: Cory Waaland – $4,213
24th: Steve Karp – $4,213
25th: Craig Eshleman – $4,213
26th: Tony March – $4,213
27th: Todd Michael – $4,213
28th: Andre Crooks – $3,737
29th: Vitor Coelho – $3,737
30th: Richard Robinson – $3,737
31st: Sean Shah – $3,737
32nd: James Smith – $3,737
33rd: Richard Hope – $3,737
34th: Harrison Goforth – $3,737
35th: David Hunt – $3,737
36th: Mohammad Hassan – $3,737
37th: Konstantinos Pantaridis – $3,398
38th: Aric Pluskat – $3,398
39th: Herbert Woodbery – $3,398
40th: Wally Maddah – $3,398
41st: William Burdick – $3,398
42nd: Saum Sharifi – $3,398
43rd: Chris Mitchell – $3,398
44th: David Dibernardi – $3,398
45th: Jimmy Dowda – $3,398

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Steve Cohen’s stack had dropped under 400,000 when he went heads up with Robert Georato to the flop and shoved his last 361,000 first to act.

Georato asked for a count and talked it over to himself. He called the move with a King-high flight draw and was well ahead of Cohen’s Jack-high . Cohen needed help but was down to five outs after the turn and missed the river to go out on the final table bubble.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw the final table. We will return with the lineup and counts.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

The tournament shortstack, Michael Raimon, shoved the button and Steve Cohen jammed the small blind for more. Jonathan Labace-Sabastien folded his big blind and Raimon’s tournament life was on the line versus Cohen. Cohen held a slight advantage with against the of Raimon.

The runout gave Cohen the lead and earned him the pot. Raimon busted 12th earning $8,823.

Raimon is a regular at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. He’s claimed seven tournament catches within its walls including a victory in a $125 event during this summer’s Summer Deep Stack Poker Series.

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Return to Level 24: 12,000/24,000/4,000 Ante

Table 1
Seat 1: –Empty–
Seat 2: –Empty–
Seat 3: Michael Raimon – 143,000 (6 bb)
Seat 4: Steve Cohen – 1,220,000 (51 bb)
Seat 5: Jonathan Lagace-Bastien – 1,525,000 (64 bb)
Seat 6: John Duhig – 1,240,000 (52 bb)
Seat 7: Sheddy Siddiqui – 615,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Robert Georato – 1,022,000 (43 bb)
Seat 9: –Empty–

Table 2
Seat 1: David Lappano – 1,800,000 (75 bb)
Seat 2: T.K. Miles – 354,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: –Empty–
Seat 4: Ron West – 1,941,000 (81 bb)
Seat 5: Alex Ivan – 1,050,000 (44 bb)
Seat 6: –Empty–
Seat 7: John-Christian Templeton – 1,430,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Carl Carodenuto – 995,000 (41 bb)
Seat 9: –Empty–

Remaining payouts
1st – $173,607
2nd – $100,226
3rd – $61,155
4th – $49,264
5th – $38,732
6th – $32,276
7th – $25,821
8th – $19,706
9th – $13,590
10th – $8,834
11th – $8,834
12th – $8,834

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante

Robert Melo was in late position and moved all in for his last 146,000. It folded to Event 3 winner John Duhig and he called.

“I only looked at one,” Melo admitted flashing the .

Duhig exposed and Melo was slightly ahead with the to complement his ace.

The flop fell pairing Melo’s four and giving him a chance at a straight. A turn flipped the odds and Duhig took the lead to the river. Fifth street was the and Duhig busted Melo. Melo earned $6,795 for his 13th-place finish.

With the bustout comes a pay jump and each of the 12 remaining players has locked up $8,834.