2015 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
Event #14
$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Total Entries: 210
Prize Pool: $25,200
December 20, 2015

Tampa, FL (December 20, 2015) — The last tournament on the 2015 Winter Poker Open schedule kicked off Sunday afternoon in the poker room while the Championship played out nearby. It was a $150 buy-in Turbo No Limit Hold’em event which drew a nice 210 entrant crowd to close out the series.

Mohd Eid outlasted the entire field and beat Eric Wert heads up to claim the title and $7,054 first place prize. Just like the fast-paced Turbo events before it, Event 14 quickly played down to the final table in less than seven hours with Event 4 title winner Wert coming in as the chip leader.

Wert wasn’t the only player at the final table with success this series. “Tampa Bay Ray” Del Cueto finished seventh in the Seniors Event and Jay Giles finish seventh in this event last Tuesday.

The final table took less than an hour to play out with 15-minute levels and built-to-move stack sizes. James Rigsby went out in fourth place and the remaining three considered a deal but Eid took Wert and Huicun Qiao before they could calculate the numbers.

This is Eid’s first career title and third best tournament cash. His wife was in attendance and just as excited as her husband. Eid tried to make a deep run in the Championship but was unable to bag chips for Day 2. His result here takes some of the sting out.

“It feels good. It makes up for the [Championship].” Eid said. “I ran really bad in the [Championship]. It feels good. I almost didn’t come to play [Event][14].”

“I just wanted to take a break then I said, ‘It’s Sunday, let me come and play.” he finished.

A recent transplant from Massachusetts, he now resides in Pinellas Park, FL and enjoyed his first success at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.

“I love [the][Winter][Poker][Open]. I hope they have it more often. I just moved here, to Florida. I like it.”

Event 14 was a fun way to wrap up the 2015 Winter Poker Open schedule for all those unable to make it deep in the Championship. The turnout and results prove this is a great format to end a successful series.

Event 14 Results:

1st: Mohd Eid – $7,054
2nd: Eric Wert – $4,158
3rd: Huicun Qiao – $2,394
4th: James Rigsby – $1,940
5th: Jeffrey Slayton – $1,512
6th: Alexander Bury – $1,260
7th: Patrick Kelly – $1,008
8th: Ray Del Cueto – $756
9th: Marc Saddik – $504
10th: Jay Giles – $328
11th: Ryan Hittel – $328
12th: James Rickard – $328
13th: David Loveless – $277
14th: Brian Kinser – $277
15th: Donald Drapel – $277
16th: Edith Norman – $252
17th: Frank Mast – $252
18th: Frank Muir – $252
19th: Maria Harrell – $227
20th: Christopher Binion – $227
21st: John Pishos – $227
22nd: Kevin Boyd – $227
23rd: Debra Keller – $227
24th: Mansoor Kader – $227
25th: Luke Gresock – $227
26th: Jami Cvek – $227
27th: Michael Shannon – $227

$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante

While almost all eyes are on the Championship playing down towards its final table and winner, Event 14 quickly hit its own final table. The last tournament on the 2015 Winter Poker Open has ten players remaining with Event 4 winner Eric Wert leading the way.

Final Table
Seat 1: Eric Wert – 883,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: James Will Rigsby – 460,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3: Huiluix Qiao – 698,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Jeffrey Slayton – 600,000 (12 bb)
Seat 5: Marc Saddin – 451,000 (9 bb)
Seat 6: “Tampa Bay Ray” Del Cueto – 200,000 (4 bb)
Seat 7: Jay Giles – 255,000 (5 bb)
Seat 8: Patrick Kelly – 425,000 (9 bb)
Seat 9: Mohn Eid – 823,000 (16 bb)
Seat 10: Alex Bury – 464,000 (9 bb)

Eric Wert – 883,000 (18 bb)
Mohn Eid – 823,000 (16 bb)
Huiluix Qiao – 698,000 (14 bb)
Jeffrey Slayton – 600,000 (12 bb)
Alex Bury – 464,000 (9 bb)
James Will Rigsby – 460,000 (9 bb)
Marc Saddin – 451,000 (9 bb)
Patrick Kelly – 425,000 (9 bb)
Jay Giles – 255,000 (5 bb)
“Tampa Bay Ray” Del Cueto – 200,000 (4 bb)

$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 3,000/6,000/500 Ante

Event 14 was the third of three turbos on the Winter Poker Open schedule and also happened to be the largest. The 210-entry field generated a prize pool of $25,200, mashing the $15,000 guarantee and paying the top 27. A min-cash earns $227 while the tournament’s winner pockets $7,054.

Here’s a look at the complete prize structure:

The clock reads 48 players remaining toward the middle of Level 15. We will touch base with you again when the 10-handed final table is reached.

$150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The last of the Winter Poker Open primary events is underway at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa. The $150 deep stack turbo no limit hold’em tournament is the third of its kind on the series schedule. The other two drew fields of just under and just over 200 players and finished in about seven hours a piece.

Players take their seats to starting stacks of 25,000 and will play 15-minute levels. Registration/re-entry remains open until the start of start of Level 13 and players have until then to help the tournament best its $15,000 guarantee.

EVENT 14 STRUCTURE SHEET

We will touch base with you again when the prize pool is finalized. Good luck players!

12PM: $1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship – Day 2

• Championship Day 2 chip counts
• Championship Day 2 table draws
• Championship prize pool

2PM: Event 14 – $150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in tournament chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 14 Structure Sheet