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Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 502
Just about an hour since the bubble burst at the hands of Aaron Kerns, it’s Kerns that leads the way in the Winter Poker Open $350. With a stack of about 780,000 chips, he holds 65 big blinds and is tops to start Level 19.
Aaron Kerns – 780,000
$350 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
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Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 502
Some quick trips to the rail followed the bursting of the bubble including Herbert Woodery in 38th and Karl Manouchakian in 49th.
48th: Herbert Woodbery – $661
49th: Karl Manouchakian – $661
50th: Charles Kahrs – $661
51st: Thang Phu – $661
We will provide more eliminations when the payout desk catches up.
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Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 51 of 502
Following nearly an hour of hand-for-hand play, the bubble burst in the $350 restart leaving 51 left and assuring them all at least $661.
On the fateful hand, Gary Elvis and Aaron Kerns saw a flop of 
. Elvis got all-in and Kerns called putting the bubble at risk.
Kerns: 
for top pair
Elvis: 
for ace-high
Turn and river: 
No help for Elvis on the turn or river and he was eliminated in 52nd place sending the remaining 51 into the money.
Aaron Kerns – 376,000
Gary Elvis – Eliminated on the bubble
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Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 53 of 502
The start-of-day chip leader Fred Paradis took a massive hit to his stack leaving himself less than five big blinds.
According to the table, Paradis held 
against Sam Harvey’s 
. The flop was 
and the duo got the last of Harvey’s roughly 180,000 chips in the middle. Harvey was at risk while Paradis wasn’t in much better shape with only 29,000 behind after the call.
Paradis held a pair of sixes, a gutshot straight draw and backdoor flush outs. Harvey, meanwhile, had top top.
Turn and river: 
Paradis never improved and was left stunned. Harvey stacked the pot and Paradis hit the rail a short time later — shy of the money after starting the day as the big stack.
Play moved hand-for-hand a short time later.
Fred Paradis – Eliminated
$350 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
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Level 15: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 62 of 502
As expected, it’s a quick go here early on Day 2 of the Winter Poker Open $350. Tom Nguyen, who started the day with a top 10 stack, already whittled himself down to 75,000. After an early-position open, Nguyen shoved them all in the middle. The opponent called and just like that, Nguyen was at risk.
Nguyen: 
Opponent: 
Runout: 
The hand was far from over after the flop with both players catching a big piece of it. The turn tripped up Nguyen, though.
“I win, right?” he laughed deciphering the board.
One player not enjoying the same comeback is Tampa’s Wally Maddah. He recently hit the rail when his 
was bested by an opponent’s 
.
Tom Nguyen – 163,000
Wally Maddah – Eliminated
$350 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 74 of 502
The clock hits noon and Day 2 of the Winter Poker Open $350 buy-in is underway. The bubble is right around the corner — only 23 need to bust — and we expect the tournament to hit the money early in the restart.
$350 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 74 of 502
Day 2 of the big, $350 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Winter Poker Open re-entry event begins at 12pm. Just 74 players are still in the game from 502 starting and Fred Paradis tops the field.
Paradis slept two nights on the chip lead after bagging Monday’s Flight A with 441,000. He begins today’s restart at the top looking down and is one of only two players over the 400,000 mark. The other — Joe Godbolt — has 416,000.
Others notable stacks include Tom Nguyen, Anthony Astarita and Event 1 runner-up Tony Tran all in the top 10. Tampa regulars Karl Manouchakian, Cheri Beatty, Herbert Woodbery, Anthony Dianaty and Wally Maddah begin Day 2 outside the top 10.
Day 2 Chip Counts | Table Draws | Payouts
A payday is reserved for only the top 51 finishers and a min-cash is set to send them home with $661. The prizes escalate from there and top out in the form of a $30,602 score. In addition, the tournament champion earns a $1,650 Main Event seat and a guitar trophy.
Tournament updates will begin at 12pm and run all the way through to the crowning of a champion. Good luck, Day 2 players!
$350 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 74 of 502
Flight A: 87 Entries, 10 Advanced
Flight B: 114 Entries, 16 Advanced
Flight C: 148 Entries, 21 Advanced
Flight D: 153 Entries, 27 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 12pm
Day 2 chip counts:
| RANK | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CHIP COUNT | TABLE | SEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRED | PARADIS | 441,000 | 20 | 5 |
| 2 | JOE | GODBOLT | 416,000 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | SAM | HARVEY | 343,000 | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | TOM | NGUYEN | 314,000 | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | WESLEY | HUMPHRIES | 305,000 | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | ANTHONY | ASTARITA | 302,000 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | JAMES | KERR | 291,000 | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | TONY | TRAN | 285,000 | 21 | 7 |
| 9 | MICHAEL | HASSAB | 284,000 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Antonio | Fernandez | 278,000 | 21 | 5 |
| 11 | ROBERT | IRBY | 273,000 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | KEVIN | BLEWITT | 272,000 | 10 | 5 |
| 13 | MICHAEL | PETTY | 271,000 | 11 | 6 |
| 14 | CHRISTOPHER | WILLIAMS | 268,000 | 9 | 8 |
| 15 | DANIEL | LOBATO | 266,000 | 18 | 2 |
| 16 | KARL | MANOUCHAKIAN | 258,000 | 11 | 7 |
| 17 | ANDREW | MAZZURCO | 248,000 | 9 | 2 |
| 18 | BRENT | LEE | 241,000 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | MICKEY | MA | 239,000 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | ALBERT | KRUX | 221,000 | 19 | 5 |
| 21 | DOYLE | ELLIOTT | 217,000 | 7 | 4 |
| 22 | TOMASZ | SZYMECKI | 215,000 | 8 | 5 |
| 23 | FREDDIE | KIRKLAND | 213,000 | 19 | 6 |
| 24 | NELDER | DE CARVALHO | 211,000 | 18 | 3 |
| 25 | SEAN | TANSEY | 203,000 | 9 | 4 |
| 26 | DAVID | BROOKMAN | 201,000 | 8 | 2 |
| 27 | ALEX | RIBEIRO | 200,000 | 11 | 1 |
| 28 | ANDREW | LANOUE | 197,000 | 8 | 1 |
| 29 | STEVEN | WORR | 194,000 | 20 | 7 |
| 30 | JOSEPH | ACQUAVELLA | 191,000 | 18 | 7 |
| 31 | KYLE | LEWIS | 190,000 | 9 | 6 |
| 32 | RUSSELL | WAGGONER | 183,000 | 19 | 1 |
| 33 | NICHOLAS | AVENA | 181,000 | 19 | 8 |
| 34 | ALEXANDRU | IVAN | 181,000 | 11 | 3 |
| 35 | DAVID | ASHKENASI | 180,000 | 20 | 2 |
| 36 | HARRY | JOHNSON IV | 173,000 | 18 | 1 |
| 37 | SIMON | VERKHOVSKY | 173,000 | 20 | 1 |
| 38 | WARREN | JURKOWITZ | 166,000 | 21 | 8 |
| 39 | GARY ELVIS | BRITT | 163,000 | 7 | 2 |
| 40 | AARON | KERNS | 160,000 | 20 | 9 |
| 41 | MICHAEL | NGUYEN | 159,000 | 18 | 5 |
| 42 | THANG | PHU | 147,000 | 8 | 6 |
| 43 | ROBERT | JOHNSON | 139,000 | 21 | 9 |
| 44 | RICHARD | KINCAID | 123,000 | 18 | 4 |
| 45 | MARQUES | SUMBRY | 118,000 | 21 | 4 |
| 46 | CHERI | BEATTY | 118,000 | 21 | 3 |
| 47 | LANDON | BROWN | 118,000 | 11 | 5 |
| 48 | HUICUN | QIAO | 116,000 | 7 | 6 |
| 49 | LUCINDA | MARTINEZ | 115,000 | 19 | 2 |
| 50 | TROY | BERCOT | 114,000 | 8 | 8 |
| 51 | KEVIN | PAHL | 112,000 | 7 | 3 |
| 52 | JACOB | NAUMANN | 103,000 | 8 | 3 |
| 53 | ANTHONY | DIANATY | 97,000 | 20 | 8 |
| 54 | DUFF | CHARETTE | 96,000 | 21 | 6 |
| 55 | SHADRACH SAMUEL | TERCY | 86,000 | 11 | 2 |
| 56 | WILLIAM | HARRELL | 85,000 | 9 | 5 |
| 57 | HERBERT | WOODBERY | 84,000 | 9 | 3 |
| 58 | JUAN | RODRIGUEZ | 84,000 | 20 | 4 |
| 59 | CHARLES | KAHRS | 83,000 | 19 | 7 |
| 60 | SAMUEL | SCHENKER | 82,000 | 11 | 8 |
| 61 | JEAN | BRIGAGAO DO NASCIMEN | 81,000 | 19 | 4 |
| 62 | AHMED | GOMEZ JR | 80,000 | 21 | 2 |
| 63 | NIKOLAOS | COSTARELIS | 75,000 | 11 | 4 |
| 64 | THOMAS | MCDONALD | 70,000 | 20 | 3 |
| 65 | GEORGE | TEMPLETON | 64,000 | 7 | 8 |
| 66 | DANIEL | DEDOMENICO | 63,000 | 10 | 3 |
| 67 | DANIEL | BROWN | 57,000 | 20 | 6 |
| 68 | EDWIN | VASCONCELOS | 55,000 | 21 | 1 |
| 69 | ROBERT | PANETTA JR | 52,000 | 7 | 7 |
| 70 | WALID | MADDAH | 50,000 | 18 | 6 |
| 71 | LI | ZHOU | 44,000 | 7 | 1 |
| 72 | BRYANT | MILLER | 39,000 | 8 | 7 |
| 73 | JOSEPH | GANT | 33,000 | 18 | 8 |
| 74 | KEITH | OAKLEY | 33,000 | 10 | 6 |
2018 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 502
Prize Pool: $150,600
December 10-12, 2018
1st – $30,602 + Trophy and $1,650 seat
2nd – $21,441
3rd – $13,787
4th – $9,175
5th – $7,060
6th – $5,846
7th – $4,908
8th – $3,984
9th – $3,061
10th-12th – $2,577
13th-15th – $2,160
16th-18th – $1,773
19th-21st – $1,475
22nd-24th – $1,241
25th-27th – $1,035
28th-36th – $842
37th-45th – $751
46th-51st – $661
11am: $200 Satellite into WPO Main Event
12pm: $350 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Day 2
6pm: $200 Satellite into WPO Main Event