$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Entries: 44
We are wrapping up Level 8 for Flight A of the Mega Stack and players will soon take their second break. When they return at 5:30 pm, registration will close but there’s one more flight tomorrow if you missed this one.
We have 44 entries at the moment and should pick up a few more.
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries: 41
Flight A of the $600 Mega Stack returned from its first break with 41 entries in the field and two more hours to get down here and join them. The field should easily top the $50,000 guarantee later tomorrow in the last flight, so they will be playing for some nice money on Wednesday.
A few familiar faces include Karl Manouchakian, Denis Cyr, Tony March, Tarun Gulati, Danny Kaminsky, Huy Nguyen, Eli Kiwan, Adam Weingard, Rodney Turvin, and Lucas Tae.
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The next multi-day tournament on the TPC schedule gets underway at the top of the hour with Flight A of Event 4. It is a $600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $50,000 guarantee and two starting flights.
Players sit with 40K stacks and the first 23 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40 for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm.
Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return on Wednesday at 11 am for Day 2.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 3 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
1PM: Event 4 Flight A – $600 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
6PM: $80 Mega Stack Satellite (1-in-10)
2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 139
Prize Pool: $84,790
January 26 – 28, 2026
The $700 DeepStack Challenge was the perfect warmup for the upcoming WPO Championship and the field was stacked with talent. It drew 139 entries, pushing the $50,000 guarantee to a $84,790 prize pool, and Ricardo Eyzaguirre conquered a tough final table to claim the outright win of $23,600.
The final nine lineup included two WSOP bracelets (Rafael Reis and Brett Apter) plus a dozen or so WSOP Circuit rings and millions in poker earnings. Reis earned runner-up money and Eyzaguirre took home the WPO trophy.
Congrats Ricardo!
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo | Eyzaguirre | Miami | FL | $23,600 |
| 2 | Rafael | Reis | Winter Garden | FL | $14,590 |
| 3 | Justin | Adams | Melville | NY | $9,980 |
| 4 | Sudhir | Kantamaneni | Riverview | FL | $7,030 |
| 5 | James | McKinnon | Saint Petersburg | FL | $5,100 |
| 6 | Brett | Apter | Saint Petersburg | FL | $3,810 |
| 7 | Brad | Sailor | Lombard | IL | $3,810 |
| 8 | Sun | Choi | Suwanee | GA | $2,360 |
| 9 | Blake | Whittington | Wildwood | FL | $1,940 |
| 10 | Brian | Barnes | Augusta | MI | $1,660 |
| 11 | Kevin | Kernan | Warwick | RI | $1,660 |
| 12 | Robert | Lewison | Clearwater | FL | $1,660 |
| 13 | Justin | Fawcett | Gainesville | FL | $1,470 |
| 14 | Erik | Wood | Tampa | FL | $1,470 |
| 15 | Karl | Manouchakian | Tampa | FL | $1,470 |
| 16 | Patrick | Harder | Kissimmee | FL | $1,350 |
| 17 | Kenneth | O 'Donnell | St Petersburg | FL | $1,350 |
| 18 | Renato | Moraes | Las Vegas | NV | $1,350 |
$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
In one hand, Ricardo Eyzaguirre defeated Rafael Reis for the $700 DeepStack Challenge title. Reis took $14,590 for his runner-up results and Eyzaguirre banked $23,600 plus the trophy for the win.
1st: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $23,600 + WPO Trophy
2nd: Rafael Reis – $14,590
Both players will be back for the WPO Championship, with Reis, the reigning PPO Champ, trying to go back-to-back.
$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 139
Another break rolled around and the three remaining players were sent for a breather away from the table. Ricardo Eyzaguirre has a big lead, more than half of the chips in play, with Rafael Reis next and Justin Adams needs to make a move.
The blinds will come around fast at the three-handed table.
Seat 2: Rafael Reis – 1,255,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Justin Adams – 485,000 (16 bb)
Seat 9: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 2,440,000 (81 bb)
1st: $23,600 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $14,590
3rd: $9,980
4th: Sudhir Kantamaneni – $7,030
5th: James McKinnon – $5,100
6th: Brett Apter – $3,810
7th: Brad Sailor – $2,950
8th: Sun Choi – $2,350
9th: Blake Whittington – $1,940
10th: Kevin Kernan – $1,660
11th: Brian Barnes – $1,660
12th: Robert Lewison – $1,660
13th: Justin Fawcett – $1,470
14th: Erik Wood – $1,470
15th: Karl Manouchakian – $1,470
16th: Patrick Harder – $1,350
17th: Ken O’Donnell – $1,350
18th: Renato Moraes – $1,350
