$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 139

The $700 DeepStack Challenge drew 139 entries and 18 players advanced to Day 2. They return this morning at 11 am to begin playing down to the Event 4 champ.

WSOP bracelet winner Rafael Reis leads a talented field coming back, but the stacks are still very deep; it’s anyone’s game. There are 24 minutes remaining in Level 13 with blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000 ante and the average stack is about 232,000 (58 bb).

Table 9
Seat 1: Rafael Reis – 769,000 (192 bb)
Seat 2: Brad Sailor – 256,000 (64 bb)
Seat 3: Justin Adams – 105,000 (26 bb)
Seat 4: Renato Moraes – 216,000 (54 bb)
Seat 5: Kevin Kernan – 173,000 (43 bb)
Seat 6: Blake Whittington – 244,000 (61 bb)
Seat 7: Sudhir Kantamaneni – 183,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Brian Barnes – 127,000 (32 bb)
Seat 9: Sun Choi – 126,000 (32 bb)

Table 10
Seat 1: Patrick Harder – 148,000 (37 bb)
Seat 2: Brett Apter – 326,000 (82 bb)
Seat 3: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 159,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Ken O’Donnell – 274,000 (69 bb)
Seat 5: Robert Lewison – 86,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: James McKinnon – 79,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Justin Fawcett – 484,000 (121 bb)
Seat 8: Erik Wood – 203,000 (51 bb)
Seat 9: Karl Manouchakian – 223,000 (56 bb)

1st: $23,600 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $14,590
3rd: $9,980
4th: $7,030
5th: $5,100
6th: $3,810
7th: $2,950
8th: $2,350
9th: $1,940
10th-12th: $1,660
13th-15th: $1,470
16th-18th: $1,350

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 139

Table 9
Seat 1: Rafael Reis – 769,000 (192 bb)
Seat 2: Brad Sailor – 256,000 (64 bb)
Seat 3: Justin Adams – 105,000 (26 bb)
Seat 4: Renato Moraes – 216,000 (54 bb)
Seat 5: Kevin Kernan – 173,000 (43 bb)
Seat 6: Blake Whittington – 244,000 (61 bb)
Seat 7: Sudhir Kantamaneni – 183,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Brian Barnes – 127,000 (32 bb)
Seat 9: Sun Choi – 126,000 (32 bb)

Table 10
Seat 1: Patrick Harder – 148,000 (37 bb)
Seat 2: Brett Apter – 326,000 (82 bb)
Seat 3: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 159,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Ken O’Donnell – 274,000 (69 bb)
Seat 5: Robert Lewison – 86,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: James McKinnon – 79,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Justin Fawcett – 484,000 (121 bb)
Seat 8: Erik Wood – 203,000 (51 bb)
Seat 9: Karl Manouchakian – 223,000 (56 bb)

2026 Winter Poker Open
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Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  139
Prize Pool:  $84,790
January 26 – 28, 2026

Registration closed for the WPO $700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em tournament, with 139 entries, pushing the $50,000 guarantee to a prize pool of $84,790. The last 18 players will make the money with $1,350 for a min-cash and $23,600 plus the WPO trophy to the Event 4 champ.

1st: $23,600 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $14,590
3rd: $9,980
4th: $7,030
5th: $5,100
6th: $3,810
7th: $2,950
8th: $2,350
9th: $1,940
10th-12th: $1,660
13th-15th: $1,470
16th-18th: $1,350

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  24 of 88

Registration closed for the final flight of the $700 DeepStack Challenge with 88 entries, putting the combined total at 139 and the prize pool up to $84,790. We will post the payout information later this evening.

Flight B will continue until 11 players remain and they will return tomorrow at 11 am for Day 2. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  82

The second break ended and players returned to action with 81 entries plus a prize pool over $80K with registration open until 7:45 pm.

Robert Lewison is the late leader in Flight B, sitting with 152,500, while Arsh Shah isn’t far behind with 142,300. Clyde Maliauka is making a run to catch both with 123,600 after a short time at his table.

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries:  71

We are getting later into the day but the entry count continues to climb, putting the prize pool near $75,000 with nearly three hours left to registration and/or re-enter.

Some familiar faces in the field include Rafael Reis, Mike Ahmad, Stuart Phillips, Adam Weingard, Roberto Melo, Manny Minaya, Matthew Leecy, Ken O’Donnell, Fred Paradis, and Grant Hart.

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries:  47

Flight B players returned from their first break and it didn’t take long for them to cross the first milestone.

They only needed 31 entries today to surpass the $50,000 guarnatee and they had that early in the afternoon. The prize pool now sits at nearly $60K with late reg available until 7:45 pm.

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second and final flight of the $700 DeepStack Challenge gets underway at the top of the hour and the first order of business is tracking down the $50,000 guarantee. After getting 51 entries yesterday, only 31 new ones are needed today to get there.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are needed until the start of Level 10 at 7:45 pm.

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and they return tomorrow at 11 am for Day 2.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

$700 DeepStack Challenge No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Return to Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 51

Flight A: 51 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight B: Tuesday at 1 pm
Day 2: Wednesday at 11 am