2015 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
Event #5
$250 Pot-Limit Omaha
Total Entries: 103
Prize Pool: $19,980
December 9, 2015

Tampa, Fla. (December 9, 2015) – Pot Limit Omaha is a very popular cash game here in the poker room, so it was no surprise that the 2015 Winter Poker Open tournament drew so well. After battling through more than 100 opponents, local regular Anthony Pellegrini took the title in a three-way deal

There was a $15,000 guarantee on this tournament and it was surpassed before the first break. The action-oriented game quickly played down towards the bubble but slowed a few spots from the money. The tournament went on dinner break two eliminations away and got there soon after their return.

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah earned his second cash of the series but was unable to reach the final table. There were three PLO cash game regulars in the final nine including popular player Adamastor AJ “Doc” Santos. He held the chip lead for much of the final table but was unable to finish it out.

Three players remained in the early morning hours, including fellow cash grinder Anthony Pellegrini, when they made a deal to divide the remaining prize pool evenly. Pellegrini earned top honors for holding the biggest stack at the time and picked up the $1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship seat in the process.

It was a great mid-week tournament that pulled in some great PLO players. That was evident in the quality of play at the final table and Pellegrini earned his title with timely moves and was happy to have his seat in the Championship.

Event 6 results:

1st: Anthony Pellegrini – $3,729* + $1,650 WPO Championship Seat
2nd: AJ Santos – $3,729*
3rd: Jeremy Stakes – $3,729*
4th: AnonyMouse – $1,598
5th: Brian Anonymous – $1,199
6th: Greg Lilley – $999
7th: Greg Kimble – $799
8th: Mostafa Asari – $599
9th: Mark Edwards – $450
10th: Ramses Rosa – $400
11th: Lior Kimchi – $400
12th: Mohammad Affanch – $400
13th: Wally Maddah – $350
14th: John Holley – $350
15th: Mark Cain – $350
16th: Russell Waggoner – $300
17th: Frank Muir – $300
18th: Kevin Greene – $300

* – Denotes three-way deal

$250 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 16,000/32,000

Just two hands later, our other Anonymous mixed it up with AJ “Doc” Santos and Anon needed help with against .

The flop did him no favors and he had nine outs to stay alive after the turn. He blanked the river to be our fourth place finisher.

$250 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 16,000/30,000

We have two players at the final table who requested as much anonymity as we could give them, and we granted their request.

The two of them went at it and the chips were in the middle pre-flop with Brian Anonymous ahead of Completely Anonymous with against .

BA flopped a set on the board but CA picked up a flush draw. He added straight outs on the turn and the river complete the straight to send Brian out in 5th place for $1,199.

$250 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000

Greg Lilley opened the action with a pot-sized raise and AJ Santos repotted next to act, enough to put Lilley all-in. It folded around to Lilley and he called with .

Santos had him dominated with and had a virtual lock on the hand after the flop. Lilley was drawing dead after the turn, sending him out in 6th place and giving Santos a commanding lead.

$250 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000

It was a four-way limped pot to the flop with Greg Kimble and Greg Lilley in the blinds. Kimble checked and Lilley bet the pot (64,000) to get two folds and Kimble moved all-in.

Lilley quickly called with two-pair and Kimble was looking at a flush and gutshot draw with . He called for a club or Five but missed as the board ran out to send him out in 7th.

$250 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 8,000/16,000

Mostafa Asari moved all-in from the small blind and Jeremy Stakes called in the big blind. An earlier limper let his go and the hands were tabled.

Asari:
Stakes:

Asari caught a pair on the flop but his flush draw was no good. Stakes had a big wrap draw on top of the best hand and straightened out on the turn to leave Asari drawing dead to 8th place.

$250 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000

Mark Edwards came back from the break, lost a big part of his stack, and mixed it up with AJ Santos. Then came out on the wrong end.

It was heads up to the flop, Edwards led out, Santos raised it up, and Edwards moved all-in. Santos called with against Edwards’ .

Santos was calling for his cards to hit but they didn’t on the turn or . He seemed a little despondent until he realized his AK was good for the pot and KO. After that he was very happy.

Two eliminations by Santos, one with a single pair and the other with AK-high.

$250 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 6,000/12,000

Final Table
Seat 1: Greg Kimble – 194,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2: Greg Lilley – 183,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: AJ Santos – 230,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Anthony Pellegini – 95,000 (8 bb)
Seat 5: Anonymous – 204,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Anon – 139,000 (12 bb)
Seat 7: Mostafa Asari – 34,000 (3 bb)
Seat 8: Mark Edwards – 310,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9: Jeremy Stakes – 274,500 (23 bb)

Mark Edwards – 310,000 (26 bb)
Jeremy Stakes – 274,500 (23 bb)
AJ Santos – 230,000 (19 bb)
Anonymous – 204,000 (17 bb)
Greg Kimble – 194,000 (16 bb)
Greg Lilley – 183,000 (15 bb)
Brian Anon – 139,000 (12 bb)
Anthony Pellegini – 95,000 (8 bb)
Mostafa Asari – 34,000 (3 bb)

1st – $5,991 + $1,650 WPO Championship seat
2nd – $3,297
3rd – $1,898
4th – $1,598
5th – $1,199
6th – $999
7th – $799
8th – $599
9th – $450
10th – $400

$250 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 5,000/10,000

The final table played nearly an entire level, with mostly short stacks, before we had our first elimination. Ramses Rosa found a double up in one hand and then went out on the next.

It was a five-way limped pot when Rosa put in his last 50,000 after the flop with middle pair, ton of draws . AJ Santos called with top pair and managed to dodge Rosa’s outs on the turn and to knock him out with one pair.