Tag Archives: Event 5

Winter Open

EVENT 5: Kushniruk Leads Flight E

by

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 12 Complete
43 players remaining
Next Blinds: 1k/2k/300 ante
Day 2: 12 pm Sunday

Jennifer & Jason Kushniruk
Hard Rock Calendar Girl Jennifer & Kushniruk

Jason Kushniruk (Detroit, MI) is the Flight E chip leader with 163k (82 bb). He got a huge double-up on the third to last hand of the night when he flopped a set of Tens against the AJ of Andy Orso (Plant City, FL).

After a flop of J-T-3,  Orso with top pair-top kicker, all the chips were in the middle and Kushniruk doubles 74k to take the lead.

“My world was ruined,” joked Orso, who was cut down to 122k after he peaked earlier in the level at 220k.

“It’s nice,” said Kushniruk, “but there’s still a lot of poker to be played. I’m not counting the money yet, but you can write I have to find a hotel room because I wasn’t sure I’d still be here.”

Here’s a look at the Flight E big stacks. A full list of chip counts will be posted later tonight.

Flight E Chip Leaders

Jason Kushniruk 163,000
Robbie Godbey 141,800
Bart O’Connell 136,000
Adam Rouse 139,800
Jon Godwin 124,600
Andy Orso 122,000
Andre Pillow 108,800
Freddie Kirkland 107,000
Peter Walsworth 105,000

Winter Open

EVENT 5: Flight E Last Level

by

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 12: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
52 players remaining, 59k avg (37 bb)

The fast and furious pace we saw the first four flights has slowed considerably in today’s 10 am flight.

Even though there are a lot more chips on the tables, players are being more cautious as tonight’s 6 pm flight is the last one for this event. With a lot of players still in the field, the average stack is considerably lower than what has already bagged for Day 2.

The Day 2 average is currently 105k (53 bb), and if a lot of players survive this flight it will knock down the average quite a bit.

Winter Open

EVENT 5: Motown Freddie Mowing ‘Em Down

by

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 10: Blinds 500/1k/100 ante
67 players remaining, 46k avg (46 bb)

Freddie Kirkland
Freddie Kirkland

A sheepish Freddie Kirkland (Tampa, FL) isn’t proud of how he got the chip lead, but isn’t afraid to talk about.

Kirkland is up to 135k and says his recently added 18k after taking out pocket Tens with Jh7h.

“The flop was 8-6-3 with two hearts,” says Kirkland, “Kh on the turn,” as he hit the winning flush.

“We won’t tell you about the other ones,” he laughs and the table agrees.

Kirkland is originally from Lansing, MI and has strong Detroit area roots.  He says he came to Tampa “for the weather,” pauses and adds, “and a girl.”

While the relationship didn’t work out, living in Tampa has.

“Michigan is really sad right now,” Kirkland says, “it’s a tough place.”

Kirkland is sporting the Old English D, Detroit Tigers logo and is happy to talk about his alma mater Michigan State, especially men’s basketball and head coach Tom Izzo.  “I hope he never leaves. He’s not just a good coach, he’s a good man.”

Winter Open

EVENT 5: Flight E Closed, Total Field at 399

by

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 9: Blinds 400/800/75 ante
122 Entries

Registration closes with an unofficial total of 122 entries, which sets the five flight total at 399.

That’s one shy of what’s needed to reach the $200,000 Guaranteed prize pool.

The last chance to play this event begins 6 pm tonight, with registration and re-entry open until ~10:30 pm.

Mike Beattie (Tampa, FL) & Leif Oskarsson (Sarasota, FL) are off to good starts in today’s early flight as levels are now 40 minutes long.

Winter Open

EVENT 5: DD Tries to Double Down

by

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 7: Blinds 250/500/50 ante
114 Entries (Reg/RE Until ~2:30 pm)

Debra Dorcy
Debra Dorcy

Debra Dorcy (Oakhill, FL ) is taking advantage of the “best stack forward” option after bagging 44k in Friday’s Flight.  She’s one of two players we see with chips in the bank who is hoping to run-up a bigger stack for Sunday’s Day.

Dorcy is trying to improve on her 22 big blind stack which is the rationale behind the rule.  The other returning player is Rick Clayton (St. Louis, MO) who bagged 39k yesterday after a brutal beat.

Clayton lost set over set in a hand that featured Shawn Cunix (Columbus, OH) who was gambling.  Cunix finished with a top ten stack Thursday but failed to bag a monster stack after the three-way all in.

There’s no sign of Cunix who is going to settle for his 159k Flight A chip count (80 bb), while Dorcy and Clayton try and improve on their bagged short stacks.

Winter Open

EVENT 5: Chip Counts Flights A-D

by

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
66 Players Advancing to Day 2
105k avg (53 bb)
Next Blinds: 1k/2k/300 ante
Day 2: 12 pm Sunday

PositionFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1JOHNCOFHLIN III419,400
2KEVINGUGLIOTTA259,600
3JOSEGALVEZ247,500
4STEPHENDIAMANTAS239,900
5ROBERTOBARBA235,700
6PHILLIPWASSERMAN234,700
7TIMTHOYCLERMONT203,500
8BRETTSTREICHER162,100
9SHAWNCUNIX159,000
10AUSTINMCCULLERS158,700

Continue reading EVENT 5: Chip Counts Flights A-D →

Winter Open

EVENT 5: Flying Past Previous Flights

by

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 4: Blinds 100/200
81 Entries (Reg/RE Until ~2:30 pm)

We’re only at the start of Level 4 and the field is at 81 entries, more than any total in the previous four flights.

Friday’s Flights C & D both had 79 entries after 4.5 hours of registration; there are still three hours of registration left for Flight E.

The total entries is currently at 358 and quickly approaching the 400 needed to hit the $200,000 Guarantee. 

Winter Open

EVENT 5: Tweet Tracker

by

$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 3: Blinds 75/150
75 Entries (Reg/RE Until ~2:30 pm)

Players are firing up the Tweets and we encourage everyone to tag @SHRTPoker and use the hashtags #SHRTPoker or #WinterPokerOpen