$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 90

David Kolaskey opened to 23,000 from early position and E.J. McVetty called next to act. Wayne Brown called all-in from the small blind for 22,000 and the two live players checked the flop.

McVetty bet out on the turn to get a fold from Kolaskey and Brown’s was in trouble against McVetty’s flopped trip fours with . The former SHRP champ found nothing on the river and was eliminated in seventh place.

E.J. McVetty – 470,000 (47 bb)
Wayne Brown – Eliminated in 7th place ($863)

$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 90

Michael DeMahy opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Kent Dokendorf called next to act for less. Action folded to E.J. McVetty in the big blind and he moved all-in for ~125,000. DeMahy quickly called and the hands were tabled.

“I have two overs!” Dokendorf laughed.

McVetty:
DeMahy:
Dokendorf:

DeMahy had a chance for the double KO while the flop added an open-ended straight draw for Dokendorf. But it was the turn that was the surprise to send McVetty into the lead. The river was no help to send Dokendorf out in eighth while sending a big double up to McVetty.

E.J. McVetty – 270,000 (34 bb)
Michael DeMahy – 300,000 (38 bb)
Kent Dokendorf – Eliminated in 8th place ($690)

$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 90

Joseph McVetty open/shoved for 75,000 and Joseph Abdo called for less on the button.

“I have one over,” McVetty said.

McVetty:
Abdo:

“Not a good start for me.” Abdo said as the dealer spread the flop. Abdo missed the turn and river to exit in 9th place.

E.J. McVetty – 120,000 (15 bb)
Joseph Abdo – Eliminated in 9th place ($518)

$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 90

After a few orbits of little action, Event 6 hit the money shortly before their next break.

They got there when Scott Riddell called all-in with after E.J. McVetty three-bet with . The flop was no damage to Riddell but the turn was bad news.

No luck on the river and the remaining nine players hit the money.

$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 90

After a bit of a slow down getting there, the last ten players have formed up as one at the Event 6 final table with Michael DeMahy way out in front.

They still have a little work to get done, only nine of these ten players will take home some of the prize pool.

Seat 1: E.J. McVetty – 145,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Michael DeMahy – 414,500 (69 bb)
Seat 3: Kent Dokendorf – 70,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4: Joseph Abdo – 103,500 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Anthony Swedberg – 111,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Roseli Godbey – 140,500 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Scott Riddell – 140,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Wayne Brown – 98,000 (16 bb)
Seat 9: Alan Phillips – 55,000 (9 bb)
Seat 10: David Kolaskey – 67,500 (11 bb)

$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 90

With two of today’s trophy already awarded, it’s time to take a look at the last tournament of the day. Event 6 is down to the last two tables with only 13 players around with a shot at the title and nine getting paid.

Event 6 payouts:

1st: $6,035 + $1,650 Championship seat
2nd: $3,278
3rd: $2,070
4th: $1,553
5th: $1,208
6th: $1,035
7th: $863
8th: $690
9th: $518

$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 90

Registration closed on Event 6 with exactly 90 entries in the game to create a prize pool worth $17,250. The last nine players will take home some money with the winner earning $6,035 and a $1,650 WPO Championship seat.

2016 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, FL
Event 6
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 90
Prize Pool: $17,250
December 7, 2016

1st: $6,035 + $1,650 Championship seat
2nd: $3,278
3rd: $2,070
4th: $1,553
5th: $1,208
6th: $1,035
7th: $863
8th: $690
9th: $518

$250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Event 6 is the next tournament on the 2016 WPO schedule and it will be a quick-moving game. It is a $250 buy-in Big Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool to bring out the players.

Players will sit down to 15,000 starting stacks and play 25-minute levels throughout the tournament. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 around 9:50pm and unlimited re-entries are available during that time.

This is scheduled as a one-day tournament and we will award our next WPO guitar trophy before the night is through.

• $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 25-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 – $250 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 4 Day 2 – $150 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 4 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 4 Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments
• Event 4 Payouts

6PM: Event 6 – $250 Big Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 25-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

The first week of the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open wrapped up in the early morning hours with the final two flights of Event 4. Flights C and D combined for 285 more entries to push the Event 4 total up to 508.

Of those starters, only 68 players qualified for Day 2 and 54 of them will walk away tomorrow with something for their efforts. The prize pool blew past the $50,000 guarantee and the Event 4 winner will walk away with more than $14,000 along with the guitar trophy and 2016 WPO Championship seat.

Devaraj Munisekar (pictured above) bagged up a huge lead after Flight B and his advantage held through the last two. His 426,400 is well clear of the rest of the field but that is no guarantee of success.

Event 4 will restart at noon but there are two other options available on the schedule for those who missed Day 2 (or bust early in the restart).

Event 5 kicks off at 11am with a popular $250 Pot Limit Omaha tournament featuring a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool. Event 6 runs later in the day at 6pm and is a $250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em tournament with another $15,000 guaranteed prize pool

There are plenty of options for those looking for Wednesday poker action and we’ll be here once again watching them all.

• 11AM: Event 5 – $250 Pot Limit Omaha with $15,000 Guarantee
• 12PM: Event 4 – Day 2 restart
• 6PM: Event 6 – $250 Big Stack NLH with $15,000 Guarantee