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Ross Corless Wins WPO Championship for $130,230 in Heads-Up Deal

2024 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  529
Prize Pool:  $793,500
February 1 – 5, 2024

Ross Corless

The 2024 Winter Poker Open Championship headlined the two-week festival and the $1,700 buy-in tournament drew a talented group of players. After a fun final table, Ross Corless earned the WPO Champion title and $130,230 in a heads-up deal.

The tournament featured three starting flights and a $300,000 guarantee. It drew 529 entries to create a prize pool worth $793,500 for a fantastic turnout. We had 65 players return for Day 2, in the money, and they wasted no time since the money bubble was in the rearview mirror.

They quickly reached the final table with nine players remaining and four were left when they finished Day 2. Diego Uez and former WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferror were the leaders returning for the last day, but Corless never lost a hand.

Gal Yafrich doubled up on the first hand of Day 3 with aces but then ran his big slick into Corless’s aces to go out in fourth. Then Ferro lost his stack to his good friend before Uez and Corless decided to chop up the remaining prize pool.

Uez earned $124,000 in the deal and Corless is your 2024 Tampa Winter Poker Open Champion, banking $130,230 and the trophy for his efforts.

Final table results:

1st: Ross Corless – $130,230 + WPO Trophy *
2nd: Diego Uez – $124,000 *
3rd: Jake Ferro – $74,890
4th: Gal Yafrich – $55,750
5th: Mo Alhalwani – $41,920
6th: Chad Kitchen – $31,840
7th: Mark Milburn – $24,420
8th: Ryan Hogan – $18,910
9th: Jared Ingles – $14,790
* – results of heads-up deal

Championship: We Have a Deal!

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante

Ross Corless

After Jake Ferro was eliminated in third place, Ross Corless and Diego Uez took some time to look at the numbers. After some negotiation for the trophy, the two agreed on a deal to divide up the remaining prize money.

Uez earned $124,000 for a runner-up result, while Corless earned $130,230 and the trophy as our 2024 WPO Champion.

Congrats both!

Ross Corless – 13,800,000 (69 bb)
Diego Uez – 7,275,000 (36 bb)

1st: Ross Corless – $130,230 + WPO Trophy
2nd: Diego Uez – $124,000

Diego Uez

Championship: Jake Ferro – 3rd Place ($74,890)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 529

Jake Ferro

Ross Corless opened to 475,000 from the small blind and Jake Ferro moved all in for 2,225,000 from the big. Corless called and Ferro was at risk.

Corless: AcTc
Ferro: KcJc

“You have clubs too?” Ferro laughed with his friend.

Ferro needed to catch something with two live cards to double back up but the board ran 6h3d2h4c6s to send him out in third place.

Ross Corless – 13,800,000 (69 bb)
Jake Ferro – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($74,890)

Championship: Gal Yafrich – 4th Place ($55,750)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 529

Gal Yifrach

Gal Yifrach open-shipped for 3,400,000 and Diego Uez folded his button. Ross Corless quickly called in the small blind and Jake Ferro folded his big.

Yifrach: AsKs
Corless: AdAh

Yifrach ran his big slick into a monster, had a bit of a sweat on the KcJcJsTdTh board but did not catch enough and was eliminated in fourth place.

Ross Corless – 11,200,000 (56 bb)
Gal Yifrach – Eliminated in 4th Place ($55,750)

Championship: Ross Corless Doubles Through Diego Uez

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 529

Ross Corless

One short orbit after Gal Yifrach doubled, Ross Corless shipped in for 2,200,000 from under the gun and Diego Uez called in the big blind with another chance to knock out a player.

Corless: 2s2d
Uez: As9h

It was a race and Corless needed his deuces to hold for his double. The dealer spread the KcJh3c4dKh board, Corless faded the over cards, and doubled up.

Ross Corless – 4,600,000 (23 bb)
Diego Uez – 6,900,000 (35 bb)

Championship: Gal Yifrach Doubles Through Diego Uez on First Hand

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 529

Gal Yifrach

On the first hand of the day, Gal Yifrach limped from the small blind, Diego Uez announced all in from the big, and Yifrach called as fast as actually possible.

Yifrach: AhAd
Uez: Kd8d

Short-stacked and needing something to happen, Yifrach caught aces right out of the gate and they held on the Qc7s5d9c8h board for a double.

Gal Yifrach – 3,550,000 (18 bb)
Diego Uez – 9,400,000 (47 bb)

Championship: Cards in the Air!

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 529

Cards are in the air for the final day of the WPO Championship with four players remaining and $152,630 up top.

Seat 1: Gal Yifrach – 1,675,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Diego Uez – 11,275,000 (56 bb)
Seat 3: Ross Corless – 1,700,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: Jake Ferro – 6,425,000 (32 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $152,630 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $101,600
3rd: $74,890
4th: $55,750

Championship: Finding Our Champ

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 529

Diego Uez leads the Day 3 return

The 2024 WPO Championship is down to the last four players and they return this afternoon at 2 pm. They will play 60-minute levels until heads up and switch to 30 until someone owns the trophy.

Diego Uez and Jake Ferro traded the lead several times at the final table, and Uez returns with the lead. Gal Yifrach and Ross Corless are under ten bigs coming back and need to make some moves to compete.

Seat 1: Gal Yifrach – 1,675,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Diego Uez – 11,275,000 (56 bb)
Seat 3: Ross Corless – 1,700,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: Jake Ferro – 6,425,000 (32 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $152,630 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $101,600
3rd: $74,890
4th: $55,750

WPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 9 – $250 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one day tournament and please to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 3 – $1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)

  • Championship Day 3 Seats and Chip Counts
  • Championship Payouts

2024 Winter Poker Open Schedule

Championship: Diego Uez Bags Overnight Lead

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 529

Diego Uez

Level 29 ended and the four remaining players bagged their chips and will return on Monday at 2 pm to play for the WPO Championship title. Diego Uez bagged the biggest stack after battling the last few hours with Jake Ferro.

Ross Corless and Gal Yifrach are under ten big blinds and will be working to get back in the game when they resume.

Seat 1: Gal Yifrach – 1,675,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Diego Uez – 11,275,000 (56 bb)
Seat 3: Ross Corless – 1,700,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: Jake Ferro – 6,425,000 (32 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $152,630 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $101,600
3rd: $74,890
4th: $55,750