$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries: 115
Day 1B of the Championship is getting ready for the second break, and the 115 entries so far have the prize pool up to $360,000 with a lot of room to expand.
More friends in the field include Clyde Maliauka, Carlos Loving, Event 1 champ Antuan Bunkley, Anthony Astarita, Fred Paradis, John O’Neal, and Josias Santos.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries: 90
The entry count hit 90 for the afternoon with more than a few expected with registration available until 5:45 pm. Our players are putting together a nice number with a huge turnout expected on Saturday.
A few early friends filled in the field, including a formidable lineup at Table 8 with four of the eight seats occupied by Gabriel Fuller, Brian Arbaugh, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang, and three-time WPT champ Eric Afriat.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries: 75
With a few minutes left before the first break of Day 1B, entry number 75 joined the field and the WPO Championship officially reached its $300,000 guaranteed prize pool. Every new entry today and all day tomorrow will push the prize pool higher and we’re looking a big number.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B of the 2024 Winter Poker Open Championship gets underway at 11 am, the second of three flights, and the $1,700 buy-in tournament will surpass its $300,000 before too long this afternoon. Day 1A drew 125 entries, so only 75 more are needed between now and Saturday evening.
Lock it up.
Players start with 40K stacks and all levels last 40 minutes on Days 1 and 2, increasing to 60 on Day 3. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 5:45 pm.
Day 1B will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at noon in the money for Day 2.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Day 1B – $1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
12PM: $200 WPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
6PM: $200 WPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 125
Flight A: 125 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 11 am
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon
Day 3: Monday at 2 pm
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | City | ST | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | Lipton | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 717,000 |
| 2 | Seyed Arman | Ranjbar Navazi | Clearwater | FL | 713,000 |
| 3 | Stephen | Dees | Dayton | OH | 705,000 |
| 4 | Ian | Siegel | Davie | FL | 451,000 |
| 5 | A.J. | Kelsall | Tampa | FL | 422,000 |
| 6 | Brian | Ray | Tampa | FL | 420,000 |
| 7 | Stephen | Song | West Palm Bch | FL | 367,000 |
| 8 | Nick | Costa | Port Orange | FL | 273,000 |
| 9 | Ken | O 'Donnell | St Petersburg | FL | 244,000 |
| 10 | Sihao | Zhang | Useldange | 136,000 | |
| 11 | Oscar | Lindo Zeledon | Spring Hill | FL | 125,000 |
| 12 | Stephen | Ibrahim | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 124,000 |
| 13 | Ryan | Hogan | Winter Garden | FL | 87,000 |
| 14 | Jason | Klapman | Tampa | FL | 85,000 |
| 15 | Gal | Yifrach | Los Angeles | CA | 71,000 |
| 16 | Forrest | Raleigh | Lawrenceville | GA | 41,000 |
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 16 of 125
After a long process of getting to the bubble and going through, Day 1A got down to 16 players and they will move on Day 2 on Sunday in the money.
Chad Lipton made a huge comeback from 83K at the last break to lead the field at the end of the day. He put 717,000 in his bag closely followed by Arman Navazi with 713,000 and Stephen Dees with 705,000.
We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 26 of 125
Another break ended and 26 players returned to the action with 16 of them set to book a seat into Day 2. They have two tough opponents at the top to get through, so it won’t be a cake walk.
Stephen Song rolled into town and sits with 451,000 for the chip lead followed by Michael Wang’s 406,000. A lot of chips in talented hands.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 32 of 125
Day 1A of the WPO Championship is down to four tables; half of these players will advance to Day 2, while the other half will have to take another shot.
They will go on break at the end of Level 12 and get down to some serious action as they near the bubble.
$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 37 of 125
Day 1A of the WPO Championship brought out some of the top players in the game, mixing in with our locals and taking a shot at the title.
Previously-mentioned Michael Wang has two WSOP bracelets, Eric Afriat grabbed a late seat, and he owns three WPT titles (one of them with our friends across the state in the Hollywood WPT Poker Showdown Championship). Stephen Song has been playing all day and the GPI Player of the Year/WPT Prime champ has more cashes in the last 12 months than most have in their career.
