2022 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  471
Prize Pool:  $706,500
December 8 – 12, 2022

The 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open closed with the $1,700 buy-in Championship over the last weekend of the series. The tournament drew 471 entries to easily surpass its $500,000 guarantee, and Ken McAdams outlasted the tough field to take the title along with $108,000 after a three-way deal.

After three starting days, the tournament generated a prize pool worth $706,500 and paid out the last 59 spots. The Championship had 83 players return for Day 2 and they quickly made it into the money.

McAdams took the lead late but had some tough competition, including defending champ T.K. Miles and WSOP Circuit Tampa winner David DiBernardi. Neither was able to book a seat at final table but Miles solidified himself at the top of our all-time money winners list.

The final table began with David Kozma leading but McAdams quickly jumped back on top after several eliminations. After picking up aces and sending Tampa regular Jerry Silva out in fourth place, McAdams came to an agreement with Kozma and Jamie Smith to divide up the remaining prize money.

Smith earned $82,000 for a third-place finish, Kozma took home $105,000 as the runner-up, and McAdams became the 2022 WPO Champion with a payday worth $108,000.

Congrats Ken and thanks to everyone for the great turnout during the series!

* – denotes results of a three-way deal

• Complete 2022 WPO Championship results (PDF)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante

After Jerry Silva was eliminated in fourth place, the remaining players decided to look at numbers to divide up the remaining prize pool and agreed quickly.

Ken McAdams was the chip leader and the official 2022 WPO Champion. He earned $108,000 with David Kozma taking home $105,000 for second and Jamie Smith banked $82,000.

Ken McAdams – 8,625,000 (144 bb)
David Kozma – 7,480,000 (125 bb)
Jamie Smith – 2,730,000 (46 bb)

1st: Ken McAdams – $108,000 + WPO Guitar trophy
2nd: David Kozma – $105,000
3rd: Jamie Smith – $82,000

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 471

Jerry Silva opened to 175,000 from under the gun and Ken McAdams three-bet to 675,000 from the button. Silva moved all in for about 2,000,000 and McAdams called after yelling for his friends at a nearby table.

McAdams:
Silva:

Silva ran into aces and barely found a sweat as the board ran out to send the Tampa regular out in fourth place.

Ken McAdams – 8,625,000 (144 bb)
Jerry Silva – Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,000)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 471

Jeff Yanchek open-shipped for 1,100,000 from the button, Ken McAdam folded his small blind, and David Kozma called in the big.

Kozma:
Yanchek:

“I haven’t used my one time yet,” Yanchek half-joked.

He needed a lot of help to double, missed the flop, and was drawing dead after the turn gave Kozma aces up. Yanchek stood up, the river was , and he collected $37,000 for his fifth place finish.

David Kozma – 7,140,000 (119 bb)
Jeff Yanchek – Eliminated in 5th Place ($37,000)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 471

Seat 1: David Kozma – 6,365,000 (106 bb)
Seat 4: Jamie Smith – 2,965,000 (49 bb)
Seat 5: Jerry Silva – 1,940,000 (32 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Yanchek – 1,130,000 (19 bb)
Seat 8: Ken McAdams – 6,435,000 (107 bb)

Payouts:

1st: $140,000 + WPO Guitar trophy
2nd: $90,000
3rd: $65,000
4th: $50,000
5th: $37,000
6th: Jordan Lowery – $28,000
7th: Philip Jackson – $22,000
8th: Tom Nguyen – $17,000
9th: Mark Koeln – $13,500