$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 471

Mark Koeln opened to 135,000 from the hijack and David Kozma called on the button. Jordan Lowery moved all in and Koeln asked for a count. Before the dealer finished, Koeln moved all in and Kozma folded.

Lowery:
Koeln:

Lowery needed his sixes to hold to double up and he faded the flop. The turn changed nothing but both made a straight on the river. Koeln had a wheel but Lowery doubled with a six-high straight.

Jordan Lowery – 1,450,000 (29 bb)
Mark Koeln – 1,620,000 (32 bb)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/40,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 471

Cards are in the air for the WPO Championship final table with nine players remaining and $140,000 awaiting the winner.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 471

The 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship final table returns at 2 pm to finish the business of finding the winner. David Kozma took the lead late on Day 2 and has a slight advantage over second-place Ken McAdams.

They will play the last 13:45 of Level 23 before blinds go up. The final table starts with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante and the average stack is about 2,095,000 (52 bb) so there’s plenty of play still in the game.

Seat 1: David Kozma – 3,455,000 (86 bb)
Seat 2: Tom Nguyen – 1,820,000 (46 bb)
Seat 3: Jordan Lowery – 770,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Jamie Smith – 1,830,000 (46 bb)
Seat 5: Jerry Silva – 2,655,000 (66 bb)
Seat 6: Philip Jackson – 1,475,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Yanchek – 1,515,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Mark Koeln – 2,240,000 (56 bb)
Seat 9: Ken McAdams – 3,330,000 (83 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $140,000 + WPO Guitar trophy
2nd: $90,000
3rd: $65,000
4th: $50,000
5th: $37,000
6th: $28,000
7th: $22,000
8th: $17,000
9th: $13,500

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 10 – $250 Early Bird NLH (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed
• Players begin with 20,000 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 plays to completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 3 – $1,700 WPO Championship

• Championship Day 3 Chip Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 471

The 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship is down to the last nine players and they will return on Monday at 2 pm to play for the title.

David Kozma leads the return but Ken McAdams is not far behind. With the average stack at 52 big blinds, it is still anyone’s game. Everyone is guarantee at least $13,500 but someone will walk away with the $140,000 top prize.

Seat 1: David Kozma – 3,455,000 (86 bb)
Seat 2: Tom Nguyen – 1,820,000 (46 bb)
Seat 3: Jordan Lowery – 770,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Jamie Smith – 1,830,000 (46 bb)
Seat 5: Jerry Silva – 2,655,000 (66 bb)
Seat 6: Philip Jackson – 1,475,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Yanchek – 1,515,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Mark Koeln – 2,240,000 (56 bb)
Seat 9: Ken McAdams – 3,330,000 (83 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $140,000
2nd: $90,000
3rd: $65,000
4th: $50,000
5th: $37,000
6th: $28,000
7th: $22,000
8th: $17,000
9th: $13,500

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 471

Jamie Smith opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and David DiBernadi moved all in from the small blind for about 630,000. David Kozma thought for a minute and moved all in from the big blind to get a quick fold from Smith.

Kozma:
DiBernardi:

DiBernardi ran into a bigger pair and needed something special to double up. The dealer ran out the , DiBernardi blanked the board, and went out on the final table bubble.

Tournament staff paused the clock with 15:45 in Level 23 and the final table will return on Monday at 2 pm.

David Kozma – 3,455,000 (86 bb)
David DiBernardi – Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,500)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 471

David Kozma opened to 90,000 from under the gun and Tyler Kennedy moved all in for 355,000 next to act. It folded back around to Kozma and he quickly called.

Kozma:
Kennedy:

Kennedy shook his head when he saw the hands and he was dominated. The board ran out , Kennedy was eliminated, and the WPO Championship was put on the final table bubble.

David Kozma – 2,600,000 (65 bb)
Tyler Kennedy – Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,500)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 471

The 11 remaining players took their last break of the day and return to action. They will continue playing until nine players remain or the end of Level 24, whichever comes first.

Table 21
Seat 1: Jeffrey Yancek – 1,695,000 (42 bb)
Seat 2: Jamie Smith – 1,815,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Nguyen – 1,255,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: David DiBernardi – 1,030,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: David Kozma – 2,255,000 (56 bb)
Seat 8: Tyler Kennedy – 815,000 (20 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: Philip Jackson – 2,200,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Jordan Lowery – 965,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Koeln – 1,710,000 (43 bb)
Seat 5: Jerry Silva – 1,840,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Ken McAdams – 3,260,000 (82 bb)

12th: T.K. Miles – $10,500
13th: James Rumptz – $8,700
14th: Karl Manouchakian – $8,700
15th: Steven Ogilvie – $7,200
16th: Sean Boland – $7,200

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 471

We missed the final hand while capturing the previous elimination but found Karl Manouchakian making his way to the payout desk in 14th place.

This is his fourth cash of the series and his 100th documented cash in our room per HendonMob.

Congrats Karl!

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 471

With the board reading , Jordan Lowery was all in for 545,000 against Steven Ogilvie.

Lowery:
Ogilvie:

Lowery was ahead with the bigger pair, faded the turn, and made the overkill set on the river. Lowery doubled up, Ogilvie was left super short, and eliminated by Philip Jackson a few hands later.

Jordan Lowery – 1,355,000 (54 bb)
Steven Ogilvie – Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,200)