$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 471

The Championship quickly dropped to 53 players after the bubble burst, deepening the stacks and players are beginning to settle into the long grind with the hour-long levels.

54th: Nick Scholz – $3,200
55th: Manny Minaya – $3,200
56th: Vincent Nicastro – $3,200
57th: David Nathaniel – $3,200
58th: Pavel Milanov – $3,200
59th: Bo Gray – $3,200

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  59 of 471

It took a long time to get there, no one wanting to be the bubble in the Championship, and we had several small doubles. We had another all-in called on Table 19 after one player moved all in for 78,000 and Clayton Mullinax reshipped from the cutoff to isolate.

Once all the other action was complete, it was a race between the shorter stack’s and Mullinax’s . Mullinax took the early lead when he paired his king on the flop and held after the turn and river to burst the bubble.

Clayton Mullinax – 335,000 (56 bb)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  60 of 471

Halfway through Level 15, the Championship reached 60 players to put the field on the money bubble. Tournament staff paused the clock to play hand-for-hand until one player is eliminated with two minutes coming off the clock for each hand.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 471

Filipp Khavin moved all in for 122,000 after a 13K open and Diego Uez cold four-bet all in for 133,000. The OG raiser folded and they were heads up.

Uez:
Khavin:

Khavin needed to catch to double but could not find a save on the runout to exit the Championship.

Diego Uez – 283,000 (47 bb)
Filipp Khavin – Eliminated

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 471

Players are taking a quick 10-minute break after finishing up Level 14, keeping the Championship on schedule for future color-ups and breaks.

They return to blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 262,000 (44 bb) with 72 players remaining.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 471

While other players were dropping out, at least three in the early hands of the day to get the field to ten tables, Clyde Maliauka found a way to stick around.

He was all in early for 69,000 from the cutoff and Joseph Skarzynski looked him up from the button.

Maliauka:
Skarzynski:

Maliauka had two live cards to double up and paired both of them on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river and Maliauka caught an early double.

Clyde Maliauka – 134,000 (27 bb)
Joseph Skarzynski – 142,000 (28 bb)

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  83 of 471

Cards are back in the air for the 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship with 83 players remaining and 59 getting some money later this afternoon.

The blinds are 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the average stack is about 227,000 (45 bb). They will play the last 30:31 of Level 14 before taking a quick break to keep to the color up schedule.

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  83 of 471

The 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open drew 471 entries over three starting days and the field is down to the last 83 players. They return this afternoon to begin the next stage of finding our WPO Champion.

Sean Boland took the overall lead late in Day 1C with WSOPC Tampa champ David DiBernardi, Phillip Jackson, Bud Waggoner, and Mark Koeln rounding out the top five. Defending champ T.K. Miles is in a dangerous position in sixth with a chance to go back-to-back.

They will return to play the last 30 minutes and change in Level 14, take a short break, then come back to hour-long levels. They are scheduled to continue today until they reach the nine-handed final table or the end of Level 24, whichever comes first.

Those players will come back on Monday at 2 pm and find our WPO Champ.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Sean Boland – 598,000 (120 bb)
2. David DiBernardi – 514,000 (103 bb)
3. Philip Jackson – 501,000 (100 bb)
4. Bud Waggoner – 445,000 (89 bb)
5. Mark Koeln – 444,000 (89 bb)
6. T.K. Miles – 428,000 (86 bb)
7. Adam Bacome – 426,000 (85 bb)
8. Dana Caruso – 417,000 (83 bb)
9. Patrick Murphy – 388,000 (78 bb)
10. Justin Jones – 386,000 (77 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $1,700 WPO Championship

• Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
• Championship Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Payouts

4PM: Event 9 – $2,500 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $300 Event 9 Satellite

• 2 seats guaranteed into $2,500 buy-in WPO Event 9
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (1:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

$1,700 Winter Poker Open Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  83 of 471

Flight A: 95 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B: 145 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight C: 231 Entries; 39 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon