$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight C Entries: 56 (Total Entries: 260)

Now through December 17th, some of the biggest poker prize pools in the country will be up for grabs right here at the Seminole Hard Rock. Pair that with an upcoming weather forecast of sunny and mid-70s and traveling to Tampa for the Winter Poker Open starts to look quite appealing.

One player that made the trek south from his home state of Wisconsin is Jason Mitchell. Mitchell arrived in town Wednesday and warmed up on the cash tables before getting in the tournament game for today’s Flight C.

Mitchell’s tournament resume is light as of late, but he’s found the winner’s circle twice at a small property outside of Green Bay. His journey to another poker W is back underway here in Flight C and we’ll keep an eye on his progress throughout the day.

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight C Entries: 35 (Total Entries: 239)

The clock ticks to 11am and cards are in the air for Flight C of the Winter Poker Open $570 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed kickoff event. Play began yesterday with Flight A and B and this Flight C marks the midway point of the tournament’s six starting flights.

As they did yesterday, those in Flight C begin with 30,000 chips and will log 30-minute levels throughout today’s 14 levels. Registration and re-entry are available until about 4pm with play slated to wrap around 6:45pm.

Details:

11am: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight C

• $570 buy-in and $300,000 guaranteed
• First place receives added $1,650 seat
• 30,000 chips and 30-minute levels on Day 1
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (~4pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (~6:45pm)
• Day 2 begins Sunday, December 9 at noon
• Structure sheet

Through yesterday’s play, the field stands at 204 entries with 36 having made their way to Day 2. Full chip counts and details on the Friday play are available one post below.

Updates from Flight C will be available throughout the day right here on SHRTPoker.com. Good luck, players!

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Day 2 Blinds: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 204

Flight A: 101 Entries, 19 Advanced
Flight B: 103 Entries, 17 Advanced
Flight C/D: Friday at 11am/5pm
Flight E/F: Saturday at 10am/3pm
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

Chip counts through Flight B:

11am: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight C

• $570 buy-in and $300,000 guaranteed
• First place receives added $1,650 seat
• 30,000 chips and 30-minute levels on Day 1
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (~4pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (~6:45pm)
• Day 2 begins Sunday, December 9 at noon
• Structure sheet

2pm: $250 PLO Re-Entry

• $250 buy-in and $20,000 guaranteed
• 15,000 chips and 30-minute levels
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (~7pm)
• This is a one-day event structured to play to completion
• Structure Sheet

5pm: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight D

• $570 buy-in and $300,000 guaranteed
• First place receives added $1,650 seat
• 30,000 chips and 30-minute levels on Day 1
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (~10pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (~12:45am)
• Day 2 begins Sunday, December 9 at noon
• Structure sheet

2018 Winter Poker Open Tournament Schedule

Flight A of the $570 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Winter Poker Open Event 1 is a wrap and Flight B is settling in for a long night of play. With that, Thursday’s updates have concluded and complete chip counts through Flight B will be posted Friday morning by 10am.

Action is set to resume tomorrow at 11am with Flight C of the $570. Here’s a look at the complete upcoming schedule:

• 11am: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight C
• 2pm: $250 PLO Re-Entry
• 5pm: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight D

2018 Winter Poker Open Tournament Schedule

Goodnight and see you in the morning!

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 19 of 101

A late rush in Flight A sends Joseph Orsino home as the overwhelming chip leader in Event 1 of the 2018 Winter Poker Open, a $570 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed event. Orsino — one of the tournament big stacks at the time — flopped top set versus Al Krux’s pair and flush draw. The pair got a pile of chips in the middle and Orsino emerged victorious. From there he coasted to the end of day and bagged 734,000 for a two-to-one advantage over the next biggest stack.

Here’s a look at some of the top and notable chip counts:

Joseph Orsino – 734,000
Kharlin Sued – 315,000
Grant Leber – 266,000
Tom Nguyen – 155,000
Herbert Woodbery – 140,000

Complete chip counts through Flight B will be posted Friday morning by 10am

Only 19 advanced from 101 starting in Flight A. They’ve bagged, tagged and are set to return Sunday for Day 2.

That concludes Thursday’s tournament updates.

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 21 of 101

According to the table, Joseph Orsino raised under the gun with pocket tens and Al Krux defended the big blind with . The flop fell 10-high giving Orsino a set. Meanwhile, Krux flopped a pair and a flush draw and the duo got Krux’s stack in the middle.

The turn and river fell blanks and Orsino’s set held. He scooped a massive pot while Krux was eliminated.

Joseph Orsino – 745,000
Al Krux – Eliminated

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 24 of 101

Level 14 is underway and it marks the final level of the night. Flight A hit the breaks and no player has been eliminated since break. That means 24 are still in the game and they only need to survive another level of action before making their way to Day 2.

After action wraps, we’ll post the chip leader along with a few of the other notable stacks.

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight B Entries: 32 (Total Entries: 133)

It’s 6pm in Tampa, Florida and Flight B of the Winter Poker Open $570, $300,000 guarantee is freshly off and running. This is the second of six starting flights and it’s taking place alongside the end stages of today’s 11am Flight A.

As they did during the morning, Flight B players begin with 30,000 chips and will log 14, 30-minute levels on Day 1. Registration and re-entry are available until about 11pm with play wrapping at roughly 1:45am.

Here are the details:

6pm: $570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry, Flight B

• $570 buy-in and $300,000 guaranteed
• First place receives added $1,650 seat
• 30,000 chips and 30-minute levels on Day 1
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (~11pm)
• Play concludes following Level 14 (~1:45am)
• Day 2 begins Sunday, December 9 at noon
• Structure sheet

Our live reporting will concentrate on Flight A, but we’ll provide the complete chip counts through Flight B Friday morning before 10am.

Good luck, players!

$570 Deep Stack NLH Re-Entry
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Heading to Level 13: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 24 of 101

Play was already a couple minutes into break when Al Krux’s opponent lead an board. Krux raised, the opponent shoved and Krux promptly called.

Krux: for the nuts
Opponent: for two pair

The opponent flopped top two, but it was no good versus Krux’s straight. The river didn’t change a thing and Krux busted an opponent and took a nice pot.

The last break is underway now and it’s Krux who tops the counts alongwith his tablemate Joseph Orsino.

Al Krux – 365,000
Joseph Orsino – 227,000