$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

With the deep stacks, there were no major pots after the Duff Charette/David Moses battle. The blinds are up to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante and the average stack is 2,400,000 (40 bb).

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 2,350,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 3,325,000 (55 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 2,060,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: David Moses – 1,875,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 3,075,000 (51 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 1,715,000 (29 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

Duff Charette limped from the small blind, David Moses checked in the big, and the flop came . Charette bet 50,000 and Moses called. The turn was , Charette bet another 125,000 and Moses called.

The river was , Charette fired a final bullet of 300,000 and Moses called. Charette flipped up for two pair and Moses showed before mucking.

It was a continuing trend for Moses after the break, dropping down after several of his early raises and three-bets were shoved out of the way but opponents.

Duff Charette – 2,375,000 (48 bb)
David Moses – 1,175,000 (24 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

The six remaining players were sent on the first break of the day. They return to blinds at 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante and the average stack at 2,400,000 (48 bb)

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 2,560,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 2,580,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 1,760,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5: David Moses – 2,125,000 (43 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 2,635,000 (53 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 2,740,000 (55 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

Manny Minaya opened to 85,000 from the button and TK Miles defended his big blind to see the flop. Miles checked, Minaya bet 75,000 and Miles check-raised to 225,000.

Minaya called, the turn came and Miles continued for 350,000. Minaya stood up, checked out the stack of Miles, and called.

The river was and Miles moved all in for 820,000. Minaya thought for a minute before mucking the big pot to Miles.

TK Miles – 2,140,000 (54 bb)
Manny Minaya – 2,275,000 (57 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 479

Duff Charette opened to 100,000 from the cutoff, David Moses called on the button, and Terri-Anne Crawford shoved for 620,000 from the small blind. Charette asked for a count, moved all in over the top, and Moses quickly folded.

Charette:
Crawford:

“Good game,” Crawford said when she saw the hands then gave a little chuckle when Charette nailed the flop. The board finished turn and river to send Crawford off the final table in seventh place.

Duff Charette – 1,975,000 (49 bb)
Terri-Anne Crawford – Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,711)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 479

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 479

Austin Buchanan was the shortest stack coming into the final table and found a spot he like. He moved all in for 360,000 from under the gun and Justin Zaki called next to act. Several other players thought about coming along but in the end it was only Zaki.

Zaki:
Buchanan:

Buchanan needed to win the race to double but the board ran to send him out in ninth place.

Justin Zaki – 2,915,000 (97 bb)
Austin Buchanan – Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,959)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

The final table didn’t wait long for the first big pot. On the first hand of the day, David Moses opened to 65,000 from the cutoff and Justin Zaki defended in the big blind to see the flop.

Both players checked and the turn was . Zaki bet 85,000, Moses called, and the river was . Zaki bet 240,000 and Moses went into the tank.

“Why so much Justin?” Moses asked.

He put in a call, Zaki showed and his set of queens was good.

Justin Zaki – 2,555,000 (85 bb)
David Moser – 1,880,000 (63 bb)

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

Cards are in the air for the Winter Poker Open Main Event. Terri-Anne Crawford drew the button for the first hand and there are 13 minutes and 35 seconds remaining in Level 24.

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 1,750,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 1,640,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Scacewater – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 1,175,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: David Moser – 2,270,000 (76 bb)
Seat 6: Terri-Anne Crawford – 930,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Austin Buchanan – 380,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 2,165,000 (72 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 3,075,000 (103 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295
7th: $23,711
8th: $19,320
9th: $14,959

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 479

The Main Event is down to the final table and the nine remaining players had a nice rest break overnight and return at noon to begin playing it down to a Champion.

SHR Tampa regular Manny Minaya went from short stack to leader late on Day 2 and returns with the biggest stack. But there’s plenty of talent coming back for the final table and it is still anyone’s game.

Cards go back in the air at noon with 13:35 remaining in Level 24. Blinds are still 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante and the average stack is 1,600,000 (53 bb)

Seat 1: Nick Mann – 1,750,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: TK Miles – 1,640,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Scacewater – 1,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Duff Charette – 1,175,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: David Moser – 2,270,000 (76 bb)
Seat 6: Terri-Anne Crawford – 930,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Austin Buchanan – 380,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Zaki – 2,165,000 (72 bb)
Seat 9: Manny Minaya – 3,075,000 (103 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $149,595 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $104,750
3rd: $67,345
4th: $44,367
5th: $34,165
6th: $28,295
7th: $23,711
8th: $19,320
9th: $14,959