2021 Tampa Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 71
Prize Pool:  $17,750
December 2, 2021

The second day of the Winter Poker Open awarded the third trophy of the series and it was in the specialty game of Omaha 8/Stud 8. We had another great turnout with 71 entries playing the game and Jonathan Miller took the top spot after a heads-up deal saw him earn $5,295 along with the trophy.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  196

A quick walk through the tables on break found a familiar player with a big stack. Ryan Hogan is back today and already building big. He went on break with 87,100 then added more on the first hand back.

This time it was Karl Manouchakian open-shipped for 4,200 with and Hogan called with . The board ran out to give Hogan flopped top pair and a rivered overkill spade flush to send Manouchakian back to the registration desk.

Finally getting to head over to @SHRTPoker for WPO. Looking forward to battling today.

— RJ Hogan (@gogetemtigers) December 3, 2021

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  167

We didn’t expect it to take long to hit the magic number and that was correct. Flight B quickly pushed the prize pool over $100,000 and it’s nearing $120,000 before the first break.

Registration will remain open for Flight B until 3:30 pm with a huge day expected tomorrow for Flight C.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We are heading into the first weekend of the Winter Poker Open and there are going to be some big numbers today. Event 3 is a $400 buy-in tournament with a $100,000 guarantee and Flight A put more than $60,000 towards that goal yesterday. Only 112 entries are needed to beat the guarantee and it will get here early this afternoon (if not before noon).

Players start with 20,000 stacks and the first 14 levels will last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes starting with Level 15. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. Flight B will to continue to play until only 10% of the field remains and those players will advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

Cards fly at 11 am and we will pick up the action at the first break.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 30 minutes; Levels 15+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 Day 1B – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 30 minutes; Levels 15+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 – $300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes each
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:45pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 187

Flight A: 187 entries; 19 advanced
Flight B: Friday at 11 am
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  19 of 187

They got to the money bubble in no time but in no hurry to go anywhere what they go there. It took seven hands before we had an all in that was called, not counting one with big slick versus big slick to chop.

The final hand saw Randy Raji open the action and the small blind player shipped all in for 108,000. Raji called and they were off to the races.

Raji:
Small Blind:

It was a fair race and Raji needed his tens to hold to burst the bubble. There were two face cards on the but neither paired the small blind player. The turn and river finished the board to send the short stack player out while putting the rest in the money.

MT Tawfik finished the day with the chip lead, his 477,000 topping the 350,000 of Raji.

Players are bagging their chips and we will post the chip counts when they are available.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  20 of 187

It was a race between the bubble and one more break. The break won.

There were 21 players remaining as Level 14 was closing to leave them only one elimination away from hand-for-hand on the money bubble. Tournament staff sent them on break, colored off the purple chips, and they returned to start Level 15.

Two and a half minutes into the fresh levels and they lost one. Tournament staff paused the clock and will take two minutes off for each hand until one more player is eliminated. Once that is done, the remaining 19 players will bag their chips for Day 2 in the money.

2021 Tampa Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 71
Prize Pool:  $17,750
December 2, 2021

Our players continue to support the non-hold’em game and today’s $300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 drew a great 71 entries for the split-pot mixed game. The combined to create a prize pool worth $17,750 and the last eight spots will earn some money with $650 for a min-cash and $6,160 up top for the winner.

1st: $6,160 + WPO trophy
2nd: $3,820
3rd: $2,490
4th: $1,710
5th: $1,230
6th: $940
7th: $750
8th: $650

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  187

Registration closed on Flight A of WPO Event 3 and we had another great turnout to get the series rolling. We had 187 entries take part in the first flight of the $400 buy-in tournament to put it on cruise control to the $100,000 guarantee.

Flight A will continue into the evening until only 19 players remain. Those players will bag up their chips and return on Sunday at noon in the money.