2025 Winter Poker Open

Event 1: Ashley Spring Peels One; Doubles Up

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $461,010 | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 1,397

Ashley Spring

Down short, Ashley Spring peeled one card and moved all in for 45,000 when she saw a king. She got a call from the button and stood up from her seat when she saw his AdQc.

But she pulled back her other card, found another king, and doubled with KhKc on the Qh9s7h9h2c board.

Ashley Spring – 155,000

Event 1: Eight Tables Remain

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $461,010 | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 1,397

Fabian Foster

WPO Event 1 is down to the last eight tables with 64 players remaining and they can start settling in for the long haul with the final table still in the distance.

Among the updated results, Fabian Foster fell short of a unique back-to-back; he captured the opening tournament title at the recent Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Hollywood, banking $141,365 but settled for 66th here today.

65th: Randall Zelik – $1,070
66th: Fabian Foster – $1,070
67th: Lewis Gallo Jr – $1,070
68th: Forrest Raleigh – $1,070
69th: Eric Tarikas – $1,070
70th: Seth Bobet – $1,070
71st: Ramon Sosa Morillo – $1,070
72nd: Kristine Glassman – $1,070

73rd: Thao Le – $960
74th: Nathan Lee – $960
75th: Laurenlee Cruz Ortiz – $960
76th: George DeCandio – $960
77th: Rodney Rodrigue – $960
78th: James Leonard – $960
79th: Kristy Fay Peoples – $960
80th: Steve Blackmon – $960

81st: David Bennett – $870
82nd: Giovanni Marcacci – $870
83rd: Robert Gray – $870
84th: Charles Kimbrel – $870
85th: Francisco Gomez – $870
86th: David Mauradian – $870
87th: Vamsi Dodda – $870
88th: Joshua Sutherland – $870
89th: Thomas Villetto Jr – $790
90th: John Wolfe III – $790
91st: Wasim Assaf – $790
92nd: Jacob Naumann – $790
93rd: Samuel O’Bryant – $790
94th: Randy Levin – $790

Event 1: Jack Vanderschuur Leads the Million-Chip Club

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $461,010 | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  69 of 1,397

Jack Vanderschuur

A walk among the tables at break, we found four stacks over one million for the midpoint frontrunners. Jack Vanderschuur leads the field with 1,415,000 followed by Ye Yao, Shannon Steck, and Ryan Howard.

Jack Vanderschuur – 1,415,000 (71 bb)
Ye Yao – 1,235,000 (62 bb)
Shannon Steck – 1,135,000 (57 bb)
Ryan Howard – 1,075,000 (54 bb)

Levels now last 40 minutes for the rest of the tournament, plenty of play built into the structure.

Ye Yao

Event 1: More Results

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $461,010 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  94 of 1,397

Mo Alhalwani finished in 100th place

95th: Stephen Diamantas – $790
96th: Khanh Truong – $790
97th: Jennifer Frankenstein – $790
98th: Louis Papadelias – $790
99th: Sean Humphrey – $790
100th: Mo Alhalwani – $790
101st: Deborah Greenway – $790
102nd: Michael Lee – $790
103rd: James Gibson – $790
104th: David Goldberg – $790

105th: Anatoly Zharnits – $720
106th: Anthony Quattrocchi – $720
107th: Perry McCartney – $720
108th: Yoav Amit – $720
109th: Richard Palase – $720
110th: Douglas Landon – $720
111th: Javier Hernandez – $720
112th: Aaron Mendes – $720
113th: Thomas Downing – $720
114th: Robert Fregosi – $720
115th: Justin C Green – $720
116th: Brian Dilenge – $720
117th: Ahmad Al Kamme – $720
118th: True Nolen – $720
119th: Mike Ahmad – $720
120th: John Feeney – $720

121st: Thomas Steinruck – $670
122nd: Reginald Simmons – $670
123rd: Patrick Ibrahim – $670
124th: Jeremy Demers – $670

Event 1: Results 125th Through 177th

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $461,010 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  124 of 1,397

Marsha Wolak finished in 138th place

We are back online after some technical difficulties, here’s a look at those who collected payout slips from Event 1 over the first part of the day.

125th: Michael Fuller – $670
126th: Nicholas Squitiro – $670
127th: George Hemphill – $670
128th: Edward Balderamos – $670
129th: Charles Bragg Jr – $670
130th: Nathaniel Rodriguez – $670
131st: Aaron Easterly – $670
132nd: Chan Kim – $670
133rd: Denim Spano – $670
134th: Abdelilah Fahsi – $670
135th: Raymond Mancini – $670
136th: Grant Missonis – $670

137th: Jason Bruwer – $630
138th: Marsha Wolak – $630
139th: Eric Steinbaugh – $630
140th: Sandeep Kumar – $630
141st: Daniel Plourde – $630
142nd: Eli Kiwan – $630
143rd: Tyler Hyde – $630
144th: Chad Kitchen – $630
145th: Darren Boule – $630
146th: Jack Rush – $630
147th: Jordan Lowery – $630
148th: Barbara Cardin – $630
149th: Adam Goldgell – $630
150th: John Kelly – $630
151st: Sanjib Acharya – $630
152nd: Daniel Kasper – $630
153rd: Kyle Brock – $600

154th: James McKinnon – $600
155th: Rajesh Mehta – $600
156th: Joshua Snow – $600
157th: Curtis King – $600
158th: Christophe Cadou – $600
159th: John Borzio – $600
160th: Jose Nimo – $600
161st: Zachary Rogalski – $600
162nd: Jeremy Herauf – $600
163rd: Buck Bucceri – $600
164th: Janice Hulbert – $600
165th: Frederico Rocha-Desa – $600
166th: Ondrei Ronhaar – $600
167th: Justin Hike – $600
168th: Sergio Cruz – $600

169th: Ken Goldfarb – $580
170th: Donovan Potter – $580
171st: Theodore Cohn – $580
172nd: Shane Gallagher – $580
173rd: Stephen DeMeule – $580
174th: Brande Walton – $580
175th: Satish Sanan – $580
176th: Charles Lanyon – $580
177th: Alan Horowitz – $580

Chad Kitchen finished in 144th place
Eli Kiwan finished in 142nd place

Event 1: Cards in the Air for Day 2

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $461,010 | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  177 of 1,397

Eric Tarikas stacks up his Day 2 chip lead

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of WPO Event 1 with 177 players remaining, each guaranteed at least $580, but all shooting for the $74,260 top prize.

They will play the rest of Level 14 then two more levels before their first break.

Event 1: Day 2 Ready to Go

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $461,010 | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  177 of 1,397

Day 2 of Winter Poker Open Event 1 is set to go at 11 am with 177 players returning in the money. Blinds at the restart are rolled back to the earliest finish, Level 14 with 19:06 remaining.

That means stacks are very deep, 47 bigs average when cards go in the air, so there’s plenty of room to make moves.

Top ten returning stacks:

  1. Eric Tarikas – 877,000 (175 bb)
  2. Itzak Shulmaister – 826,000 (165 bb)
  3. Rafael Diaz – 767,000 (153 bb)
  4. Jon Godwin – 682,000 (136 bb)
  5. Ye Yao – 635,000 (127 bb)
  6. Thomas Villetto – 627,000 (125 bb)
  7. Lucas Tae – 617,000 (123 bb)
  8. Jim Bozzuto – 595,000 (119 bb)
  9. Kajaun Hutchinson – 588,000 (118 bb)
  10. Robert Wuestner – 557,000 (111 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

WPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 2 – $200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 25 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:50pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

2025 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results

Event 1: Day 2 Seat Draw

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $461,010 | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  177 of 1,397

Flight A:  156 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B:  120 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight C:  170 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight D:  131 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight E:  210 Entries; 26 Advanced
Flight F:  219 Entries; 28 Advanced
Flight G: 391 Entries; 49 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
41EricKlattWesley ChapelFL200,000
42TrueNolenTampaFL317,000
43LucasTaeWesley ChapelFL617,000
44KristineGlassmanNew PaltzNY158,000
45SanjibAcharyaWesley ChapelFL173,000
46DeborahGreenwayAlapahaGA203,000
47JavierHernandezDunnellonFL273,000
48LanaNesterTampaFL216,000
51MikXavageSaint CloudFL390,000
52RajeshMehtaTampaFL84,000
53DonovanPotterTampaFL67,000
55BrianDilengeTarpon SpringsFL268,000
56RaymondManciniSarasotaFL192,000
57JordanLowerySarasotaFL118,000
58JeromeLeonardoSt PetersburgFL373,000
61JoshuaNicholsonWinter HavenFL226,000
62OndreiRonhaarClearwaterFL113,000
63AdamGoldgellLakelandFL166,000
64StevenBagbyTampaFL193,000
65MichaelSilvaTampaFL172,000
66AshleySpringBrandonFL187,000
67AlanHorowitzKissimmeeFL70,000
68ShaneGallagherParrishFL168,000
71JeremyHeraufSarasotaFL141,000
72ShaneMelertBrandonFL146,000
73CamilloDe Campos BaggianiSarasotaFL126,000
74EricTarikasTampaFL877,000
76ForrestRaleighLawrencevilleGA155,000
77ChristopherGaskinLakelandFL156,000
78PatrickIbrahimApollo BeachFL276,000
81JaniceHulbertPinellas ParkFL84,000
82JeremyDemersSaint PetersburgFL249,000
83DanielKasperMinneolaFL30,000
84RileyPriceLargoFL75,000
85ItzakShulmaisterSarasotaFL826,000
86ThomasDowningHolidayFL94,000
87JenniferFrankensteinLongwoodFL239,000
88DenimSpanoTampaFL104,000
91JeffreyCloudByron CenterMI233,000
93TonyMarchTampaFL304,000
94SarahOrtegoDenham SpringsLA406,000
95RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL557,000
96RubenFernandezChampions GateFL171,000
97AhmadAl KammeOrlandoFL170,000
98JohnWolfe IIIRiverviewFL387,000
101JustinHikeJacksonvilleFL141,000
102EricSteinbaughDelandFL161,000
103JoseHernandez AlmeaOrlandoFL127,000
104LouisPapadeliasPensacolaFL216,000
105JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL240,000
106ArmandoFigueroaLutzFL394,000
107RodneyRodrigueOrlandoFL129,000
108YousefNassrCelebrationFL139,000
112EdwardBalderamosDavenportFL132,000
113MarkBeckerCelebrationFL246,000
114ZacharyRogalskiLutzFL96,000
115CharlesBragg JrDaytona BeachFL117,000
116LewisGallo JrBradentonFL178,000
117BuckBucceriLaingsburgMI148,000
118RandallZelikTitusvilleFL45,000
151GeorgeDecandioParrishFL93,000
152NicholasSquitiroPalm HarborFL123,000
154ChristopherBarthelPalma CeiaFL241,000
155JoseNimo RojewskiTampaFL404,000
156JackRushLakelandFL360,000
157CurtisKingTampaFL87,000
158SeanHumphreyWest Palm BeachFL151,000
161KennethGoldfarbRiverviewFL73,000
162FabianFosterDavenportFL411,000
163JimBozzutoOrlandoFL595,000
164BrianJohnsonLargoFL451,000
165ToanPhamSeffnerFL179,000
166DouglasLandonRiverviewFL153,000
167StephenDemeuleSummerfieldFL170,000
168DarrenBoulePinellas ParkFL53,000
171BrandeWaltonTampaFL63,000
172SatishSananTampaFL185,000
173RandyLevinTampaFL314,000
174RonaldSurenkampPort RicheyFL217,000
175GeorgeHemphillSaint CloudFL247,000
177MichaelIsasiLakelandFL323,000
178RyanHowardPalmettoFL367,000
181RobertGrayAtlantaGA366,000
182GrantMissonisClearwaterFL363,000
183ThomasSteinruckTemple TerraceFL110,000
184RandallCampbellCrosbyTX287,000
185JackVanderschuurValricoFL455,000
186ChristopheCadouNew CanaanCT171,000
187HarryJohnson IVLargoFL140,000
188JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL176,000
191KhanhTruongTampaFL125,000
192JoshuaSnowTampaFL290,000
193RobertFregosiClearwaterFL132,000
194AbdelilahFahsiOrlandoFL106,000
195John WRedden JrOrlandoFL170,000
196ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL519,000
197JamesLeonardTampaFL357,000
198JohnFeeneyTampaFL58,000
201RamonSosa MorilloRiverviewFL241,000
202PerryMcCartneyLeesburgFL369,000
203NicoSaladinoValricoFL188,000
204JonGodwinTampaFL682,000
205DonaldMannsLargoFL237,000
206DanaGellingRiverviewNY412,000
207WasimAssafOrlandoFL154,000
208MarshaWolak-BarnettLakewood RanchFL128,000
211PratikShahTampaFL276,000
212CharlesLanyonTampaFL221,000
213RichardPalaseOdessaFL549,000
214KyleBrockOrlandoFL224,000
215AnthonyQuattrocchiJohns CreekGA177,000
216SandeepKumarTampaFL64,000
217YeYaoTampaFL635,000
218StephenDiamantasLakelandFL178,000
221SethBobetOrlandoFL105,000
223MikeAhmadLutzFL101,000
224TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL367,000
225AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL278,000
226ChanKimTampaFL170,000
227JacobNaumannLargoFL532,000
228RafaelDiazSeminoleFL767,000
271ChadKitchenWimaumaFL306,000
272JoshuaSutherlandFrench LickIN146,000
273BarbaraCardinApollo BeachFL171,000
274ShannonSteckArlingtonVA467,000
275JerryBrownFairfield TownshipOH116,000
276JustinGreenLivingstonTX171,000
277EliKiwanWesley ChapelFL83,000
278RonnieDowdy IIDouglasvilleGA123,000
281CharlesKimbrelLakelandFL95,000
282CarlosLopera CastrillonVigadoFL237,000
283MichaelMercerSaint PetersburgFL275,000
284FranciscoGomezLakelandFL198,000
285JustinMc NeilBrandonFL109,000
286MichaelFullerLand O LakesFL392,000
287AnthonyBertuccioLakelandFL254,000
288SergioCruzWinter HavenFL15,000
291JohnDolanLithiaFL319,000
292NathanielRodriguez MelendezKissimmeeFL96,000
293MansoorKaderSt PetersburgFL395,000
294ThomasVilletto JrLenoxMA627,000
295JasonBruwerClearwaterFL451,000
296MoAlhalwaniOrlandoFL325,000
297DavidGoldbergBradentonFL136,000
298SteveBlackmonArcadiaFL215,000
301ReginaldSimmonsLithiaFL29,000
302FredericoRocha-DesaAttleboroMA115,000
303JamesGibsonCrystal RiverFL60,000
304YoavAmit242,000
305RicardoAlves De LWinter GardenFL365,000
306MannyMinayaTampaFL421,000
307DavidBennettLutzFL300,000
308KristyPeoplesTampaFL491,000
311StevenPellingraTampaFL126,000
312AaronMederosTampaFL300,000
313VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL431,000
314DanielPlourdeWest WarrenMA43,000
315DavidMauradianDade CityFL308,000
316AdamWeingardTampaFL104,000
317KajaunHutchinsonClearwaterFL588,000
318MichaelLeeLeesburgFL162,000
321RohanSinghOrlandoFL393,000
322Terri-AnneCrawfordLakelandFL201,000
323JohnBorzioDaytona BeachFL227,000
324ArlindaJohnsPort Saint LucieFL287,000
325TheodoreCohnCharlotteNC19,000
326NathanLeeOrlandoFL199,000
327AaronEasterlyDunlapTN146,000
328JohnKellyBrandonNJ61,000
331SamuelO'BryantLargoFL140,000
332RalphKourbanTampaFL178,000
333ThaoLeCape CoralFL156,000
334TylerHydeTampaFL106,000
335GiovanniMarcacciHudsonFL260,000
336AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL186,000
337JosephPiambinoOrlandoFL277,000
338LaurenleeCruz OrtizTrujillo AltoPR84,000