2020 Winter Poker Open (WPO) at the
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa marked the first big poker series to play out at the series since the pandemic began. The eight-event series proved to be a big hit, especially the
$1,700 buy-in, $200K GTD Main Event, which absolutely crushed it by attracting 779 runners (up from 479 the year before) and offering up a $1,207,450 prize pool.
Emerging victorious in that tournament was well-known circuit grinder
Max Young, who captured the guitar trophy and a hefty $226,510 top prize. It marked the second-largest score of his career and brought his lifetime tournament earnings up to $1,941,679.
It was the latest title for Young, who has a case full of trophies. Not only is he a six-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, including a win in the 2018 WSOPC Choctaw Main Event for a career-high $263,815, heâs also won MSPT and WPTDeepStacks titles, and captured titles at Parx, Wynn, Chinook Winds, and Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton.
âI m excited for this series because the players got to choose every event,â Borgata Poker Ambassador
Michael âGags30â Gagliano told
PokerNews. âIt s a unique mixture of events that all types of players will enjoy. Some events that you don t see on the weekly schedule, and some events that are staples, just buffed up a bit for the series. It should be a great series and I m looking forward to it!â
Whatâs more,
Among the highlights are the
$109 buy-in Event #2: $6,400 GTD Heads-Up, which will be capped at 64 players, and the
$215 buy-in Event #7: Shootout 6-Max NLH. On Sunday, December 20, the series will conclude with the