The WTP National Championship Finals at OPEN 26 was an amazing two-day event where players who qualified competed for amazing prizes and the title of National Champion.
After 357 players competed over 2 days, it was Charlotte, NC's REGGIE JOHNSON who emerged victorious after a lengthy heads-up battle with former National TOC Champion Jim "Mr. Action" McKnight from New York. Reggie will be going home with the $5,000 WSOP Package, the limited-edition WTP watch, the glass trophy, and the plaque. AMAZING job Reggie!
Simply an incredible event! Here are your Top 24 finishers:
1. Reggie Johnson, NC
2. Jim McKnight, NY
3. Tim Weisenberger, MI
4. Keith Bacon, CT
5. Michael Polaro, NY
6. Gerald Frazier, PA
7. Ryan Spishak, MD
8. Rance Strausbaugh, PA
9. Jeff Hunt, NC
10. Donald Coleman, MD
11. Bob Sears, PA
12. Mary Jordan, NY
13. Matt Milliken, NC
14. Debra Superville, NC
15. Suzanne Soto, PA
16. Justin Miller, NY
17. Shawn McDermott, MA
18. Rick Punnuty, PA
19. David Mathias, NY
20. Jan Zachary, NJ
21. Ron Labar, PA
22. Robert Melanson, MA
23. Kim Chavis, NC
24. Adam Travan, NJ
(OLDER UPDATE) - We are down to our final 50 players! They will all return to the tables on Tuesday at 11:00am to determine the next WTP National Champion. Here are the remaining players with chip stacks heading into Tuesday's play, with blinds heading to 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000-chip ante.
Gerald Frazier - 518,000
Robert Webber - 444,000
Timothy Weisenberger - 373,000
Shaun McDermott - 300,000
Todd Walker - 278,000
Jeff Hunt - 274,000
Donald Coleman - 255,000
Jon McCain - 241,000
Matt Milliken - 241,000
Jan Zachary - 203,000
Keith Bacon - 197,000
Mary Jordan - 196,000
John Stein - 194,000
Suzanne Soto - 193,000
Robert Melanson - 192,000
Justin Miller - 191,000
Reginald Johnson - 188,000
Charles Oransaye - 181,000
Kyle Casey - 176,000
Ronald Labar - 173,000
Thomas McGee - 152,000
Linda Pawenski - 137,000
Zsolt Vass - 126,000
Christina Longmire - 124,000
Arthur Mathias - 124,000
Ryan Spishak - 122,000
Ryamond Wise - 121,000
William Lewandowski - 112,000
Rance Strausbaugh - 111,000
Adam Travan - 106,000
Edward Jordan - 102,000
Kelley Malin - 102,000
Robert Sears - 94,000
Debra Superville - 81,000
James Burns - 78,000
Richard Pannuty - 64,000
Kim Chavis - 62,000
James Bullard - 49,000
Virginia Frost - 48,000
Zachary Smith - 47,000
Glen Galloway, Jr. - 42,000
Trishna Kreislein - 38,000
George Polidon - 37,000
Michael Polaro - 33,000
James McKnight - 27,000
Jess Salmon - 20,000
Gary Brown - 13,000
Charles Richards - 12,000
Al Shapiro - 9,000
James Anderson - 5,000