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Championship: Chip Counts Through Flight B

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 195

Flight A:  82 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B:  113 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight C:  Saturday at 11 am
Day 2:  Sunday at noon

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1AaronSpeerClermontFL726,000
2HassanEl HakimSarasotaFL679,000
3JustinGreenClearwaterFL638,000
4KenO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL600,000
5DionJagrooWinter GardenFL581,000
6DanielMurrayTampaFL484,000
7MichaelMortonDavieFL465,000
8JasonBlockTampaFL396,000
9JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA372,000
10JasonKlapmanTampaFL291,000
11DanielChalifourSpoffordNH291,000
12MatthewSloanTarpon SpringsFL261,000
13MarieHarrellTampaFL238,000
14JaredReinstenTallahasseeFL214,000
15FilippKhavinSaint PetersburgFL209,000
16MichaelSilvaTampaFL208,000
17HarveyVandevenOcalaFL200,000
18TamNguyenTampaFL186,000
19DanielLiValricoFL155,000
20PhillipKrnyaichClermontFL135,000
21AlejandroArana TorresWestonFL129,000
22SergeDerghamTarpon SpringsFL99,000
23EvanPantanoKey WestFL82,000
24SanjibAcharyaWesley ChapelFL75,000
25DavidDiBernardiTampaFL69,000
26WoodrowPassSeffnerFL50,000

Championship Day 1B: Hassan Hakim and Justin Green Bag Big

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  15 of 113

Hassan Hakim

The long grind ended with 15 players remaining and Hassan Hakim took care of the heavy lifting at the end. He bagged the biggest stack of Flight B with 679,000 and Justin Green was not far behind with 638,000.

We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available.

Justin Green

Championship Day 1B: Justin Green Up Big

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  19 of 113

Justin Green

It looks like we will have another break after all since 19 players remain, and there is still a lot of work to get to 15.

Justin Green is doing his part; he sent another player to the rail and stacked his castle up to 556,000. Hassan Hakim is moving back in the right direction with 406,000 and Johnny Bromberg is joining the big stacks with 310,000.

Johnny Bromberg

Championship Day 1B: Jared Reinstein Leads Late

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  27 of 113

Jared Reinstein

Cards are back in the air after the last break of the day, or it should be the last break unless things start to grind near the bubble. 27 players remain, and 15 will move on to Day 2 on Sunday.

Another leader emerged over the last two hours. Jared Reinstein is the frontrunner with 286,000, closely followed by Alejandro Arana with 280,000. Daniel Li, Justin Green, and Hassan Hakim round out the top five heading into the late part of the day.

Jared Reinstein – 286,000 (72 bb)
Alejandro Arana – 280,000 (70 bb)
Daniel Li – 254,000 (64 bb)
Justin Green – 245,000 (61 bb)
Hassan Hakim – 200,000 (50 bb)

Championship Day 1B: Evan Pantano and Daniel Li Climbing

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  29 of 113

Evan Pantano

The field is quickly shrinking and they are down to less than four tables, 29 players trying to find a spot in the last 15 to advance to Day 2.

Evan Pantano is making a move up the counts, among the leaders with 240,000 and Daniel Li moved over 200K. In a big of a shock, last break’s leader Robert LeBeau is no longer in his seat and his stack spread among the other players at Table 11.

Daniel Li

Championship Day 1B: Robert LeBeau Leads at Break

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  42 of 113

Robert LeBeau

The field is shrinking, stacks are merging, and more big stacks are in the room. Robert LeBeau is the latest leader, sitting with 249,500 and Justin Green is the only other player over 200K.

Here’s a look at some counts from around the room at break:

Robert LeBeau – 249,500 (125 bb)
Justin Green – 206,000 (103 bb)
Richie Smith – 184,000 (92 bb)
Steve Blackmon – 179,500 (90 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 176,000 (88 bb)
Fred Paradis – 167,000 (84 bb)
Heitor Saraiva – 151,000 (76 bb)
Robert Fiore – 129,500 (65 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – 123,500 (62 bb)
Dominick Minaya – 120,000 (60 bb)
Phil Krnyaich – 110,000 (55 bb)
William Burdick – 107,500 (54 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 101,000 (51 bb)
Hassan Hakim – 98,000 (49 bb)
Mark Cahill – 91,000 (46 bb)
Walter Thornton – 86,000 (43 bb)
Rory Malisoff – 86,000 (43 bb)
Justin Zaki – 80,000 (40 bb)
John Dolan – 72,000 (36 bb)
Kevin Blewitt – 72,000 (36 bb)
Steve Brite – 69,000 (35 bb)
James McKinnon – 56,500 (28 bb)
Riley Price – 55,500 (28 bb)
Marie Hammell – 49,000 (25 bb)
Evan Pantano – 33,500 (17 bb)
Filipp Khavin – 30,500 (15 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 27,000 (14 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 21,500 (11 bb)

Justin Green

Championship Day 1B: Registration Closed with 113 Entries

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  48 of 113

Registration closed for Flight B of the TPC Championship with 113 entries, putting the combined total at 195. Only five new entries are needed in Flight C tomorrow to reach the $300,000 guarantee and it will get there as soon as cards go in the air.

Today’s satellite is awarding ten seats on its own so lock up the guarantee.

Flight B will continue until 15 remain and players with chips will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at noon. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AThurs 11a8211
BFriday 11a113
CSaturday 11a
Total19511

Chip counts through Flight A

Championship Day 1B: Last Level to Register

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Entries:  111

Level 9 is here and time is running out if you want to join this big crowd. If you miss out, there’s always tomorrow’s huge Saturday flight to top it off.

We are only seven new entries from hitting the $300,000 guarantee. Either way, it’s going to be a huge prize pool.

Championship Day 1B: Rory Malisoff Leads at Second Break

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  90

Rory Malisoff

Players returned to action after the second break, and we have a new leader in the field. Rory Malisoff has the big stack, out front with 152,100, followed by Robert Fiore, Mark Cahill, Justin Green, and Heitor Saraiva.

They will play three more levels, take another break, and registration will close at 5:45 pm.

Rory Malisoff – 152,100 (152 bb)
Robert Fiore – 146,300 (146 bb)
Mark Cahill – 144,400 (144 bb)
Justin Green – 144,000 (144 bb)
Heitor Saraiva – 135,300 (135 bb)
Robert LeBeau – 128,900 (129 bb)
Phil Krnyaich – 107,800 (108 bb)
Steve Blackmon – 102,100 (102 bb)
Kevin Blewitt – 98,600 (99 bb)
Fred Paradis – 98,200 (98 bb)
Evan Pantano – 96,100 (96 bb)
William Burdick – 92,000 (92 bb)
Dominick Minaya – 91,000 (91 bb)
John Dolan – 88,600 (89 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 80,300 (80 bb)
Walter Thornton – 73,900 (74 bb)
John Tyler Kennedy – 64,900 (65 bb)
Hassan Hakim – 60,900 (61 bb)
Sam Cunix – 59,500 (60 bb)
Steve Brite – 59,300 (59 bb)
Jayden Krnyaich – 54,900 (55 bb)
Tam Nguyen – 50,100 (50 bb)
Marie Harrell – 49,600 (50 bb)
Richie Smith – 49,500 (50 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 46,000 (46 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 43,400 (43 bb)
Jasmine Gittens – 40,500 (41 bb)
Nick Scholz – 38,700 (39 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 36,000 (36 bb)
Riley Price – 32,700 (33 bb)
Drew Dodge – 32,700 (33 bb)
James McKinnon – 26,600 (27 bb)
Grant Missonis – 24,600 (25 bb)
Carlos Loving – 23,000 (23 bb)
Manny Minaya – 19,000 (19 bb)
Filipp Khavin – 14,800 (15 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – 14,000 (14 bb)
Tom Nguyen – 13,300 (13 bb)

Mark Cahill
Robert Fiore