$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight D Entries: 13 (Total Entries: 209)
Before a single hand was dealt in Flight D, Event 3 officially hit its $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. We expect to see a big crowd this evening and we will know the final numbers once registration closes after the second break.
$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
The final flight of Event 3 is set to go and hitting the $100,000 Guarantee is merely a formality at this point. Only four more players are needed to put the combined total of entries up to 200 even, enough to hit the mark. There are likely more than that registered already so they’ll be running it higher.
Players will start with 25,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels will last 30 minutes before switching to 40 on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30pm and their day will come to an end after Level 14. Those still with chips will bag them up for a Day 2 return on Wednesday.
$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 26 of 89
The last break has come and gone and Flight C is down to only three tables remaining. We expect to get under 20 players after they finish out their last three levels.
With another break comes another chip leader. This time around it is Duong Dieu with 185,000 to pace the field. We’re still waiting to see if anyone can catch Fred Paradis massive 300K Day 2 bag from Flight A but no one has come close yet.
$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9: 1,000/2,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 40 of 52
Registration closed for another one-day tournament and the $300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 continued the trend of great turnouts. Event 5 drew 50 entries to create a prize pool of $13,000 with the last six spots getting paid.
A min-cash earns $780 but everyone wants the $5,070 top prize along with that Tampa Poker Classic guitar trophy.
2019 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 52
Prize Pool: $13,000
February 26, 2019
1st: $5,070 + TPC Guitar trophy
2nd: $2,990
3rd: $1,820
4th: $1,300
5th: $1,040
6th: $780
$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 37 of 89
The mathing is complete and Flight C officially drew 89 entries to push the combined total to 196 for Event 3 so far. Only four entries are required in Flight D to make the $100,000 Guarantee and they will be there before cards go in the air.
| Day/Time | Flight | Entries | Advanced |
| Monday at 11am | A | 52 | 10 |
| Monday at 6pm | B | 55 | 13 |
| Tuesday at 11am | C | 89 | TBD |
| Tuesday at 6pm | D | — | — |
| Total | 196 | 23 |
$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 89 (Total Entries: 196)
The second break is complete and cards are back in the air. The clock shows 89 entries for Flight C but we will wait for the official counting.
Guillaume Starek still sits with more than 100,000 but we have a new leader in Kevin Blewitt. The SHR Tampa regular is up to 121,500 with six more levels remaining in the day.
$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries: 84 (Total Entries: 191)
The race is on.
Flight C is in the last level with registration open and Event 3 is only nine entries away from hitting the $100,000 Guarantee. Flight C has 20 minutes to get there or we’ll have to officially wait until 6pm for the prize pool to hit $100K.
Randy Spain is in Tampa trying to continue a nice hot streak on his third Seminole property. In January, he had a deep run in the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event and finished in 20th place. Spain followed that up with a move to Seminole Coconut Creek for their WSOP Circuit series. Another Main Event and another top finish, this time in 23rd. Next up will be the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event kicking off on Thursday.
$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries: 79 (Total Entries: 186)
Time is running out for players to enter Flight C and it looks like we will have to wait until the start of Flight D to officially surpass the $100,000 Guarantee. The field only needs 14 to get there and Flight C might still get there. But if not, it will be topped before Flight D even gets underway.
While players are coming and going, Guillaume Starek is just stacking chips. He had 81,600 at the break but now he’s up to 118,000 near the midpoint of the day.
$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Entries: 77 (Total Entries: 184)
A pair of Tampa regulars jumped into Flight C, one early and one late.
Recently entered Carlos Loving is from the west coast of the state, calls Tampa his home, but most of his big scores came on the other side. He has a dozen tournament wins, including two WSOP Circuit rings, and three major series trophies in Hollywood. Loving earned his first six-digit payout a few months ago in the SHR Hollywood opening event with a fourth-place finish.
Anthony Astarita was here early. He has only one tournament win to his credit but it was a big one. Astarita was the last player standing in the 2017 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event and banked a nice $131K score.
$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries: 66 (Total Entries: 173)
Level 4 came to an end and Flight C players are now enjoying their first break from the action. The tournament is more than 75% of the way to $100,000 guarantee and it might get there before cards go in the air for Flight D.