The second multi-day event on the Tampa Poker Classic schedule kicks off the new week with a big prize pool. Event 3 has four starting flights with a $570 buy-in and $100,000 Guarantee.
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 3:30pm 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.
Cards fly at 11am and we’ll keep our eyes on them throughout the day.
$100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 25,000 in chips
Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
$360 Deepstack 8-Max NLH (Re-Entry) $20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 18: 500/10,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 116
After a long grind with 12 players remaining, Event 2 made it down to its nine-handed final table. Elanit Hasas made it there with the chip lead and her 510,000 is best followed by Anthony Dianaty with 480,000.
Dianaty is notable at the final table after being down to 25K with the big blind at 8k. Hyndi Khomutetsky is making another SHRP final table along with fellow regular Paul Stanechewski.
They still have more than $11,000 up for grabs and someone will walk away with that later tonight along with the Tampa Poker Classic guitar trophy.
Below is the final table lineup and we will report the winner with details on Monday morning.
Seat 1: Mike Silva – 186,000 (19 bb) Seat 2: Elanit Hasas – 510,000 (51 bb) Seat 3: Hyndi Khomutetsky – 145,000 (15 bb) Seat 4: Anthony Dianaty – 480,000 (48 bb) Seat 5: Jordan Keller – 111,000 (11 bb) Seat 6: Nick Raio – 259,000 (26 bb) Seat 7: Chad Kitchen – 150,000 (15 bb) Seat 8: Paul Stanechewski – 185,000 (19 bb) Seat 9: AB – 350,000 (35 bb)
2019 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida Event 1 $360 Buy-In No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed Entries: 1,128 Prize Pool: $338,400 February 20-24, 2019
(Tampa, FL) – The inaugural Tampa Poker Classic kicked things off with a big, multi-day tournament that set a great pace for the series. More than 1,000 entries got in the game and it was 2017 WPTDeepstacks Tampa Main Event final table member Andrew Boccia outlasting them all, taking the title and nearly $50,000 after a five-way deal.
Event 1 drew 1,128 entries over the six starting flights to push the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool up to $338,400. Only 179 advanced to Day 2 on Sunday with Todd Doan leading the field. Unfortunately for him, a series of bad beats and second best hands sent him out short of the money with 113 getting paid.
The bubble burst after the first break and it was a steady parade of eliminations getting in line for their payout. There were only 15 players remaining on the dinner break and they were down to the final table within one level.
Philip Starner began the final table with the chip lead but Boccia was not far behind. Christopher Boyle spent some time on top of the counts after sending Dan Kennedy and Ed Vasconcelos out at the same time with a two-out river to start the action at the ten-handed table.
Boyle’s lead did not last long as Boccia went on a heater until only five players remained. They made a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool and Boccia took the lion’s share of $46,255 plus a seat in the $300,000 Guarantee Main Event.
This was the second biggest live payday for Boccia and only a few hundred behind what he picked up for his fourth-place finish in the 2017 WPTDeepstacks Tampa Main Event.
Congrats to Andrew and thanks to our players for a great kickoff.
Final table results:
1st: Andrew Boccia $46,255 + $1,650 Seat 2nd: Daniel Mills – $36,494 3rd: Christopher Boyle – $31,772 4th: Philip Starner – $25,393 5th: Bob Van Syckle – $21,417 6th: Eddie Kofler – $11,904 7th: Thomas Leonzio – $9,850 8th: Edward Muniz – $7,836 9th: Ed Vasconcelos – $5,883 10th: Dan Kennedy – $4,765
$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 32: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 of 1,128
After Eddie Kofler was eliminated in sixth place, the five remaining players decided to enter discussions about dividing up what was left of the prize pool. Andrew Boccia owned the biggest stack by far and he negotiated his way to the top paying position plus a bit more.
He earned $46,255 plus Boccia now owns a seat in Flight A of the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event on Thursday.
Below are the chip counts for the five players and their new payout:
Andrew Boccia – 12,800,000 Daniel Mills – 6,675,000 Christopher Boyle – 4,575,000 Philip Starner – 2,425,000 Bob Van Syckle – 1,450,000
1st: Andrew Boccia $46,255 + $1,650 Seat 2nd: Daniel Mills – $36,494 3rd: Christopher Boyle – $31,772 4th: Philip Starner – $25,393 5th: Bob Van Syckle – $21,417
$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 31: 100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 of 1,128
Eddie Kofler open-shoved for ~1,100,000 and Christopher Boyle called in the small blind with the much bigger stack.
Boyle: Kofler:
Kofler was in great shape and faded the flop. The turn was no problem either but Boyle hit another river, this time the , to send Kofler out in sixth place.
Christopher Boyle – 7,200,000 (48 bb) Eddie Kofler – Eliminated in 6th place ($11,904)
$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 31: 100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 1,128
Andrew Boccia opened to 425,000 from middle position and Thomas Leonzio shoved from the small blind for 1,750,000. Boccia asked for a count and said “I’m probably calling” as the dealer broke down the stack. He called.
Boccia: Leonzio:
It was a race and Leonzio needed to catch to stay in the game. It wasn’t meant to be as the dealer spread the all low board and the chip leader made a boat to send Leonzio out in seventh place.
Andrew Boccia – 11,600,000 (77 bb) Thomas Leonzio – Eliminated in 7th place ($9,850)
$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 1,128
Dan Kennedy open-shoved for 1,175,000 from middle position and Christopher Boyle called from the button. Ed Vasconcelos moved all in the small blind for only 125,000 more and Boyle called having both covered.
Boyle: Kennedy: Vasconcelos:
Vasconcelos had the best of it but Kennedy took the lead on the flop. The turn improved Kennedy to a boat but Boyle jumped when he spiked the river to send both out.
Christopher Boyle – 6,100,000 (49 bb) Ed Vasconcelos – Eliminated in 9th place ($5,883) Dan Kennedy – Eliminated in 10th place ($4,765)