$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 1,128

In a snap, Event 1 is down from 179 players to the three-table redraw with 27 players remaining less than six hours after the restart. It took a little while to go from 28 to 27 but they got there when Sean Hampson sent Chuck Lum out late in Level 24.

Tournament staff paused the clock and they are drawing new seats.

28th: Chuck Lum – $1,525
29th: Matthew Leecy – $1,525
30th: Jacqulyn Kagan – $1,525
31st: Yao Zhao – $1,525
32nd: Travis Jackson – $1,525
33rd: Joseph Graci – $1,525
34th: Edgar Ward – $1,525

$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 1,128

Kristopher Villanueva open-shoved for 350,000 and Stephen Dees called on the button. Wayne Daley called in the big blind but did not realize Dees was along for the ride, almost prematurely tabling his hand.

The flop came and Daley immediately put Dees all in for his last ~370,000. Dees thought for a moment and called for the big three-way pot.

Daley:
Dees:
Villanueva:

Daley woke up to a big blind monster and it held after the turn and river for the double knockout.

35th: Stephen Dees – $1,525
36th: Kristopher Villanueva – $1,525
37th: James Kerr – $1,320
38th: Mark Smyrski – $1,320
39th: Robert Schmal – $1,320
40th: Marvin Karlins – $1,320
41st: Todd Backus – $1,320

$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 1,128

The rush continued after the break and Event 1 is down to the last five tables of the tournament. Daniel Kennedy is taking his turn at the top of the counts with only a nip under 2,000,000. His 1,985,000 is good enough for the current lead but things are in motion.

Jacqulyn Kagan asked if she was the last women standing, and after a quick look around the remaining tables, we determined that she was indeed. She has a little work to do with her stack but she’s fighting the good fight.

42nd: William Criego – $1,320
43rd: Joseph De Lucia – $1,320
44th: Charmaine Kern – $1,320
45th: Nicholas Owens – $1,320
46th: Cary Alter – $1,169
47th: Maurice Paradis – $1,169
48th: Saif Khan – $1,169
49th: Charles Kimbrel – $1,169
50th: Carlos Barbosa – $1,169
51st: Hamid Izadi – $1,169
52nd: David Algava – $1,169
53rd: Karl Manouchakian – $1,169
54th: Ritesh Patel – $1,169
55th: Donald Scheib – $1,061

$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 1,128

Level 21 came to an end and the rest of the Event 1 players could take a breather as the payout line caught up. They are down to the last six tables with another four levels to grind it down further.

Before they went on break, Alex Ivan and Hamid Izadi went to battle with Ivan getting his 607,000 stack after a queen-high flop. Ivan was good with pocket queens against sevens and made a huge double to 1,450,000.

“I made a bad read of his hand,” Izadi admitted.

56th: Robert Gill – $1,061
57th: Daniel Bonet – $1,061
58th: Sebastien Syssau – $1,061
59th: Bryce McVay – $1,061
60th: Shawn Sorgi – $1,061
61st: Derrick Cutler – $1,061
62nd: Joshua Harrison – $1,061
63rd: Mohammad Ali – $1,061
64th: Jamie Forschner – $973
65th: Quyen Hoang – $973
66th: John Alvenus – $973
67th: Wally Maddah – $973
68th: Daniel Vo – $973
69th: Oscar Lindo Zeledon – $973
70th: Narimaan Ahmadi – $973
71st: Mitchell Menes – $973
72nd: Cody Kilgore – $973
73rd: Nashaat Antonious – $892
74th: Troy Bercot – $892
75th: Ronald Groeller – $892
76th: Richard Heiles – $892
77th: Brian Torok – $892
78th: Praveen Challagundla – $892
79th: Blake Burke – $892
80th: Jaime Melgarejo – $892
81st: Amelio Amato – $892
82nd: Deborah Farmer – $815
83rd: Filippos Stavrakis – $815
84th: Nick Palma – $815
85th: Michael Gallo – $815
86th: David Lawrence – $815
87th: Sanjib Acharya – $815
88th: Mark Winchell – $815
89th: Tony Nguyen – $815
90th: Devin Alvarez – $815
91st: Aaron Thivyanathan – $737
92nd: Edward Gilfillan – $737
93rd: Jerome Bocquet – $737
94th: Barbara Cardin – $737
95th: Ronald Johnston – $737
96th: Darryl Thomas Jr – $737
97th: Brandon Miller – $737
98th: Antonio Fernandez – $737

$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 62 of 1,128

Wayne Daley was already on the verge of crossing into seven-digit territory and got there on a fortunate turn. He had an opponent all in and at risk but his was dominated by .

The flop changed nothing but he binked the turn to take the lead. The river finished the board and Daley moved up to 1,200,000.

He isn’t the only one running up a stack. Thomas Leonzio began Day 2 with 209,000 but now sits with 1,100,000 as players drop all around him.

$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 74 of 1,128

After the bubble burst, we have witnessed a long, steady parade to the payout desk. The tournament clock shows 74 players remaining and 98 have processed their Event 1 cash with more than a few in line.

98th: Brandon Miller – $737
99th: Chase Madden – $737
100th: Bradley Patton – $663
101st: Ellen Heller – $663
102nd: Andrew Pappalardo – $663
103rd: Dmitiry Konikov – $663
104th: Kevin Blewitt – $663
105th: Walter Thornton – $663
106th: Benjamin Keathley – $663
107th: Charles Mitchell III – $663
108th: Blair Miller – $663
109th: Quan Ngo – $589
110th: Kevin Pahl – $589
111th: Stephen Ibrahim – $589
112th: Maheshwar Manthani – $589
113th: Juan Rodriguez – $589

$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 114 of 1,128

It took less than five minutes into Level 18 for Event 1 to hit the money bubble. Tournament staff paused the clock and they will play hand-for-hand until one player is eliminated. The clock will be paused with two minutes coming off per hand until they make the money.

$360 Deepstack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 116 of 1,128

Action is about to get back underway after the color up break and Event 1 is only two eliminations away from bubble play.

Philip Starner is among the top stacks in the room heading to the money with more than 700,000. We found another stack over 800,000 and will identify that player once they put cards back in the air.

$360 Deepstack 8-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

For those who fell short in Event 1 or if you want to Sunday afternoon action, Event 2 is for you. It has a $360 buy-in, eight-handed format, and a nice $20,000 guaranteed prize pool.

The tournament kicks off at 2pm in the poker room and it will play down to a winner later this evening.

Players sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and all levels run for 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of level 9 at 6:30pm with unlimited re-entries available during that time.

A quick way to walk away with some cash along with a Tampa Poker Classic guitar trophy.

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet