$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante

A chop decided the end of play at the final table after Alejandro Funes fell in fourth place ($7,070), and Kyle Brock went out in third for $11,620.

The chips were pretty close before the start of the heads-up final, and that’s when Tung Nguyen (3,515,000) and Rajasekar Govindan (2,965,000) decided on the chop.

Nguyen was awarded $23,710 along with the SPS guitar pick trophy, and Govindan took home $22,990 as the runner-up. Stay tuned for a winner’s photo and interview with Nguyen later tonight.

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 48

Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts for Event 19.

Seat 1: Sam Majed – 115,000
Seat 2: George Qiao – 203,000
Seat 3: Elliot Smith – 104,000
Seat 4: Artem Metaldi – 121,000
Seat 5: Anthony Askey – 170,000
Seat 6: Aaron Thivyanathan – 270,000
Seat 7: Ludek Sisak – 85,000
Seat 8: Eric Seigel – 160,000
Seat 9: Michael Reynolds – 55,000

$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante

Recent eliminations at the final table in Event 18 include Wasim Assaf who went out in fifth place for $5,460, and Grant Missonis in sixth place to score $4,520 in prize money.

$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante

Prasad Vemulpalli was all in with in the hole, and Tung Nguyen had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Vemulpalli was eliminated in seventh place, good for $3,860. Nguyen stacked up 2.67 million after the hand for the chip lead.

Tung Nguyen – 2,670,000 (89 bb)
Prasad Vemulpalli – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($3,860)

$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante

Here is a look at the chip counts from the final table.

Seat 1: Prasad Vemulapalli – 670,000
Seat 2: Alejandro Funes – 730,000
Seat 3: Tung Nguyen – 1,960,000
Seat 4: EMPTY
Seat 5: Kyle Brock – 1,380,000
Seat 6: Wasim Assif – 640,000
Seat 7: Rajasekar Govindan – 400,000
Seat 8: EMPTY
Seat 9: Grant Missonis – 325,000

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$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante

Switching attention over to the trophy event for the evening, here is a look at the results leading up to the final table where seven players currently remain.

8th: Charles Lutz – $3,300
9th: Chase Kalivas – $2,760
10th: Gerald Silva – $2,380
11th: OK Haselton – $2,380
12th: Jamison Alford – $2,380
13th: Johnny Bromberg – $2,040
14th: John Kennedy – $2,040
15th: Matthew White – $2,040
16th: Jonathan Schreier – $1,700
17th: David Nadeau – $1,700
18th: Dan Larsson – $1,700
19th: Nicholas Egarhos – $1,360
20th: Gabriel Fuller – $1,360
21st: Christopher Johnson – $1,360
22nd: Derrick Smith – $1,050
23rd: Likang Berninger – $1,050
24th: Aldring Gomez Torres – $1,050
25th: Patrick Schortemeyer – $840
26th: Mike Dentale – $840
27th: Lawrence Dowling – $840

2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 19
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 48
Prize Pool: $50,000
September 17, 2023

Here is a look the total payout structure for Event 19. The field will play until the end of Level 15 tonight. There are 27 players remaining from the initial 48.

1st: $19,500 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $11,500
3rd: $7,000
4th: $5,000
5th: $4,000
6th: $3,000

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 778

Day 2 has ended with a few players above the 4-million mark. Jeremy Joseph holds 4,856,000, and joining him at that threshold perched above the field are Hietor Saraiva (4.64 million), and Michael Phillips (4.12 million).

The remaining players will return for action at the start of Level 24 tomorrow at noon o’clock with blinds at 25,000/50,000 with a big blind ante of 50,000.

Here is a look at the chip counts for the final 14 along with their seat assignments at the start of play.

Table 62
Seat 1: Marcus Carter – 1,320,000
Seat 2: Jeremy Joseph – 4,856,000
Seat 3: James Calderaro – 1,465,000
Seat 4: Brett Bader – 1,475,000
Seat 5: Michael Phillips – 4,120,000
Seat 6: EMPTY
Seat 7: Seth Fischer – 1,480,000
Seat 8: Heitor Saraiva – 4,640,000

Table 63
Seat 1: Craig Varnell – 1,200,000
Seat 2: Raymond Mancini – 1,370,000
Seat 3: Steven Bennett – 750,000
Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian – 2,565,000
Seat 5: Eric Edmonds – 1,200,000
Seat 6: EMPTY
Seat 7: Shane Melert – 2,775,000
Seat 8: Rodney Turvin – 1,900,000

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 778

Here is a look at the recent results as the end of play approaches for the night in the Championship.

15th: Tim Mina – $10,730
16th: Zach Fischer – $10,730
17th: William Clay – $8,880
18th: Arthur Peacock – $8,880
19th: Collin Colloway – $8,880
20th: Alibennes Armstrong – $8,880
21st: Jimmy Heath – $7,430
22nd: Liam Hagens – $7,430
23rd: Cuba Levenberry – $7,430
24th: Sanjib Acharya – $7,430
25th: Patrick Schortemeyer – $6,300
26th: Mike Dentale – $6,300

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 778

All the cards were out on the table when Arhur Peacock was all in with in the hole from the small blind, and Karl Manouchakian had him covered holding on the big blind.

The final board read , and Peacock was eliminated in 18th place, good for $8,880. Manouchakian stacked up 2.14 million after collecting the pot.

Karl Manouchakian – 2,140,000 (53 bb)