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Event 16: Michael Zacco – 7th Place ($1,020)

$400 H.E.R.O.S. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 73

Michael Zacco was all in with KcQh preflop, and Greg Osborne had him covered holding QdQc. The final board reads 10d8h6c7c]5h], and Zacco was eliminated in seventh place, good for $1,020. Osborne stacked up 327,000 after collecting the pot.

Greg Osborne – 327,000 (10 bb)
Michael Zacco – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($1,020) 

Event 16: Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts

$400 H.E.R.O.S. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 9 of 73

Seat 1: Frank Muir – 530,000
Seat 2: Anthony Angerami – 150,000
Seat 3: Alexander Orlov – 201,000
Seat 4: Filippos Stavrakis – 213,000
Seat 5: Greg Osborne – 132,000
Seat 6: Michael Zacco – 259,000
Seat 7: Amie Martini – 44,000
Seat 8: Larry Miles – 390,000
Seat 9: Ken Donoghue – 118,000

Championship Day 1B: Albennes Asrmstrong Leads the Field at Bag and Tag

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Remaining Players: 49 of 226

Albennes Armstrong

Today’s flight has ended in the Championship event with 49 advancing from 226 entries. Albennes Armstrong bagged up the largest stack with 469,000.

Rounding out the top stacks with more than 300,000 were Joseph Mattucci (469,000), Jeremy Joseph (349,000), Colby Covington (339,000), Ed Franklin (339,000), and Ed Franklin (328,000).

Stay tuned for full official chips a little bit later.

Championship Day 1B: Joseph Mattucci Doubles Up

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Remaining Players: 54 of 226

Joseph Mattucci

Joseph Mattucci was all in preflop for 197,500 with AsKs in the hole, and Herbert Nairn had him covered holding 8s7s on the hijack.

The final board read Kd9h3dKd8c, and Mattucci doubled up to survive with 405,000 after collecting the pot. Nairn was at 85,000 after the hand.

Joseph Mattucci – 405,000 (101 bb)
Herbert Nairn – 85,000 (21 bb)

Championship Day 1B: Herbert Nairn Wins Three-Way All-In

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Players: 72 of 226

Herbert Nairn

Herbert Nairn got all in preflop UTG+1, Armando Figuero called all in for 47,500 on the hijack, and then Nairn turned over 10d7c before realizing the big blind was still deciding on the call.

The big blind did decide to call with JsJd, and  Figueroa revealed AhJc before the board ran out 10s7s4sQd2d. Figuero was eliminated, and Nairn stacked up 170,000 after collecting the pot.

Nairn received a one-round penalty for exposing his hand too early, but he was in good spirits as he moved to an adjacent table to the tournament with his masseuse in tow to wait things out.

Herbert Nairn – 170,000 (68 bb)

Championship Day 1B: Armando Figueroa Doubles Up

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Players: 72 of 226

Armando Figueroa

Armando Figueroa got all in short with Ah7s from the cutoff, and the hijack had him covered holding Kc7c.

The final board read As8d2sJhKs, and Figueroa doubled up to survive with 47,500 after collecting the pot.

Armando Figueroa – 47,500 (19 bb)

Event 16: Allen Kessler and Amie Martini Among the Notables Still in the HEROS

$400 H.E.R.O.S. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 11:  1,500/3,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 40 of 73

Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler

Allen Kessler and Amie Martini are two notable players making a run in the HEROS event among the 40 players remaining from 73 entries today.

Kessler holds more than $4.3 million in tournament earnings, and you would be hard-pressed to find a tournament poker player who plays more events in a year than Kessler. He holds four World Series of Poker gold rings, and he has won close to 20 poker tournaments in his career.

Martini was the runner-up in a few nights ago in the Big O tournament, which was good for a $6,500 score. Martini is a cash-games mixed-games specialist, and her career tournament earnings stand above $143,000. Martini has one tournament win to her credit here at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.