$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

The Main Event isn’t the only show in town today at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. Beginning at 2pm is Event 9 of the property’s WPTDeepStacks, a $250 buy-in, $20,000 guaranteed one-day tournament.

Players begin with 20,000 chips and will log 30-minute levels throughout. Registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 11 (about 8pm) and the tournament is expected to wrap during the early morning hours of Tuesday.

Here are the details:

2PM: Event 9 – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $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 11
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

Our live reporting efforts will be concentrated on Day 2 of the Main Event. The complete results from Event 9 as well as a winner photo and brief recap will be posted Tuesday.

Good luck, players!

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 88 of 659

There was an early-position all-in and Tony March moved all-in for more. The remaining players folded and March had a lone opponent at risk — aces versus kings.

The runout fell blank and March sent one packing.

With that, the field narrowed to 88 with only the top 83 finishing in the money.

Tony March – 195,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 96 of 659

Vinny Censabella raised to 11,000 from late position. It was on Jade Killian on the button and three-bet shoved about 100,000. The blinds folded and Censabella made a quick call.

Censabella:
Killian:

Runout:

Killian had a brief moment of celebration flopping better, but Censabella retook the lead with the turn ace. The river made it official and Killian was eliminated.

Vinny Censabella – 395,000
Jade Killian – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 106 of 659

David Tuthill lost piles to Joel Wadsworth when his ace-king couldn’t run down Wadsworth’s pocket nines. A short time later, the last of his stack got in the middle on the other side of the race versus Alex Kimpel.

Tuthill:
Kimpel:

Runout:

Tuthill again couldn’t get ahead in the race and he was eliminated shy of the money.

Alex Kimpel – 550,000
David Tuthill – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 113 of 659

Brian Reinert’s run at a WPTDeepStacks title has officially come to a close. He bagged 69,000 chips in Day 1B and tried to get better in Day 1C. Ultimately busting that day, he began today’s restart toward the bottom of the counts. He ran it up for a brief moment, but hit the rail just a few moments ago.

Brian Reinert – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 119 of 659

The clock strikes 12-noon and cards are in the air for Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks Main Event.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 119 of 659

It took three starting days and 15 levels of play to narrow the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event from 659 hopefuls to just 119 remaining. Action in the series finale is slated to resume today at 12-noon with Daniel Chalifour the lead dog claiming 533,000 chips — the only player over a half-million.

Just 83 are set to get in the money meaning the first quarter of the field to bust today will go home empty handed. After the bubble bursts all still in will be assured $1,559. Payouts continue up from there and max out in a $120,842 first prize inclusive of a $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship package.

Day 2 Chip Counts | Table Draws | Payouts

Others joining Chalifour for the penultimate day of poker include Alex Kimpel in second place with 436,000 (the only other player over 400,000), David Tuthill, Marvin Karlins, Jeff Trudeau, past champion Anthony Astarita and Steve Trizis.

With 659 total signups, the 2019 WPTDeepStacks Main Event smashed its $500,000 guarantee to the tune of a $639,230 prize pool. Additionally, the strong showing marked a notable year-over-year increase in attendance over 2018’s 620 entries.

The plan for today’s Day 2 is to play all the way down to the nine-handed final table. Those who play their way down will then return tomorrow to compete for the title.

Tournament updates will begin at 12-noon.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Day 2 Blinds: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 119 of 659

Flight A: 155 Entries, 27 Advanced
Flight B: 185 Entries, 34 Advanced
Flight C: 319 Entries, 58 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

Day 2 table draws: