$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em

Day 4 and the final table of the inaugural Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Poker Open will begin in the Poker Room at 1pm Tuesday with Level 24: Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante.

Six players are returning to battle for the top prize of $295,203, the signature Hard Rock guitar, and the trophy.  Here they are in chip order:

Bill Burdick 2.971 million (124 big blinds)
Timothy Miles 2.382 million (99 big blinds)
Robert Bennett 1.848 million (77 big blinds)
Andrew Batkin 1.577 million (66 big blinds)
Tyler Smith 992k (41 big blinds)
Stephen Diamantas 612k (26 big blinds)

And here’s what they’re playing for:

1: $295,203
2: $164,003
3: $102,010
4: $82,001
5: $64,508
6: $53,027

Day 3 saw the departure of some notable players, including Rod Rodrigue.  At the age of 69, he was the oldest player to make it to Day 3.  He finished 9th for $21,867.

Leading him out the door was the second-oldest player to make Day 3.  Hristos Tsironis is 68 years old and he exited the tournament in 10th place, earning $14,214.

Evan Teitelbaum was down to only 3 big blinds on the money bubble on Day 2, but survived and make it all the way to 14th place, earning $11,754.

Robbie Godbey returned in 126th place out of 131 players on Day 2 (15k / 13 bb) and not only worked his way into the money, he made it all the way to 21st place for $7,653.

Retired teacher Julio Novo earned his way into this event by winning Event 4.  He parlayed his free seat into a 22nd place finish, good for $7,653.

Todd Anderson, President of Poker Night in America, made the trip to Tampa along with WSOP bracelet winner Gavin Smith.  Although Smith busted out early on Day 1C, Anderson made it all the way to Day 3, finishing 23rd for $7,653.

Although no women made it to Day 3, Cinda Goodale was the last woman remaining,  She went deep in this event, finishing 27th for $7,653 late on Day 2.