Event 1: Final Table Lineup

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 3,788

Cards are back in the air with Joey Burns leading and everyone guaranteed at least $19,920. They have about 30 minutes remaining in the level before the first break.

Seat 1: Bob Panetta – 8,500,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Jonathan Gold – 6,100,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3: Joey Burns – 36,000,000 (60 bb)
Seat 4: Frank Lewis – 16,500,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Joel Deutsch – 9,150,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Willie Wiggins – 8,800,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Colin Nickerson – 1,100,000 (2 bb)
Seat 8: Traci Myhrum – 10,100,000 (17 bb)
Seat 9: Chong You Chen – 16,100,000 (27 bb)

1st: $163,290 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $100,680
3rd: $78,480
4th: $61,530
5th: $48,530
6th: $38,500
7th: $30,720
8th: $24,660
9th: $19,920
10th: Carlos Marquez – $16,190
11th: Wendy Lu – $16,190
12th: Zach VanKeuren – $16,190

Event 1: Carlos Marquez Eliminated in 10th Place by Joey Burns

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 3,788

Carlos Marquez

It folded to Carlos Marquez on the button and he moved all in for 1,400,000. Joey Burns called from the small blind and Bob Panetta folded his big.

Burns: KcTc
Marquez: 9c9h

It was a race and Marquez needed his nines to hold to double but Burns took the lead when he paired his ten on the Ts6h4s flop. The board finished with the Ac turn and 5c river to send Marquez out in tenth place.

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats for the final table.

Joey Burns – 36,000,000 (60 bb)
Carlos Marquez – Eliminated in 10th Place ($16,190)

Event 7: Tarun Gulati – 6th Place ($3,360)

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 66

Tarun Gulati

Action folded to Tarun Gulati on the button and he moved all in for 83,000. Curtis King called from the small blind and Ken O’Donnell folded his big.

Gulati: Ah8d
King: AdAs

Gulati ran into an unfortunate monster in the blinds and couldn’t find a save as the board ran out KsJh8h2s4c to exit the final table in sixth place.

Curtis King – 350,000 (35 bb)
Tarun Gulati – Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,360)

Event 7: Cards in the Air

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 66

Cards are in the air for both the Event 7 final table and Event 1 with 12 players remaining. We will track them both as they head towards our next two champions.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 3,788

Event 1: Finding a Champ

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 3,788

Joey Burns leads the Day 3 return

SPS Event 1 drew 3,788 entries and the $1,000,000 guarantee tournament is down to the last 12 players. They return this afternoon at 1 pm to play down to our champion, who will take home $163,290.

Joey Burns leads the field but it’s still anyone’s game with some tough players trying to chase him down. Blind levels increase to 60 minutes and will stay that way until someone poses with the trophy.

Table 69
Seat 1: Carlos Marquez – 4,900,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2: Joey Burns – 35,500,000 (71 bb)
Seat 4: Bob Panetta – 2,600,000 (5 bb)
Seat 5: Wendy Lu – 1,150,000 (2 bb)
Seat 7: Willie Wiggins – 4,900,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: Joel Deutsch – 10,000,000 (20 bb)

Table 70
Seat 1: Chong You Chen – 16,300,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2: Traci Myhrum – 9,500,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Zach VanKeuren – 2,800,000 (6 bb)
Seat 5: Frank Lewis – 8,200,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Colin Nickerson – 4,100,000 (8 bb)
Seat 8: Jonathan Gold – 10,100,000 (20 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $163,290 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $100,680
3rd: $78,480
4th: $61,530
5th: $48,530
6th: $38,500
7th: $30,720
8th: $24,660
9th: $19,920
10th-12th: $16,190

Event 7: Final Table Time

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 66

The $1,100 Deep Stack returns this afternoon at 1 pm with seven players remaining and $22,420 awaiting the winner. They played late into Sunday night and now ready to crown a champ.

We will hit the highlights along the way as we watch a few final tables.

Seat 1: Curtis King – 190,000
Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 201,000
Seat 3: Jeremy Pappno – 197,000
Seat 4: Johnny Bromberg – 250,000
Seat 5: Paul Walsworth – 387,000
Seat 6: Carl Coppola – 576,000
Seat 9: Tarun Gulati – 190,000

Remaining payouts:

1: $22,420 + SPS Trophy
2: $12,800
3: $7,840
4: $5,600
5: $4,320
6: $3,360
7: $2,880

Results so far:

8th: Anthony Pincquadio – $2,560
9th: Tammy Ehrhart – $2,240

Event 10: Monday Deep Stack

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

In addition to two flights of Event 9 running today, we also have a one-day trophy event getting underway at noon. Event 10 is a $600 Deep Stack with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll start with 30K stacks out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm. The 30-minute dinner break is schedule for 6:30 pm and they’ll come back to hunt for our next SPS champ.

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

Event 9 Flight A: Next Multi-Flight

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We are heading into the second week of the series and rolling out a new multi-flight tournament. Event 9 is a $200 No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guarantee prize pool and six starting flights. Three will run today with the last three tomorrow.

Players start with 20K in their stack and the first 16 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 with Level 17. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight A will continue until only 10% of the field remains and survivors will return on Wednesday at 2 pm for Day 2 in the money.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-16 last 30 minutes; Levels 17+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet