$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
51 entries, 14 players remaining
Registration closes with 51 entries and the field is quickly down to 14 players.
John Holley (Destin, FL) is the chip leader with more than 100k.
This flight will play until the start of Level 12. There are currently 138 entries for the first three flights with tonight’s 6 pm flight still to go.
Name: Crystal Brittany
Month: Ms. January
Born: Tampa
Resides: Tampa
Twitter: @Britt2128
Instagram: Crystal_B_Lane
Favorite Casino Game: Three Card Poker
Crystal Brittany is three for three as a calendar girl. She started dealing various card games three years ago and has appeared in the Hard Rock Calendar all three years.
Crystal Brittany is a former kickboxing instructor and was a gymnast saying, “I can still do a back handspring.” She was a cheerleader at Florida Atlantic University where she earned a degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion.
Favorite Music?
“I love house music. Tiësto is the best. His dance music is energetic and fun.”
Special Interest?
“I’m all about health and nutrition and working out. People know my background and are always asking me questions and I love to help out. I promote living a healthy lifestyle.”
Experience of being a Hard Rock Calendar Girl?
“My favorite part is being involved with the community and charities, giving back. In October, breast cancer awareness is a big thing for me because I have an aunt that passed away from it.
“This year we each get our own charity for the month and I’m super excited about mine,” she says of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla’s Community Fund, which was established to benefit the Tampa community in times of need.
“I love that the calendar shoot was at Billie Swamp Safari. It represents the Seminole Tribe in a positive, classy way.
“Some girls were in the swamp near alligators. I was by a snake pit, right behind me. I used to have a pet snake, but now I’m like yuck, yuck.”
More Photos of Crystal Brittany from the Tampa Winter Poker Open
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: Blinds 400/800/75 ante
48 entries (Reg/Re open until ~3:30 pm)
We don’t want to prematurely mention the “O” word, but there’s a potential as Flight C is at 48 entries.
There are two more levels to enter with registration closing before the start of Level 9. The fourth and final flight starts tonight at 6 pm in this $50,000 Guaranteed prize pool tournament.
Hard Rock Calendar Girl Krista Appearing 5pm-7pm
Come to @SHRTPoker today from 5p-7p and meet the gorgeous Krista. @SHRTampa @HardRockGirls @krista_hodges pic.twitter.com/pnUUppejRU
— Kattie Nickerson (@HardRockKattie) December 15, 2014
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: Blinds 200/400/50 ante
45 entries (Reg/Re open until ~3:30 pm)
Players are back from break and more Poker Room regulars are in the field including local business man John Pappas and “Tampa Bay” Ray DelCueto, who has a WSOP circuit ring on his resume.
Pappas and DelCueto are both from the Bay area and frequent fliers at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: Blinds 150/300/25
41 entries (Reg/Re open until ~3:30 pm)
Mike Raimon (Bradenton, FL) is back at the Tampa Winte Poker Open and looking to take home the hardware, a customized guitar trophy.
He just missed in Event 2 when he was runner-up to Josh Adkins (Tallahassee, FL) for $2,525.
Raimon announced his presence via a Twitter; the field as been warned:
$560 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 511
Prize Pool: $255,500
| Place | FirstName | LastName | City | State | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSE | GALVEZ | HIALEAH | FL | $42,000 |
| 2 | PLAMEN | STOYANOV | Tampa | FL | $37,000 |
| 3 | NERI | SANCHEZ | SAINT CLOUD | FL | $33,500 |
| 4 | ALAN | KORPI | LUTZ | FL | $27,252 |
| 5 | BRUCE | SNELL | OKEECHOBEE | FL | $14,216 |
| 6 | VITOR | COELHO | TAMPA | FL | $11,677 |
| 7 | THOMAS | GIORGI | VALRICO | FL | $9,266 |
| 8 | STEPHEN | DIAMANTAS | LAKELAND | FL | $7,235 |
| 9 | ROBBIE | GODBEY | WINTER GARDEN | FL | $5,077 |
| 10 | Donald | Drapel | OCALA | FL | $3,300 |
| 11 | ROBERTO | BARBA | OCOEE | FL | $3,300 |
| 12 | DAVIS | ADAMS | TALLAHASSEE | FL | $3,300 |
| 13 | MEIR | BARACK | NORTHDALE | FL | $2,539 |
| 14 | RAY | LAMBERT | CLEARWATER | FL | $2,539 |
| 15 | DAVID | TUTHILL | SAINT PETERSBURG | FL | $2,539 |
| 16 | TODD | GAMBINO | LADY LAKE | FL | $1,904 |
| 17 | TAI | NGUYEN | GAINESVILLE | FL | $1,904 |
| 18 | RYAN | HITTEL | BOCA RATON | FL | $1,904 |
| 19 | TOM | NGUYEN | TAMPA | FL | $1,396 |
| 20 | JASON | SHINBAUM | ST AUGUSTINE | FL | $1,396 |
| 21 | AL | KRUX | FAYETTEVILLE | NY | $1,396 |
| 22 | AUSTIN | MCCULLERS | TAMPA | FL | $1,396 |
| 23 | KEVIN | GUGLIOTTA | SCOTCH PLAINS | NJ | $1,396 |
| 24 | NISIM | COHEN | Gainesville | FL | $1,396 |
| 25 | Travis | Fulford | LAKELAND | FL | $1,396 |
| 26 | JOSEPH | BOULAIS | COCOA | FL | $1,396 |
| 27 | ANTHONY | PELLEGRINI | Largo | FL | $1,396 |
| 28 | ANTHONY | MARCH | TAMPA | FL | $1,269 |
| 29 | JOSE | GARCIA | ORLANDO | FL | $1,269 |
| 30 | HARLON | KINNEY | RUSKIN | FL | $1,269 |
| 31 | JOSIAS | SANTOS | SAO PAULO | $1,269 | |
| 32 | TAM | NGUYEN | HARRISBURG | PA | $1,269 |
| 33 | CHARLES | CARRAGHER | PENSACOLA | FL | $1,269 |
| 34 | LAHCEN | IMKHAOUN | KISSIMMEE | FL | $1,269 |
| 35 | GIL | ALFEREZ | WINDERMERE | FL | $1,269 |
| 36 | MANELIC | MINAYA | TAMPA | FL | $1,269 |
| 37 | STANLEY | HOLLEY | LUTZ | FL | $1,142 |
| 38 | ROBERT | GEORATO | NAPLES | FL | $1,142 |
| 39 | CATHRYN | PRANCE | TAMPA | FL | $1,142 |
| 40 | JOHN | COFHLIN III | FORT PIERCE | FL | $1,142 |
| 41 | TIMOTHY | HARRELL | WIMAUMA | FL | $1,142 |
| 42 | BARTLEY | O'CONNELL | TAMPA | FL | $1,142 |
| 43 | JEAN | MICCIO | ST PETERSBURG | FL | $1,142 |
| 44 | SCOTT | KATEIAN | SEATTLE | WA | $1,142 |
| 45 | BRETT | BADER | BOCA RATON | FL | $1,142 |
| 46 | HAROLD | ANGLE | Sun City Center | FL | $1,015 |
| 47 | BRETT | STREICHER | ODESSA | FL | $1,015 |
| 48 | MARSHA | WOLAK | SARASOTA | FL | $1,015 |
| 49 | RICARDO | RODRIGUEZ | TAMPA | FL | $1,015 |
| 50 | ADAM | ROUSE | LONGWOOD | FL | $1,015 |
| 51 | ALEXIS | STERNER | ALAFAYA | FL | $1,015 |
| 52 | Lawrence | Dowling | ORLANDO | FL | $1,015 |
| 53 | YIGAL | HEN | COOPER CITY | FL | $1,015 |
| 54 | JOHN | HOLLEY III | NICEVILLE | FL | $1,015 |
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
14 players advanced, 93k avg (31 bb)
Next Blinds: 1,500/3,000/400 ante
Day 2: 12 pm Tuesday
The list of Flight A & B players who bagged chips for Day 2:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | MATTHEW | STEWART | 158,000 |
| 2 | PAULO | CASTRO | 148,000 |
| 3 | GABRIEL | TUDORACHE | 131,200 |
| 4 | JOSIAS | SANTOS | 122,000 |
| 5 | MICHAEL | BALFE | 115,700 |
| 6 | CHRISTOPHER | LOWE | 106,400 |
| 7 | JEFF | BUFFENBARGER | 93,700 |
| 8 | WALID | MADDAH | 56,700 |
| 9 | DOUGLAS | CHAN | 52,200 |
| 10 | MARINO | THOMAS | 43,500 |
| 11 | MARC | LOWE | 38,600 |
| 12 | DAIANE | MENDES | 10,600 |
| 13 | OK | HASELTON | No Report |
| 14 | HENRY | HURLEY | No Report |
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: Blinds 50/100
29 entries (Reg/Re open until ~3:30 pm)
Tables are slowly filling in the Poker Room with several familiar faces including:
John Holley
Marc Kropf
Hristos Tsironis
Rick Clayton
$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
The third of four starting flights is underway here in the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Room.
Players start with 15,000 chips and all levels are 30 minutes long. Registration and re-entry are available until the start of level 9 (about 2:30 pm).