Event 2: Doug Marro Wins ($11,565) – Hoang Tran – 2nd Place ($7,710)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1/135

Hoang Tran

Hoang Tran was at a disadvantage in chips when he moved all in with As7c5s4c in the hole, and Doug Marro had him covered holding AdAh2h2c.

The final board read Kc10s5d8c2d, and Tran was eliminated in second place, good for $7,710. That makes Marro the champion of the tournament, and he takes home $11,565 and the SPS trophy for the victory. Stay tuned for the winner’s interview.

Event 2: Doug Marro Doubles Again

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 23:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2/135

Doug Marro

The flop read 9c6c3d when Doug Marro got all in holding Ah7d5s4s, and Hoang Tran had him covered holding QcJdJh5h. The turn and river fell 4cAc, and Marro doubled up again to the tune of 1.25 million. Tran was at 2,125,000 after the hand.

Hoang Tran – 2,125,000 (42 bb)
Doug Marro – 1,250,000 (25 bb)

Event 2: Doug Marro Scores Double Trouble

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2/135

Hoang Tran (left) and Doug Marro (right)

Doug Marro has claimed back-to-back double ups to give him a fighting chance in the heads-up finale.

His first dance with the devil in the pale moonlight that made it through came when he held QcJc8h7s against the 5d5s4d2h of Hoang Tran on a final board reading Kh2d2c10c6c. That got Marro up to 530,000 with Tran at 2,845,000.

The second double up saw Marro all in on a flop reading 9d6d2h with AdQd10h9h in the hole. Tran covered him once again holding Jc8h7c6s  this time around, and the turn and river fell 8c10d.

Marro doubled up again with a second flush to take his stack up to 1.4 million, and Tran held 1,975,000 after the dust settled.

Doug Marro – 1,400,000 (35 bb)
Hoang Tran – 1,975,000 (49 bb)

Event 2: Zee Kurdi – 3rd Place ($5,390)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2/135

Zee Kurdi

Zee Kurdi was all in short for 100,000 preflop holding 7s5c4s3s, and Doug Marro had him covered holding AhKsQd6c. The final board read QdJc5d8s2d, and Kurdi was eliminated in third place, good for $5,390.

That gave Marro 470,000 heading into the final match against Hoang Tran. Marro will have his work cut out for him facing the stack of 2,905,000 held by Tran.

Doug Marro – 2,905,000 (96 bb)
Zee Kurdi – Eliminated in Third Place ($5,390) 

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight A

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 248

Flight A: 248 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight B: In Progress
Flight C: Thursday at 10 am
Flight D: Thursday at 5 pm
Flight E: Friday at 10 am
Flight F: Friday at 5 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 10 am
Flight H: Saturday at 5 pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1 pm

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1GersonMarquesdasilvaCuritiba-PrSC665,000
2FarhadJamasiOcoeeFL643,000
3MichaelMillerSt PetersburgFL500,000
4RasamMohammadianLargoFL470,000
5MarkWinchellLargoFL470,000
6AsifMohammedBrandonFL469,000
7DavidMeagherMulberryFL468,000
8RonaldGroellerWesley ChapelFL459,000
9CuinnGriffinSarasotaFL392,000
10AlexiHernandezOldsmarFL380,000
11JosephPiambinoOrlandoFL317,000
12GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL313,000
13GlenJosephTampaFL253,000
14MichaelMuruakoWest MemphisAR250,000
15MaledTajalliRiverviewFL218,000
16LeighLewisTampaFL216,000
17DarrenRoseMiamiFL195,000
18RolandWillisValricoFL182,000
19TravisHallParrishFL173,000
20DavidOrmsbeeOrlandoFL161,000
21CraigBeckmanConcordMA154,000
22ScottGardnerBelleviewFL150,000
23RonaldHoltClermontGA120,000
24GeorgeDecandioParrishFL79,000

Event 2: Marshall Morris – 4th Place ($3,870)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 20:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3/135

Marshall Morris

Marshall Morris was all in short for 100,000  preflop from the big blind with AdKcQc5h, and Doug Marro had him covered holding Jc10d6c3d on the button.

The final board read Kd9s2s6d10h, and Morris was eliminated in fourth place, good for $3,870. Marro stacked up 525,000 after collecting the pot.

Doug Marro – 525,000 (21 bb)
Marshall Morris – Eliminated in Fourth Place ($3,870) 

Event 2: Results Update

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 20:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4/135

Michael Laake

Action has started moving again at the PLO final table, so here is a look at the results

5th: Michael Laake – $2,860
6th: Daquon Wilson – $2,180
7th: John Casaubon – $1,710
8th: Alexandru Ivan – $1,380
9th: Jonathan Gold – $1,150
10th: Dustin Peglow – $1,150
11th: Barry Blakely – $1,000
12th: Matthew Tedesco – $1,000
13th: Wally Maddah – $900
14th: Alexander Orlov – $900
15th: William Wallace – $820
16th: Joseph Battaglia – $820
17th: Braedon Brown – $820

Event 1 Flight B: Notables and a Few Quick Hands

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Players:  108/296

Brent Hoover

The PLO final table has been stuck at nine players for a while now, so we took a look around Flight B. Some familiar faces in the field include James Calderaro, AJ Kelsall, Aaron Thivyanathan, and TK Miles. Kelsall just scored a small double up to 56,000 when his pocket eights held against the AcKs of Brent Hoover.

A few hands before that Hoover took out his opponent who held Ac4s under the gun with pocket fours in the hole on a board reading Qc4h2dJsJc. Hoover was at 181,000 after that hand, but he gave some of that back when Kelsall doubled through him a short time later.

Event 1 Flight B: Registration Closes with 296 Entries

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Entries:  296

Registration closed for Flight B of SPS Event 1 with 248 entries to keep the great start to the series going late on a Wednesday. Flight C gets underway at 10 am tomorrow and will push the tournament closer to the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Flight B will continue until 29 players remain, and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to make it into the money.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 10a24824
BWeds 5p296TBD
CThurs 10a
DThurs 5p
EFriday 10a
FFriday 5p
GSat 10a
HSat 5p
Total544TBD

Event 2: Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9/135

Here is a look at how the final nine players are seated at the final table with their chip counts:

Seat 1: Jonathan Gold – 120,000
Seat 2: Daquon Wilson – 635,000
Seat 3: Aleaxndru Ivan – 591,000
Seat 4: Marshall Morris – 985,000
Seat 5: Hoang Tran – 270,000
Seat 6: John Casaubon – 195,000
Seat 7: Michael Laake – 245,000
Seat 8: Doug Marro – 140,000
Seat 9: Zee Kurdi – 200,000