$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 2k/4k/500 ante
27 players remaining, 121k avg (30 bb)

It doesn’t take long to lose seven players as the bubble breaks during the second level of Day 2 play.

Wally Maddah (Tampa, FL) goes out on the double-bubble (29th) with 99 against the set of 2s by John Pappas (Tampa, FL).

One table over Wade Whidden (Valrico, FL) puts the last of chips in with {ah] against the of Rob Gill (Tampa, FL). The board of K-K-9-6-5 is no help and Whidden is the bubble boy.

The remaining 27 players are in the money for a min cash of $435 as they play for the top prize of $13,535, the custom guitar trophy and the $1,650 entry into the Championship Event (Dec 18-21).

Recent Eliminations

Wade Whidden
Wally Maddah
Jeff Buffenbarger
Leonard Ferguson
Greg McNealy

$250 Seniors (45+) Classic Rockers NLH (Re-Entry)

Level 3: Blinds 75/150
96 Entries (Reg/RE open until ~3:30 pm)

The field is full of recognizable faces that we’ll catch up with later in the day as our attention is on the other trophy event.

We’re on bubble watch for Event 7, but will keep you posted on the Seniors total entries and big stacks as the day progresses.

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 1,500/3,000/400 ante
34 players remaining, 96k avg (32 bb)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Entries 218:
Prize Pool: $50,000

Place-Payout

1 $13,535
2 $7,978
3 $4,593
4 $3,723
5 $2,901
6 $2,418
7 $1,934
8 $1,451
9 $967
10-12 $629
13-15 $532
16-18 $484
19-27 $435

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 1,500/3,000/400 ante
34 players remaining, 96k avg (32 bb)

$250 Seniors (45+) Classic Rockers NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 1: Blinds 25/50

The Seniors love their poker and they love the Classic Rockers event of the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open.

Players start with 12k in chips and levels last 30 minutes each. Registration, including re-entry, is open until the start of Level 9 (~3:30 pm).

Players are ready to rock this one day tournament.

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed

Level 12:  Blinds 1,500/3,000/400 ante (26 minutes remaining)

There were 15 players remaining to bag up chips.  They’ll return at 12 noon for Day 2.  Average stack for this flight is 80k.

Here are their chip counts:

Robert Gill 160,800
Kyle Peck 130,500
Anthony Pellegrini 129,500
Tim Harrell 97,100
Manny Minaya 83,500
Richard Hope 77,700
Adam Templeman 71,200
Alexander Beece 70,200
Greg McNealy 70,100
Adam Mouyal 69,300
Leonard Ferguson 68,700
Robbie Godbey 64,400
Wade Whidden 63,500
Cynthia Hickey 35,800
Daiane Mendes 10,000

$250 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed

Level 12:  Blinds 1,500/3,000/400 ante

Before the blinds went up, Anthony Pellegrini shoved for ~60k on the river with the board showing .

Alexander Beece was on the button and tanked for a couple of minutes before surrendering.  “Show one time,” Alexander implored Anthony.

Anthony did not comply as he pushed his cards to the dealer and collected his pot.  “I flopped the nuts,” Alexander said, which meant he was holding .

Anthony gave nothing away as he collected the pot.

They’ll play four minutes of this final level, then bag up for the night.