Richard Hope (Dade City, FL) is a staple here in the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa and he’s back on the felt today in Flight F.
Before the blinds went up, he tangled with the utg player in seat 8. On the flop of seat 8 checked, Richard bet, and got the call. Turn was the and again it went check, bet call.
River was the and the action was the same. Seat 8 showed pocket Kings, but he was beat by Richard’s pocket Jacks, which had flopped a set.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Flight E Complete (through Level 14) 38 Players Remaining Next Blinds: 2k/4k/500 ante Play Resumes: 12 pm Sunday
Chad & Calendar Girl Jessica
Chad Kitchen (Tampa, FL) took a chance late in the day and it paid dividends to earn him the Flight E chip lead.
“Sometimes you have to gamble,” said Kitchen who finished with 260k, “and the gamble paid off.”
Kitchen rolled the dice for half his stack when his opponent was all in for 48k when Kitchen only had 3k invested from the big blind.
“He wanted to double-up or go home,” said Kitchen, “so I gambled.”
Kitchen’s was dominated by his opponent’s , but a Jack on the flop gave Kitchen the winner.
Kitchen’s 260k currently puts him third overall heading into Day 2. He’s behind Tim Clermont’s 393k and Julio Novo’s 299k with one flight to go.
“I’m coming to play,” said Kitchen of Sunday’s 12 pm restart, “it’s going to be a better day than today, look for me at the final table.”
The sixth and final flight of Event 1 is underway! This is your last chance for a shot at a share of the $150,000 Guaranteed prize pool. The guarantee has already been more than covered, so the rest is gravy!
Players get 20,000 chips to start and levels are 30 minutes long on Day 1. They’ll play 14 levels, then bag up for the night.
Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of level 9 (about 10:30pm).
Sonia has been working in the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa beverage department for 2 1/2 years and this is her second appearance in the Hard Rock Calendar. She’s a social worker who likes to hang out with her lhasapoo dog D.J.
Sonia is also the proud “auntie” of four nieces and two nephews all under the age of seven. “My family is my everything,” she says after listing her siblings’ children, Naomi, Nehemiah, Nathan, Nyla, Gabby and Aubrey.
Q&A with Sonia
Favorite Musical Artist?
“Right now it’s Sam Smith, I love all of his songs. He’s able to appeal to more than one audience; hip-hop, R&B, country, pop, reggae. He’s hot right now, he’s awesome.
Hobby?
Mini Mac & Cheese
“I love to cook. My specialty is macaroni and cheese, not from a box, from scratch. I use sour cream, buttermilk, Monterey, pepper jack, sharp cheddar. And the crust is Ritz crackers. I make them in muffin tins for individual servings.
“You’re making me hungry!”
Experience of being a Hard Rock Calendar Girl?
“It’s so much fun. You get to be involved with so many activities. Fund raisers and charity events, you get to see the good in people, especially child welfare, things that are near and dear to my heart.
“The selection process is like a roller coaster ride. You’re anxious when it starts, you scream ‘no,’ and when it’s over it’s ‘yes.’
“From the audition, waiting to see if you made it, the photo shoot, finding out about where you are in the calendar, all that good stuff.”
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 9: Blinds 500/1k/100 ante 191 Entries/101 Players Remaining, 38k avg (38 bb)
Kristen Olieberg
An impressive Flight E turnout of 191 entries, raises the total field to 595. That puts $178,500 in the prize pool, smashing the $150,000 Guaranteewith tonight’s 6 pm flight still to go.
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa regular Kristen Olieberg (Tampa, FL) is one of the last players to register.
“I love to late register, so you don’t have to be here all day,” says Olieberg. “Plus, it keeps costs down,” she laughs knowing that there’s no chance of re-entering this flight.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 8: 400/800/75 ante 177 Entries (Reg/RE open until ~2:30 pm)
Short stacks are looking for a quick double-up or a chance to re-enter as registration for Flight E closes at the start of Level 9.
The cage is open until ~2:35 pm (through the next break), where players can get a 20k starting stack. After that, the next chance to get a piece of the $150,000 Guaranteedprize pool is in tonight’s 6 pm final flight.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 7: Blinds 300/600/75 ante 162 Entries (Reg/RE open until ~2:30 pm)
Leif Oskarsson
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Lief Oskarsson (Clearwater, FL) has been on a roller coaster the last hour and provided these updates:
Ajdd vs 67hh flop 6d7skd bets ai calls turn 7c river js 75k pot down to 1k fk me — PokerLifeGear (@pokerlifestkr) December 6, 2014
If we’re deciphering the poker Twitter code correctly, Oskarsson was crippled in a 75k pot. He was all in with and the nut flush draw vs the flopped two pairs of his opponent who boats on the turn.
The up and down poker life as detailed on Twitter.
Ross Fischer (Davie, FL), who finished third in the Hollywood Tournament Leaderboard Standings, is also in the field. Fischer busted yesterday and today he brings along good friend Marc Kropf (Pembroke Pines, FL).
“Make sure you mention I’m a Dolphins season ticket holder,” jokes Kropf who cashed for ~$7,000 with a 12th place finish in a $570 Hollywood event. It’s needle to Fischer, who was profiled Friday in the blog and who now regrets mentioning he’s a die-hard Miami Heat fan.
seat 8 checked, Richard bet, and got the call. Turn was the 
and again it went check, bet call.
and the action was the same. Seat 8 showed pocket Kings, but he was beat by Richard’s pocket Jacks, which had flopped a set.
was dominated by his opponent’s 
, but a Jack on the flop gave Kitchen the winner.
and the nut flush draw vs the flopped two pairs of his opponent who boats on the turn.
