$175 + $25 + $20 Mixed NLH & PLO (Re-Entry)

Michael Leacock (Largo)
Bubble Boy – $0

One of the big stacks to start the final table ends up being the bubble boy. Michael Leacock  gets involved with a big pot with David Griffith and becomes the short stack after bluffing off his chips.

Russell Waggoner ends up getting the knockout that sends the final seven players into the money, while Leacock gets nothing more than the memories and the experience.

$490 + $45 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Dominick Minaya (Tampa, FL)
1st Place – $21,351

Dominick Minaya has one foot out the door when his pocket Jacks were out flopped by the A8 of Amelio Amato, but a Jack on the river saved the day for a winning set.

The double-up helped Minaya hold the chip lead when he and 8 other players agreed to a 9-way chop. Among the players in the deal was Minaya’s father Manny.

Here’s a look at the remaining players and their adjusted winnings:

RJ Garlapati (Austin, TX)
2nd Place – $16,350

Kirk Adams (St. Pete Beach, FL)
3rd Place – $16,221

Mike Nykoliation (Barrie, ON)
4th Place – $13,966

Stephen Diamantas (Tampa, FL)
5th Place – $13,038

Manny Minaya (Tampa, FL)
6th Place – $11,064

Amelio Amato (Sarasota, FL)
7th Place – $9,526

Bobby Rosetta (Tampa, FL)
8th Place – $3,471

Martin Welch (Zephyrhills, FL)
9th Place – $6,378

$490 + $45 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

The final nine players agreed to chop the remaining prize pool.

In addition to first place, Dominick Minaya was awarded a $1,650 voucher into the WPT Hard Rock Tampa Bay Winter Poker Open Championship (Dec 13-15).

Entries: 322
Total Buy-Ins: $178,710

*Denotes Chop Adjusted Payout

Place-Name-Payout

1st Dominick Minaya (Tampa, FL) $21,351*
2nd RJ Garlapati (Austin, TX) $16,350*
3rd Kirk Adams (St. Pete Beach, FL) $16,221*
4th Mike Nykoliation (Barrie, ON) $13,966*
5th Stephen Diamantas (Tampa, FL) $13,038*
6th Manny Minaya (Tampa, FL) $11,064*
7th Amelio Amato (Sarasota, FL) $9,526*
8th Bobby Rosetta (Tampa, FL) $3,471*
9th Martin Welch (Zephyrhills, FL) $6,378*
10th Tom Nguyen (Tampa, FL) $3,187
11th Lane Phillips (Sanford, FL) $3,029
12th Ricky Carter (Wesley Chapel, FL) $2,887
13th Peter Walsworth (Sarasota, FL) $2,745
14th Dan Duda (Rockaway, NJ) $2,603
15th Jeff Coutroulis (Tampa, FL) $2,446
16th Hai Ly (St. Petersburg, FL) $2,304
17th Michael Masella (Daytona Beach, FL) $2,177
18th John Faucette (Apopka, FL) $2,020
19th Alex Ivan (Palm Harbor, FL) $1,878
20th Scottsworth Gertiser (Nokomis, FL) $1,736
21st Wayne Alesia (Ocala, FL) $1,183
22nd Jon Godwin (Palm Harbor, FL) $1,183
23rd Michael Ferneman (Davenport, FL) $1,183
24th Alan Korpi (Lutz, FL) $1,183
25th Alan Fink (St. Cloud, FL) $1,183
26th Sterling Savill (Dover, FL) $1,089
27th Roy Young (Dunnellon, FL) $1,089
28th Shawn Deufel (Tampa, FL) $1,089
29th Christian McKean (Geneseo, IL) $1,089
30th Meir Barack (Northdale, FL) $1,089
31st Jimmy Dowda (Groveland, FL) $994
32nd Luqman Alghanim (Tampa, FL) $994

$490 + $45 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

The 9 remaining players are back from dinner break, but play has yet to resume.

The average stack is 537k (13 bb) with blinds going to 20k/40k/5k ante

$175 + $25 + $20 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

The third event of the day is underway and players are buckling in for lightening fast poker.

Players start with 10k chips, but levels are only 15 minutes each.

Re-entry and late registration is open through 8 levels and until the end of the first break (~9:15 pm).

Winner of this event also receives a $1,650 entry into the WPT Hard Rock Tampa Bay Winter Poker Open Championship (Dec 13-15).

$490 + $45 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Dinner Break, Play Resumes 7:50 pm

Mike Nykoliation triples his 234k stack on one of the final hands before the one hour dinner break.

Nykoliation is in bad shape against RJ Garlapati and Martin Welch until he spikes a Jack on the river.

Nykoliation: AJ
Garlapati: AK
Welch: TT

Nykoliation takes the main pot, while Welch clips Garlapati in the side pot.

Garlapati was up to 1.1 million, but has come back to the pack and his second overall behind Dominick Minaya.

Final Table Dinner Break Chip Counts

Seat-Name-Chip Count

1 Amelio Amato (Sarasota, FL) 285k
2 Bobby Rosetta (Tampa, FL) 285k
3 RJ Garlapati (Austin, TX) 741k
4 Manny Minaya (Tampa, FL) 372k
5
6 Martin Welch (Zephyrhills, FL) 130k
7 Mike Nykoliation (Barrie, ON) 560k
8 Kirk Adams (St. Pete Beach, FL) 730k
9 Stephen Diamantas (Tampa, FL) 496k
10 Dominick Minaya (Tampa, FL) 1.2 million

Remaining Prize Pool

Place    Payout

1st    $41,844
2nd    $24,566
3rd    $15,888
4th    $10,114
5th    $7,226
6th    $6,217
7th    $4,765
8th    $3,471
9th    $3,329

$490 + $45 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 15k/30k/5k ante

Dominick Minaya opens the betting from the button to 80k (350k behind).  Amelio Amato moves all in for 800k and puts Bobby Rosetta in the tank.

After a minute, Amato folds and Minaya thinks for a second before calling:

Minaya: J♦J♠
Amato: A♥ 8♦

Flop: 8 3 2 (Amato, pair of 8s )

Turn: A (Amato, two pairs)

River: J

The river Jack gives Minaya new life and he doubles to more than 800k and is now one of the chip leaders; Amato is cut to 390k.

This will be the last level before the ~6:45 dinner break.

$490 + $45 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds: 12k/24k/4k ante

Tom Nguyen (Tampa, FL)
$3,187

In a 500k chip pot, Tom Nguyen is all in preflop with AQ against  Kirk Adams’ AK.

Nguyen doesn’t improve and is out in 10th place for $3,187.  Adams adds 250k to his stack and is among the leaders with 800k.

$175 + $25 + $20 Mixed NLH & PLO (Re-Entry)

Mixed Game Final 10

10 players remain in the split game, but only seven get paid.

Here’s what’s on the line:

Prize Pool

Place-Payout

1st $4,232
2nd $2,591
3rd $1,688
4th $1,173
5th $856
6th $657
7th $528

$490 + $45 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 12k/24k/4k ante

10 handed ft. Have 660k at 10k 20k. Amelio, Manny and Dom here too. 41k up top lets frickin go

— Stephen Diamantas (@SDiamantas) December 8, 2013