$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 332

Ken O’Donnell raised the cutoff to 100,000. It moved to shortstack Jeff Trudeau in the small blind and he shoved for 460,000 total. O’Donnell called and Trudeau was at risk.

Trudeau:
O’Donnell:

Runout:

Trudeau held and the shortstack doubled.

Jeff Trudeau Jr. – 1,020,000 (25 bb)
Ken O’Donnell – 2,525,000 (63 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 332

They played a few hands after Chad Kitchen was eliminated before taking another break. Matt Leecy continues to lead but Ken O’Donnell is closing. The average stack is a tick under 50 big blinds in this level so we may see another slowdown.

Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 3,100,000 (78 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 1,405,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 540,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 3,400,000 (85 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 1,650,000 (41 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $112,425
2nd: $79,152
3rd: $50,906
4th: $31,050
5th: $23,979

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 332

Chad Kitchen open-shoved from the cutoff for ~425,000 and Andrew Boccia reshipped from the small blind to get a quick fold from Jeff Trudeau Jr in the big.

Boccia:
Kitchen:

Kitchen was in bad shape against the kings, caught a piece of the flop but it wasn’t enough as the board finished and to send him out in sixth place.

Andrew Boccia – 1,350,000 (45 bb)
Chad Kitchen – Eliminated in 6th place ($19,870)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 332

Karl Manouchakian took a major hit to his stack via Jeff Trudeau Jr. Unable to recover, he was eliminated a short time later in seventh place. Here’s how the hands went down:

Trudeau raised to 60,000 from early position and Manouchakian defended his big blind.

The flop fell and Manouchakian checked. Trudeau bet 50,000 leaving himself about 250,000 behind. Manouchakian raised, sliding in a pile of blues in the pot that had Trudeau covered. Trudeau called off and it was showdown.

Trudeau: for an overpair
Manouchakian: for king-high and a gutshot

Turn and river:

Trudeau’s pair was best. His stack was counted down to 255,000 and Manouchakian pushed a pile across the table. Manouchakian was left with just over 300,000 and went bust a few moments after when his was ran down by Filipp Khavin’s AIPF.

Filipp Khavin – 1,500,000 (50 bb)
Jeff Trudeau Jr. – 680,000 (22 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – Eliminated in 7th place ($16,683)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 332

Justin Zaki recently butt heads with Matthew Leecy and was left with only 120,000 after the dust of their hand settled. It played out as follows:

Zaki popped it to 60,000 from early position. Leecy was behind him in middle-position and made it 175,000 to go. The action mucked around, sending it back to Zaki. He called and the dealer burned and turned.

Flop: – Zaki checked. Leecy bet 175,000. Zaki called.

Turn: – Zaki checked. Leecy bet 335,000. Zaki called.

River: – With a big pot built, the action got more deliberate. Zaki checked a third time and Leecy went into the thinktank. After a minute or two, he pulled out a mix of white and blue chips good for a 650,000 bet. Zaki called leaving himself only about 120,000 behind.

Leecy turned over for an ace-high flush. Zaki’s hand hit the muck.

It was a short while later Leecy raised to 65,000 from early position and Zaki jammed his last roughly 120,000 from the big blind. Leecy called and turned over . Zaki’s was best, but Leecy flopped a 10 to send the Florida pro him in eighth place.

Matthew Leecy – 3,600,000 (144 bb)
Justin Zaki – Eliminated in 8th place ($13,944)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 332

Matt Leecy opened to 60,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Andrew Boccia on the button. He moved all in for 505,000 to get a fold from the blinds. Leecy thought for half a minute and called.

Boccia:
Leecy:

It was a coinflip and the all-low run out was good for a Boccia double.

Andrew Boccia – 1,075,000 (43 bb)
Matt Leecy – 2,000,000 (80 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 332

Action folded to Justin Zaki and he opened to 60,000 from the button. Jeff Trudeau Jr moved all in from the small blind for 250,000 and Matt Leecy folded his big. Zaki did not wait long before he called to put Trudeau at risk.

Zaki:
Trudeau:

“Chop?” Trudeau laughed.

He was ahead but a chop was a real possibility after the flop but Trudeau locked up the double when he paired the turn. Zaki was drawing dead to the river and sent some chips to Trudeau.

Jeff Trudeau Jr – 550,000 (22 bb)
Justin Zaki – 1,300,000 (52 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 332

The preflop action folded all the way around to Jeff Trudeau Jr. in the small blind. He called and Matthew Leecy promptly raised his option to 95,000 total in the big. Trudeau called and it was flop time.

Flop: – Trudeau checked. Leecy bet 110,000. Trudeau called.

Turn: – Trudeau checked again. Leecy bet again, this time 130,000. Trudeau called again.

River: – Trudeau checked a third time. Leecy bet a third time, 190,000. Trudeau through for a few moments, then slid forward two stacks of gray — a call.

Leecy turned over and Trudeau’s cards hit the muck.

Matthew Leecy – 2,850,000 (114 bb)
Jeff Trudeau Jr. – 295,000 (11 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 332

On the second hand after the break, action folded around to Amelio Amato in the small blind and he moved all in for 355,000. Jeff Trudeau Jr took a quick peek at his cards and called.

Trudeau:
Amato:

Amato was live for a double, needed to catch, but missed the board to exit the final table in ninth place.

“Can we spread out a little to get that VIP experience,” Karl Manouchakian asked.

“Gotta make room for those guns,” Ken O’Donnell joked. “Karl will be in seats 3 through 6 today.”

Jeff Trudeau Jr – 960,000 (38 bb)
Amelio Amato – Eliminated in 9th place ($11,245)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

Players are back in their seats after the color up break. Matt Leecy still leads followed by Ken O’Donnell while Amelio Amato dropped under 20 big blinds.

“But I have more than I started the day with,” Amato joked.

Seat 1: Chad Kitchen – 640,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 2,000,000 (80 bb)
Seat 3: Karl Manouchakian – 1,100,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 525,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Zaki – 1,480,000 (59 bb)
Seat 6: Amelio Amato – 405,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 580,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 2,200,000 (88 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 885,000 (35 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $112,425
2nd: $79,152
3rd: $50,906
4th: $31,050
5th: $23,979
6th: $19,870
7th: $16,683
8th: $13,944
9th: $11,245

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

After a little over an hour of play, the Main Event final table is on a 15-minute break as the orange chips come out of play.

We still have nine players remaining and we will take another look at their stacks.

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

The early action at the final table is pretty low key with the average stack sitting at 69 big blinds to start. The blinds went up but they’re still sitting 55 bigs deep so they are settled in for the grind.

The only big pot of notice went down between Ken O’Donnell and Jeff Trudeau Jr. O’Donnell opened to 45,000 from early position and Trudeau three-bet to 118,000 from the button. O’Donnell put in a fourth bet to 225,000 and Trudeau called to see the flop.

O’Donnell tossed out a handful of blue 25K chips and Trudeau quickly folded.

Ken O’Donnell – 1,900,000 (95 bb)
Jeff Trudeau Jr – 510,000 (26 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

The nine remaining players are in their seats, the bags are unloaded, and cards are in the air for the Tampa Poker Classic final table.

There are 8 minutes and 43 seconds remaining in Level 22 and blinds will move up when it runs out.

Seat 1: Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
Seat 3: Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
Seat 6: Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

Only nine players remain in the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event and they return this afternoon for the last day of the tournament to play out the final table. One player is set to walk away with the title along with more than $112,000 and Matt Leecy returns with the best shot.

He leads the returning players with nearly 1.8 million but he has some tough competition behind him with Justin Zaki, Andrew Boccia, Jeff Trudeau Jr, Filipp Khavin, Ken O’Donnell, Amelio Amato, Chad Kitchen and SHR Tampa regular Karl Manouchakian trying to chase him down.

The stacks are deep and the structure is slow. Our first ever Tampa Poker Classic Main Event champion will have to work for it today in what we expect to be a long battle for the title.

Seat 1: Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
Seat 3: Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
Seat 6: Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)

Final table by chip count:

1. Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
2. Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
3. Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
4. Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
5. Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
6. Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)
7. Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
8. Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
9. Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $112,425
2nd: $79,152
3rd: $50,906
4th: $31,050
5th: $23,979
6th: $19,870
7th: $16,683
8th: $13,944
9th: $11,245

$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Day 2 Blinds: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 111

Flight A: 111 Entries, 12 Advanced
Flight B/C: Monday at 11am/6pm
Flight D/E: Tuesday at 11am/6pm
Day 2: Wednesday at 12pm

Day 2 chip counts through Flight A:

Below are the final results from Event 9 of the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic, a one-day $360 buy-in Six-Max Re-entry tournament that concluded during the early morning hours of Monday, March 4

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$360 Six-Max (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 131
Prize Pool: $39,300
March 3, 2019

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 10 Day 1B – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

12PM: Final Table – $1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event

• Main Event Final Table Counts and Seats
• Main Event Payouts

6PM: Event 10 Day 1C – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

$360 Deepstack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 131

The Six-Max tournament took its time grinding down into the money and to the final table. But they dropped to seven after another break and they redrew seats to begin playing down to a champion.

Michael De La Puente hit the final table with a healthy lead but the stacks are deep with the average just under 50 big blinds.

Seat 1: Mitchell Lee – 350,000 (44 bb)
Seat 2: Jason O’Loughlin – 485,000 (61 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Wiser – 360,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4: Sanjib Acharya – 157,000 (20 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 833,000 (104 bb)
Seat 6: Paul Huffer – 157,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Mehdi Belhassan – 300,000 (38 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $11,790
2nd: $7,271
3rd: $4,362
4th: $2,849
5th: $2,201
6th: $1,808
7th: $1,533

Results so far:

8th: Mario Alonso – $1,336
9th: Robert Cornette – $1,179
10th: Michael Scott – $1,041
11th: Jeanne Pinney – $1,041
12th: Joseph Wright – $1,041
13th: Elizabeth Blalock – $924
14th: Jason Barnett – $924

We will post the final results from this event tomorrow morning.

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

The Main Event final table is set with nine players remaining and they will return on Monday at noon to play it out for the title.

Matt Leecy leads the way with Ken O’Donnell not far behind. Amelio Amato has the shortest stack but his 24 big blinds will still give him room to make moves.

Overall, the average stack sits at 69 big blinds at the restart so they will be in no rush to mix it up.

Everyone is guaranteed at least $11,245 but they all want to the $112,245 top prize as the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event champion.

Seat 1: Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
Seat 3: Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
Seat 6: Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)

Final table by chip count:

1. Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
2. Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
3. Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
4. Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
5. Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
6. Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)
7. Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
8. Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
9. Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $112,425
2nd: $79,152
3rd: $50,906
4th: $31,050
5th: $23,979
6th: $19,870
7th: $16,683
8th: $13,944
9th: $11,245

Main Event results so far:

10th: Vitor Coelho – $9,462
11th: Paul Vlahos – $9,462
12th: Ioannis Patsourakis – $9,462
13th: Randy Spain – $8,093
14th: John O’Neal 0 $8,093
15th: Sterling Savill – $8,093
16th: Trey Harrell – $6,778
17th: Luke Vrabel – $6,778
18th: Huicun Qiao – $6,778
19th: Rodney Rodrigue – $5,603
20th: Alex Ivan – $5,603
21st: Brandon Caputo – $5,603
22nd: Jon Hoellein – $4,482
23rd: Michael McCarthy – $4,482
24th: Charles Kelley – $4,482
25th: Karen Longfellow – $3,860
26th: James Kerr – $3,860
27th: Christopher Dandrea – $3,860
28th: Mark Radcliff – $3,416
29th: Hai Ly – $3,416
30th: Jason Goldman – $3,416
31st: Jeffrey Russell – $3,416
32nd: Edward VanLandingham – $3,416
33rd: Greg Muzzillo – $3,416
34th: Wally Maddah – $3,416

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

Before much of ado and counts were completed, Ken O’Donnell opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Vitor Coelho called in the small blind to see the flop. Coelho checked, O’Donnell bet 30,000 and Coelho check-raised all in for ~320,000.

O’Donnell snapped a call as fast as possible.

O’Donnell:
Coelho:

A final table cooler for Coelho and he could not find a lucky save on the turn or river to exit in tenth place. He took home $9,462 and the rest of the table prepared to bag up for a return tomorrow.

Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
Vitor Coelho – Eliminated in 10th place ($9,462)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 332

The last ten players redrew seats at the last table of the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event. Cards are in the air, the lineup is listed below, and we will grab estimated counts as they go.

Seat 1: Vitor Coelho
Seat 2: Chad Kitchen
Seat 3: Ken O’Donnell
Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian
Seat 5: Andrew Boccia
Seat 6: Justin Zaki
Seat 7: Amelio Amato
Seat 8: Jeff Trudeau Jr
Seat 9: Matt Leecy
Seat 10: Filipp Khavin

Remaining payouts:

1st: $112,425
2nd: $79,152
3rd: $50,906
4th: $31,050
5th: $23,979
6th: $19,870
7th: $16,683
8th: $13,944
9th: $11,245
10th: $9,462

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 332

Paul Vlahos sent a double to Vitor Coelho and was left with 168,000. Those went in the middle from the cutoff and Justin Zaki was the only caller.

Vlahos:
Zaki:

Vlahos was looking good until Zaki smashed the flop. The board finished and to send Vlahos out in 11th place while setting up the final table ten.

Justin Zaki – 1,420,000 (89 bb)
Paul Vlahos – Eliminated in 11th place ($9,462)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 332

Andrew Boccia was down to 76,000 and open-shoved from the cutoff. Matt Leecy called on the button, Chad Kitchen folded his small blind, and Jeff Trudeau moved all in from the big blind to get a quick fold from Dandrea.

Trudeau:
Boccia:

Boccia was racing to stay in the Main Event and caught the river on the to triple up. It was barely a blip on the other stacks.

Andrew Boccia – 176,000 (11 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 332

We had two quick doubles after dinner with Amelio Amato and Vitor Coelho getting a reprieve. Soon after, Ioannis Patsourakis opened to 32,000 from under the gun and Karl Manouchakian defended his big blind to the flop.

Manouchakian checked, Patsourakis bet 40,000 and Manouchakian check-raised to 150,000. Patsourakis announced all in and Manouchakian quickly called the 320,000 shove.

Manouchakian:
Patsourakis:

Patsourakis was on a flush drew against Manouchakian’s two pair but blanked the turn and river to exit in 12th place.

Karl Manouchakian – 1,350,000 (84 bb)
Ioannis Patsourakis – Eliminated in 12th place ($9,462)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 332

The 12 remaining players are in the midst of their hour-long dinner break. They will return and continue playing until we have the final table nine set for a return tomorrow.

Ken O’Donnell leads the way with 1,765,000 and we have three stacks at ten big blinds or less.

Estimated counts on break:

Table 20
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Justin Zaki – 1,370,000 (86 bb)
Seat 3: Ken O’Donnell – 1,765,000 (110 bb)
Seat 4: Amelio Amato – 435,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5: Filipp Khavin – 610,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Vitor Coelho – 141,000 (9 bb)
Seat 7: Paul Vlahos – 253,000 (16 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —
Seat 9: — Empty —

Table 21
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Karl Manouchakian – 1,300,000 (81 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Ioannis Patsourakis – 156,000 (10 bb)
Seat 5: Andrew Boccia – 132,000 (8 bb)
Seat 6: Matt Leecy – 1,200,000 (75 bb)
Seat 7: Chad Kitchen – 1,491,000 (93 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —
Seat 9: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 1,204,000 (75 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $112,425
2nd: $79,152
3rd: $50,906
4th: $31,050
5th: $23,979
6th: $19,870
7th: $16,683
8th: $13,944
9th: $11,245
10th-12th: $9,462