Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight A

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 104

Flight A: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: In progress
Flight C: Thursday at 11 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1BrandonKessousOspreyFL795,000
2TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL304,000
3MHD AmerAl KmehOrlandoFL278,000
4GersonMarques Da SilvaTampaFL276,000
5RonaldKrukSouth BendIN252,000
6ZacharyHenryOldsmarFL240,000
7BenjaminBizierFort MyersFL221,000
8JeffreySlayton JrOcalaFL174,000
9DavyRidoutOdessaFL163,000
10LeonardDemchakPalm HarborFL140,000
11ThomasUnoldPaw PawMI101,000
12TamNguyenTampaFL90,000
13VincentBaldassarreTampaFL87,000

Event 1 Flight A: Brandon Kessous Bags Big

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  13 of 104

Brandon Kessous

The quick play continued and the field reached the money with 13 players remaining. They advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money and already facing a big chip leader.

Brandon Kessous put 795,000 in his bag, way more than double that of second-place Tarun Gulati’s 304,000. MHD Amer Al Kmeh, Gerson Marques, and Ronald Kruk round out the top five and we will post the full chip count list as soon as it is available.

Brandon Kessous – 795,000 (159 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 304,000 (61 bb)
MHD Amer Al Kmeh – 278,000 (56 bb)
Gerson Marques Da Silva – 276,000 (55 bb)
Ronald Kruk – 252,000 (50 bb)

Event 1 Flight B: Night Flight

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second flight of SPS Event 1 gets underway at the top of the hour and will build on the great start in Flight A. We had 104 entries in the first session to put the $500 buy-in tournament on an easy path to its $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at noon in the money.

  • $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight A: Registration Closed with 104 Entries

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  104

Registration closed for Flight A of SPS Event 1 with 104 entries putting the tournament on an easy pace to top the $250,000 guarantee.

Play will continue until 13 players remain and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a104TBD
BWeds 6p
CThurs 11a
DThurs 6p
EFriday 11a
FFriday 6p
GSaturday 11a
Total126TBD

Event 1 Flight A: Good Start

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  90

Flight A of SPS Event 1 has a little over one hour remaining before we close down registration. We have a very nice 90 entries in the game, a great start to the big series. Registration closes at 3:30 pm but we have another flight at 6 pm.

Some early friends include Tarun Gulati, Shane Melert, Nick Scholz, Ryan Hogan, and Jeremy Becker.

Event 1 Flight A: Kicking off the Series

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We’ve hit the mid-point of the summer and that means it is time to kick off the 2025 Tampa Signature Poker Series. We are getting underway with a big multi-flight tournament that has a $500 buy-in and $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and those players will advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

  • $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

SPS Day 1 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Flight A – $500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Flight B – $500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $70 SPS Event 1 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $250,000 GTD SPS Event 1
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:45pm)
  • Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Tampa Signature Poker Series Schedule and Results

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Primary Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InTournament DescriptionStructure Sheet
1A7/16/202511:00AM$500 No Limit Hold'em - $250,000 GTDStructure Sheet
1B7/16/20256:00PM$500 Structure Sheet
1C7/17/202511:00AM$500 Structure Sheet
1D7/17/20256:00PM$500 Structure Sheet
1E7/18/202511:00AM$500 Structure Sheet
1F7/18/20256:00PM$500 Structure Sheet
1G7/19/202511:00AM$500 Structure Sheet
1(2)7/20/202512:00PM--Event #1 Day 2Structure Sheet
27/20/202511:00AM$400 Limit Omaha Hi Low 8 Or Better Structure Sheet
3A7/20/20252:00PM$300 No Limit Hold'em Day - $100,000 GTDStructure Sheet
3B7/21/20251:00PM$300 Structure Sheet
3C7/21/20256:00PM$300 Structure Sheet
3D7/22/20251:00PM$300 Structure Sheet
3E7/22/20256:00PM$300 Structure Sheet
3(2)7/23/20251:00PM--Event #3 Day 2Structure Sheet
47/21/202511:00AM$400 Omaha 8 / Stud 8 Structure Sheet
57/22/202511:00AM$400 Pot Limit Omaha Big O Structure Sheet
67/23/202511:00AM$400 Pot Limit OmahaStructure Sheet
77/23/202512:00PM$600 Six - Max No Limit Hold'em One Day Event - $25,000 GTD - One $2,500 Championship Event Day 1A Entry Added to 1st PlaceStructure Sheet
87/24/202512:00PM$1,100 No Limit Hold'em One Day Event - $50,000 GTD - One $2,500 Championship Event Day 1A Entry Added to 1st PlaceStructure Sheet
9A7/25/202511:00AM$2,500 Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $500,000 GTDStructure Sheet
9B7/26/202511:00AM$2,500 Structure Sheet
9(2)7/27/202511:00AM$2,500 Event #9 Day 2Structure Sheet
9(3)7/28/202512:00PM--Event #9 Day 3Structure Sheet
107/27/20252:00PM$400 No Limit Hold'em - $20,000 GTDStructure Sheet
117/28/20251:00PM$400 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) - $25,000 GTDStructure Sheet
127/28/20256:00PM$150+$50Quad Stack Bounty No Limit Hold'em - $10,000 GTDStructure Sheet
137/29/202511:00AM$200 One Day 50K No Limit Hold'em - $50,000 GTDStructure Sheet
147/29/20256:00PM$130 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em - $20,000 GTDStructure Sheet

Satellite Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InTournament DescriptionStructure Sheet
157/16/20253:00PM$70 Satellite (1 in 10) into $500 Event #1Structure Sheet
167/17/20253:00PM$70 Satellite (1 in 10) into $500 Event #1Structure Sheet
177/18/20253:00PM$70 Satellite (1 in 10) into $500 Event #1Structure Sheet
187/19/20254:00PM$400 Package Satellite (1 in 10) into Event 8 & Championship Event Day 1AStructure Sheet
197/23/20256:00PM$140 Satellite (1 in 10) into $1,100 Event #8Structure Sheet
207/24/20259:00AM$140 Satellite (1 in 10) into $1,100 Event #8Structure Sheet
217/24/20253:00PM$280 Milestone Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event Day 1A - 2 Seasts GTDStructure Sheet
227/24/20256:00PM$280 Milestone Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event Day 1A - 2 Seasts GTDStructure Sheet
237/25/20253:00PM$280 Milestone Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event - 5 Seasts GTDStructure Sheet
247/25/20256:00PM$280 Milestone Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event - 5 Seasts GTDStructure Sheet
257/26/20259:00AM$280 Turbo Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship EventStructure Sheet
267/26/202512:00PM$280 Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship EventStructure Sheet
277/26/20253:00PM$280 Turbo Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship EventStructure Sheet
287/27/20259:00AM$280 Last Chance Satellite (1 in 10) into Championship Event Day 2Structure Sheet