$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 599
49th: Phil Krnyaich – $2,260
50th: Brian Ray – $2,260
51st: Nick Raio – $2,260
52nd: Andy Colbert – $2,260
53rd: Wendy Lu – $2,260
54th: Austin Johnson – $2,260
55th: Guy Pitz – $2,260
56th: Andre Greene – $2,260
2024 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$400 Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries: 78
Prize Pool: $26,130
September 21, 2023
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | Daniel | Palmetto | GA | $8,010 |
| 2 | Jefferson | Trent | Lithia Spgs | GA | $5,340 |
| 3 | Stephen | Rice | Oldsmar | FL | $3,560 |
| 4 | Kenneth | Po | Seven Hills | OH | $2,470 |
| 5 | John | Holley Iii | Destin | FL | $1,790 |
| 6 | Matthew | Bretzfield | Hollywood | FL | $1,360 |
| 7 | Jason | Williamson | Lakeland | FL | $1,090 |
| 8 | Ramses | Rosa | Brandon | FL | $910 |
| 9 | Marilyn | Henrich-Hoyt | South Pasadena | FL | $800 |
| 10 | Robert | Cornette | Riverview | FL | $800 |
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 56 of 599
Another table is down, and eight more players were sent to the payout desk, including $400 PLO champ (and current SPS Leaderboard front-runner) Riley Price.
57th: John Pointer – $2,050
58th: Riley Price – $2,050
59th: Kevin Blewitt – $2,050
60th: Mhd Amer Al Kmeh – $2,050
61st: Robert Wustner – $2,050
62nd: Ben Chelladurai – $2,050
63rd: Suhail Khader Khan – $2,050
64th: Anibal Pabon – $2,050
$200 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
It will be a fun day in the Poker Room with three trophies going home with someone, including Event 11, which kicks off at 1 pm. It is a $200 buy-in tournament with a $20,000 guarantee and a perfect game for a day at the tables watching football on one of the many screens.
Players start with 25K in chips and all levels last 25 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:50 pm.
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 58 of 599
After Kevin Carnevale sent a double across the table to Douglas Decker, he dropped back to the pack and we found six players over 600K during the break. Pablo Valdivieso now leads the field with a tough gang of players in the mix all grouped together.
Pablo Valdivieso – 653,000 (82 bb)
Kevin Carnevale – 651,000 (81 bb)
Clyde Maliauka – 629,000 (79 bb)
Hyndi Khomutetsky – 625,000 (78 bb)
John Bulloch – 623,000 (78 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 620,000 (78 bb)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 59 of 599
Chip leader Kevin Carnevale open from middle position and Douglas Decker three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, Carnevale moved all in, and Decker called at risk for 237,000.
“If it’s my time, it’s my time,” Decker said.
Carnevale: 
Decker: 
It was a fair fight and Decker needed his jacks to hold to stay in the game. The board ran out 
, Decker made an overkill heart flush, and doubled up.
“That’s ok,” Decker laughed. “He just gave me the crumbs from his couch.”
Douglas Decker – 489,000 (82 bb)
Kevin Carnevale – 680,000 (113 bb)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 599
As expected, we had a quick run to the payout desk to begin the day with the shorter stacks taking a shot and some bad luck along the way including a cooler for former Tampa champ Frank Weigel.
Blinds are up to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 281,000 (47 bb).
65th: Frank Weigel – $1,890
66th: Jason Corbett – $1,890
67th: Ye Yao – $1,890
68th: Armando Figueroa – $1,890
69th: Rory Malisoff – $1,890
70th: Timothy Bragg – $1,890
71st: Joshua Hamby – $1,890
72nd: Corey Quinn – $1,890
73rd: Austin Dunn – $1,780
74th: Wesley Haymond – $1,780
75th: Rusty Wadsworth – $1,780
76th: James Calderaro – $1,780
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 73 of 599
Rory Malisoff opened to 11,000 from middle position, and Wesley Haymond moved all in for 41,000. The button and blinds folded, and Malisoff called with the bigger stack.
Malisoff: 
Haymond: 
Haymond was flipping, needed to catch to stay in the game, but Malisoff was the one who improved when he made a set on the 
flop. Haymond had a spade draw and backdoor Broadway draw, picked up some outs on the turn, but blanked the 
river to exit early on Day 2.
Rory Malisoff – 280,000 (56 bb)
Wesley Haymond – Eliminated in 74th Place ($1,780)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 76 of 599
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of SPS Event 7 with 76 players remaining and Event 1 champ Kevin Carnevale leading the return.
They kicked off with blinds at 3,000/5,000 and a 5,000 ante and the average stack is about 236,000 (47 bb).
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 7 Day 2 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
1PM: Event 11 – $200 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
5PM: Event 12 – $400 Big O (Re-Entry)