$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 778

Here is a look at the chip counts for the final four players at dinner break in the championship. Play will resume at 7:20 pm.

Seat 1: Heitor Saraiva – 4,175,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5: Seth Fischer – 10,285,000 (68 bb)
Seat 7: Raymond Mancini – 4,100,000 (27 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Phillips – 11,225,000 (74 bb)

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st: $207,280 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $138,150
3rd: $101,930
4th: $75,990

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 778

Jeremy Joseph got all in for about 3 million holding preflop from the button, and Seth Fischer had him covered holding on the small blind.

The final board read , and Joseph was eliminated in fifth place, good for $57,250. Fischer pulled into the chip lead with a stack of 13.2 million after the hand.

Seth Fischer – 13,200,000 (88 bb)
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated in Fifth Place ($57,250)

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 778

Michael Phillips was all in preflop for 2.55 million from the small blind with in the hole, and Heitor Saraiva had him covered holding on the big blind.

The final board read , and Phillips doubled up to survive with 5.5 million. Saraiva was at 6,375,000 after the hand.

Mike Phillips – 5,500,000 (36 bb)
Heitor Saraiva – 6,375,000 (42 bb)

$250 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The Triple Stack tournaments are always a fun, popular tournament and we had a few on the schedule for the series. Another one runs at 6 pm with a $250 buy-in and $20,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 30K triple stacks and all levels last 20 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration is available until the start of Level 7 at 8:15 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 22 Structure Sheet

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 778

Heitor Saraiva opened to 250,000 from the hijack and Jeremy Joseph three-bet to 750,000 from the cutoff. Seth Fischer folded his button and Craig Varnell cold four-bet his entire stack of 4,075,000 from the small blind.

Saraiva thought for a few minutes and moved all in over the top for 5,650,000. Joseph popped up his chair and asked to count down Saraiva’s stack. He thought for a minute himself and called having both players covered in the massive pot.

Joseph:
Saraiva:
Varnell:

Saraiva was ahead to nearly triple up but Joseph was live for the double knockout. The board ran out and the jacks held to send Varnell out in sixth while Saraiva stacked up the lead.

Heitor Saraiva – 15,625,000 (125 bb)
Jeremy Joseph – 5,600,000 (45 bb)
Craig Varnell – Eliminated in 6th Place ($43,580)

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 778

There was about 400,000 in the pot, and the board read when Craig Varnell opened the action with a bet of 750,000. Joseph reraised all in for 3,875,000. Varnell easily had him covered and called so the two players tabled their cards.

Joseph held pocket eights, and Varnell was on multiple draws holding . The flush and straight draws didn’t come through for Varnell when the river fell , and Joseph doubled up to survive with 6,825,000. Varnell held 3.25 million after the hand.

Jeremy Joseph – 8,150,000 (65 bb)
Craig Varnell – 3,250,000 (26 bb)

2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 20
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 206
Prize Pool: $69,010
September 18, 2023

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors 50+ event with 206 entries turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $69,010. The last 26 players will make the money with $520 for a min-cash and $16,930 for a top senior this evening.

1st: $16,930 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $11,780
3rd: $7,070
4th: $4,300
5th: $3,320
6th: $2,750
7th: $2,350
8th: $2,020
9th: $1,700
10th-12th: $1,480
13th-15th: $1,260
16th-18th: $1,040
19th-21st: $830
22nd-24th: $640
25th-26th: $520

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 778

Karl Manouchakian returned from break, made it through the big blind, and open-shipped for about 1,100,000 from the small blind on the next hand. Jeremy Joseph called from the big blind to put Manouchakian at risk.

Manouchakian:
Joseph:

Manouchakian ran into a dominating hand with Joseph holding the bigger king. The board ran out and Manouchakian was eliminated from the Championship in seventh place.

Manouchakian was already the all-time SHR Tampa leader for tournament cashes and this is another big one to his credit.

Jeremy Joseph – 3,975,000 (32 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,530)

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 778

Players were sent on another 15-minute break with Craig Varnell leading and Karl Manouchakian and Raymond Mancini needing to get moving.

Seat 1: Heitor Saraiva – 5,250,000 (42 bb)
Seat 2: Karl Manouchakian – 1,475,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4: Jeremy Joseph – 3,725,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Seth Fischer – 5,600,000 (45 bb)
Seat 6: Craig Varnell – 8,250,000 (66 bb)
Seat 7: Raymond Mancini – 1,450,000 (12 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Phillips – 4,325,000 (35 bb)

1st: $207,280 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $138,150
3rd: $101,930
4th: $75,990
5th: $57,250
6th: $43,580
7th: $33,530

8th: Eric Edwards – $26,070
9th: Shane Melert – $20,490
10th: Rodney Turvin – $20,490
11th: Marcus Carter – $16,270
12th: James Calderaro – $16,270
13th: Brett Bader – $13,140
14th: Steven Bennett – $13,140

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 778

Heitor Saraiva opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Seth Fischer ripped it in again, this time for 2,350,000 from the big blind. Saraiva thought for a minute and called.

Saraiva:
Fischer:

It was a race and Saraiva held on to the lead after the flop.

“Don’t do it on the river,” Saraiva asked.

The turn changed nothing but Saraiva’s wishes were not answered because Fischer paired his king on the river to double again.

Seth Fischer – 4,850,000 (49 bb)
Heitor Saraiva – 4,050,000 (41 bb)