$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 1,371

Alon Eldar raised UTG+1 to 130,000, Eugenio Pernia moved all in from the small blind for 440,000, and the player in the big blind tanked for a while before he moved all in over the top for about 850,000. Eldar quickly folded.

Pernia turned over , but he was dominated by the big blind’s .

Eldar clapped his hands in celebration after seeing the pocket aces, saying he laid down a big hand.

The board came , and Pernia paired his nine on the flop, turned trips, and rivered a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Eugenio Pernia  –  1,060,000  (21 bb)
Alon Eldar  –  2,060,000  (41 bb)

With 32 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,285,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $1,695 each.

$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Some properties run a $2,200 WSOP Circuit High Roller, other properties run a $3,250 WSOP Circuit High Roller. Here in Tampa, we’re going both.

While the $2,200 plays out in one corner of the Event Center, the $3,250 will get going at 4pm on the other side. Like its smaller sibling, the tournament has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool that should be hit early.

They’ll sit down to 40,000 starting stacks and levels will last 40 minutes from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Day 2. Day 1 will end after Level 12 and survivors will return tomorrow to play it out.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels will last 40 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 13
• Day 1 will end at the conclusion of level 12
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 1,371

The players return from break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante. With 39 players remaining from a field of 1,371, the average chip stack is about 1,055,000 (26 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $1,363 each.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 1.8 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Serge Dergham  –  3,615,000  (90 bb)
2.  Carlos Guerrero  –  2,400,000  (60 bb)
3.  Alon Eldar  –  2,085,000  (52 bb)
4.  Damian Sanchez  –  2,050,000  (51 bb)
5.  Mark Dube  –  1,840,000  (46 bb)

$2,200 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 173

Get in, get out, get ready for the next High Roller. That seems to be the early pattern for some players this afternoon as the tournament is quickly down to 48 players in less than an hour.

A peek around the last few tables found WSOP and WPT Champion James Calderaro, five-time WSOP Circuit ring winner (and Event 5 champ) Arkadiy Tsinis, Las Vegas WSOPC High Roller winner Brett Apter, and Foxwoods WSOPC High Roller champ Brock Wilson among the many talented players still in the game.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 1,371

As Level 25 came to an end, here are the most recent batch of eliminated players, along with their payouts:

40th:  Giana Puerini  –  $1,363
41st:  William Firebaugh  –  $1,363
42nd:  Ellen Heller  –  $1,363
43rd:  Justin Zaki  –  $1,363
44th:  Charles Washington  –  $1,363
45th:  Benjamin Miner  –  $1,363

46th:  Matthew Trizis  –  $1,248
47th:  David Ross  –  $1,248
48th:  Eric Tipsword  –  $1,248
49th:  Anthony Guagliardo  –  $1,248
50th:  Albert Krux  –  $1,248
51st:  Matthew Higgins  –  $1,248
52nd:  Luther Miller III  –  $1,248
53rd:  John Alegria  –  $1,248
54th:  Sky Connoyer  –  $1,248

55th:  William Mariash  –  $1,159
56th:  Aaron Massey  –  $1,159
57th:  Victor Smith  –  $1,159
58th:  Jason Block  –  $1,159
59th:  Butchie Mitchell  –  $1,159
60th:  Candi Schiller  –  $1,159
61st:  Michael Dunn  –  $1,159
62nd:  Melanie Fine  –  $1,159
63rd:  Mark Wiser  –  $1,159

64th:  Lily Kornik  –  $1,091
65th:  Jenny Marczynski  –  $1,091
66th:  Richard Fitzgerald  –  $1,091
67th:  Michael Amato  –  $1,091
68th:  Jerry Barlow  –  $1,091
69th:  Daniel Vo  –  $1,091
70th:  Bradley Smith  –  $1,091
71st:  Jean-Pascal Gauthier  –  $1,091
72nd:  Susan Murphey  –  $1,091

73rd:  Bradly Gagola  –  $1,042
74th:  George Beck  –  $1,042
75th:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  $1,042
76th:  Daniel Bonet  –  $1,042
77th:  Christophe Vercoustre  –  $1,042
78th:  James Call  –  $1,042
79th:  Timothy Pettus  –  $1,042
80th:  Brandon Figueroa  –  $1,042
81st:  Joseph Daddario  –  $1,042

82nd:  Mario Dinero  –  $1,010
83rd:  David Tuthill  –  $1,010
84th:  Kelly Lively  –  $1,010
85th:  Quyen Hoang  –  $1,010
86th:  Ace Morgan  –  $1,010
87th:  Joeleen McIntyre  –  $1,010
88th:  Kyriakos Karoutsos  –  $1,010
89th:  Steven Carlson  –  $1,010
90th:  William Scarsdale  –  $1,010

91st:  Steven Lemma  –  $994
92nd:  Sandra Brown  –  $994

2020 WSOP Circuit – February
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida – Event 8
$2,200 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 173
Prize Pool: $346,000
February 12-13, 2020

Registration closed down on the $2,200 High Roller and it was another great turnout. The tournament drew an incredible 173 entries, a near-record for the tour, to blast the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool up to $346,000.

The last 26 spots will be paid with a min-cash earning $3,426 and the $2,200 High Roller champ taking home $88,717 along with the WSOP Circuit ring.

1st: $88,717 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $54,831
3rd: $38,190
4th: $27,206
5th: $19,834
6th: $14,805
7th: $11,322
8th: $8,876
9th: $7,138
10th-12th: $5,891
13th-15th: $4,995
16th-18th: $4,353
19th-21st: $3,902
22nd-24th: $3,602
25th-26th: $3,426

$2,200 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 13:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 173

It took ten minutes to get everyone in their seats because of the big turnout out for Day 2 registration. Another 20 players joined the field to push the entry count up to 173 for a $346,000 prize pool.

Day 2 entries:

David Tuthill
James Calderaro
Corey Thompson
Mark Darner
Jesse Vizcaino
Aaron Massey
Travis Klein
Michael Amato
Stephen Song
Michael Rossitto
Andrew Barfield
Doyle Scott Elliott
Ryan Van Sanford
William Berry
Joseph Orsino
Peter Walsworth
John McNulty
John Racener
Arkadiy Tsinis

$2,200 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 13:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  49 of 153

The $2,200 High Roller blasted the $100,000 guarantee and the prize pool was over $300,000 when they shut down for Day 1. Registration remained open overnight and we will have the final number once cards go back in the air.

Cards will go in the air once all the new players are settled and we’ll get things underway.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  57 of 1,371

The Monster Stack field is dropping fast and down to seven tables after less than 90 minutes. The payout line is getting long and we will catch up on results once things settle.

We still have plenty of Tampa regulars in the game trying to keep the Florida win streak alive this series. Among them we found Justin Zaki, John Alegria, and Cheri Beatty trying to keep the ring in the house.

$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  92 of 1,371

Level 22 came to an end and tournament staff sent players on a quick 10-minute break so that 1K chips could be taken out of play. There was a quick run to the payout desk over the first 40 minutes and the field dropped quickly.

David Tuthill did not join them. He found an early double when his was good against on the board and moved up to 460,000.

Tuthill is on a nice run over the first part of the series and he took the lead in the Casino Championship race last night. He won the $400 Turbo event on Saturday for his second career ring and finished sixth place last night in the $1,125 Pot Limit Omaha game.

Results so far:

93rd: Vitor Coelho – $994
94th: David Kessler – $994
95th: Spencer Sweisford – $994
96th: Thomas Morris – $994
97th: Steven Lund – $994
98th: Alexander Grassia – $994
99th: James Hoy – $994
100th: Mark Edwards – $992
101st: Alan Hamza – $992
102nd: Charles Sauter – $992
103rd: Herbert Woodbery – $992
104th: Robert Winsler – $992
105th: David Caruso – $992
106th: Henry Valentine – $992
107th: Fred Li – $992
108th: Russell Campanella – $992