$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 138 of 275

On the second hand after dinner break, Marvin “Duckman” Karlins open-shoved for 9,200 from middle position. The button opponent reshipped from the button for 23,200 and David Nathaniel snapped them both off in a hurry from the big blind.

Karlins:
Button:
Nathaniel:

Not a bad hand in the big blind with two all-ins in front. The board ran to pair both Karlins and the button but neither was big enough to crack Nathaniel’s aces.

David Nathaniel – 120,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 148 of 275

We took a walk among the tables while the players were on their dinner break and found a big stack sitting in the back of the room.

Rodney Rodrigue must have had himself a nice run over the first nine levels because he returned to the chip lead with 176,000. That would be a better-than-average Day 2 stack if he only manages to hover at that mark but he’ll be trying to push it higher

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight C Entries: 275 (Total Entries: 620)

Players are back in their seats after the dinner break and registration for the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event is officially closed. Flight C drew 275 entries to push the combined total to 620 and the prize pool to more than twice the $300,000 Guarantee.

We will post the complete prize pool and payout information as soon as it is available.

Chip counts from Flight B

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight C Entries: 261 (Total Entries: 606)

Flight C is close to running out the clock on Level 9 which means it will be time for the one-hour dinner break. They can enjoy themselves in the casino or restaurants before coming back to their seats.

Registration on the Main Event will close when action resumes and they are very close to doubling up the $300,000 Guarantee.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight C Entries: 254 (Total Entries: 599)

David Nathaniel was all in from the big blind for 46,950 and one player came along with a bigger stack. It was one of those classic races with Nathaniel’s ahead of .

He faded the flop and turn. His opponent paired the river but his happiness was short-lived when the dealer pointed out the river also put four spades on the board to give Nathaniel the big double.

David Nathaniel – 94,750

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight C Entries: 239 (Total Entries: 584)

With the flop reading , a middle position player was all in for 7,525 and Amelio Amato called. Tomasz Szymecki moved all in over the top for 25,575 and the Amato went deep in the tank. After a few minutes, he released and the hands were tabled.

Szymecki:
Middle Position:

Szymecki had his opponent drawing thin with his flopped nut straight against top pair and the turn left him drawing to three chop outs. The river came and Szymecki sent his opponent to the rail.

Tomasz Szymecki – 43,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight C Entries: 226 (Total Entries: 571)

The second break is complete and cards are back in the air. Flight C will make its way through three more levels before the one-hour dinner break and the closing of registration. That gives players a couple hours to get down to the poker room to join the fun.

There are no stacks towering above the others, no one over 100K after six levels, but there are a few getting close. The biggest belongs to Wayne Daley as he’s rocking the 82,575 castle after six levels. He ran deep earlier in the week when he finished 12th out of 560 in Event 3.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Flight C Entries: 202 (Total Entries: 547)

In a three-way pot with the board reading , Mitch Mitchell and another opponent checked and the cutoff player bet 3,000. Mitchell called, the second player dropped out, and the river came .

Mitchell checked from the big blind and the cutoff bet 6,000. After thinking it through, Mitchell called and the cutoff tabled ace-high . Mitchell quickly flipped up for top pair to take the pot.

Mitch Mitchell – 35,575

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Flight C Entries: 185 (Total Entries: 530)

We heard the duck call, so we knew something was up at Marvin “Duckman” Karlins table. He opened to 3,500 from middle position and the button player moved all in for 12,100. Karlins had to call because he was holding his namesake hand.

Karlins:
Button:

It was a race and Karlins flopped a set and it held to give him the pot while sending his opponent out.

Then he blew his traditional duck call.

Marvin “Duckman” Karlins – 63,200

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Flight C Entries: 185 (Total Entries: 530)

With the board reading , Wyatt Glyn-Williams bet 1,300 and Michael Newman raised to 15,000. That was enough to put Glyn-Williams all in and he called for his last 11,875.

Glyn-Williams:
Newman:

Newman made his open-ended straight draw on the turn and was ahead of Glyn-Williams’ flopped top set of kings. Newman needed to avoid a paired board but the river improved Glyn-Williams to a full house to double up.

Newman is here trying to make up ground in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year race and this is a small set back.

Wyatt Glyn-Williams – 28,400
Michael Newman – 23,575