$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Day 1B Entries: 32 (Total Entries: 106)
The clock ticked just past the 11am hour and cards are in the air for Day 1B of the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic Main Event. The Friday play saw 32 entries in the game at kickoff putting the combined field at 106 entries — more than halfway to the $300,000 guarantee.
$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
It’s Friday and the slew of trophy events typically adorning the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic are taking a back seat to the Main Event. Today’s play begins at 11am and all efforts are concentrated on the $1,650 buy-in, $300,000 guarantee headliner. This marks Day 1B in the finale and it follows yesterday’s 1A which drew 74 entries already putting the prize pool into six-figure territory.
As they did during the Thursday installment, players today begin with 30,000 chips and are set to log 15, 40-minute levels. A one-hour dinner break occurs at roughly 5:30pm while play is slated to wrap at about 10:45pm. All players who advanced bag, tag and return for Day 2 Sunday at 12pm.
Details:
11AM: Day 1B – $1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
Tournament updates will begin when cards go in the air at 11am. Good luck, Main Event players!
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Day 1B – $1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
9AM: Event 23 – $100 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-20)
4PM: Event 24 – $200 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)
7PM: Event 25 – $200 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)
$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 74
Flight A: 74 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 11 am; Late registration till 6:30pm
Flight C: Saturday at 11am
Day 2: Sunday at noon
Final Table: Monday at noon
| RANK | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | ST | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN | O'NEAL | JACKSONVILLE | FL | 455,000 |
| 2 | KARL | MANOUCHAKIAN | TAMPA | FL | 385,000 |
| 3 | JAMES | KERR | LAKELAND | FL | 260,000 |
| 4 | PAUL | VLAHOS | TAMPA | FL | 217,500 |
| 5 | CHRISTOPHER | BOYLE | TEMPLE TERRACE | FL | 212,000 |
| 6 | MARK | CREGAR RADCLIFF | OLNEY | MD | 167,500 |
| 7 | JOSEPH | ORSINO | Toronto | Can | 130,000 |
| 8 | JASON | GOLDMAN | PORT CHARLOTTE | FL | 127,000 |
| 9 | WALID | MADDAH | TAMPA | FL | 87,500 |
| 10 | CHRISTOPHER | DOMBROWSKI | WESLEY CHAPEL | FL | 85,500 |
$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 10 of 74
Flight A of the Main Event has come to an end with 10 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. John O’Neal bagged the biggest with 455,000 followed by Karl Manouchakian with 385,000.
Flight B starts tomorrow at 11am followed by Flight C on Saturday.
We will post the full list of counts as soon as they are available.
$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 12 of 74
Former chip leader Mark Radcliff found himself down to 80,500 after losing to a two outer and put his chips in the middle after a pre-flop raising battle.
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, saw a four in the window but it was followed by a king on the 
flop. Radcliff was already out of his chair before the flop but the table had a mini-explosion when the case four came on the 
turn.
That was good enough to put him back up to 161,800 and good shape to bag with only a few minutes remaining in the day.
$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 13 of 74
Flight A has reached the last level of the evening and they are down to 13 players with 40 minutes to go. John O’Neal is the most recent player to spin up a stack, a nice chunk coming when he sent someone out with kings versus ace-queen, and he sits with 170,000 late.
David Prociak, Wally Maddah, Karl Manouchakian, Chris Boyle, Hames Kerr, and Christopher Boyle are still here trying to make Day 2.
$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 17 of 74
Moving right along here in Flight A, where once the prediction was that we would have 14 players remaining at the end of the day but now it might go lower.
They are down to the last two tables and 17 are still around trying to make Day 2.
$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 19 of 74
Flight A players are enjoying their last break of the evening only one player from breaking down to two tables.
Mark Radcliff continues to sport a big stack but his 215,000 now sits behind James Kerr with 248,000. Players are three more levels to try to catch them and move on.
$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 23 of 74
Flight A reach Level 12 and they can see the end of their night on the horizon. They will finish out this level, take a break, and then grind three more levels before bagging up.
Other players are dipping and climbing but Mark Radcliff is steady. He went on dinner break with the lead and he’s still at the top with right at 200,000.