$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 332

They played a few hands after Chad Kitchen was eliminated before taking another break. Matt Leecy continues to lead but Ken O’Donnell is closing. The average stack is a tick under 50 big blinds in this level so we may see another slowdown.

Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 3,100,000 (78 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 1,405,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 540,000 (14 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 3,400,000 (85 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 1,650,000 (41 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $112,425
2nd: $79,152
3rd: $50,906
4th: $31,050
5th: $23,979

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 332

Chad Kitchen open-shoved from the cutoff for ~425,000 and Andrew Boccia reshipped from the small blind to get a quick fold from Jeff Trudeau Jr in the big.

Boccia:
Kitchen:

Kitchen was in bad shape against the kings, caught a piece of the flop but it wasn’t enough as the board finished and to send him out in sixth place.

Andrew Boccia – 1,350,000 (45 bb)
Chad Kitchen – Eliminated in 6th place ($19,870)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 332

Karl Manouchakian took a major hit to his stack via Jeff Trudeau Jr. Unable to recover, he was eliminated a short time later in seventh place. Here’s how the hands went down:

Trudeau raised to 60,000 from early position and Manouchakian defended his big blind.

The flop fell and Manouchakian checked. Trudeau bet 50,000 leaving himself about 250,000 behind. Manouchakian raised, sliding in a pile of blues in the pot that had Trudeau covered. Trudeau called off and it was showdown.

Trudeau: for an overpair
Manouchakian: for king-high and a gutshot

Turn and river:

Trudeau’s pair was best. His stack was counted down to 255,000 and Manouchakian pushed a pile across the table. Manouchakian was left with just over 300,000 and went bust a few moments after when his was ran down by Filipp Khavin’s AIPF.

Filipp Khavin – 1,500,000 (50 bb)
Jeff Trudeau Jr. – 680,000 (22 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – Eliminated in 7th place ($16,683)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 332

Justin Zaki recently butt heads with Matthew Leecy and was left with only 120,000 after the dust of their hand settled. It played out as follows:

Zaki popped it to 60,000 from early position. Leecy was behind him in middle-position and made it 175,000 to go. The action mucked around, sending it back to Zaki. He called and the dealer burned and turned.

Flop: – Zaki checked. Leecy bet 175,000. Zaki called.

Turn: – Zaki checked. Leecy bet 335,000. Zaki called.

River: – With a big pot built, the action got more deliberate. Zaki checked a third time and Leecy went into the thinktank. After a minute or two, he pulled out a mix of white and blue chips good for a 650,000 bet. Zaki called leaving himself only about 120,000 behind.

Leecy turned over for an ace-high flush. Zaki’s hand hit the muck.

It was a short while later Leecy raised to 65,000 from early position and Zaki jammed his last roughly 120,000 from the big blind. Leecy called and turned over . Zaki’s was best, but Leecy flopped a 10 to send the Florida pro him in eighth place.

Matthew Leecy – 3,600,000 (144 bb)
Justin Zaki – Eliminated in 8th place ($13,944)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 332

Matt Leecy opened to 60,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Andrew Boccia on the button. He moved all in for 505,000 to get a fold from the blinds. Leecy thought for half a minute and called.

Boccia:
Leecy:

It was a coinflip and the all-low run out was good for a Boccia double.

Andrew Boccia – 1,075,000 (43 bb)
Matt Leecy – 2,000,000 (80 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 332

Action folded to Justin Zaki and he opened to 60,000 from the button. Jeff Trudeau Jr moved all in from the small blind for 250,000 and Matt Leecy folded his big. Zaki did not wait long before he called to put Trudeau at risk.

Zaki:
Trudeau:

“Chop?” Trudeau laughed.

He was ahead but a chop was a real possibility after the flop but Trudeau locked up the double when he paired the turn. Zaki was drawing dead to the river and sent some chips to Trudeau.

Jeff Trudeau Jr – 550,000 (22 bb)
Justin Zaki – 1,300,000 (52 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 332

The preflop action folded all the way around to Jeff Trudeau Jr. in the small blind. He called and Matthew Leecy promptly raised his option to 95,000 total in the big. Trudeau called and it was flop time.

Flop: – Trudeau checked. Leecy bet 110,000. Trudeau called.

Turn: – Trudeau checked again. Leecy bet again, this time 130,000. Trudeau called again.

River: – Trudeau checked a third time. Leecy bet a third time, 190,000. Trudeau through for a few moments, then slid forward two stacks of gray — a call.

Leecy turned over and Trudeau’s cards hit the muck.

Matthew Leecy – 2,850,000 (114 bb)
Jeff Trudeau Jr. – 295,000 (11 bb)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 332

On the second hand after the break, action folded around to Amelio Amato in the small blind and he moved all in for 355,000. Jeff Trudeau Jr took a quick peek at his cards and called.

Trudeau:
Amato:

Amato was live for a double, needed to catch, but missed the board to exit the final table in ninth place.

“Can we spread out a little to get that VIP experience,” Karl Manouchakian asked.

“Gotta make room for those guns,” Ken O’Donnell joked. “Karl will be in seats 3 through 6 today.”

Jeff Trudeau Jr – 960,000 (38 bb)
Amelio Amato – Eliminated in 9th place ($11,245)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

Players are back in their seats after the color up break. Matt Leecy still leads followed by Ken O’Donnell while Amelio Amato dropped under 20 big blinds.

“But I have more than I started the day with,” Amato joked.

Seat 1: Chad Kitchen – 640,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 2,000,000 (80 bb)
Seat 3: Karl Manouchakian – 1,100,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 525,000 (21 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Zaki – 1,480,000 (59 bb)
Seat 6: Amelio Amato – 405,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 580,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 2,200,000 (88 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 885,000 (35 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $112,425
2nd: $79,152
3rd: $50,906
4th: $31,050
5th: $23,979
6th: $19,870
7th: $16,683
8th: $13,944
9th: $11,245

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

After a little over an hour of play, the Main Event final table is on a 15-minute break as the orange chips come out of play.

We still have nine players remaining and we will take another look at their stacks.