$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

Only nine players remain in the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event and they return this afternoon for the last day of the tournament to play out the final table. One player is set to walk away with the title along with more than $112,000 and Matt Leecy returns with the best shot.

He leads the returning players with nearly 1.8 million but he has some tough competition behind him with Justin Zaki, Andrew Boccia, Jeff Trudeau Jr, Filipp Khavin, Ken O’Donnell, Amelio Amato, Chad Kitchen and SHR Tampa regular Karl Manouchakian trying to chase him down.

The stacks are deep and the structure is slow. Our first ever Tampa Poker Classic Main Event champion will have to work for it today in what we expect to be a long battle for the title.

Seat 1: Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
Seat 3: Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
Seat 6: Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)

Final table by chip count:

1. Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
2. Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
3. Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
4. Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
5. Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
6. Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)
7. Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
8. Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
9. Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 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

$150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Day 2 Blinds: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 111

Flight A: 111 Entries, 12 Advanced
Flight B/C: Monday at 11am/6pm
Flight D/E: Tuesday at 11am/6pm
Day 2: Wednesday at 12pm

Day 2 chip counts through Flight A:

Below are the final results from Event 9 of the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic, a one-day $360 buy-in Six-Max Re-entry tournament that concluded during the early morning hours of Monday, March 4

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$360 Six-Max (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 131
Prize Pool: $39,300
March 3, 2019

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 10 Day 1B – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

12PM: Final Table – $1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event

• Main Event Final Table Counts and Seats
• Main Event Payouts

6PM: Event 10 Day 1C – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

$360 Deepstack Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 131

The Six-Max tournament took its time grinding down into the money and to the final table. But they dropped to seven after another break and they redrew seats to begin playing down to a champion.

Michael De La Puente hit the final table with a healthy lead but the stacks are deep with the average just under 50 big blinds.

Seat 1: Mitchell Lee – 350,000 (44 bb)
Seat 2: Jason O’Loughlin – 485,000 (61 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Wiser – 360,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4: Sanjib Acharya – 157,000 (20 bb)
Seat 5: Mario De La Puente – 833,000 (104 bb)
Seat 6: Paul Huffer – 157,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Mehdi Belhassan – 300,000 (38 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $11,790
2nd: $7,271
3rd: $4,362
4th: $2,849
5th: $2,201
6th: $1,808
7th: $1,533

Results so far:

8th: Mario Alonso – $1,336
9th: Robert Cornette – $1,179
10th: Michael Scott – $1,041
11th: Jeanne Pinney – $1,041
12th: Joseph Wright – $1,041
13th: Elizabeth Blalock – $924
14th: Jason Barnett – $924

We will post the final results from this event tomorrow morning.

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

The Main Event final table is set with nine players remaining and they will return on Monday at noon to play it out for the title.

Matt Leecy leads the way with Ken O’Donnell not far behind. Amelio Amato has the shortest stack but his 24 big blinds will still give him room to make moves.

Overall, the average stack sits at 69 big blinds at the restart so they will be in no rush to mix it up.

Everyone is guaranteed at least $11,245 but they all want to the $112,245 top prize as the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event champion.

Seat 1: Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
Seat 2: Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
Seat 3: Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
Seat 6: Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
Seat 9: Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)

Final table by chip count:

1. Matt Leecy – 1,793,000 (112 bb)
2. Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
3. Justin Zaki – 1,395,000 (87 bb)
4. Karl Manouchakian – 1,321,000 (83 bb)
5. Chad Kitchen – 1,153,000 (72 bb)
6. Filipp Khavin – 892,000 (56 bb)
7. Jeff Trudeau Jr – 674,000 (42 bb)
8. Andrew Boccia – 550,000 (34 bb)
9. Amelio Amato – 391,000 (24 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

Main Event results so far:

10th: Vitor Coelho – $9,462
11th: Paul Vlahos – $9,462
12th: Ioannis Patsourakis – $9,462
13th: Randy Spain – $8,093
14th: John O’Neal 0 $8,093
15th: Sterling Savill – $8,093
16th: Trey Harrell – $6,778
17th: Luke Vrabel – $6,778
18th: Huicun Qiao – $6,778
19th: Rodney Rodrigue – $5,603
20th: Alex Ivan – $5,603
21st: Brandon Caputo – $5,603
22nd: Jon Hoellein – $4,482
23rd: Michael McCarthy – $4,482
24th: Charles Kelley – $4,482
25th: Karen Longfellow – $3,860
26th: James Kerr – $3,860
27th: Christopher Dandrea – $3,860
28th: Mark Radcliff – $3,416
29th: Hai Ly – $3,416
30th: Jason Goldman – $3,416
31st: Jeffrey Russell – $3,416
32nd: Edward VanLandingham – $3,416
33rd: Greg Muzzillo – $3,416
34th: Wally Maddah – $3,416

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 332

Before much of ado and counts were completed, Ken O’Donnell opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Vitor Coelho called in the small blind to see the flop. Coelho checked, O’Donnell bet 30,000 and Coelho check-raised all in for ~320,000.

O’Donnell snapped a call as fast as possible.

O’Donnell:
Coelho:

A final table cooler for Coelho and he could not find a lucky save on the turn or river to exit in tenth place. He took home $9,462 and the rest of the table prepared to bag up for a return tomorrow.

Ken O’Donnell – 1,690,000 (106 bb)
Vitor Coelho – Eliminated in 10th place ($9,462)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 332

The last ten players redrew seats at the last table of the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event. Cards are in the air, the lineup is listed below, and we will grab estimated counts as they go.

Seat 1: Vitor Coelho
Seat 2: Chad Kitchen
Seat 3: Ken O’Donnell
Seat 4: Karl Manouchakian
Seat 5: Andrew Boccia
Seat 6: Justin Zaki
Seat 7: Amelio Amato
Seat 8: Jeff Trudeau Jr
Seat 9: Matt Leecy
Seat 10: Filipp Khavin

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
10th: $9,462

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 332

Paul Vlahos sent a double to Vitor Coelho and was left with 168,000. Those went in the middle from the cutoff and Justin Zaki was the only caller.

Vlahos:
Zaki:

Vlahos was looking good until Zaki smashed the flop. The board finished and to send Vlahos out in 11th place while setting up the final table ten.

Justin Zaki – 1,420,000 (89 bb)
Paul Vlahos – Eliminated in 11th place ($9,462)

$1,650 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 332

Andrew Boccia was down to 76,000 and open-shoved from the cutoff. Matt Leecy called on the button, Chad Kitchen folded his small blind, and Jeff Trudeau moved all in from the big blind to get a quick fold from Dandrea.

Trudeau:
Boccia:

Boccia was racing to stay in the Main Event and caught the river on the to triple up. It was barely a blip on the other stacks.

Andrew Boccia – 176,000 (11 bb)