$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight G Entries: 193 (Total Entries: 865)

The Poker Room is already packed and we continue to put more backsides in seats. We found one who knows success in this tournament and this series.

Last year, this tournament had a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and an added WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event seat added. Quentin Jones outlasted the 560-entry field to take the title along with $31,000 and the Main Event seat.

Not content with that, Jones rode the seat he won to become our third WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event champ for another $116,000. Not a bad way to spin it up.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight G Entries: 162 (Total Entries: 834)

Flight G got there in a hurry. Before Level 1 ran its course, entry number 162 joined the field to officially push the Event 1 prize pool over the $250,000 Guarantee and now they begin pushing it higher and higher.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight G Entries: 124 (Total Entries: 796)

After a short delay to get everyone in the correct place and issue player instructions, cards are in the air for the last flight of Event 1 and it is a big one. We have 124 in action at the start with a healthy line waiting to join them.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

We have only one tournament in the Poker Room today but it will be a big one. It is the final flight of the WPTDeepStacks Tampa opening event and Saturday afternoon poker will bring out the crowd.

The first six flights drew 672 entries into the $360 buy-in tournament and Event 1 will hit its $250,000 later this afternoon when today’s count hits 162. Then they will begin pushing the prize pool higher and higher.

They’ll play out today like the previous days. Entrants will start with 20,000 deep stacks and play 30-minute levels. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 around 3:30 pm and Flight G will wrap at the end of Level 14. At that point, we will know the identity of everyone returning for Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am.

Cards fly at 11 am and we will be here from start to finish.

Chip counts through Flight F

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips with 30-minute levels
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 95 of 672

Flight A: 106 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight B: 79 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight C: 103 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight D: 95 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight E: 116 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight F: 173 Entries; 24 Advanced
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1G – $360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips with 30-minute levels
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 12 – $100 Event 1 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

• 10 seats guaranteed into $250,000 GTD Event 1
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 12 Sheet

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 71 of 499

Flight A: 106 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight B: 79 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight C: 103 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight D: 95 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight E: 116 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 16 of 116

Flight E has come to an end with another 16 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. Forrest Raleigh held the lead for most of the last part of the day but Matthew Kerley stormed ahead and bagged 292,000. Raleigh is still ok with 241,000 with Michael Beattie, Romel Huelga, and Panthep Ritthisorn rounding out the top five stacks.

Once all the counts are collected, we will post a full list of all who advanced so far.

Flight E stacks:

1. Matthew Kerley – 292,000
2. Forrest Raleigh – 241,000
3. Michael Beattie – 236,500
4. Romel Huelga – 225,000
5. Panthep Ritthisorn – 177,500
6. Joseph Lyles – 168,000
7. Joseph Orsino – 157,000
8. Felix Duane – 154,500
9. Sanjib Acharya – 150,000
10. Mike Traficante – 143,500
11. Woodrow Pass – 133,000
12. Mark Wiser – 69,000
13. Jamie Martin – 62,500
14. Paul Strandquist – 56,000
15. David Kaucher – 39,500
16. Jose Garcia – 34,000

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 18 of 116

Tournament staff paused the clock with ten minutes remaining and instructed the dealers to deal three more hands. Once that is complete, the remaining players will be done for the evening.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

Time is running out to get a piece of the big opening tournament prize pool. WPTDeepStacks Tampa Event 1 is down to the last two starting flights with Flight F ready to go in the back of the Poker Room. The tournament has 499 entries so far and tonight will go a long way to hitting the $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll start out with 20,000 deep stacks and play 30-minute levels from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 around 6:30 pm and the flight will come to an end after Level 14. Any survivors will bag up and return on Sunday for Day 2.

Chip counts through Flight D

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips with 30-minute levels
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet