Gallo returned from break here in the Main Event with one of the biggest stacks in the room and has sights on another deep run if his play can hold up.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event $500,000 Guarantee | Structure Level 4: 100/200 with a 200 ante Day 1A Entries: 115
Tony March
Tony March takes his seat here in the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event playing not for himself, but for the Pay it Backward Foundation.
March is the founder of the local charitable organization which “invests itself in the lives of the underprivileged broken, abused, homeless and forgotten.” March came from an impoverished background, and after finding professional success, was compelled to combat poverty in the communities in which he lives. Thus began the Pay it Backward Foundation.
According to the foundation’s website:
“[The][Pay][it][Backward][Foundation] has been created to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, assist the poor and encourage the broken hearted while, at the same time, seeking to enrich their spirits and raise their hopes for a better future.”
It’s early here in the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event, but were March to make a deep run in thsi $500,000 guaranteed finale, March’s organization would prove to benefit handsomely.
The first break is freshly wrapped and Level 4 is underway with the clock showing 118 entries.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event $500,000 Guarantee | Structure Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante Day 1A Entries: 107
Level 3 is underway and the entry count is continuing to tick up. Now sitting at 107, the upward trend is expected to continue all the way until registration closes at roughly 6:30pm.
Those unable to get in today’s installment can register the action for tomorrow’s Day 1B or Saturday’s Day 1C.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event $500,000 Guarantee | Structure Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante Day 1A Entries: 100
Defending champion, Quentin Jones
Quentin Jones put a hurt on last year’s WPTDeepStacks Tampa series scoring two property trophies. It was the $350 re-entry prelim that got Jones’ momentum going. From there, he parlayed his hot play into a Main Event victory. It was a 12-day stretch that saw Jones score more than $145,000 in earnings.
With a pedigree like that, the 2019 installment was a must-play for Jones. He’s in the early action taking his seat midway through Level 1 and jockeying now in Level 2.
There are plenty of chips flying early with blinds of 100/100 with a 100 ante.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event $500,000 Guarantee | Structure Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
There’s been a slew of tournament champions crowned here at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa over the last few days, but the time has come to crown the champion of champions — the Main Event.
Beginning today at 11am is Day 1A of the $1,100 buy-in guaranteed finale. For the first time in the event’s history, the guarantee has been bumped up to a cool half million.
Players in this tournament enjoy loads of play with 30,000 starting chips and 40- and 60-minute levels. Day 1 play is comprised of 15 levels wrapping shortly before 11pm. Registration and re-entry close following level 10, about 6:30pm.
Here are the details:
11AM: Day 1A – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 30,000 in chips
Levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 60 minutes
Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
