Tag Archives: 2020 Feb WSOPC

Event 1 Flight A: Second Break

$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  289

Zach Mullennix

The second break is coming up and more familiar faces are joining the big opening flight. Among them we found Zach Mullennix taking his shot after some nice scores over the last 12 months.

He picked up his first WSOP Circuit ring last February in Coconut Creek, earned his second there in September, then won his first Hollywood major last month in the LHPO $1,100 Eight-Handed event.

Now he needs a Tampa to complete the Triple Crown.

Event 1 Flight A: Edwards Muñiz Back Home After Hollywood Heater

$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  270

Edwards Muñiz

The entry count moved up to 270 as the afternoon progresses and they are only halfway through the registration/re-entry period. That is a huge number and the fields will only get bigger as we hit the weekend.

Edwards Muñiz is back in his home casino after quite a trip across the state last month. The Tampa regular played in the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood opening event of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open and went on to win the title for more than $225,000. But that wasn’t the only thing he accomplished.

After bagging the chip lead in Flight B, Muñiz fired the Big O tournament (the first time in his career) on his day off. Naturally, he went on to win that trophy a few days before he took home the huge WPTDeepStacks hardware.

Event 1 Flight A: Aaron Speer Leads Early

$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  250

Aaron Speer

The first break is complete and players are back in their seats. There are a lot of chips in play and it looks like Aaron Speer has the lion’s share so far.

The 2019 Tampa Winter Poker Open Event 1 champion ran his 40K starting stack up to 120,100 in four levels and is pacing the field with eight more levels of late reg available.

Event 1 Flight A: First Break

$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  235

Michael Wang

The clock is ticking down on Level 4 and Flight A players will soon take their first break of the day. The tournament count quickly jumped over 200 with more than five hours left to register.

We have plenty of regular but also a nice group of travelers here already including Michael Wang from the Garden State. He already owns two WSOP Circuit rings to go along with his 2015 WSOP bracelet in the $5K NLH tournament but I’m sure Wang wouldn’t mind adding another.

Event 1 Flight A: Nearing 200

$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  196

Anthony Astarita

Flight A of Event 1 is nearing the 200 entry mark well before the first break of the day, a great start to the series and the tournament is at an easy pace to reach the $500,000 guarantee.

Anthony Astarita was an early entry and he can add to his nice list of accomplishments. The Tampa regular has a lot of big scores in our poker room but none bigger than the $131K he banked as the WPTDeepStacks Tampa champion in 2016.

Event 1 Flight A: Kicking off the WSOP Circuit Series

$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The wait is over and the long-anticipated World Series of Poker Circuit has come to Tampa. We are kicking off the series with a huge tournament that will draw a massive crowd. Event 1 is a $600 buy-in Double Stack tournament with a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool with five starting flights.

The first goes at 11 am with another starting at 5 pm, two more on Friday and one massive one on Saturday.

Players will sit down to 40,000 starting stack and the first 24 levels will last 30 minutes, increasing to 45 minutes in Level 25. Late registration is open until the start of Level 13 at 6 pm with unlimited re-entries available during that time.

Each flight is scheduled to play through Level 24 but they will stop if the field reaches 10%. Those players will return on Sunday for Day 2 with the field already in the money.

It is an exciting time in the Event Center and we look forward to a fantastic series for our local regulars and traveling guests.

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 45 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 13
  • Day 1 will end at the conclusion of level 24 or 10% of the field
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

WSOPC Day 1 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 45 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 13
  • Day 1 will end at the conclusion of level 24 or 10% of the field
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 2 – $400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-22 last 30 minutes; Levels 23+ last 45 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 9
  • Day 1 will end at the conclusion of level 22 or final table
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1B – $600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 45 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 13
  • Day 1 will end at the conclusion of level 24 or 10% of the field
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 19 – $80 Event 1 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 7,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Winners will be entered into Day 1A of Event 1
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 20 – $80 Event 1 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 7,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Winners will be entered into Day 1B of Event 1
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 15 – $140 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Structure Sheet

Complete 2020 WSOPC Tampa Schedule


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