$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 104

Jake Schwartz opened the action from under the gun and Filipp Khavin shipped in for 35,000. The big blind folded and Schwartz called.

Schwartz:
Khavin:

Khavin was flipping, needed to hold to double up, but Schwartz took the lead on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Khavin was elminated.

Jake Schwartz – 185,000 (62 bb)
Filipp Khavin – Eliminated

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries:  363

The players return from their second break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 300-500 and a 500 ante. Registration for Day 1A remains open with unlimited re-entries until 8:45 pm.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 100K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Tyler Phillips  –  139,800  (280 bb)
2.  Dapo Ajayi  –  135,700  (271 bb)
3.  Raffaello Locatelli  –  102,000  (204 bb)
4.  Richard Rice  –  101,000  (202 bb)

Tyler Phillips was the chipleader at the first break, and he has held onto the top position.

Dapo Ajayi is new to the leaderboard, but he is coming off a very strong 2019, when he racked up three six-figure scores — in January he finished second in the WSOP Circuit Main Event in Choctaw ($198,265), in July he finished 39th in the WSOP Main Event ($211,945), and in October he finished second in WPT Montreal ($254,966). And while it was just shy of a six-figure score, Ajayi finished second last month at the WSOP Circuit Main Event in Thunder Valley to earn $91,009.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  350

The second break is here and the 350 entries have pushed the prize pool over $500,000.

There was a Main Event schedule update recently. The dinner break following Level 9 has been increased to 60 minutes to make sure everyone has time to grab a bit. That will also push the late registration period to 8:45 pm.

$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 104

With the final board showing on the river with nearly 30K already in the pot, last night’s Event 8 champion Romeo Mendoza checked the small blind, and David Prociak bet 20,000 from the big blind, leaving himself just 12,000 behind.

Mendoza thought for a bit before he called, and Prociak turned over for two pair, nines and eights. Mendoza mucked, dropping down to just 9,000 in chips.

David Prociak  –  81,000  (32 bb)
Romeo Mendoza  –  9,000  (4 bb)

A short while later at the same table, with the final board showing , the player in the big blind bet 30,000, Faraz Jaka moved all in under the gun for 63,500, and the big blind called with for two pair, aces and nines.

But Jaka turned over to win the pot with a king-high flush, doubling up in chips.

Faraz Jaka  –  160,000  (64 bb)

The next hand, Romeo Mendoza moved all in from UTG+1 for 9,000, and Faraz Jaka called from the big blind with . Mendoza turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Mendoza flopped a gutshot straight draw, but Jaka flopped a pair of kings and turned trips to win the pot and eliminate Mendoza from the tournament.

Faraz Jaka  –  170,000  (68 bb)
Romeo Mendoza  –  Eliminated

With 31 players remaining from a field of 104, the average chip stack is about 134,000 (54 big blinds). The final 16 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,481 each.

2020 WSOP Circuit – February
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida – Event 9
$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  104
Prize Pool:  $312,000
February 13-14, 2020

The numbers are in and the $3,250 High Roller drew 104 entries to push the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool up to $312,000. Another great showing for one of our WSOP Circuit events.

The last 16 players will make some money with a min-cash worth $5,481 and the winner will earn $89,150 along with the WSOP Circuit ring.

1st: $89,150 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $55,099
3rd: $37,505
4th: $26,338
5th: $19,100
6th: $14,319
7th: $11,110
8th: $8,933
9th-10th: $7,453
11th-12th: $6,461
13th-14th: $5,828
15th-16th: $5,481

$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 104

Ian O’Hara got it all in from the button with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Arkadiy Tsinis, who was UTG+1.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Tsinis to win the pot and eliminate O’Hara from the tournament.

Arkadiy Tsinis  –  127,000  (64 bb)
Ian O’Hara  –  Eliminated

Tsinis is currently second (behind David Tuthill) in the race for Casino Champion this series. The winner will receive entry into the 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship.

The tournament clock shows 48 players remaining from a field of 104, which means the average chip stack is about 86,500 (43 big blinds). The final 16 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,481 each.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  315

The Main Event is five levels into the day and the prize pool is nearly halfway to the $1,000,000 guarantee with a ton of time left to run it up.

Michael Cohen and Anthony Astarita are sharing a table in the Main Event and they share a little history. Astarita won the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event in 2016 and cashed deep in the tournament three years in a row. Cohen did not win the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event but he came very close with back-to-back second place finishes in 2017 and 2018.

$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  51 of 104

Cards went in the air for Day 2 of the $3,250 High Roller and registration closed with 104 entries. They pushed the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool up to $312,000 and we will have the payout information shortly.

Romeo Mendoza won the $2,200 High Roller late last night after defeating A.J. Kelsall heads up. Both players were among the nine new entries this afternoon along with Will Givens, William Parker, Giuseppe Iadisernia, Joseph Orsino, Steven Brite, David Tuthill, and TK Miles.

$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 95

The $3,250 High Roller returns this afternoon with a lot of talent shooting for the WSOP Circuit ring. The tournament drew 95 entries to blast the $100,000 guarantee and registration will remain open until cards go in the air for Day 2.

There were 42 players who bagged up last night and Jamey Kramer was the biggest of them. He comes back with the chip lead and there are a lot of great players trying to chase him down.

Once play gets underway, we will know the final entry number and will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  287

The first break came to an end and players returned to their seats with 287 entries here so far. It’s looking like an easy path to the $1,000,000 guarantee, now we’ll have to see where it goes from there.

North Carolina’s own Tyler Phillips ran well over the first three levels and came back from break to a stack that went from 30,000 to 147,900. The WSOP Circuit ring winner is the clear front runner but there’s still a lot of time to catch him.