$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 81 of 462
Flight B is creeping its way down towards the money bubble with 81 players remaining at the last nine tables. They still have some work to get done with only 58 of them guaranteed at least $800 but it’s getting there.
Marsha Wolak is the latest to build a big stack and the former WSOP Ladies champ is up to 268,500 rolling towards the endgame.
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 108 of 462
The third break has come and gone and players returned to their seats with 108 players remaining and 58 getting paid.
Matthew Mayo came back to the biggest stack in the room with his 295,000 leading the way. His closest competitors were Ulises Olortiga (219,000), Steve Ekin (182,000), and James Kerr (171,500).
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
The third of seven flights of the WPT Tampa opening tournament starts at 5 pm in the Event Center. The $500 buy-in tournament already has 925 combined entries and tonight they will push the prize pool closer to the $1,000,000 guarantee.
Players start with 20,000 double stacks and run 30-minute levels on Day 1. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm with a single re-entry option if they are eliminated.
The top 12.5% of the field will make the money tonight and Flight C will come to an end when it reached 7%. Those remaining will bag up their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 2 pm.
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 126 of 462
Flight B is down to 126 players remaining with a little bit of time before they begin thinking about the money bubble.
James Kerr doesn’t have a sweat at the moment the way he is going. The reigning Tampa Poker Classic Main Event champ is up to 134,800 in the middle stages of the day and can work his stack.
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight B Entries: 462 (Total: 925)
The math is complete and Flight B of Event 1 officially drew 462 entries to put the combined total up to 925 with five more flights to go.
The last 58 players will make the money later this evening and will be guaranteed at least $800. Flight B will come to an end with 33 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 2 pm.
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries: 444 (Total: 907)
Cards are back in the air for Flight B with the tournament clock showing 444 entries but we are awaiting on the official numbers. They will make their way through four more levels before another break shows on the schedule.
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight B Entries: 444 (Total: 907)
Flight B is heading towards the end of registration with a friendly 444 entries so far. That leaves the field not far from putting $400K towards the $1,000,000 guarantee, it will get there early in the weekend.
Jacob Naumann looks like the new biggest stack in the room and the 2019 Tampa Winter Poker Open Eight-Handed champ is up to 99,000.
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries: 359 (Total: 822)
Flight B players returned from their first break with 359 entries today and 822 combined. Registration remains open until 2:30 pm so there’s plenty of time to join us.
Steve Ekin came back to one of the biggest stacks in the room, returning to 56,000 in front of him for a nearly 3x starting stack after two hours.
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight B Entries: 342 (Total: 805)
Another quick run to the tables boosted the combined entry count over 800 with well more than two hours to join the fun.
We found a few more friends in the field including WPT DeepStacks Tampa Main Event champ Anthony Astarita, 2016 Tampa Winter Poker Open Main Event final table member John Alegria, and 2021 Tampa Poker Classic Mai Event final tablist Scott Robbins.
$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight B Entries: 290 (Total: 753)
Players continue to join the Flight B field and they are not far from putting another 300 in the game. The tournament is already more than a third of the way towards the $1,000,000 guarantee with a ton of time to build it.
We found Marsha Wolak and Nicole Diaz in early action. Diaz start her series off well with a nice run in Event 2 and made the turbo final table. Marsha Wolak is a recent Tampa transfer and sporting some good luck charms; the bracelet on her wrist from her 2011 WSOP Ladies Championship win and a WSOP Circuit ring around her neck.
