$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/35,000 with a 35,000 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 4,852

Catching up with results, another chunk of data was collected and here are the 244th through 297th place finishers.

244th: Christopher Rouleau – $1,480
245th: Walter Rossi – $1,480
246th: Alexander Kartveli – $1,480
247th: Gregory Masters – $1,480
248th: Zachary Fischer – $1,480
249th: Charlie Riley – $1,480
250th: Darin Thompso – $1,480
251st: Scott Lipner – $1,480
252nd: Hazem Muhieddin – $1,480

253rd: Hyong Lee – $1,420
254th: Riccardo Andreoli – $1,420
255th: John Haldie – $1,420
256th: Harold Angle – $1,420
257th: Haoyo Che – $1,420
258th: David Howard – $1,420
259th: Stephen Sandoval – $1,420
260th: Brandon Craswell – $1,420
261st: John Mullarky – $1,420

262nd: Jason Rogers – $1,385
263rd: Christopher Perry – $1,385
264th: Lawrence McDonald – $1,385
265th: Curtis King – $1,385
266th: James McKeon – $1,385
267th: Bradley Sclater – $1,385
268th: Jerry Argento – $1,385
269th: Michele Mezzogori – $1,385
270th: Harry Binda – $1,385

271st: Jakob Parks – $1,365
272nd: Bryan Cuzino – $1,365
273rd: Bryan Roche – $1,365
274th: Margaritz Ramirez Serrano – $1,365
275th: John Reddon Jr – $1,365
276th: Blair Miller – $1,365
277th: Jose Alejandro Saide Azar – $1,365
278th: Maury Dale – $1,365
279th: Michael Moskowitz – $1,365

280th: Brandon Ellis – $1,310
281st: Ethan Blauner – $1,310
282nd: Brendan Daly – $1,310
283rd: David Roy – $1,310
284th: Vanna Nuon – $1,310
285th: Blancy Mitchell – $1,310
286th: Steve Blackmon – $1,310
287th: Efi Amoyal – $1,310
288th: Kevin Bayson – $1,310

289th: Alex Michiels – $1,270
290th: Matthew Mayo – $1,270
291st: Gloria Shenefield – $1,270
292nd: Ariel Rosello Quintana – $1,270
293rd: Thomas Maiale Jr – $1,270
294th: Ryan Hogan – $1,270
295th: Julio Delgado Reyes – $1,270
296th: Fanilkumar Patel – $1,270
297th: Joseph Boulais – $1,270

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  108 of 4,852

Players are nearing the end of Level 24 which means another break will be headed their way. They are close to dropping into double digits remaining and the more serious money.

Jacob Naumann seems like tops in the room with 2,200,000 but we will take a closer look while they are away.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/35,000 with a 35,000 ante
Players Remaining:  135 of 4,852

Catching up with some paperwork, we tracked down the first big list of results with several pay jumps. Among those cashing but falling short of the title we found Chris Tryba, Mark Dube, Matthew Leecy and Bryce McVay.

Of course James Calderaro is at the bottom of the results but he’s still playing his second stack deep into Day 2.

298th: Jacob Ferro – $1,200
299th: Michael Whidden – $1,200
300th: David Kaucher – $1,200
301st: Forrest Clardy – $1,200
302nd: Mehran Moeinzadeh – $1,200
303rd: Roberto Bonilla Rivera – $1,200
304th: Gerald Stogner – $1,200
305th: Mark Donly – $1,200
306th: Zachary Vuong – $1,200

307th: Yosef Brandwein – $1,125
308th: Mark Dube – $1,125
309th: Jerffrey Rolland – $1,125
310th: Ronald Thorne – $1,125
311th: Raul Roa – $1,125
312th: Chris Tryba – $1,125
313th: David Clark – $1,125
314th: Tanupat Punjarojanakul – $1,125
315th: Sena Hopkins – $1,125

316th: Sah Mandeep – $1,085
317th: Elie Williams Jr – $1,085
318th: Alan Taylor – $1,085
319th: Erik Fields – $1,085
320th: Ethan Camp – $1,085
321st: Matthew Leecy – $1,085
322nd: Kyle Peterson – $1,085
323rd: John Zaleski – $1,085
324th: Jesse Fujarczyk – $1,085

325th: Frederick Goldberg – $1,050
326th: Wasim Assaf – $1,050
327th: Filipp Khavin – $1,050
328th: Dereck Thomsen – $1,050
329th: Mikhaile Richards – $1,050
330th: Anuj Tiwary – $1,050
331st: Bennet Parke – $1,050
332nd: Louis George – $1,050
333rd: Joseph Stempek – $1,050

334th: Kevin Jackson – $1,030
335th: Thomas Couture – $1,030
336th: Bryce McVay – $1,030
337th: Jeffory Stephens – $1,030
338th: Ronnie Dowdy – $1,030
339th: Rafael Yaraliyev – $1,030
340th: James Calderaro – $1,030

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  235 of 4,852

We have two new million-chip-aires in the room. Fred Dabus got there with a big hand right as his table was breaking. He had his 500K stack at risk with and was looking good against .

The on the flop was a temporary scare when it was followed by a six on the board. Dabus’ flopped set of sixes held for a double up to 1,010,000.

Jessica Richards got there the grindy way. We didn’t see her mix it up in any big hands but she moved her 451,000 starting Day 2 stack up to 1,070,000 after an hour.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  235 of 4,852

Things were still a little fluid after the return from break and stacks are fluctuating. It looks like Phil Hernz is your new leader with 1,450,000 followed by Angel Cabrera 1,225,000.

Martin Carnero is sitting with 1,115,000 and Frank Weigel not far behind with 1,015,000.

Blinds went up to 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante and the average stack is 415,000 (27 bb).

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  270 of 4,852

The first break rolled around after an hour of play so that tournament staff could color off the 1K chips. They are down to 270 players are we will begin grabbing some results after they return.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  321 of 4,852

Marsha Wolak began her Day 2 with some swings. Early in the action, John Haldie open-shoved for 68,000 and Wolak moved in over the top with a bigger stack from cutoff to get folds from the button and blinds.

Haldie:
Wolak:

Wolak had kicker issues and that was before Haldie hit the flop. The board finished and the Haldie pulled a needed double.

A few hands later, Wolak was at it again but this time her hand was even bigger. Kyle Peterson picked up with his 28,000-chip stack but ran into Wolak’s .

Peterson never found a sweat on the board to exit in 322nd. Wolak began the day with 263,000 but only dropped to 250,000 after sending a double.

Marsha Wolak – 250,000 (21 bb)
John Haldie – 161,000 (13 bb)
Kyle Peterson – Eliminated in 322nd Place ($1,085)

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  333 of 4,852

James Calderaro is playing on a bit of a freeroll this afternoon. The WSOP PLO High Roller bracelet winner was the only player who took advantage of the best-stack-forward format after he bagged twice. He put 139,000 away in Flight E then improved to 553,000 in Flight F.

Calderaro picked up a $1,030 min-cash for his smaller bag and began today with his bigger stack.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  339 of 4,852

Everyone located their Day 2 seat and cards were put back in the air to continue playing down Event 1. The blinds are 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is 286,000 (29 bb) with 339 players remaining.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  339 of 4,852

The first event of our first WPT Tampa series was a huge success. The tournament drew 4,852 entries over seven starting flights to create the second-biggest field in Florida poker history. The $2,086,320 prize pool is the biggest opening event in Sunshine State history and that’s all thanks to our players.

We had 340 players advance to Day 2 starting this afternoon at 2 pm but we already have a result. James Calderaro advanced two stacks in the opening flights so the WSOP bracelet winner will pick up a $1,030 min-cash for his smallest bag and will play his biggest.

Simeon Knafo leads the return with 1,050,000 while Martin Carnero, Phil Hernz, John Dolan, and Mihaly Lukacs round out the top five. There’s a lot of talent remaining in the field and they are all vying for the nearly $250K top prize.

Cards go back in the air with all 339 players already in the money so we expect furious action at the start. They have 27:34 remaining in Level 19 and levels will increase to 40 minutes after the three-table redraw.

Top 10 returns stacks:

1. Simeon Knafo – 1,050,000 (105 bb)
2. Martin Carnero – 1,035,000 (104 bb)
3. Phil Hernz – 1,016,000 (102 bb)
4. John Dolan – 950,000 (95 bb)
5. Mihaly Lukacs – 909,000 (91 bb)
6. Charles Honkonen – 789,000 (79 bb)
7. James Kerr – 755,000 (76 bb)
8. Frank Weigel – 749,000 (75 bb)
9. Pasquale Hudson – 728,000 (73 bb)
10. Michial Drake – 697,000 (70 bb)

Day 2 Chips | Day 2 Seats