$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players: 6 of 108 Entries

Johnny Bromberg was eliminated in eighth place, and Mark Koeln exited in seventh place with both players pocketing $3,400. The final six players have now been seated at the final table.

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players: 8 of 108 Entries

AJ Kelsall is among the final eight players in Event 11, and he will be adding to his career earnings of more than $2.8 million wherever he finishes tonight. The Tampa resident was born in Pennsylvania, and you need to look no further than his fandom for Philadelphia sports teams to see that first hand.

Kelsall holds a World Series of Poker gold bracelet, and he has three WSOP Circuit gold rings as well. Kelsall has nine tournament victories in his career, and the largest tournament score he has claimed was worth $443,259 for a third-place finish in a six-max no-limit hold’em event earlier this year at the WSOP.

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players: 9 of 108 Entries

Here is a look at the recent eliminations in Event 11:

9th: Oscar Lindo Zeledon – $2,670
10th: Tarun Gulati – $2,670
11th: Frank Bramman – $2,180
12th: Josh Snow – $2,180

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players: 10 of 108 Entries

Josh Snow was all in short with from the small blind, and Sean Boland had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Snow was eliminated in 12th place, good for $2,180. Boland stacked up 665,000 after collecting the pot.

Sean Boland – 665,000 (110 bb)
Josh Snow – Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,180)

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Players: 14 of 108 Entries

Here is a look at the recent results from Event 14 with a handful of players busting out on either side of the dinner break.

13th: Ryan Mazurkiewicz – $1,850
14th: Felipe Koury – $1,850
15th Jeremy Joseph – $1,630
16th: James Tomblin – $1,630
17th: Amie Martini – $1,490
18th: Dana Caruso – $1,490

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 128

Here is a look at the final chip counts from Flight D. Play will resume at 2 pm on Wednesday with two more starting flights still running.

Ray Lambert – 443,000
Joseph Parrish – 327,000
Garrison Brown – 253,000
Carm Alter – 248,000
John Littleton – 233,000
Anthony DeCresci – 207,000
Daniel Vitek – 172,000
Jie Liu – 169,000
John Anderson – 145,000
Michael Mattivi – 140,000
Griffin Baugh – 88,000
Khahn Truong – 78,000
Jovan Jojic – 57,000

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Players: 18 of 108 Entries

The button got all in for about 50,000 preflop with , and Ryan Mazurkiewicz had him covered holding on the small blind.

The final board read , and Mazurkiewicz took out his opponent to stack up 412,000 after the hand.

The money bubble has now burst, and the remaining 18 players will all take home at least $1,490 in prize money.

The field went on dinner break for 30 minutes a little bit after the bubble burst, and play will resume just after 7 pm.

Ryan Mazurkiewic – 412,000 (137 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Players: 19 of 108 Entries

Tarun Gulati was all in preflop for 76,500 from the button with , and his opponent had him covered holding on the hijack.

The final board read , and Gulati doubled up to survive with 159,500 after collecting the pot thanks to a straight on the river.

Hand-for-hand play continued on the money bubble after the hand.

Tarun Gulati – 159,500 (53 bb)

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 11
$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 108
Prize Pool: $104,760
September 12, 2023

Registration closed for the $1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH tournament with 108 entries more than doubling the $50,000 and creating a prize pool worth $104,760. The last 18 players will make the money with $1,490 for a min-cash and $28,420 plus the SPS trophy for the Event 11 champ.

1st: $28,420 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $18,470
3rd: $12,360
4th: $8,530
5th: $6,070
6th: $4,470
7th-8th: $3,400
9th-10th: $2,670
11th-12th: $2,180
13th-14th: $1,850
15th-16th: $1,630
17th-18th: $1,490

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  108

The second break ended, and players returned to their seats to continue the march to our next champion. The tournament clock shows 108 entries, and we will report the official numbers after the math is complete.

Johnny Bromberg called his chip lead earlier and has more than doubled it since then. He has a big lead at this point, holding 383,000 and nearly five times the chip average.