2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 204
Prize Pool: $68,340
September 10, 2023

Richard Saunders took home the top prize worth $12,070 along with the SPS trophy after a chop was decided to at the final table among the last seven players standing around 2 am in Event 6.

We caught up with Saunders shortly after the win, and here is what he had to say about the victory, “This sensation is very good to win such a nice tournament. There were a lot of good people playing. I feel very good. A lot of good people playing, a very good atmosphere.”

He continued, “Actually, today was a lot of fun. My first table was a lot of happy people, and I enjoy that. Yeah, let’s have fun.”

Saunders journey through the tournament was an up and down affair. He lost a bad beat, but rallied back from it on the way to the title. “Poker is like this, you have to breathe in order to come back. We always have another hand.”

Saunders had built up a big stack by the time the final table began, but he did reveal a key hand that sent him on the path to victory. “A guy raised, another one three-bet, and I came in with tens and went all in, and I won. My tens held, and I made 800,000 to win that hand,” said Saunders.

Saunders has his eyes on the main event for the tournament series after this, and he is enjoying his time at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. “Yes, the main event, I’m just the hold’em. It’s very nice here, everything is very nice,” said Saunders.

Final Results:

* – denotes results of a seven-way deal

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 204
Prize Pool: $68,340
September 10, 2023

Registration has closed in Event 6 at the SPS Series with 204 entries easily topping the guarantee of $25,000. The total prize pool is $68,340 with $16,830 to the winner, and a min-cash worth $510. Here is a look at the full payout structure:

1: $16,830
2: $11,670
3: $7,000
4: $4,260
5: $3,290
6: $2,730
7: $2,320
8: $2,000
9: $1,680
10-12: $1,460
13-15: $1,240
16-18: $1,030
19-21: $820
22-24: $630
25-26: $510

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Not everyone could make it through to Day 2 from the big Event 1 field so we have three new trophy events on today’s schedule starting with Event 6 at 2 pm. It is a $400 Deep Stack with a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool and football on the TVs.

Players start with 30K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm. The 30-minute dinner break is scheduled for 8:30 pm and they’ll return to play down until one player is posing with the SPS trophy.

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

2PM: Event 6 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 7 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
• Final table levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 8 – $400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $140 Event 7 Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win seats into $1,100 buy-in Event 7
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (11:45am)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Event 10 Satellite (1-in-5)

• 1-in-5 win seats into $600 buy-in Event 10
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (9:45pm)
• Structure Sheet