2024 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,655
Prize Pool: $546,150
September 10-15, 2023

The 2024 Signature Poker Series kicked off with a huge multi-flight event, a $400 buy-in tournament featuring a $250,000 guarantee. The tournament drew 1,655 entries, more than doubling the guarantee, and Kevin Carnevale took the top spot for $84,310 after a heads-up deal.

The turnout for this tournament created the second-biggest field we’ve ever hosted in the Poker Room, just 50 souls shy of the 1,705 entries in the opening event of the 2023 Tampa Poker Classic, and they turned the $250K guarantee into a prize pool worth $546,150.

206 players returned for Day 2 on Sunday in the money and quickly played down without worrying about bubble play. Carnevale and Mark Bibbie were two of the biggest stacks through the late stages of the day, and they were the two left standing at the end.

With Carnevale holding a big chip lead, they agreed to divide up the remaining prize pool, and Carnevale took the top spot along with $84,310.

Congrats to Kevin and thank you to everyone for the great turnout to start the series!

Final table results:

• Complete SPS Event 1 results (PDF)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33: 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante

After Marsha Wolak was eliminated in third place, having a great time the entire day, Kevin Carnevale and Mark Bibbey played a few hands before the two decided to divide up the remaining prize pool.

Carnevale had a huge chip lead, took $2K off top prize, and they called it a night.

Congrats Kevin!

1st: Kevin Carnevale – $84,310
2nd: Mark Bibbey – $59,690

Tournament recap with full results to come tomorrow.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,655

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,655

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,655

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,655

Seat 1: Marsha Wolak – 6,150,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Gus Felicio – 6,100,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Kevin Carnevale – 16,500,000 (55 bb)
Seat 8: Mark Bibbey – 17,300,000 (58 bb)
Seat 9: Robert Georato – 3,450,000 (12 bb)

1st: $86,310
2nd: $57,690
3rd: $42,770
4th: $32,000
5th: $24,170
6th: Caleb Powell – $18,430
7th: Steven Siclair – $14,190
8th: Phouc Pham – $11,030
9th: Daniel Kirkley – $8,650

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,655

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,655

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,655

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,655