$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 304

Brian Ray is the latest to spin up a stack, sitting at 305,000 in the early parts of Day 2. They are still a good ways away from the money bubble but another table broke to get the field to 72.

Bubble play is still a couple hours away but never too early to start getting ready with a big stack to punish.

2024 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 304
Prize Pool: $684,000
September 27 – 30, 2023

Registration closed for the 2024 Signature Poker Series Championship with 304 entries, turning the $500,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $684,000. The last 38 players will make the money with $5,070 for a min-cash and $144,840 plus the SPS trophy to our next champ.

Thank you once again for the fantastic turnout and support the series.

1st: $144,840 + SPS trophy
2nd: $96,370
3rd: $70,290
4th: $51,940
5th: $38,890
6th: $29,500
7th: $22,670
8th: $17,660
9th-10th: $13,940
11th-12th: $11,360
13th-14th: $9,440
15th-16th: $7,990
17th-20th: $6,900
21st-24th: $6,090
25th-32nd: $5,500
33rd-38th: $5,070

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $661,500 | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  104 of 304

Players are back in their seats after the first break and registration closed for the Championship. It looks like we had 31 max late reg players and we will report the final number as soon as the math is done.

Robert Lebeau was late going to break because he was in a big hand. The result was a chip-leading stack worth 281,500, which was worth the wait. Ya Yun Liu is only one purple chip back in second with 281,000 followed by James Calderaro, Wagner Wysotchanski, and Anthony Bertuccio.

Robert Lebeau – 281,500 (188 bb)
Ya Yun Liu – 281,000 (187 bb)
James Calderaro – 270,500 (180 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski – 265,000 (177 bb)
Anthony Bertuccio – 264,000 (176 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $661,500 | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 294

The clocking is ticking down toward the first break and closing registration for the 2024 SPS Championship. We are up to 21 late reg players and might grab a few more before we shut it down at 1:15 pm.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $650,050 | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 289

We are about 20 minutes into the new day and we have 16 max late reg players in the game and we’ll see more before we close the books at 1:15 pm. It’s starting to snowball and the prize pool is over $650,000.

“I play better with a short stack than a big stack,” Rusty Wadsworth said as one of our Day 2 entries

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $630,000 | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  105 of 280

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the SPS Championship, with seven new entries (six late reg and one from a turbo satellite) bringing the entry count to 280. We’ll add a few more in the next hour plus the break.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $614,250 | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  98 of 273

Two starting flights wrapped up and put 273 entries into the SPS Championship but we aren’t done yet. Registration is open until 1:15 pm and we will get a few more to push the prize pool higher.

Wagner Wysotchanski bagged the Flight A lead and it held after a big Flight B. Ken Fishman, Ya Yun Liu, Ricardo Eyzaguire, and James Calderaro round out a talented top five and WPT champ Bin Weng is lurking not far behind them.

Cards go back in the air at noon and we will post the payout information as soon as registration closes.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Wagner Wysotchanski – 340,000 (227 bb)
2. Ken Fishman – 316,000 (211 bb)
3. Ya Yun Liu – 302,500 (202 bb)
4. Ricardo Eyzaguire – 301,500 (201 bb)
5. James Calderaro – 281,000 (187 bb)
6. Marcus El Huaick – 253,000 (169 bb)
7. Ken O’Donnell – 252,500 (168 bb)
8. Bin Weng – 239,500 (160 bb)
9. Chongyou Chen – 227,500 (152 bb)
10. Miguel Hernandez – 208,500 (139 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)

• Championship Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Day 2 Chip Counts

2PM: Event 20 – $600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 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 20 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 18 Flight B – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 15 Flight D – $130 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-18 last 20 minutes; Levels 19+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $280 SPS Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:10am)
• Structure Sheet

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $614,250 | Structure
Return to Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  98 of 273

One player bagged twice and will play his bigger stack on Day 2. Registration is open until Sunday at 1:15 pm.

Flight A: 110 Entries; 36 Advanced
Flight B: 163 Entries; 62 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon
Day 3: Monday at noon
Final Table: Tuesday at noon

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $614,250 | Structure
Return to Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  98 of 273

One player bagged twice and will play his bigger stack on Day 2. Registration is open until Sunday at 1:15 pm.

Flight A: 110 Entries; 36 Advanced
Flight B: 163 Entries; 62 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon
Day 3: Monday at noon
Final Table: Tuesday at noon