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Event 1 Flight E: More Friends

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  145 of 477

Scott Levitt

Flight E is slowly working its way toward the money bubble but there’s still a lot of work to be done before they make those Day 2 plans.

A few more friends in contention including Scott Levitt, 2021 Pinktober Poker Open champ Steve Trizis, Bryce McVay, and David DiBernardi.

Steve Trizis

Event 1 Flight E: Registration Closed with 477 Entries

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Entries:  450

Registration closed for Flight E of SPS Event 1 with 477 added to the total, putting the combined number at 1,623 for the tournament. There are three more huge flights to go, starting with Flight F at 5 pm and two packed houses tomorrow at 10 am and 5 pm.

Flight E will continue until 48 players remain and survivors will return Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2. Players must bag chips to advance and to make in into the money.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 10a24823
BWeds 5p29630
CThurs 10a27128
DThurs 5p33134
EFriday 10a477TBD
FFriday 5p
GSat 10a
HSat 5p
Total1,623115

Chip counts through Flight D

Event 1 Flight E: Last Chance to Register

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Entries:  450

Parm Mehmi (left) and Nancy Birnbaum (right) with Buddy in the middle

Level 8 is nearing its end, so time is running out if you want to be a part of this big field. We have 450 entries so far with a few more expected before registration closes at 2:30 pm.

A few more familiar faces include Parm Mehmi, Nancy Birnbaum (and Buddy), MT Tawfik, David DiBernardi, and AJ Kelsall.

MT Tawfik

Event 1 Flight E: Josh Matthews Leads Early

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight E Entries:  340

Josh Matthews

Players returned to their seats after the first break, and they are chasing two big stacks in the room. Josh Matthews and Greg McNeil are outpacing the rest of the field; Matthews leads with 165,200 and McNeil is not far behind with 161,500.

Great starts for both but it will be a long day.

Event 1 Flight E: Early Entries

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight E Entries:  225

Ashley Spring

Players are starting to wake up on this Friday morning and the entry count quickly jumped over 200 with a lot of time to run it up. This will be the biggest flight of the tournament so far but tomorrow will be packed.

A few friendly faces in the early crowd include Ashley Spring, Jeff Morzella, Nashaat Antonious, Blake Whittington, Fred Paradis, and Peter Walsworth.

Jeff Morzella
Nashaat Antonious

Event 1 Flight E: Cards in the Air

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight E Entries:  110

Cards are in the air for Flight E of SPS Event 1 with more than 100 at the start and many more expected as we head into the meat of the first weekend.

They will work their way through the first four levels of the day before taking a break from the action. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm with Flight F getting underway at 5 pm.

Event 1 Flight E: First Weekend

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

The first weekend is here for the Tampa Signature Poker Series and we expected a packed house in the Event Center over the next few days. Flight E of the SPS Event 1 kicks off at 10 am and the $400 Deep Stack will get closer to hitting the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Players start with 30,000 out front and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight E will continue until 10% of the field remains and survivors will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight D

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight D

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  114 of 1,146

Flight A: 248 Entries; 23 Advanced
Flight B: 296 Entries; 29 Advanced
Flight C: 271 Entries; 28 Advanced
Flight D: 331 Entries; 34 Advanced
Flight E: Friday at 10 am
Flight F: Friday at 5 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 10 am
Flight H: Saturday at 5 pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1 pm

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1ChristopherDurginTampaFL1,062,000
2MatthewLeecyTrinityFL692,000
3TKMilesDavieFL687,000
4GersonMarquesdasilvaCuritiba-PrSC665,000
5FarhadJamasiOcoeeFL643,000
6RubenCostaMalverneNY642,000
7GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL622,000
8MaxwellLytellNormanOK613,000
9KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL600,000
10TirthPatelLand O LakesFL587,000
11CaryAlterTampaFL543,000
12AshtonNowakTampa PalmsFL542,000
13RandyEspirituRahwayNJ529,000
14YanJiangTampaFL514,000
15MichaelMillerSt PetersburgFL500,000
16BradleyBeetzO FallonIL494,000
17RoddysTorres MarcanoVenezuela478,000
18CharlesMcintoshWesley ChapelFL478,000
19IanSiegelDavieFL474,000
20RasamMohammadianLargoFL470,000
21AsifMohammedBrandonFL469,000
22DavidMeagherMulberryFL468,000
23RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL462,000
24RonaldGroellerWesley ChapelFL459,000
25MichaelGiardinaJacksonvilleFL457,000
26ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL441,000
27ColinNickersonOcoeeFL427,000
28AnthonyDe Cresci JrOrlandoFL414,000
29KevinBlewittTampaFL399,000
30ClaudioKaliliWestonFL396,000
31WilliamClaySaint CloudFL394,000
32CuinnGriffinSarasotaFL392,000
33ThomasSteinruckTemple TerraceFL387,000
34DavidNadeauLargoFL387,000
35AlexiHernandezOldsmarFL380,000
36DonaldMannsLargoFL368,000
37PhiNguyenTampaFL353,000
38JohnGoyetteSaint JohnsFL351,000
39DuHuynhSaint PetersburgFL350,000
40ChristopherCochranRinggoldGA342,000
41BarbaraCardinApollo BeachFL342,000
42SeanCarmichaelLithiaFL328,000
43DanielEisnerHanoverMD328,000
44ShawnBarnettOldsmarFL322,000
45DavidSmithZionsvilleIN318,000
46JosephPiambinoOrlandoFL317,000
47RonaldJohnstonPort OrangeFL301,000
48JordanRichardColumbiaMS299,000
49AlanThomasIrvingTX273,000
50NedalIstanbouliTampaFL271,000
51BradleyKaneZephyrhillsFL268,000
52JoshuaHarrisonTampaFL254,000
53GlenJosephTampaFL253,000
54MichaelMuruakoWest MemphisAR250,000
55MichaelJeanesSarasotaFL247,000
56EvanPantanoKey WestFL246,000
57RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL240,000
58BarryAbramowitzFort LauderdaleFL239,000
59ZacharyJohnsTampaFL231,000
60NelsonCedenoLake WorthFL227,000
61MarcusGurleySummerland KeyFL227,000
62EmmanuelPaulino CanulHolidayFL225,000
63BrandenRosarioNew HamptonNY222,000
64MaledTajalliRiverviewFL218,000
65LeighLewisTampaFL216,000
66MichaelKernsWesley ChapelFL216,000
67DonaldSchuettBig LakeMN214,000
68LouisLeo IvBoca RatonFL214,000
69DylanCannSaugusMA203,000
70ChristopherVan DurmenWesley ChapelFL196,000
71DarrenRoseMiamiFL195,000
72AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL186,000
73RolandWillisValricoFL182,000
74TylerHydeTampaFL180,000
75TravisHallParrishFL173,000
76CalvinColemanLas VegasNV173,000
77EricMutschlerTarpon SpringsFL164,000
78DavidOrmsbeeOrlandoFL161,000
79DustynSchindewolfCape CanaveralFL160,000
80YeYaoWashburnND159,000
81ChristopherWaltersOwings MillsMD157,000
82DanielTirrellWinter GardenFL157,000
83CraigBeckmanConcordMA154,000
84SeanHardyFort WorthTX154,000
85ChristopherJohnsonTampaFL151,000
86ScottGardnerBelleviewFL150,000
87ChristopherOrourkeRiverviewFL148,000
88AllauddinKhanBrandonFL134,000
89AnthonyHarritosAtlantaGA130,000
90ByronSissonCasselberryFL129,000
91JosephSteurLargoFL127,000
92AdnanKazimRiverviewFL124,000
93DeborahGreenwayAlapahaGA123,000
94AdedayoFadeyiHoustonTX122,000
95RonaldHoltClermontGA120,000
96GregoryCoursonWesley ChapelFL115,000
97WayneMarkhamLargoFL114,000
98KeithOakleyWimaumaFL112,000
99MarkWinchellLargoFL109,000
100JoshuaWheelerApollo BeachFL109,000
101MostafaAboalmajedSouth PasadenaFL100,000
102RockieDemitroClearwaterFL99,000
103MarkWiserLand O LakesFL94,000
104QinghaoZhengTampaFL91,000
105NicholasChongJacksonvilleFL88,000
106ScottMillerJacksonvilleFL86,000
107WagnerWysotchanskiOrlandoFL83,000
108ThaoLeCape CoralFL80,000
109GeorgeDecandioParrishFL79,000
110JosephBurnsSaint JohnsFL72,000
111WilliamWoodLake CityFL57,000
112JohnParadisDunedinFL54,000
113JeffreySheldonDunedinFL24,000
114RachelUsackWesley ChapelFL19,000

SPS Day 3 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Flight E – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 4 – $400 Big O (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 – $250 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (4:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Flight F – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

7PM: $240 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seats into $1,000,000 GTD Event 1 and Championship
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (9:15pm)
  • Winners will be entered into Day 1A of the Championship
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series Schedule
Reminder: All tournaments will be held in the Event Center

Event 1 Flight D: Official Chip Counts

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 331

Here are the chip counts for every player remaining from Flight D that has advanced to Day 2 on Sunday. Flight E fires up tomorrow at 10 am on Friday, with Flight F to follow at 5 pm.

CHRISTOPHERDURGINTAMPAFL1,062,000
RubenCostaMALVERNENY642,000
TIRTHPATELLAND O LAKESFL587,000
BRADLEYBEETZO FALLONIL494,000
CHARLESMCINTOSHWESLEY CHAPELFL478,000
MICHAELGIARDINAJACKSONVILLEFL457,000
COLINNICKERSONOCOEEFL427,000
CLAUDIOKALILIWESTONFL396,000
WILLIAMCLAYSAINT CLOUDFL394,000
THOMASSTEINRUCKTEMPLE TERRACEFL387,000
DAVIDNADEAULARGOFL387,000
DONALDMANNSLARGOFL368,000
BARBARACARDINAPOLLO BEACHFL342,000
DANIELEISNERHANOVERMD328,000
JOSHUAHARRISONTAMPAFL254,000
RAMINDERSINGHDELRAY BEACHFL240,000
BARRYABRAMOWITZFORT LAUDERDALEFL239,000
MarcusGURLEYSUMMERLAND KEYFL227,000
EMMANUELPAULINO CANULHOLIDAYFL225,000
BRANDENROSARIONEW HAMPTONNY222,000
LOUISLEO IVBOCA RATONFL214,000
CHRISTOPHERVAN DURMENWESLEY CHAPELFL196,000
DUSTYNSCHINDEWOLFCAPE CANAVERALFL160,000
DanielTirrellWINTER GARDENFL157,000
SEANHARDYFORT WORTHTX154,000
CHRISTOPHERJOHNSONTAMPAFL151,000
CHRISTOPHEROROURKERIVERVIEWFL148,000
ALLAUDDINKHANBRANDONFL134,000
MARKWISERLAND O LAKESFL94,000
QINGHAOZHENGTAMPAFL91,000
SCOTTMILLERJACKSONVILLEFL86,000
WAGNERWYSOTCHANSKIORLANDOFL83,000
JOSEPHBURNSSAINT JOHNSFL72,000
JEFFREYSHELDONDUNEDINFL24,000