$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

Chris Durgin busted the money bubble when his J-2 topped the A-K of his short-stacked opponent on a final board that read A-Q- brick-2-J. Durgin stacked up 1,062,000 for the chip lead after the hand, and Flight D has come to a close. Stay tuned for official chip counts from the flight.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 815

Flight A: 248 Entries; 23 Advanced
Flight B: 296 Entries; 29 Advanced
Flight C: 271 Entries; 28 Advanced
Flight D: Thursday at 5 pm
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

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  28 of 271

Here is a look at the official chip counts for Flight C at the 2023 SPS tournament series. Matthew Leecy leads this group with 692,000, and that puts him just ahead of TK Miles for the overall chip lead in the event.

Flight 1D currently has 286 entries, with registration open for a few more levels. Stay tuned for coverage of Flight 1D and the playdown for Event 3 throughout the night.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  28 of 271

Susan Hazelgrove was all in with pocket tens from late position, and Yan Ting Jiang had her covered holding on the cutoff.

The board ran out , and Susan was eliminated from the tournament on the end of day bubble. Jiang stacked up 514,000 after collecting the pot, and Flight 1C has come to a close.

Stay tuned for official chip counts a short time from now.

Yan Ting Jiang – 514,000 (51 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  34 of 271

Clyde Maliuka was a major factor in the Player of the Series race at last year’s September tournament series stop. The resident of Clearwater, Florida holds just over $400,000 in career tournament earnings, and it’s highly likely that he will add to that total here if last year’s series is any indication.

One year ago Maliuka finished second in the Player of the Series after appearing at five final tables. He won the $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em for $30,730. He has a total of ten tournament victories, and his largest score to date is worth $35,770 that came when he finished ninth in the opening event of the series here one year ago. Maliuka holds 255,000 with action approaching the end of day bubble here in Flight 1C.

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

The fourth of eight flights for the Tampa Signature Poker Series opening event is ready to go at 5 pm and build on a big start. The $400 Deep Stack drew 815 entries over the first three flights on the way to the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Players start with 30K deep stacks and all level levels last 30 minutes for Day 1, going up to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm and they can re-enter during that time.

Flight D will play down to 10% of the field and survivors will return on Sunday at 1 pm for Day 2.

• $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 B

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  81 of 271

Flight C is down to nine tables with only 28 of those players set to make Day 2. We have plenty of talent still around including former Tampa champs.

Matthew Leecy, Fred Paradis, David DiBernardi, and Frank Weigel can still add more hardware if they go on another heater.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Entries:  271

Registration closed for Flight C of SPS Event 1 with another 271 entries, putting the combined total at 815 for the tournament with five big flights remaining to surpass the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Flight will continue until 28 players remain, and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag to make the money.

Chip counts through Flight B

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries:  203

The break ended and players returned to their seats with 200 entries already in the mix and more than two hours left to spin it up.

Josh Babcock leads the field with 113,500, the only player we found with a six-digit stack. Wagner Wysotchanski is doing just fine at the next table with 90,900 and most of the ante chips on the table.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries:  185

Four levels are in the books and tournament staff sent Flight C players on the first break. They’ll return and play four more levels before we close registration after the second break.