$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Prasad Vemulpalli was all in with 
in the hole, and Tung Nguyen had him covered holding 
.
The final board read 
, and Vemulpalli was eliminated in seventh place, good for $3,860. Nguyen stacked up 2.67 million after the hand for the chip lead.
Tung Nguyen – 2,670,000 (89 bb)
Prasad Vemulpalli – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($3,860)
$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Here is a look at the chip counts from the final table.
Seat 1: Prasad Vemulapalli – 670,000
Seat 2: Alejandro Funes – 730,000
Seat 3: Tung Nguyen – 1,960,000
Seat 4: EMPTY
Seat 5: Kyle Brock – 1,380,000
Seat 6: Wasim Assif – 640,000
Seat 7: Rajasekar Govindan – 400,000
Seat 8: EMPTY
Seat 9: Grant Missonis – 325,000
$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Switching attention over to the trophy event for the evening, here is a look at the results leading up to the final table where seven players currently remain.
8th: Charles Lutz – $3,300
9th: Chase Kalivas – $2,760
10th: Gerald Silva – $2,380
11th: OK Haselton – $2,380
12th: Jamison Alford – $2,380
13th: Johnny Bromberg – $2,040
14th: John Kennedy – $2,040
15th: Matthew White – $2,040
16th: Jonathan Schreier – $1,700
17th: David Nadeau – $1,700
18th: Dan Larsson – $1,700
19th: Nicholas Egarhos – $1,360
20th: Gabriel Fuller – $1,360
21st: Christopher Johnson – $1,360
22nd: Derrick Smith – $1,050
23rd: Likang Berninger – $1,050
24th: Aldring Gomez Torres – $1,050
25th: Patrick Schortemeyer – $840
26th: Mike Dentale – $840
27th: Lawrence Dowling – $840
2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 18
$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 216
Prize Pool: $113,400
September 17, 2023
Registration closed for the $600 One-Day $100K tournament with 216 entries, creating a prize pool worth $113,400. The last 27 players will make the money with $840 for a min-cash and $27,580 awaiting the Event 18 champ.
1st: $27,580 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $19,120
3rd: $11,620
4th: $7,070
5th: $5,460
6th: $4,520
7th: $3,860
8th: $3,300
9th: $2,760
10th-12th: $2,380
13th-15th: $2,040
16th-18th: $1,700
19th-21st: $1,360
22nd-24th: $1,050
25th-27th: $840
$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The clock is ticking on the SPS series and time is running out to take home one of those great trophies. We have two new changes to win one today, starting with Event 18 at 10 am. The tournament has a $600 buy-in, a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and a one-day structure.
Players start with 30K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. They will take a 30-minute dinner break at 4:30 pm and play down to a champ when they return.
Primary Event Schedule
10AM: Event 18 – $600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
12PM: Day 2 – $1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
4PM: Event 19 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
2PM: $400 SPS Signature Event Satellite
4PM: $400 SPS Signature Event Satellite
2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 18
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries: 25
Prize Pool: $617,500
August 31-September 1, 2022
John Racener took home the top prize in a very talented field in the High Roller event tonight in Tampa today. The prize money up top was worth $246,990 along with the WPT Trophy. Racener lives just down the road from the casino, and here is what he had to say about picking up the win on his home court.
“It feels great because it’s my home turf, I live ten minutes from here. I don’t play many $25ks, I pick and choose. But I had to play this one, because it was near home. I get to sleep at home, I have my kids nearby and my wife, I was really excited for this one and I wanted to protect my house,” said Racener.
When he was asked about the increased level of competition a high roller event attracts, Racener replied with: “Of course, I don’t always play these, so I’m not used to playing against the top of the top every time, but when I do it brings out the best in me. It makes me more focused, and more into it, and I raise my game.”
“I just kept my cool and I did my thing, I know they’re all very good, and they play these a lot, and they were very friendly, but I just sat there and was focused and just got the job done,” said Racener when he was asked about his journey through the final table.
Racener was particularly happy to take home the trophy to his family after the end of the tournament. “I’m about to FaceTime with my wife and kids, I want to show them the chips and the trophy. My son is about to be four years old, and when I was about to come play this he was crying because we do everything together. He loves it when I’m home, and the same thing with my two-year-old too. They were crying so I went back and sat back down on the couch with them for 15 minutes. I thought it was a sign that I shouldn’t come play, and then my wife and mother-in-law told me to do it and go have fun. He was good after that, and I told him I would there in the morning when he woke up. It all worked out, and everything played out perfectly. If I’m going to be away from them I better win,” said Racener.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | Racener | $246,990 + WPT Trophy |
| 2 | Brock | Wilson | $154,380 |
| 3 | Joe | McKeehen | $98,800 |
| 4 | Anthony | Hu | $67,930 |
| 5 | Darren | Elias | $49,400 |
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Remaining Players: 1 of 25
Brock Wilson got all in with 
from the button, and John Racener had him covered holding 
.
The final board in the tournament read 
, and Wilson was eliminated in second place ($154,380).
Racener won the pot and the tournament to take home the WPT Trophy along with $246,990. Wilson took home $154,380 for his deep run to second place in this talented field.
Stay tuned for a winner photo and story, along with an interview with the champion and full results from the tournament.
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Remaining Players: 2 of 25
John Racener got all in preflop for 1.04 million with 
in the hole, and Brock Wilson had him covered holding [7]s from the button.
The board was dealt 
, and Racener doubled up to survive with 2,205,000 and Wilson held 800,000 after the hand.
John Racener – 2,205,000 (44 bb)
Brock Wilson – 800,000 (16 bb)
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Remaining Players: 2 of 25
Blinds are up and Brock Wilson chipped away a little at Racener’s lead.
Seat 1: John Racener – 1,695,000 (34 bb)
Seat 2: Brock Wilson – 1,430,000 (29 bb)
Remaining payouts:
1st: $246,990 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $154,380