$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante
The Ladies Event field went on an extended dinner break and they have returned, ready to play down to a champion. Only 12 players remain from the starting 40 entrants with Cheri Beatty and defending champ Dani Mae among the departed.
Former leaders Brenda Lyons and Debbie Stokes are still around with a chance for the title and we will pick up the action as they near the final table with the last five getting paid.
2015 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open
$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
December 4, 2015
Total Entries: 40
Total Prizepool: $4,800
1st: $1,920 + $600 Rock Spa certificate
2nd: $1,200
3rd: $720
4th: $528
5th: $432
$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 300/600/75 Ante
Registration has closed for the Ladies Event as they come back to Level 7. The tournament drew 40 entrants, a fine increase from the 18 who played this event last year.
Brenda Lyons, former WSOP Circuit Ladies Event final table member, is your latest leader. Her stack has increased from the starting 15,000 up to 62,000 and she added another 10,000 on one of the first hands after break.
Payouts and prizepool information will be posted shortly.
$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 200/400/50 Ante
The Ladies Event is about to take their second break of the day and registration will close at the restart. There are 40 entrants registered so far and we might pick up a few more during the break.
$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150
The Ladies Event is back from the first break and Debbie Stokes is the early chip leader. She more than doubled her 15K starting stack and sits with 42,000 at the start of Level 4.
There are few players not far behind including Trevilynn Blakeslee and Dani Mae.
There are three more levels of late registration and re-entries available and we had two more additions during the break to hit 37 for the event so far.
$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150
The Ladies Event is taking its first break of the day and they’ve already built a nice field. The 35 in the game right now makes it look while we’ll double the 18 entrants from this event last year for a big prize pool.
We found our defending champion at her table before the break. Dani Mae has one career tournament cash and the St. Petersburg made the most of it with the win.
We’ll return with an updated count plus our first break leaders.
$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
After a short delay to get everyone seated, the $150 buy-in Ladies event is underway and it has already topped last year’s attendance.
This tournament drew 18 players for the special event and we had that many in the game before cards flew. There are a few more we should see before registration closes at 6pm and we’ll be on the look out for Dani Mae, last year’s champion.
There is not prize pool guarantee on this event but tournament staff have added on something nice for the eventual winner. On top of first place money, the Ladies Event champion will also take home a $600 gift certificate to the Rock Spa at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.
$150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
While there are more than 80 players grinding away in Event 1 this afternoon, it’s the Ladies Event which will crown the first champion of the series.
They are about to kick things off in the middle of the poker room with the $150 Ladies Event and we expect to see some regular faces in the crowd. They are getting plenty of play with 15K starting stacks and 25-minute levels throughout the day.
Late registration is open until the start of Level 7 at 6pm and they can re-enter of often as they like if they lose their stack. Players will be taking their seat in the next few minutes and we’ll be underway.
Main Event Schedule
11AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
3PM: Event 2 – $150 Ladies No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Deep Stack Spring Poker Series
Event 2: $250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)
$15,000 Guaranteed
May 7, 2015
Total Entries: 59
Total Prize Pool: $15,000
RECAP
‘Honest’ John Dobson gets bragging rights in today’s Pot Limit Omaha High-Only event. The law student at nearby Stetson University was the chip leader when he and Derek Bowers decided to end their heads-up match and call it a night. They each collected $4,650 in an even chop.
Dobson, shown in his winner’s photo with friend and ‘life coach’ Nick Persico, played Hockey in college and that’s where he learned to play poker. “I was always the first one out in the sit-n-gos,” he admitted. That spurred him to improve his game. He’s been playing for about ten years now and has started to book some tournament results in the last couple of years. He’s mostly a PLO cash game player and the St. Petersburg resident hits the felt here in Tampa about once a week.
This one-day event began at 3pm and wrapped up just under twelve hours later. There were 59 entries, which didn’t quite cover the $15,000 guarantee on the total prize pool. That means the prize pool was exactly $15,000 and it was paid out to the final six players.
The final table of this event was a perfect example of what an equalizer poker can be. Donna Blevins, a poker mindset coach, was the oldest player at the final table at 66 years of age. She finished in 6th place. Also at the final table was 19-year-old Derek Whorley, who busted out in 7th place on the bubble.
Final Results
1st – John Dobson $4,650
2nd – Derek Bowers $4,650
3nd – Ravi Ande $2,100
4th – Alex Ivan $1,500
5th – Teddy Andrews $1,200
6th – Donna Blevins $900