2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 23
$200 One-Day $50K NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 293
Prize Pool: $50,000
September 19, 2023

Sam Majed took home one of the last SPS guitar pick trophies in Event 23 tonight in a final match that some him holding a better than 2:1 chip advantage against Michael Tweedlie. Majed won the top prize worth $10,640 after topping the field of 293 entries.

We caught up with him after the win, and here were his first thoughts after play ended, “It feels great, it’s been a really long grind, and it’s been good to find those tournaments that played big, and award big at the end. This is a really big prize pool for a $200. It’s a result of really long and hard work.”

“Yeah of course, it’s going to be my first trophy so I will start the collection from there,” said Majed when he was asked about finding a spot at home for the trophy.

Majed has played a bunch of events over the course of the tournament series, and this was his impression on the experience, “Overall this is great, the staff is amazing, and the dealers are great. They were all on point and so professional.”

“It was the aces against A-K suited. I ran really hot through the final table, and I just kept catching hands. Aces against A-K, and it was for probably like 500,000, that one was big,” said Majed about the most pivotal hand that led to his victory.

Final Results:

1st: Sam Majed – $10,640 + SPS Trophy
2nd: Michael Tweedlie – $7,080
3rd: Branden Rosario – $5,160
4th: Anthony Askey – $3,810
5th: Mark Kingsland – $2,850
6th: Rhett Van Leeuwen – $2,160
7th: George Hortelano – $1,660
8th: Sanjib Acharya – $1,300

9th: Chase Besuden – $1,030
10th: Jason Durant – $1,030

11th: Ryan Wuebbels – $840
12th: James Bates – $840

13th: Billy Papadopoloulos – $700
14th: Oran Haynes – $700

15th: Marcus Carter – $590
16th: Daniel Lobato – $590

17th: Anderson Premdas – $510
18th: Joseph Steven – $510
19th: Michael Reynolds – $510
20th: Edgardo Rosario Figueroa – $510

21st: Liam Hagens – $450
22nd: April Wilmoth – $450
23rd: Christopher Perry – $450
24th: Mark Elliman – $450

25th: David Tanner – $410
26th: Ray St. Jacques Carrion – $410
27th: Ryan Luker – $410
28th: Longyi Wen – $410
29th: Haley Taylor-Pappalarado – $410
30th: Mark Picarazzi – $410
31st: Duff Charette – $410
32nd: Ramon Gonzalez – $410

33rd: Scott Thompson – $380
34th: Bradley Grossman – $380
35th: Pedro Vega – $380
36th: Daniel Zucker – $380
37th: William Vedadi – $190
38th: Asif Mohammed – $190

$200 One-Day $50K NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante

Here is a look at the recent results for Event 23.

7th: George Hortelano – $1,660
8th: Sanjib Acharya – $1,300
9th: Chase Besuden – $1,030
10th: Jason Durant – $1,030
11th: Ryan Wuebbels – $840
12th: James Bates – $840

$200 One-Day $50K NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante

Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts for Event 23.

Seat 1: Mike Tweedlie – 1,473,000
Seat 2: Chase Besuden – 190,000
Seat 3: Rhet Van Leeuwen – 1,330,000
Seat 4: Sam Majed – 440,000
Seat 5: MarkKingsland – 415,000
Seat 6: George Hortelano – 526,000
Seat 7: Anthony Askey – 615,000
Seat 8: Branden Rosario – 690,000
Seat 9: Achayra Sanjib – 171,000

$200 One-Day $50K NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante

Here is a look at the recent results for Event 23.

13th: Billy Papadopoloulos – $700
14th: Oran Haynes – $700

15th: Marcus Carter – $590
16th: Daniel Lobato – $590

17th: Anderson Premdas – $510
18th: Joseph Steven – $510
19th: Michael Reynolds – $510
20th: Edgardo Rosario Figueroa – $510

21st: Liam Hagens – $450
22nd: April Wilmoth – $450
23rd: Christopher Perry – $450
24th: Mark Elliman – $450

25th: David Tanner – $410
26th: Ray St. Jacques Carrion – $410
27th: Ryan Luker – $410
28th: Longyi Wen – $410
29th: Haley Taylor-Pappalarado – $410
30th: Mark Picarazzi – $410
31st: Duff Charette – $410
32nd: Ramon Gonzalez – $410

33rd: Scott Thompson – $380
34th: Bradley Grossman – $380
35th: Pedro Vega – $380
36th: Daniel Zucker – $380
37th: William Vedadi – $190
38th: Asif Mohammed – $190

2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 23
$200 One-Day $50K NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 293
Prize Pool: $50,000
September 19, 2023

Registration closed for the $200 One-Day $50K with 293 entries and a $50,000 prize pool. The last 37 spots will be paid with $380 for a min-cash and $10,640 to the champ.

1st: $10,640 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $7,080
3rd: $5,160
4th: $3,810
5th: $2,850
6th: $2,160
7th: $1,660
8th: 41,300
9th-10th: $1,030
11th-12th: $840
13th-14th: $700
15th-16th: $590
17th-20th: $510
21st-24th: $450
25th-32nd: $410
33rd-37th: $380

$200 One-Day $50K NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The last day on the SPS schedule has three new trophies events, and the last chance to take one home. Starting things off at 11 am, Event 23 is a $200 buy-in tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool that should make for a great field.

Players start with 25K stacks and all levels last 25 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:50 pm. They continue into the afternoon and early evening and won’t stop until we had out one of the last trophies.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 25 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:50pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 21 – $3,500 Signature NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 21 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 21 Payouts

11AM: Event 23 – $200 One-Day $50K NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 25 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:50pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 24 – $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 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 24 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 25 – $180 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 (8:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet