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Sam Majed Wins Event 23 for One of the Last Three Trophies on the Final Night at the SPS Series

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

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

Event 23: Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts

$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

Event 23: Results Update

$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

Event 23: Prize Pool and Payouts with $10,640 Up Top

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

Event 23: One-Day $50K

$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

SPS Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

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

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

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

Alex Alvarez Wins Event 23 in a Six-Way Chop

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 23
$250 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 313
Prize Pool:  $64,165
September 3, 2022

Alex Alvarez

Alex Alvarez won Event 23 tonight in Tampa with his wife at his side after the final six players decided to end the tournament in a chop. Here is what he had to say after the victory: “It’s great, I’ve been coming here five times before, and this is the second time I’ve made it to the final.”

“I was hot from the beginning, I was hitting everything. When we got to the last 99 I was just going up and down, and that was how it went until we got to the last table,” said Alvarez when he was asked about his journey through the tournament today.

“I’ve got five days where I don’t have to work, so I will be here playing in the tournaments. Whatever is open tomorrow, I will hop in to play,” said Alvarez about his plans for the rest of the tournament series.

“It’s the nearest casino to where I live in Orlando, so I love coming up here, and I go down to Hollywood too, and I like both, I really like both,” said Alvarez when he was asked about what keeps bringing him back to the Seminole properties here in Florida.

Here is a look at the final results for the tournament:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Payout
1AlexAlvarez$6,611 *
2BradleyKane$6,611 *
3IvanRuban$6,611 *
4WilliamHeher$6,611 *
5IgorEvseev$6,611 *
6MihalyLukacs$6,611 *
7JasonMyers$2,140
8MonirMaher$1,760
9RiteshPatel$1,390
10TylerMitchell$1,170
11PaulSpice$1,170
12QuinnLowry$1,170
13MatthewSandt$1,000
14VetonKastrati$1,000
15CharlesAllredge$1,000
16BryanTang$830
17RobertLamb$830
18CalebBuehrer$830
19DanielTanco$680
20KevinGrossman$680
21AlParsons$680
22StanleyHolley$560
23DarrenGussick$560
24JamesPrager$560
25EdwardCompton$480
26RichardCollazo$480
27DuongDieu$480
28JoannKite$410
29RaquelDe La Torre$410
30Thomas Baron$410
31RyanHogan$410
32SoeLee$410
33AslanSmith$410
34JamesCarmadelia$410
35BrianMirras$410
36AdamDeisley$410
37GenevaPinney$340
38DavidAmbrose$340
39AdrianNaggy$340
40JohnLudwig$340

Event 23: Triple Stacking

$250 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The WPT Tampa Championship isn’t the only game in town today, we have two more options today for those trying to take home a trophy. The first goes at 4 pm with a $250 Triple Stack tournament and a $20,000 guarantee.

Players sit down to 30K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 6:15 pm. They will cruise through the day and not stop until someone walks away with a WPT trophy later this evening.

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 7 (6:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

WPT Tampa Day 10 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Day 1-3 levels last 60 minutes; Day 4 levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 23 – $250 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 7 (6:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 24 – $600 Quad Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 WPT Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win a seat into WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:35pm)
  • Structure Sheet

12PM: $400 WPT Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win a seat into WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (1:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $200 Event 26 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win a seat into $1,700 buy-in Event 26
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 WPT Tampa Schedule