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Tommy “Dragonfish” Hwang Wins the Eight-Game Mix on the Last Night at SPS

2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 24
$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries: 67
Prize Pool: $34,505
September 19, 2023

Tommy “Dragonfish” Hwang

The eight-game mixed tournament was a new addition to the tournament lineup tonight at the SPS series to close things out, and Tommy “Dragonfish” Hwang won the top prize of $10,535. Former World Poker Tour player of the year Joe Serock was gunning for his second trophy of the day after winning the High Roller earlier, but Hwang used his 2:1 chip advantage at the start of heads-up play to win the day. Hwang moved to Florida from Virginia for his retirement, and poker has become one of his hobbies that certainly proved profitable tonight.

Hwang was all smiles after the victory when we caught up with him for an exit interview. “To be honest, I wanted the trophy, so there was no discussion of chopping or anything. And I wanted to see what it would feel like to take down Joe Serock, who I knew was a long-time pro. I’ve heard of his name since probably 10 years ago,” said Hwang after the win,

Hwang continued, “I’m more of a poker fan, not a poker pro. I listen to all of the podcasts, and I follow all the news, I watch all the broadcasts, so I enjoy it from that perspective.”

“He doesn’t talk a lot, but he was enjoyable to play with. I think the whole tournament and final table were, and I normally try to liven it up with conversations and try to hold the same demeanor whether I’m up or I’m down. I was very short a couple times during the tournament, but you have fun,” said Hwang about his journey throughout the tournament today.

Final Results:

1st: Tommy “Dragonfish” Hwang – $10,535 + SPS Trophy
2nd: Joe Serock – $6,810
3rd: Nicholas Zivolich – $4,530
4th: Elias Nassif – $3,110
5th: Stephanie Behanic – $2,190
6th: Josh Kinch – $1,590
7th: Gregory Josephson –  $1,200
8th: Brian Ulich – $1,200

9th: Stephen Allen – $930
10th: David Moreno – $930

11th: Anthony Askey – $740
12th: Filippos Stavrakis – $740

Event 24: Results Update

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 67 entries

Here is a look at the recent run of results in Event 24.

5th: Stephanie Behanic – $2,190
6th: Josh Kinch – $1,590
7th: Gregory Josephson –  $1,200
8th: Brian Ulich – $1,200
9th: Stephen Allen – $930
10th: David Moreno – $930
11th: Anthony Askey – $740
12th: Filippos Stavrakis – $740

Event 24: Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 67 entries

Here is a look at the seating chart with chip counts for the final table of Event 24. Two interesting story lines running tonight with Joe Serock looking for his second SPS guitar pick trophy of the night, and Nick Zivolich looking for another 8-game mixed title after winning the same event at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood a few weeks back.

Seat 1: Tommy “Dragonfish” Hwang – 345,000
Seat 2: Stephanie Behanic – 154,000
Seat 3: Joe Serock – 670,000
Seat 4: Josh Kinch – 85,000
Seat 5: Elias Nassif – 260,000
Seat 6: Nick Zivolich – 408,000.

Event 24: Joe Serock Hunting for a Second Trophy Tonight

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  600/1,200 Limits
Players Remaining: 15 of 67 entries

Joe Serock

Joe Serock is making a deep run in Event 24 (8-Game Mixed) after he already took home the SPS guitar pick trophy earlier today in Event 21 (High Roller). You can read all about that win that added $45,640 right here (winner’s photo above). The career earnings for the former World Poker Tour player of the year are now close to $4.4 million. He currently holds 810,000 chips to pace the field at the front of the pack, so it could be a two-trophy day for Serock to close out the series.

Event 24: Prize Pool and Payouts with $10,535 to Mix Champ

2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 24
$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries: 67
Prize Pool: $34,505
September 19, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Eight-Game Mix tournament with 67 entries creating a prize pool worth $34,505. The last 12 players will make it into the money with $740 for a min-cash and $10,535 for the Event 24 champ.

1st: $10,535 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $6,810
3rd: $4,530
4th: $3,110
5th: $2,190
6th: $1,590
7th-8th: $1,200
9th-10th: $930
11th-12th: $740

Event 24: Last Mix

$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

We can’t let the series end without one last mix game and we have one for the fans starting at noon in the Event Center. $600 buy-in Eight-Game Mix that will rotate games between No Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, Stud 8, No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and 2-7 Triple Draw.

Players sit down to 30K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time. They will enjoy a 30-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm and return to find our last mix game champ of the series.

  • 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

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

Kodi McDaniel Wins Event 24 to Take Home $12,430 Along with the Trophy

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 24
$600 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries: 67
Prize Pool:  $35,510
September 3, 2022

Kodi McDaniel

Kodi McDaniel topped the field in a quick tournament (even heads-up play lasted just one hand) tonight to win Event 24 in Tampa. He took home the top prize worth $12,430 along with the WPT Trophy.

Here is what he had to say after the win. “It feels amazing, it was pretty interesting because I have a couple friends here playing the Main Event, and then I just hopped into this one,” said McDaniel.

When he was asked about his plans to celebrate with his friends that were on his rail during the final stages of the event, McDaniel offered this: “Hopefully I don’t lose it all in the pits (laughs). No it will be fun. I might play something small again tomorrow, we’ll see.”

“I just sat at basically a starting stack more or less until there was 20 left. I was starting stack, up to 80, back to starting, back to 80, back to starting. And then when I was at 50, I doubled to 100, and then I doubled to 200, and then I doubled to 400, and it all happened literally within 20 or 30 minutes,” said McDaniel about his journey through the tournament.

“I came here once like ten years ago when I was 18 or something, and since then I came here last year with my girlfriend and my father just to go to Busch Gardens and a Rays game and it was super nice. I just got here today at 7:30 and it’s still a super nice property. All I did was check-in and then play this tournament,” said McDaniel when he was asked about his thoughts on the property, and his check-in and win approach to tonight’s tournament.

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

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Payout
1KodiMcDaniel$12,430
2AriEngel$7,100
3NamMoon$4,350
4NedalIstanbouli$3,110
5ForrestClardy$2,400
6SrinivasGottiparthi$1,860
7JohnFeeney$1,600
8JoseRamos$1,420
9CollinWilson$1,240

Event 24: Quad Stack Turbo

$600 Quad Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

If you want to walk away with a WPT Tampa trophy, the clock is ticking down. We have a snappy one running this evening at 6 pm in the Event Center with the $600 Quad Stack Turbo.

Players start with 40K quad stacks and all levels last 15 minutes in the turbo format. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:15 pm.

Come on out and pick up and shiny new trophy.

  • 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

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