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Steven Palumbo Wins SPS Event 3 Outright for $29K!

2025 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3

$300 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 638

Prize Pool:  $159,500
July 20 – 23, 2025

Steven Palumbo, 2025 SPS Event 3 Champ

The third event on the Signature Poker Series schedule was a $300 multi-flight No-Limit Hold’em tournament that drew 638 entries, surpassing the $100,000 guarantee and resulting in a prize pool of $159,500. Steven Palumbo battled all the way down and took the top spot outright for $29,030.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1StevenPalumboNorth PortFL$29,030
2DrewDodgeSpring HillFL$19,390
3HarryMozianBradentonFL$14,280
4AnatolyZharnitsVeniceFL$10,640
5RobertKosydarWimaumaFL$8,010
6MansoorKaderSt PetersburgFL$6,090
7SamBrowning JrPalm HarborFL$4,690
8ArlindaJohnsPort Saint LucieFL$3,650
9MitchellBoschBrooklynNY$2,870
10JordanJoeckelDavenportFL$2,870
11JoseZabalaTampaFL$2,280
12LucasSadowskiWayneNJ$2,280
13MikeLoverdeIndian Rocks BeachFL$1,850
14BarryRothTampaFL$1,850
15StephenDeesDaytonOH$1,520
16DavidMeagherMulberryFL$1,520
17JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL$1,260
18EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL$1,260
19RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL$1,260
20DanielD'AlessandroNew Smyrna BeachFL$1,260
21SriniYarlagaddaPalmettoFL$1,060
22CharlesBabcockClearwaterFL$1,060
23DimitryShamootinLutzFL$1,060
24JohnMartinoTampaFL$1,060
25OranHaynesSaint PetersburgFL$910
26JeromeLeonardoSt PetersburgFL$910
27EltonHuggins JrTampaFL$910
28CharlesWellsMelbourneFL$910
29RyanHarfouchTampaFL$910
30JohnParkhillTampaFL$910
31ScottOlearyTrinityFL$910
32WilliamAponteRuskinFL$910
33RonnieFrazzini JrSarasotaFL$790
34TimothyVollmerGainesvilleFL$790
35MarkEllimanTemple TerraceFL$790
36JasonBlockTampaFL$790
37EdithNormanBrooksvilleFL$790
38AshrafChehataPort OrangeFL$790
39TammyLeonardNew Port RicheyFL$790
40ChristianJabbourEustisFL$790
41MichaelCongroveOrlandoFL$690
42KennethDuffleyTampaFL$690
43StephenKatsParrishFL$690
44AnthonyBertuccioLakelandFL$690
45SandeepKumarTampaFL$690
46AlexanderGrassiaPalm HarborFL$690
47JorgeCampuzanoZephyrhillsFL$690
48SamuelCunixPowellOH$690
49FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL$620
50MeganRajabluOrlandoFL$620
51EddyComptonRiverviewFL$620
52LucindaMartinezBrandonFL$620
53RonnieCrosbyLakelandFL$620
54RyanHoganWinter GardenFL$620
55AustinBeckerClermontFL$620
56EzekeilSheltonWilmingtonNC$620
57DarrenSnowAuroraCO$560
58RobertSmithLakelandFL$560
59JohnWolfeRiverviewFL$560
60MarieHarrellTampaFL$560
61TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL$560
62WasimAssafOrlandoFL$560
63MarkWiserLand O LakesFL$560
64Bess PuiHomanTreasure IslandFL$560
65AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL$510
66StevenSinclairTampaFL$510
67StanleyTavaneseOldsmarFL$510
68BradleyPattonLutzFL$510
69LenDemchakPalm HarborFL$510
70ChristopherRouleauBradentonFL$510
71AndryBlancoCarabdo$510
72TomMcdonaldSeminoleFL$510
73SholomLipszycBrooklynNY$480
74MaheshwarManthaniSaint JohnsFL$480
75JamesHaganMelbourneFL$480
76KristineGlassmanNew PaltzNY$480
77RobertAndisRiverviewFL$480
78AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL$480
79JohnMaderClearwaterFL$480
80IanCaseyTarpon SpringsFL$480
81TimothyWorleyRidgelyMD$460
82GabrielFullerTampaFL$460

Event 3: Counts on Break

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 638

Table 11
Seat 1: Mitchell Bosch – 1,525,000 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Harry Mozian – 1,055,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Mike Loverde – 445,000 (9 bb)
Seat 5: Anatoly Zharnits – 830,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Sam Browning – 1,750,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Jordan Joeckel – 1,000,000 (20 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: Lucas Sadowski – 1,050,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Steven Palumbo – 3,800,000 (76 bb)
Seat 4: Drew Dodge – 1,395,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Jose Zabala – 450,000 (9 bb)
Seat 6: Robert Kosydar – 1,050,000 (21 bb)
Seat 7: Arlinda Johns – 110,000 (2 bb)
Seat 8: Mansoor Kader – 995,000 (20 bb)

1st: $29,030 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $19,390
3rd: $14,280
4th: $10,640
5th: $8,010
6th: $6,090
7th: $4,690
8th: $3,650
9th-10th: $2,870
11th-12th: $2,280
13th: $1,850

Event 3: Two Tables Remain

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 638

James McKinnon

They are flying now, it took less than a level to drop the field down to 16 players at the last two tables.

17th: James McKinnon – $1,260
18th: Eli Kiwan – $1,260
19th: Robert Wuestner – $1,260
20th: Daniel D’Alessandro – $1,260
21st: Srini Yarlagadda – $1,060
22nd: Charles Babcock – $1,060
23rd: Dimitry Shamootin – $1,060
24th: John Martino – $1,060

1st: $29,030 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $19,390
3rd: $14,280
4th: $10,640
5th: $8,010
6th: $6,090
7th: $4,690
8th: $3,650
9th-10th: $2,870
11th-12th: $2,280
13th-14th: $1,850
15th-16th: $1,520

Eli Kiwan

Event 3: Three-Table Redraw

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21: 15,000/,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 638

Jerome Leonardo finished in 26th place

SPS Event 3 dropped to 24 players shortly after the break to trigger the three-table redraw. New seats and now they can see the final table coming up.

25th: Oran Haynes – $910
26th: Jerome Leonardo – $910
27th: Elton Higgins Jr – $910
28th: Charles Wells – $910
29th: Ryan Harfouch – $910
30th: John Parkhill – $910
31st: Scott O’Leary – $910
32nd: William Aponte – $910