$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 638

Another table was sent the rail, after collecting a payout slip, and the Event 3 field is down to four tables with 32 players. They have $910 locked up with some big prizes on the horizon.

33rd: Ronnie Franzzini Jr – $790
34th: Timothy Vollmer – $790
35th: Mark Elliman – $790
36th: Jason Block – $790
37th: Edith Norman – $790
38th: Ashraf Chehata – $790
39th: Tammy Leonard – $790
40th: Christian Jabbour – $790

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
17th-20th: $1,260
21st-24th: $1,060
25th-32nd: $910

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 638

We’re losing about two tables an hour, a quick pace despite the deep stacks. But the big stacks are getting bigger so things should slow as the really big money gets close.

41st: Michael Congrove – $690
42nd: Kenneth Duffley – $690
43rd: Stephen Kats – $690
44th: Anthony Bertuccio – $690
45th: Sandeep Kumar – $690
46th: Alexander Grassia – $690
47th: Jorge Campuzano Montoya – $690
48th: Sam Cunix – $690

49th: Farzad Raji – $620
50th: Megan Rajablu – $620
51st: Edward Compton – $620
52nd: Lucinda Martinez – $620
53rd: Ronnie Crosby – $620
54th: Ryan Hogan – $620
55th: Austin Becker – $620
56th: Ezekiel Shelton – $620

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 638

57th: Darren Snow – $560
58th: Robert Smith – $560
59th: John Wolfe – $560
60th: Marie Harrell – $560
61st: Tarun Gulati – $560
62nd: Wasim Assaf – $560
63rd: Mark Wiser – $560
64th: Bess Pui Homan – $560

65th: Aaron Thivyanathan – $510
66th: Steven Sinclair – $510
67th: Stanley Tavanese – $510
68th: Bradley Patton – $510
69th: Len Demchak – $510
70th: Christopher Rouleau – $510
71st: Andry Blanco Goitia – $510
72nd: Tom McDonald – $510

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 638

We had a quick run to the payout desks at the start of the day with some short stacks falling out and others catching a bad beat.

More than a few players are taking their payout slip to the cage and immediately joining our $600 Six-Max NLH on the other side of the room.

73rd: Sholom Lipszyc – $480
74th: Maheshwar Manthani – $480
75th: James Hagan – $480
76th: Kirstine Glassman – $480
77th: Robert Andis – $480
78th: Anthony Pellegrini – $480
79th: John Mader – $480
80th: Ian Casey – $480
81st: Timothy Worley – $460
82nd: Gabe Fuller – $460

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  82 of 638

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the $300 No-Limit Hold’em event with 82 players remaining, each guaranteed at least $460, but all shooting for the $29,030 top prize.

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
17th-20th: $1,260
21st-24th: $1,060
25th-32nd: $910
33rd-40th: $790
41st-48th: $690
49th-56th: $620
57th-64th: $560
65th-72nd: $510
73rd-80th: $480
81st-82nd: $460

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  82 of 638

SPS Event 3 drew 638 entries over five starting flights to turn the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $159,500 and we had 82 players advance to Day 2.

They return at 1 pm and begin playing down to the title and $29,030 top prize plus the SPS trophy.

David Meagher bagged the biggest stack with 592,000 followed by Manoor Kader, Darren Snow, Anatoly Zharnits, and Harry Mozian rounding out the top five.

They have 20:27 left in Level 13 with blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000 and the average stack about 195,000 (49 bb).

Top ten returning stacks:

1. David Meagher – 592,000 (148 bb)
2. Mansoor Kader – 542,000 (136 bb)
3. Darren Snow – 477,000 (119 bb)
4. Anatoly Zharnits – 397,000 (99 bb)
5. Harry Mozian – 393,000 (98 bb)
6. Ashraf Chehata – 372,000 (93 bb)
7. Dimitry Shamootin – 370,000 (93 bb)
8. John Martino – 367,000 (92 bb)
9. Mark Elliman – 356,000 (89 bb)
10. Oran Haynes – 349,000 (87 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  82 of 638

Flight A: 130 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight B:  102 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 85 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 176 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight E: 145 Entries; 19 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 1 pm

$300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $159,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  82 of 638

Flight A: 130 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight B:  102 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 85 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 176 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight E: 145 Entries; 19 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 1 pm

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

Registration closed for SPS Event 3 with 638 entries over five starting flights of the $300 buy-in tournament. Our players crushed the $100,000 guarantee and put $159,500 in the prize pool with 82 players making the money. They will get $460 for a min-cash and $29,030 plus the SPS trophy to the winner.

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
17th-20th: $1,260
21st-24th: $1,060
25th-32nd: $910
33rd-40th: $790
41st-48th: $690
49th-56th: $620
57th-64th: $560
65th-72nd: $510
73rd-80th: $480
81st-82nd: $460

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 6 – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 7 – $600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• • $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $2,500 SPS Championship Day 1A seat added to 1st place
  • 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 7 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 3 Day 2 – $300 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 3 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 3 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 3 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $140 SPS Event 8 Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 will a seat in $1,100 SPS Event 8
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (7:45pm)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet