2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 71
Prize Pool: $23,785
September 10, 2023

David Prociak is no stranger to success on the tournament circuit with over $2 million in earnings on his poker resume.  He claimed another $7,525 and the SPS trophy tonight at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa when he won Event 8 around  2 am.

“It feels good to close one out, I’ve had a lot of seconds and thirds lately,” said Prociak after the win. When he was asked about the heads-up final coming down to him and Donny Maloney, he responded, “Absolutely, when it started I was like it’s going to be me and Donny, that’s what I was thinking. During the heads-up he was just so short, there was nothing could do, he just had to shoot and go with it.”

Prociak said that it was a slow grind to double his stack on the way to the final table after Level 7, and then from there he won a three-way all-in followed by a series of chipping up. He took full advantage of the bubble as well, chipping up from 200k to 400k along the way. “It wasn’t really that long of a bubble, but because we were four-handed, you had to play a lot of hands, and the other guys had to fold a lot,” said Prociak.

“As far as the final table there was a hand where I had bottom set versus top set and I hit quads; and I was able to double up through the guy who had the most chips. That was super key. When a big hand comes up like that and it swings one way, that’s the whole tournament really,” said Prociak when he was asked about his most pivotal hands at the final table. He continued, “That’s why I like to gamble in some spots and get a stack, and you can turn it into a win.”

Prociak is a mixed-game connoisseur, and he has been targeting that caliber of events on the SPS schedule. “I love it, if it wasn’t for these, I wouldn’t. I didn’t even play the $1 million guarantee, I’ve just played the Big O and this so far. These are the fun ones, these are what I like to play. I definitely appreciate it, I wish they had one every day,” said Prociak.

When he was asked about his plans for the rest of the tournament series, here was Prociak’s response, “I pretty much have decided I’m going to play everyday. I will play whatever tomorrow is, and just keep going that way. The main event is the only one I would choose over a mixed event. Other than that it’s mixed games over hold’em.”

Final Results:

$400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 71

Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts for Event 8:

Seat 1: David Prociak – 273,000
Seat 2: David Ernst – 48,000
Seat 3: Scott Kasliner – 275,000
Seat 4: Donny Maloney – 233,000
Seat 5: Roy Heimowitz – 127,000
Seat 6: Anthony Angerami – 185,000
Seat 7: Juan Montoya Bernal – 96,000
Seat 8: Alexander Orlov – 5,000

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 71
Prize Pool: $23,785
September 10, 2023

Registration has closed in Event 8 at the SPS Series with 71 entries when the final bell tolled . The total prize pool is $23,875 with $7,525 to the winner, and a min-cash worth $780. Here is a look at the full payout structure:

1: $7,525
2: $5,010
3: $3,340
4: $2,320
5: $1,690
6: $1,280
7: $1,020
8: $850
9: $750

$400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We are closing today’s schedule with some more Omaha in the Event Center at 6 pm. Event 8 is a $400 Mixed PLO tournament that will rotate games between Pot Limit Omaha, Pot Limit Omaha 8, and Big O.

Players sit down to 20K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 8:15 pm. This one will be full of action and we will crown a new SPS champion later this evening.

• Players begin with 20,000 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 8 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

2PM: Event 6 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 7 Day 1 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
• Final table levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 8 – $400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 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 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $140 Event 7 Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win seats into $1,100 buy-in Event 7
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (11:45am)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Event 10 Satellite (1-in-5)

• 1-in-5 win seats into $600 buy-in Event 10
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (9:45pm)
• Structure Sheet