$560 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 500/1k/100 ante
27 Players Remaining, 52k avg (52 bb)
After returning from dinner a few eliminations brings us to the three table redraw. We’re now nine places from the money.
Players still in the field include:
Filipp Khavin (Event 2 Winner)
Stephen Diamantas (December, 2013 Championship Event Winner)
Ryan Sponaugle (December, 2013 Championship Event Runner-up)
Manny Minaya
Wally Maddah
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 150/300/25
Entries: 126
The second of six flights for this $100,000 Guaranteed event is back from break.
Chip Leaders
Daniel Carlton 56k
William Ellis 52k
Ramesh Patel 46k
Patricia Castillo 44k
Mark Henness 41k
$560 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante
30 players are back from dinner and back in action. Average stack is 47k.
18 are getting paid, so 12 more will leave with nothing.
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: Blinds 2k/4k/500 ante (about 27 minutes remain)
Play was halted early when the 20th place busted out, leaving 12% of the field.
The player was all-in holding 
and ran into Clyde Swanson’s pocket Aces. The board came 
. Clyde made Aces-full to take the pot, busting his opponent, and chipping up to 146,200.
With 19 players remaining, they bagged the chips for the night. Kaleb Hanshaw (above) is the chip leader with 190,100 and he earns an $1,100 seat in Event 9.
A full list of chip counts will be posted in the morning.
$560 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 9: Blinds 400/800/75 ante
End of level and time for a dinner break. Players get to enjoy an hour away from the grind. Play will resume at 8:38pm with Level 10, Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante.
Chip Leaders as of dinner:
Ricardo Rodriguez 104,300
Jessie Wheatley 97,600
Deborah Farmer 86,000
Stephen Diamantas 82,000
Manny Minya 79,600
Julio Novo 69,600
Ray DelCueto 67,200
Ron Puleo 63,400
Aric Fluskat 62,200
Marc Davis 61,400
Roberto Quintana 60,400
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Poker Open
$560 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em
June 2, 2014
Total Entries: 70
Total Prize Pool: $50,000
PAYOUTS
1: $15,000
2: $8,250
3: $4,750
4: $4,000
5: $3,000
6: $2,500
7: $2,000
8: $1,500
9: $1,125
10-12: $1,000
13-15: $875
16-18: $750
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: Blinds 1,200/2,400/300
Players have returned from their last break of the day. Only 29 remain in action. They’ll play four more levels or until 19 players, whichever comes first.
Before the break:
After a couple of limpers and a button-raise to 4x the blind, Anthony Lee (Tallahasee, FL) makes it 18k to play. One limper and the button called. On the flop of A 4 5, the limper shoved for ~40k, the button folded, and Anthony snap-called with 32 off. He had flopped the wheel and busted his opponent. Anthony chipped up to ~140k.
Sam Medina (above) opened the action utg and got a call from the big blind. On the flop of J T T, the big blind checked, Sam bet 16k, and got the call.
Turn was a blank and the big blind shoved for ~60k. Sam called. His opponent held KJ for two pair, but Sam held AT for trips. The river was another blank and Sam took the pot, chipping up to 180k, good for the chip lead.
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 1k/2k/300
During the previous level, a crowd gathered around table 1. Three players were all in :
Jerome Stroud: KK
Chris Suarez: JJ
Seat 7: AT
Board: J 5 3 Q 7
Jerome started with the lead, but Chris (pictured) flopped a set to scoop. The short-stack in seat 7 was busted.
Chris chipped up to about 73,000. Jerome was left with a short stack and busted out soon after.
Jerome Stround is a Hard Rock – Hard Beat of the Day Nominee
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 1: Blinds 25/50
The second of six starting flights for this event is underway here at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.
Players began with 12,000 chips and all levels are 30 minutes long.
Flight A began at noon and when registration closed, there were 152 entries. Players who bust out can re-enter as many times as they like as long as registration is still open for that flight.
$560 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: Blinds 250/500/50 ante
Players are back from their second break and registration has closed with 70 total entries.
On the last hand before the break, a huge hand played out on table 2. Three players were all-in:
Manny Minaya: KK
Ronald Brown: QQ
Seat 4: AJ suited
Board: K 7 7 A 8
Manny (pictured above) flopped a full house to put a hammer-lock on the hand. His opponents were left needing perfect-perfect, which didn’t happen.
Manny chipped up to 94,700, good for the chip lead.
Ronald was left short-stacked, and seat 4 was busted.