$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 778

The action is flying and players are dropping fast, picking up a payout ticket and finding a new game. The one-hour levels aren’t having an impact yet and they will soon be down to five tables.

43rd: Billy Papadopoulos – $4,710
44th: Kevin Blewitt – $4,710
45th: Greg Anda – $4,710
46th: Jacob Naumann – $4,710
47th: Tom Nguyen – $4,710
48th: Willie Wiggins – $4,710

49th: Saied Zamari – $4,160
50th: Ian Siegel – $4,160
51st: Stephen Keats – $4,160
52nd: John Gordon – $4,160
53rd: Jerry Wong – $4,160
54th: Doug Marro – $4,160
55th: William Slepcevich – $4,160
56th: Daniel Couzens – $4,160

57th: Donnie McBrayer – $3,720
58th: Eric Salazar – $3,720
59th: Carlos Marquez – $3,720
60th: Irfanullah Khairi – $3,720
61st: Diego Paulo Uez – $3,720
62nd: Paul Chung – $3,720
63rd: Huicun Qiao – $3,720
64th: Nicholas Chong – $3,720

65th: Steve Ekin – $3,370
66th: Phi Nguyen – $3,370
67th: Farhad Jamasi – $3,370
68th: Eugene Solomon – $3,370
69th: Ken O’Donnell – $3,370
70th: Frank Weigel – $3,370
71st: David Tuthill – $3,370
72nd: John Littleton – $3,370

73rd: Anthony Askey – $3,110
74th: Ruth Ruffman – $3,110
75th: Zyad Qasem – $3,110
76th: Troy Feltis – $3,110
77th: Simon Kafati Revelo – $3,110
78th: Stephen Brite – $3,110
79th: Jeremy Pappano – $3,110
80th: Michael Laake – $3,110

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 778

The second break ended and the field dropped down to seven tables with 54 players soon after cards went back in the air. Levels now last 60 minutes each and they will play four more levels with a break in between before bagging up.

Art Peacock had the early lead in his opening flight but ran into issues to drop back down. Now he is back leading the entire Championship with 1,535,000. Heitor Saraiva is in second with 1,355,000 and Steven Bennett is third with 1,205,000 after knocking three players out in three consecutive hands.

Ashley Spring is also having a great day. She returned for Day 2 with only 78K but sits among the leaders with 1,095,000.

2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 18
$600 One-Day $100K NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 216
Prize Pool: $113,400
September 17, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 One-Day $100K tournament with 216 entries, creating a prize pool worth $113,400. The last 27 players will make the money with $840 for a min-cash and $27,580 awaiting the Event 18 champ.

1st: $27,580 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $19,120
3rd: $11,620
4th: $7,070
5th: $5,460
6th: $4,520
7th: $3,860
8th: $3,300
9th: $2,760
10th-12th: $2,380
13th-15th: $2,040
16th-18th: $1,700
19th-21st: $1,360
22nd-24th: $1,050
25th-27th: $840

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Sunday poker with football on the big screens sounds like a great way to spend a day. Our last trophy event of the day starts at 4p in the Event Center with a $1,100 Deep Stack that features a $50,000 guarantee and two-day structure.

Players start with 30,000 out front and the first 12 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes after that. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9 pm following the dinner break.

Play will continue through Level 15 and survivors will return on Monday at 2 pm to play it out for the trophy.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 778

Once the bubble burst, there was a burst of fast action with players trying to make some moves to build their stacks. The field quickly dropped to ten tables with 80 players; here’s a look at who picked up a payout ticket.

81st: Joshua Snodgrass – $2,910
82nd: Ludek Sisak – $2,910
83rd: James Kerr – $2,910
84th: Furkan Beg – $2,910
85th: Nicholas Caouette – $2,910
86th: Nicholas Kost – $2,910
87th: Stephen Demeule – $2,910
88th: AJ Kelsall – $2,910

89th: Steven Carswell – $2,720
90th: Elliot Smith – $2,720
91st: Nick Raio – $2,720
92nd: Chad Lipton – $2,720
93rd: William Heher – $2,720
94th: Walter Bravo – $2,720
95th: Young Eum – $2,720
96th: Tony March – $2,720
97th: Hyndi Khomutetsky – $2,720
98th: Ross Lebo – $2,720

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  97 of 778

The Championship field was down to 100 players with 98 getting paid and tournament staff were on the lookout for one more elimination to begin money bubble play.

Alcides Gomez was eliminated in 100th place and they asked dealers to hold the action after their current hand.

That last hand on Table 62 would settle the matter. One player moved all in for about 75,000 and Carlos Marquez called in the big blind.

Marquez:
Opponent:

Marquez was ahead to burst the bubble and his big slick held on the board. His opponent was eliminated and the Championship was in the money without hand-for-hand play.

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  104 of 778

The Championship field hit the first break before the money bubble but it will hit soon with 104 remaining and 98 getting paid.

Jerry Wong jumped to the top of the counts with 956,000 and tablemate Art Peacock is not far behind with 950,000. Ian Siegel (850,000), Marcus Carter (849,000), and Seth Fischer (818,000) rounding out the top five.

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  111 of 778

Steve Ekin recently arrived at his new table and open-shoved for 134,000 from early position. Ashley Spring called from the cutoff, Frank Weigle thought about coming along from the big blind, but elected to fold.

Ekin:
Spring:

Ekin was alive for a double but Spring had two live cards to knock him out. The board ran out all low and Ekin doubled up with the bubble nearing.

Steve Ekin – 288,000 (36 bb)
Ashley Spring – 513,000 (64 bb)

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  128 of 778

Ken O’Donnell was sitting in the big blind when action folded to the small blind and he moved all in for 109,000. O’Donnell checked his cards and called.

O’Donnell:
Small Blind:

The small blind player was drawing live to double but O’Donnell paired his king on the flop to take a big lead in the hand. The turn made things a little more interesting but O’Donnell had the knockout after the river.

Ken O’Donnell – 410,000 (51 bb)

At a nearby table, Paul Snead is making another run as the 2021 Tampa Poker Classic Champ climbed over 500K nearing the money bubble.

Paul Snead – 555,000 (69 bb)

Blinds increased to 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante and the average stack is about 243,000 (30 bb).

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  152 of 778

The pace is slow this afternoon in the Event Center. Championship players are in no hurry to get frisky with their stacks and we lost only two tables before they hit a new level.

Karl Manouchakian is doing his part to get the field closer to the money. He sent a player out with his queens and Manouchakian (who sits atop the leaderboard for most cashes in our tournaments) is up to 363,000.

Blinds increased to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 205,000 (34 bb).