2023 Signature Poker Series

Event 1 Flight A: Registration Closed with 248 Entries

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  248

Registration closed for Flight A of SPS Event 1 with 248 entries, for an excellent start to the series—a great number for early on a Wednesday. Flight B gets underway at 5 pm and will push the tournament closer to the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Flight A will continue until 25 players remain, and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to make it into the money.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 10a248TBD
BWeds 5p
CThurs 10a
DThurs 5p
EFriday 10a
FFriday 5p
GSat 10a
HSat 5p
Total248TBD

Event 2: John Casaubon and Julio Delgado Lead

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  98

John Casaubon

Players returned to their PLO seats after the break and we found two big stacks in early action. John Casaubon leads the field with 94,500 and Julio Delgado sits in second with 90,700.

Delgado is coming off a win a few days ago when he captured the $400 Labor Day Deep Stack title for more than $20K.

Julio Delgado

Event 2: Big PLO Field

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 3:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries:  81

Alex Ivan

The $400 PLO tournament is turning out a great group of players, with 81 in the game before the first break. Due to the nature of that game, we will see some re-entries along the way.

We have a pair of Alex(ander) in the field early. Alexander Orlov made a big splash last spring when he finished sixth in the Tampa Poker Classic Championship for $41,800 and Alex Ivan owns a Tampa guitar trophy with a win during the Fall DeepStack Poker Series in 2016.

Alexander Orlov

Event 1 Flight A: Glen Joseph Leads Early

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  184

Glen Joseph

Players returned to their seats after the break and everyone is chasing Glen Joseph for top stack in the room. There were several stack hovering just under triple digits but Joseph is over that mark with 107,100 from his 30K starting stack.

Joseph picked up a nice $3K payday a few weeks ago when he finished second in our $180 Triple Stack.

Event 2: First Omaha

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

As expected, we have plenty of non-Hold’em games on the Signature Poker Series, and we’re coming right out of the gates on Day 1 of the series with a $400 Pot Limit Omaha tournament.

Players start with 25,000 in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for this one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and they have a 30-minute dinner break scheduled at 6:30 pm.

They will return from break and march down to the final table and our first champion of the series.

  • Players begin with 25,000 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 2 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight A: Great Start

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  156

Jordan Joeckel

The Signature Poker Series is off to a flying start and Flight A of Event 1 more than doubled its entry count in the first hour—a fast pace for a Wednesday morning.

Jordan Joeckel and Kevin Blewitt are among the early entries. Joeckel won the $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament during the 2022 Winter Poker Open, and Blewitt is coming off a recent win on the Moneymaker Tour on the other side of the state

Kevin Blewitt

Event 1 Flight A: Cards in the Air

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  75

Cards are in the air for the first Tampa Signature Poker Series, with 75 entries in Flight A at the start and many more expected to enter over the eight starting flights with the $1,000,000 guarantee.

They will play out the first four levels of the day before enjoying a 15-minute break from the action.

Event 1 Flight A: Kicking Off the Series

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The 2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series is ready to kick off in the Event Center with Flight A of Event 1. The $400 Deep Stack tournament has eight starting flights and a huge $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Flight A starts at 10 am, with the second at 5 pm.

Players start with 30,000 deep stacks, and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes for Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight A will continue until only 10% of the field remains and those players will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet