$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  145 of 1,655

After two levels and change, players were sent on the first 15-minute break of the day with 145 remaining and the payouts climbing.

We’ll take a walk among the table and see who’s made moves early in the day.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  168 of 1,655

Catching up on our paperwork, here’s the list of those who made the money in SPS Event 1 so far:

169th: John Ammons – $600
170th: Dylan Malavia – $600
171st: Jordan Holt – $600
172nd: Marco Grasso – $600
173rd: Charles Bragg – $600
174th: Austin Johnson – $600
175th: Caleb Piderit – $600
176th: Matthew Zimmerman – $600
177th: Ross Fischer – $600
178th: John Gordon – $600
179th: Brandon Crawley – $600
180th: Eric Piderit – $600
181st: Johnathan Westra – $600
182nd: Joel Deutsch – $600
183rd: Mahmoud Ahmad – $600
184th: Elizabeth McKane – $600

185th: Michael Feurer – $580
186th: Willie Wiggins – $580
187th: Tal Moseri – $580
188th: Robert Gill – $580
189th: Justin Colmes – $580
190th: Sandro Vianna – $580
191st: Vamsi Dodda – $580
192nd: Dante Cianfarra – $580
193rd: Matthew Sundberg – $580
194th: David “Ape” Howard – $580
195th: David Moore – $580
196th: James D’Arcangelis – $580
197th: Nathan Graddy – $580
198th: Nadeem El Alami – $580
199th: Patrick Anastasia – $580
200th: Aaron Mederos – $580
201st: Tanner Schneiweis – $580
202nd: Spencer Sweisford – $580
203rd: Noah Honetschlager – $580
204th: Wilbert Malphus – $580
205th: Greg Osborne – $580
206th: Jason Ray – $580
207th: Phillip Krnyaich – $580
208th: Curtis King – $580

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The first Sunday of the series is here and we have a little something for you to play at noon while watching football on one of the many TVs around the room. Event 2 is a $400 buy-in one-day trophy event with a $25,000 guarantee that is perfect for those who fell short in Event 1 or need something done in a day.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. 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.

• $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 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  179 of 1,655

In one of the first pots of the tournament, Eric Piderit put his stack in the middle against Frank Brigham for a lot of chips.

Brigham:
Piderit:

The king of coolers and Piderit was unable to find a save on the board. They counted down the stacks and Brigham was the player at risk. He doubled up, Piderit was left with 13K and was eliminated in 180th even after running it back up to 130,000.

Frank Brigham – 350,000 (70 bb)
Eric Piderit – Eliminated in 180th Place ($600)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  200 of 1,655

Sandro Vianna opened to 11,000 from early position and Alexander Orlov moved all in for 53,000 from middle position. It folded back around to Vianna and he called to put Orlov at risk.

Orlov:
Vianna:

Orlov, our former TPC Championship final table member, was in trouble against the bigger pair but turned it around when he made a set on the flop. The board finished and to send him a double.

Alexander Orlov – 119,000 (24 bb)
Sandro Vianna – 140,000 (28 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  200 of 1,655

Maroun Akiki opened to 14,000 from under the gun and it folded to Karl Manouchakian in the small blind. He moved all in for 85,000 and Akiki called with the bigger stack.

Manouchakian:
Akiki:

Manouchakian found a cooler in a good spot and his big slick held on the board for an early double.

Karl Manouchakian – 180,000 (36 bb)
Maroun Akiki – 80,000 (16 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  206 of 1,655

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of SPS Event 1 with 206 players remaining, all in the money, and guaranteed at least $580 with $86K waiting up top.

They will continue with 30-minute levels until the start of Level 20 when they go up to 40.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  206 of 1,655

The opening event on the Tampa Signature Poker Series schedule drew a huge 1,655-entry crowd for the $400 buy-in tournament, the second-biggest field we’ve had in the Poker Room, and they turned the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool over $500,000.

We have 206 players returning this morning at 11 am and they are already in the money with $86K awaiting the winner. Two players are in the money twice with Curtis King and Phillip Krnyaich bagging two times; they will receive a $580 min-cash for their smallest stack and play their biggest.

Thomas Kornechuk leads the return with Jahann Bardia, Robert Georato, Victor Nissim, and Randy Raji rounding out the top five.

Action will fly at the start with smaller stacks trying to spin them up or get a payout ticket. They will play 30-minute levels until they get to Level 20 when they increase to 40 minutes for the rest of the tournament.

It will be a long, fun day in the Poker Room.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Thomas Kornechuk – 845,000 (169 bb)
2. Jahann Bardia – 842,000 (168 bb)
3. Robert Georato – 834,000 (167 bb)
4. Victor Nissim – 796,000 (159 bb)
5. Randy Raji – 729,000 (146 bb)
6. Steven Sinclair – 721,000 (144 bb)
7. Eric Nadal – 684,000 (137 bb)
8. Tahsin Kelekci – 681,000 (136 bb)
9. Christopher Barthel – 652,000 (130 bb)
10. Herbert Nairn – 649,000 (130 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

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

12PM: Event 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (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 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 3 Flight A – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  206 of 1,655

Flight A: 171 Entries; 21 Advanced
Flight B: 155 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight C: 175 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight D: 176 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight E: 239 Entries; 30 Advanced
Flight F: 252 Entries; 32 Advanced
Flight G: 487 Entries; 60 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am