$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries: 164
The second break is on the near horizon and players will enjoy another 15 minutes away from the tables, a great chance to hit the Poker Room grill for a snack.
Registration will close when they return and we’ll have a better idea who close they are to topping the $250,000 guarantee.
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries: 130
Players returned from their first break and we have another great turnout this afternoon for SPS Event 1. There are 130 entries in Flight C so far and they have contributed more than $150K toward the $250,000 guarantee.
A few early friends include Karl Manouchakian, Eric Tarikas, Fred Paradis, Isaac Ali, Julio Novo, Mark Wiser, Barbara Cardin, Frank Weigel, and Tony March.
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 42 of 326
Flight A: 171 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight B: 155 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight C: Thursday at 11 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy | Raji | Clearwater Beach | FL | 729,000 |
| 2 | Tahsin | Kelekci | Atlanta | GA | 681,000 |
| 3 | Matthew | Leecy | Tampa | FL | 553,000 |
| 4 | Surindra | Maraj | Trinity | FL | 522,000 |
| 5 | Lucas | Tae | Wesley Chapel | FL | 361,000 |
| 6 | Daniel | Kirkley | Tampa | FL | 350,000 |
| 7 | Charles | Kahrs | Palm Harbor | FL | 346,000 |
| 8 | Craig | Nix | Atlanta | GA | 345,000 |
| 9 | Daniel | Clemente | Wesley Chapel | FL | 343,000 |
| 10 | Anthony | Lavalle | Columbus | OH | 318,000 |
| 11 | Blaize | Mee | Saint Petersburg | FL | 295,000 |
| 12 | Anthony | Pathman | Bradenton | FL | 291,000 |
| 13 | Davide | Zella | Tampa | FL | 291,000 |
| 14 | Harry | Johnson | Largo | FL | 290,000 |
| 15 | David | Moore | Leesburg | GA | 289,000 |
| 16 | Liam | Hagens | Bradenton | FL | 285,000 |
| 17 | Thomas | Robertson | Weeki Wachee | FL | 265,000 |
| 18 | James | McKinnon | Saint Petersburg | FL | 259,000 |
| 19 | Daniel | Duffy | Seminole | FL | 221,000 |
| 20 | Khanh | Truong | Tampa | FL | 218,000 |
| 21 | Naresh | Parwani | Tampa | FL | 196,000 |
| 22 | Daniel | Wilson | Apollo Beach | FL | 182,000 |
| 23 | Maroun | Akiki | Kissimmee | FL | 171,000 |
| 24 | Anthony | Squicciarini | Bonita Spgs | FL | 170,000 |
| 25 | Kumar | Kantamaneni | Riverview | FL | 169,000 |
| 26 | Dante | Cianfarra | Port Orange | FL | 168,000 |
| 27 | Elias | Kiwan | Wesley Chapel | FL | 160,000 |
| 28 | Vincent | Baldassarre | Tampa | NY | 157,000 |
| 29 | Adam | Barclay | Palmetto | FL | 152,000 |
| 30 | James | Browning Jr | Palm Harbor | FL | 126,000 |
| 31 | Johnathan | Westra | Gainesville | FL | 116,000 |
| 32 | Anthony | Berouty | Palm Harbor | FL | 113,000 |
| 33 | Phillip | Krnyaich | Clermont | FL | 110,000 |
| 34 | Matthew | Zimmerman | Sarasota | FL | 103,000 |
| 35 | Robert | Panetta Jr | Valrico | FL | 100,000 |
| 36 | David | DiBernardi | Tampa | FL | 82,000 |
| 37 | Clyde | Maliauka | Clearwater | FL | 70,000 |
| 38 | Corey | Zedo | Maitland | FL | 55,000 |
| 39 | Christopher | Picciano | Longwood | FL | 52,000 |
| 40 | Michael | Francisco | Lutz | FL | 48,000 |
| 41 | Matthew | Sundberg | Eagan | MN | 42,000 |
| 42 | Curtis | King | Tampa | FL | 39,000 |
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The third flight of SPS Event 1 gets underway at 11 am in the Poker Room and the $400 buy-in tournament will get very close to topping its $250,000 guarantee in the next flight later this evening.
If not today, certainly early on Friday.
Players start with 30,000 in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before go up to 40 for the duration. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Leve 9 at 3:30 pm.
Flight C will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and those with chips at the end of the day will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 1 Flight C – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 1 Flight D – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
2PM: $70 SPS Event 1 Satellite (1-in-8)
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 55 of 155
Registration closed for Flight B of SPS Event 1 with 155 entries putting the combined total at 326 and more than $107,000 toward the $250,000 guarantee.
Flight B will play down to the last 20 survivors and they will return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2 in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.
We will post the combined chip counts first thing in the morning.
| Flight | Day | Entries | Advanced |
| A | Weds 11a | 171 | 22 |
| B | Weds 6p | 155 | TBD |
| C | Thurs 11a | — | — |
| D | Thurs 6p | — | — |
| E | Friday 11a | — | — |
| F | Friday 6p | — | — |
| G | Saturday 11a | — | — |
| Total | 326 | TBD |
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 171
Flight A: 171 Entries; 22 Advanced
Flight B: Underway
Flight C: Thursday at 11 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy | Raji | Clearwater Beach | FL | 729,000 |
| 2 | Matthew | Leecy | Tampa | FL | 553,000 |
| 3 | Craig | Nix | Atlanta | GA | 345,000 |
| 4 | Daniel | Clemente | Wesley Chapel | FL | 343,000 |
| 5 | Anthony | LaValle | Columbus | OH | 318,000 |
| 6 | Blaize | Mee | Saint Petersburg | FL | 295,000 |
| 7 | Anthony | Pathman | Bradenton | FL | 291,000 |
| 8 | Liam | Hagens | Bradenton | FL | 285,000 |
| 9 | Thomas | Robertson | Weeki Wachee | FL | 265,000 |
| 10 | James | McKinnon | Saint Petersburg | FL | 259,000 |
| 11 | Khanh | Truong | Tampa | FL | 218,000 |
| 12 | Daniel | Wilson | Apollo Beach | FL | 182,000 |
| 13 | Maroun | Akiki | Kissimmee | FL | 171,000 |
| 14 | Anthony | Squicciarini | Bonita Spgs | FL | 170,000 |
| 15 | Elias | Kiwan | Wesley Chapel | FL | 160,000 |
| 16 | Vincent | Baldassarre | Tampa | NY | 157,000 |
| 17 | Anthony | Berouty | Palm Harbor | FL | 113,000 |
| 18 | Robert | Panetta Jr | Valrico | FL | 100,000 |
| 19 | Clyde | Maliauka | Clearwater | FL | 70,000 |
| 20 | Christopher | Picciano | Longwood | FL | 52,000 |
| 21 | Matthew | Sundberg | Eagan | MN | 42,000 |
| 22 | Curtis | King | Tampa | FL | 39,000 |
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 22 of 171
Randy Raji was the chip leader at the last break of Flight A and added a couple hundred thousand to his stack in a level and a half after. The field reached 22 players and Raji bagged up 729,000 for a huge early lead.
Two-time Tampa Championship/Main Event winner Matthew Leecy is second with 529,000 with 20 others in various stages of happiness to be moving on to Day 2 in the money on Sunday at 11 am.
We will post full chip counts as soon as they are available.
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 33 of 171
The pace slowed a bit and 33 players were sent on (what should be) the last break of the day. They only need to get to 22 before calling it a night and bagging up some chips.
Randy Raji is the new leader in the tournament after a bunch of different players were sent off Table 11 late in the day. He sits with 495,000 with tablemate Dan Clemente in second with 365,000.
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The second flight of SPS Event 1 gets underway at 6 pm in the Poker Room and it will build on a strong start in the morning flight. They already put 171 entries into the game with six more big flights to go.
Players start with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.
Flight B will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday in the money.