$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 304

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 304

Eli Kiwan put all his chips in the middle with a four-bet ship for 407,000 from early position and Wagner Wysotchanki had him at risk from the big blind.

Kiwan:
Wysotchnaski:

Kiwan was way ahead with his aces but found a small sweat on the flop. The turn was and Kiwan began gathering his belongings before the river.

Then it occurred to Kiwan that he won the hand and sat back down.

“I swear I thought the turn was a six for his straight,” Kiwan laughed with the table.

Eli Kiwan – 829,000 (83 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski – 880,000 (88 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 304

Jason Min was all in and at risk for 131,000 against Kharlin Sued. Min was behind with but had two live cards versus Sued’s .

Sued paired his ace on the flop and could not find a save on the turn or flop to exit in 26th place.

Kharlin Sued – 330,000 (33 bb)
Jason Min – Eliminated in 26th Place ($5,500)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 304

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 304

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 304

Players are in their seats and cards are back in the air for Day 3 of the SPS Championship with 28 players remaining.

They are settled in for a long grind with deep stacks and a slow structure. With blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 ante, the average stack is about 434,000 (43 bb).

Results from yesterday:

29th: Rodney Turvin – $5,500
30th: Mitch Garshofsky – $5,500
31st: Mark Wiser – $5,500
32nd: Oscar Lindo – $5,500
33rd: Tahsin Kelekci – $5,070
34th: Michael Miravi – $5,070
35th: Gregory Wilson – $5,070
36th: Alan Wentz – $5,070
37th: Marsha Wolak – $5,070
38th: Curtis King – $5,070

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 304

The 2024 Signature Poker Series Championship is down to the last 28 players with everyone guaranteed at least $5,500 and $144,840 awaiting the champ.

Wesley Haymond and Wagner Wysotchanski are the only two players and, by the luck of the draw, are seated next to each other to start the day.

The schedule was updated, and when 16 players remain, there will be a two-table redraw instead of a three-table redraw at 24. They are scheduled to play down to the final table nine, but that might also change depending on when they get there and player opinions.

Table 10
Seat 1: Ya Yun Liu – 814,000 (81 bb)
Seat 2: Joel Deutsch – 636,000 (64 bb)
Seat 3: Dion Jagroo – 160,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Mo Alhalwani – 173,000 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Ray – 151,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Thomas Stinson – 176,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Liam Hagens – 312,000 (31 bb)

Table 11
Seat 1: Glen Hortin – 846,000 (85 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Bin Weng – 338,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Adriano Soares Alves – 412,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Robert Fregosi – 222,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: Aaron Mederos – 513,000 (51 bb)
Seat 7: Anthony Bertuccio – 42,000 (4 bb)
Seat 8: Ken O’Donnell – 407,000 (41 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: Andrew Neiding – 654,000 (65 bb)
Seat 2: Robert LeBeau – 700,000 (70 bb)
Seat 3: Kharlin Sued – 391,000 (39 bb)
Seat 4: James Kerr – 826,000 (83 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Jason Min – 180,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7: Shayne Mogilski – 543,000 (54 bb)
Seat 8: Ken Fishman – 353,000 (35 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: James McKinnon – 333,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2: Wesley Haymond – 1,065,000 (107 bb)
Seat 3: Wagner Wysotchanski – 1,000,000 (100 bb)
Seat 4: Wayne Leonard – 183,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Eli Kiwan – 292,000 (29 bb)
Seat 6: Jeevan Nomula – 242,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Wesley Skinner – 164,000 (16 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Remaining payouts:

1st: $144,840 + SPS trophy
2nd: $96,370
3rd: $70,290
4th: $51,940
5th: $38,890
6th: $29,500
7th: $22,670
8th: $17,660
9th-10th: $13,940
11th-12th: $11,360
13th-14th: $9,440
15th-16th: $7,990
17th-20th: $6,900
21st-24th: $6,090
25th-28th: $5,500

$130 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 394

Flight A: 81 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight B: 119 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight C: 97 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight D: 97 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight E: Monday at 7 pm
Day 2: Tuesday at 6 pm

2024 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 20
$600 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 88
Prize Pool: $50,000
September 29, 2023

Signature Poker Series Event 20 was a fun one-day tournament on a Sunday afternoon with football in the background. The tournament drew 88 entries and Ryan Hogan took the top spot for $12,668 after a heads-up deal.

This is Hogan’s eighth career title; fifth here in Tampa, two in Hollywood, and one in Daytona.

Congrats Ryan!

* Denotes results of a heads-up deal