$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The last tournament on the SPS schedule is a popular one with the $400 Seniors 50+ event at 11 am. It has a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will be a fun way to wrap up the trophy schedule.

Players start with 30K out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They will enjoy a 30-minute dinner break at 7:45 pm and return to crown our Seniors champ.

• $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 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

$400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 45

Flight A: 10 Entries; 2 Advanced
Flight B: 35 Entries; 5 Advanced
Flight C: Monday at 7 pm
Day 2: Tuesday at 2 pm

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)

• Championship Day 3 Seats and Chips

11AM: Event 21 – $400 Seniors 50+ (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 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 18 Flight C – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 15 Flight E – $130 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-18 last 20 minutes; Levels 19+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

$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

Action resumes on Monday at noon with 28 players remaining and they are scheduled to play down to the nine-handed final table.

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 —

By chips:

1. Wesley Haymond – 1,065,000 (107 bb)
2. Wagner Wysotchanski – 1,000,000 (100 bb)
3. Glen Hortin – 846,000 (85 bb)
4. James Kerr – 826,000 (83 bb)
5. Ya Yun Liu – 814,000 (81 bb)
6. Robert LeBeau – 700,000 (70 bb)
7. Andrew Neiding – 654,000 (65 bb)
8. Joel Deutsch – 636,000 (64 bb)
9. Shayne Mogilski – 543,000 (54 bb)
10. Aaron Mederos – 513,000 (51 bb)
11. Adriano Soares Alves – 412,000 (41 bb)
12. Ken O’Donnell – 407,000 (41 bb)
13. Kharlin Sued – 391,000 (39 bb)
14. Ken Fishman – 353,000 (35 bb)
15. Bin Weng – 338,000 (34 bb)
16. James McKinnon – 333,000 (33 bb)
17. Liam Hagens – 312,000 (31 bb)
18. Eli Kiwan – 292,000 (29 bb)
19. Jeevan Nomula – 242,000 (24 bb)
20. Robert Fregosi – 222,000 (22 bb)
21. Wayne Leonard – 183,000 (18 bb)
22. Jason Min – 180,000 (18 bb)
23. Thomas Stinson – 176,000 (18 bb)
24. Mo Alhalwani – 173,000 (17 bb)
25. Wesley Skinner – 164,000 (16 bb)
26. Dion Jagroo – 160,000 (16 bb)
27. Brian Ray – 151,000 (15 bb)
28. Anthony Bertuccio – 42,000 (4 bb)

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

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 304

Day 2 of the SPS Championship ended with 28 players remaining and Wesley Haymond won a big hand late to take the lead with 1,065,000 followed by Wagner Wysotchanski with exactly 1,000,000.

We will publish the complete chip count list and Day 3 seat draw as soon as it is available.

1. Wesley Haymond – 1,065,000 (107 bb)
2. Wagner Wysotchanski – 1,000,000 (100 bb)
3. Glen Hortin – 846,000 (85 bb)
4. James Kerr – 826,000 (83 bb)
5. Ya Yun Liu – 814,000 (81 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 304

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
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  35 of 304

James Kerr burst the bubble and he is the chip leader at the last break of Day 2. He is up to 899,000 with a bunch of players chasing him with more than 600K including Wesley Haymond, Ya Yun Liu, Ken O’Donnell, and Robert Lebeau.

They will finish out this level and survivors will bag their chips for a return tomorrow for Day 3 at noon.

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

Registration closed for the one-day $600 No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 88 entries and paying out the full $50,000 guarantee. The last 11 players will make the money with $1,410 for a min-cash and $14,750 to the Event 20 champ.

1st: $14,750 + SPS trophy
2nd: $9,830
3rd: $6,660
4th: $4,690
5th: $3,420
6th: $2,600
7th: $2,060
8th: $1,700
9th: $1,470
10th-11th: $1,410

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 304

On the ninth round of hand-for-hand on the bubble, James Kerr opened to 14,000 from the cutoff and Robert Lebeau folded his button. The small blind moved all in for 119,000 to get a fold from the big blind and call from Kerr after a few minutes to think about it.

Kerr:
Small Blind:

The small blind player was in good shape for a double, faded the flop but Kerr picked up a diamond draw. The small blind turned a wheel on the turn but Kerr made his flush on the river to send him out.

James Kerr – 810,000 (135 bb)

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $684,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 304

After nearly all of Level 14, the Championship dropped to 39 players to leave the field one off the money. Tournament staff paused the clock and take two minutes off the clock for every hand dealt until one player is eliminated.