Signature Poker Series

Event 1: Day 2 Set to Go

$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

Thomas Kornechuk leads the Day 2 return

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

SPS Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

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

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

2024 Tampa Signature Poker Series Schedule

Event 1: Returning Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments

$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

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
31JohnDevinePort CharlotteFL154,000
32TylerPruittLakelandFL235,000
33ReeseCombsLutzFL48,000
34VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL145,000
35RileyPriceLargoFL224,000
36EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL160,000
37JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL126,000
38RohitPallaBrandonFL286,000
41KyleAdkinsGreensburgIN266,000
42GerardDayRiverviewFL126,000
43JeromeLeonardoSt PetersburgFL201,000
44NathanSeifertWaynePA64,000
45RobertGeoratoNaplesFL834,000
46PabloValdiviesoJacksonvilleFL135,000
47NadeemElalamiNew Prt RchyFL60,000
48WilliamLackeyPort CharlotteFL179,000
51AnthonyMarchTampaFL242,000
52JohnathanWestraGainesvilleFL116,000
53BrianMichaloBradentonFL441,000
54BlaizeMeeSaint PetersburgFL295,000
55David "Ape"HowardApollo BeachFL33,000
56MichaelHalprinGulfportFL182,000
57JamesDarcangelisVeniceFL121,000
58RichardPresslerOrlandoFL266,000
61OkHaseltonWesley ChapelFL104,000
62NathanGraddyLutzFL120,000
63EfiAmoyalJerusalemFL168,000
64DavidSmithZionsvilleIN141,000
65ShawnBorrackNew Port RicheyFL164,000
66DylanMalaviaAlvaFL194,000
67CalebPideritLas VegasNV142,000
68RossLeboLehigh AcresFL159,000
71AnthonySquicciariniBonita SpgsFL170,000
72KevinCarnevaleJohnstonRI428,000
73JahannBardiaWesley ChapelFL842,000
74MatthewZimmermanSarasotaFL103,000
75PatrickAnastasiaSaint PetersburgFL93,000
76JoelDeutschHollywoodFL330,000
77ThomasRobertsonWeeki WacheeFL265,000
78JustinColmesLithia SpgsGA151,000
81Jaya AnushMalapatiSaint JohnsFL283,000
82EricPideritWestonFL179,000
83RowlandEvansSarasotaFL78,000
84RossFischerDavieFL108,000
85WoodrowPassSeffnerFL135,000
86FranklinBrighamAuburndaleFL166,000
87HaiLySt PetersburgFL445,000
88EmptyEmpty
91LiamHagensBradentonFL285,000
92AaronSpeerClermontFL427,000
93TahsinKelekciAtlantaGA681,000
94JoelWadsworth JrOcklawahaFL443,000
95DanielSchmidtBeltonTX81,000
96ThomasGustafsonSarasotaFL109,000
97DonaldGibbsOrlandoFL122,000
98MichaelVincentHendersonNV290,000
101KarlManouchakianTampaFL82,000
102ChristopherBarthelPalma CeiaFL652,000
103MarounAkikiKissimmeeFL171,000
104ChristopherCollerCasselberryFL350,000
105DevinCradicChurch HillOH418,000
106JohnGordonSeminoleFL180,000
107MauriceParadisOldsmarFL228,000
108JordanHoltClermontFL95,000
111StevenSinclairTampaFL721,000
112AdamBarclayPalmettoFL152,000
113CoreyZedoMaitlandFL55,000
114EranGolanTampaFL103,000
115DavidMauradianDade CityFL415,000
116FelipeKouryOceansideCA188,000
117AnthonyLavalleColumbusOH318,000
118CaryAlterTampaFL102,000
141EmptyEmpty
142JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL109,000
143CharlesBragg JrDaytona BeachFL158,000
144ChristopherPiccianoLongwoodFL52,000
145DanielDuffySeminoleFL221,000
146KhanhTruongTampaFL218,000
147DanteCianfarraPort OrangeFL168,000
148StanfordGulley JrClearwaterFL148,000
151EricNadalBrandonFL684,000
152JulianRoldan CuartasBartowFL338,000
153JohnRidingerWesley ChapelFL459,000
154JakobParksClearwaterFL283,000
155TonyHatleyMobileAL111,000
156TirthPatelLand O LakesFL358,000
157ThomasKornechukSarasotaFL845,000
158DrewDodgeSpring HillFL181,000
161ElizabethMckaneOdessaFL78,000
162VincentBaldassarreTampaNY157,000
163MohamadAlhalwaniOrlandoFL254,000
164AustinJohnsonGreensboroGA72,000
165WilliamDavisOrlandoFL225,000
166CurtisKingTampaFL112,000
167AaronAugustenArlingtonMA138,000
168MahmoudAhmadClearwaterFL72,000
171GregoryOsborneSun City CenterFL76,000
172HarryBindaTampaFL71,000
173SpencerSweisfordTampaFL222,000
174ChristopherHydenSt PetersburgFL301,000
175EricPaineClearwaterFL241,000
176VictorHernandezTampaFL376,000
177DavidHowardParrishFL634,000
178DavidDibernardiTampaFL82,000
181SheikMohamedCasselberryFL297,000
182LucasTaeWesley ChapelFL361,000
183MatthewLeecyTampaFL553,000
184DanielClementeWesley ChapelFL343,000
185PhillipKrnyaichClermontFL300,000
186CalebPowellFleming IslandFL384,000
187AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL113,000
188AnthonyPathmanBradentonFL291,000
191MatthewSundbergEaganMN42,000
192EugeneKirtleyDavenportFL232,000
193YeYaoTampaFL111,000
194ErickEspinozaSarasotaFL441,000
195DavideZellaTampaFL291,000
196JenniferHaseltonRiverviewFL230,000
197SanjibAcharyaWesley ChapelFL222,000
198CharlesBabcockClearwaterFL321,000
201TarunGulatiTampaFL103,000
202AlexandraStarrPittsburghPA185,000
203ArlindaJohnsPort Saint LucieFL268,000
204TannerSchneeweisLadera RanchCA152,000
205CoryWoodValricoFL315,000
206JustinSnavelyOrlandoFL122,000
207CraigNixAtlantaGA345,000
208RandyRajiClearwater BeachFL729,000
211RonaldMillerCape CoralFL53,000
212MhdAl KemehWindermereFL312,000
213AnanthGanesanSaint PetersburgFL355,000
214JoshuaMaskellTarpon SpgsFL187,000
215NareshParwaniTampaFL196,000
216DushyantGulatiClearwaterFL352,000
217PhoucPhamLilburnGA226,000
218NicholasDe GrenSt PetersburgFL363,000
221JasonRayFort MyersFL53,000
222WilliamDeckardNew Port RicheyFL315,000
223MeganRajabluOrlandoFL115,000
224ZacharyBoothWesley ChapelFL119,000
225SudharshanKaranamJacksonvilleFL81,000
226MichaelFranciscoLutzFL48,000
227HarryJohnsonLargoFL290,000
228ChaimEinbinder79,000
261DorianRios PavonLas VegasFL99,000
262RyanHoganWinter GardenFL406,000
263BrianCrawleyTarpon SpringsFL249,000
264RamsesRosaBrandonFL275,000
265SandeepKumarTampaFL272,000
266DavidMooreLeesburgGA289,000
267KimMc CannSarasotaFL145,000
268GustavoFelicio MachadoCampinasFL499,000
271PedroStuart LimaKissimmeeFL491,000
272RobertPanetta JrValricoFL100,000
273TuanNguyenLilburnGA547,000
274RobertGillRiverviewFL85,000
275CharlesKahrsPalm HarborFL346,000
276DanielWilsonApollo BeachFL182,000
277RonaldHoltClermontFL137,000
278JamesCieslukTampaFL57,000
281KumarKantamaneniRiverviewFL169,000
282BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY440,000
283WilliamFlahertyPort CharlotteFL208,000
284WillieWiggins JrPembroke PinesFL142,000
285NoahHonetschlagerCoto De CazaCA16,000
286MarshaWolak-BarnettLakewood RanchFL446,000
287HerbertNairnSun City CenterFL649,000
288RyanWyantSarasotaFL336,000
291ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL70,000
292WilliamBibbeySpring HillFL134,000
293ChadKitchenWimaumaFL114,000
294LaceyCannonLake ButlerFL83,000
295JeffreyGreensteinWhite PlainsNY350,000
296MichaelFeurerNew Port RicheyFL247,000
297MichaelHunsuckerOrlandoFL298,000
298TalMoseriLas VegasNV120,000
371FrankMarkimWesley ChapelFL113,000
372AaronMederosTampaFL13,000
373NolanWilsonSanfordFL281,000
374BrandonWilkinsOrlandoFL295,000
375JohnRyanWinter GardenFL195,000
376JordanLowerySarasotaFL259,000
377MichaelMurphyEllentonFL216,000
378JamesMorrisseyLand O LakesFL430,000
381JohnAmmonsNew Port RicheyFL215,000
382AdamCooperDunedinFL151,000
383MichaelWilleySeminoleFL149,000
384ChongyouChenSt AugustineFL280,000
385GrahamGibsonLargoFL77,000
386DanielKirkleyTampaFL350,000
387SurindraMarajTrinityFL522,000
388VictorNissimTampaFL796,000
391EvanPantanoKey WestFL157,000
392SandroVianna De SaWinter GardenFL218,000
393NicholasRussellOrlandoFL159,000
394AlexanderOrlovMoscowNV33,000
395MarcoGrassoLakewood RanchFL102,000
396AriannaLopez PerozoJacksonvilleFL233,000
397JimmyLeRiverviewFL602,000
398HughWrightAltamonte SpringsFL438,000
401RolandWillisValricoFL194,000
402WilbertMalphusLutzFL57,000
403CuinnGriffinSarasotaFL335,000
404DanielKusnerakNewtonNC142,000
405SaifKeshwaniTampaFL170,000
406JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL259,000
407StephenDeesDaytonOH273,000
408ThaoLeCape CoralFL50,000

Event 1: Returning Day 2 Chip Counts

$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

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1ThomasKornechukSarasotaFL845,000
2JahannBardiaWesley ChapelFL842,000
3RobertGeoratoNaplesFL834,000
4VictorNissimTampaFL796,000
5RandyRajiClearwater BeachFL729,000
6StevenSinclairTampaFL721,000
7EricNadalBrandonFL684,000
8TahsinKelekciAtlantaGA681,000
9ChristopherBarthelPalma CeiaFL652,000
10HerbertNairnSun City CenterFL649,000
11DavidHowardParrishFL634,000
12JimmyLeRiverviewFL602,000
13MatthewLeecyTampaFL553,000
14TuanNguyenLilburnGA547,000
15SurindraMarajTrinityFL522,000
16GustavoFelicio MachadoCampinasFL499,000
17PedroStuart LimaKissimmeeFL491,000
18JohnRidingerWesley ChapelFL459,000
19MarshaWolak-BarnettLakewood RanchFL446,000
20HaiLySt PetersburgFL445,000
21JoelWadsworth JrOcklawahaFL443,000
22BrianMichaloBradentonFL441,000
23ErickEspinozaSarasotaFL441,000
24BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY440,000
25HughWrightAltamonte SpringsFL438,000
26JamesMorrisseyLand O LakesFL430,000
27KevinCarnevaleJohnstonRI428,000
28AaronSpeerClermontFL427,000
29DevinCradicChurch HillOH418,000
30DavidMauradianDade CityFL415,000
31RyanHoganWinter GardenFL406,000
32CalebPowellFleming IslandFL384,000
33VictorHernandezTampaFL376,000
34NicholasDe GrenSt PetersburgFL363,000
35LucasTaeWesley ChapelFL361,000
36TirthPatelLand O LakesFL358,000
37AnanthGanesanSaint PetersburgFL355,000
38DushyantGulatiClearwaterFL352,000
39ChristopherCollerCasselberryFL350,000
40JeffreyGreensteinWhite PlainsNY350,000
41DanielKirkleyTampaFL350,000
42CharlesKahrsPalm HarborFL346,000
43CraigNixAtlantaGA345,000
44DanielClementeWesley ChapelFL343,000
45JulianRoldan CuartasBartowFL338,000
46RyanWyantSarasotaFL336,000
47CuinnGriffinSarasotaFL335,000
48JoelDeutschHollywoodFL330,000
49CharlesBabcockClearwaterFL321,000
50AnthonyLavalleColumbusOH318,000
51CoryWoodValricoFL315,000
52WilliamDeckardNew Port RicheyFL315,000
53MhdAl KemehWindermereFL312,000
54ChristopherHydenSt PetersburgFL301,000
55PhillipKrnyaichClermontFL300,000
56MichaelHunsuckerOrlandoFL298,000
57SheikMohamedCasselberryFL297,000
58BlaizeMeeSaint PetersburgFL295,000
59BrandonWilkinsOrlandoFL295,000
60AnthonyPathmanBradentonFL291,000
61DavideZellaTampaFL291,000
62MichaelVincentHendersonNV290,000
63HarryJohnsonLargoFL290,000
64DavidMooreLeesburgGA289,000
65RohitPallaBrandonFL286,000
66LiamHagensBradentonFL285,000
67Jaya AnushMalapatiSaint JohnsFL283,000
68JakobParksClearwaterFL283,000
69NolanWilsonSanfordFL281,000
70ChongyouChenSt AugustineFL280,000
71RamsesRosaBrandonFL275,000
72StephenDeesDaytonOH273,000
73SandeepKumarTampaFL272,000
74ArlindaJohnsPort Saint LucieFL268,000
75KyleAdkinsGreensburgIN266,000
76RichardPresslerOrlandoFL266,000
77ThomasRobertsonWeeki WacheeFL265,000
78JordanLowerySarasotaFL259,000
79JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL259,000
80MohamadAlhalwaniOrlandoFL254,000
81BrianCrawleyTarpon SpringsFL249,000
82MichaelFeurerNew Port RicheyFL247,000
83AnthonyMarchTampaFL242,000
84EricPaineClearwaterFL241,000
85TylerPruittLakelandFL235,000
86AriannaLopez PerozoJacksonvilleFL233,000
87EugeneKirtleyDavenportFL232,000
88JenniferHaseltonRiverviewFL230,000
89MauriceParadisOldsmarFL228,000
90PhoucPhamLilburnGA226,000
91WilliamDavisOrlandoFL225,000
92RileyPriceLargoFL224,000
93SpencerSweisfordTampaFL222,000
94SanjibAcharyaWesley ChapelFL222,000
95DanielDuffySeminoleFL221,000
96KhanhTruongTampaFL218,000
97SandroVianna De SaWinter GardenFL218,000
98MichaelMurphyEllentonFL216,000
99JohnAmmonsNew Port RicheyFL215,000
100WilliamFlahertyPort CharlotteFL208,000
101JeromeLeonardoSt PetersburgFL201,000
102NareshParwaniTampaFL196,000
103JohnRyanWinter GardenFL195,000
104DylanMalaviaAlvaFL194,000
105RolandWillisValricoFL194,000
106FelipeKouryOceansideCA188,000
107JoshuaMaskellTarpon SpgsFL187,000
108AlexandraStarrPittsburghPA185,000
109MichaelHalprinGulfportFL182,000
110DanielWilsonApollo BeachFL182,000
111DrewDodgeSpring HillFL181,000
112JohnGordonSeminoleFL180,000
113WilliamLackeyPort CharlotteFL179,000
114EricPideritWestonFL179,000
115MarounAkikiKissimmeeFL171,000
116AnthonySquicciariniBonita SpgsFL170,000
117SaifKeshwaniTampaFL170,000
118KumarKantamaneniRiverviewFL169,000
119EfiAmoyalJerusalemFL168,000
120DanteCianfarraPort OrangeFL168,000
121FranklinBrighamAuburndaleFL166,000
122ShawnBorrackNew Port RicheyFL164,000
123EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL160,000
124RossLeboLehigh AcresFL159,000
125NicholasRussellOrlandoFL159,000
126CharlesBragg JrDaytona BeachFL158,000
127VincentBaldassarreTampaNY157,000
128EvanPantanoKey WestFL157,000
129JohnDevinePort CharlotteFL154,000
130AdamBarclayPalmettoFL152,000
131TannerSchneeweisLadera RanchCA152,000
132JustinColmesLithia SpgsGA151,000
133AdamCooperDunedinFL151,000
134MichaelWilleySeminoleFL149,000
135StanfordGulley JrClearwaterFL148,000
136VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL145,000
137KimMc CannSarasotaFL145,000
138CalebPideritLas VegasNV142,000
139WillieWiggins JrPembroke PinesFL142,000
140DanielKusnerakNewtonNC142,000
141DavidSmithZionsvilleIN141,000
142AaronAugustenArlingtonMA138,000
143RonaldHoltClermontFL137,000
144PabloValdiviesoJacksonvilleFL135,000
145WoodrowPassSeffnerFL135,000
146WilliamBibbeySpring HillFL134,000
147JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL126,000
148GerardDayRiverviewFL126,000
149DonaldGibbsOrlandoFL122,000
150JustinSnavelyOrlandoFL122,000
151JamesDarcangelisVeniceFL121,000
152NathanGraddyLutzFL120,000
153TalMoseriLas VegasNV120,000
154ZacharyBoothWesley ChapelFL119,000
155JohnathanWestraGainesvilleFL116,000
156MeganRajabluOrlandoFL115,000
157ChadKitchenWimaumaFL114,000
158AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL113,000
159FrankMarkimWesley ChapelFL113,000
160CurtisKingTampaFL112,000
161TonyHatleyMobileAL111,000
162YeYaoTampaFL111,000
163ThomasGustafsonSarasotaFL109,000
164JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL109,000
165RossFischerDavieFL108,000
166OkHaseltonWesley ChapelFL104,000
167MatthewZimmermanSarasotaFL103,000
168EranGolanTampaFL103,000
169TarunGulatiTampaFL103,000
170CaryAlterTampaFL102,000
171MarcoGrassoLakewood RanchFL102,000
172RobertPanetta JrValricoFL100,000
173DorianRios PavonLas VegasFL99,000
174JordanHoltClermontFL95,000
175PatrickAnastasiaSaint PetersburgFL93,000
176RobertGillRiverviewFL85,000
177LaceyCannonLake ButlerFL83,000
178KarlManouchakianTampaFL82,000
179DavidDibernardiTampaFL82,000
180DanielSchmidtBeltonTX81,000
181SudharshanKaranamJacksonvilleFL81,000
182ChaimEinbinder79,000
183RowlandEvansSarasotaFL78,000
184ElizabethMckaneOdessaFL78,000
185GrahamGibsonLargoFL77,000
186GregoryOsborneSun City CenterFL76,000
187AustinJohnsonGreensboroGA72,000
188MahmoudAhmadClearwaterFL72,000
189HarryBindaTampaFL71,000
190ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL70,000
191NathanSeifertWaynePA64,000
192NadeemElalamiNew Prt RchyFL60,000
193JamesCieslukTampaFL57,000
194WilbertMalphusLutzFL57,000
195CoreyZedoMaitlandFL55,000
196RonaldMillerCape CoralFL53,000
197JasonRayFort MyersFL53,000
198ChristopherPiccianoLongwoodFL52,000
199ThaoLeCape CoralFL50,000
200ReeseCombsLutzFL48,000
201MichaelFranciscoLutzFL48,000
202MatthewSundbergEaganMN42,000
203David "Ape"HowardApollo BeachFL33,000
204AlexanderOrlovMoscowNV33,000
205NoahHonetschlagerCoto De CazaCA16,000
206AaronMederosTampaFL13,000

Event 1: Prize Pool and Payouts with $86,310 Up Top

2024 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,655

Prize Pool: $546,150
September 10-15, 2023

Registration closed for the first event on the 2024 Signature Poker Series schedule with 1,655 entries more than doubling up the $250,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $546,150.

The last 208 players returning for Day 2 will be in the money with $580 for a min-cash and $86,310 up top for the Event 1 champ.

1st: $86,310 + SPS trophy
2nd: $57,690
3rd: $42,770
4th: $32,000
5th: $24,170
6th: $18,430
7th: $14,190
8th: $11,030
9th-10th: $8,650
11th-12th: $6,860
13th-14th: $5,490
15th-16th: $4,440
17th-20th: $3,630
21st-24th: $3,000
25th-32nd: $2,500
33rd-40th: $2,110
41st-48th: $1,800
49th-56th: $1,550
57th-64th: $1,350
65th-72nd: $1,190
73rd-80th: $1,060
81st-88th: $950
89th-104th: $860
105th-120th: $780
121st-136th: $720
137th-152nd: $670
153rd-168th: $630
169th-184th: $600
185th-206th: $580

Event 1 Flight G: Registration Closed with 487 Entries

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  200 of 487

Registration closed for Flight G of SPS Event 1, with 487 entries for the final sessions. Together, they put 1,655 into the tournament, making it the second-biggest in-room tournament in our history (only the 1,705 entries from 2023 Tampa Poker Classic Event 1 are higher).

The prize pool reached $546,150, more than double the $250,000 guarantee. After this flight is complete, we will publish the payout information later this evening.

Flight G will continue until 61 players remain and they will bag their chips for a Day 2 return tomorrow at 11 am in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a17121
BWeds 6p15519
CThurs 11a17522
DThurs 6p17622
EFriday 11a23930
FFriday 6p25232
GSaturday 11a487TBD
Total1,655146

Event 1 Flight G: Last Chance to Enter

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight G Entries: 435

Level 8 is here and that means time is running out if you want to be part of this field that topped 1,600 entries over the previous hour. The prize pool is nearing $530,000 and registration will close at 3:30 pm when they return from the second break.

Event 1 Flight G: Guarantee Doubled Up

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight G Entries: 348

It took a few minutes to click up the numbers but SPS Event 1 officially doubled its $250,000 guarantee when entry 348 hit the game. That put the combined total at 1,516 entries for the tournament and a prize pool over $500,000 with plenty of time to spin it up.

Today’s count will surpass 400 entries for one of the best in-room flights in our history.

Event 1 Flight G: Back From Break

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight G Entries: 315

Joel Deutsch

Players returned from their first break with a big number already in the game. We have 310 entries coming back and only another couple dozen needed to double up the guarantee.

A few early friends include Joel Deutsch, Marcus Gurley, Willie Wiggins (who won this tournament last year in the Event Center), Jennifer Haselton, Igor Tretyakov, Fred Paradis, Karl Manouchakian, and Shane Melert.

Marcus Gurley
Willie Wiggins

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight F

$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:  146 of 1,168

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: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1ThomasKornechukSarasotaFL845,000
2JahannBardiaWesley ChapelFL842,000
3VictorNissimTampaFL796,000
4RandyRajiClearwater BeachFL729,000
5EricNadalBrandonFL684,000
6TahsinKelekciAtlantaGA681,000
7ChristopherBarthelPalma CeiaFL652,000
8DavidHowardParrishFL634,000
9MatthewLeecyTampaFL553,000
10TuanNguyenLilburnGA547,000
11SurindraMarajTrinityFL522,000
12PedroStuart LimaKissimmeeFL491,000
13HaiLySt PetersburgFL445,000
14JoelWadsworth JrOcklawahaFL443,000
15ErickEspinozaSarasotaFL441,000
16BrianMichaloBradentonFL441,000
17BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY440,000
18HughWrightAltamonte SpringsFL438,000
19JamesMorrisseyLand O LakesFL430,000
20KevinCarnevaleJohnstonRI428,000
21AaronSpeerClermontFL427,000
22DevinCradicChurch HillOH418,000
23RyanHoganWinter GardenFL406,000
24CalebPowellFleming IslandFL384,000
25NicholasDe GrenSt PetersburgFL363,000
26LucasTaeWesley ChapelFL361,000
27TirthPatelLand O LakesFL358,000
28DanielKirkleyTampaFL350,000
29JeffreyGreensteinWhite PlainsNY350,000
30CharlesKahrsPalm HarborFL346,000
31CraigNixAtlantaGA345,000
32DanielClementeWesley ChapelFL343,000
33JulianRoldan CuartasBartowFL338,000
34CuinnGriffinSarasotaFL335,000
35AnthonyLavalleColumbusOH318,000
36WilliamDeckardNew Port RicheyFL315,000
37CoryWoodValricoFL315,000
38PhillipKrnyaichClermontFL300,000
39MichaelHunsuckerOrlandoFL298,000
40SheikMohamedCasselberryFL297,000
41BlaizeMeeSaint PetersburgFL295,000
42AnthonyPathmanBradentonFL291,000
43DavideZellaTampaFL291,000
44HarryJohnsonLargoFL290,000
45DavidMooreLeesburgGA289,000
46RohitPallaBrandonFL286,000
47LiamHagensBradentonFL285,000
48JakobParksClearwaterFL283,000
49NolanWilsonSanfordFL281,000
50ChongyouChenSt AugustineFL280,000
51StephenDeesDaytonOH273,000
52SandeepKumarTampaFL272,000
53RichardPresslerOrlandoFL266,000
54KyleAdkinsGreensburgIN266,000
55ThomasRobertsonWeeki WacheeFL265,000
56JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL259,000
57JordanLowerySarasotaFL259,000
58MichaelFeurerNew Port RicheyFL247,000
59EricPaineClearwaterFL241,000
60TylerPruittLakelandFL235,000
61EugeneKirtleyDavenportFL232,000
62WilliamDavisOrlandoFL225,000
63RileyPriceLargoFL224,000
64SpencerSweisfordTampaFL222,000
65DanielDuffySeminoleFL221,000
66KhanhTruongTampaFL218,000
67SandroVianna De SaWinter GardenFL218,000
68MichaelMurphyEllentonFL216,000
69WilliamFlahertyPort CharlotteFL208,000
70JeromeLeonardoSt PetersburgFL201,000
71NareshParwaniTampaFL196,000
72JohnRyan IIIWinter GardenFL195,000
73RolandWillisValricoFL194,000
74FelipeKouryOceansideCA188,000
75JoshuaMaskellTarpon SpgsFL187,000
76DanielWilsonApollo BeachFL182,000
77MichaelHalprinGulfportFL182,000
78DrewDodgeSpring HillFL181,000
79JohnGordonSeminoleFL180,000
80MarounAkikiKissimmeeFL171,000
81AnthonySquicciariniBonita SpgsFL170,000
82SaifKeshwaniTampaFL170,000
83KumarKantamaneniRiverviewFL169,000
84DanteCianfarraPort OrangeFL168,000
85EfiAmoyalJerusalemFL168,000
86ShawnBorrackNew Port RicheyFL164,000
87EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL160,000
88RossLeboLehigh AcresFL159,000
89CharlesBragg JrDaytona BeachFL158,000
90VincentBaldassarreTampaNY157,000
91EvanPantanoKey WestFL157,000
92JohnDevinePort CharlotteFL154,000
93AdamBarclayPalmettoFL152,000
94TannerSchneeweisLadera RanchCA152,000
95AdamCooperDunedinFL151,000
96StanfordGulley JrClearwaterFL148,000
97KimMc CannSarasotaFL145,000
98VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL145,000
99CalebPideritLas VegasNV142,000
100AaronAugustenArlingtonMA138,000
101RonaldHoltClermontFL137,000
102WoodrowPassSeffnerFL135,000
103JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL126,000
104DonaldGibbsOrlandoFL122,000
105NathanGraddyLutzFL120,000
106TalMoseriLas VegasNV120,000
107ZacharyBoothWesley ChapelFL119,000
108JohnathanWestraGainesvilleFL116,000
109MeganRajabluOrlandoFL115,000
110AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL113,000
111CurtisKingTampaFL112,000
112YeYaoTampaFL111,000
113ThomasGustafsonSarasotaFL109,000
114JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL109,000
115RossFischerDavieFL108,000
116OkHaseltonWesley ChapelFL104,000
117MatthewZimmermanSarasotaFL103,000
118EranGolanTampaFL103,000
119TarunGulatiTampaFL103,000
120CaryAlterTampaFL102,000
121RobertPanetta JrValricoFL100,000
122DorianRios PavonLas VegasFL99,000
123JordanHoltClermontFL95,000
124PatrickAnastasiaSaint PetersburgFL93,000
125DavidDiBernardiTampaFL82,000
126SudharshanKaranamJacksonvilleFL81,000
127DanielSchmidtBeltonTX81,000
128RowlandEvansSarasotaFL78,000
129ElizabethMcKaneOdessaFL78,000
130MahmoudAhmadClearwaterFL72,000
131AustinJohnsonGreensboroGA72,000
132HarryBindaTampaFL71,000
133ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL70,000
134NathanSeifertWaynePA64,000
135WilbertMalphusLutzFL57,000
136CoreyZedoMaitlandFL55,000
137JasonRayFort MyersFL53,000
138ChristopherPiccianoLongwoodFL52,000
139ThaoLeCape CoralFL50,000
140MichaelFranciscoLutzFL48,000
141ReeseCombsLutzFL48,000
142MatthewSundbergEaganMN42,000
143AlexanderOrlovMoscowNV33,000
144David "Ape"HowardApollo BeachFL33,000
145NoahHonetschlagerCoto De CazaCA16,000
146AaronMederosTampaFL13,000