$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 19 of 89

Flight C of Event 3 came to an end with 19 players advancing to Day 2. Tom Nguyen came storming from the middle of the back to the top over the last level and put 257,500 away for tomorrow. That’s good enough to lead the flight but still some distance from Fred Paradis with the overall lead.

Tournament staff are pulling the chip slips and we will post the full list of counts as soon as they are available.

$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 21 of 89

Flight C reached their last level of the night with 21 players remaining, all trying to bag up for Day 2 tomorrow. Among the crowd still in contention, we have Anthony Astarita, Tom Nguyen, Carey Pickus, Justin Zaki, Duong Dieu, Carlos Loving, Joseph Orsino,  Kevin Blewitt, and Guillaume Starek

$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight D Entries: 13 (Total Entries: 209)

Before a single hand was dealt in Flight D, Event 3 officially hit its $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. We expect to see a big crowd this evening and we will know the final numbers once registration closes after the second break.

$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 26 of 89

The last break has come and gone and Flight C is down to only three tables remaining. We expect to get under 20 players after they finish out their last three levels.

With another break comes another chip leader. This time around it is Duong Dieu with 185,000 to pace the field. We’re still waiting to see if anyone can catch Fred Paradis massive 300K Day 2 bag from Flight A but no one has come close yet.

$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9: 1,000/2,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 40 of 52

Registration closed for another one-day tournament and the $300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 continued the trend of great turnouts. Event 5 drew 50 entries to create a prize pool of $13,000 with the last six spots getting paid.

A min-cash earns $780 but everyone wants the $5,070 top prize along with that Tampa Poker Classic guitar trophy.

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 52
Prize Pool: $13,000
February 26, 2019

1st: $5,070 + TPC Guitar trophy
2nd: $2,990
3rd: $1,820
4th: $1,300
5th: $1,040
6th: $780

$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 37 of 89

The mathing is complete and Flight C officially drew 89 entries to push the combined total to 196 for Event 3 so far. Only four entries are required in Flight D to make the $100,000 Guarantee and they will be there before cards go in the air.

Chip counts through Flight B

$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 89 (Total Entries: 196)

The second break is complete and cards are back in the air. The clock shows 89 entries for Flight C but we will wait for the official counting.

Guillaume Starek still sits with more than 100,000 but we have a new leader in Kevin Blewitt. The SHR Tampa regular is up to 121,500 with six more levels remaining in the day.

$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries: 84 (Total Entries: 191)

The race is on.

Flight C is in the last level with registration open and Event 3 is only nine entries away from hitting the $100,000 Guarantee. Flight C has 20 minutes to get there or we’ll have to officially wait until 6pm for the prize pool to hit $100K.

Randy Spain is in Tampa trying to continue a nice hot streak on his third Seminole property. In January, he had a deep run in the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event and finished in 20th place. Spain followed that up with a move to Seminole Coconut Creek for their WSOP Circuit series. Another Main Event and another top finish, this time in 23rd. Next up will be the Tampa Poker Classic Main Event kicking off on Thursday.

$570 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries: 79 (Total Entries: 186)

Time is running out for players to enter Flight C and it looks like we will have to wait until the start of Flight D to officially surpass the $100,000 Guarantee. The field only needs 14 to get there and Flight C might still get there. But if not, it will be topped before Flight D even gets underway.

While players are coming and going, Guillaume Starek is just stacking chips. He had 81,600 at the break but now he’s up to 118,000 near the midpoint of the day.