The WPTDeepStacks cameras caught up with Randy Kiefer, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Director of Poker Operations, to talk about the series and our state-of-the-art poker room.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 90 of 275

Action is back underway and they immediately dropped down to nine tables upon their return.

Wayne Daley continues to lead the way with 220,600 and the closest stack to him appears to be Jebhar Patterson with 175,000.

They have three more levels and two more hours to run up a stack and get ready for Day 2.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 91 of 275

Flight C players are taking their final break of the day with 91 remaining and nearly half of them will hit the rail in the last two hours.

It will be a busy time as they play down through Level 15 and try to join to 66 players already set for Day 2.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 102 of 275

With the board reading , Wayne Daley bet 18,000 and Haim Toorgeman raised to 50,000 from middle position. Daley called, the river came , and Daley announced: “all in”.

Toorgeman appeared to be unhappy, called off for his last 28,000 and Daley immediately said: “straight flush.”

Daley:
Toorgeman:

Daley was good with the spade steel wheel (straight flush to the five) and Toorgeman was eliminated with his top two.

Wayne Dayley – 215,000
Haim Toorgeman – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 118 of 275

Action folded to Trey Harrell in the hijack and he moved all in for 24,000. Rex Clinkscales three-bet shoved his own stack from the cutoff to get folds from the button and blinds.

Harrell:
Clinkscales:

Harrell was dominating for the double and the board kept him in the game.

Trey Harrell – 24,000
Rex Clinkscales – 20,5000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 138 of 275

On the second hand after dinner break, Marvin “Duckman” Karlins open-shoved for 9,200 from middle position. The button opponent reshipped from the button for 23,200 and David Nathaniel snapped them both off in a hurry from the big blind.

Karlins:
Button:
Nathaniel:

Not a bad hand in the big blind with two all-ins in front. The board ran to pair both Karlins and the button but neither was big enough to crack Nathaniel’s aces.

David Nathaniel – 120,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 148 of 275

We took a walk among the tables while the players were on their dinner break and found a big stack sitting in the back of the room.

Rodney Rodrigue must have had himself a nice run over the first nine levels because he returned to the chip lead with 176,000. That would be a better-than-average Day 2 stack if he only manages to hover at that mark but he’ll be trying to push it higher

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight C Entries: 275 (Total Entries: 620)

Players are back in their seats after the dinner break and registration for the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event is officially closed. Flight C drew 275 entries to push the combined total to 620 and the prize pool to more than twice the $300,000 Guarantee.

We will post the complete prize pool and payout information as soon as it is available.

Chip counts from Flight B

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight C Entries: 261 (Total Entries: 606)

Flight C is close to running out the clock on Level 9 which means it will be time for the one-hour dinner break. They can enjoy themselves in the casino or restaurants before coming back to their seats.

Registration on the Main Event will close when action resumes and they are very close to doubling up the $300,000 Guarantee.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight C Entries: 254 (Total Entries: 599)

David Nathaniel was all in from the big blind for 46,950 and one player came along with a bigger stack. It was one of those classic races with Nathaniel’s ahead of .

He faded the flop and turn. His opponent paired the river but his happiness was short-lived when the dealer pointed out the river also put four spades on the board to give Nathaniel the big double.

David Nathaniel – 94,750