$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 65 of 518
Flight C is returning from its final break of the day with 65 players remaining and 52 advancing to Day 2. Among those still in contention, we found Rafael Reis, Cord Garcia, Filipp Khavin, Michael Tait, Trung Pham, John Gorsuch, Michael Newman, and Joseph Orsino who joined after making the PLO final table.
Below is the list of those who picked up some cash but fell short of Day 2.
66th: Jason Aldridge – $958 67th: Plamen Stoyanov – $958 68th: Nicholas Sookraj – $958 69th: Karen Longfellow – $958 70th: John Colucci – $958 71st: Brian Arbaugh – $958 72nd: Steve Trizis – $958 73rd: Vinod Jai Prakash – $944 74th: Martin Borras – $944 75th: Ian Casey – $944 76th: Samuel Oh – $944 77th: Benjamin Armstrong – $944 78th: Benjamin Miner – $944
$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 78 of 518
Edwards Muñiz
Flight C is no longer playing slow. The field dropped under 100 and never hit a speed bump on its way to the money. Tournament staff were breaking a table to officially put the field at 81 players but there were multiple all-ins already at other tables.
They stopped the action, broke the table, and counted heads. Flight C was right at 78 players remaining with two players waiting to see if they’d split a min-cash. Since it was on the dot, they were out on the bubble and the rest of the field was in the money.
Edwards Muñiz is the latest big stack. The reigning WPTDeepStacks Hollywood champ has spun his stack over 800,000 and in contention for the overall Day 2 lead.
$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 99 of 518
Filipp Khavin
Flight C is creeping down toward its money bubble and the field is under triple digits since the day started. Only 99 remain, 78 will get paid, and 52 will advance to Day 2.
Tampa regular and WPTDeepStacks champ Filipp Khavin is one of the big stacks heading towards the money and he will be dangerous with his 359,000 to push around.
2020 WSOP Circuit – February Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida $400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) Entries: 166 Prize Pool: $54,780 February 6-7, 2020
Michale Raimon, Event 2 champion
The $400 Pot Limit Omaha tournament was not the first on the WSOP Circuit schedule but it did award the first rings of the series. Event 2 was a two-day tournament and it drew a big 165-entry crowd to the new Event Center. Tampa cash game regular Michael Raimon made his return to a tournament field and walked away with the win along with $13,894.
For the first, big non-Hold’em game played in the tournament area, the turnout was fantastic. The big field created a prize pool worth $54,780 and once again proved the area loves its PLO. The last 25 players made the money and the final table nine advanced to Day 2.
Raimon had the chip lead coming back but Austin Clanton quickly built a huge stack after five players busted before the first break. He held 75% of the chips in play three-handed but that’s where the good news ended for him.
Raimon found a huge double against Clanton when he turned a full house versus a flopped straight then Likang Berninger finished him off. Raimon stayed hot and ended the tournament shortly after the heads-up match began by defeating Berninger for his second career WSOP ring.
“We just played slow all three of us. This guy (Clanton0 had 2,000,000 and we each had like 150,000 for about an hour and a half but we all picked our spots.” Raimon said of his run. “He kept doubling everybody up one after another, then I finally got one big hand with him where he flopped a straight and I turned a full house.”
Event 2 results:
1st: Michael Raimon – $13,894 + WSOP Circuit ring 2nd: Likang Berninger – $8,586 3rd: Austin Clanton – $5,985 4th: Ramses Rosa – $4,274 5th: Joseph Orsino – $3,127 6th: Bruce Gans – $2,346 7th: Peter Walsworth – $1,807 8th: Blake Whittington – $1,428 9th: Jessica Francis – $1,161 10th: Alan Fidelo – $970 11th: Robert Winsler – $970 12th: William Herzing – $970 13th: Melisa Singh – $834 14th: Griffin Komar – $834 15th: Michael Lim – $834 16th: Phillip Grimes – $738 17th: Matthew Rose – $738 18th: Austin Marks – $738 19th: Joshua Gilkerson – $674 20th: Duff Charette – $674 21st: Max Shuster – $674 22nd: Benjamin Miner – $635 23rd: Jeffrey Higgins – $635 24th: Dennis Moroni – $635 25th: David Prociak – $619
$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 7: 300/500 with a 500 ante Flight D Entries: 252
Marsha Wolak
WSOP Circuit Event 1 hit another milestone this evening with entry number 252 into Flight D. The tournament is now up to 1,300 combined entries with time to grow tonight and in tomorrow’s huge Saturday field.
Marsha Wolak is one of our visitors from the other side of the state, making a return to Tampa for the new series and new tournament area. She is one of the many talented Sunshine State players and she picked up her biggest score as the WSOP Ladies Champion in 2011.
$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 144 of 518
Patrick Eskandar
There’s finally been some movement on the tournament board and they can sort of see the money bubble in the near future. There are 144 showing and 78 will make some cash with 52 advancing to Day 2.
Patrick Eskandar had a decision to make earlier. He had planned to play the 5 pm flight then found out there were still a few minutes left to late reg Flight C. When he found out he’d still have 20 big blinds after dinner, he took a shot and it seems to be working out for him so far.
$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 207 of 518
Michael Newman
Flight C is taking its time playing down towards the money and there are still more than 200 players still around. Deep stacks and a lot of play.
There are still plenty of regulars in the game including Michael Newman and A.J. Kelsall. Newman has two wins at our sister properties, a Hollywood RRPO Championship title in 2017 and a WSOP Circuit ring last February in Coconut Creek, but he’s still waiting for a major Tampa win.
Kelsall is a three-time WSOP Circuit champ and won the Tampa Winter Poker Open Championship in 2014. He also owns two Hollywood trophies and came close to another Tampa win during the Winter Poker Open after finishing second to Tony March.
While a good number of players will spend their entire day sitting at the poker tables, there are plenty of options for your entertainment hours this weekend. Bars, lounges, and restaurants are available with more than a few offering up live acts for your enjoyment.
Below is a little glimpse into what you can expect between now and Sunday. There is something for everyone.
$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante Flight C Entries: 518
The accounting is complete and we have our numbers for Flight C. The third of five flights drew a massive 518 entries to push the combined total over 1,000 with two more big flights to go.
The last 78 players in the flight will make the money with 52 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday.
$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante Flight C Entries: 512
Level 12 has come to a close and tournament staff sent the huge Flight C field on their 30-minute dinner break. The entry count moved over 500 before they left and registration will close when they return.
