Dave Dee, husband of the recently-eliminated Catherine Dee, has just been eliminated in unknown action. The married couple were the last two players eliminated as the field has been cut down to 13 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Stephen Sindler just can't seem to lose as he just raked in another pot thanks to a check-raise on the turn against Eddie Kofler.
The two players checked the 
flop to see the 
land on the turn. Sindler checked, Kofler bet 4,400, and Sindler check-raised to 15,000. Kofler folded, and Sindler showed the 
before scooping up the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
92,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
On the 
flop, Stephen Sindler check-called a bet of 3,000 from Catherine Dee. The turn brought the 
, and Sindler checked again. This time, Dee fired 6,000. Sindler check-raised to 20,000, and Dee reraised all in for approximately 60,000. Sindler called and tabled the nuts with the 
for a turned Broadway straight. Dee tabled 
for two pair.
Needing a king or a ten on the river to stay alive and double up, Dee was at risk.
"No king or ten," hoped Sindler out loud.
The river was the 
and that was about as far away from a king or a ten as Sindler could have wished. His straight held up, and he scooped in the massive pot to move his stack to 195,000 in chips. Dee was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On the 
flop, Edie Norman and Stephen Sindler found all the money in. Sindler had the 
and was in front of the 
for Norman. The turn was the , leaving Norman drawing dead and she began to get up and out of her seat. The river completed the board with the 
, and Norman was officially eliminated.
With this pot, SIndler regained the chip lead, as he moved to 156,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
156,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
Busted |
Ronnie Bardah opened with a raise from middle position to 2,600, then action folded to Dave Dee on the button. Dee reraised all in for 11,700, and the blinds folded, moving action back to Bardah. Bardah tanked for a little, then called, but didn't look happy about it.
Dee tabled the with confidence, and Bardah looked disgusted when he showed the . The baord ran out 
, and Dee doubled up. Bardah was knocked back to 32,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
||
|
|
26,800
-18,200
|
-18,200 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Action folded to Ryan Franklin in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 2,200. Stephen Sindler called out of the small blind, and Catherine Dee called from the big blind. From there, the three players were prompted with a 
flop. Action checked around.
The turn was the 
, and Sindler led with a bet of 3,700. Dee folded her hand, but Franklin called to see the river.
The landed on fifth street, and Sindler led for 6,700. After a little bit of thought, Franklin reached for chips — much more than just 6,700 — and he fired in a raise to 23,000. Sindler mulled it over, but eventually folded his hand, and Franklin won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
88,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Eddie Kofler checked the 
flop, and Ryan Franklin bet 2,300. Kofler made the call to see the pair the board on the turn. Both players checked, and the river completed the board with the . Kofler checked, Franklin bet 8,000, and Kofler called.
Franklin showed the 
, but it was Kofler's 
that proved to be the winning hand. He won the pot and moved to 118,000 in chips while Franklin fell back to 89,000.
Kofler won the PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series $500 Main Event, which not only landed him an entry into this event, but it also scored him $33,952 in prize money. He defeated RJ Sullivan heads up for the title, and Sullivan is still remaining here on Day 1a as well, although seated at the other table. The event that Kofler won had 307 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
89,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
89,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
84,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
|
65,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Ryan Franklin busted one bullet earlier in the day, but he's taken his second attempt and driven it to up over 100,000 in chips. On this recent hand, Franklin opened with a raise, got three-bet, and then four-bet jammed all in. His opponent called with the , but Franklin had the .
The board ran out 
to give Franklin a full house and send his opponent home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
102,000
20,000
|
20,000 |