Four levels are in the books here on Day 1A of the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs Main Event and that means it's time for a 10-minute break.
Late registration and re-entries will remain open until 10:20 p.m. ET.
After a limp from early position, there was a raise to 1,100 in middle position. The button flat-called and Sean Turow shipped all in for 17,700 in the small blind. The limper also pushed all in for 15,500 and the initial raiser called having both players covered. The button folded 
face up which damaged one player's hopes.
Sean Turow: 
Early Position: 
Middle Position: 
The board ran out 
to send the entire pot and side pot Turow's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
Spiro Kochovos limped under the gun and a player in middle position raised to 1,200. The player on the button came along, as did the big blind, and Kochovos called the additional 900 to see a 
flop.
All four players checked and the 
peeled off on the turn. The big blind checked, Kochavos bet 3,000, and only the original raiser called.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Kochavos upped his bet to 6,000 and that did the trick as his opponent laid down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
After a couple of limpers, the button raised it up to 1,600 and picked up calls from the big blind, one player in early position, and Jeff Sheldon in the hijack. The flop came 
and the action checked around to the on the turn.
The big blind led out for 1,200 and Sheldon was the only player to put up any resistance. The 
landed on the river and the big blind opted to check this time. Sheldon tossed in a bet of 2,500 and his opponent quickly laid down her cards.
Sheldon threw his 
across the table for everyone to see which sent his opponent into a frenzy.
"Well if you had nothing, then I had you!" she spewed as she looked skyward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Bobby Dugan was recently moved to a new table that just opened up but that didn't appear to slow him down from stacking chips. Five players each saw a flop of 
for 600 a piece and Dugan was the first to take a stab from middle position with a bet of 3,000. The big blind was the only other player to continue.
The 
landed on the turn and the big blind check-called another bet of 4,000 from Dugan. The 
on the river slowed the action as both players knuckled the table. Dugan showed 
for two pair which was good enough to best his opponent's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
After five players limped, including Richie Palase in the lojack, Jeff Sheldon raised to 2,200 from the button.
Palase was the only limper to call and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
Palase was first to act and led out for 2,200, which Sheldon called. Palase then upped his bet to 5,000 on the turn and Sheldon called once again.
That action repeated itself on the river and Palase rolled over the 
for two pair. It was good as Sheldon simply sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
26,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Six players limped into the pot preflop and the dealer fanned 
across the felt. The action checked to John Clifford in early position who bet 700 and was called by four of the players.
The turn brought the and after one check, Clifford threw in another bet of 2,200. Only the button called this time and the completed the board. Clifford bet 2,500 this time and his opponent instantly called. Clifford tabled 
for two pair and his opponent's cards hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,200 |
Today's Ante Up Poker Tour Main Event in the Silks Poker Room at Tampa Bay Downs is the culmination of a six-event series that's been taking place all week long.
Things kicked off on Monday with EVENT #1: $160 No-Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), a tournament that drew 176 entrants and more than doubled the guarantee by creating a $21,472 prize pool.
Some players to cash Event #1 but fail to make the final table were Susan Berman (11th - $418), K.C. Knoch (13th - $344), Sean Turow (16th - $288), and Bob Kelly (18th - $288).
The tournament ultimately came to an end when the final six players agreed to a chop. As a result of it, Steve Rauchut and Casey Wiggins finished first and second for $3,750 apiece.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Rauchut | $3,750* |
| 2 | Casey Wiggins | $3,750* |
| 3 | Mark Wiser | $2,500* |
| 4 | Ken Lanphar | $2,400* |
| 5 | Zec Kurd | $2,000* |
| 6 | Nicolas Bustanan | $1,900* |
| 7 | Primo Costa | $826 |
| 8 | Monir Maher | $648 |
| 9 | Sanjib Acharya | $517 |
| 10 | Juan Salgado | $418 |
*Denotes six-way chop
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
