Main Event Day 1b | 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs

02-08-2019 21:48 UTC-4

Hyndi Khomutetsky Leads After Day 1B of 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Day 1B of the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs $250 Main Event attracted 86 runners, which along with 1A’s brought the current field up to 175 entries with three flights still to go. After 14 levels of play, each 30-minutes in duration, just 14 remained with Hyndi Khomutetsky and her stack of 284,000 leading the way.

That is behind Day 1A chp leader Peter Chang, who bagged up 296,500. Others to bag big in the 1B flight were Neil Lawson (244,000), James Wood (202,500), Alex Ivan (177,500), and Michael Minyard (175,500), who round out the top five.

Others to bag were Patrick Stewart (154,500), Jen Haselton (129,000), Mike Lu (115,000), Bran Torok (83,000), and Bob Greene (68,000).

Among those to play and fall on 1B were Marv Karlins, Joe Mole, Tammy Leonard, Brian Kelly, Matt Adibi, Walter Schoderbock, Mark Winchell, Jason Block, Garth Fudens, and Charles Sauter.

The 1C flight kicked off at 6 p.m., while the final two flights will take place at the same times on Saturday. The surviving players from each flight will then return at 1 p.m. on Sunday to play down to a winner.

PokerNews continues its coverage straight from the tournament floor of the Silks Poker Room at Tampa Bay Downs with the 1C flight, which you can follow by clicking here.

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02-08-2019 21:06 UTC-4

Winchell Gets Lucky to Eliminate Geyer

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Lynn Geyer raised to 5,500 out of her 12,000 stack and was met by an all-in three-bet from Mark Winchell, who had 16,100 on the button. Both blinds folded and Geyer call off.

Geyer:
Winchell:

Geyer was way out in front but not after the flop came down to pair Winchell. Neither the turn nor river helped Geyer and she bowed out in the penultimate level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Winchell	40,000
Lynn Geyer	Busted

Tags: Lynn Geyer Mark Winchell

02-08-2019 19:18 UTC-4

Adibi Puts Beat on Villanueva

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matt Adibi limped from the hijack and the player on the button did the same. Kristopher Villanueva then raised to 10,000 from the small blind and Adibi called.

The button got out of the way and the flop came down . Villanueva checked and then snap-called when Adibi moved all in for 27,800.

Adibi:
Villanueva:

Adibi had flopped top pair but was behind Villanueva's overpair. He wasn't behind for long though as the dealer burned and turned the to give him two pair. The river made it a full house and an excited Adibi doubled through Villanueva.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Adibi	80,000 52,200	52,200
Kristopher Villanueva	38,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Matt Adibi Kristopher Villanueva

02-08-2019 18:41 UTC-4

Big Slick Does the Trick for Geyer

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The under-the-gun player limped and a middle-position player raised to 4,100. The small blind then moved all in for 8,700 and Lynn Geyer called out of the big.

The UTG limper folded, the raiser called, and the flop came down .

Geyer check-called a bet of 7,500 to create a side pot and then action went check-check on the turn as well as the river.

The original raiser showed the but it was no good as Geyer had turned a bigger pair with her . She also won the main pot and notched the elimination as the small blind's was out kicked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lynn Geyer	60,000 33,800	33,800

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02-08-2019 17:17 UTC-4

Hartman Sends Leonard to the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

With around 9,000 in the pot and a flop of , the under-the-gun player bet 3,200 and Tammy Leonard called from middle position. Kerry Hartman, who was next to act in the hijack, then raised to 10,000.

The UTG player ditched his hand and Leonard called to see the turn.

Leonard checked and Hartman moved all in for 28,000. Leonard had around 20,000 back and opted to call it off.

Leonard:
Hartman:

Leonard went with her up-and-down straight draw but was in a bad spot as Hartman had the same straight draw but with a pair.

The river was a brick and Hartman held to send Leonard to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kerry Hartman	77,000 51,000	51,000
Tammy Leonard	Busted

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02-08-2019 16:29 UTC-4

Wood Busts Gauthier

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Four players each committed 2,000 preflop and took a flop of .

Eugene Gauthier was first to act and didn't hesitate to move all in for 10,700 from the big blind.

Both the players in the under-the-gun position and hijack folded and James Wood, the preflop raiser, called from the button.

Gauthier:
Wood:

Both players held overpairs to the board but Wood's ladies were best. Neither the turn nor river changed anything and Wood scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Wood	60,000 35,000	35,000
Eugene Gauthier	Busted

Tags: Eugene Gauthier James Wood

02-08-2019 14:45 UTC-4

Kelly Looking to Parlay Satellite Win Into Big Payday

Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 100/200, 100 ante

One of the players in action here on Day 1B is Brian Kelly, originally from Schenectady, New York but now living in nearby Clearwater, Florida.

Earlier this week, Kelly won his way into the Main Event in one of Tampa Bay Downs' many satellites.

"I took the $100 that I won from Wednesday's tournament, and registered for the $240 $60K guaranteed AUPT main event satellite at the Silk's poker room in Tampa," Kelly posted to social media. "80 people enrolled and 30 walked away with a voucher. I was one of them. There's an article in Ante Up magazine about this on page 26. The winner will get a picture on the cover, a trophy, and an entry into the AUPT championship in July. This was an easy win for me. There was never any real doubt. It was like a walk in the park."

Only time will tell if Kelly will be able to parlay his satellite into a cash here in the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay DownsMain Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Kelly	25,000

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02-08-2019 12:22 UTC-4

Welcome to Day 1B of the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour $250 Main Event at Tampa Bay Downs

Chad Holloway

The first Ante Up Poker Tour stop of 2019 kicked off last night inside the 23-table Silks Poker Room inside Tamp Bay Downs. While the festival has been taking place since the beginning of the week with multiple side events each day, the $250 Main Event was the event everyone was looking forward to.

The tournament consists of five starting flights with Day 1B kicking off today at 1 p.m. local time.

In last night's 1A flight, 89 entrants took to the felt but 14 levels of play just 18 remained with Peter Chang and his stack of 296,500 leading the pack. Click here for a full recap of the 1A action.

Not only will the eventual winner reap in the rewards of a $60,000 guaranteed prize pool, but they will also be featured on the cover of Ante Up Magazine in March and earn a spot in the Ante Up World Championship Main Event in July.

Today, players will begin with 25,000 starting chips with the blinds at 100/100. A big blind ante will be introduced in the second level and will continue throughout. The levels will be 30-minutes in length for all Day 1s and increase to 40 minutes on the final day. There will be a 10-minute break after every four levels with play ending after a total of 14 levels.

Late registration will remain open until the start of level nine. Players will be given the option of unlimited re-entries until that point or may re-enter for subsequent Day 1s. Should a player bag chips on multiple starting flights, only their best stack will be brought forward to the final day.

Remaining Schedule

Day	Date	Time	Entries	Advanced
Day 1A	Thursday, February 7th	6 p.m.	-	-
Day 1B	Friday, February 8th	1 p.m.	-	-
Day 1C	Friday, February 8th	6 p.m.	-	-
Day 1D	Saturday, February 9th	1 p.m.	-	-
Day 1E	Saturday, February 9th	6 p.m.	-	-
Day 2	Sunday, Februrary 10th	1 p.m.	-	-

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on site for the entire Main Event to bring you all of the live updates as the action unfolds, so stay tuned!