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

02-08-2019 14:51 UTC-4

Welcome to the Party

Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 100/200, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin McCormick	25,000 25,000	25,000
Allan Peterson	25,000 25,000	25,000
Keith Buss	25,000 25,000	25,000
George Quiles	25,000
David Kaucher	25,000 25,000	25,000
Barry Bovee	25,000 25,000	25,000
Matt Adibi	25,000 -49,000	-49,000
Tom Bigler	25,000 25,000	25,000
Alex Ivan	25,000 25,000	25,000
Kristopher Villanueva	25,000 25,000	25,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

02-08-2019 15:29 UTC-4

Some Shots from the Day 1B Field

Chad Holloway

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

02-08-2019 15:54 UTC-4

Leonard Jams the Flop

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Tammy Leonard limped from the hijack and Kerry Hartman called out of the cutoff. Joe Mole then raised to 1,300 on the button, both blinds folded, and it was three-way action to the flop, which came down .

Leonard was first to act and wasted little time in moving all in for her last 9,700. Hartman quickly folded and Mole followed suit by releasing his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Mole	35,000 -5,000	-5,000
Tammy Leonard	15,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Joe Mole Kerry Hartman Tammy Leonard

02-08-2019 15:57 UTC-4

Adibi Loses a Small One

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

The player in the hijack opened for 800 and Matt Adibi defended his big blind to see a flop.

Adibi check-called a bet of 1,600 and then check-called one of 1,700 on the turn.

When the completed the board on the river, Adibi checked for the third time and his opponent slowed down by checking behind.

"Five," Adibi said without showing his hand. The hijack then rolled over the for top pair and Adibi mucked.

Despite losing that hand Adibi is among the current 1B big stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Adibi	67,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Matt Adibi

02-08-2019 16:02 UTC-4

Montisanti Named Seniors Event Champ

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

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.

On Tuesday, Event #2: $130 Seniors (50 and older) No-Limit Hold'em ($5,000 GTD) drew 55 runners and offered up a $5,335 prize pool. The top six were slated to get paid, but thanks to a $20 save 7th-place finisher James Gibson received a $120 consolation prize as bubble boy.

In the end, the final six worked a chop with Fred Montisanti finishing on top for $1,208.