Main Event
Day 1b Started
2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs
Buy-in
$250
Entries
443
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Welcome to Day 1B of the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour $250 Main Event at Tampa Bay Downs
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!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The tournament director has announced that the button will start in seat six and the cards are in the air on Day 1b of the $250 Ante Up Poker Tour Main Event. There are currently 35 entries to kick things off with late registration open until the start of level nine.
Early Pot for Geyer
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
In one of the first hands of the day, an early-position player limped and the Lynn Geyer, who was on the button, did the same. Both blinds checked their options to make it four-way action to the 
flop.
All four players checked and then did the same on the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, the small blind checked and the player in the big bet 800.
The early-position limper folded, Geyer called, and the small blind folded.
"Good call," the big blind said and showed the 
. Geyer then rolled over her 
for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,200 |
Rauchut and Wiggins on Top in Ante Up Tampa Bay Event #1
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 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.
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.
Event #1 Final Table Results
| 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
The Ladies Love Hartman
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Kerry Hartman opened big to 1,500 from early position and Joe Mole called one spot over. The rest of the players folded and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
Hartman continued for 600 and Mole called to see the 
turn.
Hartman bet another 600 and this time it did the trick as Mole sent his hand to the muck.
Hartman then showed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 100
Some Players in the Field
Level 2
: 100/200, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 |
Kelly Looking to Parlay Satellite Win Into Big Payday
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 |