2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$19,690
Event Info
Buy-in
$250
Entries
443
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Queens are Lucky for Nguyen

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

Tom Nguyen raised to 6,500 from under the gun and was flat-called by a player in middle position. The button pushed in a raise to around 40,000 which forced the blinds out but Nguyen shoved all in for 50,800. The player in middle position and the button snap-called.

Tom Nguyen: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Opponent: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Nguyen was in a great position to double up with the superior pocket pair and the runout of {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} ensured he would do so.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Nguyen us
Tom Nguyen
114,500

Tags: Tom Nguyen

Harrell Sends Block to the Rail

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

Jason Block just recently lost a large pot to Trey Harrell for a good chunk of his chips and the two were about to tangle again. Block opened to 2,200 in middle position and Mark Simmons called from the hijack. Trey Harrell three-bet to 7,500 in the cutoff and the action folded back to Block who shipped all in for around 28,000. Simmons stepped aside and Harrell made the call.

Trey Harrell: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Jason Block: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} putting all undercards on the board and leaving Harrell's ace high as the best hand.

Player Chips Progress
Trey Harrell us
Trey Harrell
154,000
73,000
73,000
Jason Block us
Jason Block
Busted

Tags: Jason BlockTrey Harrell

Dianaty First to the Rail

Level 2 : 100/200, 100 ante
Anthony Dianaty
Anthony Dianaty

On a flop of {k-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Anthony Dianaty led out for 500 and Gary Bradshaw raised to 1,000 directly on his left. The action was back on Dianaty who made the call.

The turn brought the {8-Clubs} and Dianaty check-called another bet of 1,600 from Bradshaw. The {8-Spades} paired the board on the river and both players quickly checked.

"You got lucky," Bradshaw said as he turned over {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a counterfeit two pair. Dianaty was still unable to beat it and sent his cards to the muck. Just a couple of moments later, Dianaty was seen leaving his seat as the first casualty of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Bradshaw us
Gary Bradshaw
48,300
23,300
23,300
Anthony Dianaty us
Anthony Dianaty
Busted

Tags: Anthony DianatyGary Bradshaw

Day 1C Expected to be Busy at the Ante Up Poker Tour $250 Main Event

Ante Up Poker Tour
Ante Up Poker Tour

After some solid numbers on the opening two flights of the Ante Up Poker Tour $250 Main Event, tournament organizers are expecting the middle flight, Day 1C to be one of the largest. With over 1,000 people watching the horse races going on outside, just a few steps inside of Tampa Bay Downs there will be plenty of action taking place as well.

Day 1B kicked off earlier today and will be winding up not long after Day 1C begins. That gives any players who fail to bag up their chips a chance to quickly jump right back on the felt. 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.

Tonight, 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

DayDateTimeEntriesAdvanced
Day 1AThursday, February 7th6 p.m.8918
Day 1BFriday, February 8th1 p.m.86-
Day 1CFriday, February 8th6 p.m.--
Day 1DSaturday, February 9th1 p.m.--
Day 1ESaturday, February 9th6 p.m.--
Day 2Sunday, Februrary 10th1 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!