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

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

The Duckman Doubles Up

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

Marv Karlins is widely known as 'The Duckman' in this part of Florida and he even carries around a little noisemaker that makes a quacking sound. If nothing else, it at least provides a little entertainment for his opponents. He recently found himself at risk for 24,600 and was flipping against Sherry Wiseman.

Marv Karlins: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Sherry Wiseman: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The flop came {7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts} which left Wiseman in the lead with her pair of nines. However, Karlins was able to spike the {j-Spades} on the turn despite two other players saying they folded a jack. The river was the {q-Spades} and Karlins scored a double up through Wiseman, who would be eliminated shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Marv Karlins us
Marv Karlins
58,500
36,500
36,500
Sherry Wiseman us
Sherry Wiseman
Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Take 10!

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining 43 players are heading on another 10-minute break. When the action resumes, that will mark the end of late registration for flight 1C.

Costa Stays Alive

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Just moments ago, Primo Costa was joking with a friend on the same table about whether he should fire one more bullet today or not. That was when he had around 5,000 chips. Now it's a bit of a different story.

After one double up, Costa was facing a raise to 2,000 and three callers in front of him. Costa pushed all in for 10,400 in the big blind and picked up one caller.

Costa tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and was in a dominating position against the {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} of his opponent. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} to strengthen his lead even more. The {4-Spades} on the turn locked up the pot and the {4-Diamonds} on the river was just a formality. Now, Costa has more than a starting stack but still has lots of work to do if he hopes to find a bag at the end of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Primo Costa us
Primo Costa
28,400
28,400
28,400

Tags: Primo Costa

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Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Andrade Vaults to the Lead

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Four players limped into the pot and Saul Andrade raised to 3,600 from the big blind. Only one of the limpers folded which was the small blind. The dealer fanned the flop of {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{10-Clubs} and the action checked around to the {3-Diamonds} on the turn.

Andrade slid in a bet of 15,000 and was called by the player directly to his left. The other two opponents folded and the {a-Hearts} paired the board on the river. Andrade tossed in another bet of 12,000 and his opponent looked him up. Andrade tabled {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for a straight and his opponent sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Saul Andrade us
Saul Andrade
128,000
64,000
64,000

Tags: Saul Andrade

Mccormick Forces Two Folds

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

With the board reading {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Spades} and around 15,000 in the pot, Justin Mccormick had a bet of 3,000 in front of him in the cutoff. Jin Chen called on the button along with the hijack.

The {3-Diamonds} completed the board and the hijack checked to Mccormick who shoved all in for 13,700. Chen asked for a count and went into the tank for a couple of minutes. He eventually laid his hand down and the hijack let his cards go as well.

Player Chips Progress
Jin Chen us
Jin Chen
68,000
-19,500
-19,500
Justin McCormick us
Justin McCormick
36,500
36,500
36,500

Tags: Justin MccormickJin Chen