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

02-08-2019 21:41 UTC-4

Andrade Eliminates Turow

Adam Lamers

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

We just arrived at the table and the cards from two players were already face up on the felt. Sean Turow was the player at risk and would need some help against Saul Andrade.

Saul Andrade:
Sean Turow:

The flop came which left Andrade in the lead with his pair of jacks. The on the turn improved him to a full house and Turow was drawing dead to the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saul Andrade	48,200
Sean Turow	Busted

Tags: Saul Andrade Sean Turow

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

02-08-2019 21:55 UTC-4

A massive pot was lying in the middle of the table and Donald Brown was left with nothing else in front of him. The board read but there was still action on a side pot with Gary Bradshaw and the button.

The river was the and Bradshaw bet 10,000 which forced the button to fold. Bradshaw turned over for two pair but Brown flopped the nut flush with . Brown scored a triple up to close in on 100,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Brown	96,000
Gary Bradshaw	21,700 -26,600	-26,600

Tags: Donald Brown Gary Bradshaw

02-08-2019 22:10 UTC-4

Some Bigger Stacks in the Room

Adam Lamers

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jin Chen	87,500 34,000	34,000
Trey Harrell	81,000 40,500	40,500
Bill Melms	71,800 -1,200	-1,200
Michael Rossi	68,400 11,900	11,900
Saul Andrade	64,000 15,800	15,800
Pete Vega	50,500
Phi Nguyen	32,600 -22,900	-22,900

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-08-2019 22:13 UTC-4

Trio of Ladies Chop Up Event #3: $130 Monster Stack

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 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 #3: $130 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack drew 47 entries, which meant there was a small overlay to the $4,559 generated prize pool. Only the top six players were supposed to get paid, but with seven left they all agreed to pay the bubble $130, which went to Joao Figueiredo.

In the end, the final three ladies worked an equal chop for $1,220 apiece.

Event #3 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Bonnie Savajian	$1,220*
2	Debra Jorgensen	$1,220*
3	Sherri Wiseman	$1,200*
4	Alan Wiseman	$525
5	Ray Lambert	$385
6	Chris Gatis	$295

_{*Denotes three-way chop}

02-08-2019 22:24 UTC-4

Mccormick Forces Two Folds

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

With the board reading 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 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	68,000 -19,500	-19,500
Justin McCormick	36,500 36,500	36,500

Tags: Justin Mccormick Jin Chen

02-08-2019 22:44 UTC-4

Andrade Vaults to the Lead

Adam Lamers

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 and the action checked around to the 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 paired the board on the river. Andrade tossed in another bet of 12,000 and his opponent looked him up. Andrade tabled for a straight and his opponent sent his cards to the muck.

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

Tags: Saul Andrade

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

02-08-2019 22:55 UTC-4

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

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