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

02-09-2019 18:14 UTC-4

Montisanti Named Seniors Event Champ

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 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.

Event #2 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Fred Montisanti	$1,208*
2	Larry Warshaw	$1,107*
3	John Otwell	$1,107*
4	Ron Taylor	$1,107*
5	Charlie Sauter	$391
6	Karen Hayes	$295

_{*Denotes four-way chop}

02-09-2019 18:18 UTC-4

Hampson Takes from Dianaty

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player in early position limped and Anthony Dianaty raised to 2,400 from the cutoff. Sean Hampson came along from the small blind, the limper called, and it was three-way action to a flop.

Hampson led out for 3,800, the limper folded, and Dianaty called to see the turn. Both players checked and the completed the board on the river.

Hampson bet again, this time 5,500, and Dianaty quickly called. Hampson rolled over the for two pair and Dianaty sent his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hampson	65,000 40,000	40,000
Anthony Dianaty	56,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Anthony Dianaty Sean Hampson

02-09-2019 18:19 UTC-4

Let's Have a Break

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Level 8 has come and gone. That means it's time for another 10-minute break. Late registration and reentry will come to a close at the start of Level 9. That said, the Day 1e flight, the fifth and final starting flight, is slated to start at 6 p.m. local time so players will have another opportunity to play tonight if need be.

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-09-2019 18:25 UTC-4

Registration Closes on Day 1d

Chad Holloway

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

Level 9 is underway and that means late registration and reentries have come to a close on Day 1d. The flight attracted 109 runners (the biggest of the first four flights), and along with the 262 entrants from the first three flights brings the total field up to 371 entries.

That number will grow as Day 1e, the fifth and final flight, kicks off in 30 minutes.

02-09-2019 18:45 UTC-4

Oskarsson Over Six Figures

Chad Holloway

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

The player in the hijack opened for 3,500 and Leif Oskarsson called from the small blind. The flop saw Okarsson lead out for 3,500, his opponent called, and the appeared on the turn.

Both players checked and then action repeated itself on the river. The hijack showed the for nut no pair, but Okarsson had a pair with his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Leif Oskarsson	115,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Leif Oskarsson

02-09-2019 18:47 UTC-4

Butler Rebuilding

Chad Holloway

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

After an early-position player limped, Don Butler raised to 3,000 from the lojack. Action folded back to the limper and he called to see a flop.

The limper checked and then promptly folded when Butler moved all in for his last 6,100.

Butler then showed the .

"Again?" someone at the table asked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Don Butler	13,000 6,500	6,500

Tags: Don Butler

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

02-09-2019 19:15 UTC-4

Diamonds are Buckley's Best Friend

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Six players limped preflop and five of them checked the flop, including Pat Buckley in the big blind.

The last player to act then bet 2,500 from the hijack, the small blind folded, and Buckley check-raised to 7,000. Three more folds saw the hijack call and the dealer burned and turned the .

Buckley led out for 9,000 and called when the hijack min-raised him to 18,000. When the completed the board on the river, Buckley moved all in for 30,000 and the hijack called.

Buckley tabled the for trip fours that turned into a flush, and it was good as his opponent mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pat Buckley	110,000

Tags: Pat Buckley

02-09-2019 19:21 UTC-4

A Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Leif Oskarsson	175,000 60,000	60,000
Anthony Dianaty	145,000 70,000	70,000
Donnie Kidman	140,000 30,000	30,000
Jon Godwin	100,000
Justin Coltharp	100,000 58,000	58,000
Brad Kane	90,000 25,000	25,000
Sean Hampson	70,000 5,000	5,000
Edie Jo Norman	60,000 -10,000	-10,000
Gregory Aumann	50,000 17,000	17,000
Larry Negron	50,000
Glenn Zimmerman	50,000
Jason Barnett	43,000 22,000	22,000
Victor Goitia	30,000 -82,000	-82,000
Christine Holubeck	11,000 -9,000	-9,000
Don Butler	7,000 -6,000	-6,000
Duane Dekeyser	Busted
Matt Quirk	Busted
Shane Wagner	Busted
Linda Rand	Busted
Joe Parrish	Busted
Jordan Robinson	Busted