$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event | 2014 PPC North America Championship at Tampa Downs

$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event

Day 2 Started

07-20-2014 11:18 UTC-4

Day 2 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts (full)

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Seat	Name	Chip Count
TABLE 1-7
1	Danny Lobato	522,300
2	Michael Baize	193,900
3	Anh Lu	159,400
4	Nicholas Mann	160,600
5	Kelvin Foster	101,000
6	Eugene Stone	107,100
7	Barbara Cardin	112,000
8	Moshe Nizan	67,500
9	Matthew Menes	70,100

Seat	Name	Chip Count
TABLE 1-8
1	John Pappas	42,200
2	Ian Zeaman	231,800
3	Gregg Fund	193,500
4	Tom Clements	228,600
5	Bill Burdick	129,700
6	Jeff Metajan	108,800
7	Roberto Quintana	49,600
8	Keith Farina	77,400
9	Steve Trizis	211,800

Seat	Name	Chip Count
TABLE 2-7
1	James Wong	131,100
2	Daniel Lee	37,300
3	Sean Hampson	49,100
4	Richard Hope	139,900
5	Chris Bolek	29,800
6	Jeff Tamulski	45,400
7	Amelio Amato	90,900
8	Fred Miller	268,400
9	William Dubay	164,100

Seat	Name	Chip Count
TABLE 2-8
1	Eddie Kofler	94,000
2	Jeff Geier	29,400
3	Darin Thompson	63,000
4	Robert Dugan	150,800
5	Parry Shaw	125,400
6	Arri Stone	250,100
7	Anthony Gugliardo	61,600
8	Matt Schwartz	10,500
9	Michael Mattingly	104,800

Seat	Name	Chip Count
TABLE 3-6
1	Ken Fishman	190,400
2	Alec Bradlow	81,700
3	Daniel Zucker	93,900
4	Robert Quaranta	117,600
5	Giancarlo Disalvo	95,000
6	Chris Thompson	180,100
7	Sunny Moroz	174,500
8	Michael Beattie	136,700
9	Evan Panesis	235,300
10	Pasi Kokkonen	201,500

Seat	Name	Chip Count
TABLE 3-7
1	Stan Trim	245,400
2	Julio Orhuela	105,800
3	Michael Shammos	154,200
4	Cindy Beltran	113,500
5	Natasha Barbour	35,900
6	Song O	204,800
7	Chris Swanson	330,100
8	Jeff Blessing	115,600
9	Jason Leone	58,800

Seat	Name	Chip Count
TABLE 3-8
1	Patrick Panado	100,700
2	Alexi Hernandez	119,200
3	Andrew Macdonald	60,000
4	Ronald Widman	129,200
5	Todd Whitaker	136,100
6	Robert Harwell	120,900
7	Buzz Papalia	102,700
8	Evlys Gutierrez	210,000
9	Sam Sundraram	31,700

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Lobato	522,300
Chris Swanson	330,100
Fred Miller	268,400
Arri Stone	250,100
Stan Trim	245,400
Evan Panesis	235,300
Ian Zeaman	231,800
Tom Clements	228,600
Steve Trizis	211,800	211,800
Evlys Gutierrez	210,000
Song O	204,800
Pasi Kokkonen	201,500
Michael Baize	193,900
Gregg Fund	193,500
Ken Fishman	190,400
Chris Thompson	180,100
Sunny Moroz	174,500
William Dubay	164,100
Nicholas Mann	160,600
Anh Lu	159,400
Michael Shammos	154,200
Robert Dugan	150,800
Richard Hope	139,900
Michael Beattie	136,700
Todd Whitaker	136,100

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07-20-2014 14:00 UTC-4

Final Day of 2014 PPC North America Championship Main Event to Start Soon

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Will Danny Lobato still be smiling at the end of the day?

Over the past two days, the best and brightest poker stars in the Tampa area came together at Tampa Downs for the 2014 PPC North America Championship Event. A total of 420 entrants created the largest prize pool in PPC Poker Tour history, easily surpassing the $200,000 guarantee. Of those 420, only 64 will return today to take their shot at the top prize money and trophy. The top four finishers will also will $5,000 packages to the PPC Aruba Championship Event.

Danny Lobato will head into play today with a commanding chip lead holding a staggering 522,300 in chips. Lobato was sitting with just over 300,000 in chips when he won a huge pot at the end of the night by spiking a miracle six to move his stack north of the half-million chip mark. Sitting in a distant second with 330,100 is Chris Swanson who won a big pot with aces against Rex Clinkscales and his jacks to move up the chip counts.

Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chips
1	Danny Lobato	522,300
2	Chris Swanson	330,100
3	Fred Miller	268,400
4	Arri Stone	250,100
5	Stan Trim	245,400
6	Evan Panesis	235,300
7	Ian Zeaman	231,800
8	Tom Clements	228,600
9	Steve Trizis	211,800
10	Evlys Gutierrez	210,000

In addition to the top 10, players such as John Pappas, Chris Bolek, Eddie Kofler, Chris Thompson, and Robert Harwell are all hoping to be one of the 45 players who make the money.

Cards will get in the air at approximately 3 p.m. local time. There's a lot on the line today and PokerNews will be there until the very end with all the poker action. Follow along and find out who will become the PPC North America Championship Main Event winner.

Tags: Arri Stone Aruba Chris Bolek Chris Swanson Chris Thompson Danny Lobato Eddie Kofler Evan Panesis Evlys Gutierrez Fred Miller Ian Zeaman John Pappas PPC Robert Harwell

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400

07-20-2014 15:01 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

Cards are in the air with 14 minutes left in Level 14.

07-20-2014 15:09 UTC-4

Hampson KO's Tamulski With Kings

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

Sean Hampson moved all in for 48,700 holding and was called by the slightly shorter stack of Jeff Tamulski who held . Tamulski would pick up a straight draw on the turn but after the board ran out he would be our first player eliminated. Hampson moved up to approximately 100,000 in chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hampson	100,000	50,900
Jeff Tamulski	Busted

Tags: Sean Hampson Jeff Tamulski

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

07-20-2014 15:16 UTC-4

Recent Eliminations

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

We've broken one table and are down to six tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Sundraram	Busted
Keith Farina	Busted
Roberto Quintana	Busted
Cindy Beltran	Busted

07-20-2014 15:27 UTC-4

Hernandez Cripples Harwell, Bolek Eliminated

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

We didn't catch the action but Alexi Hernandez was stacking a pile of chips sent to him courtesy of Robert Harwell. Harwell had and Hernandez with a board run out of . Harwell would be eliminated a few hands later while Hernandez moved up to 245,000 in chips.

At a nearby table, PPC Team Pro Chris Bolek was eliminated when his was unable to outdraw the of Bobby Dugan when the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexi Hernandez	245,000	125,800
Robert Dugan	190,000	39,200
Robert Harwell	Busted
Chris Bolek	Busted

Tags: Bobby Dugan Chris Bolek Robert Harwell Alexi Hernandez

07-20-2014 15:41 UTC-4

You Can't Stop Him, You Can Only Hope to Contain Him

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Danny Lobato is continuing his late night rush as he has just cracked the pocket aces of Eugene Stone with kings when a king hit the flop. That would be the end of the day for Stone and Lobato added to his chip lead as he sits now with 650,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Lobato	650,000	127,700
Eugene Stone	Busted

Tags: Danny Lobato