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$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2014 PPC North America Championship at Tampa Downs
$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2014 PPC North America Championship at Tampa Downs
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$535
Prize Pool
$223,400
Total Entries
420
Level
27
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 420
Filter
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
It was a beautiful day in Tampa, Florida on Friday but that didn't stop poker players from showing up at The Silks Poker Room at Tampa Downs for the 2014 PPC North America Championship. A total of 111 entrants took part in the tournament and they would play until only 17 remained.
It was Arri Stone who would emerge on top of the chip counts at the end of the day with 250,100 in chips. Stone took fifth place in the $125 Bounty NLHE tournament on Tuesday and is looking to better that finish here on Sunday. He's followed closely by Tom Clements who finished the day with 228,600 in chips. Rounding out the top three is Finnish poker player Pasi Kakkonen with 201,500 in chips. Kakkonen is coming fresh off a win on Monday in the $120 NLHE tournament for $1,995.
Others surviving to return on Sunday included Barbara Cardin (112,000), Ronald Widman (129,200), Michael Baize (193,900), Bill Burdick (129,700), Richard Hope (139,900), Todd Whitaker (136,100), and Eddie Kofler (94,000). Kofler is a former minor league pitcher in the Devil Rays farm system that won the Main Event here in 2013 for $33,952.
Not everyone was as fortunate as that group. The current PPC Player of the Year leader, Ralph Marzan, would get off to a good start and be over 100,000 in chips early in the evening but he would be eliminated before play concluded. Others that failed to bag chips included Paul Stanechewski, Tonia Williams, Joe Mole, John Pappas, and Jason Sallman.
This concludes our coverage of Day 1a. Make sure to follow along with PokerNews over the next three days as we will provide coverage until a winner is crowned.
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
The tournament is now down to 18 players. One more to go before they call it a day.
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Here's a quick look at the different champions from the 2013 PPC Poker Tour:
| Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| $560 PPC South America Classic Main Event | 15 | Dave Dee | $3,910 |
| $540 PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series Main Event | 307 | Eddie Kofler | $33,952 |
| $150 PPC Studz Summer Splash Main Event | 837 | Christopher Lewis | $19,500 |
| $225 PPC Fort Pierce Poker Open Main Event | 154 | Dallas Bare | $9,100 |
| $350 PPC Tampa Downs Fall Classic Main Event | 116 | Pamela Buzzetto | $12,724 |
| $2,500 PPC Aruba World Championship Main Event | 88 | [Removed:65] | $59,139 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
The tournament is down to two tables now. Here are chip counts of a few of the remaining 20 players.
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
We walked by Anthony Guagliardo and saw him stacking a massive pile of chips. "Kojak vs tens," said a player sitting to his immediate left, telling us that Guagliardo had 
and hit a jack on the flop to win a big race against 
. After putting together the chips, Guagliardo had just over 200,000 in chips.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
The two biggest stacks in the room right now belong to Dan Zucker with 215,000 in chips and Arri Stone with 185,000. They are down to 24 players, just seven away from bagging and tagging.
