Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
2014 PPC North America Championship at Tampa Downs
$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PPC North America Championship at Tampa Downs
Buy-in
$535
Prize Pool
$223,400
Entries
420
Level
27
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
See Ya Tomorrow
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Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Not much went right for Alex Outhred after a hot start and he found himself down to his last 14,000. He moved those chips all in with 
and was looked up by Gregg Fund who held 
.
"At least I'm live," said Outhred but he would fall further behind on the 
flop and would be drawing dead after the 
was flipped over on the turn. The river was an inconsequential 
and Outhred said "good game" and added "see ya tomorrow" as he left the table. Fund moved his stack up to 98,000 with that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,000 | 23,400 |
|
Busted |
Getting Closer
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Day 1b is down to 25 players meaning they need to lose 14 more before play concludes for the day.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Panado Gets There
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
A player in middle position limped in and the player in Seat 9 made it 3,500 to go. Patrick Panado called from the button and both players in the blinds called. The original limper joined in on the fun and we were off to a flop five-handed.
The flop came 
and it was checked to Panado who bet 6,000. Only the player in the small blind called.
The turn was the 
and the player in the small blind checked and Panado looked at his cards and made the same bet of 6,000. His opponent almost instantly grabbed his remaining chips and moved them into the middle. The dealer pulled the 6,000 and told Panado it would be an additional 20,400 to call.
Panado looked again at his cards and rubbed his chin while counting out the chips to make the call. He tossed them into the middle and turned over 
. He was behind his opponent's but would move into the lead when the 
hit the river.
"F***!" muttered his opponent, pushing his chair back and scowling at Panado. "How you call that hand?"
Panado, just sat there, and whispered to the player next to him after his opponent left "he acts like he's never been rivered before." That pot gave Panado the biggest stack in the room at the moment with 160,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | 160,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Do You Sell Headphones Here?
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
There's a lot of loud talking going on at one table, so much so that a player playing a cash game at an adjacent table asked the floor "do you sell headphones here? My earbuds aren't strong enough."
Moments later the floor would issue a warning to the person with the louder than life voice. Her name is Lucinda Martinez and she's having no problems letting people know what she thinks of them.
"I've seen you play poker. You suck," Martinez told Alex Outhred. The two had gone deep in a 2012 Wynn Classic event with Outhred finishing third and Martinez finishing second after delivering what Outhred said was a sick runner-runner beat on him. Outhred to his credit just laughed at Martinez.
Down to 16,000 in chips, Martinez moved all in first to act and found a caller from the quiet player in Seat 5. Martinez held 
and was up against 
. The table might have been silently rooting for Martinez's elimination so they could enjoy some peace and quiet but they are going to be stuck with her chatter a bit longer as she spiked a king on the river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
Anh Lu Leading the Way After The First Four Hours of Play
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
With eight levels in the books, it is Anh Lu who sits on top of the chip counts with 112,500 in chips. Here are a few of the other big stacks in the tournament at this time:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,500 | |
|
|
86,000 | |
|
|
76,800 | |
|
|
74,600 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Four Tables Left
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Alex Outhred eliminated another player when his pocket kings prevailed against a weak ace and the tournament is now down to four tables. The tournament is about to go on their second 10-minute break of the day. We'll identify some of the bigger stacks on the break and report back soon.