Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
2014 PPC North America Championship at Tampa Downs
$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1c
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
2013 PPC Poker Tour Main Event Champions
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Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 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: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Second Break of the Day
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Gutierrez Retakes Chip Lead
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Not wanting to be outdone by Chris Thompson, Evlys Gutierrez has retaken the chip lead with 152,000 in chips after winning a sizable pot in which he "called a million chips with ace high and was right" according to table mate Natasha Barbour. Here are a few other chip counts from around the tournament room.
72 of the original 134 remain with five minutes left in the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
152,000 | 68,000 |
|
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61,000 | 41,000 |
|
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51,000 | 31,000 |
|
46,500 | -8,500 |
|
39,600 | 19,600 |
|
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37,000 | 17,000 |
|
35,000 | 15,000 |
Chris Thompson Takes Down Massive Pot
Level 8
: 400/800, 75 ante
Players were surrounding the table and when we got there the board was already complete with it showing 
and Chris Thompson was all in for 54,125 with close to 30,000 already in the pot. His lone opponent had him slightly covered and was contemplating whether or not to put in the majority of his stack in to make the call.
Finally he announced a call and Thompson quickly turned over the nuts with his 
. "You have to be kidding me," his opponent said as he flung his cards into the muck.
Already one of the chip leaders prior to the start of the hand, Thompson now has moved clearly into the lead with 140,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 65,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 75
How You Like Me Now?
Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
Facing a 1,500 raise from the player in Seat 10, Natasha Barbour raised it up to 3,500. It was folded back to her opponent who made the call.
Barbour threw out a bet of 3,000 in the dark causing her opponent to laugh. "How you like me now?" asked a grinning Barbour.
"Just a minute and I'll tell you," said her opponent as he waited for the dealer to put out the flop. The dealer fanned out 
and Barbour's foe said "I like you just a tad less" as he put out the call.
Before the dealer could put out the turn Barbour again bet in the dark, this time for 6,000. The turn was the 
and Barbour's opponent pump-faked a call leading Barbour to say "we both know you aren't going to call. Quit wasting time." He did make the call though and looked at Barbour and told her "I just like seeing the look on your face when I call."
Barbour bet in the dark for a third time with the wager being 8,000 this go around. The river was the 
and Barbour's opponent said to her "say the magic word."
"Pay me off," Barbour said, a sly smile on her face. It looked as if he was going to call and Barbour said "thank you" before the chips hit the center. Then a fold looked as if it was coming. "Nooooo," said Barbour. A look of resignation came over her opponent's face and without moving a chip he said "I call."
Barbour turned over 
and her opponent flashed 
for a pair of jacks. "Nice hand," he said, adding "remember me on Day 2."
"You won't be there," deadpanned Barbour to laughter from the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 | 35,000 |
It All Leads To Beautiful Aruba
Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
When it comes to top poker destinations, there aren't many places in the world that rate as high as Aruba, and for the third year running the PPC Poker Tour will return to the beautiful island for the PPC Aruba World Championship.
Taking place this year from October 15-21 at the Radisson Aruba, the series will feature nine events highlighted by a $200,000 guaranteed Main Event with a buy-in of $2,200. The Main Event will begin on Saturday, October 18, feature two starting days, and allow for reentry.
In 2012, Joe Serock won the event for $40,574 after he and Jesse Chinni chopped up first- and second-place prize money. Then in 2013, it was Germany's [Removed:65] taking the top prize of $59,139 after a heads-up deal with Joe Ebanks. Remarkably, Serock placed third in that event for $26,000 in an impressive back-to-back performance.
Handfuls of players have already won a package to Aruba through various PPC Poker Tour events, and there's still plenty of time for you to do the same, or simply book a trip for the event.
To book your trip now, you may contact Bridget Stein at (561) 883-3523 or email [email protected]. To view information about upcoming PPC Poker Tour stops, please click here.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50