$1,700 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Day 1a of the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Event Begins at 11 a.m.
It is time for the WSOP Circuit Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Event to kickoff. Action begins at 11 a.m. local time in what is expected to be a large turnout to create a big-time tournament in this first time stop in Tampa.
Players will receive a starting stack of 30,000 for the $1,700 entry fee. Players er allowed one re-entry per flight in the two-flight tournament (Flight B taking place on Saturday at 11 a.m.). Registration will remain open until the beginning of level 13.
Levels are 40 minutes in length on Day 1 and 15-minute breaks will be every three levels and there will be a 40-minute dinner break at the end of level 9. Play will conclude for the day at the conclusion of level 15.
PokerNews will provide all the updates of the Day 1a action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The tournament director has just announced shuffle up and deal with the tournament clock showing 124 entries at first bell.
Familiar Faces to Start the Day
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Orlando Vacation Allows Ryan Yu to Capture First WSOPC Gold Ring
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event and two high roller tournaments here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Hard Rock Tampa, but those are just three of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #4: $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em, 227 runners created a $227,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 35 finishers. Among those to cash were Justin Zaki (5th - $12,521), Ralph Massey (8th - $5,638), Loni Harwood (10th - $3,676), Brett Apter (11th - $3,676), Kevin Javier (25th - $1,866), and Zach Gruneberg (34th - $1,661).
In the end, Canada’s Ryan Yu beat Steven Richardson in heads-up play to win the title, $53,725 in prize money, and his first gold ring.
“I’m happy. It was fun. It was a nice little way to start the series,” said the 36-year-old Yu, who finished 36th in the 2019 WSOP Main Event for $261,430.
“I mostly just stay at home with my kid. I probably play poker eighty days out of the year. I don’t really follow the Circuit, it’s just when it’s convenient for me I guess. We were having a vacation in Orlando, we have a place in Orlando. They went home on Sunday, so I drove down on Sunday and decided to stay like a week later.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Yu | Ontario, British Columbia, Canada | $53,725 |
| 2 | Steven Richardson | Berkley, Michigan | $33,204 |
| 3 | Steve Brite | N/A | $23,535 |
| 4 | Ronnie Day | Fairborn, Ohio | $17,001 |
| 5 | Justin Zaki | Tampa, Florida | $12,521 |
| 6 | Duff Charette | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | $9,405 |
| 7 | David Dibernardi | Youngstown, Ohio | $7,208 |
| 8 | Ralph Massey | Chicago, Illinois | $5,638 |
| 9 | Mark Scacewater | Lake St. Louis, Missouri | $4,504 |
More Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Jackson Chipping Up Early
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
David Jackson has had a nice start to the day as he made a continuation bet over to his opponent on a flop of 
which was enough to get the fold after a few moments of thought.
He gathered in the small pot to his already more than doubled chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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75,000 |