Congrats to all the PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series winners that are now heading to Aruba for the PPC Aruba World Championship, October 2-9 at the Radisson Aruba Resort.
Win at a PPC Poker Tour stop, then on to Aruba!
William Haynes – Package 2 + hotel night & $102 PPC Aruba credit
Diane Magoulis – $775 PPC Aruba credit
Rob Melo – Package 4 + hotel night & $137 PPC Aruba credit
Chris Durgin – Package 3
Mike Baize – Package 2
Edie Norman – Package 1 + hotel night
Ian Bose – $563 PPC Aruba credit
Michael Mattingly – Package 4 + 2 hotel nights
Haley Taylor – Package 3 + $192 PPC Aruba credit
Eddie Kofler – Package 5 + hotel night
RJ Sullivan – Package 5 + hotel night
Aaron Martin – Package 5
Dominick Minaya – Package 5
Lewis Gallo – Package 5
Brandon Navarrete – Package 5
Sam Minutello – Package 2 + hotel night
Click link for PPC Aruba packages: http://ppcaruba.com/ppc-aruba-packages/#more-242
See everyone when we are back for the 2013 PPC Tampa Downs Fall Classic – September 19-22
We will have the new blog for the Fall Classic up next week!
Due to the incredible success of the PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series, The Players Poker Championship – PPC Poker Tour, that hosts US and destination poker events, heads back to the Silks Poker Room at Tampa Bay Downs for the 2013 PPC Tampa Downs Fall Classic.
9.19 – Thursday – 7pm – $120 NLHE – Kickoff Event #1 ($5,000 GTD)
9.20 – Friday – 7pm – $220 PLO – Event #2 ($10,000 GTD)
9.21 – Saturday – 1pm – $125 NLHE w/ $25 bounties – Event #3 ($5,000 GTD)
9.21 – Saturday – 7pm – $120 NLHE turbo – Event #4 ($5,000 GTD)
9.22 – Sunday – 1pm – $350 MAIN EVENT – Event #5 ($30,000 GTD)
The PPC Tampa Downs Fall Classic will run September 19-22, 2013. This 5-event series will feature an affordable $350 buy-in, $30,000 guaranteed Main Event. The series will boast $55,000 in guarantees and will give players a “last chance” opportunity to win PPC Aruba Championship packages for October.
To help players plan their next PPC poker trip, 20% of the Tampa Downs Fall Classic prize pool will go toward entries into the 2013 PPC Aruba that runs October 2-9, 2013. The PPC Aruba, which features a $2,500 buy-in, $200,000 Main Event, is the premier stop on the PPC tour at the beautiful Radisson Aruba Resort.
More details to come in the next few days. Thanks for all the support and see you in September! 
Didn’t win your package at PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series but want to book your trip to the PPC Poker Tour | 2013 PPC – Aruba World Championship?
Our PPC Aruba poker player hotel booking page at the beautiful Radisson Aruba Resort is up and ready.
PPC Aruba Radisson booking link:
http://www.radisson.com/offers/7088134
Player code for discount rate: PPC13
PPC Aruba World Championship
October 2-9, 2013
The series opens with a $550 buy-in, $40,000 guarantee event and is followed by the $2,500, $200,000 guaranteed main event. Play Sit-n-Go’s and Live Games spreading all limits, based on request. Overall, the tournament has $250,000 in series guarantees.
Featured Pro 2012 WPT Player of the Year, Joe “Floes” Serock.
Full series schedule:
http://ppcaruba.com/players-poker-championship-aruba/#more-26
Any additional questions, just contact our PPC Travel Agent, Bridget Stein at 561.883.3525.
Have a great day and see you in Aruba!
This week on Poker Action Line “Big” Dave Lemmon & Joe talk to Sandy Swartzbaugh from the PPC Poker Tour, Matt Harper from Studz Poker Club & an interview with Patrick Murphy Director of Poker at the Tampa Bay Downs/Silks Poker Room to wrap up the PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series & discuss the upcoming 2013 PPC – Studz Summer Splash & PPC – Fort Pierce Poker Open.
Click on link below:
Full PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series results via TheHendonMob.com!
If it’s your first series win, you are officially in the poker player system.
Congrats again to all winners. Just click the link below.
Congrats to all the PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series participants that are now heading to Aruba for the PPC Aruba World Championship, October 2-9 at the Radisson Aruba Resort.
Win at a PPC Poker Tour stop, then on to Aruba!
William Haynes
Diane Magoulis
Rob Melo
Chris Durgin
Mike Baize
Edie Norman
Ian Bose
Michael Mattingly
Haley Taylor
Eddie Kofler
RJ Sullivan
Aaron Martin
Dominick Minaya
Lewis Gallo
Brandon Navarrete
Sam Minutello
Eddie Kofler of Tampa, a former pitcher in the Devil Rays’ minor-league system from 1996-2001, threw RJ Sullivan a curve ball in the form of a bluff, then fired a couple of fastballs by him with pocket aces, as he wrapped up 1st place in the PPC Tampa Downs main event after midnight on Sunday night. Kofler collected $28,687 and a travel package of over $5,000 to the PPC Aruba series in October. Sullivan, of Bradenton, also picked up an Aruba package plus the 2nd place prize money of $17,734.
Kofler poses with the trophy along with PPC Aruba Commissioner Sandy Swartzbaugh and Tournament Director Patrick Murphy of Tampa Bay Downs.
And that’s a wrap for the 2013 PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series.
Want to thank everyone that participated.
The turnout was excellent and we look forward to coming back to Tampa very soon.
On to Calder, Miami for the PPC Studz Summer Splash, August 1-4. $150 buy-in | $100,000 guarantee. 6 Day 1’s. For more PPC Poker Tour info, go to PPCPokerTour.com
Event #8 | $540 NLHE – $100,000 GTD | 307 players | Prize Pool – $152,579
1 Eddie Kofler $28,687 plus $5,265 PPC Aruba WC Package*
2 RJ Sullivan $17,734 plus $5,265 PPC Aruba WC Package*
3 Aaron Martin $12,880 plus $5,000 PPC Aruba WC Package*
4 Dominick Minaya $9,514 plus $5,000 PPC Aruba WC Package*
5 Lewis Gallo $7,142 plus $5,000 PPC Aruba WC Package*
6 Brandon Naverette $5,447 plus $5,000 PPC Aruba WC Package*
7 Gary Hummel $4,219
8 Robert Gill $3,317
9 Walid Maddah $2,647
10 John O’ Loughlin $2,144
11 John Brzezinski $2,144
12 Steve Darr $2,144
13 Jeff Barr $1,762
14 Joseph Malone $1,762
15 John Pappas $1,762
16 Alex Ivan $1,469
17 Prentice Bilue $1,469
18 Steve Diamantas $1,469
19 Carlos Loving $1,242
20 Natasha Barbour $1,242
21 Daniel Lee $1,242
22 Joe Parrish $1,065
23 Shannon Green $1,065
24 Steve Trizis $1,065
25 John Morzella $926
26 Mike Dunn $926
27 Michael Wodzinski $926
28 Ralph Franco $817
29 John Keenan $817
30 Sebastian Charles $817
31 Don Fredericks $729
32 Mark Laurie $729
33 Emilio Follone $729
*All PPC Aruba World Championship packages include hotel & travel
RJ Sullivan and Eddie Kofler go for the trophy and $28,687 first prize, as Aaron Martin gets knocked out in 3rd place ($12,880). Martin was crippled by Kofler after Martin went all-in with A-5 offsuit after a flop of 10-9-5 rainbow. Kofler was holding 10-8 offsuit and his call was the right move as his pair of 10’s held up, leaving Martin with less than 100K. He subsequently went to the rail on the following hand, and after collecting his prize money, poses here with Sandy Swartzbaugh.
Eddie Kofler (top), Aaron Martin (middle) and RJ Sullivan (bottom)have battled for nearly an hour, and for a good portion of that time, Sullivan appeared to be dominating the action. However, one massive suckout by Martin evened things up quickly. Martin inexplicably went all-in with 8-7 offsuit and RJ quickly called with Ah-2D. A beautifully rich flop of K-Q-J of hearts gave Sullivan a royal flush draw, but a blank on the turn and an eight on the river elicited gasps around the room and Aaron suddenly had the chip lead, which he relinquished two hands later to Kofler. As we head to Level 25, where the blinds will be 50K and 100K with a 10K ante, the three players are nearly even, with about 2.5-million chips each. Could they possibly discuss a chop? Not sure, but no sign of anything close to that yet.
PPC Tampa Summer Series 