$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,165

There was a redraw for random seats at the final table, and here is the new lineup with their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Steve Queen  –  3,950,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Will Berry  –  1,975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  John Haas  –  4,700,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Altman  –  7,850,000  (63 bb)
Seat 5.  Gabriel Abusada  –  4,950,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Dave Berman  –  4,075,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  T.K. Miles  –  3,700,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Zachary Smiley  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  10,675,000  (85 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $613,225 + Trophy
2nd:  $408,825
3rd:  $302,200
4th:  $225,675
5th:  $170,275
6th:  $129,825
7th:  $100,030
8th:  $77,900
9th:  $61,325

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 5,175,000 (41 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,165

Yuri Martins was all in from the small blind for 1,525,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Gabriel Abusada on the button.

The board came , and Abusada paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Martins in 10th place.

Gabriel Abusada  –  4,950,000  (40 bb)
Yuri Martins  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($61,325)

The final nine players are redrawing for random seats at the final table. Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,165

The final 10 players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante.

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 4.65 million (37 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $61,325 each, and as soon as one more player busts, they will redraw for seats at the final table.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 53
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Yuri Martins  –  1,525,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  John Haas  –  4,700,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Dave Berman  –  4,075,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Altman  –  7,850,000  (63 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Gabriel Abusada  –  3,175,000  (25 bb)

TABLE 54
Seat 1.  Steve Queen  –  4,200,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  10,350,000  (83 bb)
Seat 4.  Zachary Smiley  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  T.K. Miles  –  3,700,000  (30 bb)
Seat 6.  Will Berry  –  2,050,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$300 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 427

The final nine players drew for random seats at the final table, but two more players busted before we could get over for a lineup.

Seat 1.  Harmeet Chawla  –  Out in 8th Place
Seat 2.  Brandon Miller  –  3,400,000  (68 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Salvaggi  –  2,200,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Travis Powell  –  Out in 9th Place
Seat 5.  Adam Deisley  –  725,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Christopher Green  –  1,450,000  (29 bb)
Seat 7.  Greg Joslyn  –  915,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Bob Gallo  –  605,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Mark Castaldo  –  1,300,000  (26 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $22,803 + Trophy
2nd:  $15,980
3rd:  $10,276
4th:  $6,619
5th:  $5,103
6th:  $4,222
7th:  $3,544

8th:  Harmeet Chawla  –  $2,909
9th:  Travis Powell  –  $2,280

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,165

Peter Vitantonio was all in from the button for 625,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Steve Queen in the small blind.

The board came — Queen flopped a set of jacks and Vitantonio turned a gutshot straight draw, but the river card was a blank. Queen won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Vitantonio in 11th place.

Steve Queen  –  2,850,000  (29 bb)
Peter Vitantonio  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($48,805)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 4.65 million (47 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $61,325 each, and as soon as one more player busts, they will redraw for seats at the final table.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 189

The final nine players just had a redraw for random seats at the final table, and here is the lineup with updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Dimitri Lleshi  –  290,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Anthony Lambert  –  266,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Steven Snyder  –  293,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Van Sanford  –  372,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5.  Raymond McBeth  –  194,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  Will Parker  –  389,000  (24 bb)
Seat 7.  Tai Cao  –  182,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Javier Zarco  –  484,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9.  Victor Figueroa  –  1,316,000  (82 bb)

As you can see, Victor Figueroa has a massive chip lead, with more chips than the next three players combined.

Here are the remaining payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $80,872 + Trophy
2nd:  $51,226
3rd:  $30,174
4th:  $18,318
5th:  $14,208
6th:  $11,733
7th:  $10,253
8th:  $9,155
9th:  $8,088

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,165

Steve Brite was all in from the big blind for 800,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Yuri Martins in the cutoff.

The board came — Brite paired his queen on the flop, but Martins turned a set of tens to win the pot and eliminate Brite in 12th place.

Yuri Martins  –  3,300,000  (33 bb)
Steve Brite  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($48,805)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 4,225,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $48,805 each, and the next pay jump will be $61,325 for 10th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,165

Joe Steur was all in from the hijack for 1,075,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of John Haas on the button.

The board came — Steur flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Haas won the pot with a rivered set of kings to eliminate Steur in 13th place.

John Haas  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Joe Steur  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($39,270)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $48,805 each, and the next pay jump will be $61,325 for 10th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 41

Registration closed at the end of the dinner break for the $2,200 Pot Limit Omaha tournament with 41 entries, creating a total prizepool worth $82,000. The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,200 each, and the winner will earn $32,733 plus the guitar trophy.

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 18
$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  41
Prize Pool:  $82,000
June 21-22, 2021

1st:  $32,733 + Trophy
2nd:  $20,231
3rd:  $13,640
4th:  $9,196
5th:  $6,200

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,165

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 ante.

With 13 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $39,270 each, and the next pay jump will be $48,805 for 12th place.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 53
Seat 1.  Joe Steur  –  1,075,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Yuri Martins  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  John Haas  –  2,875,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Dave Berman  –  3,600,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Altman  –  4,775,000  (48 bb)
Seat 7.  Steve Brite  –  1,075,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Gabriel Abusada  –  4,125,000  (41 bb)

TABLE 54
Seat 1.  Steve Queen  –  1,225,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  8,175,000  (82 bb)
Seat 4.  Zachary Smiley  –  5,600,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5.  T.K. Miles  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Will Berry  –  4,725,000  (47 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Peter Vitantonio  –  2,325,000  (23 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.