$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,165

Will Berry min-raised from the button to 150,000, Dennis Rodriguez moved all in from the small blind for 850,000, and Berry thought for a while before he called with .

Rodriguez turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Rodriguez paired his king on the flop, but Berry paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Rodriguez in 14th place.

Will Berry  –  4,800,000  (64 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($39,270)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,575,000 (48 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.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,165

Perry Shiao completed the small blind to 75,000, and Jonathan Jaffe checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Shiao checked, Jaffe bet 75,000, and Shiao called.

The turn card was the , Shiao checked, Jaffe bet 325,000, and Shiao check-raised all in for about 1,000,000.

Jaffe snap-called with for two pair, tens and fives, and Shiao turned over for a pair of kings. Shiao needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and the two pair held up for Jaffe to win the pot and eliminate Shiao in 15th place.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  7,550,000  (101 bb)
Perry Shiao  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($31,950)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,325,000 (44 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.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,165

Jon Borenstein was all in from the button for 1,650,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Brian Altman in the big blind.

The board came , and Altman won the pot with a flopped set of sixes to eliminate Borenstein in 16th place.

Brian Altman  –  4,625,000  (62 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($31,950)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3.1 million (41 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $31,950 each, and the next pay jump will be $39,270 for 14th place.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,165

Yuri Martins moved all in from the button for 1,250,000, and Jebhar Patterson quickly called all in from the big blind for a nearly identical stack of 1,200,000 with . Martins turned over .

The board came , and Martins flopped a set of fours to win the pot and eliminate Patterson in 17th place.

Yuri Martins  –  2,575,000  (34 bb)
Jebhar Patterson  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($26,290)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2,925,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $31,950 each, and the next pay jump will be $39,270 for 14th place.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,165

Yuri Martins moved all in from the small blind for 2,350,000, and Steve Brite thought for a while before calling all in from the big blind for 1,475,000 with .

Martins turned over , and Brite needed his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Martins flopped a diamond flush draw, but improved no further. Brite won the pot with his pocket tens to double up in chips.

Steve Brite  –  3,025,000  (40 bb)
Yuri Martins  –  875,000  (12 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2.75 million (37 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $26,290 each, and the next pay jump will be $31,950 for 16th place.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,165

James Gilbert raised from the button to 675,000, leaving himself a single 25K chip behind, and T.K. Miles moved all in from the big blind.

Gilbert called all in for 700,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Miles.

The board came — Gilbert paired his ace on the flop, but Miles paired his king on the turn and his ten on the river to win the pot with two pair, kings and tens, eliminating Gilbert in 18th place.

T.K. Miles  –  3,900,000  (52 bb)
James Gilbert  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($26,290)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2.75 million (37 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $26,290 each, and the next pay jump will be $31,950 for 16th place.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,165

The final 18 players return from dinner to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 50,000-75,000 and a 75,000 ante.

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2.6 million (35 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $26,290 each. The next pay jump will be $31,950 for 16th place.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,165

Level 25 comes to an end, and the players take a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 7:45 pm EDT.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 53
Seat 1.  Yuri Martins  –  775,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Steve Brite  –  1,550,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Jebhar Patterson  –  750,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Perry Shiao  –  1,350,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  Dennis Rodriguez  –  1,825,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  Dave Berman  –  3,275,000  (44 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  

TABLE 54
Seat 1.  Jon Borenstein  –  2,175,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  7,900,000  (105 bb)
Seat 5.  James Gilbert  –  750,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Altman  –  3,900,000  (52 bb)
Seat 7.  T.K. Miles  –  3,200,000  (43 bb)
Seat 8.  Gabriel Abusada  –  1,850,000  (25 bb)

TABLE 57
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  John Haas  –  3,100,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3.  Peter Vitantonio  –  2,200,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  Steve Queen  –  2,575,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5.  Zachary Smiley  –  5,175,000  (69 bb)
Seat 6.  Joe Steur  –  1,875,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Will Berry  –  2,375,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2.6 million (35 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $26,290 each. The next pay jump will be $31,950 for 16th place.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,165

With the board showing on the turn, Steve Queen was all in under the gun for 1,265,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Peter Vitantonio’s (pair of jacks) in the big blind.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the pocket kings held up for Queen to win the pot and double up in chips.

Steve Queen  –  2,800,000  (47 bb)
Peter Vitantonio  –  2,100,000  (35 bb)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2,590,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $26,290 each. The next pay jump will be $31,950 for 16th place.

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,165

Kevin Garosshen began this level with 5.2 million in chips (87 big blinds), but it went all downhill from there.

First, Jon Borenstein doubled thru him when his flopped a king against Garosshen’s , all in preflop.

Then T.K. Miles shoved the turn with a gutshot straight-flush draw, and Garosshen called with a set of jacks. A ten on the river gave Miles a jack-high straight to win the pot and double thru Garosshen.

Then Garosshen was racing with against Altman’s , and an ace on the river gave Altman the double up.

Finally, Garosshen got it all in against Altman again, but this time Garosshen’s was dominated by Altman’s , and he never improved.

Kevin Garosshen  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($26,290)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2,590,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $26,290 each. The next pay jump will be $31,950 for 16th place.

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