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Championship: Corey Wade Wins ($471,686); Fred Paradis – 2nd Place ($441,686)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 1,165

Corey Wade

Fred Paradis raised to 1.6 million on the button, Corey Wade reraised all in, and Paradis called all in. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Wade: Qc9c
Paradis: Ad5d

Board: AcQh10d5sQs

Paradis was eliminated in second place, good for $441,686, and Wade won the hand and the tournament to take home the top prize worth $471,686, the Guitar Trophy, and he added his name to the WPT Champions Cup thanks to the queen on the river.

Stay tuned for a recap of the final day, a winner photo, and interview with the champion.

Fred Paradis

Championship: Brock Wilson – 3rd Place ($411,678)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,165

Brock Wilson

Brock Wilson limped preflop, Corey Wade raised to 1.7 million from the big blind, and Wilson called before the flop was dealt Jd7c5h. Wade bet 2.2 million, and Wilson check-called before the turn fell Kd.

Wade bet 5.1 million, and Wilson check-raised all in for about 11 million. Wade called to cover so they flipped over their cards.

Wade: KcQc
Wilson: 9h7h

The river delivered the 8c, and Wade won the hand to stack up 37.2 million after collecting the pot. Wilson was eliminated in third place, good for $411,678.

Corey Wade – 37,200,000 (74 bb)
Brock Wilson – Eliminated in Third Place ($411,678)

Championship: Steven McKoy – 4th Place ($226,000)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,165

Steven McKoy

Corey Wade raised to 1 million on the button, and Steven McKoy reraised all in for 8.7 million from the small blind. Wade called to cover him so they flipped over their cards.

Wade: 7c7s
McKoy: KdQh

Board: Js4d3s10s5h

McKoy was eliminated in fourth place, good for $226,000, and Wade stacked up 22.7 million after collecting the pot.

Corey Wade – 22,700,000 (45 bb)
Steven McKoy – Eliminated in Fourth Place ($226,00)  

Jim Collopy Wins Event 32 to Claim one of the Last Trophies of the Series

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 32
$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  77
Prize Pool:  $365,750
September 6, 2022

Jim Collopy

Jim Collopy won Event 32 tonight to take home one of the last WPT Trophies of the tournament series here in Tampa. He topped a talented field to take home the top prize worth $87,346.

“Pretty good, this series is a nice series. I’m looking forward to seeing Tampa start to rival Hollywood as a new Florida scene,” said Collopy right after the win.

“I think that some kind of POY or contest, the same way the Cali Swing used to have would be a good idea. I don’t know if the East Coast Swing was as good as the Cali Swing, but I think a Florida Swing would be real nice. Regional leader boards are the key to domestic success,” said Collopy when he was asked about playing at both the Hollywood and Tampa series at Seminole properties these past few weeks.

When he was asked about his journey on the final day of the tournament, Collopy replied, “I got off to a good start with eliminating the player that resulted in the final table, and then I drew a seat to the direct left of the other big stack so I think that my table and seat draw winded up quite well for me.”

“I think all events have their own appeal. I liked mixed-game events, any rotation event is my favorite kind of event. Less about mixed or limits specifically, but what I really like is rotational. I like half hold’em, half Omaha. Any sort of half and half is a fun variation to tournament poker,” said Collopy.

When he was asked how he was going to celebrate, he had a very fitting reply for Florida: “I’m going to Disney World.”

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Payout
1JimCollopy$87,346+ + WPT Trophy
2StephenSong$76,443*
3MichaelRossitto$72,821*
4JustinSaliba$34,620
5PaulBrooks$25,120
6JavierZarco Sanchez$19,080
7AJKelsall$15,190
8JustinZaki$12,710
9JamesCalderaro$11,210
10JenniferShahade$11,210

*: Denotes payouts based upon the three-way chop that ended play.

Championship: Chip Count Update

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,165

Here is a look at the updated chip counts from the previous break in play for the Championship Event.

Seat 1:  Fred Paradis  –  28,200,000  (56 bb)
Seat 2:  Brock Wilson  –  8,100,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3:  Corey Wade  –   13,000,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4:  Steven McKoy  –  8,700,000  (17 bb)

Championship: Seth Berger – 5th Place ($170,000)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,165

Seth Berger

Corey Wade limped on the button, Seth Berger raised all in for 3.6 million from the small blind, and Wade called to cover him so the two players flipped over their cards.

Berger: QdQc
Wade: Ad8h

Board: 10h6s5s4h8d

Berger was eliminated in fifth place, good for $170,000, and Wade stacked up 18.6 million after the hand.

Corey Wade – 18,600,000 (46 bb)
Seth Berger – Eliminated in Fifth Place ($170,000)

Championship: David Tuthill – 6th Place ($130,000)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,165

David Tuthill

Brock Wilson raised to 800,000 preflop UTG, and David Tuthill got all in preflop for about 7.4 million from the small blind with KsKd, and Fred Paradis reraised over the top of him holding AcAd on the big blind.

Wilson got out of the way before the board ran out QsJh7h5s8d, and Tuthill was eliminated in sixth place thanks to the ill-timed cooler to take home $130,000. Paradis stacked up over 15 million after collecting the pot.

Fred Paradis – 18,200,000 (46 bb)
David Tuthill – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($130,000)

Event 32: Day 1 Ends with the Final 10 Players in the Money

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Remaining Players: 10 of 77 entries

Michael Rossitto

The final ten players made it to the end of Day 1 in Event 32 when the money bubble burst, and they all will all take home at least $11,210 when Day 2 begins tomorrow at 2 pm. Blinds will begin at 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante for the start of Level 16.

Michael Rossitto was the chip leader at the end of play with a stack of 339,000. Here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts for when cards get into the air tomorrow:

Table 1
Seat 1: AJ Kelsall – 95,000
Seat 2: James Calderaro – 143,000 (button)
Seat 6: Justin Saliba – 178,000
Seat 7: Stephen Song – 141,000
Seat 8: Michael Rossitto – 339,000

Table 2
Seat 1: Jennifer Shahade – 58,000
Seat 2: Pablo Camp – 74,000
Seat 3: Justin Zaki – 53,000 (button)
Seat 4: Javier Zarco – 124,000
Seat 5: James Collopy – 124,000

Here are the payouts up for grabs tomorrow:

1st: $112,080 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $74,720
3rd: $49,810
4th: $34,620
5th: $25,120
6th: $19,080
7th: $15,190
8th: $12,710
9th-10th: $11,210