$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

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:
McKoy:

Board:

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)  

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 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.”

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

$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)

$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

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:
Wade:

Board:

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)

$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

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 , and Fred Paradis reraised over the top of him holding on the big blind.

Wilson got out of the way before the board ran out , 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)

$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

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

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Remaining Players: 11 of 77 entries

UTG was all in preflop for , and AJ Kelsall had him covered holding on the small blind.

The board ran out , and Kelsall stacked up 115,000 after collecting the pot.

AJ Kelsall – 115,000 (28 bb)

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players: 12 of 77 entries

Michael Rossitto is the chip leader down the stretch with just 12 players remaining in Event 32, and the top ten will cash for at least $11,210. Rossitto holds 298,000 to pace the field with 99 big blinds.

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players: 15 of 77 entries

AJ Kelsall got all in with in the hole from the big blind, and Stephen Song had him covered from the button holding .

The final board read , and Kelsall doubled up to survive with 61,000. Song held 93,000 after the hand.

AJ Kelsall – 61,000 (20 bb)
Stephen Song – 93,000 (31 bb)

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 30
$10,000 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $595,200
September 5, 2022

Clemen Deng won the WPT Trophy along with $158,778 thanks to a three-way chop in a talented high roller field in Event 30 this evening in Tampa. Here’s what he had to say after the win: “It feels great, It’s pretty surreal. We chopped it three ways but it’s pretty crazy. It’s my first $10k ever, besides the Main.”

“I want to be playing with the best in a few years, so I really enjoy this and putting my skills to the test,” said Deng when he was asked why he likes playing in the higher buy-in tournaments.

Deng had a group of friends on his rail near the end of play, and when he was asked about their support tonight he replied, “Yeah, definitely they made it fun. Maybe celebrate with them after this, but I might play in the $5k maybe. But sometimes you want to just chill too.”

“I came in with the chip lead and I just ran really hot initially. I lost a few pots and then just chilled until we were three-handed. I just ran really well, and won the all-ins, and that’s how you do it,” said Deng when he was asked about his journey through the final table today.

And in response to the last question about what he enjoys about coming to play tournaments here in Tampa, Deng said, “I like the people here, just being in the live environment. I don’t play live poker too much, so it’s nice just chatting with all the pros, especially in the $10k, just seeing what they do, and they just all know each other,”

*: Denotes the payouts decided by a three-way chop.