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July Mega Stack Chip Counts Thru Day 1B

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July Mega Stack
$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $93,740
Players Remaining: 41 of 218

Day 1A: 111 Entries, 20 Advanced
Day 1B: 107 Entries, 21 Advanced
Day 1C: Saturday, July 24th @ 11A
Day 2: Sunday, July 25th @ Noon

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTATECHIP COUNT
JUSTINZAKITAMPAFL424,000
DAVIDMCLEROYLONG BEACHMS402,000
DENNISRODRIGUEZSUNRISEFL389,000
FERNANDORODRIGUEZ VAZQUEZNEWARKDE361,000
SEBASTIANMEDINA ECHAVARRIAMEDELLIN352,000
MOHAMADALHALWANIORLANDOFL325,000
DANIELSELBERGSARASOTAFL319,000
DAVIDTUTHILLST PETERSBURGFL299,000
MOHAMMADSAMNANIRIVERVIEWFL295,000
STEVEBLACKMONARCADIAFL277,000
RICHARDBENNETTLONGWOODFL277,000
FORRESTCLARDYCANDLERNC265,000
ANATOLYZHARNITSKYNORTH YORKON260,000
MARCUSYOFONTAMPAFL254,000
ANTHONYASTARITARIVERVIEWFL233,000
ALBERTCAZARESORLANDOFL214,000
PEDROARCIAWINTER GARDENFL205,000
SAMUELSCHENKERTAMPAFL205,000
BAHADORIMANIYANJACKSONVILLEFL200,000
PATRICKMURPHYLATHAMNY186,000
SEANTANSEYTAMPAFL186,000
MICHAELBEATTIETAMPAFL180,000
JEFFREYKAPLANBRADENTONFL180,000
JOSEPHIRRERAPLEASANT HILLCA177,000
DENNISALTMANPOLK CITYFL176,000
DANIELSUDHOPVENICEFL172,000
JAMIEKALBTAMPAFL167,000
MICHAELMOSLEYTITUSVILLEFL166,000
KEVINMALICKTAMPAFL162,000
PATRICKIRWINWINDERMEREFL156,000
JAMESDAVISJACKSONTN152,000
FRANCISRYANHOPATCONGNJ149,000
GUYWARDWESLEY CHAPELFL146,000
RODNEYRODRIGUEORLANDOFL143,000
OKHASELTONWESLEY CHAPELFL132,000
JOSEPHSTEURLARGOFL122,000
TODDBURSTVENICEFL120,000
HRISTOSTSIRONISORLANDOFL106,000
KEVINRAGUSALARGOFL78,000
GEORGEHAZENPORT ORANGEFL75,000
MICHAELKORPOLINSKICAPE CORALFL54,000
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July Mega Stack Chip Counts Thru Day 1A

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July Mega Stack
$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $47,730
Players Remaining: 20 of 111

Day 1A: 111 Entries, 20 Advanced
Day 1B: In Progress
Day 1C: Saturday, July 24th @ 11A
Day 2: Sunday, July 25th @ Noon

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTATECHIP COUNT
JUSTINZAKITAMPAFL424,000
DENNISRODRIGUEZSUNRISEFL389,000
FERNANDORODRIGUEZ VAZQUEZNEWARKDE361,000
DANIELSELBERGSARASOTAFL319,000
STEVEBLACKMONARCADIAFL277,000
FORRESTCLARDYCANDLERNC265,000
ANATOLYZHARNITSKYNORTH YORKON260,000
ALBERTCAZARESORLANDOFL214,000
PEDROARCIAWINTER GARDENFL205,000
BAHADORIMANIYANJACKSONVILLEFL200,000
PATRICKMURPHYLATHAMNY186,000
JOSEPHIRRERAPLEASANT HILLCA177,000
JAMIEKALBTAMPAFL167,000
MICHAELMOSLEYTITUSVILLEFL166,000
FRANCISRYANHOPATCONGNJ149,000
GUYWARDWESLEY CHAPELFL146,000
RODNEYRODRIGUEORLANDOFL143,000
OKHASELTONWESLEY CHAPELFL132,000
JOSEPHSTEURLARGOFL122,000
TODDBURSTVENICEFL120,000
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Raul Roa ($23,000) Wins Big Stack Special in Headsup Deal

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Big Stack Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$250 Buy-in/$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 620
Prize Pool: $127,100
June 30 – July 4, 2021

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStateWINNINGS
1RAULROAHAINES CITYFL$23,000*
2ALDRINGGOMEZ TORRESHOLLYWOODFL$19,507*
3JASONBLOCKMERRICKNY$11,692
4MOHDEIDPINELLAS PARKFL$8,548
5NicholasZivolichCLEARWATERFL$6,346
6WILLIAMDAVISORLANDOFL$4,785
7FRANCISCOMARTINEZBRONXNY$3,259
8JEREMYBECKERTAMPAFL$3,258
9GUYWARDWESLEY CHAPELFL$2,256
10FARZADRAJICLEARWATER BEACHFL$2,256
11ALEXORTIZ VAZQUEZSAN JUANPR$1,815
12WALIDMADDAHTAMPAFL$1,815
13MARSHAWOLAKMARGATEFL$1,484
14SUONNGUYENORLANDOFL$1,484
15SHAWNSORGIORLANDOFL$1,235
16MARIANDUMITRESCUKISSIMMEEFL$1,235
17HERBERTWOODBERYWINTER GARDENFL$1,046
18DEANMARTINNEW STANTONPA$1,046
19ERICMUTSCHLERTARPON SPRINGSFL$1,046
20ROBERTBENFORDINDIAN ROCKS BEACHFL$1,046
21SCOTTRIDDELLTAMPAFL$901
22ENZO GROMANORIVERVIEWFL$901
23ANTHONYRAMOSORLANDOFL$901
24MANELICMINAYATAMPAFL$901
25LIZHOUSEFFNERFL$791
26ERICBUELTAMPAFL$791
27SEANTANSEYTAMPAFL$791
28KEVINBLEWITTNORTHDALEFL$791
29PRATIKSHAHTAMPAFL$707
30JUSTINFISHMANTAMPAFL$707
31JENNIFERHASELTONRIVERVIEWFL$707
32SUSANHAZELGROVECRESCENT CITYFL$707
33ANTUANBUNKLEYLAKELANDFL$643
34RICHARDOGLEWESLEY CHAPELFL$643
35JUANRAMIREZ PARODICLEARWATERFL$643
36DAVIDEDWARDSTAMPAFL$643
37WILLIAMAPONTEPARKLANDFL$643
38BRANDONCOOKSEYSANFORDFL$643
39ALANPHILLIPSPALM COASTFL$643
40BRENDALANE-WORLEYRIVERVIEWFL$643
41JEFFREYGILBERTTAMPAFL$597
42FRANCISRYANHOPATCONGNJ$597
43BRANDONMILLERPALM BAYFL$597
44ANTHONYMARCHTAMPAFL$597
45HASSANEL HAKIMSARASOTAFL$597
46GREGORYCHALYORLANDOFL$597
47KARLMANOUCHAKIANTAMPAFL$597
48PEDROVEGAHOLIDAYFL$597
49MAIKELBOVERMIAMIFL$565
50JEFFREYHARTWICKBELLEAIR BEACHFL$565
51LIKANGBERNINGERLARGOFL$565
52JOSHUAHALLMANJAMESTOWNNC$565
53CECILRIDDLECLEARWATERFL$565
54ROBERTSCHOLZLARGOFL$565
55FERNANDORODRIGUEZ VAZQUEZNEWARKDE$565
56ABDELILAHFAHSIORLANDOFL$565
57CURTISKINGTHE VILLAGESFL$546
58JEROMEHALL JRSAINT CLOUDFL$546
59KEVINKEENOYFORT MYERSFL$546
60BENJAMINWARRENLUTZFL$546
61LILIANBLINNKATYTX$546
62MARKWISERLAND O LAKESFL$546
63SAMUELSTEELEDAYTONA BEACHFL$546
64LOUISEBALLTAMPAFL$546
65CHRISTOPHERHONORECARYNC$537
*denotes Heads-up Deal
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Big Stack Special Prize Pool Payouts

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Big Stack Special
$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Players Remaining: 65 of 620

Registration closed after six flights of the Big Stack Special and the tournament drew 620 entries. The combined to create a prize pool worth $127,100 more than doubling the $50,000 guarantee. All 65 returning players will be in the money with a min-cash worth $537 and the winner will earn $26,272.

1st: $26,272
2nd: $18,235
3rd: $11,692
4th: $8,548
5th: $6,346
6th: $4,785
7th: $3,665
8th: $2,852
9th-10th: $2,256
11th-12th: $1,815
13th-14th: $1,484
15th-16th: $1,235
17th-20th: $1,046
21st-24th: $901
25th-28th: $791
29th-32nd: $707
33rd-40th: $643
41st-48th: $597
49th-56th: $565
57th-64th: $546
65th: $537

2021 WPT Tampa

Big Stack Special Chip Counts Thru Flight E

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Big Stack Special
$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $89,790
Players Remaining: 46 of 438

Flight A: 72 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 72 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight C: 86 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight D: 93 Entries, 10 Advanced
Flight E: 115 Entries, 12 Advanced
Flight F: In Progress
Day 2: Sunday, July 4th @ Noon

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTATECHIP COUNT
RICHARDOGLEWESLEY CHAPELFL610,000
KEVINBLEWITTNORTHDALEFL571,000
SCOTTRIDDELLTAMPAFL437,000
PRATIKSHAHTAMPAFL416,000
ALEXORTIZ VAZQUEZSAN JUANPR406,000
GREGORYCHALYORLANDOFL388,000
SEANTANSEYTAMPAFL387,000
LIKANGBERNINGERLARGOFL373,000
WALIDMADDAHTAMPAFL351,000
ERICMUTSCHLERTARPON SPRINGSFL345,000
SUSANHAZELGROVECRESCENT CITYFL326,000
SUONNGUYENORLANDOFL318,000
ANTUANBUNKLEYLAKELANDFL306,000
MARSHAWOLAKMARGATEFL304,000
JUANRAMIREZ PARODICLEARWATERFL295,000
GUYWARDWESLEY CHAPELFL294,000
KARLMANOUCHAKIANTAMPAFL280,000
FRANCISCOMARTINEZBRONXNY255,000
NicholasZivolichCLEARWATERFL248,000
ANTHONYMARCHTAMPAFL230,000
BRANDONMILLERPALM BAYFL227,000
ROBERTBENFORDINDIAN ROCKS BEACHFL214,000
KEVINKEENOYFORT MYERSFL212,000
RAULROAHAINES CITYFL211,000
JEREMYBECKERTAMPAFL208,000
BRENDALANE-WORLEYRIVERVIEWFL195,000
HASSANEL HAKIMSARASOTAFL194,000
SHAWNSORGIORLANDOFL192,000
BRANDONCOOKSEYSANFORDFL187,000
HERBERTWOODBERYWINTER GARDENFL178,000
JEFFREYHARTWICKBELLEAIR BEACHFL176,000
FRANCISRYANHOPATCONGNJ169,000
BENJAMINWARRENLUTZFL151,000
JEROMEHALL JRSAINT CLOUDFL140,000
WILLIAMAPONTEPARKLANDFL139,000
DAVIDEDWARDSTAMPAFL133,000
LILIANBLINNKATYTX131,000
LouiseBallTAMPAFL130,000
FARZADRAJICLEARWATER BEACHFL116,000
FERNANDORODRIGUEZ VAZQUEZNEWARKDE112,000
PEDROVEGAHOLIDAYFL105,000
ANTHONYRAMOSORLANDOFL80,000
SAMUELSTEELEDAYTONA BEACHFL70,000
JOSHUAHALLMANJAMESTOWNNC64,000
CURTISKINGTHE VILLAGESFL43,000
MARKWISERLAND O LAKESFL31,000
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Big Stack Special Chip Counts Thru Flight D

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Big Stack Special
$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $66,215
Players Remaining: 34 of 323

Flight A: 72 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 72 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight C: 86 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight D: 93 Entries, 10 Advanced
Flight E: Friday, July 2nd @ 11a
Flight F: Saturday, July 3rd @ 11a
Day 2: Sunday, July 4th @ Noon

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTATECHIP COUNT
KEVINBLEWITTNORTHDALEFL571,000
SCOTTRIDDELLTAMPAFL437,000
PRATIKSHAHTAMPAFL416,000
ALEXORTIZ VAZQUEZSAN JUANPR406,000
GREGORYCHALYORLANDOFL388,000
SEANTANSEYTAMPAFL387,000
LIKANGBERNINGERLARGOFL373,000
WALIDMADDAHTAMPAFL351,000
ERICMUTSCHLERTARPON SPRINGSFL345,000
ANTUANBUNKLEYLAKELANDFL306,000
MARSHAWOLAKMARGATEFL304,000
GUYWARDWESLEY CHAPELFL294,000
KARLMANOUCHAKIANTAMPAFL280,000
FRANCISCOMARTINEZBRONXNY255,000
ANTHONYMARCHTAMPAFL230,000
BRANDONMILLERPALM BAYFL227,000
RAULROAHAINES CITYFL211,000
JEREMYBECKERTAMPAFL208,000
HASSANEL HAKIMSARASOTAFL194,000
SHAWNSORGIORLANDOFL192,000
BRANDONCOOKSEYSANFORDFL187,000
HERBERTWOODBERYWINTER GARDENFL178,000
JEFFREYHARTWICKBELLEAIR BEACHFL176,000
FRANCISRYANHOPATCONGNJ169,000
BENJAMINWARRENLUTZFL151,000
WILLIAMAPONTEPARKLANDFL139,000
DAVIDEDWARDSTAMPAFL133,000
LouiseBallTAMPAFL130,000
FERNANDORODRIGUEZ VAZQUEZNEWARKDE112,000
PEDROVEGAHOLIDAYFL105,000
ANTHONYRAMOSORLANDOFL80,000
JOSHUAHALLMANJAMESTOWNNC64,000
CURTISKINGTHE VILLAGESFL43,000
MARKWISERLAND O LAKESFL31,000
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Big Stack Special Chip Counts Thru Flight B

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Big Stack Special
$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Current Prize Pool: $29,520
Players Remaining: 16 of 144

Flight A: 72 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight B: 72 Entries, 8 Advanced
Flight C: Thursday, July 1st @ 11a
Flight D: Thursday, July 1st @ 6p
Flight E: Friday, July 2nd @ 11a
Flight F: Saturday, July 3rd @ 11a
Day 2: Sunday, July 4th @ Noon

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTATECHIP COUNT
PRATIKSHAHTAMPAFL416,000
SEANTANSEYTAMPAFL387,000
LIKANGBERNINGERLARGOFL373,000
WALIDMADDAHTAMPAFL351,000
ANTUANBUNKLEYLAKELANDFL306,000
MARSHAWOLAKMARGATEFL304,000
FRANCISCOMARTINEZBRONXNY255,000
JEREMYBECKERTAMPAFL208,000
SHAWNSORGIORLANDOFL192,000
HERBERTWOODBERYWINTER GARDENFL178,000
WILLIAMAPONTEPARKLANDFL139,000
DAVIDEDWARDSTAMPAFL133,000
LOUISEBALLTAMPAFL130,000
PEDROVEGAHOLIDAYFL105,000
CURTISKINGTHE VILLAGESFL43,000
MARKWISERLAND O LAKESFL31,000
2021 WPT Tampa

Preview: Big Stack Special — $250 Buy-in/$50,000 GTD — June 30th thru July 4th

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Wednesday, June 30th

11am: Flight A – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $250 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
  • 25,000 chips and 30 minute levels
  • 120 Players Max Per Flight
  • Registration is available until the start of Level 5 (~1:15pm) or 120 unique players, whichever comes first. Re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 (~ 3:30pm)
  • Play concludes at 10% of the field
  • Day 2 Sunday, July 4th at Noon

6pm: Flight B – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $250 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
  • 25,000 chips and 30 minute levels
  • 120 Players Max Per Flight
  • Registration is available until the start of Level 5 (~8:15pm) or 120 unique players, whichever comes first. Re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 (~ 10:30pm)
  • Play concludes at 10% of the field
  • Day 2 Sunday, July 4th at Noon
Thursday, July 1st

11am: Flight C – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $250 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
  • 25,000 chips and 30 minute levels
  • 120 Players Max Per Flight
  • Registration is available until the start of Level 5 (~1:15pm) or 120 unique players, whichever comes first. Re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 (~ 3:30pm)
  • Play concludes at 10% of the field
  • Day 2 Sunday, July 4th at Noon

6pm: Flight D – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $250 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
  • 25,000 chips and 30 minute levels
  • 120 Players Max Per Flight
  • Registration is available until the start of Level 5 (~8:15pm) or 120 unique players, whichever comes first. Re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 (~ 10:30pm)
  • Play concludes at 10% of the field
  • Day 2 Sunday, July 4th at Noon
Friday, July 2nd

11am: Flight E – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $250 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
  • 25,000 chips and 30 minute levels
  • 120 Players Max Per Flight
  • Registration is available until the start of Level 5 (~1:15pm) or 120 unique players, whichever comes first. Re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 (~ 3:30pm)
  • Play concludes at 10% of the field
  • Day 2 Sunday, July 4th at Noon
Saturday, July 3rd

11am: Flight F – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $250 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
  • 25,000 chips and 30 minute levels
  • 120 Players Max Per Flight
  • Registration is available until the start of Level 5 (~1:15pm) or 120 unique players, whichever comes first. Re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 (~ 3:30pm)
  • Play concludes at 10% of the field
  • Day 2 Sunday, July 4th at Noon
Sunday, July 4th

12pm: Day 2 – $250 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry