Championship: David Smith Eliminated in 66th Place by Jeff Rolland

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 1,165

Jeff Rolland
Jeff Rolland

After a flop of 10h8h3h, David Smith checked the big blind, Jeff Rolland bet 30,000 from the button, and Smith moved all in for 245,000.

Roland thought for a while before calling with Ah9d for an ace-high flush draw, and Smith turned over Jd9c for an open-ended straight draw.

The turn card paired the board with the 10d, the river card tripped the board with the 10c, and Rolland won the pot with his ace high to eliminate Smith in 66th place.

Jeff Rolland  –  1,175,000  (59 bb)
David Smith  –  Eliminated in 66th Place  ($9,305)

With 65 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 717,000 (36 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $9,305 each. The next pay jump will be $10,410 for 64th place.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 11:45 pm.