Championship: James Gilbert Eliminated in 18th Place by T.K. Miles

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,165

Jim Gilbert
James Gilbert

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 Ah9s, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the Ks10s of Miles.

The board came Ac8h5hKd10d — 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.