$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 1,165

It was three-ways to a flop of and Zachary Smiley checked from the big blind. Gabriel Abrusada bet 100,000 from the cutoff and Matt Leecy raised to 220,000 from the button.

Smiley called and Abrusada asked to see how much Leecy was playing before he called.

The turn was and Smiley bet 425,000. Abrusada folded and Leecy called all in for 380,000.

Smiley:
Leecy:

Leecy, our reigning Tampa Poker Classic champ, flopped a set of eights but Smiley flopped the joint with a queen-high straight that improved to king-high on the turn. Leecy needed to the board to pair to double up but the river sent him out in 34th place.

Zachary Smiley – 2,730,000 (91 bb)
Matthew Leecy – Eliminated in 34th Place ($15,690)

After Leecy was eliminated, Jorge Martinez was eliminated in 33rd place to get the Championship down to the last four tables.

33rd: Jorge Martinez – $15,690
34th: Matt Leecy – $15,690
35th: Donald Graham – $15,690
36th: Kevin Andriamahefa – $15,690
37th: David Novosel – $15,690
38th: Matthew Smith – $15,690
39th: Jacob Ferro – $15,690
40th: Howard Feingold – $15,690