Championship: Zachary Smiley Knocks Out Two Players in the Final Minutes

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 1,165

Zachary Smiley
Zachary Smiley

There was a three-way all-in situation as play was coming to an end on Day 2, with Martin Carnero all in from the small blind for 495,000, Francisco Martinez all in under the gun for 510,000, and Zachary Smiley covering them both from UTG+1.

Zachary Smiley:  JhJd
Francisco Martinez:  AdQs
Martin Carnero:  AsKc

The board came 8d6h5c6s7h, and the pocket jacks held up for Smiley to win the entire pot, eliminating Martinez and Carnero in the final minutes of the night.

Zachary Smiley  –  1,705,000  (68 bb)
Francisco Martinez  –  Eliminated in 41st Place  ($13,520)
Martin Carnero  –  Eliminated in 42nd Place  ($13,520)

With 40 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 1,165,000 (47 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $15,690 each. The next pay jump will be $18,420 for 32nd place.