Championship: Counts on Break

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,165

The ten remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break after a pretty active first two hours. Fred Paradis continues to lead and the field will drop to the nine-handed final table with one more elimination.

Table 1
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Dimitry Agrachov  –  4,375,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Corey Wade  –  2,125,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6:  Fred Paradis  –  10,000,000  (80 bb)
Seat 7:  Aaron Olshan  –  2,300,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8:  Seth Berger  –  6,875,000  (55 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1:  Donnie Phan  –  6,100,000  (49 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:  David Tuthill  –  8,325,000  (67 bb)
Seat 4:  Kevin Ragusa  –  5,500,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5:  Brock Wilson  –  7,650,000  (61 bb)
Seat 6:
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Steven McKoy  –  4,700,000  (38 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $615,050
2nd:  $410,000
3rd:  $300,000
4th:  $226,000
5th:  $170,000
6th:  $130,000
7th:  $100,000
8th:  $78,000
9th-10th:  $61,500

Event 30: Cards Back in the Air

$10,000 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 62

The nine remaining players in the $10,000 High Roller are back in action in the Poker Room and ready to find our champ.

Seat 1: Stephen Song – 220,000
Seat 2: Taylor Alex Wilson – 1,280,000
Seat 3: Shankar Pillai – 245,000
Seat 4: Clemen Deng – 1,380,000
Seat 5: Brian Altman – 595,000
Seat 6: Rodney Turvin – 365,000
Seat 7: Tsz Shing – 1,210,000
Seat 8: Taylor von Kriegenbergh – 615,000
Seat 9: John Racener – 295,000

1st: $197,020
2nd: $132,730
3rd: $80,350
4th: $55,350
5th: $38,090
6th: $28,570
7th: $23,210
8th: $20,240
9th: $19,640

Championship: James Mendoza Eliminated by Brock Wilson

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,165

James Mendoza

Brock Wilson opened to 200,000 from the cutoff, James Mendoza three-bet shipped for 2,950,000 and Wilson called.

Wilson: TdTh
Mendoza: AsKd

It was a flip and Mendoza needed to catch something with his big slick to double. The dealer spread the all low 8s6h3c4c9c board and Mendoza was eliminated in 11th place.

Brock Wilson  –  7,900,000  (79 bb)
James Mendoza  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($49,000)

Championship: Scott Heiligman Eliminated by Steven McKoy

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,165

Scott Heiligman

Action folded to Scott Heiligman in the small blind, he moved all in for 575,000 and Steven McKoy called in the big blind.

McKoy: Qh3h
Heiligman: Js5d

Heiligman had two live cards for a double but fell short on the KdQs4sJc7d board to go out in 12th place.

Steven McKoy – 4,875,000 (49 bb)
Scott Heiligman – Eliminated in 12th Place ($49,000)

Championship: Bernie Wen Eliminated by Kevin Ragusa

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 1,165

Bernie Wen

Kevin Ragusa opened to 225,000 from the cutoff, Bernie Wen moved all in for 1,900,000 from the big blind, and Ragusa called.

Ragusa: JhJc
Wen: Kc3c

Wen was behind and found little help on the AcTs3h flop. He picked up a club draw on the 2c turn but blanked the Td river to go out in 13th place for $39,400.

Kevin Ragusa  –  4,600,000  (46 bb)
Bernie Wen  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($39,400)

Event 30: High Roller Final Table

$10,000 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 60

Clemen Deng

The $10,000 High Roller played down to the nine-handed final table on Day 1 and they return this afternoon at 2 pm in the Poker Room to play to a champion. Clemen Deng lead with $25K High Roller champ John Racener and three-time WPT champ Brian Altman in the mix.

Seat 1: Stephen Song – 220,000
Seat 2: Taylor Alex Wilson – 1,280,000
Seat 3: Shankar Pillai – 245,000
Seat 4: Clemen Deng – 1,380,000
Seat 5: Brian Altman – 595,000
Seat 6: Rodney Turvin – 365,000
Seat 7: Tsz Shing – 1,210,000
Seat 8: Taylor von Kriegenbergh – 615,000
Seat 9: John Racener – 295,000

1st: $197,020
2nd: $132,730
3rd: $80,350
4th: $55,350
5th: $38,090
6th: $28,570
7th: $23,210
8th: $20,240
9th: $19,640

Event 32: Closing Out the Series

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last tournament on the 2022 WPT Tampa schedule is a big one. Starting at 2 pm in the Poker Room, Event 32 has a $5,000 buy-in with a slow, deep two-day structure.

Players start with 20K stacks and the first 12 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes at the start of Level 13. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7 pm following a 45-minute dinner break.

Play will continue through Level 15 and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Wednesday at 2 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 9 (7:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

Championship: James Calderaro Eliminated by Bernie Wen

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 1,165

James Calderaro

Action folded to James Calderaro in middle position, he open-shoved for about 900,000 and Bernie Wen snap-called from the big blind.

Wen: AhAc
Calderaro: Td9d

Calderaro ran into aces and never found a sweat as the dealer spread the Qs4h3d4s9s board.

Bernie Wen  –  2,600,000  (26 bb)
James Calderaro  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($39,400)

Championship: Sam Laskowitz Eliminated by Seth Berger

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,165

Sam Laskowitz

James Calderaro opened to 225,000 from the hijack and Seth Berger three-bet to 600,000 from the cutoff. Sam Laskowitz used two time chips before he cold four-bet all in for 1,475,000. Calderaro folded and Berger called.

Berger: 7h7c
Laskowitz: AcKh

They were flipping and Laskowitz needed to improve to double up. The board ran out Jd8s4cTc6h and he missed to exit in 15th place.

Seth Berger  –  8,300,000  (83 bb)
Sam Laskowitz  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($32,000)

Championship: Alejandro Funes Eliminated by David Tuthill

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 1,165

Alejandro Funes

Action folded to David Tuthill and he moved all in with Alejandro Funes sitting in the big with 650,000. He called at risk and the hands were tabled.

Tuthill: QhQc
Funes: Ah9h

Tuthill found a monster in the small blind and Funes could not miracle a double on the Qs9s6sKs7d board to exit early in 16th place for $32,000.

David Tuthill – 5,900,000 (79 bb)
Alejandro Funes – Eliminated in 16th Place ($32,000)