$600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 486

The final three players bagged up at a hard stop at 4 am this morning in Tampa in Event 28, and Luke Blindert was the chip leader with 6.9 million. The final three players will return to play down to a champion at 3 pm down in the poker room where play will resume Level 28 with blinds at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante.

Here is a look at how they will be seated tomorrow when cards get back into the air, along with their chip counts.

Seat 3: Luke Blindert – 6,900,000
Seat 5: Brendan Shiller – 2,300,000
Seat 8: Jovan Jojic – 5,375,000

Here is a look at the remaining prize pool and results of the tournament so far:

1st: $50,330
2nd: $35,260
3rd: $22,790
4th: Daniel Kasper – $15,600
5th: Jeremy Becker – $11,970
6th: Clyde Maliauka – $9,980
7th: Jack Ranallo – $8,330
8th: Danyal Huang – $6,680
9th: Adam Isaacson – $5,030
10th: Jeffrey Yanchek – $4,160
11th: Michael Wang – $4,160
12th: Andrei Karas – $4,160
13th: Tuck Foong – $3,290
14th: Joshua Wilson – $3,290
15th: Anthony Pellegrini – $3,290
16th: Brett Murray – $2,780
17th: Greg Robinson – $2,780
18th: Matthew Sandt – $2,780
19th: Narimaan Ahmadi – $2,340
20th: Michael Noor – $2,340
21st: Nam Moon – $2,340
22nd: James Carmadella – $1,960
23rd: Joseph Bell – $1,960
24th: Grant Missonis – $1,960
25th: Ronald Groeller – $1,690
26th: David Baize – $1,690
27th: Donna Owens – $1,690
28th: Elias Kiwan – $1,470
29th: Irfanullah Khairi – $1,470
30th: Anes Kovacevic – $1,470
31st: Daniel Chalifour – $1,470
32nd: Joan Dekler – $1,470
33rd: Jigesh Patel – $1,470
34th: Larry Hoffman – $1,470
35th: Jason Goldman – $1,470
36th: Tam Nguyen – $1,470
37th: Frank Menendez – $1,260
38th: Peter Hsu – $1,260
39th: Hobart Adkins – $1,260
40th: Cesar Fuentes – $1,260
41st: Srinivs Gottiparthi – $1,260
42nd: Richard Gole – $1,260
43rd: Toan Pham – $1,260
44th: Timothy Conner – $1,260
45th: Spencer Sweisford – $1,260
46th: Joao Figueiredo – $1,070
47th: Frederick Collado – $1,070
48th: Diego Paulo Uez – $1,070
49th: Andrew Dansicker – $1,070
50th: Antonio Serrao – $1,070
51st: Walter Thornton – $1,070
52nd: Victor Paulino – $1,070
53rd: Raymond Brint – $1,070
54th: Kerr Jean – $1,070
55th: Did not collect – $920
56th: Paul Crump Brooks – $920
57th: Julio Degado Reyes – $920
58th: Jiandong Xu – $920
59th: Jason Klipman – $920
60th: Bobby Amin – $920
61st: Nuno Duarte – $920

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 29
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  93
Prize Pool:  $90,210
September 5, 2022

John Gallaher won the last WPT Trophy of the night along with $28,610 in prize money as the champion of Event 29 to bring a late night in the tournament series to an end. Here is what he had to say after the victory.

“This is my very first WPT, and I love it. I bagged in the Main, got 200th, didn’t cash, but I loved it. There was a great structure, I loved the payouts. “I’ve enjoyed this whole stop, it’s well run. ” said Gallaher.

“It’s a very nice casino, I’m still trying to figure out my way around the casino. I love that they do several different events besides just the big ones, because that’s nice to have some opportunities to play,” said Gallaher about his overall experience at the property here in Tampa.

“My girlfriend and I have reservations at Bern’s Steakhouse tomorrow night, which is the top steakhouse maybe in the country, or close to it. I have the day off tomorrow, and we’re going to a nice steakhouse dinner, so that will be a nice way to celebrate,” said Gallaher. He booked the steakhouse before the tournament began, so he kind of called his shot with the celebratory dinner.

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 31
$180 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  171
Prize Pool:  $24,975
September 5, 2022

Collin Wilson won Event 31 late tonight in one of the most interesting ends to a tournament you will see to win the top prize worth $6,495 along with the WPT Trophy. On the last hand, he and Laura Born shoved blind. She held , and he was ahead with . The was until the flop fell . Born went into the lead, but the turn and river fell for Wilson to win the tournament on the river. A celebratory scene broke out after the final card, and even Laura fell to the floor laughing after the suck out on the river.

Here is what he had to say after the crazy end to the victory: “It feels pretty good after bricking the Main Event, the $1,100 event, and a couple of other events, Laura and I actually went heads up and we decided at the break that we were just going to go all in blind so it was pretty funny.”

“It was absolutely fun, we’ve played locally together in Atlanta so many times, and she’s one of my best friends, and it was great to have her heads-up with me. We were just in it for the fun, and both of us have gotten waxed for the last week or so. I have an 8 am flight tomorrow and she talked me into playing. That was just hilarious at the end,” said Wilson when he was asked about the fun atmosphere at the final table.

The late finish of the tournament didn’t lend itself to a post-win celebration (especially with the early flight), but the final stages of this particular tournament felt like a celebration that was already taking place. “From three tables on we were just having a good time, and we really didn’t even care, it was crazy. We had already decided we were going to go all-in preflop blind. It was really fun,,” said Wilson. Laura added in the background, “Where else are you going to see a final table like this.”

“I actually haven’t been here in awhile, but I have been here, not in a couple years since Covid. This property is pretty cool. To get the money back that I lost in the Main Event, and the $1,100 that I bought into a couple of times was really good. We just literally played this for fun. We were like, ‘as soon as we bust out of this tournament we’re just going downstairs to play some blackjack,’ but we didn’t, and it was a really good time. It was fun, and the fact that we got heads-up is really crazy” said Wilson when he was asked about his overall experience here in Tampa.

Here is a look at the final results:

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 26
$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  146
Prize Pool:  $219,000
September 4, 2022

Brett Bader topped the field in Event 26 here in Tampa to take home the top prize worth $60,440 along with the WPT Trophy. Here is what he had to say after taking home the trophy tonight: “It feels pretty good. I got super lucky there at the end, I got it in with two outs and drilled a six against two kings. I was short today, and things just went my way.”

“I chipped up really quick early on, and then at the final table I was short the whole time. And then I just started running good when we got five-handed. Two guys had three big blinds, and I only had 12 big blinds, and the chip leaders had like 35 each. I just waited for the short stacks to bust, and then I ran it up three-handed when I was the shortest stack. I guess things just went my way,” replied Bader when he was asked about his journey through the final day of the tournament.”

When he was asked about plans to celebrate and his experience at the Tampa property, Bader said, “I think I’m just going to drive back (to South Florida), get some food, and then celebrate tomorrow. I like that the pool is right next to the poker tournament, which is great, get some sunlight, and it’s great here,” said Bader.

$180 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with  20,000 ante

The final nine players have taken their seats in Event 31, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts:

Seat 1: Bob Kinstle – 260,000
Seat 2:  Dustin Shacklock – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($860)
Seat 3: Thomas Leonzio – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($650)
Seat 4: Mark Wiser – 330,000
Seat 5: Collin Wilson – 1,705,000
Seat 6: Zachary Henry – 235,000
Seat 7: Tyler Mitchell – Eliminated in Eighth Place ($750)
Seat 8: Eric Armetta – 170,000
Seat 9: Laura Born – 760,000

Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $6,495
2nd: $4,310
3rd: $2,540
4th: $1,550
5th: $1,190
6th: $990

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

Day 1 has come to a close in Event 30, and the final nine players have bagged up their chips. Day 2 will resume at 2 pm in the Poker Room. The chip leader at the end of play is Clemen Deng with 1,380,000.

Here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts for the start of play. They will draw for the button at the start of play tomorrow.

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

Here is the  prize pool up for grabs tomorrow after every player remaining made the money at the end of play tonight.

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

$600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante

The final nine players have taken their seats in Event 28, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts:

Seat 1: Clyde Maliauka – 810,000
Seat 2: Jack Ranallo – 570,000
Seat 3: Luke Blindert – 2,850,000
Seat 4:  Dan Huang – 810,000
Seat 5: Adam Isaacson – Eliminated in Ninth Place  ($5,030)
Seat 6: Brendan Shiller – 1,830,000
Seat 7: Daniel Kasper – 600,000
Seat 8: Jovan Jojic – 2,460,000
Seat 9: Jeremy Becker – 3,310,000

Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $50,330 + WPT trophy
2nd: $35,260
3rd: $22,670
4th: $15,600
5th: $11,970
6th: $9,980
7th: $8,330
8th: $6,680
9th: $5,030

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,00 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 93

The final nine players have taken their seats in Event 29, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts:

Seat 1: Max Schindler – 230,000
Seat 2: Arian Stolt – 170,000
Seat 3: Mike Collins – 250,000
Seat 4: Steven Snyder – 90,000
Seat 5: Ari Engel – 155,000
Seat 6: Bradley Butcher – 537,000
Seat 7: John Gallaher – 126,000
Seat 8: Ye Yao – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($2,860)
Seat 9: Mahesh Manthani – 470,000

Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $28,610 + WPT trophy
2nd: $17,140
3rd: $10,830
4th: $6,990
5th: $5,410
6th: $4,280
7th: $3,610
8th: $3,160

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 31
$180 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  171
Prize Pool:  $24,975
September 5, 2022

The field of 171 entries has created a prize pool worth $24,975 in Event 31, and the eventual champion will take home $6,495. The top 22 players will take home at least $240 in prize money.

Here is a look at the full payouts:

1st: $6,495
2nd: $4,310
3rd: $2,540
4th: $1,550
5th: $1,190
6th: $990
7th: $860
8th: $750
9th: $650
10th-12th: $560
13th-15th: $470
16th-18th: $390
19th-21st: $320
22nd: $240

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 30
$10,000 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $595,200
September 5, 2022

The total field of 60 entries has created a prize pool worth $595,200 in Event 30 tonight. The top nine players will take home at least $19,640, and the eventual champion will win $197,020 along with a WPT trophy.

Here are the payouts for the tournament:

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