$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 55 of 1,165

In a heads-up pot between Manny Minaya and David Tuthill with about 300K in the middle, the flop came and Minaya checked from middle position. Tuthill bet 85,000 and Minaya called.

The turn was , Minaya checked, Tuthill bet 200,000 and Minaya called. The board finished with the and Minaya checked again. Tuthill used a time chip then bet 600,000 leaving only a few chips behind. Minaya waited less than the 30 seconds allowed and tossed in a chip to call.

Tuthill showed and took the pot after the Minaya tabled his . Tuthill added another boost to his stack while Minaya was down to 130,000 and gone soon after.

David Tuthill – 2,250,000 (75 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 1,165

The surprisingly quick pace this afternoon continued and the Championship is down to the last eight tables, showing no signs of slowing. Here’s a look at the last round of results, everyone is now guaranteed at least $10,450.

65th: Connor Jodon – $9,350
66th: Chad Roedersheimer – $9,350
67th: Nathan Russler – $9,350
68th: Raj Vohra – $9,350
69th: Brian Kent – $9,350
70th: Grant Wang – $9,350
71st: Shankar Pillai – $9,350
72nd: David Jackson – $9,350

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 1,165

We did not see the preflop action but the result was David Tuthill getting all in for 355,000 against Chris Dombrowski and needing help.

Tuthill:
Dombrowski:

Tuthill was behind but took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop. The board finished and to send Tuthill a double.

David Tuthill – 775,000 (31 bb)
Chris Dombrowski – 380,000 (15 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 70 of 1,165

Cards are back in the air after the break and two hours into the day, players are still chasing the same two players at the top of the counts. Corey Wade leads the field with 2,670,000 followed by David DiBernardi’s 2,355,000.

Blinds are up to 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante and the average stack is about 830,000 (33 bb).

1.  Corey Wade –  2,670,000  (107 bb)
2.  David DiBernardi –  2,355,000  (94 bb)
3.  Kevin Ragusa  –  1,990,000  (80 bb)
4.  Donnie Pham  –  1,950,000  (78 bb)
5.  Brad Owen  –  1,830,000  (73 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 1,165

Players are getting ready for their first break and we caught up on some paperwork. Here are the results from 73rd to 88th after a quick run of eliminations over the last part of Level 20.

73rd: Phi Nguyen – $8,450
74th: Sebastian Aube – $8,450
75th: Matthew Zarcadoolas – $8,450
76th: Amie Martini – $8,450
77th: Jake Ferro – $8,450
78th: Marcus Stein – $8,450
79th: Zachary Fischer – $8,450
80th: Wagner Wysotchanski – $8,450

81st: Juan Rodriguez Torres – $7,750
82nd: John Gorsuch – $7,750
83rd: Christopher Agnello – $7,750
84th: David Farber – $7,750
85th: Ricardo Velasco – $7,750
86th: Matthew Emmel – $7,750
87th: Seth Fischer – $7,750
88th: Frank Lagodich – $7,750

$10,000 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

The second big tournament kicking off at 2 pm is the $10,000 High Roller, something for the big bankrolls still in town and our local high rollers.

Players start with huge 100K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, going up to 90 at the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 10 pm.

The two-day tournament will play down to its nine-handed final table this evening and those players will return tomorrow to the Poker Room to play it down to our $10K High Roller champ.

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 10 (10:00pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 30 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 78 of 1,165

Aaron Olshan was down to 290,000 and got his chips in the middle against David Jackson in a tough spot.

Olshan:
Jackson:

Olshan ran into a cooler and blanked the flop. Jackson made a set of kings on the turn while Olshan picked up a gutshot straight draw.

That got there on the river to give him a king-high straight.

Aaron Olshan – 630,000 (32 bb)
David Jackson – 80,000 (4 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have two huge tournaments kicking off at 2 pm in the Event Center this afternoon. Event 29 is a $1,100 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $50,000 guarantee and one-day structure. This will play out this afternoon alongside the $10K High Roller.

Event 29 players will start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:55 pm following the 40-minute dinner break.

They will play down into the winner later this evening, one of the last WPT trophy winners of the series.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 9 (6:55pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 29 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 86 of 1,165

Ten players and two tables are gone in the Championship on Day 3, some tough players falling short of the title. Among them, two-time WSOP bracelet/11-time WSOPC ring winner Ari Engel on his birthday.

Blinds are up to 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante and the average stack is about 675,000 (34 bb).

89th: Sean Troha – $7,100
90th: Andrew Ostapchenko – $7,100
91st: Adam Wells – $7,100
92nd: Toma Barber – $7,100
93rd: Ari Engel – $7,100
94th: Billy Cashwell – $7,100
95th: Matthew Vaughan – $7,100
96th: Michael Rossitto – $7,100
97th: Lara Eisenberg – $7,100
98th: Gary Trawick Jr – $7,100
99th: Nicholas Davidson – $7,100

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 146 entries

The two-day $1,700 buy-in Event 26 field filled in nicely and the tournament nearly tripled its $75,000 guarantee. They played down through 15 levels yesterday and 18 players return this afternoon at 1 pm in the money and trying to take the $60K top prize.

Claudio Piedrabuena leads the way back but his tough competition includes Raminder Singh going for his third trophy of the series, and Ken Fishman going for his second.

Cards go back in the air at 1 pm and we will hit some highlights along the way while tracking the Championship.