$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 207 of 1,165

Brian Altman three-bet to 30,000 after an opponent opened to 12,000 and it was heads-up to a flop of . His opponent checked, Altman bet 18,000 and he called. The turn was , both players checked and the river was .

His opponent checked, Altman bet 50,000 and it was called.

Altman tabled for aces up and his opponent mucked the pot to our defending champ.

Brian Altman – 492,000 (98 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 225 of 1,165

Blinds are up in the Championship, they are now playing 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the average stack is about 259,000 (52 bb).

With 234 players remaining and 146 getting paid, they can start looking forward to the upcoming money bubble.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 234 of 1,165

Action folded to David Jackson in the cutoff. He opened to 8,000 and David Tuthill moved all in for 73,000 from the big blind. Jackson thought for a minute and called.

Tuthill:
Jackson:

It was a race and Tuthill needed his pair to hold to double up. The board ran out and Tuthill stayed in the game.

“Worst hand in poker,” Tuthill quipped afterward.

David Tuthill – 152,000 (38 bb)
David Jackson – 210,000 (53 bb)

A few hands later, right as they were ready to break his table, Tuthill doubled once again. This time it was his holding against the of Tony Sinishtaj.

David Tuthill – 306,000 (77 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 243 of 1,165

With about 190,000 in the pot and the board reading , Justin Zaki checked, Jake Ferro bet 75,000 and Zaki called.

The river was and Zaki bet 106,00 to get a chuckle from Ferro before he folded. Zaki took the big pot and won that battle of locals in the Championship.

Justin Zaki – 550,000 (138 bb)
Jake Ferro – 605,000 (151 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 297 of 1,165

Not everyone went on break at the same time. While most were leaving the Event Center, one table still had action well into the 15-minute break.

Brian Altman opened to 6,000 and James Carroll called on the button. David DiBernardi raised to 43,000 from the big blind to get a fold from Altman and call from Carroll. The flop came , DiBernadri bet 65,000 and Carroll called.

The turn was , DiBernardi barrelled another 115,000 and Carroll called. The river was and DiBernardi moved all in for 145,000.

“This could take a while guys,” Carroll told the table as the room emptied for the break. Three minutes later, DiBernardi called the clock and Carroll called the shove. DiBernardi showed for a full house deuces over tens and Carroll quickly mucked.

David DiBernardi – 746,500  (249 bb)
James Carroll – 187,000  (62 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 297 of 1,165

Championship players were sent on their first break of the day with less than 300 remaining of the 414 who came back for Day 2.

WPT Player of the Year (and WPT Hollywood RRPO Championship runner-up) Jake Ferro is another player among the leader, taking his break with 646,000 in his stack.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$75,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

For those who missed out on a deep run in the Championship and still want some action, we have a big tournament starting at 4 pm. Event 26 has a $1,700 buy-in with a $75,000 guarantee and two-day structure.

They’ll start with 20,000 out front and the first 12 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 in Level 13. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9 pm with unlimited re-entries available. Play will continue through Level 15 and survivors will bag up their chips for a Day 2 return tomorrow at 1 pm.

• $75,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 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 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 315 of 1,165

A lot of players dropped out early on Day 2, but WPT Champions Club member Aaron Mermelstein is moving in the right direction. He is up to 762,000 and looks like the current leader while Marcus Stein pulled back a bit to 413,500.

Those falling short include Chance Kornuth, Joe McKeehen, Al Gomez, Alex Foxen, and Zachary Smiley.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 333 of 1,165

Michael Newman (celebrating his birthday with a deep run) opened to 5,000 and Sharman Olshan three-bet to 12,000 and Newman called.

The flop came and Olshan got her stack in the middle from the big blind and Newman had her at risk.

Newman:
Olshan:

Newman caught a deuce to take the lead and Olshan could not come back on the turn or river for the unlucky knockout.

Michael Newman – 390,500 (130 bb)
Sharman Olshan – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 369 of 1,165

With 15,000 in the pot and the board reading , Hyung Joon Ahn put Brock Wilson all in for his last 34,5000 and he called.

Wilson:
Ahn:

Wilson was way out front with his king-high flush and Ahn was drawing dead after the turn.

Brock Wilson – 85,500 (34 bb)
Hyung Joon Ahn – 137,000 (55 bb)