$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Remaining Players: 5 of 123 entries

Deborah Bianchi moved all in preflop for 75,000 under the gun, and Lisa Karl called to cover her on the button. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Karl:
Bicanchi:

Board:

Bianchi was eliminated in sixth place, good for $1,110, and Karl stacked up 550,000 after collecting the pot thanks to a flush on the river.

Lisa Karl – 550,000 (22 bb)
Deborah Bianchi – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($1,110)

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Remaining Players: 6 of 123 entries

Here is a look at the updated chip counts and results from the ladies event as they move closer to crowning the third champion of the tournament series.

Seat 2: Nancy Brett – 352,000
Seat 3: Deborah Bianchi – 305,000
Seat 6: Bryna Winchell – 635,000
Seat 7: Lisa Karl – 288,000
Seat 8: Lori Schulte – 415,000
Seat 9: Nikita Patalinghug – 515,000

Here is a look at the final table results and remaining payout:

1st: $7,510 + WPT trophy
2nd: $4,650
3rd: $2,780
4th: $1,740
5th: $1,290
6th: $1,110
7th: Tara Schwartz – $960
8th: Lisa Seamans – $850
9th: Hee Kang – $750

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players: 14 of 119 entries

AJ Kelsall and Sean Iannucci were both eliminated on the money bubble in Event 5. They split the 15th place prize money for $1,190 a piece. This was Kelsall’s third cash of the tournament series in just the first two days.

Kelsall fell when his pocket nines couldn’t hold up against the held by Clyde Maliauka on a board dealt .

On the same hand over at the other table Iannucci got all in with , and he fell to the of Austin McCullers on a final board reading .

Every player remaining will now take home at least $2,480 in prize money.

Clyde Maliauka – 194,000 (64 bb)
Austin McCullers – 178,000 (59 bb)
AJ Kellsall and Sean Iannucci – Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,190)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries:  729

Registration closed for Flight D of WPT Tampa Event 1 with 649 entries, pushing the combined total to 2,326 for the tournament. The tournament has now easily topped the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool with two more starting flights remaining.

Flight D will play late into the night and come to an end when 65 players remain. They will bag their chips and return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players: 21 of 119 entries

Doug Marro got all in with in the hole from the button for 14,500, and the cutoff had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Marro doubled up to survive with 36,500 after collecting the pot.

Doug Marro – 36,500 (12 bb)

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players: 9 of 123 entries

The final nine players have taken their seats at the final table of Event 4. Here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Lisa Seamans – 93,000
Seat 2: Nancy Brett – 112,000
Seat 3: Deborah Bianchi – 365,000
Seat 4: Tara Schwartz – 100,000
Seat 5: Hee Jung Kang – 305,000
Seat 6: Bryna Winchell – 450,000
Seat 7: Lisa Karl – 106,000
Seat 8: Lori Schulte – 355,000
Seat 9: Nikita Patalinghug – 325,000

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  169 of 1,677

Flight A: 511 Entries; 52 Advanced
Flight B: 437 Entries; 44 Advanced
Flight C: 729 Entries; 73 Advanced
Flight D: Friday at 5 pm
Flight E: Saturday at 10 am
Flight F: Saturday at 5 pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1 pm

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players: 16 of 123 entries

A player in middle position got all in preflop for 55,000, and Nancy Brett called to cover her from the cutoff. The two players then tabled their cards.

Nancy:
Middle Position:

Board:

Nancy took out her opponent on the money bubble, and she stacked up 234,500 after collecting the pot. Every player remaining is now guaranteed at least $500 in prize money.

Nancy Brett – 234,500 (39 bb)

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  119
Prize Pool:  $115,430
August 26, 2022

Registration closed for the $1,100 Eight-Handed tournament with 119 entires more than doubling the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $115,430. The last 15 players will be paid with $2,380 for a min-cash and $30,730 up top for the champ.

1st: $30,730 + WPT trophy
2nd: $20,490
3rd: $14,140
4th: $10,070
5th: $7,410
6th: $5,630
7th: $4,440
8th: $3,620
9th-10th: $3,070
11th-12th: $2,710
13th-14th: $2,480
15th: $2,380

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight D Entries:  591

DeVaughn Smith raised to 2,000 preflop UTG+1, and Steve Buckner called from middle position before the flop was dealt . They both checked to the on the turn before Buckner bet 4,000, and Smtih check-called.

The river delivered the , both players checked, and Buckner flipped over . Smith held to win the hand and grow his stack to 26,000. Buckener was at 47,000 after the hand.

DeVaughn Smith – 26,000 (86 bb)
Steve Buckner – 47,000 (156 bb)