2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  76
Prize Pool:  $73,720
August 25, 2022

Ken Fishman won Event 3 tonight against a strong lineup at the final table that included Jacob Ferro, AJ Kelsall, and his heads-up opponent Aaron Thivyanathan. Fishman persevered to win the top prize money of $21,980 and the WPT trophy. Here is what he had to say after the tournament victory. “It feels great, really good to close one out,” said Fishman.

The final stages of the tournament saw a particularly long slowdown in play at the money bubble and during five-handed action. This is where Fishman dug deep to persevere. “I was just trying to hang in there and survive and wait for a good spot. I just tried to stay patient, it was a lot of trial and error you know for sure,” said Fishman.

“I’m a little tired, but I’m going to play another tournament tomorrow. I’m going to try for another trophy,” said Fishman when he was asked about his plans to celebrate the tournament win.

Fishman is a local regular here at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, so he was happy to take home the win close to home. “Oh, I love it here, the competition is great, the food is good here, and I love to hang out with all my buddies here, all my friends,” said Fishman.

Here is a look at the final results for the tournament:

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  174
Prize Pool:  $58,920
August 25, 2022

Vinny Monteiro claimed the first tournament trophy of the series tonight along with $13,135 thanks to a large chip lead when the final three players decided to chop at the conclusion of Event 2 at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.

Here is a what Monteiro had to say a short time after his victory. “It feels good, this is my first trophy. This is the third time I’ve played in a PLO tournament live, and it’s my second final table, and this one I took it down. Now let’s go for the hold’em tournaments and see if we can take those down too.”

“I came from Hollywood, I live in Boca Raton, so I came with the family and we’re all going to stay here the whole week. I brought the wife, the kids, everybody. It’s going to be fun, I plan on staying until at least the Main Event,” said Monteiro when he was asked about his plans for the tournament series.

Monteiro took control of the final table with over half the chips in play during the later stages of the night. “There was a guy that was super big when we got to the final table, and I was able to capitalize on him since he we playing every hand. I was able to get most of his chips to my side, and then I was able to just pressure the table all the time, and that was it,” said Monteiro about his journey through the final table.

Here is a look at the final results in the tournament:

*: Denotes three-way deal

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players:  1 of 76

Aaron Thivyanathan got all in with in the hole on a board reading , but Ken Fishman had him covered holding for a better two-pair.

Thivyanathan was eliminated in second place, good for $14,080, and Fishman won $21,980 as the champion of Event 3. He also took home the WPT trophy.

Stay tuned for a winner photo, an interview with the champion, and full results from the tournament.

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players:  2 of 76

The flop read when Jeremy Joseph got all in with in the hole, and Ken Fishman had him covered holding .

The turn and river fell , and Joseph was eliminated in third place, good for $9,330. Fishman stacked up 1.1 million after collecting the pot, and he will have a large advantage going into the heads-up final against Aaron Thivyanathan (400,000).

Ken Fishman – 1,100,000 (73 bb)
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated in Third Place ($9,330)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,500/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 174

After the elimination of Alex Wiiten in fourth place ($3,640), the final three players decided to chop up the remaining prize pool in Event 2.

Vinny Monteiro was crowned the champion with a commanding chip stack, and he took home the WPT trophy in addition to the largest portion of the prize money.

Here is a look at how things were settled after the decision to chop.

Vinny Monteiro – $13,135 (2,490,000)
Andrew Donabedian – $10,000 (600,000)
John Travers – $8,295 (290,000)

Stay tuned for a winner photo, interview with the champion, and full results for the tournament.

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players:  3 of 76

Jason Block called all in for 280,000 from the big blind with in the hole after Jeremy Joseph moved all in for 355,000 ahead of him from the small blind holding .

The board ran out , and Block was eliminated in fourth place, good for $6,400. Joseph stacked up 635,000 after collecting the pot.

Jeremy Joseph – 635,000 (42 bb)
Jason Block – Eliminated in Fourth Place ($6,400)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,500/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 174

Here is a look at the updated chip counts at the final table in Event 2. Vinny Monteiro has pulled out to a big lead with over half the chips in play.

Seat 1: Andrew Donabedian – 515,000
Seat 3: Alex Witten – 440,000
Seat 5: John Travers – 530,000
Seat 6: Vinny Monteiro – 2,000,000

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players:  5 of 76

Jacob Ferro fell in fifth place when his couldn’t hold up against the of Aaron Thivyanathan when he had Ferro covered and found a pair of tens on the flop.

Ferro took home $4,540 in prize money, and Thivyanathan increased his chip lead to 670,000 after collecting the pot.

Aaron Thivyanathan – 670,000 (67 bb)
Jacob Ferro – Eliminated in Fifth Place ($4,540) 

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players:  5 of 76

Here is a look at the updated chip counts at the final table of Event 3, where play has been stuck at five-handed action for well over an hour now.

Seat 2:  Ken Fishman – 340,000
Seat 3: Aaron Thivyanathan – 470,000
Seat 4:  Jacob Ferro – 164,000
Seat 6: Jeremy Joseph – 320,000
Seat 7: Jason Block – 265,000

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 174

Recent eliminations at the final table in Event 2 were Zack Henry in eighth place ($1,760), and Alexandru Ivan in seventh place ($2,010). Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $15,310
2nd: $10,140
3rd: $5,980
4th: $3,640
5th: $2,810
6th: $2,330