$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

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players:  5 of 76

The first two players to fall at the final table in Event 3 were Joseph Henry in seventh place ($2,560), and AJ Kelsall in sixth place ($3,530). Play has been stuck at five-handed action for the past half-hour. Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $21,980 + WPT trophy
2nd: $14,080
3rd: $9,330
4th: $6,400
5th: $4,540

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players:  7 of 76

The players have taken their seats at the final table in Event 3, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Joseph Henry – 70,000
Seat 2:  Ken Fishman – 182,000
Seat 3: Aaron Thivyanathan – 253,000
Seat 4:  Jacob Ferro – 235,000
Seat 5: AJ Kelsall – 65,000
Seat 6: Jeremy Joseph – 210,000
Seat 7: Jason Block – 538,000

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 174

The players have taken their seats at the final table in Event 2, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Andrew Donabedian – 405,000
Seat 2: Zack Henry – 76,000
Seat 3: Alex Witten – 670,000
Seat 4: Alexander Ivan – 385,000
Seat 5: John Travers – 95,000
Seat 6: Vinny Monteiro – 560,000
Seat 7: Cory Wood – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($1,530)
Seat 8: Austin Sullivan – 185,000
Seat 9: Greg Lee – 850,000

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Entries:  437

Registration closed for Flight A of WPT Tampa Event 1 with 437 entries putting the combined total at 948. That puts the field nearly halfway towards the $1,000,000 guarantee and they should get there before registration closes tomorrow night for Flight D.

Play will continue this evening until only 44 players remain to advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

Chip counts through Flight A

$1,100 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players:  13 of 76

The small blind was all in preflop with for a short stack, and Jason Block had him covered holding from the big blind.

The board ran out , and the small blind was eliminated on a long money bubble that saw five doubles up during hand-for-hand play before the bubble burst. Every player remaining will now take home at least $1,460 in prize money.

Block stacked up 265,000 after collecting the pot, and he now holds the chip lead. Jacob Ferro is also near the top with a stack of 255,000.

Jason Block – 265,000 (88 bb)