$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Heading to Level 32: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/538

The final six players are in the midst of their first 15-minute break of the day. Here’s a final table update:

Seat 1: Samuel Grizzle – 2,075,000
Seat 2: George Wolfe – 2,075,000
Seat 3: Cody Sullivan – 1,050,000
Seat 4: Bob Gallo – 985,000 – Eliminated 7th ($19,135)
Seat 5: Steve Trizis – Eliminated 9th ($10,485)
Seat 6: Mario Lopez – 1,180,000
Seat 7: Justin Fawcett – 1,715,000
Seat 8: Tim Kegel – 795,000 – ($14,941)
Seat 9: Anthony Astarita – 5,360,000

1st – $130,541 + $3,000 Package
2nd – $73,394
3rd – $47,182
4th – $37,483
5th – $29,357
6th – $24,115

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 30: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/538

The flop was . Justin Fawectt lead for 400,000. Sam Grizzle shoved for 710,000 and Mario Lopez folded. It was back on Fawcett and he called.

Fawcett: for a pair of threes with a gutshot
Grizzle: for an ace-high flush draw

Fawcett’s pair of threes wasn’t much, but it was ahead. The turn quickly changed that as it improved Grizzle to an ace-high flush and left Fawcett drawing dead. The river fell the to make it official. Grizzle doubled through Fawcett.

Sam Grizzle – 2,100,000
Justin Fawcett – 880,000

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em

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$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 30: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6/538

George Wolfe open-shoved the button for 785,000. Bob Gallo called off from the big blind and the hands were tabled.

Gallo:
Wolfe:

The flop paired Wolfe, falling . The turn and river didn’t bring any help for Gallo. Wolfe’s stack was counted down to 785,000 and he had Gallo barely covered. Gallo busted 7th earning $19,135.

George Wolfe – 1,750,000
Bob Gallo – Eliminated 7th ($19,135)

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 30: 40,000/80,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7/538

Start-of-day leader Anthony Astarita opened the action from under the gun and Justin Fawcett defended from the big blind.

The flop fell and Fawcett checked. Astarita bet 425,000 and Fawcett, who was the chip leader, moved all in. Astarita went into the tank for a minute or so before he called.

Astarita:
Fawcett:

Astarita’s overpair of aces was best. The turn and river completed the board with the and . Astarita’s all-in call was counted down to 2,140,000

Anthony Astarita – 4,780,000
Justin Fawcett – 1,725,000

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7/538

Justin Fawcett opened from late position and Tim Kegel jammed all in for 490,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and Fawcett quickly called tabling . Kegel was behind holding .

Runout:

Fawcett’s ace-queen high held and he busted Kegel 8th sending him home with $14,941.

Justin Fawcett – 4,250,000
Tim Kegel – Eliminated 8th ($14,941)

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8/538

Start-of-day chip leader Anthony Astarita opened the action for a min-raise and Sam Grizzle moved all in for 530,000 from his direct left. The remaining players folded and Astarita called putting the shortstacked Grizzle at risk.

Astarita:
Grizzle:

An flop and turn kept Astarita the lead. The river changed that as it improved Grizzle to a pair of aces. Grizzle doubled through Astarita.

Anthony Astarita – 2,475,000
Sam Grizzle – 1,230,000

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8/538

Sam Grizzle opened for 155,000 and it folded to Steve Tziris on the button. He three-bet all in for 835,000 sending it to Mario Lopez in the small blind. Lopez broke down his stack before making an all-in bet of his own. He had Tziris covered and it was back on Grizzle who quickly folded.

Lopez:
Tziris:

The runout didn’t change a thing. With that, Steve Tziris was the first elimination of the day coming roughly 20 minutes into the final table.

Mario Lopez – 2,040,000
Steve Tziris – Eliminated 9th ($10,485)

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 29: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9/538

The final nine are in their seats and cards are in the air for the final table of the WPTDeepStacks-Tampa Main Event. The 538-entry field is down to the last few and they’re about to battle it out for the tournament’s $130,541 top prize.

Here’s a look at the seating assignments with chip counts followed by the remaining payouts:

Seat 1: Samuel Grizzle – 785,000
Seat 2: George Wolfe – 1,735,000
Seat 3: Cody Sullivan – 1,250,000
Seat 4: Lewis Gallo, Jr. – 985,000
Seat 5: Steve Trizis – 985,000
Seat 6: Mario Lopez – 1,205,000
Seat 7: Justin Fawcett – 3,005,000
Seat 8: Tim Kegel – 795,000
Seat 9: Anthony Astarita – 3,035,000

1st – $130,541 + $3,000 Package
2nd – $73,394
3rd – $47,182
4th – $37,483
5th – $29,357
6th – $24,115
7th – $19,135
8th – $14,941
9th – $10,485