$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 659

A starting field of 659 entries is narrowed to the final nine in the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event.

Leading the last playing session is a Tampa regular and Florida standout, Jeff Trudeau. Trudeau holds 4,650,000 chips and is adding to a poker resume that already boasts more than $1,400,000 in earnings and 18 tournament wins.

Rounding out the final table big stacks are Dan Chalifour in second with 3,555,000 an Saj Illikal in third with 2,530,000.

Seat 1. Peter Walsworth – 655,000
Seat 2. Jeff Trudeau – 4,650,000
Seat 3. Wendy Vo – 715,000
Seat 4. Fabian Foster – 1,950,000
Seat 5. Mark Scacewater – 1,000,000
Seat 6. Saj Illikal – 3,530,000
Seat 7. Ryan Anderkin – 1,520,000
Seat 8. Alex Kimpel – 975,000
Seat 9. Dan Chalifour – 4,755,000

Each of the nine players has locked up a payday worth $11,783, but it’s a top prize of $120,842 that they all eye.

1st – $120,842*
2nd – $82,627
3rd – $53,259
4th – $38,765
5th – $29,712
6th – $23,776
7th – $19,704
8th – $15,689
9th – $11,783

*First prize inclusive of $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship package

Play is slated to restart Monday at 12-noon in the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker room and tournament updates will resume at that time. In the meantime, up-to-date results are available in the posts below.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 659

Blaise Ingoglia open-shoved for 600,000 from middle position. Ryan Anderkin shoved for more from late position and it folded all the way around. Ingoglia was at risk.

Anderkin:
Ingoglia:

Runout:

Anderkin’s ace-king was best and Ingoglia was eliminated in 10th place ending the day’s play.

A recap will be shortly along with updated chip counts.

Blaise Ingoglia – Eliminated in 10th place ($9,792)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 659

Seat 1. Peter Walsworth – 635,000
Seat 2. Jeff Trudeau – 5,775,000
Seat 3. Wendy Vo – 800,000
Seat 4. Fabian Foster – 1,725,000
Seat 5. Blaise Ingoglia – 535,000
Seat 6. Mark Scacewater – 1,040,000
Seat 7. Saj Illikal – 5,340,000
Seat 8. Ryan Anderkin – 925,000
Seat 9. Alex Kimpel – 1,150,000
Seat 10. Dan Chalifour – 1,350,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 659

Carleen Heath was down to 125,000 after her pocket sevens sent a 450,000 double-up the way of Wendy Vo’s ace-king. A few hands later with about two big blinds, Jeff Trudeau opened under the gun and Heath got the last of her stack at risk.

Heath:
Trudeau:

Runout:

Heath’s deuces were ran down and she was eliminated in 11th place. The remaining players combined to the 10-handed final table.

Carleen Heath – Eliminated in 11th place ($9,792)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 659

Down to his last 55,000, Jonathan Hilton was forced all-in preflop as it was his big blind. It folded around to Fabian Foster in the small and he called putting Hilton at risk.

Foster:
Hilton:

Runout:

With that, the 2013 WSOP National Champion was eliminated in 12th place.

Fabian Foster – 1,675,000
Jonathan Hilton – Eliminated in 12th place ($9,792)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 659

Saj Illikal struck again busting Jordan Joeckel in 13th place. Joeckel earned $7,794 for the deep run.

Jordan Joeckel – Eliminated in 13th place ($7,794)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 659

Jeff Trudeau opened to 125,000 from the cutoff and Alex Kimpel called from the button. It folded to Fabian Foster in the big blind and he defended. They were three-handed to the flop.

Flop: – Foster open-shoved 525,000. Trudeau folded and Kimpel plopped in a calling chip. Foster was at risk.

Foster: for top pair
Kimpel: for second pair

Turn and river:

Foster’s pair held. After a rough go of the last few levels, he’s returned to his winning ways doubling through Kimpel.

Fabian Foster – 1,515,000
Alex Kimpel – 1,0250,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 659

Seat 1.  Carleen Heath  –  990,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Fabian Foster  –  710,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Jonathan Hilton  –  715,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5.  Wendy Vo  –  450,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6.  Blaise Ingoglia  –  1,565,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Jeff Trudeau  –  4,185,000  (70 bb)
Seat 9.  Alex Kimpel  –  1,660,000  (28 bb)

Seat 1.  Saj Illikal  –  3,275,000  (55 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Mark Scacewater  –  1,505,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Jordan Joeckel  –  790,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Dan Chalifour  –  2,185,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8.  Peter Walsworth  –  725,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Ryan Anderkin  –  985,000  (16 bb)

1st – $120,842*
2nd – $82,627
3rd – $53,259
4th – $38,765
5th – $29,712
6th – $23,776
7th – $19,704
8th – $15,689
9th – $11,783
10th-12th – $9,792
13th – $7,794

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 659

Adam Templeman just hit the rail courtesy of Saj Illikal. Templeman busted in 14th place for $7,794 while Illikal

Saj Illikal – 2,100,000
Adam Templeman – Eliminated in 14th place ($7,794)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 659

Richard Carr was the most recent elimination busting in 15th place. Here’s a look at his payout as well as those that preceded him from the final two tables.

15th: Richard Carr – $7,794
16th: Johann Castrillon – $6,490
17th: Kevin Greene – $6,490