2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  72
Prize Pool:  $69,840
June 15-16, 2021

The $1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha returned for Day 2 with eight players in the money, and when it was all over, recreational poker player Stephen Brite had outlasted a tough final table to win his first guitar trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.

“The final table started off pretty bad for me,” said Brite. “I had the chip lead to start, but I lost that pretty quickly, and I had to come back. The final table had a lot of talented players, with James Carroll leading the pack. He’s definitely a tough player. I feel very fortunate to have won it.”

“I’ve had some success this year,” said Brite. “I got a fifth place in the main event here back in February, which was nice.” That was the biggest cash of Brite’s tournament career, when he earned $70,543. This score was a bit smaller, worth $24,287, but it came with the lovely guitar trophy that signifies Brite as a PLO champion.

“PLO is one of my favorite games,” said Brite. “I like all the games, I like high-low and stuff like that. I play a lot of PLO cash games. Tournaments, whenever there’s a good one like this one, I’ll definitely be in it.”

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 72

After about 15 minutes of heads-up play, Stephen Brite had built some momentum in a lot of smaller pots to knock Joshua Palmer down below 300K.

Stephen Brite  –  1,160,000  (58 bb)
Joshua Palmer  –  280,000  (14 bb)

At that point, Palmer completed the small blind to 20,000, and Brite checked his option.

The flop came , Brite checked, Palmer bet 25,000, and Brite called.

The turn card was the , Brite checked, Palmer bet 60,000, and Brite pot-raised all in. Palmer tanked for a long time before he called all in for 234,000.

Stephen Brite:    (set of sevens)
Joshua Palmer:    (heart flush draw, open-ended straight draw)

The river card was the , and the set of sevens held up for Brite to win the pot — and the trophy and the title.

Congratulations to Stephen Brite!

1st:  Stephen Brite  –  $24,287
2nd:  Joshua Palmer  –  $15,011
3rd:  James Carroll  –  $10,131
4th:  Michael Raimon  –  $6,965
5th:  Cory Wood  –  $4,880
6th:  Damjan Radanov  –  $3,486
7th:  David Mzareulov  –  $2,540
8th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $2,540

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 72

Stephen Brite raised from the button to 50,000, and James Carroll called from the big blind. The flop came , Carroll bet 75,000, and Brite called.

The turn card was the , Carroll checked, and Brite moved all in for 234,000. Carroll waited for an exact count and tanked for a while before he called.

James Carroll:    (nine-high flush)
Stephen Brite:    (set of sevens)

Brite needed to improve to stay alive, and the river card paired the board with the , giving Brite a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Stephen Brite  –  748,000  (37 bb)
James Carroll  –  170,000  (9 bb)

About 10 minutes later, James Carroll got it all in from the big blind for about 0000 against Stephen Brite on the button.

Stephen Brite:  
James Carroll:  

The board came , and Brite turned a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Carroll in third place.

James Carroll  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,131)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Stephen Brite  –  925,000  (46 bb)
Joshua Palmer  –  525,000  (26 bb)

And a reminder of the payouts for this event:

1st:  $24,287
2nd:  $15,011

3rd:  James Carroll  –  $10,131
4th:  Michael Raimon  –  $6,965
5th:  Cory Wood  –  $4,880
6th:  Damjan Radanov  –  $3,486
7th:  David Mzareulov  –  $2,540
8th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $2,540

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 72

While we were neck-deep in the fast action at the Event 6 final table, the $1,100 PLO tournament lost two more players. Cory Wood went out in fifth place followed by WSOP Circuit Tampa PLO champ Michael Raimon in fourth.

Three players remain with Joshua Palmer leading against Stephen Brite and James Carroll.

Seat 1: Stephen Brite – 452,000 (28 bb)
Seat 2: Joshua Palmer – 618,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: James Carroll – 371,000 (23 bb)

4th: Michael Raimon – $6,965
5th: Cory Wood – $4,880

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 72

Damjan Radanov was all in 25,000 and it turned into a family pot with the other five players coming along. They checked down the flop.

Stephen Brite checked the turn, Joshua Palmer bet 45,000 and only Brite came along to the river. Both players checked and the hands were tabled.

Palmer:
Brite:
Radanov:

Radanov flopped a set of aces but had to watch as Palmer caught a jack-high straight on the river.

Joshua Palmer – 335,000 (34 bb)
Damjan Radanov – Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,486)

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 72

Cory Wood had his 79,000 in the middle from the button against Stephen Brite needing some help to double.

Wood:
Brite:

Wood paired his queen on the flop, didn’t improve on the turn, but the river gave him a set of nines to double up.

“Sorry guys,” Wood joked with the table.

Cory Wood – 162,000 (20 bb)
Stephen Brite – 210,000 (26 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 72

Event 10 made it to the final table early in the day but things settled down after that. James Carroll, 2019 WPT Poker Showdown champ, used that time to move into the lead.

Seat 1: Stephen Brite – 329,000 (41 bb)
Seat 2: Joshua Palmer – 224,000 (28 bb)
Seat 3: James Carroll – 450,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Raimon – 162,000 (20 bb)
Seat 5: Cory Wood – 87,000 (11 bb)
Seat 6: Damjan Radanov – 188,000 (24 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $24,287
2nd: $15,011
3rd: $10,131
4th: $6,965
5th: $4,880
6th: $3,486

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 72

It took only two hands to get Event 10 down to the final table and it went six-handed at the start. On Table 83, Igor Tretyakov was all in with against James Carroll’s but his kings did not hold when Carroll hit a set of jacks.

On Table 83, David Mzareulov went out at the same time to create the six-handed six-max PLO final table.

Seat 1: Stephen Brite – 304,000 (61 bb)
Seat 2: Joshua Palmer – 166,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: James Carroll – 257,000 (51 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Raimon – 345,000 (69 bb)
Seat 5: Cory Wood – 63,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Damjan Radanov – 302,000 (60 bb)

7th: David Mzareulov – $2,540
8th: Igor Tretyakov – $2,540

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 72

They played some bonus poker in Event 10 last night. The $1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha tournament was scheduled to wrap up after Level 12 but the remaining players voted to continue until they were in the money.

That means eight players return this afternoon at 2 pm guaranteed at least $2,540 with $24,287 awaiting the winner of the short-handed PLO tournament.

Stephen Brite returns with the lead but two-time WPT champ James Carroll and WSOP Circuit Tampa PLO winner Michael Raimon are among those trying to chase him down.

TABLE 83
Seat 1.  Joshua Palmer  –  166,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Igor Tretyakov  –  104,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5.  James Carroll  –  153,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6.  Damjan Radanov  –  302,000  (60 bb)

TABLE 84
Seat 1.  Stephen Brite  –  304,000  (61 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Raimon  –  292,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  David Mzareulov  –  56,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Cory Wood  –  63,000  (13 bb)

1st:  $24,287
2nd:  $15,011
3rd:  $10,131
4th:  $6,965
5th:  $4,880
6th:  $3,486
7th-8th:  $2,540

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 6 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 6 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 6 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 6 Payouts

11AM: Event 11 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until the start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 11 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 12 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until the start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 10 Day 2 – $1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Event 10 Day 2 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 10 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $130 Event 12 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 6
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• 5 seats guaranteed into the WPT Tampa Championship
• Satellite winners will be entered into Flight A of the WPT Tampa Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $400 Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

• 5 seats guaranteed into the WPT Tampa Championship
• Satellite winners will be entered into Flight A of the WPT Tampa Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $250 Event 13 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 6
• Structure Sheet