$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  380  (Total:  928)

Shawn Cunix is at it again. The WPT Jacksonville champ is running up a stack and looked like the leader with 165,000 at the first break.

While Cunix picked up a nice score for the WPT win, his biggest cash came in 2014 when he finished third in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship for $748,313.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  352  (Total:  900)

After some brief announcements from the WPT crew, cards are back in the air for Flight B of the WPT Tampa Championship. We had a few more entries during the break to put the Championship at an even 900 with registration open until approximately 9:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  340  (Total:  888)

The second level came to an end and tournament staff sent the Flight B players on the first break of the day.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  310  (Total:  858)

The count moved over 300 in Level 2 and we found a couple big names from inside and outside poker.

Andre Akkari is a Brazilian superstar, one of the more popular players you will find in a tournament field. He won his first WSOP bracelet in 2011 in front of one of the most fun final table crowds you’ll witness.

Colby Covington doesn’t make his living a the poker tables, he earns his pay in the ring. A professional MMA fighter, his record is 16-2 and he held the UFC Welterweight title for a time.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  264  (Total:  812)

We found another talented set of players sitting together. This time we have Chris Limo, Wally Maddah, and Edgardo Rosario occupying three seats in a row at Table 77 to create a tough path for the rest fo the players there.

Limo is coming off a 15th place finish in the WPT Poker Showdown Championship in April and said he’d like to improve his finish this time around.

He’s off to a good start. Limo limp-shoved for 15,200 from the button after Rosario raised in the big blind.

“Double me up, I want to gamble,” Limo said.

Limo:
Rosario:

“Give me two fives!” Limo pleaded with the dealer.

The flop was a good start and his two pair kings and fives held after the turn and river.

“These guys are in trouble,” Limo laughed.

Chris Limo – 30,900
Edgardo Rosario – 23,500

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  234  (Total:  782)

The stakes are high today but that doesn’t mean you still can’t have a little fun. We found the trio above joking with each other in a tournament with a prize pool over $2.5 million already.

Chad Eveslage, Mike Beasley, and Ryan Van Sanford are having a good time early in Flight B. They have the talent and success to be able to do both, have a laugh and build a stack.

Eveslage has two SHRP titles so far this year including a $25K High Roller win during the Poker Showdown in Hollywood. Beasley owns a Rock N Roll Poker Open trophy and Van Sanford has three WSOP Circuit rings. Those three have a combined $5.9 million in career earnings so they can enjoy their tournament as they please.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  191  (Total:  739)

As anticipated, the start-of-day entry count for Flight B of the WPT Tampa Championship was enough to push the prize pool over the $2,000,000 guarantee. We had 191 when cards went in the air for a combined 739 for both flights and the prize pool move up to $2.3 million with a ton of time to grow.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second flight of the WPT Tampa Championship gets underway at 11 am and we will have a big milestone the second cards go in the air. We expect enough players will be registered at the start to push the prize pool over the $2,000,000 guarantee and push it higher throughout the day.

Just like Flight A, players will sit down to 40,000 starting stacks and play hour-long levels on Day 1 and 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 around 9:15 pm with unlimited re-entries available. There is a dinner break schedule after Level 6 and play will come to an end after Level 11.

Anyone with chips at that point will bag them up and be set for a Day 2 return tomorrow at noon.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 and 2 levels last 60-minutes
• Day 3 and 4 levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration/unlimited re-entries available until the start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will come to an end after Level 11
• Championship Structure Sheet

Chip counts from Flight A

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $3,500 WPT Tampa Championship

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 and 2 levels last 60-minutes
• Day 3 and 4 levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration/unlimited re-entries available until the start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will come to an end after Level 11
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Structure Sheet

11AM: $400 Championship Super Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $250 Event 15 Turbo Satellite (Re-Entry)

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

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  124 of 548

Flight A: 548 Entries; 124 Advanced
Flight B: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon