$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,165

Brian Altman raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Jonathan Jaffe called from the button, and Steve Queen reraised from the small blind to 875,000. Altman folded, and Jaffe called.

The flop came , Queen bet 550,000, and Jaffe called.

The turn card was the , Queen checked, Jaffe bet 950,000, and Queen check-raised all in for 2,900,000. Jaffe used one Time Chip to tank for nearly a minute before he folded.

Somebody asked Queen to show his cards in this big spot, and he turned over as he took the pot — he had turned a set of aces.

Jaffe breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Appreciate it.”

Steve Queen  –  7,200,000  (58 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  7,400,000  (59 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 5,175,000 (41 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,165

Nobody has won more money in tournaments at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa than T.K. Miles, who has earned $433,289 here over the years.

However, since the winner of this event will earn $613,225, Miles was told a while back that whoever won this event would pass him on the all-time casino money list.

Not so fast, because Miles is now at the final table and in position to defend his status as the biggest tournament money winner in history for this casino.

Even if Miles finishes as low as fourth place, he could potentially hold the number one spot, depending on the career earnings of those who finish ahead of him.

Of course, none of that will matter if Miles wins this event himself, which would catapult him to more than $1 million earned here at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,165

There was a redraw for random seats at the final table, and here is the new lineup with their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Steve Queen  –  3,950,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Will Berry  –  1,975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  John Haas  –  4,700,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Altman  –  7,850,000  (63 bb)
Seat 5.  Gabriel Abusada  –  4,950,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Dave Berman  –  4,075,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  T.K. Miles  –  3,700,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Zachary Smiley  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  10,675,000  (85 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $613,225 + Trophy
2nd:  $408,825
3rd:  $302,200
4th:  $225,675
5th:  $170,275
6th:  $129,825
7th:  $100,030
8th:  $77,900
9th:  $61,325

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 5,175,000 (41 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,165

Yuri Martins was all in from the small blind for 1,525,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Gabriel Abusada on the button.

The board came , and Abusada paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Martins in 10th place.

Gabriel Abusada  –  4,950,000  (40 bb)
Yuri Martins  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($61,325)

The final nine players are redrawing for random seats at the final table. Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,165

The final 10 players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante.

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 4.65 million (37 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $61,325 each, and as soon as one more player busts, they will redraw for seats at the final table.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 53
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Yuri Martins  –  1,525,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  John Haas  –  4,700,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Dave Berman  –  4,075,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Altman  –  7,850,000  (63 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Gabriel Abusada  –  3,175,000  (25 bb)

TABLE 54
Seat 1.  Steve Queen  –  4,200,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  10,350,000  (83 bb)
Seat 4.  Zachary Smiley  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  T.K. Miles  –  3,700,000  (30 bb)
Seat 6.  Will Berry  –  2,050,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,165

Peter Vitantonio was all in from the button for 625,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Steve Queen in the small blind.

The board came — Queen flopped a set of jacks and Vitantonio turned a gutshot straight draw, but the river card was a blank. Queen won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Vitantonio in 11th place.

Steve Queen  –  2,850,000  (29 bb)
Peter Vitantonio  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($48,805)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 4.65 million (47 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $61,325 each, and as soon as one more player busts, they will redraw for seats at the final table.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,165

Steve Brite was all in from the big blind for 800,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Yuri Martins in the cutoff.

The board came — Brite paired his queen on the flop, but Martins turned a set of tens to win the pot and eliminate Brite in 12th place.

Yuri Martins  –  3,300,000  (33 bb)
Steve Brite  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($48,805)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 4,225,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $48,805 each, and the next pay jump will be $61,325 for 10th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,165

Joe Steur was all in from the hijack for 1,075,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of John Haas on the button.

The board came — Steur flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Haas won the pot with a rivered set of kings to eliminate Steur in 13th place.

John Haas  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Joe Steur  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($39,270)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $48,805 each, and the next pay jump will be $61,325 for 10th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,165

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 ante.

With 13 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $39,270 each, and the next pay jump will be $48,805 for 12th place.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 53
Seat 1.  Joe Steur  –  1,075,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Yuri Martins  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  John Haas  –  2,875,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Dave Berman  –  3,600,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Altman  –  4,775,000  (48 bb)
Seat 7.  Steve Brite  –  1,075,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Gabriel Abusada  –  4,125,000  (41 bb)

TABLE 54
Seat 1.  Steve Queen  –  1,225,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  8,175,000  (82 bb)
Seat 4.  Zachary Smiley  –  5,600,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5.  T.K. Miles  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Will Berry  –  4,725,000  (47 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Peter Vitantonio  –  2,325,000  (23 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,165

Will Berry min-raised from the button to 150,000, Dennis Rodriguez moved all in from the small blind for 850,000, and Berry thought for a while before he called with .

Rodriguez turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Rodriguez paired his king on the flop, but Berry paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Rodriguez in 14th place.

Will Berry  –  4,800,000  (64 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($39,270)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,575,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $39,270 each, and the next pay jump will be $48,805 for 12th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or there are six players left, whichever comes first.