$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,165

It folded to Jon Borenstein on the button and opened to 130,000. Kevin Garosshen moved all in from the big blind with a bigger stack and Borenstein called for 1,240,000 total.

Borenstein:
Garosshen:

Borenstein had two suited over cards and paired his king on the flop. He made kings up on the turn and doubled after the river.

Jon Borenstein – 2,570,000 (43 bb)
Kevin Garosshen – 3,900,000 (65 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,165

Another break has come and gone and the 20 remaining WPT Tampa Championship players are back in their seats. They will play one more level before enjoying a 60-minute dinner break.

Blinds are up to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante and the average stack is about 2,330,000 (39 bb).

Table 1
Seat 1: Yuri Martins – 1,710,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Steve Brite – 1,350,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Jebhar Patterson – 665,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Perry Shiao – 2,320,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Dennis Rodriguez – 1,180,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6: Dave Berman – 2,015,000 (34 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Garbriel Abusada – 2,135,000 (36 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Jon Borenstein – 1,240,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Sam Panzica – 595,000 (10 bb)
Seat 3: Kevin Garosshen – 5,205,000 (87 bb)
Seat 4: Jonathan Jaffe – 7,695,000 (128 bb)
Seat 5: Jim Gilbert – 580,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 1,420,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: T.K. Miles – 1,200,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Table 3
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: John Haas – 3,025,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3: Peter Vitantonio – 3,110,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Queen – 810,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Zachary Smiley – 4,250,000 (71 bb)
Seat 6: Joe Steur – 1,855,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Will Berry – 3,985,000 (66 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Remaining payouts:

1st: $613,225
2nd: $408,825
3rd: $302,200
4th: $225,675
5th: $170,275
6th: $129,825
7th: $100,030
8th: $77,900
9th-10th: $61,325
11th-12th: $48,805
13th-14th: $39,270
15th-16th: $31,950
17th-20th: $26,290

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,165

David Meagher opened to 110,000 from the cutoff, John Haas called on the button, and Steve Queen called in the big blind.

The flop came , Queen checked, Meagher bet 350,000 and only Haas came to the turn. Meagher moved all in for 535,000 and Haas called.

Haas:
Meagher:

Both players flopped to pair but Haas had the bigger kicker. The river finished the board and Meagher was eliminated in 21st place.

John Haas – 2,580,000 (52 bb)
David Meagher – Eliminated in 21st Place ($21,880)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,165

T.K. Miles opened to 115,000 from the button and Rafael Rovira Soler three-bet shoved for 620,000 from the small blind. Sam Panzica folded his big blind and Miles called to put Rovira at risk.

Rovira:
Miles:

Miles was ahead with big slick and Rovira could not pull a miracle on the board to exit in 22nd place.

T.K. Miles – 1,440,000 (29 bb)
Rafael Rovira Soler – Eliminated in 22nd Place ($21,880)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,165

Action folded around to Derek Bowers in the small blind and he moved all in with his short stack. Sam Panzica was in the big blind with a slightly bigger stack and called to put Bowers at risk.

Panzica:
Bowers:

Bowers had kicker issues and could not catch as Panzica made trip aces on the run out.

Sam Panzica – 850,000 (17 bb)
Derek Bowers – Eliminated in 23rd Place ($21,880)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,165

Cricket Agnello open-ripped for 675,000 from the button and Kevin Garosshen called from the big blind.

Garosshen:
Agnello:

Agnello was looking great for the double with his better queen but the gave Garosshen the club flush to send him out.

Kevin Garosshen – 4,200,000 (84 bb)
Cricket Agnello – Eliminated in 24th Place ($21,880)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,165

Steve Brite was under 10 big blinds, put his 450,000 stack in the middle and James Gilbert had him at risk.

Brite:
Gilbert:

Brite had the smaller stack but the bigger ace and his big slick held on the for a double.

Steve Brite – 1,025,000 (20 bb)
James Gilbert – 1,055,000 (21 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,165

The 24 remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break. Blinds are up to 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante and the average stack about 1,950,000 (39 bb).

Table 1
Seat 1: Yuri Martins – 2,065,000 (41 bb)
Seat 2: Steve Brite – 550,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Jebhar Patterson – 1,365,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: Perry Shiao – 1,770,000 (35 bb)
Seat 5: Dennis Rodriguez – 2,075,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Dave Berman – 1,625,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Jim Gilbert – 1,580,000 (32 bb)
Seat 8: Garbriel Abusada – 910,000 (18 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Cricket Agnello – 1,500,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Sam Panzica – 815,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Kevin Garosshen – 3,525,000 (71 bb)
Seat 4: Jonathan Jaffe – 5,830,000 (117 bb)
Seat 5: Derek Bowers – 560,000 (11 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 1,540,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: T.K. Miles – 1,095,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Rafael Rovira Soler – 805,000 (16 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1: David Meagher – 1,735,000 (35 bb)
Seat 2: John Haas – 1,405,000 (28 bb)
Seat 3: Peter Vitantonio – 2,185,000 (44 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Queen – 1,125,000 (23 bb)
Seat 5: Zachary Smiley – 6,385,000 (128 bb)
Seat 6: Joe Steur – 625,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Will Berry – 3,910,000 (78 bb)
Seat 8: Jon Borenstein – 1,590,000 (32 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $613,225
2nd: $408,825
3rd: $302,200
4th: $225,675
5th: $170,275
6th: $129,825
7th: $100,030
8th: $77,900
9th-10th: $61,325
11th-12th: $48,805
13th-14th: $39,270
15th-16th: $31,950
17th-20th: $26,290
21st-24th: $21,880

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,165

Brian Altman and Derek Bowers were heads up to a flop. Bowers checked, Altman bet 110,000 and Bowers check-raised all in. Altman called at risk for 710,000 total.

Altman:
Bowers:

Alman caught aces when he needed them but needed to dodge Bowers’ open-ended straight draw. The turn and river were safe and the WPT Player of the Year had a double.

Brian Altman – 1,640,000 (41 bb)
Derek Bowers – 550,000 (14 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,165

Olamide Otti ran his short stack into Dennis Rodriguez, versus , to go out in 25th place and set up the three-table redraw.

Tournament staff paused the clock and the 24 remaining players found new seats.

Table 1
Seat 1: Yuri Martins
Seat 2: Steve Brite
Seat 3: Jebhar Patterson
Seat 4: Perry Shiao
Seat 5: Dennis Rodriguez
Seat 6: Dave Berman
Seat 7: Jim Gilbert
Seat 8: Garbriel Abusada

Table 2
Seat 1: Cricket Agnello
Seat 2: Sam Panzica
Seat 3: Kevin Garosshen
Seat 4: Jonathan Jaffe
Seat 5: Derek Bowers
Seat 6: Brian Altman
Seat 7: T.K. Miles
Seat 8: Rafael Rovira Soler

Table 3
Seat 1: David Meagher
Seat 2: John Haas
Seat 3: Peter Vitantonio
Seat 4: Steven Queen
Seat 5: Zachary Smiley
Seat 6: Joe Steur
Seat 7: Will Berry
Seat 8: Jon Borenstein