2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $56,175
June 14, 2021

On Sunday, A.J. Kelsall made Day 2 of $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Event 5), obviously hoping to win it all on Monday and take home the guitar trophy.

Fast forward to Monday night, and Kelsall has won a guitar trophy, but it was in a completely different event, and in one of his least favorite games — pot limit omaha.

“I’m not a PLO player, I’m a hold’em player,” said Kelsall. “I just don’t have a good feel for PLO. I feel like I don’t read the hands as well, or know when to bluff as well as I do in hold’em. I’m definitely a nittier PLO player than when I play hold’em.”

So how did Kelsall end up in a PLO event?

“I busted the $1K in 14th with four minutes left in registration, so I decided, ‘What the hell?’ I got in, and here we are,” said Kelsall. “Things happen for a reason, right?”

The key moment for Kelsall may have been his very first hand.

“When I first sat down I had 20K,” said Kelsall, “and the big blind was 1,500. Then I quadrupled up in my first hand to get up to 80K. It’s pretty unusual to enter at the end of registration, and then you’re above average after one hand.”

This victory adds to Kelsall’s already impressive resume, with more than $1.7 million in career tournament earnings.

“Tampa is technically my home,” said Kelsall, “even though I say I’m a vagabond. I’m usually between Tampa and Vegas, and I drive down to the Hollywood tournaments, because everyone at the Seminole Hard Rock puts on a great tournament. Hollywood tournaments are always some of the best in the country, and I’m pretty excited this is the biggest series Tampa has ever had.”

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 107

After the elimination of Evan Kupferberg in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Juan Rodriguez  –  309,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2.  Chad J. Brown  –  225,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3.  John Panetti  –  270,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  Alex Contreras  –  216,000  (36 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Peters  –  109,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Igor Tretyakov  –  536,000  (89 bb)
Seat 7.  Damjan Radanov  –  34,000  (1 bb)
Seat 8.  A.J. Kelsall  –  172,000  (7 bb)
Seat 9.  David Prociak  –  275,000  (11 bb)

And here are the payouts for this event:

1st:  $18,117 + Trophy
2nd:  $10,954
3rd:  $6,811
4th:  $4,606
5th:  $3,511
6th:  $2,809
7th:  $2,331
8th:  $1,966
9th:  $1,912
10th:  Evan Kupferberg  –  $1,685
11th:  Scott Anderson  –  $1,573

They will continue playing tonight until they reach a champion.

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  107

Registration closed for the WPT Tampa $600 Pot Limit Omaha tournament with 107 entries creating a prize pool worth $56,175. The last 11 spots will be paid with $1,573 for a min-cash and $18,117 for the Pot Limit Omaha winner.

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  107
Prize Pool:  $56,175
June 14, 2021

1st: $18,117 + Trophy
2nd: $10,954
3rd: $6,811
4th: $4,606
5th: $3,511
6th: $2,809
7th: $2,331
8th: $1,966
9th: $1,912
10th: $1,685
11th: $1,573

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 2:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  46

The Pot Limit Omaha field is filling in nicely with nearly 50 entries in less than an hour. It’s early for PLO regulars.

For those with a discerning eye, you may notice a new wrinkle in the PLO tournaments. The introduction of antes. This is a newer twist on the older game and players will now have a single big blind ante (which is not counted towards preflop pot bets).

$600 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last new event on today’s schedule is one of our more popular poker variants. We are rolling out a $600 Pot Limit Omaha game and we expect to see a lot of our Poker Room regulars up here in the Event Center playing the game.

PLO grinders will start with 20,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels all day long. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm with unlimited re-entries. There is a dinner break at 6:30 pm and they will play down to a champion after they return.

• 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 8 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 6 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 30 minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 7 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• This tournament will be held in the Poker Room
• Players begin with 20,000 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 7 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 8 – $600 Pot Limit Omaha (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 8 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 Day 2 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 5 Day 2 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 5 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $80 Event 6 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Players begin with 7,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 6
• Structure Sheet

5PM: $80 Event 6 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Players begin with 7,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 6
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $250 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $80 Event 6 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 7,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 6
• Structure Sheet