$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 98

Davy Ridout raised from the cutoff to 40,000, Rishi Srivastava moved all in button for 175,000, and Ridout tanked for a while before he said, “I call.”

“That sucks,” said Srivastava, as he showed .

Ridout turned over , and Srivastava needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Srivastava turned four additional outs to a chop, but improved no further. Ridout won the pot with his king to eliminate Srivastava in seventh place.

Davy Ridout  –  625,000  (52 bb)
Rishi Srivastava  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,445)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 327,000 (27 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,642 each.

$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 33

After the elimination of Dustin Goldklang in fifth place, the final four players are in the money, guaranteed at least $21,490 each.

Shortly after Goldklang’s elimination, Arthur Conan doubled thru chipleader Zhuang Ruan, with Conan’s holding up against Ruan’s .

Here is the lineup, with their updated chip counts after Conan’s double-up.

Seat 1.  Arthur Conan  –  72,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  Filipp Khavin  –  125,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Philip Shing  –  53,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Zhuang Ruan  –  415,000  (69 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $66,837 + Trophy
2nd:  $41,309
3rd:  $27,114
4th:  $21,490

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 98

After a flop of , Sherman Supley was all in from middle position for 50,000 with (pair of jacks), but he needed to improve to stay alive against the (pair of kings) of Davy Ridout in the big blind.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Ridout won the pot with his pair of kings to eliminate Supley in eighth place.

Davy Ridout  –  525,000  (66 bb)
Sherman Supley  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,313)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 280,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,445 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 98

Eric Tarikas entered the pot from middle position, Grant Missonis moved all in from the small blind for about 50,000, and Tarikas called with .

Missonis turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Tarikas flopped trip jacks and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Missonis in ninth place.

Eric Tarikas  –  317,000  (53 bb)
Grant Missonis  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,116)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 245,000 (41 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,313 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 98

With 10 players remaining, Eric Mutschler moved all in under the gun for 18,000, Rishi Srivastava called from the small blind, and Davy Ridout called from the big blind.

The flop came , Srivastava bet, and Ridout folded.

Mutschler showed , but he needed to improve to stay alive against Srivastava’s .

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the pocket aces held up for Srivastava to win the pot and eliminate Mutschler in 10th place.

Eric Mutschler  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($985)

After the elimination of Mutschler, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with their updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Rishi Srivastava  –  614,000  (102 bb)
Seat 2.  Ben Miner  –  284,000  (47 bb)
Seat 3.  Sherman Supley  –  60,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Eric Tarikas  –  260,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5.  Mark “Bud” Wiser  –  57,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Justin Fulbright  –  115,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Wilmer Chavira  –  199,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8.  Grant Missonis  –  60,000  (10 bb)
Seat 9.  Davy Ridout  –  298,000  (50 bb)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $11,162 + Trophy
2nd:  $6,402
3rd:  $4,005
4th:  $2,708
5th:  $2,052
6th:  $1,642
7th:  $1,445
8th:  $1,313
9th:  $1,116
10th:  Eric Mutschler  –  $985

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante

Gabriel Abusada was closing the gap and was up to 18,525,000 when they played the biggest hand of the tournament. He open-shipped from the button and Altman called with a chance to close it out.

Altman:
Abusada:

Altman found a great spot to catch the big pair and it held as the dealer spread the final board .

Abusada earned $408,825 for his runner-up finish while Altman claimed the WPT Tampa Championship, third overall, for $613,225.

1st: Brian Altman – $613,225
2nd: Gabriel Abusada – $408,825

$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 33

The last big tournament on the WPT Tampa schedule drew 33 entries to the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em game. They combined to create a prize pool worth $156,750 and the last four players will get paid. A min-cash will earn $21,490 while the Event 21 champ will take home $66,837 plus the guitar trophy.

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 21
$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  33
Prize Pool:  $156,750
June 22, 2021

1st: $66,837 + Trophy
2nd: $41,309
3rd: $27,114
4th: $21,490

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500
Players Remaining:  23 of 98

Registration closed on Event 20 and it drew 98 entries to the $400 No Limit Hold’em tournament. They created a prize pool worth $32,830 and the last 10 spots will get paid. They have $985 for a min-cash and $11,162 awaiting the winner.

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 20
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  98
Prize Pool:  $32,830
June 22, 2021

1st: $11,162 + Trophy
2nd: $6,402
3rd: $4,005
4th: $2,708
5th: $2,052
6th: $1,642
7th: $1,445
8th: $1,313
9th: $1,116
10th: $985

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,165

Level 32 came to an end giving Brian Altman and Gabriel Abusada a 10-minute break from the action. Altman extended his lead a bit over the first part of heads up and the grind continues.

Seat 3: Brian Altman – 37,850,000 (126 bb)
Seat 4: Gabriel Abusada – 8,550,000 (29 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $613,225
2nd: $408,825

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,165

Brian Altman and Gabriel Abusada adjusted their seats to begin their heads-up match for the WPT Tampa Championship title. Levels now last 30 minutes for the duration.

Seat 3: Brian Altman – 35,850,000 (143 bb)
Seat 4: Gabriel Abusada – 10,650,000 (43 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $613,225
2nd: $408,825