$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

Zachard Smiley open-shoved for 1,800,000 from the small blind and Brian Altman called in the big.

Altman:
Smiley:

Smiley ran into a big hand in the big blind and he couldn’t catch up on the board to exit in third place.

Brian Altman – 35,850,000 (143 bb)
Zachary Smiley – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($302,200)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,165

It folded to Jonathan Jaffe in the small blind and he completed. Brian Altman raised to 650,000 and Jaffe limp/shoved for 4,400,000. Altman called and one friend had the other at risk.

Altman:
Jaffe:

Jaffe’s pair of sixes were in trouble against the eights and he could not find a Championship save on the run out to exit in fourth place.

Brian Altman – 28,000,000 (140 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – Eliminated in 4th Place ($225,675)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,165

John Haas open-shoved from the cutoff and Gabriel Abusada called from the small blind with the bigger stack.

Abusada:
Haas:

Haas was ahead for the double, improved on the flop but now had to worry about an open-ended straight draw. The turn gave Abusada diamond outs as well and the river was one of them to knock Haas out in fifth place.

Gabriel Abusada – 17,050,000 (85 bb)
John Haas – Eliminated in 5th Place ($170,275)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,165

Will Berry open-shoved for 2,400,000 from under the gun and it makes it around to the big blind. Jonathan Jaffe calls and Berry is at risk.

Jaffe:
Berry:

Berry has kicker issues, misses the but picks up a small gutshot draw. The turn is a blank and he is the first off the official final table after the river.

Jonathan Jaffe – 5,325,000 (26 bb)
Will Berry – Eliminated in 6th Place ($129,825)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,165

It folded to Zachary Smiley in the cutoff, he moved all in for 1,500,000 and Brian Altman called in the big blind.

Smiley:
Altman:

Smiley needed help to overcome his kicker problems but found no help on the flop or turn. The river was he needed and he doubled with two pair nine and fives.

Zachary Smiley – 3,300,000 (17 bb)
Brian Altman – 19,100,000 (96 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,165

Jonathan Jaffe opened to 400,000 from the button and Will Berry moved all in from the small blind for 1,000,000. John Haas folded his big and Jaffe called.

Berry:
Jaffe:

Berry was ahead for the double but needed to fade Jaffe’s live cards to double. He did better than that and made two pair aces and queens on the board to take the pot.

Will Berry – 2,400,000 (12 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – 3,600,000 (18 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,165

Action folded to folded to John Haas in the small blind and he moved all in for 2,000,000. Brian Altman was in the big and called to put Haas at risk.

Haas:
Altman:

A good time for Haas to pick up kings and they held as he made a set on the board to double up against the chip leader.

John Haas – 4,200,000 (21 bb)
Brian Altman – 23,000,000 (115 bb)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,165

Brian Altman opened to 300,000 from the button and Dave Berman called in the big blind to see the flop. Berman checked, Altman continued for 175,000 and Berman check-raised all in for 1,325,000. Altman called to put Berman at risk.

Altman:
Berman:

Berman was in trouble with second pair of kings versus Altman’s paired ace and he could not find a save on the turn or river to exit in seventh place.

Brian Altman – 23,900,000 (159 bb)
Dave Berman – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($100,030)

Tournament staff paused the clock to move the last six players to the WPT Tampa Championship final final table. With five minutes remaining in the level, they were sent on a 15-minute break and blind levels will go to 60 minutes each until heads up.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,165

Gabriel Abusada opened to 300,000 from under the gun, Steve Queen called from the cutoff and Brian Altman three-bet to 1,600,000 from the big blind. Abusada folded and Queen called.

The flop came , Altman continued for 850,000 and Queen moved all in the 2,700,000. Altman called and Queen was at risk.

Altman:
Queen:

Altman paired his king on the flop to take the lead over Queen’s eights. The turn and river did not change a thing and Queen was eliminated in eighth place.

Brian Altman – 22,000,000 (147 bb)
Steven Queen – Eliminated in 8th Place ($77,900)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,165

Chop central so far today at the WPT Tampa Championship final table. After Gabriel Abusada and Jonathan Jaffe had a chop on the river, we had two more big hands that ended the same way.

First it was Dave Berman getting his stack in against Brian Altman with versus . Both had flush freerolls but the board had them finish in a tie.

Soon after, John Haas was all in versus Abusada and this time it was versus for another chopped pot.