$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

Jonathan Jaffe opened to 350,000 from under the gun and Gabriel Abusada called on the button to see the flop. Jaffe checked, Abusada bet 1,000,000 and Jaffe called.

Both players checked down the turn and river and flipped up their cards. Abusada flopped two pair with but was counterfeited with the running jacks. Jaffe held and earned half of the pot.

Gabriel Abusada – 7,400,000 (49 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – 6,300,000 (42 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:  8 of 1,165

On the second hand of the day, Jonathan Jaffe opened to 300,000 from early position and Brian Altman three-bet to 900,000 from the cutoff. T.K. Miles cold four-bet shipped in for 2,075,000 from the big blind and Jaffe folded. Altman called, the cards were tabled, and they were racing early.

Altman:
Miles:

Miles needed his jacks to hold to double and the flop was safe. His bad news came on the turn and our All-Time Money leader Miles was eliminated in ninth place for $61,325.

Brian Altman – 13,775,000 (92 bb)
T.K. Miles – Eliminated in 9th Place ($61,325)

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,165

Eight of the nine WPT Tampa Championship final table players grabbed their seats and cards are in the air for the last day of the tournament. Will Berry was a little late but only missed one hand.

They will continue playing nine-handed at a tertiary table with 90-minute levels until they reach six players. Then they will pause the clock and move to the Championship final final table and levels go to 60 minutes.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,165

The WPT Tampa Championship began with 1,165 entries but they are down to the final nine with a chance to put their name on the Mike Sexton Champions Cup. Three of them can add a diamond to their plaque already on the cup; chip leader Brian Altman going for win number three with Jonathan Jaffe and Zachary Smiley going for number two.

Altman holds a big lead at this point, his 10,800,000 a healthy distance from second place Steve Queen with 6,875,000.

Action gets back underway at 1 pm with a pause in the action when they hit six players to move to the “official” final table.

Seat 1.  Steve Queen  –  6,875,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  Will Berry  –  3,600,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  John Haas  –  4,050,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Altman  –  10,800,000  (72 bb)
Seat 5.  Gabriel Abusada  –  5,950,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Dave Berman  –  2,325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  T.K. Miles  –  2,225,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8.  Zachary Smiley  –  4,975,000  (33 bb)
Seat 9.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  5,875,000  (39 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:  $61,325

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  63

Event 20 is up to 63 entries after the first break, a great turnout on a Tuesday morning/afternoon. It will continue to fill in over the next hour until registration closes at 2:30 pm.

Some familiar faces are in action on that side of the room including Wally Maddah, Luiz Duarte, Mark Wiser, and Tony March.

$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Entries:  14

The Event 21 field is small but talented, the $5,000 buy-in attracting some of the best players in the area. We caught Tampa Poker Room regular Jeremy Becker having to deal with the likes of two WPT Champions; Frank Stepuchin and Ryan Van Sanford

$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are closing out the WPT Tampa series with the biggest buy-in tournament on the schedule. Event 21 has a $5,000 buy-in with a one-day format and starts at 11 am.

They’ll sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and play 30-minute levels. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. It will be a big prize pool with a great field before we crown the last champion of the series.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips with 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 21 Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We’ve made it to the last day of the WPT Tampa series with two last chance tournaments. The first goes at 10 am and Event 20 is a $400 No Limit Hold’em tournament with a lot of action.

Players start with 20,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm with unlimited re-entries. There is a dinner break at 4:30 pm and they’ll come back to work down to our Event 20 champion.

We will hit the highlights along the way and find a guitar trophy winner.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips with 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until the start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 20 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips with 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until the start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 21 – $5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips with 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 21 Structure Sheet

1PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT Tampa Championship

• Championship Day 4 Chip Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $530 Event 21 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips with 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Structure Sheet

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 18
$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  41
Prize Pool:  $82,000
June 21, 2021

Event 18 attracted 41 entries, generating a prizepool of $82,000 that would pay out to the final five players.

Originally scheduled as a two-day tournament, the final tablists voted to play down to a winner tonight, which they reached shortly before 3:00 am when Ethan Harris defeated Jim Collopy heads-up for the title, the trophy, and the first prize of $32,733.

1st:  Ethan Harris  –  $32,733 + Trophy
2nd:  Jim Collopy  –  $20,231
3rd:  David Bansmer  –  $13,640
4th:  Drake Pitoniak  –  $9,196
5th:  Aleksey Filatov  –  $6,200