2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  4,363
Prize Pool:  $2,268,760
August 25-28, 2022

We kicked off the 2022 WPT Tampa schedule with a huge event, a $400 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with six starting flights and a $1,000,000 guarantee. After dominating late, Adam Quimby topped the field and took the top spot along with $240,254 after a three-way deal.

The tournament drew 4,363 entries to create a huge prize pool worth $2,268,760. That is our second biggest tournament field in our history and the biggest non-Main Event/Championship prize pool.

We saw 439 players advance to Day 2 in the money with eight players bagging twice to pick up two payouts. The tournament ran late on Day 2 and seven players returned for a Day 3 on Monday.

Quimby had a big lead coming back and only extended it as players quickly dropped. Within an hour back, the three remaining players made a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool with Quimby’s huge lead giving him the lion’s share of the prize pool.

Matt Higgins earned $208,448 for second place, Ashley Spring was third for $150,308 but Quimby took the big prize of $240,254 along with the WPT trophy.

Congrats to Adam and thanks to everyone for the great series kickoff.

Final table results:

* – denotes results of a three-way deal

• – Complete Event 1 results (PDF)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante

After Bruno Carvalho was eliminated, the three remaining players decided to take a look at some ICM numbers. They made some adjustments and agreed to chop up the remaining prize pool.

Adam Quimby earned the title courtesy of his massive chip lead and took home more than $240K. Here are the counts and the adjusted payouts:

Adam Quimby – 60,400,000
Matt Higgins – 18,300,000
Ashley Spring – 7,875,000

1st: Adam Quimby – $240,254
2nd: Matt Higgins – $208,448
3rd: Ashley Spring – $150,308

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 4,363

Ashley Spring folded first to act, Bruno Carvalho moved all in for 7,800,000 from the button and Adam Quimby quickly called in the big blind.

Quimby:
Carvalho:

Carvalho had two live cards to double but Quimby had his hearts covered. The board ran out and Carvalho was eliminated in fourth place.

Adam Quimby – 60,400,000 (121 bb)
Bruno Carvalho – Eliminated in 4th Place ($108,760)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 4,363

After picking up some chips with a shove, Chris Mo tried again for 6,825,000 from the small blind after Adam Quimby opened to 1,300,000. Quimby called and they were racing.

Mo:
Quimby: [the]

Mo needed his eights to hold but Quimby took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop. Mo wished his tablemates well and said goodbye as the board finished and .

Another great run for Mo who won the $600 Deep Stack last year during the 2021 WPT Tampa series.

Adam Quimby – 51,700,000 (103 bb)
Chris Mo – Eliminated in 5th Place ($86,140)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 36:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 4,363

The blinds went up and Adam Quimby continues to lead big at the five-handed final table.

Seat 1: Matt Higgins – 18,100,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Adam Quimby – 43,625,000 (87 bb)
Seat 4: Ashley Spring – 10,525,000 (21 bb)
Seat 6: Chris Mo – 5,575,000 (11 bb)
Seat 7: Bruno Carvalho – 7,925,000 (16 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $284,870 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $176,110
3rd: $138,030
4th: $108,760
5th: $86,140

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 4,363

Ashley Spring found a spot to get her stack of 4,950,000 in the middle and Matt Higgins called to put her at risk.

Spring:
Higgins:

Spring ran into a big pair but took the lead when she made two pair on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river to send her the double.

Ashley Spring – 10,900,000 (27 bb)
Matt Higgins – 17,650,000 (44 bb)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 4,363

John Sacher came into the day with the shortest stack but found an early double when his caught a gutshot river against Adam Quimby’s on the board.

Soon after, Matt Higgins opened to 1,000,000 under the gun and Quimby called. Sacher moved all in for 7,600,000 from the big blind, Higgins called, and Quimby mucked.

Higgins:
Sacher:

Sacher was in trouble against the kings and missed the flop. The turn made things interesting with the heart draw but he blanked the river to exit in sixth place.

Matt Higgins – 22,600,000 (57 bb)
John Sacher – Eliminated in 6th Place ($68,600)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 4,363

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 4,363

Cards are back in the air with 34:43 remaining in Level 35 and everyone is guaranteed at least $54,910.

Seat 1: Matt Higgins – 15,150,000 (38 bb)
Seat 2: Adam Quimby – 31,850,000 (80 bb)
Seat 4: Ashley Spring – 7,575,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Chris Mo – 12,475,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Bruno Carvalho – 10,300,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: John Sacher – 3,100,000 (8 bb)
Seat 9: Nanda Rajagopal – 6,000,000 (15 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $284,870 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $176,110
3rd: $138,030
4th: $108,760
5th: $86,140
6th: $68,600
7th: $54,910

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 4,363

The opening event on the WPT Tampa schedule drew 4,363 entries, we had 431 come back for Day 2, and they played their way down to the final table. There were still seven left when they paused play for the evening, returning this afternoon at 3 pm to find our champ.

Adam Quimby leads the final table with Matt Higgins and former WPT Tampa winner Chris Mo his closest competitors.

Everyone is guaranteed at least $54,910 with a whopping $284,870 awaiting the champion.

Seat 1: Matt Higgins – 15,150,000 (38 bb)
Seat 2: Adam Quimby – 31,850,000 (80 bb)
Seat 4: Ashley Spring – 7,575,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Chris Mo – 12,475,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Bruno Carvalho – 10,300,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: John Sacher – 3,100,000 (8 bb)
Seat 9: Nanda Rajagopal – 6,000,000 (15 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $284,870 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $176,110
3rd: $138,030
4th: $108,760
5th: $86,140
6th: $68,600
7th: $54,910