2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  119
Prize Pool:  $115,430
August 26, 2022

Clyde Maliauka topped the field in Event 5 to take home the fourth trophy of the tournament series early on Saturday. He was awarded the top prize worth $30,730, along with the WPT trophy that was the first trophy he has earned in a tournament win.

Maliauka was the big stack at the final table, and he used that to his advantage to bully his opponents on his journey to the win. “There were just so many short stacks, so my job as the big stack was to just bully everybody, and I think I did a good job of that today,” said Mailauka.

Here is a what he had to say shortly after his victory: “It means a lot, I’ve worked hard, I’ve studied a lot, and the results have shown. I’m really happy to bring home the win today.”

The local player Maliauka had many supporters on the rail at the final table, and he said he definitely uses that to his advantage. “I always run hands with all the friends I know in the poker community. I think that the best way to learn about poker is just talking about it with other people, so it’s helped a lot,” said Maliauka.

“For sure, I’m a Tampa local, I live here in Clearwater, and I definitely have my sights set on a lot of events here. I’m happy that it’s so close,” said Maliauka about his plans for the rest of the tournament series (including possibly setting his sights on the Player of the Series gold trophy).

He also had this to say about playing tournaments here at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa: “I love that the way you guys run events is really clean, you guys are clearly a step ahead of everybody else as far as tournament organization. I think the staff is fantastic, and I think you guys do an awesome job of running the tournaments, and that’s why I keep coming back.”

Here is a look at the full results from the tournament:

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Remaining Players: 1 of 119 entries

Jesse Greer was all in with in the hole from the button for a short stack, and Clyde Maliauka had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Greer was eliminated in second place, good for $20,490. That made Maliauka the champion of the tournament, and he took home the top prize worth $30,730 along with the WPT trophy.

Stay tuned for a winner photo, an interview with the champion, and final results for the tournament.

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Remaining Players: 3 of 119 entries

Brandon Kessous got all in with in the hole under the gun, and Jesse Greer had him covered holding on the big blind.

The board was dealt , and Kessous was eliminated in fourth place, good for $10,070. Greer stacked up 920,000 after collecting the pot.

Jesse Greer – 920,000 (46 bb)
Brandon Kessous – Eliminated in Fourth Place ($10,070)

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players: 8 of 119 entries

The final nine players have been seated at the final table for Event 5, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Jameson Trudel – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($3,070)
Seat 2: Andreas Prinsen – 200,000
Seat 3:  Clyde Maliauka – 560,000
Seat 4: Aaron Thivyanathan – 320,000
Seat 5: Zach Eichenbaun – 80,000
Seat 6: Ryan Estrada – 160,000
Seat 7: Jesser Greer – 450,000
Seat 8: Daniel Cousins – 330,000
Seat 9: Brandon Kessous – 220,000

Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $30,730 + WPT trophy
2nd: $20,490
3rd: $14,140
4th: $10,070
5th: $7,410
6th: $5,630
7th: $4,440
8th: $3,620

On one of the first hands at the final table Trudel got all in with from the button, and Daniel Cousins had him covered holding on the cutoff. The board ran out , and Trudel was eliminated in ninth place, good for $3,070. Cousins stacked up 330,000 after collecting the pot.

Daniel Cousins – 330,000 (22 bb)
Jameson Trudel – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($3,070)

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players: 14 of 119 entries

AJ Kelsall and Sean Iannucci were both eliminated on the money bubble in Event 5. They split the 15th place prize money for $1,190 a piece. This was Kelsall’s third cash of the tournament series in just the first two days.

Kelsall fell when his pocket nines couldn’t hold up against the held by Clyde Maliauka on a board dealt .

On the same hand over at the other table Iannucci got all in with , and he fell to the of Austin McCullers on a final board reading .

Every player remaining will now take home at least $2,480 in prize money.

Clyde Maliauka – 194,000 (64 bb)
Austin McCullers – 178,000 (59 bb)
AJ Kellsall and Sean Iannucci – Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,190)

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players: 21 of 119 entries

Doug Marro got all in with in the hole from the button for 14,500, and the cutoff had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Marro doubled up to survive with 36,500 after collecting the pot.

Doug Marro – 36,500 (12 bb)

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  119
Prize Pool:  $115,430
August 26, 2022

Registration closed for the $1,100 Eight-Handed tournament with 119 entires more than doubling the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $115,430. The last 15 players will be paid with $2,380 for a min-cash and $30,730 up top for the champ.

1st: $30,730 + WPT trophy
2nd: $20,490
3rd: $14,140
4th: $10,070
5th: $7,410
6th: $5,630
7th: $4,440
8th: $3,620
9th-10th: $3,070
11th-12th: $2,710
13th-14th: $2,480
15th: $2,380

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries: 75

Event 5 has yet to reach its first break and the $50,000 guarantee is already long gone with 75 entries so far. There’s still a long time to run it up and we’ll pick up some players who bust from Event 1.

A few notables so far include Ken Fishman, Jeremy Becker, Ivan Ruban, AJ Kelsall, Cary Rosenthal, Nicole Diaz, Daniel Pearlman, Jason Block, Aaron Thivyanathan, and reigning WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferro.

Fishman owns half of the trophies awarded in the series (one of the two so far) after he won the $1,100 Six-Handed tournament last night.

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Another one-day trophy event gets underway at 2 pm with a $1,100 buy-in Eight-Handed tournament. It features a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and should have a lot of talent in the hunt.

Players start with 20,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:55 pm following the 40-minute dinner break.

They will return to play down to the final table and our next WPT Tampa champ.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes each
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:55pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Flight C – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 4 – $250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (2:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 – $1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes each
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:55pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Flight D – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $150 Event 1 Flight E Turbo Satellite (1-in-5)

• 1-in-5 will earn a seat into Flight E of Event 1
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet