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Ardit Bitincka Wins Event 7 in a Three-Way Chop

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  128
Prize Pool:  $42,880
August 28, 2022

Ardit Bitincka

Ardit Bitincka took home the WPT trophy tonight in Event 8 after the final three players decided on a chop to end the tournament. Bitincka took home his first tournament trophy and the top prize money worth $9,666. Here is what he had to say after the victory.

“It felt pretty good because I don’t usually play Omaha. I maybe play four or five times a year. I think I was running pretty good the whole time, so I felt pretty comfortable even though there were people that were much better than me at the table. It’s my first trophy, so I’m really happy. My birthday is this Thursday, so I think it comes at a pretty good time,” said Bitincka.

When he was asked about his journey through the final table, Bitincka had this to say: “I think at the final table I was just trying to wait out and see how the other players were going to play it out. I probably gave it about half-an-hour to see how everything was going to play out. And then I was getting a lot of good hands so I started pushing in and getting aggressive.”

“I like the selection of games here, even the games I’m not playing as much like HORSE and PLO, whatever it is. I busted out of the $600 No-Limit after a single hand today, and it was 50/50 between playing the next No-Limit event or this one. I flipped a coin, and it was this one. And even in the ICM we just did I flipped a coin, and it said to do the ICM. I won the flips. It’s really nice to offer these different type of events, because then you get the different type of players coming in, so I think it’s amazing,” said Bitincka when he was asked about the variety of games offered at this tournament series.

Here are the final results for the tournament:

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Payout
1ArditBitincka$9,666* + WPT Trophy
2DalePhillips$8,315*
3LeTieu$6,809*
4NealCorcoran$2,890
5PhilHui$2,140
6AustinMcCullers$1,840
7AubreyGilbert$1,600
8RobertZepik$1,420
9PattarapornVorbeck$1,240
10JayKerbel$1,090
11MichaelTadlock$1,090
12ConnerHolsen$1,090
13JoshuaGerzog$950
14GregCossoni$950
15WallyMaddah$950
16RussellClayton$840

Event 7: Final Table Begins

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 Limits

Event 7 Final Table

The final players have taken their seats at the final table of Event 7. Here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Austin McCullers – 85,000
Seat 2: Aubrey Gilbert – 152,000
Seat 3: Dale Phillips – 50,000
Seat 4: Le Tieu – 295,000
Seat 5: Neil Corcoran – 252,000
Seat 6: Patty Vorbeck – 82,000
Seat 7: Phil Hui – 190,000
Seat 8: Robert Zepik – 132,000
Seat 9: Ardit Bitincka – 295,000

Here is the remaining prize money up for grabs:

1st: $12,460 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $7,720
3rd: $4,610
4th: $2,890
5th: $2,140
6th: $1,840
7th: $1,600
8th: $1,420
9th: $1,240

Event 7: Prize Pool and Payouts with $12,460 to the O8 Champ

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  128
Prize Pool:  $42,880
August 28, 2022

Registration closed for the $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 128 entries creating a prize pool worth $42,880. The last 16 players will make the money with $840 for a min-cash and $12,460 up top for the Event 7 champ.

1st: $12,460 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $7,720
3rd: $4,610
4th: $2,890
5th: $2,140
6th: $1,840
7th: $1,600
8th: $1,420
9th: $1,240
10th-12th: $1,090
13th-15th: $950
16th: $840

Event 7: More Omaha

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  150/300 Limits

You love Omaha so much that we put two tournaments on the schedule today with the game, starting with Event 7 at 10 am. It is a $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with split pots and good times.

Players start with 12,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. They will have a dinner break at 4 pm and return to battle for the next WPT Tampa trophy.

  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

WPT Tampa Day 4 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 7 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 8 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 9 Day 1 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15 or tournament director discretion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 10 – $400 Turbo Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 9 (8:55pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $140 Event 9 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win a seat into $1,100/$50,000 GTD Event 9
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Event 13 Turbo Satellite (1-in-5)

  • 1-in-5 win a seat into $600/$30,000 GTD Event 9
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 WPT Tampa Schedule