2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  162
Prize Pool:  $157,140
August 28-29, 2022

Kevin Oakes has won Event 9 thanks to a chop decided between the final four players to take home the WPT Trophy and top prize money worth $31,186. Here is what he had to say right after the victory, “I don’t know yet, it feels really good. I’ve only been playing tournament poker for a little over a year. I knew a breakthrough was coming, I didn’t know when it was going to be. I almost did not play this event,” said Oakes.

“From the beginning of this event until now, it was just unbelievable. I never got coolered, I never took a bad beat. I didn’t know I was going to win it, but it just gave me a lot of confidence,” said Oakes about his journey through the tournament field.

“I had great tables, the guys I played with at every table I really enjoyed everybody that I played with. We had a good group at the final table, we had a blast. I’ve got to give a lot of credit to the staff here and the dealers, and Rachel (massage therapist) has been my good luck charm. She started with me last night, and I told her, ‘As long as I’m in this tournament you’re with me,” said Oakes about his overall tournament experience here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

*: Denotes the payouts decided upon in the four-way chop.

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 162

Joseph Henry was all in for a short stack with Q-4 in the hole from the small blind, and Kevin Oakes had him covered holding from the cutoff.

The board was dealt , and Henry was eliminated in sixth place, good for $6,280. Oakes was up to 1.58 million after collecting the pot.

Kevin Oakes – 1,580,000 (52 bb)
Joseph Henry – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($6,280)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 162

Here is a look at the final table seat draw with chip counts for Event 9, with quite a few familiar faces still in the mix:

Seat 1: Nancy Birnbaum – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($5,440)
Seat 2: Frank “Skullman” Harrington – 270,000
Seat 3: Joseph Henry – 880,000
Seat 6: Brandon Boswell – 300,000
Seat 7: Eddy Mroczkowski – 295,000
Seat 8: Zhengxiong Zouxu – 635,000
Seat 9: Kevin Oakes – 700,000

Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $41,770 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $27,370
3rd: $16,120
4th: $9,810
5th: $7,570
6th: $6,280

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 162

Here is a look at the final table seat draw with chip counts for Event 9, with quite a few familiar faces still in the mix:

Seat 1: Nancy Birnbaum – 230,000
Seat 2: Frank “Skullman” Harrington – 120,000
Seat 3: Joseph Henry – 500,000
Seat 4: Jimmy Farnsworth – Eliminated in Eighth Place ($4,790)
Seat 5: Donald Linsky – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($4,180)
Seat 6: Brandon Boswell – 355,000
Seat 7: Eddy Mroczkowski – 286,000
Seat 8: Zhengxiong Zouxu – 280,000
Seat 9: Kevin Oakes – 375,000

Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $41,770 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $27,370
3rd: $16,120
4th: $9,810
5th: $7,570
6th: $6,280
7th: $5,440

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 162

Michael Laake got all in with in the hole from the hijack, and Eddy Mroczowski had him covered holding on the cutoff.

The board ran out , and Laake was eliminated in tenth place, good for $3,610, and Eddy stacks up 220,000 after collecting the pot.

Eddy Mroczkowski – 220,000 (11 bb)
Michael Laake – Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,180) 

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 162

Event 9 quickly went into hand-for-hand play on the money bubble with 22 players remaining and 22 getting paid.

On the second hand, Hunter Cincy three-bet shipped for 57,000 from the big blind after Javier Zarco opened. He called with and Cincy was in trouble with until he paired his ace on the board to double up.

Soon after, Mark Dickstein open-shoved for 37,000 from the cutoff and Adnan Khabbaz reshipped from the small blind to get a fold from Kevin Blewitt in the big.

Dickstein:
Khabbaz:

Dickstein found a short-stacked ace but ran into a big ace. Khabbaz was ahead and locked up the hand on the board to send Dickstein out and burst the money bubble.

1st: $41,770 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $27,370
3rd: $16,120
4th: $9,810
5th: $7,570
6th: $6,280
7th: $5,440
8th: $4,790
9th: $4,180
10th-12th: $3,610
13th-15th: $3,060
16th-18th: $2,550
19th-21st: $2,050

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 162

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of WPT Tampa Event 9 with 25 players remaining. The first order of business will be making the money with 21 getting paid, then down to the final table and Event 9 champ.

Table 53
Seat 1: Eddy Mroczkowski – 112,000
Seat 2: Nancy Birnbaum – 82,000
Seat 3: Doug Marro – 217,000
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Gabe Ramos – 188,000
Seat 6: Michael Tweedlie – 178,000
Seat 7: Aditya Prasetyo – 73,000
Seat 8: Zhengxiong Zouxu – 242,000
Seat 9: Harvey Vandeven – 90,000

Table 54
Seat 1: Joseph Henry – 340,000
Seat 2: Javier Zarco – 98,000
Seat 3: Kevin Dakes – 211,000
Seat 4: Jimmy Farnsworth – 75,000
Seat 5: Anthony Lambert – 113,000
Seat 6: Hunter Cichy – 83,000
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Brandon Boswell – 178,000
Seat 9: Rodney Turvin – 87,000

Table 58
Seat 1: Robert Pratt – 126,000
Seat 2: Adnan Khabbaz – 45,000
Seat 3: Kevin Blewitt – 59,000
Seat 4: Don Linsky – 204,000
Seat 5: Alex Ziskin – 48,000
Seat 6: Hyndi Khomutetsky – 64,000
Seat 7: Frank Harrington – 155,000
Seat 8: Michael Laake – 75,000
Seat 9: Mark Dickstein – 97,000

Payouts:

1st: $41,770 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $27,370
3rd: $16,120
4th: $9,810
5th: $7,570
6th: $6,280
7th: $5,440
8th: $4,790
9th: $4,180
10th-12th: $3,610
13th-15th: $3,060
16th-18th: $2,550
19th-21st: $2,050

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 162

The two-day $1,100 tournament drew 162 entries and 25 were still in the hunt after 15 levels of play. They return today at 2 pm for Day 2, first playing into the money with 21 getting paid, then on to the final table and our eventual Event 9 champ.

Joseph Henry leads, but many talented players are trying to chase him down. Everyone is trying to take home the $41K top prize and WPT trophy.

Table 53
Seat 1: Eddy Mroczkowski – 112,000
Seat 2: Nancy Birnbaum – 82,000
Seat 3: Doug Marro – 217,000
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Gabe Ramos – 188,000
Seat 6: Michael Tweedlie – 178,000
Seat 7: Aditya Prasetyo – 73,000
Seat 8: Zhengxiong Zouxu – 242,000
Seat 9: Harvey Vandeven – 90,000

Table 54
Seat 1: Joseph Henry – 340,000
Seat 2: Javier Zarco – 98,000
Seat 3: Kevin Dakes – 211,000
Seat 4: Jimmy Farnsworth – 75,000
Seat 5: Anthony Lambert – 113,000
Seat 6: Hunter Cichy – 83,000
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Brandon Boswell – 178,000
Seat 9: Rodney Turvin – 87,000

Table 58
Seat 1: Robert Pratt – 126,000
Seat 2: Adnan Khabbaz – 45,000
Seat 3: Kevin Blewitt – 59,000
Seat 4: Don Linsky – 204,000
Seat 5: Alex Ziskin – 48,000
Seat 6: Hyndi Khomutetsky – 64,000
Seat 7: Frank Harrington – 155,000
Seat 8: Michael Laake – 75,000
Seat 9: Mark Dickstein – 97,000

Payouts:

1st: $41,770 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $27,370
3rd: $16,120
4th: $9,810
5th: $7,570
6th: $6,280
7th: $5,440
8th: $4,790
9th: $4,180
10th-12th: $3,610
13th-15th: $3,060
16th-18th: $2,550
19th-21st: $2,050

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 11 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 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 11 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 12 Flight A – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 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 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 13 – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 9 Day 2 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 9 Day 2 Counts and Seats
• Event 9 Payouts

6PM: Event 12 Flight B – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 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 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

2PM: $1,300 Ultimate Package Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win a $12,400 package; seats in WPT Championship, Event 19 ($2,200), and Event 17 ($1,100) plus $5,000 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels 1-7 last 20 minutes; Levels 8+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:35pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $550 WPT Tampa Championship Satellite (1-in-7)

• 2 seats guaranteed into Flight A the WPT Tampa Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $140 Event 15 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

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

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante

The final 25 players have bagged up their chips to return for Day 2 in Event 9, and the chip leader at the end of play is Joseph Henry with a stack of 340,000. Here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts for when cards get back into the air tomorrow at 2pm.

Table 53
Seat 1: Eddy Mroczkowski – 112,000
Seat 2: Nancy Birnbaum – 82,000
Seat 3: Doug Marro – 217,000
Seat 4:
Seat 5: Gabe Ramos – 188,000 (button)
Seat 6: Michael Tweedlie – 178,000
Seat 7: Aditya Prasetyo – 73,000
Seat 8: Zhengxiong Zouxu – 242,000
Seat 9: Harvey Vandeven – 90,000

Table 54
Seat 1: Joseph Henry – 340,000
Seat 2: Javier Zarco – 98,000
Seat 3: Kevin Dakes – 211,000 (button)
Seat 4: Jimmy Farnsworth – 75,000
Seat 5: Anthony Lambert – 113,000
Seat 6: Hunter Cichy – 83,000
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Brandon Boswell – 178,000
Seat 9: Rodney Turvin – 87,000

Table 58
Seat 1: Robert Pratt – 126,000
Seat 2: Adnan Khabbaz – 45,000 (button)
Seat 3: Kevin Blewitt – 59,000
Seat 4: Don Linsky – 204,000
Seat 5: Alex Ziskin – 48,000
Seat 6: Hyndi Khomutetsky – 64,000
Seat 7: Frank Harrington – 155,000
Seat 8: Michael Laake – 75,000
Seat 9: Mark Dickstein – 97,000

Here is the prize pool up for grabs on Day 2:

1st: $41,770 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $27,370
3rd: $16,120
4th: $9,810
5th: $7,570
6th: $6,280
7th: $5,440
8th: $4,790
9th: $4,180
10th-12th: $3,610
13th-15th: $3,060
16th-18th: $2,550
19th-21st: $2,050