2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 12
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  222
Prize Pool:  $215,340
June 16, 2021

Last month, Balakrishna Patur won the pandemic-delayed televised Final Table for the WPT L.A. Poker Classic, earning more than $1 million. And he came to Tampa for the first time primarily to play in the $2 million guaranteed WPT Tampa main event that begins on Friday.

But when Patur and his friends tried to check into the rental they’d be staying at, it was still occupied and they couldn’t check in. So they came to the Hard Rock to play some poker until they could check in, and Patur just kept going and going until he made the money, then he made the final table, and eventually, he won the whole thing.

Patur won it in a three-way preflop all-in situation, when his pocket sixes held up against the of Jay Giles and the of Derek Bowers.

“It was a tough one,” said Patur about the final table. “There were a couple of top notch pros here, but somehow I was able to navigate it.”

Patur wanted to give a shoutout to his friends, Sri and Sandeep, who stayed for the entire final table to support him.

“We are all grinders,” said Patur. “We discuss different hands and different situations. And everything pays off when we work together as a team.”

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 222

The final three players battled for a while before chipleader Balakrishna Patur moved all in from the button, and Derek Bowers called all in from the small blind for 530,000.

Jay Giles called all in from the big blind for about 560,000, eliciting a groan from Bowers, who implied he would not have called if he knew Giles was calling.

These were the cards in descending order of chip counts:

Balakrishna Patur:  
Jay Giles:  
Derek Bowers:  

Bowers was in even worse shape than he feared, with both of his holecards covered by superior hands.

The board came — Giles turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. The pocket sixes held up for Patur to win the pot, the title, the trophy, and the first prize of $55,785.

Congratulations to Balakrishna Patur!

1st:  Balakrishna Patur  –  $55,785 + Trophy
2nd:  Jay Giles  –  $37,415
3rd:  Derek Bowers  –  $22,072
4th:  Sanjib Acharya  –  $13,426
5th:  Loni Hui  –  $10,369
6th:  Thomas Boyden  –  $8,592
7th:  David Dibernardi  –  $7,322
8th:  Fred Goldberg  –  $6,439

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 222

After a double elimination on the final table bubble, the final eight players draw for random seats at the final table. Here’s the lineup:

Seat 1.  Fred Goldberg  –  420,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Derek Bowers  –  755,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3.  Thomas Boyden  –  370,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  David DiBernardi  –  785,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  Jay Giles  –  715,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6.  Loni Hui  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Sanjib Acharya  –  450,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Balakrishna Patur  –  620,000  (31 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $55,785 + Trophy
2nd:  $37,415
3rd:  $22,072
4th:  $13,426
5th:  $10,369
6th:  $8,592
7th:  $7,322
8th:  $6,439

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 555,000 (28 big blinds).

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 222

The one-day $1,100 No Limit Hold’em tournament drew a great crowd of 222 entries to push the prize pool up to $215,340. The last 23 players will earn some money with $2,044 going to a min-cash and $55,785 to the Event 12 champion.

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 12
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  222
Prize Pool:  $215,340
June 16, 2021

1st: $55,785 + Trophy
2nd: $37,415
3rd: $22,072
4th: $13,426
5th: $10,369
6th: $8,592
7th: $7,322
8th: $6,439
9th: $5,579
10th-12th: $4,737
13th-15th: $3,984
16th-18th: $3,338
19th-21st: $2,692
22nd-23rd: $2,044

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

If the H.O.R.S.E. mix game isn’t up your alley, we have a No Limit Hold’em game at noon just for you. Event 12 has a $1,100 buy-in and a one-day structure that will award a trophy by the end of the night.

Event 12 players will start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and they have a dinner scheduled at 6:30 pm.

From there, they will continue playing down until Event 12 has a winner.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until the start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 6 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 6 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 6 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 6 Payouts

11AM: Event 11 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 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 11 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 12 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until the start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 10 Day 2 – $1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Event 10 Day 2 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 10 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $130 Event 12 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 6
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• 5 seats guaranteed into the WPT Tampa Championship
• Satellite winners will be entered into Flight A of the WPT Tampa Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $400 Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

• 5 seats guaranteed into the WPT Tampa Championship
• Satellite winners will be entered into Flight A of the WPT Tampa Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $250 Event 13 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 6
• Structure Sheet