$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 167

In Hand #5 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, the player in the big blind was all in against Jesse Lonis in the small blind and Spencer Champlin in late position.

Lonis and Champlin checked all the way down on a board of , and all three players showed their cards:

Jesse Lonis:    (two pair, kings and jacks)
Spencer Champlin:    (ace high)
Big Blind:    (eight high)

Lonis won the pot with his two pair to eliminate the player in the big blind in 18th place, bursting the Money Bubble.

Jesse Lonis  –  140,000  (23 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  65,000  (11 bb)

A few minutes later, Champlin moved all in from the cutoff for about 65,000, and Lonis moved all in over the top with . Champlin turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came , and Lonis won the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to eliminate Champlin in 16th place.

Jesse Lonis  –  207,000  (35 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($5,521)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 223,000 (37 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed to earn at least $5,521 each, and the next pay jump is $6,762 for 14th place.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 167

With the board showing on the turn with nearly 150K already in the pot, chipleader Dan Sepiol bets 80,000 from the big blind, and Orson Young thinks for a while before he calls from the cutoff.

The river card was the , and Sepiol moved all in for about 415,000.

Young tanked for a long time before he called all in for about 243,000 with , but Sepiol turned over to win the pot with a flopped set of nines, eliminating Young in 20th place.

Dan Sepiol  –  975,000  (195 bb)
Orson Young  –  Eliminated

Less than a minute later, another player was eliminated on a different table, dropping the field down to 18 to begin playing hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 186,000 (37 big blinds). The final 17 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,521 each.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 167

With the board showing on the turn, the player in the small blind got it all in with (pair of jacks), and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the — flush draw with an open-ended straight draw — of Jeff Lehouillier in the big blind.

The river card was the , and Lehouillier won the pot with an eight-high straight to eliminate his opponent in 21st place.

Jeff Lehouillier  –  280,000  (56 bb)

With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 167,000 (33 big blinds). The final 17 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,521 each.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 167

Chipleader Dan Sepiol raised from the cutoff to 9,000, James Mackey moved all in from the button for about 70,000, and Sepiol called with . Mackey turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Sepiol won the pot with his ace to eliminate Mackey in 27th place.

Dan Sepiol  –  477,000  (119 bb)
James Mackey  –  Eliminated

A few minutes later, a player was all in from the cutoff for about 30,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Thomas Boyden’s on the button.

The board came , and Boyden paired his king on the flop, turned trips, and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate his opponent in 25th place.

Thomas Boyden  –  85,000  (21 bb)

After that player’s elimination, the final 24 players had a redraw for random seats at the final three tables. We’ve since lost another player, and with 23 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 145,000 (36 big blinds). The final 17 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,521 each.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 167

The field is down to the final four tables, and here are updated chip counts for some of the notables in the field:

Dan Sepiol  –  345,000  (115 bb)
Orson Young  –  210,000  (70 bb)
Jeff Lehouillier  –  165,000  (55 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  145,000  (48 bb)
James Mackey  –  135,000  (45 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  115,000  (38 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  100,000  (33 bb)
Thomas Boyden  –  90,000  (30 bb)
David Shaw  –  90,000  (30 bb)
Brett Apter  –  85,000  (28 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  85,000  (28 bb)
Hasan Hakim  –  75,000  (25 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  60,000  (20 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan  –  58,000  (19 bb)

With 32 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 104,000 (35 big blinds). The final 17 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,521 each.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  41 of 167

The players return from dinner to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 with a 2,500 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 175K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Dan Sepiol  –  282,500  (113 bb)
2.  Jeff Lehouillier  –  228,000  (91 bb)
3.  Orson Young  –  185,500  (74 bb)

With 41 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 81,500 (33 big blinds). The final 17 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,521 each.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 167

Event 13 was sent on their 40-minute dinner and they will return at approximately 7:10 pm to begin playing down to a winner.

There are six tables remaining, 17 will get paid, and one player will walk away with $93K.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 167

Event 13 is nearing the next break and it will be a 40-minute respite from the action so players can enjoy some dinner or downtime.

Tampa regular Jeremy Becker is more than holding his own against a tough field, up to 130,000 to sit among the leaders.

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 7:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 167

Registration closed on the last tournament before the Championship and $2,200 buy-in Event 13 drew 167 entries. They combined to create a prize pool worth $334,000 and the last 17 places will be paid out with $5,521 for a min-cash while the Event 13 winner earns $93,880.

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 13
$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  167
Prize Pool:  $334,000
June 17, 2021

1st: $93,880 + Trophy
2nd: $58,022
3rd: $39,582
4th: $27,837
5th: $20,201
6th: $15,142
7th: $11,737
8th: $9,418
9th-10th: $7,833
11th-14th: $6,762
15th-17th: $5,521

$2,200 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  167

The second break is over and registration closed on the last trophy tournament on the schedule before the Championship. It drew 167 entries to create a prize pool worth $334,000 and we will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

Hassan Hakim returned to the Event Center is sitting among the leaders with 62,200. He ran deep in the huge opening event of the series and banked a $76K score for finished fifth out of 4,852 entries.