$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 1,165

Flight A: 548 Entries; 123 Advanced
Flight B: 617 Entries; 161 Advanced
Day 2: 284 Returned; 40 Advanced
Day 3: Monday at noon

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Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 1,165

Day 2 came to an end with 40 players remaining, and the chipleader is Jonathan Jaffe, who bagged 3,035,000  (121 big blinds).

Here is the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  3,035,000  (121 bb)
2.  Peter Vitantonio  –  2,735,000  (109 bb)
3.  Kevin Garosshen  –  2,245,000  (90 bb)
4.  Jon Borenstein  –  2,000,000  (80 bb)
5.  Yuri Dzivielevski  –  1,970,000  (79 bb)

With 40 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 1,165,000 (47 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $15,690 each. The next pay jump will be $18,420 for 32nd place.

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon, and the field will play seven 90-minute levels, or down to the final six players, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 1,165

Here are the most recent players who have been eliminated near the end of Day 2, along with their payouts:

41st:  Francisco Martinez  –  $13,520
42nd:  Martin Carnero  –  $13,520
43rd:  John Gorsuch  –  $13,520
44th:  Maurice Paradis  –  $13,520
45th:  Benjamin Earley  –  $13,520
46th:  Christian Harder  –  $13,520
47th:  Victor Nissim  –  $13,520
48th:  Vincent Giuliano  –  $13,520

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 1,165

There was a three-way all-in situation as play was coming to an end on Day 2, with Martin Carnero all in from the small blind for 495,000, Francisco Martinez all in under the gun for 510,000, and Zachary Smiley covering them both from UTG+1.

Zachary Smiley:  
Francisco Martinez:  
Martin Carnero:  

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Smiley to win the entire pot, eliminating Martinez and Carnero in the final minutes of the night.

Zachary Smiley  –  1,705,000  (68 bb)
Francisco Martinez  –  Eliminated in 41st Place  ($13,520)
Martin Carnero  –  Eliminated in 42nd Place  ($13,520)

With 40 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 1,165,000 (47 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $15,690 each. The next pay jump will be $18,420 for 32nd place.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 1,165

John Gorsuch moved all in under the gun for 415,000, and Derek Bowers called from the cutoff with .

Gorsuch turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Bowers to win the pot and eliminate Gorsuch in 43rd place.

Derek Bowers  –  1,075,000  (43 bb)
John Gorsuch  –  Eliminated in 43rd Place  ($13,520)

With 42 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 1.11 million (44 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $13,520 each. The next pay jump will be $15,690 for 40th place.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 11:45 pm.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 1,165

Here are the most recent players who have been eliminated, along with their payouts:

49th:  Matthew Zazaian  –  $11,795
50th:  Juan Jiang  –  $11,795
51st:  Chad Deberry  –  $11,795
52nd:  Nashaat Antonious  –  $11,795
53rd:  Mansoor Kader  –  $11,795
54th:  Marsha Wolak  –  $11,795
55th:  Emanuel Ibarry Quinonez  –  $11,795
56th:  James Calderaro  –  $11,795

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Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 1,165

James Calderaro was all in from the cutoff for 355,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Faysal Smile in the small blind.

The board came , and Smile won the pot with two pair, aces and sevens, to eliminate Calderaro in 56th place.

Faysal Smile  –  1,955,000  (98 bb)
James Calderaro  –  Eliminated in 56th Place  ($11,795)

With 55 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 845,000 (42 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $11,795 each. The next pay jump will be $13,520 for 48th place.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 11:45 pm.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 1,165

Here are the most recent players who have been eliminated, along with their payouts:

57th:  Orson Young  –  $10,410
58th:  Tsz “Philip” Shing  –  $10,410
59th:  Hieu Nguyen  –  $10,410
60th:  Jon Hoellein  –  $10,410
61st:  Toby Boas  –  $10,410
62nd:  Alexander Farin  –  $10,410
63rd:  Jonathan Hilton  –  $10,410
64th:  Donald Himpele  –  $10,410

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 1,165

Here are the most recent players who have been eliminated, along with their payouts:

65th:  Demo Kiriopoulos  –  $9,305
66th:  David Smith  –  $9,305
67th:  Sumeet Wayachal  –  $9,305
68th:  Timothy Capretta  –  $9,305
69th:  Frank Stepuchin  –  $9,305
70th:  Samuel Blankenship  –  $9,305
71st:  Blaise Ingoglia  –  $9,305
72nd:  Frank Funaro, Jr.  –  $9,305

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
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Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 1,165

After a flop of , David Smith checked the big blind, Jeff Rolland bet 30,000 from the button, and Smith moved all in for 245,000.

Roland thought for a while before calling with for an ace-high flush draw, and Smith turned over for an open-ended straight draw.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card tripped the board with the , and Rolland won the pot with his ace high to eliminate Smith in 66th place.

Jeff Rolland  –  1,175,000  (59 bb)
David Smith  –  Eliminated in 66th Place  ($9,305)

With 65 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 717,000 (36 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $9,305 each. The next pay jump will be $10,410 for 64th place.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 11:45 pm.