$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 98

Eric Tarikas was all in from the big blind for 80,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Ben Miner’s in the small blind.

The board came , and Tarikas won the pot with a flopped pair of queens to double up in chips.

Eric Tarikas  –  175,000  (12 bb)
Ben Miner  –  650,000  (43 bb)

A few minutes later, Tarikas was once again all in from the big blind, this time for about 190,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Davy Ridout on the button.

The board came , and Ridout flopped two pair and turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Tarikas in fourth place.

Davy Ridout  –  725,000  (48 bb)
Eric Tarikas  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,708)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 655,000 (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $4,005 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 98

Justin Fulbright was all in from the button for about 200,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Wilmer Chavira in the small blind.

The board came — Fulbright paired his deuce on the flop, but improved no further. The pocket jacks held up for Chavira to win the pot and eliminate Fulbright in fifth place.

Wilmer Chavira  –  660,000  (44 bb)
Justin Fulbright  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,052)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 490,000 (33 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,708 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 98

Wilmer Chavira moved all in under the gun for 190,000, and Eric Tarikas moved all in over the top from the small blind with . Chavira turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Chavira paired his ten on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Wilmer Chavira  –  410,000  (27 bb)
Eric Tarikas  –  260,000  (17 bb)

A few minutes later, Justin Fulbright was all in from the big blind for 110,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Tarikas.

The board came — Tarikas paired his queen on the flop to give himself additional outs, but Fulbright turned a set of kings to clinch the pot and double up in chips.

Justin Fulbright  –  235,000  (16 bb)
Eric Tarikas  –  135,000  (9 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 392,000 (26 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,052 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 98

Mark “Bud” Wiser raised under the gun to 31,000, Wilmer Chavira reraised from the cutoff to 62,000, and chipleader Davy Ridout moved all in from the button.

Wiser tanked for a while before he called all in for about 43,000, and Chavira quickly folded.

Wiser turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Ridout’s .

The board came — Ridout flopped a set of queens and Wiser turned a club flush draw, but he improved no further. Ridout won the pot with his set to eliminate Wiser in sixth place.

Davy Ridout  –  810,000  (68 bb)
Mark Wiser  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,642)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 392,000 (33 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,052 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 98

Davy Ridout raised from the cutoff to 40,000, Rishi Srivastava moved all in button for 175,000, and Ridout tanked for a while before he said, “I call.”

“That sucks,” said Srivastava, as he showed .

Ridout turned over , and Srivastava needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Srivastava turned four additional outs to a chop, but improved no further. Ridout won the pot with his king to eliminate Srivastava in seventh place.

Davy Ridout  –  625,000  (52 bb)
Rishi Srivastava  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,445)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 327,000 (27 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,642 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 98

After a flop of , Sherman Supley was all in from middle position for 50,000 with (pair of jacks), but he needed to improve to stay alive against the (pair of kings) of Davy Ridout in the big blind.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Ridout won the pot with his pair of kings to eliminate Supley in eighth place.

Davy Ridout  –  525,000  (66 bb)
Sherman Supley  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,313)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 280,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,445 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 98

Eric Tarikas entered the pot from middle position, Grant Missonis moved all in from the small blind for about 50,000, and Tarikas called with .

Missonis turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Tarikas flopped trip jacks and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Missonis in ninth place.

Eric Tarikas  –  317,000  (53 bb)
Grant Missonis  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,116)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 245,000 (41 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,313 each.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 98

With 10 players remaining, Eric Mutschler moved all in under the gun for 18,000, Rishi Srivastava called from the small blind, and Davy Ridout called from the big blind.

The flop came , Srivastava bet, and Ridout folded.

Mutschler showed , but he needed to improve to stay alive against Srivastava’s .

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the pocket aces held up for Srivastava to win the pot and eliminate Mutschler in 10th place.

Eric Mutschler  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($985)

After the elimination of Mutschler, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with their updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Rishi Srivastava  –  614,000  (102 bb)
Seat 2.  Ben Miner  –  284,000  (47 bb)
Seat 3.  Sherman Supley  –  60,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Eric Tarikas  –  260,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5.  Mark “Bud” Wiser  –  57,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  Justin Fulbright  –  115,000  (19 bb)
Seat 7.  Wilmer Chavira  –  199,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8.  Grant Missonis  –  60,000  (10 bb)
Seat 9.  Davy Ridout  –  298,000  (50 bb)

And here are the payouts:

1st:  $11,162 + Trophy
2nd:  $6,402
3rd:  $4,005
4th:  $2,708
5th:  $2,052
6th:  $1,642
7th:  $1,445
8th:  $1,313
9th:  $1,116
10th:  Eric Mutschler  –  $985

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500
Players Remaining:  23 of 98

Registration closed on Event 20 and it drew 98 entries to the $400 No Limit Hold’em tournament. They created a prize pool worth $32,830 and the last 10 spots will get paid. They have $985 for a min-cash and $11,162 awaiting the winner.

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 20
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  98
Prize Pool:  $32,830
June 22, 2021

1st: $11,162 + Trophy
2nd: $6,402
3rd: $4,005
4th: $2,708
5th: $2,052
6th: $1,642
7th: $1,445
8th: $1,313
9th: $1,116
10th: $985

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  63

Event 20 is up to 63 entries after the first break, a great turnout on a Tuesday morning/afternoon. It will continue to fill in over the next hour until registration closes at 2:30 pm.

Some familiar faces are in action on that side of the room including Wally Maddah, Luiz Duarte, Mark Wiser, and Tony March.