$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 533
Brandon Caputo got all in for 25,500 from the button with 
in the hole, and Ian O’Hara had him covered holding 
on the button.
The board ran out 
, and Caputo doubled up to survive with 53,500, and O’Hara held 35,300 after the hand.
Brandon Caputo – 53,500 (53bb)
Ian O’Hara – 35,300 (35 bb)
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries: 513
The board read 
with over 5,000 in the pot when Raminder Singh bet 8,300 UTG+1.
His opponent called from the big blind before the river delivered the 
. Singh showed 
, and that was enough to top the 
held by his opponent. Singh stacked up 93,000 after collecting the pot.
Raminder Singh – 93,000 (116 bb)
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries: 513
The players have now gone on dinner break for 90 minutes during Day 1A in Tampa. They will return at 7 pm. Stay tuned for an updated list of chip leaders from the tournament field.
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries: 495
Paul Snead was all in with 
in the hole from the cutoff, and Esther Taylor had him covered holding .
The final board read 
, and Snead doubled up to survive with 70,500. Taylor held 24,500 after the hand.
Paul Snead – 70,500 (88 bb)
Esther Taylor – 24,500 (30 bb)
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries: 495
The entry count is sliding up near 500 in Level 6 and it should easily get there before the dinner break. We are ahead of last year’s pace and looking at a big final number.
More friendly faces in the crowd included John Racener, James Calderaro, Mark Wiser, Matt Waxman, Matt Wantman, T.K. Miles, and Jerry Wong.
Tampa favorite Racener is coming off a big win yesterday when he topped a tough final table to take our first WPT Tampa High Roller crown.
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries: 480
Brian Altman isn’t the only player spinning up a stack this afternoon. Former WPT Player of the Year Mukul Pahuja is up to 177,100 coming back from the second break to sit among the leader.s
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries: 450
Cards went back in the air after the second break and Brian Altman continued to show that he has a pretty good grasp on this game. Our defending champ is up to 286,100 after four levels and way out front of the rest of the field.
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 435
Championship players were sent on the second break with 435 entries and just shy of $1.4 million in the prize pool.
They will return to play two more levels before enjoying a 90-minute dinner break.
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 430
In addition to the prize money and hardware associated with each tournament on the schedule, the WPT is also tracking Players of the Festival standings to see who’s having a really good two weeks.
Aaron Thivyanathan came storming out of the gates at the start of the series and sits with a comfortable lead at the top. He has five cashes so far with four final tables, two third-place finishes, and a runner-up. If he holds on to the top spot, he will earn a $1,100 WPT Passport to go along with the money he banked.
$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 425
The entry count jumped over 400 after the blinds went up and we are nearing a $1.5 million prize pool with a ton of time to boost it.
A few more familiar faces include Paul Snead, Luz Sanchez, Dr. Valerie Cross, Wagner Wysotchanski, Carlos Rodriguez, James Calderaro, and David Nathaniel.
Snead was the last player to win a Championship here, walking away with the big win to cap the 2022 Tampa Poker Classic a few months ago.
