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Championship Day 1A: Matt Leecy Doubles Through Frank Harrington

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  316

Frank Harrington (standing) and Matt Leecy (sitting)

Matt Leecy and Frank Harrington were heads up to a 9s8s5s flop and Harrington bet 1,600 from the cutoff. Leecy raised all in for 17,500 and Harrington jumped up from his seat. After talking a bit and thinking some more, Harrington called to put Leecy at risk.

Leecy: Js8d
Harrington: 9h8h

Harrington was ahead with two pair nines and eights and Leecy needed to catch a jack or a spade to double. The 4c turn changed nothing but the 7s river filled Leecy’s flush for the double.

Matt Leecy – 39,700 (132 bb)
Frank Harrington – 50,800 (169 bb)

Championship Day 1A: WPT Champs

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  290

Darren Elias

In addition to defending champ Brian Altman, we have another handful of former WPT winners in early action trying to put their name on the Champions Cup one more time.

Among the field, we also found Darren Elias, Chance Kornuth, Tony Sinishtaj, Daniel Weinman, and WPT Hollywood Poker Showdown champ Mark Davis.

Chance Kornuth

Championship Day 1A: Top Two Spots

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  252

Brian Altman

The early entry lists include the last two players from the last time we ran this tournament. The 2021 WPT Tampa Championship title came down to a heads-up battle before Brian Altman and Gabe Abusada with Altman walking away with his third WPT win.

The two combined to take more than $1,000,000 of the $3.7 million prize pool, and both wouldn’t mind being in the same position next week, going for the win.

Gabe Abusada

Championship Day 1A: Headliner Here

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The preliminaries are all wrapped up, and it is time to roll out the headline event on the schedule. Day 1A of the WPT Tampa Championship kicks off at 11 am, the first of two starting flights with the second going tomorrow.

Three-time WPT champ Brian Altman is the defending champion and will be part of a very talented group of players coming to town this weekend for the big series along with our local regulars.

Championship players sit down to 50K starting stacks and levels last one hour through Day 3. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at ~9:15 pm. There is a 90-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 6 and they’ll play through ten levels on the opening flights.

We expect a fantastic last weekend of the series and look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Day 1-3 levels last 60 minutes; Day 4 levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

WPT Tampa Day 9 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Day 1-3 levels last 60 minutes; Day 4 levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 WPT Tampa Championship Satellite (1-in-7)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (2:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

12PM: $400 WPT Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win a seat into WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (2:35pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2PM: $550 WPT Tampa Championship Satellite (1-in-7)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (6:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $400 WPT Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win a seat into WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (8:35pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 WPT Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win a seat into WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (10:35pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 WPT Tampa Schedule

WPT Tampa Day 8 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 19 – $2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 19 Structure Sheet

1PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

5PM: Event 20 – $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Turbo (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (7:55pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 20 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $550 WPT Tampa Championship Satellite (1-in-7)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into Flight A of the WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $550 WPT Tampa Championship Satellite (1-in-7)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into Flight A of the WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $550 WPT Tampa Championship Satellite (1-in-7)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into Flight A of the WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (10:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 WPT Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win a seat into Flight A of the WPT Tampa Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (10:35pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 WPT Tampa Schedule

Zhuang Ruan Wins the Final $5K Event for $66,837

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 21
$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  33
Prize Pool:  $156,750
June 22, 2021

Event 21 Champion Zhuang Ruan
Event 21 Champion Zhuang Ruan

On the final day of the 2021 WPT Tampa series, the final event was an afternoon $5,000 buy-in eight-max no limit hold’em event, and it attracted 33 players to generate a total prizepool of $156,750.

The final four players finished in the money, and Zhuang Ruan defeated Filipp Khavin heads-up for the title, the trophy, and $66,837.


1st:  Zhuang Ruan  –  $66,837 + Trophy
2nd:  Filipp Khavin  –  $41,309
3rd:  Arthur Conan  –  $27,114
4th:  Philip Shing  –  $21,490

Event 21: Money Bubble Bursts With Four Players Left

$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 33

Event 21 - Final Four Players
Event 21 – Final Four Players

After the elimination of Dustin Goldklang in fifth place, the final four players are in the money, guaranteed at least $21,490 each.

Shortly after Goldklang’s elimination, Arthur Conan doubled thru chipleader Zhuang Ruan, with Conan’s Ah10h holding up against Ruan’s Ac9d.

Here is the lineup, with their updated chip counts after Conan’s double-up.

Seat 1.  Arthur Conan  –  72,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  Filipp Khavin  –  125,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Philip Shing  –  53,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Zhuang Ruan  –  415,000  (69 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $66,837 + Trophy
2nd:  $41,309
3rd:  $27,114
4th:  $21,490