$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  307

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  295

Day 1B players are getting ready for the first break with nearly 300 more entries in the game and the prize pool creeping up towards $2.8 million.

They will take a 15-minute break and return to play two more levels before the next one.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  215

The entry count quickly jumped over 200 after action kicked off and we’re crusing toward a few nice day.

Early entrants include four-time WSOP bracelet winner/three-time WPT champ Anthony Zinno, WPT Hollywood Poker Showdown final table member Mike Laufer, David Jackson, Steve Buckner, Alex Foxen, and Aaron Mermelstein.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  160

Cards are in the air for the final flight of the 2022 WPT Tampa Championship with 160 entries pushing the prize pool over $2.3 million with tons of time to build it up.

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

The 2022 WPT Tampa Championship continues this morning with the second and final flight of the tournament. Flight A put 577 entries into the game, smashed the $1,000,000 guarantee early, and the prize pool will hit $2,000,000 when cards go in the air.

From there we start looking for bigger milestones throughout the day with some records drawing live.

Championship players start with 50K stacks and all last 60 minutes through the first three days. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15p and players may fire as often as needed during that time.

Flight B will come to an end after Level 10 and survivors will return tomorrow for Day 2 at noon.

Chip counts through Flight A

• $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

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $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

4PM: Event 23 – $250 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 7 (6:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 24 – $600 Quad Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $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 (12:35pm)
• Structure Sheet

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

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

8PM: $200 Event 26 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 win a seat into $1,700 buy-in Event 26
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Players: 209 of  577 entries

Flight A: 577 Entries; 209 Advanced
Flight B: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Remaining Players: 209 of  577 entries

Day 1A has come to a close in the Championship Event here in Tampa, and Michael Stashin leads the final 225 players with a chip stack of 362,000.

Other top stacks were bagged up by Michael Rossitto (352,500), Loni Hui (351,500), Jeremy Ausmus (344,500), and rounding out the top five was Chance Kornuth (334,500) for a star-studded group of chip leaders.

Notables that busted along the way, but will be able to re-enter again tomorrow include Alex Foxen, Esther Taylor, Viny Lima, Yuva Bronstein, Steven Snyder, Paul Spice, and Carlos Rodriguez..

Day 1B will begin 11 am on Saturday, and registration will remain open until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm.

Here is a look at the top 10 chip counts:

1. Michael Stashin – 362,000
2. Michael Rossitto – 352,500
3. Loni Hui – 351,500
4. Jeremy Ausmus – 344,500
5. Chance Kornuth – 334,500
6. William Pappas – 326,500
7. Matthew Leecy – 326,000
8. Raminder Singh – 319,000
9. Jeremy Eyer – 312,500
10. Mukul Pahuja – 291,000

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Remaining Players: 225 of  577 entries

The clock has been paused, and the remaining players have been informed that there will be five more hands before the end of play tonight. Stay tonight, for a summary of the day, a photo of the chip leader, and official chip counts.