2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 16
$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  317
Prize Pool:  $106,195
August 31, 2022

Jeffrey Nemes topped the field in the Senior Event tonight to take home the WPT Trophy along with the top prize worth $20,383 after a three-way chop to end play. Here is what he had to say after the victory tonight.

“This was a grind, but because I’m in my late 50s I guess I can only play in Seniors events (laughs), that’s what I’ve been telling everybody. It was great players tonight, card dead all day, but I held out. But when I got to the final table I couldn’t miss, and it worked out in my favor. That’s exactly how it went,” said Nemes.

“My wife is my poker coach, we live, eat, and breath poker, we play all the time, and we love the game. We will back in a couple days,” said Nemes about his supportive rail bird during the late stages of the tournament.

“We play at all the Hard Rock properties, we mostly go to Fort Lauderdale because it’s closer, but they treat us very well here, we had a great room, and the improvements that they’ve made at the property are great. But I have to say that the tournament staff and floor staff here are outstanding. The dealers are great, not one problem, they know the rules, they keep a tight ship, and that’s what makes the game a pleasure, the staff handles it,” said the Naples, FL resident Nemes about his tournament experience a little north of home up here in Tampa.

*: Denotes the payouts decided upon in a three-way chop.

And here are the rest of the final results:

10th: Michael Slate – $1,940
11th: Herbert Turner – $1,940
12th: Ebrahim Figueroa Noboa – $1,940
13th: Michael Brown – $1,650
14th: Charles Eison – $1,650
15th: Victoria Ondis – $1,650
16th: Tom Nguyen – $1,380
17th: William Linderman – $1,380
18th: Trevilynn Blakeslee – $1,380
19th: Christian Bayer – $1,130
20th: Dennis Asbel – $1,130
21st: Kristine Glassman – $1,130
22nd: Michael Halprin – $920
23rd: Lisa Karl – $920
24th: Stacy Matin – $920
25th: Christopher Stoltzfus – $800
26th: Andrew Marks – $800
27th: Gary Brudner – $800
28th: Marsha Wolak – $680
29th: Michael King – $680
30th: Sylvia Bernstein – $680
31st: Anthony Palumbo – $680
32nd: Michael Cohen – $680
33rd: Julio Delgado Reyes – $680
34th: Pasquale Hudson – $680
35th: James Schwamman – $680
36th: Andrew Palace – $680
37th: Robert Tannenbaum – $560
38th: David Thomas – $560
39th: Vladimir Gekhter – $560
40th: Paul Morin – $560

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 145 entries

Maurice Hawkins was all in with from the button, and Alex Foxen had him covered holding on the big blind.

The board was dealt , and Hawkins was eliminated in third place, good for $25,500. Foxen stacked up 2.3 million after collecting the pot.

Alex Foxen – 2,300,000 (46 bb)

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 145 entries

Brandon Hamlett got all in in preflop for 260,000 with from the small blind, and Alex Foxen had him covered holding on the button.

The final board read , and Hamlett doubled up to survive with 595,000 after collecting the pot. Foxen held 1.35 million after the hand.

Brandon Hamlett – 595,000 (19 bb)
Alex Foxen – 1,350,000 (45 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,146

Here is a look at the most recent list of results from Event 12 as they play deep into the money on the final day of the tournament.

5th: Walt Rossi – $17,900
6th: Nicholas Visconti – $13,760
7th: Gus Kalathakis – $10,700
8th: Stephen Johnson – $8,410
9th: Jack Rush – $6,690
10th: Robert Taylor – $5,380
11th: Walter Thornton – $5,380
12th: Mark Dickstein – $5,380
13th: Richard Ogle – $4,380
14th: Richard Kincaid – $4,380
15th: Elias Kiwan – $4,380
16th: Shane Melert – $3,610
17th: Marvin Karlins – $3,610
18th: Aaron Klausman – $3,610

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players: 5 of 25 entries

The first day of play in the High Roller event has come to a close with the final five players, and John Racener is the chip leader at the end of play with 1,085,000. Here is a look at where the players will be seated when they return to crown a champion at 1 pm on Thursday.

Seat 1: John Racener – 1,085,000
Seat 3: Brock Wilson – 255,000
Seat 4: Anthony Hu – 515,000
Seat 7: Darren Elias – 795,000
Seat 8: Joe McKeehen – 475,000

Here is a look at the prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $246,990 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $154,380
3rd: $98,800
4th: $67,930
5th: $49,400

$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 317 entries

The final players have taken their seat the final table of Event 16, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Joan Delker – 380,000
Seat 2: Paul Bright – 470,000
Seat 4: Jeffrey Nemes – 345,000
Seat 6: Ben Smith – 345,000
Seat 7: Steve Tziris – 1,25,000
Seat 8: Anthony Decreresci – 565,000

Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $23,115 + WPT trophy
2nd: $16,180
3rd: $10,410
4th: $6,600
5th: $5,090
6th: $4,220
7th: John Burdin – $3,540
8th: Jennifer Frankenstein – $2,910
9th: Alan Abramson – $2,310

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Remaining Players: 8 of 25 entries

The final nine players have taken their seat the final table of Event 18, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: John Racener – 700,000
Seat 2: Mike Cassinelli – 300,000
Seat 3: Brock Wilson – 335,000
Seat 4: Anthony Hu – 565,000
Seat 5: John Bagwell – 185,000
Seat 6: L. Khan – 38,000
Seat 7: Darren Elias – 620,000
Seat 8: Joe McKeehen – 565,000

Here is a look at the prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $246,990 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $154,380
3rd: $98,800
4th: $67,930
5th: $49,400

2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 18
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries:  25
Prize Pool:  $617,500
August 31, 2022

Registration closed for the $25,500 High Roller tournament with 25 entries. Our players created a prize pool worth $617,500 with the last five players getting paid. A min-cash is worth $49,400 and the Event 18 champ will earn $246,990 along with the WPT trophy.

1st: $246,990 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $154,380
3rd: $98,800
4th: $67,930
5th: $49,400

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,146

The final nine players have taken their seat the final table of Event 18, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Jack Rush – 670,000
Seat 2: Stephen Johnson – 1,380,000
Seat 3: Gus Kalathakis – 730,000
Seat 4:  Sean Lockwood – 4,670,000
Seat 5: Carlos Rodriguez – 5,200,000
Seat 6: Michael Jagroo – 2,020,000
Seat 7: Walt Rossi – 1,830,000
Seat 8: Carlos Loving – 3,300,000
Seat 9: Nichaolas Visconti – 1,030,000

Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $53,920 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $35,950
3rd: $25,500
4th: $18,510
5th: $13,760
6th: $10,480
7th: $8,190
8th: $6,560
9th: $5,390

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16;  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 145 entries

The final nine players have taken their seat the final table of Event 18, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Mansoor Kader – 110,000
Seat 2: Michael Noor – 115,000
Seat 3: Brandon Hamlett – 260,000
Seat 4: Ryan Hogan – 675,000
Seat 5: Maurice Hawkins – 325,000
Seat 6: Clemen Deng – 785,000
Seat 7: Alex Foxen – 144,000
Seat 8: Frank Brannan – 95,000
Seat 9: Romeo Mendoza – 400,000

Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $53,920 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $35,950
3rd: $25,500
4th: $18,510
5th: $13,760
6th: $10,480
7th: $8,190
8th: $6,560
9th: $5,390