$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Remaining Players: 3 of 119 entries

Brandon Kessous got all in with in the hole under the gun, and Jesse Greer had him covered holding on the big blind.

The board was dealt , and Kessous was eliminated in fourth place, good for $10,070. Greer stacked up 920,000 after collecting the pot.

Jesse Greer – 920,000 (46 bb)
Brandon Kessous – Eliminated in Fourth Place ($10,070)

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players: 8 of 119 entries

The final nine players have been seated at the final table for Event 5, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Jameson Trudel – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($3,070)
Seat 2: Andreas Prinsen – 200,000
Seat 3:  Clyde Maliauka – 560,000
Seat 4: Aaron Thivyanathan – 320,000
Seat 5: Zach Eichenbaun – 80,000
Seat 6: Ryan Estrada – 160,000
Seat 7: Jesser Greer – 450,000
Seat 8: Daniel Cousins – 330,000
Seat 9: Brandon Kessous – 220,000

Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:

1st: $30,730 + WPT trophy
2nd: $20,490
3rd: $14,140
4th: $10,070
5th: $7,410
6th: $5,630
7th: $4,440
8th: $3,620

On one of the first hands at the final table Trudel got all in with from the button, and Daniel Cousins had him covered holding on the cutoff. The board ran out , and Trudel was eliminated in ninth place, good for $3,070. Cousins stacked up 330,000 after collecting the pot.

Daniel Cousins – 330,000 (22 bb)
Jameson Trudel – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($3,070)

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Remaining Players: 1 of 123 entries

Nikita Patalinghug has won the ladies event after the final three players decided on a chop after the quick eliminations of Bryna Winchell in fifth place ($1,290), and Nancy Brett in fourth place ($1,740).

Here is how the final three payouts were divided in the chop.

1st: Nikita Patalinghug – $6,566* (1,720,000) + WPT Trophy
2nd: Lori Schulte – $4,639* (490,000)
3rd: Lisa Karl – $3,735* (245,000)

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

Nikita is the third champion of the tournament series, and she was awarded the WPT Trophy along with prize money.

Stay tuned for a winner photo, interview with the champion, and full results from the tournament.

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Remaining Players: 5 of 123 entries

Deborah Bianchi moved all in preflop for 75,000 under the gun, and Lisa Karl called to cover her on the button. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Karl:
Bicanchi:

Board:

Bianchi was eliminated in sixth place, good for $1,110, and Karl stacked up 550,000 after collecting the pot thanks to a flush on the river.

Lisa Karl – 550,000 (22 bb)
Deborah Bianchi – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($1,110)

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Remaining Players: 6 of 123 entries

Here is a look at the updated chip counts and results from the ladies event as they move closer to crowning the third champion of the tournament series.

Seat 2: Nancy Brett – 352,000
Seat 3: Deborah Bianchi – 305,000
Seat 6: Bryna Winchell – 635,000
Seat 7: Lisa Karl – 288,000
Seat 8: Lori Schulte – 415,000
Seat 9: Nikita Patalinghug – 515,000

Here is a look at the final table results and remaining payout:

1st: $7,510 + WPT trophy
2nd: $4,650
3rd: $2,780
4th: $1,740
5th: $1,290
6th: $1,110
7th: Tara Schwartz – $960
8th: Lisa Seamans – $850
9th: Hee Kang – $750

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players: 14 of 119 entries

AJ Kelsall and Sean Iannucci were both eliminated on the money bubble in Event 5. They split the 15th place prize money for $1,190 a piece. This was Kelsall’s third cash of the tournament series in just the first two days.

Kelsall fell when his pocket nines couldn’t hold up against the held by Clyde Maliauka on a board dealt .

On the same hand over at the other table Iannucci got all in with , and he fell to the of Austin McCullers on a final board reading .

Every player remaining will now take home at least $2,480 in prize money.

Clyde Maliauka – 194,000 (64 bb)
Austin McCullers – 178,000 (59 bb)
AJ Kellsall and Sean Iannucci – Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,190)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries:  729

Registration closed for Flight D of WPT Tampa Event 1 with 649 entries, pushing the combined total to 2,326 for the tournament. The tournament has now easily topped the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool with two more starting flights remaining.

Flight D will play late into the night and come to an end when 65 players remain. They will bag their chips and return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Remaining Players: 21 of 119 entries

Doug Marro got all in with in the hole from the button for 14,500, and the cutoff had him covered holding .

The final board read , and Marro doubled up to survive with 36,500 after collecting the pot.

Doug Marro – 36,500 (12 bb)

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Remaining Players: 9 of 123 entries

The final nine players have taken their seats at the final table of Event 4. Here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.

Seat 1: Lisa Seamans – 93,000
Seat 2: Nancy Brett – 112,000
Seat 3: Deborah Bianchi – 365,000
Seat 4: Tara Schwartz – 100,000
Seat 5: Hee Jung Kang – 305,000
Seat 6: Bryna Winchell – 450,000
Seat 7: Lisa Karl – 106,000
Seat 8: Lori Schulte – 355,000
Seat 9: Nikita Patalinghug – 325,000

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  169 of 1,677

Flight A: 511 Entries; 52 Advanced
Flight B: 437 Entries; 44 Advanced
Flight C: 729 Entries; 73 Advanced
Flight D: Friday at 5 pm
Flight E: Saturday at 10 am
Flight F: Saturday at 5 pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1 pm