$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,082

Mario Valbuena opened to 500,000 from the button and Thomas Robertson three-bet to 1,325,000. Valbuena moved all in for about 2,100,000 and Robertson quickly called.

Valbuena:
Robertson:

It was a race and Valbuena needed his tens to hold to double up. The flop was safe but Robertson took the lead when he paired his queen on the turn. The board finished with the river and Valbuena was eliminated in third place.

Thomas Robertson – 17,100,000 (68 bb)
Mario Velbuena – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($29,370)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,082

After a long stalemate with Ray Mancini riding a short stack and the other three not putting many chip in action, Mancini finally got some action from Thomas Robertson when he was all in for 1,900,000.

Robertson:
Mancini:

Mancini was ahead for the double and faded the flop. That changed when Robertson paired his ace on the turn and Mancini was eliminated after the river.

Thomas Robertson – 12,150,000 (49 bb)
Ray Mancini – Eliminated in 4th Place ($21,930)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,082

Randy Levin opened to 325,000 from under the gun and Mario Valbuena three-bet to 850,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Levin moved all in for 2,475,000 and Valbuena quickly called.

Valbuena:
Levin:

Levin was in great shape for a double up but Valbuena made a set of jacks on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river and Levin was eliminated in fifth place.

Mario Valbuena – 9,850,000 (66 bb)
Randy Levin – Eliminated in 5th Place ($16,540)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,082

The wealth in the stack of Ryan Hogan was redistributed to the other four players at the table and Thomas Robertson now leads Event 1 with five players remaining.

Seat 1: Mario Valbuena – 6,975,000 (47 bb)
Seat 2: Ray Mancini – 5,400,000 (36 bb)
Seat 4: Thomas Robertson – 10,400,000 (69 bb)
Seat 6: Randy Levin – 2,475,000 (17 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Hogan – 7,275,000 (49 bb)

1st: $59,500 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $39,730
3rd: $29,370
4th: $21,930
5th: $16,540

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,082

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,082

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,082

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,082

Ross Corless open-shipped for 650,000 from early position and Thomas Robertson called next to act.

“Well I had fun,” Corless laughed with the table.

Phil Krnyaich seemed like he wanted to come along but folded before the rest of the table got out of the way.

Corless:
Robertson:

Corless had two live, suited cards for a chance to double up but Robertson paired his queen on the board to extend his lead. The turn and river finished the board and Corless was eliminated in ninth place.

This is Corless’s second major Tampa final table in a row; he finished the WPO Championship in the top spot.

Thomas Robertson – 3,450,000 (35 bb)
Ross Corless – Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,950)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,082

In less than a level after dinner, the tournament went from 14 players to the nine-handed final table with Ryan Hogan somehow managing to double up his already huge chip lead.

Seat 1: Mario Valbuena – 5,325,000 (71 bb)
Seat 2: Ray Mancini – 2,625,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Ross Corless – 1,300,000 (17 bb)
Seat 4: Thomas Robertson – 1,100,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5: Phil Krnyaich – 950,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Randy Levin – 2,750,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Parm Mehmi – 2,400,000 (32 bb)
Seat 8: Eric Tarikas – 2,900,000 (39 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan Hogan – 12,300,000 (164 bb)

1st: $59,500 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $39,730
3rd: $29,370
4th: $21,930
5th: $16,540
6th: $12,610
7th: $9,720
8th: $7,560
9th: $5,950

10th: Ben Chelladurai – $5,950
11th: Richie Smith – $4,740
12th: Tyler Pruitt – $4,740
13th: Elan Golan – $3,810
14th: Corey Christophersen – $3,810

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,082

Things went a little fast after the dinner break and four players were sent to the payout desk in a blink before their seats reheated. They are now one elimination away from the final table.

11th: Richie Smith – $4,740
12th: Tyler Pruitt – $4,740
13th: Elan Golan – $3,810
14th: Corey Christophersen – $3,810