$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,165

Steve Brite was all in from the big blind for 800,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Yuri Martins in the cutoff.

The board came — Brite paired his queen on the flop, but Martins turned a set of tens to win the pot and eliminate Brite in 12th place.

Yuri Martins  –  3,300,000  (33 bb)
Steve Brite  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($48,805)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 4,225,000 (42 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $48,805 each, and the next pay jump will be $61,325 for 10th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,165

Joe Steur was all in from the hijack for 1,075,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of John Haas on the button.

The board came — Steur flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Haas won the pot with a rivered set of kings to eliminate Steur in 13th place.

John Haas  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Joe Steur  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($39,270)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $48,805 each, and the next pay jump will be $61,325 for 10th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 41

Registration closed at the end of the dinner break for the $2,200 Pot Limit Omaha tournament with 41 entries, creating a total prizepool worth $82,000. The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,200 each, and the winner will earn $32,733 plus the guitar trophy.

2021 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 18
$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  41
Prize Pool:  $82,000
June 21-22, 2021

1st:  $32,733 + Trophy
2nd:  $20,231
3rd:  $13,640
4th:  $9,196
5th:  $6,200

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,165

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 ante.

With 13 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,575,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $39,270 each, and the next pay jump will be $48,805 for 12th place.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 53
Seat 1.  Joe Steur  –  1,075,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Yuri Martins  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  John Haas  –  2,875,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Dave Berman  –  3,600,000  (36 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Altman  –  4,775,000  (48 bb)
Seat 7.  Steve Brite  –  1,075,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Gabriel Abusada  –  4,125,000  (41 bb)

TABLE 54
Seat 1.  Steve Queen  –  1,225,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  8,175,000  (82 bb)
Seat 4.  Zachary Smiley  –  5,600,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5.  T.K. Miles  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Will Berry  –  4,725,000  (47 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Peter Vitantonio  –  2,325,000  (23 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or until there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,165

Will Berry min-raised from the button to 150,000, Dennis Rodriguez moved all in from the small blind for 850,000, and Berry thought for a while before he called with .

Rodriguez turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Rodriguez paired his king on the flop, but Berry paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Rodriguez in 14th place.

Will Berry  –  4,800,000  (64 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($39,270)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,575,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $39,270 each, and the next pay jump will be $48,805 for 12th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,165

Perry Shiao completed the small blind to 75,000, and Jonathan Jaffe checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Shiao checked, Jaffe bet 75,000, and Shiao called.

The turn card was the , Shiao checked, Jaffe bet 325,000, and Shiao check-raised all in for about 1,000,000.

Jaffe snap-called with for two pair, tens and fives, and Shiao turned over for a pair of kings. Shiao needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and the two pair held up for Jaffe to win the pot and eliminate Shiao in 15th place.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  7,550,000  (101 bb)
Perry Shiao  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($31,950)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3,325,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $39,270 each, and the next pay jump will be $48,805 for 12th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,165

Jon Borenstein was all in from the button for 1,650,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Brian Altman in the big blind.

The board came , and Altman won the pot with a flopped set of sixes to eliminate Borenstein in 16th place.

Brian Altman  –  4,625,000  (62 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($31,950)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 3.1 million (41 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $31,950 each, and the next pay jump will be $39,270 for 14th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,165

Yuri Martins moved all in from the button for 1,250,000, and Jebhar Patterson quickly called all in from the big blind for a nearly identical stack of 1,200,000 with . Martins turned over .

The board came , and Martins flopped a set of fours to win the pot and eliminate Patterson in 17th place.

Yuri Martins  –  2,575,000  (34 bb)
Jebhar Patterson  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($26,290)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2,925,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $31,950 each, and the next pay jump will be $39,270 for 14th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,165

Yuri Martins moved all in from the small blind for 2,350,000, and Steve Brite thought for a while before calling all in from the big blind for 1,475,000 with .

Martins turned over , and Brite needed his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Martins flopped a diamond flush draw, but improved no further. Brite won the pot with his pocket tens to double up in chips.

Steve Brite  –  3,025,000  (40 bb)
Yuri Martins  –  875,000  (12 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2.75 million (37 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $26,290 each, and the next pay jump will be $31,950 for 16th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or there are six players left, whichever comes first.

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,165

James Gilbert raised from the button to 675,000, leaving himself a single 25K chip behind, and T.K. Miles moved all in from the big blind.

Gilbert called all in for 700,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Miles.

The board came — Gilbert paired his ace on the flop, but Miles paired his king on the turn and his ten on the river to win the pot with two pair, kings and tens, eliminating Gilbert in 18th place.

T.K. Miles  –  3,900,000  (52 bb)
James Gilbert  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($26,290)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 2.75 million (37 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $26,290 each, and the next pay jump will be $31,950 for 16th place.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 28, or there are six players left, whichever comes first.