$2,200 High Roller | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa

02-13-2020 19:20 UTC-4

Salazar Sends Apter Away

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a preflop all in flip, Eric Salazar held the against the of Brett Apter with Apter's tournament life at stake.

The flop came , the turn sewed it up as another came off and the river was a meaningless to end Apter's tournament with a min cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Salazar	220,000 40,000	40,000
Brett Apter	Busted

Tags: Brett Apter Eric Salazar

02-13-2020 19:11 UTC-4

Thompson Becomes Bubble Boy

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Soon after the three table redraw hand for hand play started as the field was just one elimination away from reaching the money. After three hands it was burst.

Arkadiy Tsinis raised from under the gun to 15,000. John Dollinger called. From the small blind, Corey Thompson moved all in for about 30,000. Tsinis re-shipped his remaining stack which was counted out to be 91,000.

Dollinger went into the tank and thought it over before eventually he folded his hand.

Corey Thompson
Arkady Tsinis

The flop have Tsinis the lead as it came down the turn was the and the river came the and Thompson became the final elimination left without money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arkadiy Tsinis	121,000 30,000	30,000

Corey Thompson	Busted

Tags: Arkadiy Tsinis Corey Thompson John Dollinger

02-13-2020 19:06 UTC-4

Final Three Table Chip Counts (full)

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	550,000 55,000	55,000

Brian Altman	463,000 153,000	153,000

Romeo Mendoza	395,000 -50,000	-50,000
John Dollinger	360,000 100,000	100,000
Steven Veneziano	303,000 -67,000	-67,000
James Calderaro	290,000 120,000	120,000

David Russell	280,000 -30,000	-30,000
Miguel Hernandez	265,000 -45,000	-45,000
Peter Vitantonio	226,000 -164,000	-164,000
Eric Salazar	180,000 20,000	20,000
Hamid Izadi	167,000 -103,000	-103,000
Peter Walsworth	160,000 160,000	160,000
John Racener	155,000 95,000	95,000

Brock Wilson	135,000 5,000	5,000

Ben Diebold	121,000 -86,000	-86,000

Duff Charette	110,000 49,000	49,000
Phillip Hui	104,000 -18,000	-18,000

Joseph Di Rosa Rojas	103,000 -107,000	-107,000

William Medina Diaz	100,000 -25,000	-25,000
Brad Albrinck	95,000 -35,000	-35,000
Arkadiy Tsinis	91,000 -104,000	-104,000

Michael Wang	75,000 -53,000	-53,000

Doyle Elliott	65,000 65,000	65,000
Ryan Van Sanford	65,000 65,000	65,000

Thomas Lance	54,000 -121,000	-121,000

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02-13-2020 18:55 UTC-4

Three Table Redraw

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player
9	1	James Calderaro
9	2	Romeo Mendoza
9	3	Eric Salazar
9	4	Ben Diebold
9	5	Peter Walsworth
9	6	Andrew Kelsall
9	7	Joseph Di Rosa Rojas
9	8	Thomas Lance
9	9	Brett Apter
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13	1	Arkadiy Tsinis
13	2	Phillip Hui
13	3	John Racener
13	4	Doyle Elliott
13	5	Duff Charette
13	6	Michael Wang
13	7	John Dollinger
13	8	Corey Thompson
13	9	Brian Altman
--
14	1	David Russell
14	2	Steven Veneziano
14	3	Hamid Izadi
14	4	Miguel Hernandez
14	5	William Medina Diaz
14	6	Brock Wilson
14	7	Brad Albrinck
14	8	Peter Vitantonio
14	9	Ryan Van Sanford

02-13-2020 18:47 UTC-4

Dollinger Staying Alive

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

John Dollinger was down to nine big blinds not long ago. In a preflop all in holding he rivered a deuce to crack ace-king to stay alive at the last possible moment when the board ran out .

He has since chipped up considerably and is in healthy position.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Dollinger	260,000 130,000	130,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

02-13-2020 18:34 UTC-4

Day 2 Action Shots

Jeff McMillan

02-13-2020 18:14 UTC-4

Vitantonio Busts McNulty

Jeff McMillan

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There was a flurry of preflop action happening as Peter Vitantonio raised from early position, Brad Albrinck three-bet to 40,000. John McNulty four-bet jammed his stack. Vitantonio then five-bet came over the top with a jam of his own.

Albrinck went into the tank and looked tortured by the decision before eventually folding.

Vitantonio held which was ahead of the of McNulty.

The board ran out and McNulty was eliminated.