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Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa
$2,200 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Total Entries
173
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 173
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Level: 5
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 4
: 100/200, 200 ante
The board read 
. Brett Bader made a bet of 4,200 into a pot of roughly the same amount.
His opponent considered it for a little while before pitching his cards away to allow Bader to continue his chip up.
Level 4
: 100/200, 200 ante
Nelson Beck was spotted with a massive chip stack as Andrew Barfield, who was previously on a big stack, was getting up from the same table with all of his chips expired. By the looks of it Beck had absorbed them into his own stack.
Beck now sits with an intimidating mound of chips, far larger than most of the players in the room.
Level 4
: 100/200, 200 ante
David Russell was seen scooping up the rest of his opponents chips with his pocket queens showing as the winner on a board of all undercards.
His opponent, who already had his cards scooped away, was getting up and leaving the table.
Level 4
: 100/200, 200 ante
David Berman was contesting a pot with his opponent on a board that read 
. He bet 700 and his opponent called. The turn was the 
to make the board even more heart heavy. Both players checked. The river came the and both players checked once again.
Berman showed the 
with no heart which bested the 
no heart of his opponent and he collected his pot.
Level 4
: 100/200, 200 ante
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event and two high roller tournaments here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Hard Rock Tampa, but those are just three of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #1: $600 NLH Double Stack, 2,433 entrants competed over five starting flights to create a $1,252,995 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 355 spots and among those to make deep runs were Corey Zedo (5th - $47,378), John Racener (8th - $23,410), Filipp Khavin (9th - $18,797), Andrew Brinkley (13th - $12,410), Marsha Wolak (18th - $10,205), Frank Covich (51st - $2,868), and Cord Garcia (52nd - $2,868).
In the end, 35-year-old Bryon Johnson of Wesley Chapel, Florida bested Fabian Foster in heads-up play to win the title and a $166,176 first-place prize.
“This means a lot, especially with the training I’ve been getting, I’ve been working with Maurice Hawkins. These were all some great players, so it was just a blessing to take this down,” Johnson said after his victory.
He continued: “To win this you actually have to run pretty good, so I think I ran pretty good. It seems like when I needed to hit the cards, I did. It worked out pretty good for me. There was one hand earlier in the tournament when I was all in, I had jack-ten suited, I tried to steal the blinds and someone called with pocket aces. I ended up hitting two tens on the flop and it was pretty much smooth sailing since that point.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Johnson | Wesley Chapel, Florida | $166,176 |
| 2 | Fabian Foster | Florida | $102,705 |
| 3 | Juan Restrepo | Pembroke Pines, Florida | $78,741 |
| 4 | Massimo Dirienzo | Atlanta, Georgia | $60,856 |
| 5 | Corey Zedo | Denver, Colorado | $47,378 |
| 6 | Carlos Loving | Tampa, Florida | $37,168 |
| 7 | Michael Spada | Bradenton, Florida | $30,344 |
| 8 | John Racener | Tampa, Florida | $23,410 |
| 9 | Filipp Khavin | St. Petersburg, Florida | $18,797 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event and two high roller tournaments here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Hard Rock Tampa, but those are just three of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #3: $400 NLH Turbo, 190 runners created a $62,700 prize pool that was paid out to the top 29 players including Brad Albrinck (5th - $3,506), Chad Kitchen (10th - $1,070), Spencer Hubbell (16th - $794), Eric Emerson (21st - $712), Andrew Kelsall (25th - $624), and Andre Greene (29th - $610).
Coming out on top was David Tuthill, who bested Jesse Carter in heads-up play to win a $15,272 top prize and his second gold ring (his first came back in 2013).
“I’m happy I won the money. It was a turbo so I just won a bunch of all ins, I got very lucky and fortunate to win,” Tuthill said after his win.
He added: “In 2017, I started working for a nonprofit and I don’t play full time anymore. I’ve still had some nice success part-time. There is so much great poker in Florida now and with this amazing new ballroom in Tampa, Tampa is on fire. I still play a lot of great tournaments every year without having to travel like I used to, and I can have stability and a regular family life which is what I was looking for as I got older.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Tuthill | St. Petersburg, Florida | $15,272 |
| 2 | Jesse Carter | Blaine, Tennessee | $9,438 |
| 3 | Michael Mccray | Naples, Florida | $6,637 |
| 4 | Jonathan Walsky | Vestavia Hills, Alabama | $4,770 |
| 5 | Brad Albrinck | Cincinnati, Ohio | $3,506 |
| 6 | Sean Smith | Thomasville, Georgia | $2,636 |
| 7 | Adamastor Santos | Jacksonville, Florida | $2,029 |
| 8 | Travis Cathey | Houston, Texas | $1,599 |
| 9 | Patrick Eskandar | Ladera Ranch, California | $1,292 |
