2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa

Final Results
Winner
Isaac Kempton
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$290,974
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
1,162
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
450
Players Left
88

Michael Raimon Victorious in Event #2: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Michael Raimon
Michael Raimon

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 #2: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha, 166 runners created a $54,780 prize pool that was paid out to the top 25 players including Austin Clanton (3rd - $5,985), Blake Whittington (8th - $1,428), Melisa Singh (13th - $834), Duff Charette (20th - $674), and David Prociak (25th - $619).

In the end, Michael Raimon bested Likang Berninger in heads-up play to win the title for $13,894 and his second gold ring.

“It’s nice. I don’t really play Circuit events anymore, mostly cash,” the 48-year-old Raimon said after his win while also commenting on three-handed play. “We just played slow all three of us. This guy [Austin Clanton] had 2 million, we each had like 150,000 for about an hour and a half and a we all picked our spots. He kept doubling everybody up one after another, then I finally got one big hand with him where he flopped a straight and I turned a full house.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Michael RaimonBradenton, Florida$13,894
2Likang BerningerLafayette, Indiana$8,586
3Austin ClantonN/A$5,985
4Ramses RosaFlorida$4,274
5Joseph OrsinoTampa, Florida$3,127
6Bruce GansOoltewah, Tennessee$2,346
7Peter WalsworthSarasota, Florida$1,807
8Blake WhittingtonJacksonville, Florida$1,428
9Jessica FrancisErie, Pennsylvania$1,161

Daddario Triple Barrels

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Four players were in a hand on a board that read {4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. Joseph Daddario bet 1,600, which caused two of his opponents to fold but Nelson Beck made the call.

The turn came the {7-Hearts}. Daddario fired again, this time for 3,000 and Beck called again.

The river was the {10-Clubs}, Daddario made one last stab at the pot with a bet of 5,500, which did the trick as Beck folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Daddario us
Joseph Daddario
46,000
Nelson Beck us
Nelson Beck
26,000

Tags: Joseph DaddarioNelson Beck

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

White Gets Two to Fold

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Marshall White recently entered the field and was involved in a hand.

Three players saw a flop of {3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades}. White bet 1,600 into his two opponents. The first one thought for about ten seconds before folding while the second opponent folded instantly to give the well known circuit grinder the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Marshall White us
Marshall White
33,000 33,000

Tags: Marshall White

Krux Raises It Up

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

An old school poker boom name was spotted in the field in 2004 WSOP Main Event final tableist Al Krux. He was involved in a blind on blind battle as the flop came down {3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades}. The first player to act from the small blind bet 700.

Krux raised to 2,000. His opponent folded fairly quickly and Krux added a few more chips to his his early chip up.

Player Chips Progress
Al Krux us
Al Krux
WSOP 1X Winner
68,000 68,000

Tags: Al Krux

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

More Chip Counts

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
David Jackson us
David Jackson
WSOP 1X Winner
95,000 20,000
Jeremy Becker us
Jeremy Becker
85,000 13,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
80,000 80,000
Gloria Jackson us
Gloria Jackson
78,000 78,000
Adedapo Ajayi us
Adedapo Ajayi
WPT 1X Winner
66,000 66,000
Timothy Conn us
Timothy Conn
62,000 62,000
Huicun Qiao us
Huicun Qiao
42,000 42,000
Ryan Yu ca
Ryan Yu
40,000 40,000
Brad Albrinck us
Brad Albrinck
37,000 37,000
Bradley Mercer us
Bradley Mercer
37,000 7,000
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
35,000 35,000
David DiBernardi us
David DiBernardi
34,000 4,000
David Farber us
David Farber
34,000 34,000
Charles Johnson us
Charles Johnson
30,000 30,000
Ryan Van Sanford us
Ryan Van Sanford
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 30,000
Michael Tait us
Michael Tait
18,000 -12,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200