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

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Templeton Picks Off Altman

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board read {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. Biran Altman made a bet of 20,000 into a pot of a little bit more, around 25,000.

Seth Templeton was the one who had the decision on him. He thought for about 15 seconds before calling.

Altman turned over the {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for nothing and Templeton revealed the {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the best hand.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
173,000
-2,000
-2,000
WPT 3X Winner
Seth Templeton us
Seth Templeton
75,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Brain AltmanSeth Templeton

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Graham Gets Paid With Raise

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The board read {q-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Blake Whittington had made a small bet on the river and was raised by Luke Graham to 10,000.

Whittington considered it for a little while before he called. Graham showed the {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for the flush which was the winner as Whittington mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
107,000
18,000
18,000
Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
54,000
54,000
54,000

Tags: Blake WhittingtonLuke Graham

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Full Boat Gets Massey Paid

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Aaron Massey
Aaron Massey

Action was picked up on the river with a board that read {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-}{3-}{j-}. Aaron Massey made a bet of 15,000 over to his opponent.

His opponent thought for a few moments making the call. Massey quickly turned over the {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} for a full boat while his opponent mucked her hand, left with a short stack behind while Massey added more to his large stack.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
255,000

Tags: Aaron Massey

Van Laningham Cuts Down Two

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The flop read {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Three players were all in, with Ed Van Laningham being the biggest stack, with the chance to take out two players at once.

Ed Van Laningham {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Steve Karp {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Player 3 {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The turn was the {4-Clubs} and the river came the {2-Diamonds} and both players including Karp were knocked out while Van Laningham built up his big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Ed Van Laningham us
Ed Van Laningham
175,000
175,000
175,000
Steve Karp us
Steve Karp
Busted

Tags: Ed Van LaninghamSteve Karp

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Brad Sailor us
Brad Sailor
348,000
193,000
193,000
Zachary Mullennix us
Zachary Mullennix
205,000
182,000
182,000
Will Givens us
Will Givens
170,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Carlos Guerrero us
Carlos Guerrero
165,000
80,000
80,000
Tom Nguyen us
Tom Nguyen
160,000
8,000
8,000
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
120,000
-53,000
-53,000
WPT 3X Winner
Javier Zarco es
Javier Zarco
115,000
115,000
115,000
Bradley Mercer us
Bradley Mercer
110,000
51,000
51,000
Timothy Miles us
Timothy Miles
99,000
26,000
26,000
Marshall White us
Marshall White
95,000
79,000
79,000
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
93,000
37,000
37,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Gloria Jackson us
Gloria Jackson
77,000
-11,000
-11,000
Adedapo Ajayi us
Adedapo Ajayi
75,000
-40,000
-40,000
WPT 1X Winner
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
72,000
56,000
56,000
Robert Hankins us
Robert Hankins
55,000
-8,000
-8,000
Michael Tait us
Michael Tait
55,000
8,000
8,000
John Dollinger us
John Dollinger
48,000
48,000
48,000
Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
46,000
46,000
46,000
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
45,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Huicun Qiao us
Huicun Qiao
44,000
-13,000
-13,000
Filipp Khavin us
Filipp Khavin
40,000
40,000
40,000
Robbie Beck us
Robbie Beck
40,000
12,000
12,000
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
36,000
13,000
13,000
Al Krux us
Al Krux
35,000
-60,000
-60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brad Albrinck us
Brad Albrinck
33,000
2,000
2,000

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