$1,700 Main Event | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa

02-17-2020 18:30 UTC-4

Fares Santana Eliminated in 9th Place ($30,297)

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Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Issac Kempton opened to 225,000 from middle position and Fares Santana three-bet jammed 515,000 from the button. Francisco Gomez shoved over the top and Kempton folded.

Fares Santana:
Francisco Gomez:

The dealer fanned out on the flop and Gomez was well in front with his cowboys. A turn card left Santana in need of a ten to stay alive but the sent him out the door in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Gomez	3,700,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Fares Santana	Busted

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02-17-2020 18:15 UTC-4

John Ott Eliminated in 10th Place ($24,353)

Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The board read . Isaac Kempton bet 400,000 over to John Ott who thought for a while before moving all in.

Kempton snap called and turned over the while Ott had the .

The river was a harmless and Ott was the first victim of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kempton	7,245,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

John Ott	Busted

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02-17-2020 18:04 UTC-4

Unofficial Final Table Redraw

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Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Fares Santana	1,130,000	11
1	2	John Ott	1,945,000	19
1	3	David Jackson	6,600,000	66
1	4	Francisco Gomez	2,175,000	22
1	5	Ioannis Patsourakis	1,905,000	19
1	6	Brad Sailor	1,185,000	12
1	7	Robert Manjura	1,470,000	15
1	8	Isaac Kempton	5,345,000	53
1	9	James Calderaro	5,000,000	50
1	10	Paul Balzano	8,000,000	80

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Balzano	8,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
David Jackson	6,600,000

Isaac Kempton	5,345,000 -705,000	-705,000

James Calderaro	5,000,000 50,000	50,000

Francisco Gomez	2,175,000 -825,000	-825,000
John Ott	1,945,000 -1,080,000	-1,080,000
Ioannis Patsourakis	1,905,000 -195,000	-195,000
Robert Manjura	1,470,000 320,000	320,000
Brad Sailor	1,185,000 -665,000	-665,000
Fares Santana	1,130,000 305,000	305,000

02-17-2020 17:57 UTC-4

Brian Ray Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,353)

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Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

David Jackson opened to 215,000 from under the gun and Brian Ray moved his stack of about 1,400,000 into the middle from the small blind. Jackson snap-called and the two players turned over their hands with Ray at risk.

Brian Ray:
David Jackson:

The dealer fanned out and Jackson took a commanding lead with his three jacks. A on the turn left Ray with one more shot to survive but the river was not it and Jackson scooped the pot, eliminating Ray from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	6,600,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Brian Ray	Busted

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02-17-2020 17:43 UTC-4

Gomez Finds Aces

Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Francisco Gomez had in a preflop all in and was looking to double through Robert Manjura who had the .

The board ran out safe for Gomez as it came and Gomez got himself up to a nice amount.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Gomez	3,000,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Robert Manjura	1,150,000 -500,000	-500,000

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02-17-2020 17:41 UTC-4

Ray Doubles Through Santana

Jeff McMillan

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Brian Ray was all in with the against the of Fares Santana.

The board ran out to give Ray an unlikely backdoor flush and get a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Ray	1,550,000 550,000	550,000
Fares Santana	825,000 -50,000	-50,000

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Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

02-17-2020 17:23 UTC-4

Break Time

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Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The remaining 11 players will now be taking a 15-minute break.

02-17-2020 17:22 UTC-4

Calderaro Finds Max Value vs. Patsourakis

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Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The turned board read and there was around 700,000 in the pot when Ioannis Patsourakis checked to James Calderaro who bet 500,000.

Patsourakis check-called and the landed on the river to complete the board. Patsourakis tapped the table to Calderaro who immediately moved all in, totaling 1,635,000.

Patsourakis hit the tank and in the end, he threw in a chip to call, tabling for top pair of johnnies. Calderaro turned over for a flopped flush and more than enough to scoop the massive pot before break.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Calderaro	4,950,000 2,550,000	2,550,000

Ioannis Patsourakis	2,100,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

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02-17-2020 17:12 UTC-4

Balzano Takes Chip Lead After Forcing Jackson Out

Jeff McMillan

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There was a pot of close to 1,000,000 in the middle on a board that read . From the small blind Paul Balzano bet 400,000 over to David Jackson from the button who called.

The river came the to put four to a flush on the board. Balzano cut out a bet of 850,000.

Jackson looked intently a Balzano, looking like he was weighing all options in his head. After a minute his demeanor changed to a more tortured and indecisive posture making it seem as though he was now only contemplating a call. After a couple of more minutes he gave up his hand and showed the . Balzano took in his chips and showed one card, the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Balzano	6,800,000 1,140,000	1,140,000
David Jackson	5,300,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

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