2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa

$2,200 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$88,717
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Entries
173
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000

Apter Befuddles Zarco

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Brett Apter
Brett Apter

The board read {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Javier Zarco was deep in thought with a big decision on his hands as his river bet of 24,500 had been shoved on by Brett Apter.

Zarco thought for about 30 more seconds before folding and showing the {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for the second nut flush.

He prompted Apter to show and Apter did show one card, the {a-Hearts} which only made Zarco all the more curious as he continued to wonder as the next hand was dealt.

Player Chips Progress
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Brett Apter
122,000
39,000
39,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Javier Zarco
97,000
-3,000
-3,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Wang Cracks Aces to Survive

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Michael Wang (from Day 1)
Michael Wang (from Day 1)

Michael Wang found himself in a world of trouble holding {9-}{9-} in a preflop all in up against the {a-}{a-} of David Russell.

The flop came {8-}{5-}{j-}, the turn came {7-} to open up a straight draw and the {10-Spades} on the river completed the straight to give Wang to huge double up and take a chunk away from Russell.

Player Chips Progress
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David Russell
310,000
-65,000
-65,000
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Michael Wang
155,000
81,000
81,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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Bracelet Winners Collide: David Prociak Denies Phillip Hui Fifth Gold Ring

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
David Prociak
David Prociak

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 #7: $1,125 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed, 212 entrants created a $212,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 32 players including David Tuthill (6th - $8,746), Leif Force (9th - $4,207), Allen Kessler (11th - $3,457), James Calderaro (20th - $2,233), Robert Mizrachi (22nd - $2,034), and Justin Zaki (32nd - $1,835).

The title came down to two WSOP bracelet winners – David Prociak and WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Phillip Hui. The former wound up the victor for $51,400 and his second gold ring.

“It means a lot. Everytime you win, it’s like you revalue yourself and you just feel better, just built up,” Prociak said after his win. “I play mostly PLO, mostly cash games PLO and online PLO. This is my favorite game, I do best in it.”

He continued: “Everything was pretty smooth. Early on, I turned a huge hand. I had the nuts with a redraw in a three-way all in and I hit the redraw and had like a million in chips. Once I had the chip lead, it was a little up and down but mostly just adding to the chip lead.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1David ProciakWinter Park, Florida$51,400
2Phillip HuiSan Antonio, Texas$31,766
3Stale EgenesTampa, Florida$22,282
4Jose Azcuy CamachoMiami, Florida$15,964
5Timothy MilesMiami Beach, Florida$11,686
6David TuthillSt. Petersburg, Florida$8,746
7Heng ZhangSt. Augustine, Florida$6,695
8Yi Chi LiN/A$5,245
9Leif ForceTallahassee, Florida$4,207

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Di Rosa Rojas Adds Some

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joseph Di Rosa Rojas looked at a completed board of {4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} with a pot of about 23,000 in the middle and place a bet of 17,500 to put the decision on his opponent, Roman Korenev.

Korenev thought it out for a while before folding his hand to send the pot across the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Di Rosa Rojas
163,000
19,500
19,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Roman Korenev
59,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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