2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
25
Players Left
1

Serge Dergham Eliminated in 24th ($11,161)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Serge Dergham
Serge Dergham

Serge Dergham moved all in for 560,000 from the button and Paul Balzano hooked him up from the big blind, putting Dergham at risk of elimination.

Serge Dergham: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Paul Balzano: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

The flop came down {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Dergham needed some help to keep his day going. A {6-Diamonds} turn brought some straight outs but the {k-Clubs} river did not alter a thing as Balzano pulled in the pot, sending Dergham to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Balzano
1,880,000
530,000
530,000
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Serge Dergham
Busted

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John Dwyer Eliminated in 25th Place ($9,405)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
John Dwyer
John Dwyer

John Dwyer moved all in preflop except for one 5,000 chip that he left behind. Isaan Kempton raised all in to force him to put in the last chip.

Dwyer did not immediately put it in however. He shuffled in his seat and glanced at the clock several times, tanking on a pay bump. After about 30 seconds Kempton called the clock as other players at the table voiced their displeasure with what Dwyer was doing.

Eventually he did plop the 5,000 chip into the middle and the cards were turned over.

John Dwyer {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Isaac Kempton {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}

The flop immediately sent Dwyer into dire straights as it came {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{k-Spades}. The turn was the {10-Hearts} and the river came the {8-Hearts} to eliminate Dwyer as the first casualty of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Kempton
5,170,000
570,000
570,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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John Dwyer
Busted

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Calderaro Barrels Into Ray's Two Pair

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The board read {5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} on the turn. James Calderaro made a bet of about 200,000 and Brian Ray called.

The river came the {10-Spades}. Calderaro fired again for a bet of 325,000 and Ray called fairly quickly.

Calderaro showed the {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for air while Ray had two pair with the {a-Spades}{8-Hearts} and gathered in the chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Ray
1,570,000
105,000
105,000
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James Calderaro
1,250,000
-650,000
-650,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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Klapman Another to Find Early Fortune

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

John Dwyer raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Jason Klapman moved all in for 265,000. Dwyer took a moment but in the end, he called the bet and Klapman was at risk.

Jason Klapman: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
John Dwyer: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

The board ranout {j-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Klapman's boat secured the pot, doubling through Dwyer.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Klapman
580,000
215,000
215,000
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John Dwyer
580,000
-810,000
-810,000

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Cohen Secures Second Double of the Day

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen

Isaac Kempton opened to 85,000 and Michael Cohen moved almost all in, totaling 515,000 as he left 5,000 behind. Kempton called to see the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop and then threw his remaining 5,000 in on the flop, Kempton called.

Michael Cohen: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Isaac Kempton: {q-Spades}{8-Spades}

The {a-Clubs}{9-Spades} runout did not help Kempton's hand and he sent over a stack to Cohen who secured his second double of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Kempton
4,600,000
-605,000
-605,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Michael Cohen
1,100,000
730,000
730,000

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Ott and Patsourakis Mixing It Up Early

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On a flop of {6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Ioannis Patsourakis bet 240,000. John Ott took a moment to think before cutting out a raise to 520,000. Patsourakis laid down his hand after a couple moments.

A few hands later, John Ott raised from early position, Patsourakis then three-bet from the cutoff to 360,000. Ott called. The flop came {j-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Patsourakis kept the pressure on by jamming all in after it was checked to him. Ott folded after a few seconds.

Player Chips Progress
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Ioannis Patsourakis
1,570,000
120,000
120,000
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John Ott
1,245,000
-120,000
-120,000

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Final 25 Chip Positions After Day 1

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Here is where the final 25 players remaining stacked up in their chip position after Day 1 amongst the 243 to return on Day 2.

PlayerPosition out of 243
Isaac Kempton1st
Brad Sailor10th
Patrick Serda11th
Brian Ray13th
Serge Dergham28th
David Jackson31st
Paul Palzano42nd
Thomas Boyden53rd
Jason Klapman61st
Fares Santana62nd
Michael Cohen67th
Francisco Gomez70th
David Berman71st
Christopher Hyden73rd
Ioannis Patsourakis79th
Kevin Javier86th
Mike Shin116th
John O'Neal124th
Robert Manjura142nd
John Dwyer146th
Cameron Marshall149th
James Calderaro163rd
Nathan Russler170th
Ronald Rosenberg187th
John Ott190th