Event 1: Evan Pantano Doubles Thru Alcides Gomez

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 6,253

Alcides Gomez
Alcides Gomez

Evan Pantano was all in from middle position for 6,200,000 with KhKc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against the 8s8d of Alcides Gomez in the small blind.

The board came 6h3h3d4d10h, and the pocket kings held up for Pantano to win the pot and double up in chips.

Evan Pantano  –  13.2 million  (33 bb)
Alcides Gomez  –  11.3 million  (28 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 15.6 million (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $34,050 each.

Event 1: Brandon Navarrete – 9th Place ($22,700)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 6,253

Brandon Navarrete
Brandon Navarrete

Brandon Navarrete limped under the gun for 400,000, Alcides Gomez raised from middle position, and Navarette called all in for 600,000 with 8h2d.

Gomez turned over Ac10c, and Navarrete needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ah9s7d6d4h — Gomez paired his ace on the flop, Navarette turned an open-ended straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Gomez won the pot with his pair of aces to eliminate Navarrete in ninth place.

Alcides Gomez  –  10.4 million  (26 bb)
Brandon Navarrete  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($22,700)

With eight players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 15.6 million (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $34,050 each.

Event 1: Christina Gollins Takes the Lead Against Johnny Bromberg

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,253

Christina Gollins
Christina Gollins

Christina Gollins completed the small blind to 400,000, Johnny Bromberg raised from the big blind to 1,400,000, and Gollins called.

The flop came AhQc9s, Gollins checked, Bromberg bet 800,000, and Gollins called.

The turn card was the 7s, Gollins checked, Bromberg bet 3,500,000, and Gollins called.

The river card was the 3d, Gollins bet 4,000,000, and Bromberg thought for a while before he folded. Gollins showed one card — the 5s — as she took the pot, and the chip lead.

Christina Gollins  –  29.5 million  (74 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  22.0 million  (55 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 13.9 million (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,700 each.

Event 1: Ramon Gonzalez Doubles Thru Brandon Navarette

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,253

Ramon Gonzalez
Ramon Gonzalez

Ramon Gonzalez opened to 800,000 from under the gun and Christina Gollins called in middle position. Brandon Navarette moved all in for 12,100,000 from the small blind and Gonzalez called at risk for 11,500,000 total. Gollins folded and the hands were tabled.

Gonzalez: KhKc
Navarette: AhKs

Navarette ran into a monster and never found a sweat on the Th8s5c3s9s board to send a big double to two Gonzalez.

Ramon Gonzalez – 23,800,000 (60 bb)
Brandon Navarette – 600,000 (2 bb)

Event 1: Johnny Bromberg Leads the Final Nine Players at the Break

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,253

Johnny Bromberg
Chipleader Johnny Bromberg

The players return from break to begin Level 35, with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 with a 400,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Alcides Gomez  –  14,800,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Avery Bloom  –  6,100,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Christina Gollins  –  24,000,000  (60 bb)
Seat 4.  Johnny Bromberg  –  28,200,000  (71 bb)
Seat 5.  Evan Pantano  –  3,800,000  (10 bb)
Seat 6.  David Shmuel  –  12,300,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7.  Brandon Navarrete  –  11,900,000  (30 bb)
Seat 8.  Sudharshan Karanam  –  12,300,000  (31 bb)
Seat 9.  Ramon Gonzalez  –  11,500,000  (29 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $292,500 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $182,000
3rd:  $136,125
4th:  $112,810
5th:  $90,125
6th:  $68,155
7th:  $47,460
8th:  $34,050
9th:  $22,700

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 13,900,000 (35 big blinds).

Event 1: Ramon Gonzalez Doubles Thru Brandon Navarrete

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,253

Ramon Gonzalez
Ramon Gonzalez

Brandon Navarrete min-raised from the button to 600,000, and Ramon Gonzalez called from the big blind.

The flop came Qd6h3d, Gonzalez checked, Navarrete bet 450,000, and Gonzalez check-raised all in for 5,000,000.

Navarrete tanked for a fairly long time before he called with Qh10h for a pair of queens. But Gonzalez turned over AsAh for an overpair, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

“You trapped me,” said Navarrete.

The turn card was the 9c, the river card was the 3c, and the pocket aces held up for Gonzalez to win the pot and double up in chips.

“I didn’t know you had that in you,” said chipleader Johnny Bromberg.”

Ramon Gonzalez  –  11,650,000  (39 bb)
Brandon Navarrete  –  11,100,000  (37 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 13,900,000 (46 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,700 each.

Event 1: Christina Gollins vs. Alcides Gomez

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,253

Christina Gollins
Christina Gollins

This has been a very quiet final table so far, with minimal action.

In the most recent hand, Alcides Gomez raised from the button to 725,000, and Christina Gollins called from the big blind.

The flop came AcJs10h, Gollins checked, Gomez bet 500,000, and Gollins called.

The turn card was the Kd, and both players checked.

The river card was the 6c, Gollins bet 1,600,000, and Gomez thought for a bit before he called. Gollins showed QcJc to win the pot with an ace-high straight, and Gomez mucked.

That was the biggest pot of the past 45 minutes.

Christina Gollins  –  23,450,000  (78 bb)
Alcides Gomez  –  15,500,000  (52 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 13,900,000 (46 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,700 each.

Event 1: Final Table Begins with Johnny Bromberg in the Lead

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,253

After the elimination of James Kerr in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Alcides Gomez  –  15,400,000  (62 bb)
Seat 2.  Avery Bloom  –  6,650,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Christina Gollins  –  21,250,000  (85 bb)
Seat 4.  Johnny Bromberg  –  28,500,000  (114 bb)
Seat 5.  Evan Pantano  –  5,550,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  David Shmuel  –  10,300,000  (41 bb)
Seat 7.  Brandon Navarrete  –  14,700,000  (59 bb)
Seat 8.  Sudharshan Karanam  –  13,500,000  (54 bb)
Seat 9.  Ramon Gonzalez  –  6,800,000  (27 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $292,500 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $182,000
3rd:  $136,125
4th:  $112,810
5th:  $90,125
6th:  $68,155
7th:  $47,460
8th:  $34,050
9th:  $22,700

And here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

10th:  James Kerr  –  $22,700
11th:  Andre Bryan  –  $15,475
12th:  Michael Tufaro  –  $15,475
13th:  Phil Hui  –  $11,350
14th:  Kevin Dubrocq  –  $11,350

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 13,900,000 (56 big blinds).

Event 1: James Kerr Eliminated in 10th Place by Johnny Bromberg

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,253

James Kerr
James Kerr won the 2021 Tampa Poker Classic, outlasting a field of 959 to earn $228,038.

James Kerr was all in from the big blind for about 3,700,000 with AhAd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the As10c of Johnny Bromberg in the small blind.

The board came 10s8d7dJd10h — Bromberg paired his ten on the flop, and turned a gutshot straight draw to Kerr’s diamond flush draw. But Bromberg rivered trip tens to crack the aces, win the pot, and eliminate Kerr in 10th place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  28,500,000  (114 bb)
James Kerr  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($22,700)

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 13,900,000 (56 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,700 each.

Event 1: Michael Tufaro Out in 12th Place; Andre Bryan Eliminated in 11th Place by Ramon Gonzalez

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 6,253

Michael Tufaro
Michael Tufaro

Michael Tufaro was knocked out in 12th place, and it looks like Christina Gollins may have taken him out since her chip stack seems larger.

Christina Gollins  –  22,000,000  (88 bb)
Michael Tufaro  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($15,475)

Andre Bryan
Andre Bryan

At the other table, Andre Bryan moved all in under the gun for 1,950,000, and Ramon Gonzalez moved all in over the top from the button with KhQc.

Bryan turned over Qd9d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KsQs4cQh8c, and Gonzalez flopped top two pair and turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Bryan in 11th place.

Ramon Gonzalez  –  7,700,000  (31 bb)
Andre Bryan  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($15,475)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 6,253, the average chip stack is around 12,500,000 (50 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,700 each.