2016 WPT Tampa The series at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida began with the buy-in $500 no-limit hold'em tournament. $ 1 million was guaranteed in the tournament, which was doubled when 4,852 entries were made to create the final prize pool of $ 2 55,360.

In the end, the four final players made a deal that led to the title and the highest payout of $173,287 awarded to Shawn Mohamed.

“I've always heard that it's easier to win tournaments in Tampa. It turns out to be true! " Mohamed said SHRT blog after winning.

In addition to the title and money, Momamed was also awarded 644 Card Player Player of the Year scores points as the champion of this event. It was his first POY Qualified Score 2021.

Massive attendance for this event was built on seven takeoff flights, making it the second largest field in Florida poker history only behind the 2016 kickoff event

Rock'n'Roll Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. This tournament had a smaller $287 buy-in and pulled 5,018 entries. Rafael Marcondes Reis won the $139,500 as champion in this event.

Here is an overview of the payouts i POY points awarded at the final table:

Earnings

660

Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea

$110,440

380

4

Jameel Harris

$110, 110

287