Two Seasons, One Vegas Summer: ETBPL Heads to the WSOP!
It’s finally here — the 2026 WSOP is underway, and once again we’ve got winners from two full seasons of the Elite Tampa Bay Poker League repping the league out in Vegas. That’s 15 players in the Main Event this summer — we don’t know of another league anywhere that sends that many. Between the Fall and Spring seat holders, our Main Event roster is stacked, and the early results are already turning heads.
Flights are locked in now, and Day 1 is officially in the books for the whole crew except Jordan Joeckel and Ray Mancini, who enter directly on Day 2. Three of our reps played Day 1B and crushed it: Ryan Harfouch bagged a monster 216,700, Juan Rodriguez banked 111,200, and Evan Pantano added 97,100. The rest of the crew played Day 1D, led by Josh Nicholson‘s 93,000. Not every story was a happy one — Saif Keshwani ran into a tough day and was eliminated. Jordan Joeckel entered the fray on Day 2ABC with a 60,000 starting stack, and Ray Mancini took his seat for Day 2D.
Heading into Day 3, four Elite Tampa Bay reps are still alive: Ryan Harfouch, Juan Rodriguez, Dan Johnson, and David Smith. And wow — Ryan Harfouch is not just still in it, he’s a top stack in the entire Main Event field, bagging 528,500 to close out Day 2. See the full breakdown below.
Early Cashes Are Already Rolling In
Juan Rodriguez got the league’s WSOP off to a hot start, taking down a huge score in the $5K Seniors High Roller. Not to be outdone, Stuart Phillips won a big event over at Aria, and his Fall Partner Saif Keshwani went one better in an Aria event of his own, taking down an even bigger score with a runner-up finish. Meanwhile Evan Pantano put in a marathon effort in the WSOP Mini Main, grinding through a field of over 12,000 entries all the way to a 30th-place finish. Add in a handful of other members who’ve already banked cashes around town, and it’s shaping up to be one of the league’s best WSOP summers yet. We’re expecting big things — stay tuned!
WSOP 2026 Main Event Seat Holders
| Player | Season | Status | Flight | Day 1 Bag | Day 2 Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Wiseman (Team Trizis) | FALL | Main Event Seat | 1D | 63,900 | Eliminated |
| Andra Zachow | SPRING | 43% Main Event Seat | 1D | 32,500 | Eliminated |
| Dan Goonin | FALL | 95% Main Event Seat | 1D | 53,100 | Eliminated |
| Dan Johnson (Team McDonald) | FALL | Main Event Seat | 1D | 43,900 | 116,000 — Advancing to Day 3 |
| David Smith | FALL | Main Event Seat | 1D | 33,800 | 89,500 — Advancing to Day 3 |
| Evan Pantano | SPRING | Main Event Seat | 1B | 97,100 | Eliminated |
| Jason Barnett (Team Trizis) | SPRING | Main Event Seat | 2D | 53,700 | Eliminated |
| Jordan Joeckel (Team McPhillips) | SPRING | Main Event Seat | 2ABC | 60,000 (starting stack) | Eliminated |
| Josh Nicholson (Team Capitano) | SPRING | Main Event Seat | 1D | 93,000 | Eliminated |
| Juan Rodriguez | SPRING | Main Event Seat | 1B | 111,200 | 118,000 — Advancing to Day 3 |
| Karl Manouchakian | SPRING | $5K Cash Option Taken | — | — | — |
| Lee Tran (Team Hughes) | FALL | Main Event Seat | 1D | 53,100 | Eliminated |
| Ray Mancini | SPRING | Main Event Seat | 2D | Entered Day 2 | Eliminated |
| Robert Fulton | FALL | Main Event Seat | 1D | 21,500 | Eliminated |
| Ryan Harfouch | SPRING | Main Event Seat | 1B | 216,700 | 528,500 — Advancing to Day 3 |
| Saif Keshwani | SPRING | Main Event Seat | 1D | Eliminated | — |
Day 3 Chip Count Leaderboard
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Harfouch | 528,500 |
| 2 | Juan Rodriguez | 118,000 |
| 3 | Dan Johnson | 116,000 |
| 4 | David Smith | 89,500 |
$10K WPT Seats
| Player | Status |
|---|---|
| James McKinnon | Complete |
| Ray Mancini | Complete |
| Ryan Harfouch | Complete |
Qualified for 10% Season Proceeds
Spring Qualified
- Andra Zachow
- Chrissy Holubeck
- Clive Gavin / Jacob Mast Team
- Craig Rice
- Daniel Cuesta
- Don Manns
- Evan Pantano
- Evan Vancavage
- Hugh Mayes / Lee Tran Team
- James McKinnon
- Jason Barnett (Team Trizis)
- John Coleman
- Jordan Joeckel (Team McPhillips)
- Josh Nicholson (Team Capitano)
- Juan Rodriguez
- Karl Manouchakian
- Kevin James
- Maribeth Hilliard
- Mark Winchell
- Mike Ozer
- Mike Robinson
- Ondrei Ronhaar
- Ray Mancini
- Rayko Garcia / David Chirino Team
- Rob Fulton
- Ryan Harfouch
- Saif Keshwani
- Shawn O’Brien / Rob Slagle Team
- Tammy Leonard
Fall Qualified
- Allen Wiseman (Team Trizis)
- Andra Zachow
- Clive Gavin / Bobby Cornette
- Dan Goonin
- Dan Johnson (Team McDonald)
- David Smith
- Dimitry Shamootin
- Dugg Hadden
- Jack Feeney
- James McKinnon
- Jason Barnett
- Josh Nicholson / John Capitano
- Juan Rodriguez / Aaron Thivyanathan
- Justin Green
- Kevin James
- Lee Tran (Team Hughes)
- Marv Karlins / Chrissy Holubeck
- Mark Winchell
- Mike Ozer
- Mohamed Lahlou
- Nick / Bob Scholz
- Ondrei Ronhaar / Austin Fowler
- Oran Haynes
- Ray Mancini
- Robert Fulton
- Roberto Cotto
- Ryan Harfouch
- Ryan Johnson
- Sam Browning
- Stuart Phillips / Kumar Sudhir
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