Two Seasons, One Vegas Summer: ETBPL Heads to the WSOP!

Day 4 kicks off at 11am, and we are seven spots from the money — 1,389 players remain out of the 9,208 who started, and the field should reach the money shortly after cards go in the air. Three Elite Tampa Bay reps are still alive, and it’s all up from here!

Ryan Harfouch lost some ground during Day 3 but spun it back up in the end to a healthy 526,000 bag — currently sitting 368th in the field. Juan Rodriguez had a rollercoaster of a day, gaining heaps at one point before losing piles on a KK vs. A5 cooler, but he battled back to gain ground and bagged 165,000. Dan Johnson had the wildest swing of all — down to just 25,000 before dinner, he rallied all the way back to a 70,000 bag by the end of the night, putting him right on the edge of a min-cash if things bounce his way. Unfortunately David Smith was eliminated during Day 3.

It’s all up from here, guys!!

How We Got Here

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 were locked in early on, and Day 1 wrapped up for the whole crew except Jordan Joeckel and Ray Mancini, who entered 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 were still alive: Ryan Harfouch, Juan Rodriguez, Dan Johnson, and David Smith. Ryan wasn’t just still in it — he was a top stack in the entire Main Event field, bagging 528,500 to close out Day 2.

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

Day 4 Chip Count Leaderboard

$10K WPT Seats

Qualified for 10% Season Proceeds