Aggro Santos Wins WPT in Florida: Key Moments and Players

The WPT tournament in Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino took place from April 13 to 18, 2018. The entry fee for the tournament was $3,500, with a guaranteed prize pool of $3,000,000. The tournament attracted 1,309 entries, surpassing the previous year's 1,207 entries, and the total prize pool amounted to $4,188,800.

Robert Transy led the tournament with 204,300 chips at one point. Joe McKeeen, a professional poker player and former World Champion, was in third place with 190,000 chips. James McKee raised 1,300 from the middle position and called a 3-bet of 4,500 from James McKee on the button.

Jason and Natasha Merseier entered the tournament on the eighth level of Day 1. Jason Merseier opened with 89hh and received a call from KhK, while another player entered with Axhh. Uri Kadosh led the tournament on the second day with 245,000 chips. Ivan 'Lunaman' Starostin was the only representative from the Russian poker community with 53,300 chips. Harrison Gimbel, who announced his retirement from poker in January, returned to the tournament. AJ Gambino raised 12,000 and Louis Leveque, with a pair of tens, made a 3-bet of 28,000.