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Michial Drake, Lawrence Cheng Chop SHR Tampa Reentry for $79K Each

The poker action in Florida didn't stop with the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open series, as sister property Seminole Hard Rock Tampa is keeping the ball rolling with the Tampa Poker Classic.

In the first big tournament of the festival, the $600 No Limit Hold’em Reentry, two players earned just shy of $80,000 apiece as Michial Drake and Lawrence Cheng agreed to divvy up the remaining monies evenly after outlasting 996 other entries. It was Drake (pictured) snagging the trophy, but both took identical payouts.