2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1: Day 2 Table and Seat Draw

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  108 of 838

Flight A: 74 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight C: 88 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 77 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight E: 118 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight F: 123 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight G: 309 Entries; 39 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
61CheriIvanOldsmarFL205,000
62RileyPriceLargoFL126,000
63JoshNicholsonWinter HavenFL570,000
64JerryPrieto JrZephyrhillsFL168,000
65AnibalPabonHomesteadFL115,000
66MilindNaikBrandonFL188,000
67JohnGordonSeminoleFL488,000
68SamuelO'BryantWinter GardenFL670,000
69KevinBlewittTampaFL283,000
71MatthewBrandyLutzFL205,000
72ScottWoodringPalu DayFL465,000
73JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL295,000
74GiancarloDisalvoTemple TerraceFL141,000
75JoseGarciaOrlandoFL88,000
76DanteCollierWestervilleOH26,000
77ChristyPhamLake MaryFL202,000
78NihalSarasaniTemple TerraceFL170,000
79JesseHunnicuttTampaMI320,000
81HyndiKhomutetskyOrlandoFL472,000
82BradleyToperThonotosassaFL90,000
83NicholasScholzTampaFL171,000
84ForrestRaleighLakelandFL236,000
85EdwardKoflerTampaFL101,000
86MarounAkikiKissimmeeFL648,000
87ChristopherPlackoLithiaFL146,000
88TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL97,000
89ImrePappClermontFL325,000
91MarkWiserLand O LakesFL143,000
92MichaelBronzo JrDavenportFL310,000
93ChristopherNanceOxfordFL191,000
94StevenSinclairTampaFL517,000
95RoryMalisoffTerra CeiaFL91,000
96ChristopherFigolePittsburghPA122,000
97JulioNovoTampaFL318,000
98DavidCienerDaytona BeachFL398,000
99JamesMoriTampaFL47,000
101LukeJacobsIndian Harbour BeachFL92,000
102AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL291,000
103GabeFullerTampaFL407,000
104ShawnBorrackNew Port RicheyFL249,000
105FredParadisOldsmarFL138,000
106BrianFarringtonLithia Spgs93,000
107DavePhillipsSt PetersburgFL129,000
108NathanSeifertWaynePA246,000
109ZacharyBoothWesley ChapelFL123,000
111MilanCyprichTavaresFL240,000
112JoshuaPoeDublinOH72,000
113ShaneDellusWimaumaFL275,000
114DavidPelosiHudsonFL160,000
115JuanTellezJacksonvilleFL205,000
116RossCorlessLakelandFL123,000
117JohnDolanLithiaFL492,000
118RobertCornetteRiverviewFL193,000
119ChristopherCaywoodRiverviewFL139,000
131AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL150,000
132KrisGolshanBradentonFL74,000
133MichaelAndersonWesley ChapelFL175,000
134NicolasEgarhosAthens450,000
135MikeAhmadLutzFL185,000
136MaledTajalliRiverviewFL201,000
137DustinBradleyTampaFL316,000
138OleksiiLiakhVeniceFL60,000
139A.J.KelsallTampaFL403,000
171JohnWeberWatford CityND170,000
172JustinSnavelyOrlandoFL88,000
173ScottSwatschenoGibsontonFL223,000
174MichaelKalmowiczPlantationFL123,000
175ChristopherMooreOrlandoFL378,000
176DavidWolfFairportNY178,000
177JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL249,000
178KaiMerolaSpring HillFL378,000
179HemchandPrasadMount DoraFL356,000
181LucasTaeWesley ChapelFL257,000
182AnthonyMidthunDade CityFL274,000
183JustinGreenClearwaterFL183,000
184BlakeCurtisSanfordFL320,000
185MattWhiteNorth PortFL348,000
186MichaelGrossAvon ParkNV232,000
187DanielZuckerTampaFL528,000
188KamvarRazavianJacksonvilleFL96,000
189BrianHarrisLongwoodFL134,000
191SteveFiorentiniBradfordMA26,000
192RenatoMoraesLas VegasNV245,000
193JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL498,000
194BradleyPetersonFriscoTX111,000
195IoannisPatsourakisWinter HavenFL99,000
196MichaelKellyHapevilleGA101,000
197BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY378,000
198JosephIncatasciatoChelmsfordMA192,000
199JohnSearsTarpon SpringsFL95,000
201EvanPantanoKey WestFL308,000
202AndrewLukerSaint PetersburgFL203,000
203MarcoBelusicSun City CenterFL179,000
204RaymondAndersonWesley ChapelFL96,000
205LukeTorresPalmettoFL549,000
206AnthonyMarchTampaFL104,000
207JohnDobsonHudsonFL76,000
208EliKiwanWesley ChapelFL97,000
209JamesWilliamsRiverviewFL249,000
211JohnWolfeRiverviewFL334,000
212LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL114,000
213ChaseKalivasPinellas ParkFL95,000
214TomMcdonaldSeminoleFL182,000
215JasonO'LoughlinSarasotaFL442,000
216CharlesBurns JrSebringFL54,000
217PabloValdiviesoJacksonvilleFL560,000
218JacobFenuccioSt. PetersburgFL291,000
219LindseyAndersonTampaFL162,000
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1: Day 2 Chip Counts

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  108 of 838

Flight A: 74 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight C: 88 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 77 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight E: 118 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight F: 123 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight G: 309 Entries; 39 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1SamuelO'BryantWinter GardenFL670,000
2MarounAkikiKissimmeeFL648,000
3JoshNicholsonWinter HavenFL570,000
4PabloValdiviesoJacksonvilleFL560,000
5LukeTorresPalmettoFL549,000
6DanielZuckerTampaFL528,000
7StevenSinclairTampaFL517,000
8JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL498,000
9JohnDolanLithiaFL492,000
10JohnGordonSeminoleFL488,000
11HyndiKhomutetskyOrlandoFL472,000
12ScottWoodringPalu DayFL465,000
13NicolasEgarhosAthens450,000
14JasonO'LoughlinSarasotaFL442,000
15GabeFullerTampaFL407,000
16A.J.KelsallTampaFL403,000
17DavidCienerDaytona BeachFL398,000
18ChristopherMooreOrlandoFL378,000
19KaiMerolaSpring HillFL378,000
20BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY378,000
21HemchandPrasadMount DoraFL356,000
22MattWhiteNorth PortFL348,000
23JohnWolfeRiverviewFL334,000
24ImrePappClermontFL325,000
25JesseHunnicuttTampaMI320,000
26BlakeCurtisSanfordFL320,000
27JulioNovoTampaFL318,000
28DustinBradleyTampaFL316,000
29MichaelBronzo JrDavenportFL310,000
30EvanPantanoKey WestFL308,000
31JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL295,000
32AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL291,000
33JacobFenuccioSt. PetersburgFL291,000
34KevinBlewittTampaFL283,000
35ShaneDellusWimaumaFL275,000
36AnthonyMidthunDade CityFL274,000
37LucasTaeWesley ChapelFL257,000
38ShawnBorrackNew Port RicheyFL249,000
39JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL249,000
40JamesWilliamsRiverviewFL249,000
41NathanSeifertWaynePA246,000
42RenatoMoraesLas VegasNV245,000
43MilanCyprichTavaresFL240,000
44ForrestRaleighLakelandFL236,000
45MichaelGrossAvon ParkNV232,000
46ScottSwatschenoGibsontonFL223,000
47CheriIvanOldsmarFL205,000
48MatthewBrandyLutzFL205,000
49JuanTellezJacksonvilleFL205,000
50AndrewLukerSaint PetersburgFL203,000
51ChristyPhamLake MaryFL202,000
52MaledTajalliRiverviewFL201,000
53RobertCornetteRiverviewFL193,000
54JosephIncatasciatoChelmsfordMA192,000
55ChristopherNanceOxfordFL191,000
56MilindNaikBrandonFL188,000
57MikeAhmadLutzFL185,000
58JustinGreenClearwaterFL183,000
59TomMcdonaldSeminoleFL182,000
60MarcoBelusicSun City CenterFL179,000
61DavidWolfFairportNY178,000
62MichaelAndersonWesley ChapelFL175,000
63NicholasScholzTampaFL171,000
64NihalSarasaniTemple TerraceFL170,000
65JohnWeberWatford CityND170,000
66JerryPrieto JrZephyrhillsFL168,000
67LindseyAndersonTampaFL162,000
68DavidPelosiHudsonFL160,000
69AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL150,000
70ChristopherPlackoLithiaFL146,000
71MarkWiserLand O LakesFL143,000
72GiancarloDisalvoTemple TerraceFL141,000
73ChristopherCaywoodRiverviewFL139,000
74FredParadisOldsmarFL138,000
75BrianHarrisLongwoodFL134,000
76DavePhillipsSt PetersburgFL129,000
77RileyPriceLargoFL126,000
78ZacharyBoothWesley ChapelFL123,000
79RossCorlessLakelandFL123,000
80MichaelKalmowiczPlantationFL123,000
81ChristopherFigolePittsburghPA122,000
82AnibalPabonHomesteadFL115,000
83LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL114,000
84BradleyPetersonFriscoTX111,000
85AnthonyMarchTampaFL104,000
86EdwardKoflerTampaFL101,000
87MichaelKellyHapevilleGA101,000
88IoannisPatsourakisWinter HavenFL99,000
89TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL97,000
90EliKiwanWesley ChapelFL97,000
91KamvarRazavianJacksonvilleFL96,000
92RaymondAndersonWesley ChapelFL96,000
93JohnSearsTarpon SpringsFL95,000
94ChaseKalivasPinellas ParkFL95,000
95BrianFarringtonLithia Spgs93,000
96LukeJacobsIndian Harbour BeachFL92,000
97RoryMalisoffTerra CeiaFL91,000
98BradleyToperThonotosassaFL90,000
99JoseGarciaOrlandoFL88,000
100JustinSnavelyOrlandoFL88,000
101JohnDobsonHudsonFL76,000
102KrisGolshanBradentonFL74,000
103JoshuaPoeDublinOH72,000
104OleksiiLiakhVeniceFL60,000
105CharlesBurns JrSebringFL54,000
106JamesMoriTampaFL47,000
107DanteCollierWestervilleOH26,000
108SteveFiorentiniBradfordMA26,000
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1: Prize Pool and Payouts with $50K Up Top

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2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  838
Prize Pool:  $276,540
March 4 – 8, 2-26

Registration closed for the opening event of the 2026 Tampa Poker Classic series with 838 entries, cruising past the $150,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool worth $276,540.

The last 108 spots will be paid with $700 for a min-cash and $50,090 plus the TPC trophy to the winner.

Thanks for a great turnout to start the series.

1st: $50,090 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $30,960
3rd: $22,950
4th: $17,200
5th: $13,040
6th: $10,000
7th: $7,760
8th: $6,090
9th: $4,840
10th-12th: $3,890
13th-15th: $3,170
16th-18th: $2,610
19th-21st: $2,180
22nd-24th: $1,840
25th-27th: $1,580
28th-30th: $1,370
31st-33rd: $1,200
34th-36th: $1,070
37th-45th: $970
46th-54th: $890
55th-63rd: $820
64th-72nd: $770
73rd-81st: $740
82nd-90th: $720
91st-99th: $710
100th-108th: $700

2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1 Flight G: Closer to the Bubble

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  63 of 309

Gabe Fuller

The Flight G field is slowly grinding its way closer to the money bubble but it’s looking more like they might see another break before that happens.

Some tough players still in contention include Gabe Fuller, Julio Delgado, Drew Dodge, Chad Kitchen, Anibal Pabon, Eli Kiwan, Tarun Gulati, Kevin Blewitt, Tom McDonald, John Gordon, and John Kennedy.

Julio Delgado
Drew Dodge
Chad Kitchen
Anibal Pabon
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1 Flight G: Another Break

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  74 of 309

Tournament staff are about to send players on another break as the purple chips are taken out of play.

With 74 players remaining and 39 advancing, this should be the last break but we were very wrong about that prediction yesterday. With no other flights to enter, they will likely tighten up and try to slide into Day 2.

2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1 Flight G: Registration Closed with 308 Entries

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight G Entries:  309

Registration closed for the final flight of TPC Event 1 with 309 entries, putting the combined total at 838 for the tournament and the prize pool reached $276,540. We will post the payout information as soon as action ends this evening.

Play will continue until 39 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a7410
BWeds 6p497
CThurs 11a8811
DThurs 6p7710
EFriday 11a11815
FFriday 6p12316
GSaturday 11a309TBD
Total83869
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1 Flight G: Closing Reg

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight G Entries:  290

John Gordon (left) and Walter Thornton (right)

The second break is coming up and time is running out if you want to join this huge Saturday flight. The prize pool is over $270,000 and we will add some more to it before we close reg at 3:30 pm.

Some friends we found include John Gordon, Walter Thornton, Fabian Foster, Sanjib Acharya, Jerome Leonardo, Stuart Phillips, Wagner Wysotchanski, Maribeth Hilliard, Aaron Thivyanathan, and John Two-Bears.

Fabian Foster
Sanjib Acharya
Jerome Leonardo
Stuart Phillips
Wagner Wysotchanski
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1 Flight G: Chip Counts Through Flight F

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  69 of 529

Flight A: 74 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight C: 88 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 77 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight E: 118 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight F: 123 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1SamuelO'BryantWinter GardenFL670,000
2MarounAkikiKissimmeeFL648,000
3JoshNicholsonWinter HavenFL570,000
4LukeTorresPalmettoFL549,000
5DanielZuckerTampaFL528,000
6JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL498,000
7JohnDolanLithiaFL492,000
8A.J.KelsallTampaFL403,000
9BenPaul ChelladuraiYonkersNY378,000
10ChristopherMooreOrlandoFL378,000
11MattWhiteNorth PortFL348,000
12JohnWolfeRiverviewFL334,000
13ImrePappClermontFL325,000
14BlakeCurtisSanfordFL320,000
15JesseHunnicuttTampaMI320,000
16JulioNovoTampaFL318,000
17MichaelBronzo JrDavenportFL310,000
18EvanPantanoKey WestFL308,000
19JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL295,000
20JacobFenuccioSt. PetersburgFL291,000
21ShaneDellusWimaumaFL275,000
22AnthonyMidthunDade CityFL274,000
23LucasTaeWesley ChapelFL257,000
24ShawnBorrackNew Port RicheyFL249,000
25NathanSeifertWaynePA246,000
26RenatoMoraesLas VegasNV245,000
27MilanCyprichTavaresFL240,000
28MichaelGrossAvon ParkNV232,000
29ScottSwatschenoGibsontonFL223,000
30CheriIvanOldsmarFL205,000
31AndrewLukerSaint PetersburgFL203,000
32ChristyPhamLake MaryFL202,000
33MaledTajalliRiverviewFL201,000
34RobertCornetteRiverviewFL193,000
35JosephIncatasciatoChelmsfordMA192,000
36ChristopherNanceOxfordFL191,000
37MikeAhmadLutzFL185,000
38JustinGreenClearwaterFL183,000
39DavidWolfFairportNY178,000
40MichaelAndersonWesley ChapelFL175,000
41NicholasScholzTampaFL171,000
42NihalSarasaniTemple TerraceFL170,000
43JerryPrieto JrZephyrhillsFL168,000
44LindseyAndersonTampaFL162,000
45DavidPelosiHudsonFL160,000
46AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL150,000
47ChristopherPlackoLithiaFL146,000
48MarkWiserLand O LakesFL143,000
49FredParadisOldsmarFL138,000
50BrianHarrisLongwoodFL134,000
51RileyPriceLargoFL126,000
52MichaelKalmowiczPlantationFL123,000
53RossCorlessLakelandFL123,000
54ZacharyBoothWesley ChapelFL123,000
55LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL114,000
56AnthonyMarchTampaFL104,000
57EdwardKoflerTampaFL101,000
58IoannisPatsourakisWinter HavenFL99,000
59RaymondAndersonWesley ChapelFL96,000
60ChaseKalivasPinellas ParkFL95,000
61JohnSearsTarpon SpringsFL95,000
62BradleyToperThonotosassaFL90,000
63JoseGarciaOrlandoFL88,000
64JohnDobsonHudsonFL76,000
65KrisGolshanBradentonFL74,000
66JoshuaPoeDublinOH72,000
67CharlesBurns JrSebringFL54,000
68JamesMoriTampaFL47,000
69SteveFiorentiniBradfordMA26,000
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1 Flight G: Pushing Up the Prize Pool

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$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The final flight of TPC Event 1 gets underway at 11 am and the $400 buy-in tournament already took care of the first order of business. It surpassed its $150,000 guarantee early in Flight F and the prize pool sits just shy of $175K with today’s huge flight to go.

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

TPC Day 4 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Flight G – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

5PM: $80 Mega Stack Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $600 Mega Stack
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:45pm)
  • Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Tampa Poker Classic Schedule and Results