$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool: $70,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 135

Flight A: 48 Entries; 6 Advanced
Flight B: 87 Entries; 11 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 11 am

2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  135
Prize Pool:  $70,200
March 9 – 11, 2026

Registration closed for the $600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 135 entries over two starting flights, turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $70,200. The last 17 players will earn some money with $1,190 for a min-cash and $19,900 plus the TPC trophy up top for the Event 4 champ.

1st: $19,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $12,290
3rd: $8,340
4th: $5,840
5th: $4,220
6th: $3,160
7th: $2,440
8th: $1,960
9th: $1,630
10th-12th: $1,410
13th-15th: $1,270
16th-17th: $1,190

2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH
Entries:  88
Prize Pool:  $9,680
Bounty Prize Pool:  $4,400
March 10, 2026

Registration closed for the $150 + $50 Quad Stack Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 88 entries, creating a prize pool worth $9,680 plus another $4,400 in the bounty prize pool. The last 11 spots will be paid with $280 for a min-cash and $3,110 up top for the winner.

1st: $3,110 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $1,920
3rd: $1,250
4th: $850
5th: $610
6th: $460
7th: $370
8th: $310
9th: $280
10th-11th: $260

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool: $70,200  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  21 of 87

Players are back from another break, what should be their last break, with 21 remaining and 11 booking a seat in Day 2 later tonight.

Adrian Konstantinov leads the field with 415,000, while Luis Torres (279,000), Nick Getzen (278,000), and Pablo Valdivieso (278,000) are in a dead heat for second.

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  36 of 87

The field is down to the last four tables but they are stacked with some tough talent. This will take a while to get into the money.

Those still in contention include 2026 WPO DeepStacks Challenge champ Ricardo Eyzaguirre, Pinktober Poker Open Champion Frank Weigel, 2024 DeepStacks Challenge winner Chad Kitchen, Manny Minaya, Gabe Fuller, Dion Jagroo, Cheri Ivan, James McKinnon, Tarun Gulati, Karl Manouchakian, Aarin Thivyanathan, Forrest Raleigh, Robert Melo, Sanjib Acharya, and Igor Tretyakov.

$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH
Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Tonight’s TPC trophy event will be a fun one with plenty of action you can profit early. It is a $150 + $50 Quad Stack Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with lots of chips and $50 in every player’s head.

They’ll start with 40,000 in their stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes before going up to 20 for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:15 pm.

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Entries:  87

Registration closed for the final flight of the TPC $600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 87 entries, putting the combined total at 135 and the prize pool up to $70,200.

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

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight B Entries:  81

We are winding down Level 8 which means your time is running out to join this Championship warmup. The prize pool is up to $67K and we should add a few more entries before registration closes at 5:30 pm.

They will take a break after this level while tournament staff pull the black chips out of play and we’ll have our final field.

2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$400 Big O
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $20,460
March 10, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Big O tournament with 62 entries, creating a prize pool worth $20,460. The last eight players will make the money with $750 for a min-cash and $6,690 to the Event 5 champ.

1st: $6,690 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $4,460
3rd: $2,970
4th: $2,060
5th: $1,500
6th: $1,130
7th: $900
8th: $750

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries:  49

We had 48 entries in the first flight of the $400 Mega Stack and we needed 49 entries today to surpass the $50,000 guarantee.

They got there before the first break and now the prize pool will continue to climb until we close registration at 5:30 pm.