Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight C

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 288

Flight A: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 80 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1BlakeRobinsonTampaFL586,000
2GuyPitzSan AntonioFL389,000
3VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL389,000
4ZacharyRogalskiLutzFL382,000
5EricTarikasTampaFL352,000
6RubenTorresPort CharlotteFL339,000
7AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL316,000
8JasonLuxSarasotaFL285,000
9ThomasRobertsonWeeki WacheeFL283,000
10AnthonyMarchTampaFL256,000
11FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL246,000
12LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL229,000
13AlexanderGrassiaPalm HarborFL228,000
14RamonSosa MorilloRiverviewFL219,000
15EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL204,000
16RobertFregosiClearwaterFL198,000
17CharlesKahrsPalm HarborFL192,000
18RobertFioreSeminoleFL180,000
19ShaneDellusWimaumaFL153,000
20JohnPhillipsOcalaFL150,000
21RobertBreznayBeverly HillsFL150,000
22ConnerReynoldsNaplesFL149,000
23MatthewBucklesPlant CityFL139,000
24RuyAlbanoOrlandoFL136,000
25JeffreyKichmanWesley ChapelFL128,000
26TuanNguyenLilburnGA125,000
27JosephVetaSanfordFL121,000
28JoshuaNicholsonWinter HavenFL98,000
29JasonSilvaDerryNH95,000
30GrahamGibsonLargoFL85,000
31MarkWhiteGreensburgPA78,000
32BruceMajidiTallahasseeFL77,000
33ToninoD'AmoreSaint CloudFL76,000
34ChristopherHollandMulberryFL61,000
35ShawnLenneySpring HillFL52,000
36ArlindaJohnsPort Saint LucieFL43,000

Event 1 Flight D: Drawing Closer

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The fourth flight of PPO Event 1 gets underway at 6 pm and the $250 buy-in tournament will get closer to its $150,000 guarantee. We have three flights locked in with four more to go to get there.

Players start with 25K in their stacks and the first 23 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Flight D will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2.

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-23 last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight C: Registration Closed with 80 Entries

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  24 of 80

Registration closed for Flight C of PPO Event 1 with 80 entries putting the combined total at 288 for the tournament with four more flights to go.

Flight C will continue until ten players remain and they will bag their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money. Players must bag chip to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a10413
BWeds 6p10413
CThurs 11a80TBD
DThurs 6p
EFriday 11a
FFriday 6p
GSaturday 11a
Total28826

Event 1 Flight C: Josh Nicholson Leads

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Entries:  80

Josh Nicholson

The second break ended, players returned to their seats, and registration closed for Flight C of PPO Event 1. Tournament staff are punching in the numbers and we will report the official entry count when that is complete.

Josh Nicholson, 2023 Tampa Poker Classic 12 champ, leads the way with 225,000 and the field quickly shrinking toward the money bubble.

Event 1 Flight C: Last Level to Join

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries:  75

Level 8 is here and we are close to closing the door on Flight C but have no fear, we have another flight tonight at 6 pm with two more tomorrow and one on Saturday.

They will play out this level, take a 15-minute break while the black chips come off the table, and registration will close at 3:30 pm when they return to action.

Event 1 Flight C: Building Bigger

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The third flight of PPO Event 1 gets underway at 11 am in the Poker Room and the $250 buy-in tournament will get closer to its $150,000 guarantee. We drew 208 entries to the tournament yesterday and the fields will continue to grow as we head into the weekend.

Players start with 25,000 out front and the first 23 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40 minutes for the rest of the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

Flight C will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will return on Sunday at 11 am in the money.

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-23 last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ 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

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight B

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 208

Flight A: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: Thursday at 11 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1BlakeRobinsonTampaFL586,000
2GuyPitzSan AntonioFL389,000
3VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL389,000
4EricTarikasTampaFL352,000
5ThomasRobertsonWeeki WacheeFL283,000
6AnthonyMarchTampaFL256,000
7FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL246,000
8LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL229,000
9AlexanderGrassiaPalm HarborFL228,000
10RamonSosa MorilloRiverviewFL219,000
11EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL204,000
12RobertFregosiClearwaterFL198,000
13CharlesKahrsPalm HarborFL192,000
14RobertFioreSeminoleFL180,000
15ShaneDellusWimaumaFL153,000
16JohnPhillipsOcalaFL150,000
17MatthewBucklesPlant CityFL139,000
18ZipKichmanWesley ChapelFL128,000
19TuanNguyenLilburnGA125,000
20JosephVetaSanfordFL121,000
21JasonSilvaDerryNH95,000
22GrahamGibsonLargoFL85,000
23BruceMajidiTallahasseeFL77,000
24ChristopherHollandMulberryFL61,000
25ShawnLenneySpring HillFL52,000
26ArlindaJohnsPort Saint LucieFL43,000

PPO Day 2 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Flight C – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-23 last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ 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

6PM: Event 1 Flight D – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-23 last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

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Event 1 Flight B: Registration Closed with Another 104 Entries

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Entries:  104

Registration closed for Flight B of PPO Event 1 with 104 entries, the exact same number we had in Flight A this morning. The $250 buy-in tournament is on pace to crush the $150,000 guarantee with five more flights, including a packed weekend.

Flight B will continue until 13 players remain and they will bag their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money. Players must bag chip to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a10413
BWeds 6p104TBD
CThurs 11a
DThurs 6p
EFriday 11a
FFriday 6p
GSaturday 11a
Total20813