Event 4 Flight A: Registration Closed with 101 Entries

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  101

Registration closed for Flight A of the $700 Deep Stack Challenge with 101 entries already creating a prize pool worth $61,610 with another flight tomorrow.

Flight A will continue until 13 players remain and they will move on to Day 2 on Wednesday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available this evening.

Event 4 Flight A: Sam Sternfield Leads at Break

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  88

Sam Sternfield

Players returned from the second break with 88 entries so far and more expected with late registration available until 7:45 pm and all day tomorrow in Flight B.

Non-hold’em specialist Sam Sternfield was the surprise chip leader at the break. The two-time Hollywood champ won his titles in PLO and eight-game mix but has the most chips in this two-card game with 171,600.

Event 4 Flight A: Guarantee Gone

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  82

With plenty of time to spare, like an entire flight plus three more hours today, the $700 Deep Stack Challenge surpasses its $50,000 guarantee before the second break of Flight A.

From here, the prize pool will continue to grow until registration closed tomorrow at 7:45 pm in Flight B.

Event 3: Prize Pool and Payouts with $6,980 to O8 Champ

2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  66
Prize Pool:  $22,110
March 18, 2024

Registration closed for the $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament, with 66 entries, creating a prize pool worth $22,110. The last nine players will make the money with $700 for a min-cash and $6,980 set aside for the TPC Event 3 champ.

1st: $6,980 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $4,660
3rd: $3,110
4th: $2,160
5th: $1,570
6th: $1,190
7th: $950
8th: $790
9th: $700

Event 3: Registration Closed with 66 Entries

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  2,000/4,000 Limits
Entries:  66

Jordan Joeckel

The second break ended for the $400 Limit Omaha 8 and registration closed for the tournament with 66 entries. That’s another great turnout, and we have some talented players, including 2022 WPO O8 champ Jordan Joeckel and Cary Rosenthal.

We will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

Cary Rosenthal

Event 4 Flight A: First Break

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  75

Frank Weigel

The Deep Stack Challenge has a nice field at the first break of the first flight, we have 75 entries so far and outpacing the field from when we ran this during the Winter Poker Open. That tournament more than tripled the guarantee so we’re looking at another big number.

Early entrants include Frank Weigel, Gabriel Fuller, Tarun Gulati, Karl Manouchakian, David DiBernardi, Fred Paradis, Carlos Loving, Eric Piderit, Randy Levin, Tony March, Mark Wiser, and Kevin Blewitt.

Gabriel Fuller
Tarun Gulati

John Ryan Wins Bankrolls Builder Outright for $8,010

2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  219
Prize Pool:  $35,040
March 17, 2024

John Ryan, TPC Event 2 champ

The Tampa Poker Classic Bankroll Builder was a nice $200 buy-in tournament on a Sunday afternoon that gave more options besides those playing down on Day 2 of the opening tournament. It drew 219 entries and John Ryan outlasted them all to take the title along and $8,010.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JohnRyanWinter GardenFL$8,010
2JuanRodriguez TorresSt PetersburgFL$5,300
3ChadKitchenWimaumaFL$3,860
4KevinBlewittTampaFL$2,850
5ButchieMitchellClermontFL$2,130
6TravisGloverDade CityFL$1,610
7NathanThrushDelray BeachFL$1,240
8JosiasCardoso Dos SantosKentWA$960
9OranHaynesSaint PetersburgFL$750
10RamonMartinezMelbourneFL$750
11ThomasMcDonaldSeminoleFL$620
12BrittenHardenWindermereFL$620
13JasonGilesHaines CityFL$520
14DonaldLinskyTampaFL$520
15FabioTadeuSaint CloudFL$450
16JoshuaHugginsRiverviewFL$450
17SandroVianna De SaWinter GardenFL$400
18KristopherKirbyTampaFL$400
19DylanCannSaugusMA$400
20RobertoVillanuevaWesley ChapelFL$400
21EdwardColon-RosarioRiverviewFL$360
22BrianUlchWinter HavenFL$360
23JasonCriscuoloSaint PetersburgFL$360
24BlakeRobinsonTampaFL$360
25StevenHuntRiverviewFL$340
26ShaneMelertBrandonFL$340
27GeoffreyLewitWinter GardenFL$340
28PatrickMooreCharlotteNC$340

Event 4 Flight A: Deep Stack Challenge

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

New week and a new multi-flight tournament on the schedule. TPC Event 4 gets underway at 1 pm and the $700 Deep Stack Challenge features a $50,000 guarantee and two starting flights. A great warmup for the Championship later this week.

Players start with 30,000 in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes until the tournament is heads up. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7:45 pm.

Flight A will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Wednesday at 1 pm for Day 2 in the money.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Thomas Robertson Wins TPC Event 1 Outright for $59,500!

2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,082
Prize Pool:  $357,060
March 13 – 17, 2024

Thomas Robertson, TPC Event 1 champ

The opening event of the 2024 Tampa Poker Classic was a $400 buy-in multi-flight tournament that drew big crowds to the poker room. After a tough final table, Thomas Robertson defeated Ryan Hogan heads-up for the title and $59,500.

Event 1 drew 1,082 entries over six starting flights, creating a prize pool worth $357,060. It easily topped the $200,000 guarantee, and the 137 players who returned for Day 2 were in the money.

The tournament quickly played down to the nine-handed final table with Ryan Hogan holding a massive chip lead and Robertson the shortest at the table. Reigning WPO Champ Ross Corless dropped out in ninth place and Robertson began his climb.

Four-handed play slowed the action with very deep stacks until Ray Mancini went out in fourth. When they reached heads-up play, Hogan was able to pull back to a virtual tie, but Robertson worked hard to win the title outright against a talented opponent.

Robertson earned $59,500 for the win, along with the first TPC trophy of the series.

Congrats Thomas!

Final table results:

1st: Thomas Robertson – $59,500 + TPC Trophy
2nd: Ryan Hogan – $39,730
3rd: Mario Valbuena – $29,370
4th: Ray Mancini – $21,930
5th: Randy Levin – $16,540
6th: Eric Tarikas – $12,610
7th: Parm Mehmi – $9,720
8th: Phil Krnyaich – $7,560
9th: Ross Corless – $5,950

Event 3: Splitting Pots

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

Tampa loves their Omaha games and we have a fun one starting at 11 am with TPC Event 3. It is a $400 Limit Omaha 8 trophy event that will bring out the specialists.

Players start with 25K chips in their stack and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They will enjoy a 30-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and return to find out TPC Event 3 champ.

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one day tournament and please to completion
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet