Event 1 Flight C: Registration Closed with 88 Entries

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Entries:  88

Flight C of TPC Event 1 drew another 88 entries, putting the combined total to 211 for the tournament with four more flights to go to reach the $150,000 guarantee.

Play will continue until 11 players remain and they will bag up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a7410
BWeds 6p497
CThurs 11a88TBD
DThurs 6p
EFriday 11a
FFriday 6p
GSaturday 11a
Total21117

Event 1 Flight C: Friends in the Field

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  76

Gabe Fuller

Another nice turnout this afternoon, already surpassing yesterday morning’s flight with 90 more minutes remaining with open registration. Plus, a huge weekend is coming up.

Some friends in today’s action include Gabe Fuller, Walter Thornton, Eli Kiwan, Drew Dodge, Tarun Gulati, Dan Wilson, Tony March, and Sanjib Acharya.

Walter Thornton
Eli Kiwan
Drew Dodge
Tarun Gulati

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight B

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 123

Flight A: 74 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight C: Late reg till 3:30 pm
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
1JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL498,000
2JohnDolanLithiaFL492,000
3BlakeCurtisSanfordFL320,000
4JulioNovoTampaFL318,000
5JacobFenuccioSt. PetersburgFL291,000
6ShaneDellusWimaumaFL275,000
7NathanSeifertWaynePA246,000
8ScottSwatschenoGibsontonFL223,000
9DavidWolfFairportNY178,000
10MichaelAndersonWesley ChapelFL175,000
11FredParadisOldsmarFL138,000
12MichaelKalmowiczPlantationFL123,000
13LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL114,000
14EdwardKoflerTampaFL101,000
15RaymondAndersonWesley ChapelFL96,000
16JohnDobsonHudsonFL76,000
17SteveFiorentiniBradfordMA26,000

Event 1 Flight C: Aiming Higher

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

The next two flights of the TPC opener run today, with the first up at 11 am. The $400 buy-in tournament had a great turnout to open the series yesterday and today they get closer to the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll sit down to 30K starting stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 in Level 20. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and those with chips will return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2.

  • $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

TPC Day 2 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Flight C – $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

6PM: Event 1 Flight D – $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 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

2026 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results

Event 1 Flight B: Registration Closed with 49 Entries

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Entries:  49

Flight B of TPC Event 1 drew another 49 entries, putting the combined total at 123 for the tournament and working on its $150,000 guarantee.

Play will continue until seven players remain and they will bag up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a7410
BWeds 6p49TBD
CThurs 11a
DThurs 6p
EFriday 11a
FFriday 6p
GSaturday 11a
Total12310

Event 1 Flight A: Juan Catala Bags the Lead

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  10 of 74

Juan Catala

After a lengthy hand-for-hand process, the field finally burst the money bubble with ten players advancing to Day 2.

Juan “Magic” Catala was the big stack remaining and put 498,000 away for Sunday’s action followed by Black Curtis’s 320,000.

Juan “Magic” Catala – 498,000 (100 bb)
Blake Curtis – 320,000 (64 bb)
Julio Novo – 318,000 (64 bb)
Shane Dellus – 275,000 (55 bb)
Nathan Seifert – 246,000 (49 bb)
Michael Anderson – 175,000 (35 bb)
Fred Paradis – 138,000 (28 bb)
Michael Kalmowicz – 123,000 (25 bb)
Edward Kofler – 101,000 (20 bb)
Steve Fiorentini – 26,000 (5 bb)

Event 1 Flight B: Second Flight Set

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

The second flight of Tampa Poker Classic Event 1 starts at 6 pm and looks to build on the nice start from this morning’s opening session. We had 74 entries in Flight A, an easy pace to crush the $150,000 guarantee.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40. Late registration is availabe until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm and they may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors bag up their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

  • $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 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight A: Last Break Near the Bubble

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  13 of 74

Level 12 is rolling through its paces, and the third break will hit when it ends. With only 13 players remaining and 10 advancing to Day 2, it would be a weird situation that saw them still playing after another two hours of action.

We will post the chip counts as soon as they are available later this evening.