$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $339,570 |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  120 of 1,029

Here’s a look at some of the early results, including Wasim Assaf, who’s still in the game. He was the only player to take advantage of the best-stack-forward format, grabbing a min-cash for his smallest bag and now playing his biggest.

121st: John Gordon – $600
122nd: Wayne Leonard – $600
123rd: Tom McDonald – $600
124th: Eric Vongsay – $600
125th: Brandon Hutchinson – $600
126th: Mark Winchell – $600
127th: Haung Roy Wong – $600
128th: Corey Quinn – $600
129th: Marshall Morris – $600
130th: Kristine Glassman – $600
131st: Wasim Assaf – $600

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $339,570 |  Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  130 of 1,029

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of TPC Event 1 with 11:02 remaining in Level 13. Plenty of chips in play to make moves and they’ll go up to 40-minute levels at the start of Level 20.

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Payouts

12PM: Event 2 – $200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 25 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (4:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $339,570  |  Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  130 of 1,029

Flight A:  126 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B:  72 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight C:  106 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight D:  91 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight E:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight F:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight G: 314 Entries; 39 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

Wasim Assaf bagged twice and will receive a min-cash for his smaller bag and play his bigger stack.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $339,570 |  Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  130 of 1,029

Flight A:  126 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B:  72 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight C:  106 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight D:  91 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight E:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight F:  160 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight G: 314 Entries; 39 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

Wasim Assaf bagged twice and will receive a min-cash for his smaller bag and play his bigger stack.

2025 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,029
Prize Pool:  $339,570
April 23 – 27, 2025

Registration closed for 2025 Tampa Poker Classic Event 1 with 1,029 entries, pushing the $200,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $339,570. The last 131 players who return on Sunday for Day 2 will be in the money with $600 for a min-cash and $56,940 plus the TPC trophy up top for the champ.

1st: $56,940 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $37,920
3rd: $28,010
4th: $20,910
5th: $15,770
6th: $12,020
7th: $9,260
8th: $7,220
9th-10th: $5,690
11th-12th: $4,530
13th-14th: $3,650
15th-16th: $2,970
17th-20th: $2,450
21st-24th: $2,040
25th-32nd: $1,730
33rd-40th: $1,470
41st-48th: $1,270
49th-56th: $1,120
57th-64th: $990
65th-72nd: $890
73rd-80th: $810
81st-88th: $740
89th-104th: $680
105th-120th: $640
121st-131st: $600

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $339,570  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  64 of 314

The third break of the day ended, likely the last one as well, with 64 players remaining and a huge chip leader. Santo Biddix returned to sit behind a stack worth 525,000 and way way out front of the rest.

If the flight ended right now, he’d be the fourth biggest stack but now he has a chance to spin it up to the top.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $339,570  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight G Entries:  314

Registration closed for Flight G of TPC Event 1, with 314 entries, bringing the final tally to 1,029 for the tournament. The prize pool reached $339,570 and we will publish the payout information after bagging this evening.

Action will continue until 40 players remain and survivors will return tomorrow at 11 am for Day 2. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip counts through Flight F

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $333,300  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight G Entries:  295

One hour remains, that’s all there is to join this huge final flight of TPC Event 1. The prize pool topped $300K and the clock is ticking to spin in up.

A few more friends joining us include James Calderaro, Jeff Morzella, Peter Walsworth, Ryan Luker, Wagner Wysotchanski, and Johnny Bromberg.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $301,620  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight G Entries:  199

The first break of the final Event 1 flight is coming up with just under 200 entries in the mix and the prize pool sliding over $300,000. There’s still time to run it up, with late registration available until 3:30 pm.

A few friends in early action include Karl Manuchakian, Antuan Bunkley, Fabian Foster, Nicole Diaz, Igor Tretyakov, Barry Roth, Jerry Silva, James McKinnon, and Tony March.