$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  56

We have a steady parade of new players joining the first flight of the TPC Championship and we’re still in the morning hours. We expect many more throughout the day and even more this weekend.

Early participants include two-time TPC champ Fred Paradis, WSOP Circuit Tampa winner David DiBernardi, Shane Melert, Denis Cyr, and Jason Block.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  40

Cards are in the air for Day 1A of the 2023 Tampa Poker Classic Championship with 40 players in action at the start. They will work through the first three levels of the day before taking a break.

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 760
Prize Pool: $121,600
March 12 – 15, 2023

The last multi-flight before the TPC Championship drew 760 entries for a $200 buy-in tournament. They crushed the $50,000 and Roberto Cotto was the last player standing, taking the outright win for $22,200 late Wednesday evening.

Congrats Roberto!

Results:

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 152
Prize Pool: $147,440
March 15, 2023

The last warmup before the TPC Championship was the $1,100 One-Day Challenge and we had a huge turnout with 152 entries. Tampa favorite Fred Paradis added to an already successful run with his second series trophy after an outright win saw him earn another $36,510.

In addition to this win, Paradis captured the TPC Event 1 title for nearly $92,000 and was our WPT Tampa Championship runner-up a few months ago.

Congrats Fred!

Results:

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The preliminaries are complete, and today, we kick off the 2023 Tampa Poker Classic Championship at 11 am and expect a great closing weekend. The $1,700 buy-in tournament has a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool and three starting flights.

Players start with 40,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, increasing to 60 minutes for the last two days of the tournament. Late registration is available until the start of Level 10 at 5:45 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

Flight A will come to an end after Level 12 and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Day 2 & 3 levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 12
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Day 2 & 3 levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 12
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $200 TPC Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $500,000 GTD TPC Championship Day 1B
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $200 TPC Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $500,000 GTD TPC Championship Day 1B
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 760

Event 5 dropped down to three tables before their next break with 24 players still in contention for the TPC trophy. They’ve locked up at least $830 with the pay jumps coming faster.

We will return early tomorrow morning with the results as we prepare for the TPC Championship. Good luck to everyone still in the game.

25th: Anthony Harting – $710
26th: Salvatore Tangredi Velasquez – $710
27th: Jose Fuentes – $710
28th: Frank Franze – $710
29th: Robert Kinstle – $710
30th: Joseph Parrish – $710
31st: Griffin Baugh – $710
32nd: Ruban Costa – $710

33rd: Annie Girard – $620
34th: Carlos Barbosa – $620
35th: Asif Mohammed – $620
36th: David Ambrose – $620
37th: Blake Robinson – $620
38th: Andrea Rusch – $620
39th: David Donovan – $620
40th: Douglas Wright – $620

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 152
Prize Pool: $147,440
March 15, 2023

Registration closed for the $1,100 One-Day Challenge with a huge turnout of 152 entries that nearly tripled the $50,000 guarantee. They put together a prize pool worth $147,440 and the last 19 places will be paid. A min-cash is worth $2,330 and the winner will earn $36,510 plus the TPC trophy.

1st: $36,510 + TPC trophy
2nd: $24,310
3rd: $17,220
4th: $12,490
5th: $9,270
6th: $7,040
7th: $5,490
8th: $4,380
9th-10th: $3,590
11th-12th: $3,080
13th-14th: $2,720
15th-16th: $2,480
17th-19th: $2,330

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 760

TPC Event 5 is down to its last five tables and moving right along, even with the new 40-minute levels. Everyone still in the games as locked up $620 with really big money coming up.

41st: Josias Santos – $540
42nd: Christopher Binion – $540
43rd: Trevor Hurst – $540
44th: Joseph Ely – $540
45th: Ralph Sowder – $540
46th: James Williams – $540
47th: Adam Spencer – $540
48th: Glen Myers – $540

49th: John Turner – $490
50th: Ronald Groeller – $490
51st: Jerome Bocquet – $490
52nd: Casey Steege – $490
53rd: Jasmine Gittens – $490
54th: Chi Phan – $490
55th: Walter Thornton – $490
56th: Clayton Johns – $490

57th: Daniel Smith – $440
58th: James Collins – $440
59th: Peter Kosakowski – $440
60th: Joseph Ortiz – $440
61st: Charles Montalvo – $440
62nd: Robert Cornette – $440
63rd: Manuel Bravo – $440
64th: Dale Schmitz – $440

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 141
Prize Pool: $74,025
March 14, 2023

The first warmup for the upcoming TPC Championship was the $600 Deep Stack and the tournament drew 141 entries to crush the $50,000 guarantee. After a tough final table, Michael Latuf defeated Shane Melert heads-up to take the outright title along with $18,615.

Results: