$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight E Entries:  196

We are cruising right along in the Poker Room with nearly 200 entries in today’s flight and more than an hour to grow it bigger. The prize pool is over $220K and we still have a massive Saturday flight to go.

Some familiar faces in today’s field include former WPT DeepStacks Tampa champ Anthony Astarita, Igor Tretyakov, Mark Winchell, and WSOP Ladies Champ/Pickleball pro Marsha Wolak.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight E Entries:  135

Flight E players are on their first break of the day but not before they hit a milestone for the tournament. With 135 entries today, the combined total is good enough to surpass the $200,000 guarantee.

Every new entry will push the prize pool higher with a big crowd expected today and a packed house tomorrow for the final flight.

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

The Tampa Poker Classic hit the first weekend of the series and we expect a big crowd over the next two days. Flight E of the TPC opener starts at 11 am, and the $400 buy-in tournament will surpass its $200,000 guarantee later today, then crush it with a massive Saturday flight.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before going to 40 minutes for the duration. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

Flight E will end when 12.5% of the field remains and those players will move on to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money.

• $200,000 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

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  60 of 472

Flight A: 133 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B:  90 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight C: 114 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight D: 135 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

Primary Event Schedule

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

• $200,000 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

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  43 of 114

Registration closed for Flight D of TPC Event 1 with 135 new entries putting the combined total at 472. That leaves the field on 135 away from surpassing the $200,000 guarantee and it should get there easily in Flight E on Friday morning.

Flight D will continue until 17 players remain and they will bag their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money. Player must bag a stack to cash in the tournament.

Chip counts through Flight C

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 337

Flight A: 133 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B:  90 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight C: 114 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  15 of 114

Action ended for Flight C with 15 players advancing to Day 2 in the money with Jordan Holt the top stack of the day. He put 472,000 away for the return and we will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  20 of 114

The last break of the day is complete and players are back in their seats with the money bubble on the near horizon. With only 20 players remaining, they will break to two tables at 16 and go into hand-for-hand until one player is eliminated.

Ben Paul Chelladurai is the new big stack in the room with 379,000 while former leader Marco Grasso is doing just fine with 278,000.