$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  24

Cards are in the air for Flight A of the TPC Championship with 24 early entrants and many more expected with late registration available until 5:45 pm and two more flights.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

All the preliminaries are in the books and it’s time to get down to the business of the 2024 Tampa Poker Classic Championship. The $1m700 buy-in tournament gets underway with Flight A at 11 am with another flight on Friday and Saturday. It has a $300,000 guarantee and a deep, slow structure.

Players start with 40,000 in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes until Day 3. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 5:45 pm. Flight A will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at noon for Day 2.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 and 2 levels last 40 minutes; Day 3 levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

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

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Day 1 and 2 levels last 40 minutes; Day 3 levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

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

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

2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  232
Prize Pool:  $141,520
March 18 – 20, 2024

The $700 Deep Stack Challenge was a great warmup for the TPC Championship with a similar structure and lots of talent in the game. The tournament drew 232 entries to nearly triple the $50,000 guarantee and Ashraf Chehata defeated Matthew Leecy heads-up for the title.

Congrats Ashraf!

2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  69
Prize Pool:  $23,115
March 20, 2024

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante

After a long day at the tables, WSOPC ring winner Ashraf Chehata defeated former Tampa champ Matthew Leecy heads-up for the outright win in TPC Event 4. Leecy earned $20,960 for his runner-up result while Chehata took home $31,600 plus the TPC trophy.

1st: Ashraf Chehata – $31,600 + TPC Trophy
2nd: Matthew Leecy – $20,960

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 232

Matthew Leecy and Ashraf Chehata took a 15-minute break after Level 24 and return with Chehata leading the heads-up match. All levels will now last 30 minutes until we have a champ.

Seat 5: Matthew Leecy – 2,625,000 (44 bb)
Seat 8: Ashraf Chehata – 4,335,000 (72 bb)

1st: $31,600 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $20,960

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 232

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 232

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 232