$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

New week and a new multi-flight tournament on the schedule. TPC Event 4 gets underway at 1 pm and the $700 Deep Stack Challenge features a $50,000 guarantee and two starting flights. A great warmup for the Championship later this week.

Players start with 30,000 in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes until the tournament is heads up. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7:45 pm.

Flight A will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Wednesday at 1 pm for Day 2 in the money.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,082
Prize Pool:  $357,060
March 13 – 17, 2024

The opening event of the 2024 Tampa Poker Classic was a $400 buy-in multi-flight tournament that drew big crowds to the poker room. After a tough final table, Thomas Robertson defeated Ryan Hogan heads-up for the title and $59,500.

Event 1 drew 1,082 entries over six starting flights, creating a prize pool worth $357,060. It easily topped the $200,000 guarantee, and the 137 players who returned for Day 2 were in the money.

The tournament quickly played down to the nine-handed final table with Ryan Hogan holding a massive chip lead and Robertson the shortest at the table. Reigning WPO Champ Ross Corless dropped out in ninth place and Robertson began his climb.

Four-handed play slowed the action with very deep stacks until Ray Mancini went out in fourth. When they reached heads-up play, Hogan was able to pull back to a virtual tie, but Robertson worked hard to win the title outright against a talented opponent.

Robertson earned $59,500 for the win, along with the first TPC trophy of the series.

Congrats Thomas!

Final table results:

1st: Thomas Robertson – $59,500 + TPC Trophy
2nd: Ryan Hogan – $39,730
3rd: Mario Valbuena – $29,370
4th: Ray Mancini – $21,930
5th: Randy Levin – $16,540
6th: Eric Tarikas – $12,610
7th: Parm Mehmi – $9,720
8th: Phil Krnyaich – $7,560
9th: Ross Corless – $5,950

• – Full TPC Event 1 Results (PDF)

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

Tampa loves their Omaha games and we have a fun one starting at 11 am with TPC Event 3. It is a $400 Limit Omaha 8 trophy event that will bring out the specialists.

Players start with 25K chips in their stack and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They will enjoy a 30-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm and return to find out TPC Event 3 champ.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one day tournament and please to completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one day tournament and please to completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 4 Day 1A – $700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $100 Satellite into TPC Event 4

• Two seats guaranteed into TPC $700 Deep Stack Challenge
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:45am)
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $100 Satellite into TPC Event 4

• Two seats guaranteed into TPC $700 Deep Stack Challenge
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (7:45pm)
• Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante

Ryan Hogan was able to pull into a virtual tie with Thomas Robertson, but that was where the good news ended for the former Tampa champ.

Robertson took most of the rest of the pots until Hogan was left short. He was sitting on 2,600,000 and moved all in after Robertson raised to 1,000,000 from his button. Robertson quickly called with a chance to win the tournament.

Robertson:
Hogan:

Hogan was drawing live for a double but Robertson slammed the door when he made trip kings on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and the tournament. Hogan took home $39,730 for his runner-up finish while Robertson earned $59,500 for the top spot.

1st: Thomas Robertson – $59,500 + TPC Trophy
2nd: Ryan Hogan – $39,730

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,082

Thomas Robertson opened to 600,000 from the button and Ryan Hogan called. The flop was and Hogan check-called 300,000 from Robertson. The turn was and Hogan check-called another 500,000 from Robertson.

The river was , Hogan checked, and Robertson bet 750,000.

“Why so cheap?” Hogan asked. He thought for two minutes, called the bet, and showed for two pair nines and threes. Robertson mucked and Hogan took the pot.

Seat 4: Thomas Robertson – 16,650,000 (56 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Hogan – 15,800,000 (53 bb)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,082

Seat 4: Thomas Robertson – 20,425,000 (68 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Hogan – 12,025,000 (40 bb)

1st: $59,500 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $39,730

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,082

Mario Valbuena opened to 500,000 from the button and Thomas Robertson three-bet to 1,325,000. Valbuena moved all in for about 2,100,000 and Robertson quickly called.

Valbuena:
Robertson:

It was a race and Valbuena needed his tens to hold to double up. The flop was safe but Robertson took the lead when he paired his queen on the turn. The board finished with the river and Valbuena was eliminated in third place.

Thomas Robertson – 17,100,000 (68 bb)
Mario Velbuena – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($29,370)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,082

After a long stalemate with Ray Mancini riding a short stack and the other three not putting many chip in action, Mancini finally got some action from Thomas Robertson when he was all in for 1,900,000.

Robertson:
Mancini:

Mancini was ahead for the double and faded the flop. That changed when Robertson paired his ace on the turn and Mancini was eliminated after the river.

Thomas Robertson – 12,150,000 (49 bb)
Ray Mancini – Eliminated in 4th Place ($21,930)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,082

Randy Levin opened to 325,000 from under the gun and Mario Valbuena three-bet to 850,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Levin moved all in for 2,475,000 and Valbuena quickly called.

Valbuena:
Levin:

Levin was in great shape for a double up but Valbuena made a set of jacks on the flop. The board finished with the turn and river and Levin was eliminated in fifth place.

Mario Valbuena – 9,850,000 (66 bb)
Randy Levin – Eliminated in 5th Place ($16,540)