$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 440

Paul Snead opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Jason Block moved all in for 550,000 from next to act. The rest of the table folded and Snead called.

Snead:
Block:

Block was looking great for a needed double but Snead jumped ahead on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Block was eliminated in 10th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock, handed out new seating slips, and the last nine players will return tomorrow at 2 pm to play out the final table.

2022 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 14
$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 94
Prize Pool: $141,000
March 20 – 21, 2022

Event 14 was the last multi-day tournament on the Tampa Poker Classic schedule and the turnout was great. It had a $1,700 buy-in and the 94 entries pushed the $50,000 guarantee into a $141,000 prize pool.

The last 10 spots will make some money with $4,040 for a min-cash and the Event 14 champ will earn $45,970 along with the TPC trophy.

1st: $45,970 + TPC trophy
2nd: $28,410
3rd: $18,850
4th: $13,020
5th: $9,390
6th: $7,070
7th: $5,580
8th: $4,630
9th-10th: $4,040

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 440

Jason Block opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and Bobby Pratt three-bet to 200,000 from the button leaving about the same behind. Bryce McVay dropped enough chips in the middle to cover Pratt and push Block out of the hand. Pratt called at risk.

McVay:
Pratt:

Pratt was ahead in the race to double but McVay paired his king flop. Neither the turn nor the river was able to save Pratt’s Championship.

Bryce McVay – 2,400,000 (60 bb)
Bobby Pratt – Eliminated in 11th Place ($15,805)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 440

Paul Snead limped from the small blind, Jason Block raised to 80,000 from the big and Snead called. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was , Snead bet 50,000 and Block moved all in for 250,000. Snead called and cards were flipped over.

Block:
Snead:

Big blind aces for Block and he picked up his double after the river.

Jason Block – 700,000 (18 bb)
Paul Snead – 1,700,000 (43 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 440

One hand after doubling up Alexander Orlov, Doug Marro moved all in for 510,000 and Tom McDonald called in the big blind.

Marro:
McDonald:

McDonald had the bigger ace and Marro was unable to catch the board to go out in 14th place.

While that hand was going down, John Dolan was eliminated from Table 22 after he could not come back from the short stack.

Tom McDonald – 1,450,000 (36 bb)
Doug Marro – Eliminated in 14th Place ($12,755)
John Dolan – Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,755)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

Doug Marro opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Orlov moved all in for 555,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Marro called with a bigger stack.

Orlov:
Marro:

It was a race and Orlov needed his jacks to hold to stay in the Champioship. The board came and Orlov doubled up.

Alexander Orlov – 1,210,000 (30 bb)
Doug Marro – 510,000 (13 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

The last break is over and players are back in their seats with 14 players remaining. They are schedule to play two more levels before bagging up or they will stop the clock when they reach nine players.

Table 21
Seat 1: Howard Feingold – 630,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2: Doug Marro – 945,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Alexander Orlov – 555,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Sean Conklin – 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 1,925,000 (48 bb)
Seat 7: Tom McDonald – 860,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Siddharth Siddharth – 2,025,000 (51 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: Bryce McVay – 1,625,000 (41 bb)
Seat 2: Dante Cianfarra – 2,535,000 (63 bb)
Seat 3: Justin Zaki – 2,245,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 1,895,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Block – 515,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Bobby Pratt – 385,000 (10 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 405,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125
9th-10th: $19,815
11th-12th: $15,805
13th-14th: $12,755

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

At the same time Mark Wiser was going out on Table 21, a big hand played on Table 22. It was three-ways with the board out and reading .

Paul Snead checked, Jason Block bet 210,000 and Bryce McVay raised to 575,000 (leaving about 50K behind). Snead folded, saying he had pocket nines, and Block called.

McVay:
Block:

Block flopped a full house jacks full of threes but McVay turned a bigger one with his aces to pull the huge pot.

Bryce McVay – 1,580,000 (53 bb)
Jason Block – 590,000 (20 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 440

Doug Marro opened the action, Mark Wiser moved all in for 330,000 and Marro made an easy call.

Wiser:
Marro:

A tough late-game cooler for Wiser and it got worse when Marro flopped a boat on the board. Wiser was out of seat and collecting his things as the dealer finished with the turn and river.

Doug Marro – 970,000 (32 bb)
Mark Wiser- Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,415)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 440

While the chaos was going down with three quick eliminations, tournament staff broke Table 20 and Ken Fishman was sent to the rail in the midst of the chaos.

There are 15 players vying for the final table and an eventual $198,150 payday.

Table 21
Seat 1: Howard Feingold
Seat 2: Doug Marro
Seat 3: Alexander Orlov
Seat 4: Sean Conklin
Seat 5: Mark Wiser
Seat 6: Brian Altman
Seat 7: Tom McDonald
Seat 8: Siddharth Siddharth

Table 22
Seat 1: Bryce McVay
Seat 2: Dante Cianfarra
Seat 3: Justin Zaki
Seat 4: Paul Snead
Seat 5: Jason Block
Seat 6: Bobby Pratt
Seat 7: John Dolan
Seat 8: — Empty —

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125
9th-10th: $19,815
11th-12th: $15,805
13th-14th: $12,755
15th: $10,415