$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries:  103

The first break ended and players returned to their seats, ready for another three levels before they get to leave again. The entry count slid up to 103 for the day, 305 for the tournament, and a $457,500 prize pool. They’ll make that a $500K prize pool before too long.

Craig Nix is the early leader with 112,300 with William Luciano (105,800) and Rob Lebeau (104,000) in a virtual tie for second.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Entries:  92

Flight C players are nearing their first break and we are closing in on 100 entries. A great start to a Saturday afternoon in the Poker Room and we’ll only get more with registration open until 5:45 pm.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  67

Blinds are up and the entry count continues to climb. The prize pool topped $400,000 with plenty of room to grow this afternoon.

A few early friends include Tom McDonald, Curtis King, Julio Delgado, Ashely Spring, Nicole Diaz, Peter Walsworth, and Marsha Wolak.

McDonald picked up nearly $100K in this tournament two years ago, finishing third in the 2022 TPC Championship for $97,475.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight C Entries:  42

Cards are in the air for the final flight of the TPC Championship with 42 players at the start and another four will be here soon from the last-chance satellite. Plus we’ll get a few more walking in later this afternoon.

It’s going to be a fun day in the Poker Room.

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1C – $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

9AM: $200 TPC Championship Last Chance Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 203

Flight A: 89 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight B: 113 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  15 of 113

After a long bubble, Armando Figueroa’s attempt to go wire-to-wire came to an end when he went out in 16th place. That left 15 players in Flight B and they move to Day 2 on Sunday at noon with Milind Naik bagging the overall lead.

Here’s how they finished in Flight B:

Milind Naik – 793,000
Bobby Kennedy – 639,000
Austin Srur – 483,000
Zachary Wells – 470,000
Rodney Turvin – 450,000
Paul Snead – 361,000
Sihao Zhang – 262,000
William Muniz – 225,000
Oscar Lindo – 210,000
Shane Melert – 158,000
Filipp Khavin – 140,000
Eric Tarikas – 135,000
Matthew Leecy – 105,000
James Calderaro – 62,000
Louis Bailey – 41,000

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  22 of 113

Armando Figueroa opened the action from under the gun and the button player jammed for 135,000. Paul Snead shipped over the top for 148,000 from the big blind, and Figueroa thought for a minute. After confirming both counts, Figueroa called with both opponents covered.

Snead:
Figueroa:
Button:

A huge pot, Snead was leading, but he had a lot of cards to sweat. The button player paired his queen on the flop but that was as close as he got when the board finished with the turn and . Our 2022 TPC Champ scooped the huge pot and looks like the new leader.

Paul Snead – 435,000 (145 bb)
Armando Figueroa – 220,000 (73 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  40 of 113

Registration closed for Flight B of the TPC Championship, with 113 entries, putting the combined total at 202. The tournament officially surpassed its $300,000 guarantee with a big flight tomorrow.

Flight B will continue until 15 players remain and survivors will bag chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  113

The third break ended and players returned to their tables with registration close for Flight B. The clock shows 113 entries, good enough to put us over the $300,000 guarantee, and we will report the numbers when they are official.

Armando Figueroa is making a bid to go wire-to-wire today, still sitting at the top of the counts with 396,500. Milind Naik moved into second with 256,500 and James Kerr dipped back to the pack a bit.

Armando Figueroa – 396,500 (198 bb)
Milind Naik – 256,500 (128 bb)
Paul Snead – 228,000 (114 bb)
Oscar Lindo – 217,000 (109 bb)
Bobby Kennedy – 177,500 (89 bb)
James Kerr – 150,500 (75 bb)
Diego Uez – 144,500 (72 bb)
Rodney Turvin – 137,000 (69 bb)
Justin Zaki – 120,000 (60 bb)
Fred Paradis – 111,000 (56 bb)
Shane Melert – 109,500 (55 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 106,500 (53 bb)
Ken Fishman – 96,500 (48 bb)
Terri-Anne Crawford – 88,000 (44 bb)
James Calderaro – 84,500 (42 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 84,000 (42 bb)
Marie Harrell – 71,000 (36 bb)
Filipp Khavin – 67,500 (34 bb)
David DiBernardi – 64,000 (32 bb)
Joseph Orsino – 34,000 (17 bb)