$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 177

It didn’t take long to lose two players after the dinner break to leave only 16 in the game. Tournament staff paused the clock for players to redraw seats at the last two tables.

Aaron Thivyanathan and Onder Ekinci were eliminated shortly after the return and collected $2,670 for their day at the tables.

17th: Onder Ekinci – $2,670
18th: Aaron Thivyanathan – $2,670

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 177

Cards are back in the air for Event 10 after the dinner break and the bubble bursting. Everyone remaining is guaranteed at least $2,670 with $47,460 awaiting the champ.

1st: $47,460 + TPC trophy
2nd: $29,330
3rd: $20,120
4th: $14,210
5th: $10,340
6th: $7,750
7th: $6,000
8th: $4,800
9th-10th: $3,970
11th-12th: $3,400
13th-14th: $3,020
15th-16th: $2,780
17th-18th: $2,670

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 177

On the last hand before the blinds were sent to increase, the button player on Table 20 moved all in for 95,000. Ken O’Donnell called in the small blind and Anthony Askey thought for a minute in the big. Askey folded pocket sevens and the other two hands were tabled.

O’Donnell:
Button:

O’Donnell was dominated with the bigger ace and the button player could not find a double as the board ran out while James Calderaro was calling for a seven to needle Askey.

The bubble burst, the remaining 18 players were in the money, and they took off for their 30-minute dinner break.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 177

As the clock was ticking down to the dinner break, Event 10 reached 19 players to put them on the money bubble. Tournament staff paused the clock and they will take two minutes off for each hand dealt.

If the dinner break hits, they will continue playing into Level 17 until the bubble bursts.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 177

Event 10 dropped down to three tables plus two more players to leave them with 22 remaining and 18 getting paid. During that play down, Ken O’Donnell has been building his stack.

Our Pinktober Poker Open $600 NLH champ is around 600,000 for the lead as they near the money bubble.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 177

Event 10 is cruising right along and down to four tables in a snap after the last break. That leaves 32 players trying to slide into the money with 18 of them getting paid.

They will get close to the money bubble before dinner but most likely hit after the break.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 177

Players are back in their seats after the third break and we have a new leader. Shaan Siddiqui is visiting us from north of the border and the Canadian tops the counts with 297,500. Rodney Turvin is second with 273,000 and last-break leader Michael Skrzynski is doing just fine with 207,000.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,200/2,400 with a 2,400 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 177

Another break is a few minutes away, 15 minutes to unwind while tournament staff pull the black chips out of play.

They’ll return to play four more levels before enjoying a 30-minute dinner away from the tables.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  96 of 177

We found TK Miles in the field today, getting some work in before making an attempt to go back-to-back in our Main Event/Championship. He was the last player standing in the 2021 Tampa Winter Poker Open Main Event and won outright for a $213K payday.

Miles was the all-time SHR Tampa leader for tournament money until Brian Altman passed him with his WPT Tampa win in June. Altman’s lead lasted until Miles won the WPO title and now he’s back on top with $711,054 all-time right here.

2022 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 177
Prize Pool: $171,690
March 16, 2022

Registration closed for the TPC $1,100 One-Day Challenge with 177 entries easily beating its $50,000 guarantee. Our players put $171,690 in the prize pool and the last 18 players will be paid.

There’s $2,670 waiting for a min-cash and the Event 10 champ will earn $47,460 along with the TPC trophy.

1st: $47,460 + TPC trophy
2nd: $29,330
3rd: $20,120
4th: $14,210
5th: $10,340
6th: $7,750
7th: $6,000
8th: $4,800
9th-10th: $3,970
11th-12th: $3,400
13th-14th: $3,020
15th-16th: $2,780
17th-18th: $2,670