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Paul Snead Wins 2022 TPC Championship

2022 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 13

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed

Entries: 440
Prize Pool: $990,000
March 18 – 21, 2022

Paul Snead

The 2022 Tampa Poker Classic series was headlined by the $500,000 guaranteed Championship and the big tournament drew a talented field. It had 440 entries join over two starting flights and poker pro Paul Snead walked away with the title along with nearly $200,000.

The turnout created a prize pool worth $990,000 and the last 55 spots were paid. Of the 440 entries, 77 players advanced to Day 2 with Tampa legend Justin Zaki leading the way.

Day 2 played down to the final table and Zaki was still the leader when they bagged up for a Day 3 return. But it wasn’t going to be an easy ride because the top six stacks were all within four big blinds of each other and one of them belonged to three-time WPT champ Brian Altman.

Altman’s day ended early after several hands against Snead dropped him down and out. Sean Conklin, Siddharth Siddharth, Alexander Orlov, and Zaki all fell short of the title and the last four players had a long grind to settle the game.

Cianfarra, the one-time chip leader at the final table, went out in fourth place followed by Tom McDonald after a valiant short stack effort.

Snead began heads-up play with the chip lead against former Tampa champ Bryce McVay and never lost a major pot during the match. McVay caught some bad luck on the last hand but earned $132,095 for his runner-up finish.

Snead, a New York resident and Tampa snowbird, took home $198,150 as the TPC Champion after a fantastic run over the last three days.

Congratulations to Paul and thanks to all over our players for the tremendous turnout.

Final table results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStateWinnings
1PaulSneadKings ParkNY$198,150
2BryceMcVayJupiterFL$132,095
3ThomasMcDonaldSeminoleFL$97,475
4DanteCianfarraPort OrangeFL$72,710
5JustinZakiTampaFL$54,830
6AlexanderOrlovMoscow$41,800
7SiddharthSiddharthTampaFL$32,225
8SeanConklinNeptune BeachFL$25,125

Championship: Paul Snead Defeats Bryce McVay

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante

Paul Snead

Paul Snead limped his button and Bryce McVay moved all in for 2,300,000. Snead thought for a few moments and called to put the game on the line.

Snead: Ks5s
McVay: Kh9d

McVay was ahead for the double up but Snead paired his five on the AdTd5c flop. He needed a miracle to double but blanked the 4d turn and Tc river to exit in second place.

He earned $132,095 for his runner-up finish while Snead takes home nearly $200,000 for his TPC Championship win.

1st: Paul Snead – $198,150
2nd: Bryce McVay – $132,095

Bryce McVay

Championship: New Blinds

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 440

Blinds are up to 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante and Paul Snead extended his lead over the last part of Level 29 without a big showdown.

Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 6,300,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 11,300,000 (57 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095

Championship: Heads-Up Underway

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 440

Bryce McVay (left) versus Paul Snead (right)

The heads-up match for the 2022 Tampa Poker Classic Championship is underway with Paul Snead leading Bryce McVay with nearly $200K going to one of them.

They will finish out Level 29 and blinds will increase every 30 minutes after that point.

Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 7,600,000 (51 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 10,000,000 (67 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095

Championship: Tom McDonald – 3rd Place ($97,475)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 440

Tom McDonald

With the flop out and reading Kc6c2s, Tom McDonald put his 2,850,000 stack in the middle and Paul Snead quickly called to put him at risk.

Snead: KdJd
McDonald: Kh9h

Both flopped top pair but McDonald had bad kicker issues. The Ah turn and 4h river finished the board and McDonald’s come back attempt fell short.

Paul Snead – 10,000,000 (67 bb)
Tom McDonald – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($97,475)

Championship: Tom McDonald Doubles Through Bryce McVay

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 440

After his earlier double up, Tom McDonald’s stack was whittled back down to 1,900,000 against Bryce McVay and the three-handed action. He moved all in from the small blind and McVay quickly called in the big.

McDonald: 6h6c
McVay: As4s

McDonald’s sixes were ahead and he doubled back into the game on the 6h6d3cKc9c board.

Tom McDonald – 3,950,000 (26 bb)
Bryce McVay – 9,400,000 (63 bb)

Championship: Tom McDonald Doubles Through Paul Snead

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 440

Tom McDonald

On the first hand back from break, Tom McDonald had the button and open-shoved for 2,500,000. Bryce McVay folded his small blind and Paul Snead quickly called in the big.

Snead: KcKs
McDonald: Ad6d

McDonald needed a lot of help to stay in the game, picked up a diamond draw on the Td7d2c flop and it got there on the 8d turn. The river 7c finished the board and McDonald pulled a big double.

Tom McDonald – 5,250,000 (35 bb)
Paul Snead – 4,050,000 (27 bb)

Championship: Counts on Break

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 440

Three players remain at the next break of the day with Bryce McVay leading, Paul Snead not far behind, and Tom McDonald with some work to do.

Seat 2: Tom McDonald – 2,500,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 8,400,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 6,700,000 (45 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475

Championship: Dante Cianfarra – 4th Place ($72,710)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 440

Dante Cianfarra

Paul Snead opened to 275,000 from the button and Dante Cianfarra moved all in from the small blind. Tom McDonald checked his cards and quickly moved all in from the big to get a fold from Snead.

McDonald: KhKd
Cianfarra: QhJh

McDonald caught a big hand and Cianfarra was in trouble for a double. The board ran 6h6d3cKc9c and McDonald made a full house to win the pot. They counted down the stacks and McDonald had Cainfarra covered by a single 25K chip to send him out in fourth place.

Tom McDonald – 2,875,000 (23 bb)
Dante Cianfarra – Eliminated in 4th Place ($72,710)

Championship: Updated Counts

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 440

Blinds are up at the four-handed Championship final table with Bryce McVay and Paul Snead holding the bigger stacks while Tom McDonald and Dante Cianfarra are grinding it out.

Seat 1: Dante Cianfarra – 2,300,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Tom McDonald – 2,500,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 6,625,000 (53 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 6,125,000 (49 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710