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2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Roberto Cotto Wins TPC Event 5 Outright for $22,200

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2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 760
Prize Pool: $121,600
March 12 – 15, 2023

Roberto Cotto

The last multi-flight before the TPC Championship drew 760 entries for a $200 buy-in tournament. They crushed the $50,000 and Roberto Cotto was the last player standing, taking the outright win for $22,200 late Wednesday evening.

Congrats Roberto!

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1RobertoCottoHurlburt FieldFL$22,200
2WalterRhodenBrandonFL$14,850
3SeanCarmichaelDoverFL$10,930
4JeffreySlaytonOcalaFL$8,130
5JamesSolana JrSt AugustineFL$6,120
6LisaHoffmanSarasotaFL$4,660
7KevinRagusaLargoFL$3,580
8AndrewNeidingValricoFL$2,790
9VaughnSteevesMiddletonMA$2,200
10TamNguyenTampaFL$2,200
11AlexanderOrlovMoscow$1,750
12BradleyKaneZephyrhillsFL$1,750
13JackDunnBradentonFL$1,420
14NicholasStraussSeminoleFL$1,420
15DouglasLandonRiverviewFL$1,170
16ChristopherSicariWading RiverNY$1,170
17RussellBrooksAtlantaGA$980
18ChristopherCole JrOrlandoFL$980
19CodySpaldingLouisvilleKY$980
20AlexiHernandezOldsmarFL$980
21YaswinGuthaTampaFL$830
22SeanTanseyTampaFL$830
23WoodrowPassSeffnerFL$830
24AnthonyMarchTampaFL$830
25AnthonyHartingBrandonFL$710
26SalvatoreTangredi VelasquezBradentonFL$710
27JoseFuentesValricoFL$710
28FrankFranzeSebringFL$710
29RobertKinstleLargoFL$710
30JosephParrishTampaFL$710
31GriffinBaughOviedoFL$710
32RubenCostaMalverneNY$710
33AnnieGirardLac-Saint-Joseph$620
34CarlosBarbosaFloydVA$620
35AsifMohammedBrandonFL$620
36DavidAmbroseLakelandFL$620
37BlakeRobinsonTampaFL$620
38AndreaRuschWinter SpringsFL$620
39DavidOdonovanSurfside BeachSC$620
40DouglasWrightOrlandoFL$620
41JosiasCardoso Dos SantosKentWA$540
42ChristopherBinionOdessaFL$540
43TrevorHurstColorado SpringsCO$540
44JosephElyDestinFL$540
45RalphSowderPalm HarborFL$540
46JamesWilliamsSaint PetersburgFL$540
47AdamSpencerCape CoralFL$540
48GlenMyersBoerneTX$540
49JohnTurnerAlpharettaGA$490
50RonaldGroellerWesley ChapelFL$490
51JeromeBocquetOcalaFL$490
52CaseySteegeValricoFL$490
53JasmineGittensFoster CityCA$490
54ChiPhanPinellas ParkFL$490
55WalterThorntonRiverviewFL$490
56ClaytonJohnsSt PetersburgFL$490
57DanielSmithCarmelIN$440
58JamesCollinsPalm HarborFL$440
59PeterKosakowskiCharlestonFL$440
60JosephOrtizTampaFL$440
61CharlesMontalvoRiverviewFL$440
62RobertCornetteRiverviewFL$440
63ManuelBravoTampaFL$440
64DaleSchmitzWesley ChapelFL$440
65ChristopherCalhounBirminghamAL$410
66AdamIsaacsonOviedoFL$410
67JamesGrayRiverviewFL$410
68AllenVenturaMiami LakesFL$410
69PaulJacksonSaint CloudFL$410
70MatthewMasonOrlandoFL$410
71DavidSmithZionsvilleIN$410
72JustinTrantTampaFL$410
73AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL$390
74DarrellRodgers JrLakelandFL$390
75DavidEdwardsTampaFL$390
76Enrique AdrianPorrasValencia$390
77JarrettGaleaHudsonFL$390
78MarioArribasLake OrionMI$390
2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 5: Three-Table Redraw

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$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 760

Blake Robinson finished in 37th place

Event 5 dropped down to three tables before their next break with 24 players still in contention for the TPC trophy. They’ve locked up at least $830 with the pay jumps coming faster.

We will return early tomorrow morning with the results as we prepare for the TPC Championship. Good luck to everyone still in the game.

25th: Anthony Harting – $710
26th: Salvatore Tangredi Velasquez – $710
27th: Jose Fuentes – $710
28th: Frank Franze – $710
29th: Robert Kinstle – $710
30th: Joseph Parrish – $710
31st: Griffin Baugh – $710
32nd: Ruban Costa – $710

33rd: Annie Girard – $620
34th: Carlos Barbosa – $620
35th: Asif Mohammed – $620
36th: David Ambrose – $620
37th: Blake Robinson – $620
38th: Andrea Rusch – $620
39th: David Donovan – $620
40th: Douglas Wright – $620

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 5: Results 41st Through 64th

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$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 760

Josias Santos finished in 41st place

TPC Event 5 is down to its last five tables and moving right along, even with the new 40-minute levels. Everyone still in the games as locked up $620 with really big money coming up.

41st: Josias Santos – $540
42nd: Christopher Binion – $540
43rd: Trevor Hurst – $540
44th: Joseph Ely – $540
45th: Ralph Sowder – $540
46th: James Williams – $540
47th: Adam Spencer – $540
48th: Glen Myers – $540

49th: John Turner – $490
50th: Ronald Groeller – $490
51st: Jerome Bocquet – $490
52nd: Casey Steege – $490
53rd: Jasmine Gittens – $490
54th: Chi Phan – $490
55th: Walter Thornton – $490
56th: Clayton Johns – $490

57th: Daniel Smith – $440
58th: James Collins – $440
59th: Peter Kosakowski – $440
60th: Joseph Ortiz – $440
61st: Charles Montalvo – $440
62nd: Robert Cornette – $440
63rd: Manuel Bravo – $440
64th: Dale Schmitz – $440

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 5: Results 65th Through 78th

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$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 760

Chris Calhoun finished in 65th

The first few levels are flying right along and Event 5 is down to 56 players and the average stack is still 51 big blinds deep. Here’s a look at the first batch of finishers:

65th: Christopher Calhoun – $410
66th: Adam Isaacson – $410
67th: James Gray – $410
68th: Allen Ventura – $410
69th: Paul Jackson – $410
70th: Matthew Mason – $410
71st: David Smith – $410
72nd: Justin Trant – $410
73rd: Antony Berouty – $390
74th: Darrell Rodgers Jr – $390
75th: David Edwards – $390
76th: Enrique Adrian Porras – $390
77th: Jarrett Galea – $390
78th: Mario Arribas – $390

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 5: Cards in the Air

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$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 760

Asif Mohammed

Tournament staff put cards back in the air for Day 2 of TPC Event 5. 78 players are remaining and everyone is guaranteed at least $390 with $22,200 waiting up top.

Blinds are 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the average stack is about 292,000 (58 bb).

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 5: Day 2 Set to Go

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$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 760

TPC Event 5 drew 760 entries over five starting flights, turned the $50,000 guarantee into a $121,600 prize pool, and 78 players return this afternoon at 2 pm in the money ready to find our champ.

Top ten returning stacks:

  1. Asif Mohammed – 499,000 (100 bb)
  2. Jeffrey Slayton – 481,000 (96 bb)
  3. Andrew Neiding – 428,000 (86 bb)
  4. Lisa Hoffman – 425,000 (85 bb)
  5. Roberto Cotto – 420,000 (84 bb)
  6. Alexi Hernandez – 387,000 (77 bb)
  7. Bradley Kane – 379,000 (76 bb)
  8. Glen Myers – 368,000 (74 bb)
  9. Anthony Harting – 343,000 (69 bb)
  10. Cody Spalding – 332,000 (66 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 5: Returning Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments

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$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 760

Flight A: 106 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 106 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight C: 189 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight D: 153 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight E: 206 Entries; 21 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 2 pm

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
291CodySpaldingLouisvilleKY332,000
292PaulJacksonSaint CloudFL211,000
293BradleyKaneZephyrhillsFL379,000
295DavidEdwardsTampaFL56,000
296SeanCarmichaelDoverFL258,000
297ChristopherCole JrOrlandoFL256,000
298ChristopherCalhounBirminghamAL155,000
301FrankFranzeSebringFL168,000
302RobertoCottoHurlburt FieldFL420,000
303PeterKosakowskiCharlestonFL253,000
304SalvatoreTangredi VelasquezBradentonFL84,000
305CaseySteegeValricoFL304,000
306JeffreySlaytonOcalaFL481,000
307AllenVenturaMiami LakesFL36,000
308JamesSolana JrSt AugustineFL167,000
311AndreaRuschWinter SpringsFL70,000
312RubenCostaMalverneNY164,000
313TamNguyenTampaFL299,000
314AndrewNeidingValricoFL428,000
315CharlesMontalvoRiverviewFL261,000
316JamesGrayRiverviewFL73,000
317CarlosBarbosaFloydVA153,000
318JamesCollinsPalm HarborFL160,000
321JoseFuentesValricoFL150,000
322RussellBrooksAtlantaGA158,000
324DanielSmithCarmelIN257,000
325AlexiHernandezOldsmarFL387,000
326JosephOrtizTampaFL172,000
327RalphSowderPalm HarborFL67,000
328DavidAmbroseLakelandFL143,000
331Enrique AdrianPorrasValencia60,000
332SeanTanseyTampaFL132,000
333ManuelBravoTampaFL90,000
334AdamIsaacsonOviedoFL176,000
335LisaHoffmanSarasotaFL425,000
336ChristopherBinionOdessaFL28,000
337ClaytonJohnsSt PetersburgFL85,000
338JosephElyDestinFL324,000
401AlexanderOrlovMoscow330,000
402DouglasLandonRiverviewFL169,000
403JarrettGaleaHudsonFL24,000
404AnthonyHartingBrandonFL343,000
405TrevorHurstColorado SpringsCO211,000
406JackDunnBradentonFL168,000
407GriffinBaughOviedoFL238,000
408JosephParrishTampaFL260,000
411JosiasCardoso Dos SantosKentWA247,000
412MatthewMasonOrlandoFL111,000
413JamesWilliamsSaint PetersburgFL121,000
414WoodrowPassSeffnerFL285,000
415AsifMohammedBrandonFL499,000
416NicholasStraussSeminoleFL255,000
417MarioArribasLake OrionMI32,000
418VaughnSteevesMiddletonMA116,000
421DarrellRodgers JrLakelandFL59,000
422BlakeRobinsonTampaFL120,000
423DaleSchmitzWesley ChapelFL268,000
424RobertCornetteRiverviewFL51,000
425JohnTurnerAlpharettaGA114,000
426ChristopherSicariWading RiverNY179,000
427GlenMyersBoerneTX368,000
428JustinTrantTampaFL70,000
431RobertKinstleLargoFL181,000
432WalterThorntonRiverviewFL195,000
433AnthonyMarchTampaFL315,000
434JeromeBocquetOcalaFL140,000
435DouglasWrightOrlandoFL244,000
436KevinRagusaLargoFL243,000
437AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL151,000
438DavidSmithZionsvilleIN38,000
441AnnieGirardLac-Saint-Joseph47,000
442JasmineGittensFoster CityCA130,000
443DavidOdonovanSurfside BeachSC213,000
444RonaldGroellerWesley ChapelFL31,000
445WalterRhodenBrandonFL218,000
446YaswinGuthaTampaFL232,000
447ChiPhanPinellas ParkFL113,000
448AdamSpencerCape CoralFL268,000
2023 Tampa Poker Classic

TPC Day 8 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 8 – $1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 Day 2 – $200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $200 TPC Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into Day 1A of the $500,000 GTD TPC Championship
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (1:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $200 TPC Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into $500,000 GTD TPC Championship Day 1A
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Tampa Poker Classic Schedule

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 5: Returning Day 2 Chip Counts

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$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  78 of 760

Flight A: 106 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 106 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight C: 189 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight D: 153 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight E: 206 Entries; 21 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at 2 pm

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1AsifMohammedBrandonFL499,000
2JeffreySlaytonOcalaFL481,000
3AndrewNeidingValricoFL428,000
4LisaHoffmanSarasotaFL425,000
5RobertoCottoHurlburt FieldFL420,000
6AlexiHernandezOldsmarFL387,000
7BradleyKaneZephyrhillsFL379,000
8GlenMyersBoerneTX368,000
9AnthonyHartingBrandonFL343,000
10CodySpaldingLouisvilleKY332,000
11AlexanderOrlovMoscow330,000
12JosephElyDestinFL324,000
13AnthonyMarchTampaFL315,000
14CaseySteegeValricoFL304,000
15TamNguyenTampaFL299,000
16WoodrowPassSeffnerFL285,000
17DaleSchmitzWesley ChapelFL268,000
18AdamSpencerCape CoralFL268,000
19CharlesMontalvoRiverviewFL261,000
20JosephParrishTampaFL260,000
21SeanCarmichaelDoverFL258,000
22DanielSmithCarmelIN257,000
23ChristopherCole JrOrlandoFL256,000
24NicholasStraussSeminoleFL255,000
25PeterKosakowskiCharlestonFL253,000
26JosiasCardoso Dos SantosKentWA247,000
27DouglasWrightOrlandoFL244,000
28KevinRagusaLargoFL243,000
29GriffinBaughOviedoFL238,000
30YaswinGuthaTampaFL232,000
31WalterRhodenBrandonFL218,000
32DavidOdonovanSurfside BeachSC213,000
33PaulJacksonSaint CloudFL211,000
34TrevorHurstColorado SpringsCO211,000
35WalterThorntonRiverviewFL195,000
36RobertKinstleLargoFL181,000
37ChristopherSicariWading RiverNY179,000
38AdamIsaacsonOviedoFL176,000
39JosephOrtizTampaFL172,000
40DouglasLandonRiverviewFL169,000
41FrankFranzeSebringFL168,000
42JackDunnBradentonFL168,000
43JamesSolana JrSt AugustineFL167,000
44RubenCostaMalverneNY164,000
45JamesCollinsPalm HarborFL160,000
46RussellBrooksAtlantaGA158,000
47ChristopherCalhounBirminghamAL155,000
48CarlosBarbosaFloydVA153,000
49AnthonyBeroutyPalm HarborFL151,000
50JoseFuentesValricoFL150,000
51DavidAmbroseLakelandFL143,000
52JeromeBocquetOcalaFL140,000
53SeanTanseyTampaFL132,000
54JasmineGittensFoster CityCA130,000
55JamesWilliamsSaint PetersburgFL121,000
56BlakeRobinsonTampaFL120,000
57VaughnSteevesMiddletonMA116,000
58JohnTurnerAlpharettaGA114,000
59ChiPhanPinellas ParkFL113,000
60MatthewMasonOrlandoFL111,000
61ManuelBravoTampaFL90,000
62ClaytonJohnsSt PetersburgFL85,000
63SalvatoreTangredi VelasquezBradentonFL84,000
64JamesGrayRiverviewFL73,000
65AndreaRuschWinter SpringsFL70,000
66JustinTrantTampaFL70,000
67RalphSowderPalm HarborFL67,000
68Enrique AdrianPorrasValencia60,000
69DarrellRodgers JrLakelandFL59,000
70DavidEdwardsTampaFL56,000
71RobertCornetteRiverviewFL51,000
72AnnieGirardLac-Saint-Joseph47,000
73DavidSmithZionsvilleIN38,000
74AllenVenturaMiami LakesFL36,000
75MarioArribasLake OrionMI32,000
76RonaldGroellerWesley ChapelFL31,000
77ChristopherBinionOdessaFL28,000
78JarrettGaleaHudsonFL24,000
2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 5: Prize Pool and Payouts with $22,200 Up Top

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2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 760
Prize Pool: $121,600
March 12 – 15, 2023

Registration closed for the $200 buy-in TPC Event 5 field with 760 entries over five starting flights to creat a prize pool worth $121,600. All 78 players returning for Day 2 in the money and a min-cash will receive $390 for a min-cash while the Event 5 champ will earn $22,200.

1st: $22,200 + TPC trophy
2nd: $14,850
3rd: $10,930
4th: $8,130
5th: $6,120
6th: $4,660
7th: $3,580
8th: $2,790
9th-10th: $2,200
11th-12th: $1,750
13th-14th: $1,420
15th-16th: $1,170
17th-20th: $980
21st-24th: $830
25th-32nd: $710
33rd-40th: $620
41st-48th: $540
49th-56th: $490
57th-64th: $440
65th-72nd: $410
73rd-78th: $390