$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  134

The last break of Flight A is complete and the clock shows an unofficial 134 entries with two more to go. More than $200,000 was put toward the $500,000 guarantee and we will probably get there tomorrow.

We’ve had a new big stack at each break and this time around it’s Michael Vincent’s 285,000 way in front of the rest of the field. Ken O’Donnell is second with 217,000 followed by Darrin Hrynchak (181,500), Jacob Naumann (173,500), and Bryce McVay (164,000).

They will finish out three more levels before survivors bag their chips for the Day 2 return on Sunday at noon.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  130

The clock is ticking down toward the end of registration for Flight A. They will play out the rest of Level 9, take a 15-minute break, and registration will close at 5:45 pm when Level 10 gets underway.

Former Tampa champ Bryce McVay is making another TPC Championship run. He finished second in this event last year and has his stack up to 195,000 in the late stages of the day.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  125

Raminder Singh is the latest to move among the big stacks, the Hard Rock Poker trophy collector is up to 102,000 in the middle stages of the day. WPT Champ/WSOP bracelet winner James Calderaro joined during the second break and already up to 70,000.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  119

Another break and another group of big stacks. Darrin Hrynchak is the new leader in the Championship, his 167,000 pacing the field at the midpoint of the day. David Edwards is second with 156,800 and Jordan Lowery is doing just fine with 140,600.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  115

Day 1A is heading toward its next break with 115 entries and it is turning out to be a fine Thursday afternoon to play some big poker. Registration is still open for more than two and a half hours, plenty of time to get down here.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  111

Day 1A is up to 111 entries (make a wish) and we’ve had a pretty consistent pace this afternoon. We are on an easy pace to crush the $500,000 guarantee with a great weekend ahead.

A few more familiar faces include Rafael Reis, Tarun Gulati, Jason Block, 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Champion Matthew Leecy, Carlos Loving, Brett Apter, Daniel Couzens, and John Dolan.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  102

Day 1A of the TPC Championship topped 100 entries in Level 5 and showing no immediate signs of slowing down. They have more than an hour before the next break and the count will continue to climb until we close registration at 5:45 pm.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  93

Action is back underway in Level 4 with 93 entries and they’ve put nearly $140K towards the $500,000 guarantee already. A great start to Championship.

Joseph Parrish is the early leader for Day 1A after turning his 40K starting stack into 98,300 over three levels. Robert Lebeau is second with 84,300 followed by Jordan Lowrey’s 82,000 and a few right behind.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  85

Championship players are getting ready for their first break and some are already queueing up at the snack bar for some tasty treats.

They will get a 15-minute respite from the action and return for three more levels before the next.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  56

We have a steady parade of new players joining the first flight of the TPC Championship and we’re still in the morning hours. We expect many more throughout the day and even more this weekend.

Early participants include two-time TPC champ Fred Paradis, WSOP Circuit Tampa winner David DiBernardi, Shane Melert, Denis Cyr, and Jason Block.