$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 625

Action folded to Steve Buckner on the button and he moved all in for 1,550,000. Fred Paradis folded his small blind; Thad McNulty thought for a minute, checked to see how much he’s have left if he lost and called to put Buckner at risk.

McNulty:
Buckner:

Buckner needed a lot of help to double this time and missed the flop. He had a gutshot but McNulty was drawing to a higher straight. The came on the turn and both made a straight on the river. Buckner’s straight was to the nine but McNulty had a ten-hight straight to send “Cuz” out.

Thad McNulty – 5,625,000 (45 bb)
Steve Buckner – Eliminated in 6th Place ($35,870)

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 11
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 423
Prize Pool: $67,680
March 20, 2023

Registration closed for the $200 buy-in TPC Event 11 with 423 entries pushing the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $67,680. The last 53 spots will be paid with $330 for a min-cash and $13,570 for the champ.

1st: $13,570 + TPC trophy
2nd: $9,010
3rd: $6,620
4th: $4,920
5th: $3,690
6th: $2,800
7th: $2,150
8th: $1,670
9th-10th: $1,310
11th-12th: $1,030
13th-14th: $840
15th-16th: $700
17th-20th: $590
21st-24th: $510
25th-32nd: $440
33rd-40th: $390
41st-48th: $350
49th-53rd: $330

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 625

With about 700K in the pot and the board reading , Rodney Turvin checked, and Ryan Brown bet 575,000. Turvin thought for a moment, moved all in for 1,800,000 and Brown called after confirming the count.

Brown:
Turvin:

Turvin flopped top pair with a gunshot draw but Brown was ahead with bottom two pair queens and tens. The turn and river finished the board and Turvin was eliminated in seventh place.

Ryan Brown – 11,500,000 (115 bb)
Rodney Turvin – Eliminated in 7th Place ($27,610)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 625

Ray Mancini open-shoved for 1,000,000 from under the gun and Rodney Turvin called from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the hands were tabled.

Turvin:
Mancini:

Turvin was ahead but Mancini had two live cards to double. The board ran out , Turvin paired his four, and won the pot. After counting down both stacks, each player had exactly 1,000,000 and Mancini was eliminated in eighth place.

Rodney Turvin – 2,250,000 (23 bb)
Ray Mancini – Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,500)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 625

Steve Bucker open-shoved for 1,250,000 from early position, Rodney Turvin reshipped for about one million more and the rest of the table folded.

Buckner:
Turvin:

It was a race and Buckner took the lead when he paired his king on the flop. He faded the turn and river to double up.

Steve Buckner – 2,750,000 (28 bb)
Rodney Turvin – 1,100,000 (11 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 625

Fred Paradis and Thad McNulty were heads-up to a flop when Paradis committed his last 775,000 to the middle and McNulty had him at risk.

Luckily for Paradis, his pair of queens was better than McNulty’s tens and held on the turn and for another double.

Fred Paradis – 2,200,000 (22 bb)
Thad McNulty – 3,500,000 (35 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 625

The eight remaining players were sent on another break as tournament staff pulled the 5K chips out of play. Ryan Brown extended his lead and everyone is guaranteed at least $21,500.

Seat 1: Steve Buckner – 1,600,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2: Fred Paradis – 1,325,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: Rodney Turvin – 2,350,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Thad McNulty – 4,775,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Brown – 7,900,000 (79 bb)
Seat 6: Huicun Qiao – 2,525,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Ray Mancini – 1,850,000 (19 bb)
Seat 8: Alec Magdan – 2,475,000 (25 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $171,670
2nd: $114,350
3rd: $84,160
4th: $62,630
5th: $47,130
6th: $35,870
7th: $27,610
8th: $21,500

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 625

Pavel Milanov opened the action from early position, Alec Magdan moved all in from the small blind, and Milanov called at risk for 690,000.

Magdan:
Milanov:

Milanov was dominated by the queens and found no help on the board to exit the Championship final table in ninth place.

Alec Magdan – 1,940,000 (24 bb)
Pavel Milanov – Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,930)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 625

Thad McNulty opened to 225,000 from under the gun and Ryan Brown called next to act. Huicun Qiao moved all in for 1,245,000 and it folded back around to McNulty. He raised to push Brown out of the pot and hands were tabled.

Qiao:
McNulty:

It was a race and Qiao missed the flop but added a gutshot Broadway draw. The turn put him in the lead with a pair of queens and he doubled after the river.

Huicun Qiao – 2,915,000 (36 bb)
Thad McNulty – 2,755,000 (34 bb)
Ryan Brown – 4,975,000 (62 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 625

Seat 1: Steve Buckner – 1,900,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Fred Paradis – 2,700,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3: Rodney Turvin – 1,800,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Pavel Milanov – 1,300,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5: Thad McNulty – 4,000,000 (67 bb)
Seat 6: Ryan Brown – 5,200,000 (87 bb)
Seat 7: Huicun Qiao – 1,600,000 (27 bb)
Seat 8: Ray Mancini – 4,350,000 (73 bb)
Seat 9: Alec Magdan – 2,100,000 (35 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $171,670
2nd: $114,350
3rd: $84,160
4th: $62,630
5th: $47,130
6th: $35,870
7th: $27,610
8th: $21,500
9th: $16,930