Tag Archives: 2024 TPC

Championship Day 1C: Justin Zaki Leads; Prize Pool Tops $500K

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  135

Justin Zaki

Cards are back in the air after the second break and the tournament hit a milestone while they were gone. With 135 entries in today’s flight, the TPC Championship prize pool moved over $500,000 with a couple of hours to run it up.

We have some big names holding the top spots in the counts. Justin Zaki leads the field with 153,500 and Ken O’Donnell is not far behind with 152,000. David Tuthill is a recent entrant but he’s already spun his stack up to 144,800, good enough for third in the earlier stages of the day.

Ken O’Donnell

Championship Day 1C: Another Break

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  128

Josias Santos

Another break is right around the corner with the TPC Championship on the verge of putting together a $500,000 prize pool. They’ll have three more levels to register after the break before we shut the doors on the Championship at 5:45 pm.

Aaron Thivyanathan (left) and Diego Uez (right)

Championship Day 1C: More Arrivals

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries:  121

Fabian Foster

The Flight C field is filling in nicely this afternoon with 121 entries and the prize pool up to $484,500. We’ll hit $500K before too long; we’re running well today.

Recent additions to the field include Fabian Foster, Karl Manouchakian, Ken O’Donnell, Nick Scholz, John Dolan, and Ross Corless.

Karl Manouchakian
Ken O’Donnell
Nick Scholz

Championship Day 1C: Craig Nix Leads Early

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries:  103

Craig Nix

The first break ended and players returned to their seats, ready for another three levels before they get to leave again. The entry count slid up to 103 for the day, 305 for the tournament, and a $457,500 prize pool. They’ll make that a $500K prize pool before too long.

Craig Nix is the early leader with 112,300 with William Luciano (105,800) and Rob Lebeau (104,000) in a virtual tie for second.

Championship Day 1C: Early Entries

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  67

Tom McDonald

Blinds are up and the entry count continues to climb. The prize pool topped $400,000 with plenty of room to grow this afternoon.

A few early friends include Tom McDonald, Curtis King, Julio Delgado, Ashely Spring, Nicole Diaz, Peter Walsworth, and Marsha Wolak.

McDonald picked up nearly $100K in this tournament two years ago, finishing third in the 2022 TPC Championship for $97,475.

Championship Day 1C: Cards in the Air

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight C Entries:  42

Cards are in the air for the final flight of the TPC Championship with 42 players at the start and another four will be here soon from the last-chance satellite. Plus we’ll get a few more walking in later this afternoon.

It’s going to be a fun day in the Poker Room.

TPC Day 11 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1C – $1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)

  • $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Day 1 and 2 levels last 40 minutes; Day 3 levels last 60 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $200 TPC Championship Last Chance Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Tampa Poker Classic Schedule

Championship: Chip Counts Through Flight B

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 203

Flight A: 89 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight B: 113 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1MilindNaikBrandonFL793,000
2BobbyKennedyOcalaFL639,000
3JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL495,000
4AustinSrurSarasotaFL483,000
5ZacharyWellsSt PetersburgGA470,000
6RodneyTurvinCairoGA450,000
7BenChelladuraiTampaFL428,000
8AlexanderOrlovMoscowNV370,000
9BillyPapadopoulosCantonMA370,000
10PaulSneadKings ParkNY361,000
11WillamCriegoPrior LakeMN304,000
12MarcusEl HuaickWinter GardenFL283,000
13JosephMoleOldsmarFL279,000
14EricPideritHallandale BeachFL263,000
15SihaoZhangUseldange262,000
16YanJiangTampaFL260,000
17ArmandoFigueroaLutzFL241,000
18WilliamMunizTampaFL225,000
19OscarLindo ZeledonSpring HillFL210,000
20DrewDodgeSpring HillFL160,000
21ShaneMelertBrandonFL158,000
22FilippKhavinSaint PetersburgFL140,000
23EricTarikasTampaFL135,000
24MatthewLeecyTampaFL105,000
25BryceMcVayJupiterFL92,000
26JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL62,000
27LouisBaileyBaltimoreMD41,000