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2025 Tampa Poker Classic

2025 TPC in Review

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The 2025 Tampa Poker Classic was a great time to play some tournament poker. Ten trophies events over two weeks, and the series featured more than $600,000 in guarantees.

Events:  10
Entries:  2,299
Guarantees:  $605,000
Prize Pools:  $1,182,715

Our players turned up and nearly $1.2 million in prizes went home along with the TPC trophies.

The headliner was the $1,700 TPC Championship with a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool and three starting flights. The tournament drew 396 entries for a $594,000 prize pool, and Johnny Bromberg walked away with the title, the trophy, and more than $90,000.

Johnny Bromberg

The opening event was a $400 No-Limit Hold’em tournament with more than 1,000 entries and Dion Jagroo won it all and earned $56,940. Likang Berninger had two great weeks with two TPC wins and a third place in the second Sunday $400 No-Limit Hold’em tournament.

You can find the results of all the events in the links below.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the series. We hope you had a ton of fun. We look forward to seeing you for our two upcoming events: the Holiday Poker Mini-Series over Memorial Day weekend and our Signature Poker Series from July 16 through July 29.

$1,700 TPC Championship – Johnny Bromberg – $90,020
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Dion Jagroo – $56,940
Event 2 ($200 NLH): Jerome Leonardo – $8,400
Event 3 ($400 O8): Likang Berninger – $4,814
Event 4 ($700 NLH): Shawn Cunix – $15,240
Event 5 ($400 OE): Ryan Unger – $5,280
Event 6 ($200 Bounty): Likang Berninger – $2,970
Event 7 ($400 PLO): Clyde Maliauka – $7,380
Event 9 ($400 NLH): Lazaro Remolina – $11,370
Event 10 ($250 Seniors): Farzad Raji – $4,044

2025 Tampa Poker Classic

Farzad Raji Wins TPC Seniors in Four-Way Deal for $4,044!

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2025 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  123
Prize Pool:  $25,215
May 5, 2025

Farzad Raji, 2025 TPC Event 10 Champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL$4,044
2PaulRobbinsWashingtn TwpMI$4,044
3KevinBlewittTampaFL$4,044
4DennisMatarangasRoslyn HtsNY$4,043
5WoodrowPassSeffnerFL$1,600
6KristineGlassmanNew PaltzNY$1,220
7EricMoffettRiverviewFL$960
8RobertPrattSeminoleFL$780
9DarleenRahnWimaumaFL$660
10DimitryShamootinLutzFL$660
11MichaelMurphyEllentonFL$570
12VittarioIemoloSarasotaFL$570
13OkHaseltonWesley ChapelFL$520
14520BilbroNew Port RicheyFL$520
15RobertBrandlKnoxvilleTN$490
16AdamGoldgellLakelandFL$490
2025 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 10: Closing it Out

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$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We are closing out the 2025 TPC schedule with a fun one on the last day at 11 am in the Poker Room. Event 10 is a $250 Seniors 50+ No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $10,000 guarantee and a great time.

They’ll start with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 3:30 pm.

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet
2025 Tampa Poker Classic

Lazaro Remolina Wins TPC Event 9 Outright for $11,370!

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2025 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  135
Prize Pool:  $44,550
May 4, 2025

Lazaro Remolina, 2025 TPC Event 9 champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1LazaroRemolinaLake PlacidFL$11,370
2NareshParwaniTampaFL$7,590
3LikangBerningerLargoFL$5,310
4MichaelAlldreadBowmanvilleON$3,810
5BrendanPfentSpring HillFL$2,820
6MarkCappoAvon ParkFL$2,140
7JasonKlapmanTampaFL$1,680
8NicholasMoscatelliElmontNY$1,360
9MohammadGoodarziLithiaFL$1,140
10SamuelCunixPowellOH$1,140
11DimitryShamootinLutzFL$990
12JohnFeeneyTampaFL$990
13MarioValbuena GarciaRiverviewFL$890
14RyanHoganWinter GardenFL$890
15JasonAlexandridisRenoNV$810
16EricKlattWesley ChapelFL$810
17SanjibAcharyaWesley ChapelFL$810
2025 Tampa Poker Classic

Johnny Bromberg Wins 2025 TPC Championship for $90K in Three-Way Deal!

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2025 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  396
Prize Pool:  $594,000
May 1 – 4, 2025

Johnny Bromberg, 2025 TPC Champion

The 2025 Tampa Poker Classic Championship drew 396 entries over three starting flights. The $1,700 buy-in tournament turned a $300,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $594,000. After dominating the late stages of Day 2, Johnny Bromberg walked away with his first Tampa title for $90,019 and the TPC trophy in a three-way deal.

This is Bromberg’s sixth tournament win in the last 12 months, including three at our friend’s house in Hollywood (two a few weeks ago) and his second WSOP Circuit ring. This cash put him over $1.3 million in career earnings with a big summer ahead and riding a heater.

Congrats, Johnny, and thank you to everyone for coming out!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA$90,020 *
2JasonBlockTampaFL$89,802 *
3MichaelMortonDavieFL$76,558 *
4John TylerKennedyBoynton BeachFL$43,220
5DanielChalifourSpoffordNH$32,450
6DrewDodgeSpring HillFL$24,630
7SanjayDulabhLouisvilleKY$18,900
8HassanEl HakimSarasotaFL$14,660
9GaryLeibovitzSarasotaFL$11,490
10AaronSpeerClermontFL$11,490
11MitchellBoschBrooklynNY$11,490
12MatthewSloanTarpon SpringsFL$9,110
13SamuelCunixPowellOH$7,450
14TamNguyenTampaFL$7,450
15JustinGreenClearwaterFL$6,190
16KenO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL$6,190
17PaulRobbinsWashingtn TwpMI$5,230
18DanielCouzensBoca RatonFL$5,230
19SeanHampsonNew Port RicheyFL$5,230
20JohnTwo BearsSebringFL$5,230
21AshleySpringBrandonFL$4,490
22ZakFellowsLynbrookNY$4,490
23DanielMurrayTampaFL$4,490
24JasonKlapmanTampaFL$4,490
25DiegoPaulo UezTampaFL$3,920
26DionJagrooWinter GardenFL$3,920
27PhillipKrnyaichClermontFL$3,920
28JaredReinstenTallahasseeFL$3,920
29FilippKhavinSaint PetersburgFL$3,920
30RidleyJecroisRiverviewFL$3,920
31JustinZakiTampaFL$3,920
32MarieHarrellTampaFL$3,920
33SamuelRonaldsSarasotaFL$3,490
34MichaelSilvaTampaFL$3,490
35AnthonyBertuccioLakelandFL$3,490
36RyanHoganWinter GardenFL$3,490
37AlejandroArana TorresWestonFL$3,490
38AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL$3,490
39AlainMedesanTampaFL$3,490
40CaseyGiffordLakelandFL$3,490
41DavidDiBernardiTampaFL$3,170
42ChristopherFullerJaco$3,170
43JuanPorcino Rosado ChavesOrlandoFL$3,170
44WoodrowPassSeffnerFL$3,170
45KevinBlewittTampaFL$3,170
46JuanRodriguez TorresSt PetersburgFL$3,170
47MannyMinayaTampaFL$3,170
48SanjibAcharyaWesley ChapelFL$3,170
49DanielLiValricoFL$2,940
50EvanPantanoKey WestFL$2,940
51HarveyVandevenOcalaFL$2,940
52SergeDerghamTarpon SpringsFL$2,940
Johnny Bromberg and Michael Morton
2025 Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: We Have a Deal!

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$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante

Johnny Bromberg

After the huge double elimination at the final table, the last three players worked out a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool.

Johnny Bromberg had a small chip lead over Jason Block and took the top spot for $90,019 plus the TPC trophy. Block earned $89,802 for his runner-up finish and Michael Morton took home $76,558.

Johnny Bromberg – 6,315,000 (79 bb)
Jason Block – 6,255,000 (78 bb)
Michael Morton – 3,300,000 (41 bb)

1st: Johnny Bromberg – $90,019 + TPC Trophy
2nd: Jason Block – $89,802
3rd: Michael Morton – $76,558

Jason Block
Michael Morton
2025 Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: John Tyler Kennedy – 4th Place ($43,220); Daniel Chalifour – 5th Place ($32,450)

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$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 396

John Tyler Kennedy

Daniel Califour moved all in for 1,225,000 and Jason Block called. John Tyler Kennedy went all in as well for 1,425,000 and Block called for a huge three-way pot.

Kennedy: KhKd
Block: AcQd
Califour: 9d8d

Kennedy was dominating preflop but Block, with the bigger stack, hit aces up on the AhQh2c flop. The 5c turn and 2d river finished the board and Block had a double knockout.

Jason Block – 6,255,000 (78 bb)
John Tyler Kennedy – Eliminated in 4th Place ($43,220)
Daniel Chalifour – Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,450)

Daniel Chalifour
2025 Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: John Tyler Kennedy Doubles Through Daniel Califour

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$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 396

John Tyler Kennedy

Daniel Califour opened to 200,000 from under the gun, it folded to John Tyler Kennedy in the big blind, he moved all in for 505,000 and Califour called.

Califour: Ac6c
Kennedy: AdKc

Kennedy needed his bigger ace to hold and never had a sweat on the Ks8h3dQc2d to double.

John Tyler Kennedy – 1,130,000 (14 bb)
Daniel Chalifour – 1,100,000 (14 bb)

2025 Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: Drew Dodge – 6th Place ($24,630)

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$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $594,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 396

Drew Dodge

Action folded to Drew Dodge on the button, he moved all for 475,000 and Michael Morton moved all in over the top from the small blind to isolate.

Morton: 9s9h
Dodge: As7h

Dodge needed to improve to double up but missed the entire Kh8c5hJh3h board to go out in sixth place.

Michael Morton – 3,200,000 (53 bb)
Drew Dodge – Eliminated in 6th Place ($24,630)