$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  82

Players returned to action after the third break with 82 entries showing on the clock and registration closed. We will report the final numbers once they are official.

Dion Jagroo had a nice run over the previous two hours, he leads the field with 306,000 as we head in the later parts of the day while Aaron Speer and Michael Silva are the only other two players over 200K.

Dion Jagroo – 306,000 (153 bb)
Aaron Speer – 226,500 (113 bb)
Michael Silva – 204,500 (102 bb)
Casey Gifford – 191,500 (96 bb)
Ken O’Donnell – 181,000 (91 bb)
Julio Delgado – 181,000 (91 bb)
Armando Figueroa – 145,000 (73 bb)
Woodrow Pass – 137,000 (69 bb)
Carlos Martir – 127,000 (64 bb)
William Medina Diaz – 117,000 (59 bb)
Sanjib Acharya – 100,000 (50 bb)
Jason Block – 99,500 (50 bb)
Fred Paradis – 94,000 (47 bb)
Drew Dodge – 89,500 (45 bb)
Joseph Orsino – 84,000 (42 bb)
Jerry Silva – 78,500 (39 bb)
John Matino – 75,000 (38 bb)
Paul Edwards – 56,500 (28 bb)
Jason Klapman – 53,000 (27 bb)
Tony March – 24,500 (12 bb)
Shane Dellus – 24,000 (12 bb)
Dan Clemente – 18,500 (9 bb)
Ryan Hogan – 13,000 (7 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Entries:  77

The clock is ticking down toward the end of registration and we’ve increased our entry count to 77. Today’s players have contributed more than $115K toward the $300,000 guarantee and we might get there tomorrow.

If not then, very early on Saturday.

William Medina Diaz and Joseph Orsino are two of the latest entrants coming back to the Poker Room, and it’s great to see them.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  73

The second break ended and players returned to action with three more levels plus the next break before we close registration for Flight A.

Michael Silva and Casey Gifford are in a dead heat for the top spot on the counts with only 1,100 separating them. Silva leads with 155,500 followed closely by Gifford with 154,400. Here’s a look at a bunch of other counts during the break:

Michael Silva – 155,500 (156 bb)
Casey Gifford – 154,400 (154 bb)
Julio Delgado – 123,500 (124 bb)
Jerry Silva – 112,900 (113 bb)
John Martino – 110,400 (110 bb)
Dion Jagroo – 106,900 (107 bb)
Aaron Speer – 104,800 (105 bb)
Woodrow Pass – 104,600 (105 bb)
Jason Block – 102,600 (103 bb)
Sandro Vianna – 93,300 (93 bb)
Fred Paradis – 80,800 (81 bb)
Drew Dodge – 64,700 (65 bb)
Shane Dellus – 64,300 (64 bb)
Wayne Leonard – 63,100 (63 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 62,800 (63 bb)
Sanjib Acharya – 59,300 (59 bb)
Ryan Hogan – 55,000 (55 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 52,000 (52 bb)
Tam Nguyen – 49,800 (50 bb)
David DiBernardi – 46,700 (47 bb)
Tony March – 36,900 (37 bb)
Dan Clemente – 36,500 (37 bb)
Mark Wiser – 30,500 (31 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  69

The second break is on the near horizon and players will enjoy another 15-minute respite from the action. We have 69 entries so far, setting an easy pace to crushing the $300K guarantee, and reg will remain open until 5:45 pm.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  65

The TPC Championship is underway but there’s plenty of time to win your way into the $300,000 guarantee tournament. We have two satellites running today and the first gets underway at 3 pm.

The $200 buy-in satellite has a Milestone format. Get your stack to 220,000 and you’ll automatically get your seat, no waiting until the end.

There are two seats guaranteed but we’ve added another two so there will be at least four seats awarded.

Come get in the game for a discount!

• Two seats guaranteed into $1,700 TPC Championship
• Two seats are ADDED into $1,700 TPC Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:15pm)
• Winners will be entered into Flight B of the Championship
• Structure Sheet

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries:  59

While players were away from the tables for the first break, we took the opportunity to check some stacks in the field. Jason Block looks like the early leader, but it’s still very early, and some tough players are nearby.

Jason Block – 85,300 (171 bb)
Julio Delgado – 77,100 (154 bb)
Fred Paradis – 75,700 (151 bb)
Ken O’Donnell – 74,200 (148 bb)
Jerry Silva – 73,000 (146 bb)
Mark Wiser – 61,200 (122 bb)
Tony March – 55,400 (111 bb)
Tam Nguyen – 53,200 (106 bb)
Woodrow Pass – 48,800 (98 bb)
Ryan Hogan – 48,400 (97 bb)
Dan Clemente – 47,200 (94 bb)
Rina Coss – 46,900 (94 bb)
Jason Klapman – 46,300 (93 bb)
Sanjib Acharya – 44,300 (89 bb)
Dion Jagroo – 44,100 (88 bb)
Gabe Fuller – 42,000 (84 bb)
Shane Dellus – 40,000 (80 bb)
Jeffrey Greenstein – 33,400 (67 bb)
Mike Ahmad – 32,200 (64 bb)
Pete Walsworth – 27,400 (55 bb)
Anthony Bertuccio – 25,000 (50 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 23,000 (46 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 20,300 (41 bb)
David DiBernardi – 15,000 (30 bb)
Wayne Leonard – 12,600 (25 bb)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  55

Championship players will take their first break of the day at the top of hour with 55 entries so far and registration available until 5:45 pm. Plenty of time to get down to the Poker Room.

Some early friends in the field include Gabe Fuller, Julio Delgado, Chad Kitchen, Fred Paradis, Karl Manouchakian, Tony March, Jason Block, Jerry Silva and Anthony Bertuccio.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  34

Cards are in the air for the first flight of the 2025 TPC Championship with 34 players in the game and many more expected over the busy weekend.

If you want to satellite your way into the big game, we have two satellites, one at 3 pm and the other at 6 pm. Both are $200 buy-in Milestone satellites with two seats guarantees plus we added two more seats on top.

So at least eight seats are going out today but likely even more.

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

The preliminary events are done and it’s time to roll out the biggest game on the schedule when the 2025 Tampa Poker Classic Championship gets underway this morning with Flight A at 11 am.

The tournament has a $1,700 buy-in with a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool and three starting flights.

Players sit with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 5:45 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return on Sunday at noon for Day 2 on the money.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 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

Primary Event Schedule

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

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 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

3PM: $200 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $1,700 TPC Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:15pm)
• Winners will be entered into Flight B of the Championship
• Structure Sheet

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

• Two seats guaranteed into $1,700 TPC Championship
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
• Winners will be entered into Flight B of the Championship
• Structure Sheet