$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries: 170
Level 4 ended and tournament staff sent Event 1 players on their first break of the day. We have 170 entries and on a great pace to crush the $1,000,000 guarantee.
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries: 156
The Signature Poker Series is off to a flying start and Flight A of Event 1 more than doubled its entry count in the first hour—a fast pace for a Wednesday morning.
Jordan Joeckel and Kevin Blewitt are among the early entries. Joeckel won the $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament during the 2022 Winter Poker Open, and Blewitt is coming off a recent win on the Moneymaker Tour on the other side of the state
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries: 75
Cards are in the air for the first Tampa Signature Poker Series, with 75 entries in Flight A at the start and many more expected to enter over the eight starting flights with the $1,000,000 guarantee.
They will play out the first four levels of the day before enjoying a 15-minute break from the action.
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The 2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series is ready to kick off in the Event Center with Flight A of Event 1. The $400 Deep Stack tournament has eight starting flights and a huge $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Flight A starts at 10 am, with the second at 5 pm.
Players start with 30,000 deep stacks, and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes for Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.
Flight A will continue until only 10% of the field remains and those players will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.
Primary Event Schedule
10AM: Event 1 Flight A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 2 – $400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
5PM: Event 1 Flight B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
2PM: $100 Event 1 Satellite (1-in-5)
7PM: $100 Event 1 Satellite (1-in-5)
2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,705
Prize Pool: $571,175
March 8 – 12, 2023
The 2023 Tampa Poker Classic series kicked off with a big multi-flight tournament and it cemented its spot in our history. The tournament drew 1,705 entries over six starting flights to become our biggest in-room series opener and Tampa favorite Fred Paradis took the title outright for $91,945.
TPC Event 1 blasted its $250,000 guarantee before the first weekend and they created a prize pool worth $571,175. We had 173 players advance to Day 2 in the money with Billy McPhillips cashing twice thanks to the best-stack-forward format.
With no Day 2 money bubble, the stress was off and the action was fast. The field was down to two tables at dinner break and the final table before too long. Daniel Couzens held a massive lead for most of the final table until he was heads up with Paradis.
Paradis, our 2022 WPT Tampa runner-up, pulled a huge double up when he caught a bluff and held on to take the title.
Congrats Fred!
Final Table Results:
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred | Paradis | Oldsmar | FL | $91,945 |
| 2 | Daniel | Couzens | Boca Raton | FL | $61,330 |
| 3 | Leigh | Lewis | Richmond | $45,400 | |
| 4 | Richard | Smith | Bradenton | FL | $33,940 |
| 5 | John | Kowalczik | Charlotte | NC | $25,630 |
| 6 | Khanh | Truong | Tampa | FL | $19,540 |
| 7 | Michael | Lee | Winter Garden | FL | $15,050 |
| 8 | Brendan | Pfent | Spring Hill | FL | $11,720 |
| 9 | Phil | Hernz | Davie | FL | $9,210 |
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Shortly after the break, Daniel Couzens moved all in for 3,100,000 from his button and Fred Paradis quickly called.
Paradis: 
Couzens: 
Couzens was behind but drawing live for a double. The 
flop was no help and Paradis locked it up when he paired his ace on the 
turn. The 
was the last river of the tournament and Paradis locked up the win along with $91,945.
1st: Fred Paradis – $91,945
2nd: Daniel Couzens – $61,330
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 35: 300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,705
Fred Paradis and Daniel Couzens took a quick ten-minute break while tournament staff pulled the 25K chips out of play. Paradis continued to lead big, with Couzens playing tough.
Seat 6: Fred Paradis – 42,900,000 (72 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Couzens – 7,600,000 (13 bb)
1st: $91,945
2nd: $61,330
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34: 300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,705
Daniel Couzens open-ripped for 5,500,000 from the button and Fred Paradis quickly called.
Paradis: 
Couzens: 
Paradis was way ahead with a chance to close out the tournament. Couzen flopped an open-ended straight draw on the 
and made a king-high straight on the 
turn. The 
river finished the board and Couzens doubled to stay in the game.
Seat 6: Fred Paradis – 39,000,000 (78 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Couzens – 11,500,000 (23 bb)
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34: 300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,705
Blinds are up and Daniel Couzens closed the gap after losing the huge pot to Fred Paradis. They are peacefully grinding to find our champ.
Seat 6: Fred Paradis – 29,900,000 (60 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Couzens – 20,600,000 (41 bb)
1st: $91,945
2nd: $61,330