$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Remaining Players: 2 of 161 entries
Aaron Thivyanathan was all in with 
from the button, and Daniel Couzens had him covered holding 
on the small blind.
The board was dealt 
, and Aaron was eliminated in third place, good for $8,670. Couzens stacked up 1.39 million after collecting the pot.
Daniel Couzens – 1,390,000 (34 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – Eliminated in Third Place ($8,670)
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Remaining Players: 5 of 161 entries
Here is a look at the updated chip counts and results at the final table from Event 13. Player of the Series implications are in play with the current leader Aaron Thivyanathan, Raminder Singh, and Daniel Couzens all still in the mix.
Seat 2: Daniel Couzens – 375,000
Seat 6: Shane Melert – 540,000
Seat 7: Raminder Singh – 1,850,000
Seat 8: Jordan DeGrenier – 300,000
Seat 9: Aaron Thivyanathan – 225,000
Here is a look at the updated final tabe results:
1st: $22,475 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $14,720
3rd: $8,670
4th: $5,280
5th: $4,070
6th: Howard Leung – $3,380
7th: Simon Lefebvre – $2,920
8th: Max Brown – $2,580
9th: Emmanuel Santos Orlang – $2,250
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Remaining Players: 9 of 161 entries
The final nine players have taken their seats at the final table, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.
Seat 1: Emmanuel Santos Orlang – 260,000
Seat 2: Daniel Couzens – 325,000
Seat 3: Max Brown – 310,000
Seat 4: Simon Lefebvre – 300,000
Seat 5: Howard Leung – 170,000
Seat 6: Shane Melert – 500,000
Seat 7: Raminder Singh – 540,000
Seat 8: Jordan DeGrenier – 600,000
Seat 9: Aaron Thivyanathan – 280,000
Here is the remaining prize pool up for grabs:
1st: $22,475 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $14,720
3rd: $8,670
4th: $5,280
5th: $4,070
6th: $3,380
7th: $2,920
8th: $2,580
9th: $2,250
2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 13
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 161
Prize Pool: $84,525
August 29, 2022
Registration closed for the $600 No Limit Hold’em tournament with 161 entries more than doubling the $30,000 guarantee. They put together a prize pool worth $84,535 and the last 21 spots will be paid. A min-cash will earn $1,100 and the Event 13 champ will take home $22,475 along with the WPT trophy.
1st: $22,475 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $14,720
3rd: $8,670
4th: $5,280
5th: $4,070
6th: $3,380
7th: $2,920
8th: $2,580
9th: $2,250
10th-12th: $1,940
13th-15th: $1,650
16th-18th: $1,370
19th-21st: $1,100
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Entries: 60
It didn’t take long for Event 13 to blast past its $30,000 guarantee, less than one hour, and they were already building up the prize pool with 60 entries and climbing.
A few familiar faces in early action include Cary Rosenthal, Jeff Silverstein, Daniel Pearlman, Michael Tait, and Rafael Feis.
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
We have another big one-day tournament starting at noon in the Event Center. Event 13 has a $600 buy-in with a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will finish later this evening when another player walks away with a trophy.
Players start with 20,000 out front and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm with re-entries available during that time. There is a 40-minute dinner break scheduled at 6:30 pm and they return to play down to a champ.
Primary Event Schedule
10AM: Event 11 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
11AM: Event 12 Flight A – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 13 – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
2PM: Event 9 Day 2 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 12 Flight B – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
2PM: $1,300 Ultimate Package Satellite (1-in-10)
3PM: $550 WPT Tampa Championship Satellite (1-in-7)
8PM: $140 Event 15 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
2022 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 13
$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 440
Prize Pool: $990,000
March 18 – 21, 2022
The 2022 Tampa Poker Classic series was headlined by the $500,000 guaranteed Championship and the big tournament drew a talented field. It had 440 entries join over two starting flights and poker pro Paul Snead walked away with the title along with nearly $200,000.
The turnout created a prize pool worth $990,000 and the last 55 spots were paid. Of the 440 entries, 77 players advanced to Day 2 with Tampa legend Justin Zaki leading the way.
Day 2 played down to the final table and Zaki was still the leader when they bagged up for a Day 3 return. But it wasn’t going to be an easy ride because the top six stacks were all within four big blinds of each other and one of them belonged to three-time WPT champ Brian Altman.
Altman’s day ended early after several hands against Snead dropped him down and out. Sean Conklin, Siddharth Siddharth, Alexander Orlov, and Zaki all fell short of the title and the last four players had a long grind to settle the game.
Cianfarra, the one-time chip leader at the final table, went out in fourth place followed by Tom McDonald after a valiant short stack effort.
Snead began heads-up play with the chip lead against former Tampa champ Bryce McVay and never lost a major pot during the match. McVay caught some bad luck on the last hand but earned $132,095 for his runner-up finish.
Snead, a New York resident and Tampa snowbird, took home $198,150 as the TPC Champion after a fantastic run over the last three days.
Congratulations to Paul and thanks to all over our players for the tremendous turnout.
Final table results:
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul | Snead | Kings Park | NY | $198,150 |
| 2 | Bryce | McVay | Jupiter | FL | $132,095 |
| 3 | Thomas | McDonald | Seminole | FL | $97,475 |
| 4 | Dante | Cianfarra | Port Orange | FL | $72,710 |
| 5 | Justin | Zaki | Tampa | FL | $54,830 |
| 6 | Alexander | Orlov | Moscow | $41,800 | |
| 7 | Siddharth | Siddharth | Tampa | FL | $32,225 |
| 8 | Sean | Conklin | Neptune Beach | FL | $25,125 |
$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Paul Snead limped his button and Bryce McVay moved all in for 2,300,000. Snead thought for a few moments and called to put the game on the line.
Snead: 
McVay: 
McVay was ahead for the double up but Snead paired his five on the 
flop. He needed a miracle to double but blanked the 
turn and 
river to exit in second place.
He earned $132,095 for his runner-up finish while Snead takes home nearly $200,000 for his TPC Championship win.
1st: Paul Snead – $198,150
2nd: Bryce McVay – $132,095
$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 440
Blinds are up to 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante and Paul Snead extended his lead over the last part of Level 29 without a big showdown.
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 6,300,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Snead – 11,300,000 (57 bb)
Remaining payouts:
1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095