$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 440

Action folded to Steven Snyder on the button and he raised to 24,000. Paul Snead folded his small blind and Fernando Rodriguez moved all in from the big blind with a bigger stack.

Snyder thought for a moment, wondering out loud if Rodriguez had big slick, and he called at risk for 404,000 total.

Snyder:
Rodriguez:

Snyder was a huge favorite with the bigger pair and his queens held on the board. The 2021 WPT Showdown runner-up doubled big to join the leaders.

Steven Snyder – 813,000 (81 bb)
Fernando Rodriguez – 317,000 (32 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 440

The clock ran out on Level 16 as the field dropped to 48 players. Kyle Dilschneider saw his Championship run come to an end on the last hand before break when his ran into .

The field was sent on break and tournament staff will break a table when they return.

Romeo Mendoza holds a slim lead over Justin Zaki with Bryce McVay, Stuart Taylor, and Jeremy Joseph rounding out the top five.

Romeo Mendoza – 1,180,000 (118 bb)
Justin Zaki – 1,105,000 (111 bb)
Bryce McVay – 801,000 (80 bb)
Stuart Taylor – 703,000 (70 bb)
Jeremy Joseph – 688,000 (69 bb)

Blinds are up to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is about 367,000 (37 bb).

Recent results:

49th: Kyle Dilschneider – $3,990
50th: Phillip Krnyaich – $3,990
51st: James Gilbert – $3,990
52nd: John O’Neal – $3,990
53rd: Marc Evanier – $3,990
54th: Igor Tretyakov – $3,990
55th: Brett Apter – $3,990

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 440

On the second round of hand-for-hand, we had two all-ins called at separate tables.

After a flop of , Michael Stonehill checked from the big blind, Stuart Taylor bet 80,000 and Stonehill check-raised all in for 160,000. Taylor called and they tabled their hands after action was complete at the other tables.

Stonehill:
Taylor:

Stonehill was ahead with top pair top kicker but needed to fade a gutshot draw and two overs. The board finished turn and river and Stonehill doubled on the bubble.

Next table over, it was three-ways to a flop. Siddharth Siddharth and Romeo Mendoza checked in the blinds and David Tuthill bet 28,000. Siddharth called and Mendoza check-raised to 80,000.

Tuthill moved all in for 205,000 total, Siddharth folded, and Mendoza called after thinking it through.

Tuthill:
Mendoza:

Tuthill was ahead with the aces against Mendoza’s club draw. His bad news came right on the turn and his aces were cracked for a bubble exit after the river.

The remaining 55 players were in the money and guaranteed at least $3,990.

Romeo Mendoza – 1,100,000 (138 bb)

1st: $198,150
2nd: $132,095
3rd: $97,475
4th: $72,710
5th: $54,830
6th: $41,800
7th: $32,225
8th: $25,125
9th-10th: $19,815
11th-12th: $15,805
13th-14th: $12,755
15th-16th: $10,415
17th-20th: $8,610
21st-24th: $7,200
25th-32nd: $6,095
33rd-40th: $5,225
41st-48th: $4,535
49th-55th: $3,990

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 440

The TPC Championship field dropped down to 56 players midway through Level 16 and tournament staff paused the clock. They broke a table with 56 players remaining and began the money bubble process.

They will play hand-for-hand at each table with two minutes coming off the clock for each hand dealt until one more player is eliminated.

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  61 of 440

The TPC Championship is down to 61 players with 55 getting paid and the money bubble on the near horizon. Action should slow down over the next hour and we’ll see if the money gets here before the break.

Blinds are now 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante and the average stack is about 289,000 (36 bb).

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 440

Table 20 wasn’t an easy one to start but it got tougher and deeper when tournament staff broke another table.

Justin Zaki joined them and took a seat next to WPT Tampa champ Brian Altman. Zaki leads with 783,000 and Altman is up there with 656,000 for nearly 10% of the chips in those two seats.

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  65 of 440

Oleg Rutskin opened the action from middle position, Ken Fishman called next to act, and Doug Marro moved all in for 117,000 from the hijack. Rodney Turvin called all in for 111,000 from the small blind. Rutskin and Fishman folded and the cards were tabled.

Marro:
Turvin:

It was a race for nearly identical stacks and Turvin faded the flop. Marro paired his queen on the turn and Turvin was eliminated after the river.

It was a great series for Turvin after finishing 15th of 1,462 in Event 2 and a third-place finish in the $1,100 tournament.

Doug Marro – 280,000 (47 bb)

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 440

A handful of players dropped out in the first 10 minutes of the day and tournament staff broke the first table to leave only 72 in the game.

Mansoor Kader was the first out after a huge cooler on the first hand of the day, his kings going down to aces. Mark Wiser eliminated Adam Deisley when he picked up kings early and Romeo Mendoza knocked Offir Rodan out with versus .

Some big hands to start the day and the field inched closer to the money bubble.

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  77 of 440

At noon on the dot, tournament staff put cards back in the air for Day 2 of the 2022 Tampa Poker Classic Championship. We have 77 players returning, 55 will make some money, and there’s nearly $200K waiting for the winner.

Levels last an hour for the rest of the tournament until we reach heads-up for the title. Blinds are 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 229,000 (38 bb).

$2,500 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  77 of 440

The 2022 Tampa Poker Classic Championship made its way through two starting flights and now we begin the process of playing down to our champion. The $2,500 buy-in tournament drew 440 entries and 77 players return for Day 2 at noon.

Our players created a prize pool worth $990,000 and the last 55 players will make some money. A min-cash will earn someone a payout worth $3,990 but they have $198,150 awaiting the winner.

Justin Zaki bagged huge in Flight A and returns with the chip lead followed by Event 10 champ Stuart Taylor, Romeo Mendoza, Nashaat Antonious, and WPT Tampa champ Brian Altman rounding out the top five.

They are scheduled to play 10 one-hour levels today or reach a final table with nine remaining, whichever comes first. Those who survive will return on Monday at 2 pm to play for the title.

Cards go back in the air at noon and we’ll be here the entire way.

Top 10 returning stacks:

1. Justin Zaki – 630,000 (105 bb)
2. Stuart Taylor – 583,000 (97 bb)
3. Romeo Mendoza – 572,000 (95 bb)
4. Nashaat Antonious – 567,000 (95 bb)
5. Brian Altman – 540,000 (90 bb)
6. Jeremy Joseph – 523,000 (87 bb)
7. Paul Snead – 504,000 (84 bb)
8. Bryce McVay – 456,000 (76 bb)
9. Cody Hernandez – 429,000 (72 bb)
10. Aaron Mederos – 393,000 (66 bb)

Day 2 Chips | Day 2 Seats | Payouts