$400 T.O.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 30,000/60,000 Limits
Remaining Players: 5 of 60
Here is a look at the chip counts coming back from the recent break:
Seat 2: Filippos Stavrakis – 270,000
Seat 3: Charlie Wells – 275,000
Seat 4: James Johnson – 325,000
Seat 5: David Brookshire – 470,000
Seat 6: Anthony Mazza – 375,000
$400 T.O.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 Limits
Remaining Players: 5 of 60
Seven-Card Stud 8OB Hand
James Hagan was eliminated in sixth place on the small blind when his 
(
) ran into James Johnson on the cutoff, who had him covered holding 
(
). Johnson stacked up 475,000 after collecting the pot. Hagan took home $950 in prize money.
James Johnson – 475,000 (19 bb)
James Hagan – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($950)
$400 T.O.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Remaining Players: 6 of 60
Here is a look at the recent results in Event 15 along the path to the final fable
7th: Nicola De Lazzari-Stacey – $700
8th: Edward Sojack – $700
9th: Jon Heneghan – $520
10th: Dale Phillips – $520
$400 T.O.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 12,000/24,000 Limits
Here is a look at the seating chart with chip counts for the final table in Event 15. James Hagan finished runner-up in Event 13 last night and he is back at it again, while David Brookshire is closing in on 40 mixed-game titles if he can book the win here.
Seat 1: James Hagan – 88,000
Seat 2: Filippos Stavrakis – 175,000
Seat 3: Charlie Wells – 182,000
Seat 4: James Johnson – 624,000
Seat 5: David Brookshire – 332,000
Seat 6: Anthony Mazza – 360,000
2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 15
$400 T.O.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries: 60
Prize Pool: $20,100
September 14, 2023
Registration closed for our first-ever $400 T.O.E. event and the tournament drew a very nice 60 entries. They created a prize pool worth $20,100 with the last ten spots getting paid. A min-cash is worth $520 and the T.O.E. champ will $6,460 plus the SPS trophy.
1st: $6,460 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $4,210
3rd: $2,800
4th: $1,910
5th: $1,330
6th: $950
7th-8th: $700
9th-10th: $520
$400 T.O.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 300/600 Limits
If you are looking for something different than the SPS Championship, we have a game for you at noon. Event 15 is $400 T.O.E. tournament that will rotate games between Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Omaha 8, and Stud 8.
It’s a good mix.
Players start with 30K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm. The 30-minute dinner break is scheduled for 6:30 pm and then we found our T.O.E. champ.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Day 1A – $1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 15 – $400 T.O.E. (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
3PM: $250 SPS Championship Satellite (1-in-8)
6PM: $250 SPS Championship Satellite (1-in-8)
8PM: $200 SPS Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)
2022 WPT Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 15
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 116
Prize Pool: $112,520
August 30, 2022
Brandon Wong cruised to victory at the final table of Event 15 as the perennial chip leader tonight to take home the top prize worth $33,190 and the WPT trophy after a heads-up final against Brad Owen.
In the final hand Wong held 
on the button, and Owen was covered with 
in the hole. The final board ran out 
, and Owen was eliminated in second place, good for $20,530.
Here is what Wong had to say after his victory on the final hand: “I’m just a very lucky person. I’m going to use the money to go and help my family out, and take care of my family and my friends. I’m going to eat a bowl of noodles, tip some dealers, and then go and relax.”
When Wong was asked about his previous experience in poker leading up to the victory tonight he offered this: “I was definitely on a hot streak, it was all luck for me, no skill. I’m very lucky, so a complete hot streak. I just do this as a hobby, and I got lucky like Moneymaker. I’m a tech consultant, so it’s fun to come here absolutely.”
Wong was the perennial chip leader through the final stages of the tournament, and this is what he said about the endgame of the event: “It’s really easy, all you’ve got to do is flop it. Other people have Kings and then you have Aces, and hopefully it will work out for you. And after this I might be playing the WPT, we’ll see how lucky I feel.”
“Everyone is super nice, it’s a very friendly atmosphere. It’s just nice and relaxing, it feels like I’m hanging out with the boys at a home game,” said Wong when he was asked about what he enjoys about playing tournaments here in Tampa.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haung | Wong | $33,190 |
| 2 | Brad | Owen | $20,530 |
| 3 | Carlos | Rodriguez Rojas | $12,260 |
| 4 | Wagner | Wysotchanski | $7,880 |
| 5 | Kelley | Slay | $5,960 |
| 6 | Robert | Georato | $4,950 |
| 7 | Chris | Dombrowski | $4,280 |
| 8 | Clyde | Maliauka | $3,770 |
| 9 | Kirk | Gutman | $3,320 |
| 10 | Shanmukha | Meruga | $2,930 |
| 11 | Filipp | Khavin | $2,930 |
| 12 | Michael | Laake | $2,930 |
| 13 | Dante | Cianfarra | $2,530 |
| 14 | Christian | Miller | $2,530 |
| 15 | Artem | Metaldi | $2,530 |
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 116
Here is a look at the updated chip counts and results for the final table of Event 15 tonight.
Seat 1: Kelley Slay – 451,000
Seat 2: Brad Owen – 135,000
Seat 4: Carlos Rodriguez – 188,000
Seat 5: Wagner Wysotchanski – 340,000
Seat 6: Brandon Wong – 895,000
Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:
1st: $33,190 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $20,530
3rd: $12,260
4th: $7,880
5th: $5,960
6th: Robert Georato – $4,950
7th: Chris Dombrowski – $4,280
8th: Clyde Maliauka – $3,770
9th: Kirk Gutmann – $3,320
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116
The final nine players have taken their seats at the final table of Event 15, and here is a look at the seat draw with chip counts.
Seat 1: Kelley Slay – 451,000
Seat 2: Brad Owen – 135,000
Seat 3: Clyde Maliauka – 120,000
Seat 4: Carlos Rodriguez – 188,000
Seat 5: Wagner Wysotchanski – 340,000
Seat 6: Brandon Wong – 895,000
Seat 7: Kirk Gutman – 95,000
Seat 8: Robert Georato – 180,000
Seat 9: Chris Dombrowski – 140,000
Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs:
1st: $33,190 + WPT Trophy
2nd: $20,530
3rd: $12,260
4th: $7,880
5th: $5,960
6th: $4,950
7th: $4,280
8th: $3,770
9th: $3,320