2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  232
Prize Pool:  $141,520
March 18 – 20, 2024

The $700 Deep Stack Challenge was a great warmup for the TPC Championship with a similar structure and lots of talent in the game. The tournament drew 232 entries to nearly triple the $50,000 guarantee and Ashraf Chehata defeated Matthew Leecy heads-up for the title.

Congrats Ashraf!

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante

After a long day at the tables, WSOPC ring winner Ashraf Chehata defeated former Tampa champ Matthew Leecy heads-up for the outright win in TPC Event 4. Leecy earned $20,960 for his runner-up result while Chehata took home $31,600 plus the TPC trophy.

1st: Ashraf Chehata – $31,600 + TPC Trophy
2nd: Matthew Leecy – $20,960

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 232

Matthew Leecy and Ashraf Chehata took a 15-minute break after Level 24 and return with Chehata leading the heads-up match. All levels will now last 30 minutes until we have a champ.

Seat 5: Matthew Leecy – 2,625,000 (44 bb)
Seat 8: Ashraf Chehata – 4,335,000 (72 bb)

1st: $31,600 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $20,960

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 232

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 232

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 232

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 232

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 232

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 232

Players are back in their seats after another break and two-time Tampa champ Matthew Leecy is way out front with more than three million of the 6.9 million chips in play.

Seat 1: Joshua Paige – 425,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: David DiBernardi – 960,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Anthony LaValle – 685,000 (23 bb)
Seat 4: Peter Walsworth – 420,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Matthew Leecy – 3,035,000 (101 bb)
Seat 7: John Kennedy – 275,000 (9 bb)
Seat 8: Ashraf Chehata – 1,185,000 (40 bb)

1st: $31,600 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $20,960
3rd: $15,210
4th: $11,200
5th: $8,370
6th: $6,350
7th: $4,880

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 232