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Event 4 Flight A: Registration Closed with 101 Entries

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  101

Registration closed for Flight A of the $700 Deep Stack Challenge with 101 entries already creating a prize pool worth $61,610 with another flight tomorrow.

Flight A will continue until 13 players remain and they will move on to Day 2 on Wednesday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available this evening.

Event 4 Flight A: Sam Sternfield Leads at Break

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  88

Sam Sternfield

Players returned from the second break with 88 entries so far and more expected with late registration available until 7:45 pm and all day tomorrow in Flight B.

Non-hold’em specialist Sam Sternfield was the surprise chip leader at the break. The two-time Hollywood champ won his titles in PLO and eight-game mix but has the most chips in this two-card game with 171,600.

Event 4 Flight A: Guarantee Gone

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  82

With plenty of time to spare, like an entire flight plus three more hours today, the $700 Deep Stack Challenge surpasses its $50,000 guarantee before the second break of Flight A.

From here, the prize pool will continue to grow until registration closed tomorrow at 7:45 pm in Flight B.

Event 4 Flight A: First Break

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  75

Frank Weigel

The Deep Stack Challenge has a nice field at the first break of the first flight, we have 75 entries so far and outpacing the field from when we ran this during the Winter Poker Open. That tournament more than tripled the guarantee so we’re looking at another big number.

Early entrants include Frank Weigel, Gabriel Fuller, Tarun Gulati, Karl Manouchakian, David DiBernardi, Fred Paradis, Carlos Loving, Eric Piderit, Randy Levin, Tony March, Mark Wiser, and Kevin Blewitt.

Gabriel Fuller
Tarun Gulati

Event 4 Flight A: Deep Stack Challenge

$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

New week and a new multi-flight tournament on the schedule. TPC Event 4 gets underway at 1 pm and the $700 Deep Stack Challenge features a $50,000 guarantee and two starting flights. A great warmup for the Championship later this week.

Players start with 30,000 in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes until the tournament is heads up. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7:45 pm.

Flight A will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Wednesday at 1 pm for Day 2 in the money.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

TPC Day 6 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one day tournament and please to completion
  • Event 3 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 4 Day 1A – $700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (7:45pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $100 Satellite into TPC Event 4

  • Two seats guaranteed into TPC $700 Deep Stack Challenge
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:45am)
  • Structure Sheet

6PM: $100 Satellite into TPC Event 4

  • Two seats guaranteed into TPC $700 Deep Stack Challenge
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (7:45pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Tampa Poker Classic Schedule

Maroun Akiki Captures the Deep Stack Challenge Title Outright for $37,870

2024 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$700 Deep Stack Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  292
Prize Pool:  $178,120
January 29 – 31, 2024

Maroun Akiki, WPO Event 4 champ

The $700 Deep Stack Challenge was one of the last events before the WPO Championship, and a lot of talented players came out for the warmup. By the night’s end, Maroun Akiki outlasted everyone for the outright win for $37,870.

This was the biggest cash of Akiki’s career, topping the $32K he earned for a Lucky Hearts Poker Open title in Hollywood over a decade ago. He beat a tough final table in WPO Event 4 that included two-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang and Tampa tournament killer Fred Paradis.

Congrats Maroun and good luck in the Championship!

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1MarounAkikiKissimmeeFL$37,870
2MichaelWangLas VegasNV$25,210
3FredParadisOldsmarFL$18,370
4TeresaRamseyBroken ArrowOK$13,560
5RossCorlessLakelandFL$10,150
6EvanPantanoKey WestFL$7,700
7ChadLiptonFort LauderdaleFL$5,920
8AlexanderZiskinFort MyersFL$4,620
9TravisGentileTampaFL$3,650
10JoshuaHertzIvylandPA$3,650
11JasonBlockTampaFL$2,980
12JaredPenneyAlachuaFL$2,980
13ChristopherCochranRinggoldGA$2,480
14MarcusGurleySummerland KeyFL$2,480
15JustinHorneMount AiryNC$2,110
16RaymondManciniSarasotaFL$2,110
17NicholasCostaPort OrangeFL$1,830
18EdwinVasconcelosPort OrangeFL$1,830
19RyanLuppinoCharlestonSC$1,830
20HristosTsironisOrlandoFL$1,830
21AndrewPhillipsPalm CoastFL$1,620
22YunkyuSongCamasWA$1,620
23KevinDilkGreenwoodIN$1,620
24MatthewBallSeffnerFL$1,620
25WilliamGreenfieldVillanovaPA$1,460
26RyanHoganWinter GardenFL$1,460
27EricksonZschunkeAtlantaGA$1,460
28RonaldLaneWilmerAL$1,460
29FelipeKouryRio De Saneiro$1,460
30PeterWalsworthLakewood RanchFL$1,460
31RandyLevinTampaFL$1,460
32IsaacAliTampaFL$1,460
33BrianBrookshireGreenwoodIN$1,360
34SanjibAcharyaTampaFL$1,360
35JamesMckinnonSaint PetersburgFL$1,360
36CuinnGriffinSarasotaFL$1,360
37SihaoZhangUseldange$1,360

Event 4: Maroun Akiki Wins ($37,870); Michael Wang Runner-up ($25,210)

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

Maroun Akiki

On the dramatic last hand of the tournament, Maroun Akiki and Michael Wang put all the chips in the middle with Wang at risk.

Wang flopped two pair eights and sixes but Akiki hit the two-out ace on the turn. He took the pot and the title along with $37,870 while Wang earned $25,210 for his runner-up finish.

1st: Maroun Akiki – $37,870 + WPO Trophy
2nd: Michael Wang – $25,210

Michael Wang