2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  135
Prize Pool:  $70,200
March 9 – 11, 2026

Registration closed for the $600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 135 entries over two starting flights, turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $70,200. The last 17 players will earn some money with $1,190 for a min-cash and $19,900 plus the TPC trophy up top for the Event 4 champ.

1st: $19,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $12,290
3rd: $8,340
4th: $5,840
5th: $4,220
6th: $3,160
7th: $2,440
8th: $1,960
9th: $1,630
10th-12th: $1,410
13th-15th: $1,270
16th-17th: $1,190

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool: $70,200  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  21 of 87

Players are back from another break, what should be their last break, with 21 remaining and 11 booking a seat in Day 2 later tonight.

Adrian Konstantinov leads the field with 415,000, while Luis Torres (279,000), Nick Getzen (278,000), and Pablo Valdivieso (278,000) are in a dead heat for second.

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  36 of 87

The field is down to the last four tables but they are stacked with some tough talent. This will take a while to get into the money.

Those still in contention include 2026 WPO DeepStacks Challenge champ Ricardo Eyzaguirre, Pinktober Poker Open Champion Frank Weigel, 2024 DeepStacks Challenge winner Chad Kitchen, Manny Minaya, Gabe Fuller, Dion Jagroo, Cheri Ivan, James McKinnon, Tarun Gulati, Karl Manouchakian, Aarin Thivyanathan, Forrest Raleigh, Robert Melo, Sanjib Acharya, and Igor Tretyakov.

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Entries:  87

Registration closed for the final flight of the TPC $600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 87 entries, putting the combined total at 135 and the prize pool up to $70,200.

Action will continue until 11 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight B Entries:  81

We are winding down Level 8 which means your time is running out to join this Championship warmup. The prize pool is up to $67K and we should add a few more entries before registration closes at 5:30 pm.

They will take a break after this level while tournament staff pull the black chips out of play and we’ll have our final field.

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries:  49

We had 48 entries in the first flight of the $400 Mega Stack and we needed 49 entries today to surpass the $50,000 guarantee.

They got there before the first break and now the prize pool will continue to climb until we close registration at 5:30 pm.

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The last flight of the last Championship warmup gets underway with Flight B of TPC Event 1 at 1 pm. The $400 Mega Stack has a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool; we had 48 entries yesterday and need 49 today to reach the mark.

Players sit down to 40K in their stacks and the first 23 levels last 30 minutes before going up to 40. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm.

They will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and those with chips will bag them up for a Day 2 return tomorrow at 11 am.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-23 last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 – $400 Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 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 plays to completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 4 Flight B – $600 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-23 last 30 minutes; Levels 24+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 6 – $150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 48

Flight A of the $400 TPC Mega Stack drew 48 entries and six players bagged up chips for Day 2 on Wednesday.

They played down deep into Level 16, and Pratham Sharma had the biggest stack at the end, followed by Adam Weingard, Enrique Cabral, Fred Paradis, Lucas Tae, and Cornelius Walker.

Flight B starts on Tuesday at 1 pm with late registration available until 5:30 pm. We still need a healthy turnout to reach the $50,000 guarantee, so we might have some added value.

Pratham Sharma – 649,000 (81 bb)
Adam Weingard – 449,000 (56 bb)
Enrique Cabral – 367,000 (46 bb)
Fred Paradis – 201,000 (25 bb)
Lucas Tae – 185,000 (23 bb)
Cornelius Walker – 69,000 (9 bb)

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  48

Registration closed for Flight A of the $600 Mega Stack with 48 entries, putting $24,960 toward the $50,000 guarantee. We have the last flight tomorrow at 1 pm and they have a little work to do to hit that mark.

Action will continue until six players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Wednesday at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

We will post the Flight A chip counts later this evening.