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Championship: Returning Day 2 Chip Counts

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 359

Flight A: 89 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight B: 113 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight C: 157 Entries; 20 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at noon

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1MilindNaikBrandonFL793,000
2JosiasSantosKentWA667,000
3BobbyKennedyOcalaFL639,000
4KoreyTaylorThomasvilleGA555,000
5DavyRidoutOdessaFL508,000
6JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL495,000
7AustinSrurSarasotaFL483,000
8ZacharyWellsSt PetersburgGA470,000
9WilliamLucianoB Ogio NalIL452,000
10RodneyTurvinCairoGA450,000
11BenChelladuraiTampaFL428,000
12JohnGordonSeminoleFL407,000
13ThomasMcDonaldSeminoleFL399,000
14BillyPapadopoulosCantonMA370,000
15AlexanderOrlovMoscowNV370,000
16PaulSneadKings ParkNY361,000
17CarlosLovingLas VegasNV358,000
18AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL311,000
19WillamCriegoPrior LakeMN304,000
20JosephOrsinoTampaON288,000
21CarlosBarbosaFloydVA285,000
22MeirBarackNorthdaleFL285,000
23MarcusEl HuaickWinter GardenFL283,000
24KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL281,000
25JosephMoleOldsmarFL279,000
26AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL267,000
27EricPideritHallandale BeachFL263,000
28SihaoZhangUseldange262,000
29YanJiangTampaFL260,000
30VincentCensabellaOrlandoFL247,000
31ArmandoFigueroaLutzFL241,000
32WilliamMunizTampaFL225,000
33ArthurPirintWestwoodMA222,000
34OscarLindoSpring HillFL210,000
35TonyMarchTampaFL204,000
36DrewDodgeSpring HillFL160,000
37ShaneMelertBrandonFL158,000
38BrianRayTampaFL144,000
39FilippKhavinSaint PetersburgFL140,000
40HuanNgoSarasotaFL137,000
41EricTarikasTampaFL135,000
42DavidAmbroseLakelandFL134,000
43PaulStanechewskiPass A GrilleFL118,000
44MatthewLeecyTampaFL105,000
45BryceMcVayJupiterFL92,000
46JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL62,000
47LouisBaileyBaltimoreMD41,000

Championship: Prize Pool and Payouts with $109,110 Up Top

2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  359
Prize Pool:  $538,500
March 21 – 25, 2024

Registration closed for the 2024 Tampa Poker Classic Championship with 359 entries, turning the $300,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $538,500. The last 47 players will earn some money with $3,170 for a min-cash and $109,110 plus the TPC trophy up top for the champ.

Thanks for the great turnout!

1st: $109,110 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $72,610
3rd: $53,140
4th: $39,360
5th: $29,520
6th: $22,410
7th: $17,220
8th: $13,400
9th-10th: $10,560
11th-12th: $8,540
13th-14th: $7,020
15th-16th: $5,870
17th-20th: $5,000
21st-24th: $4,330
25th-32nd: $3,830
33rd-40th: $3,450
41st-47th: $3,170

Championship Day 1C: Joseph Orsino Leads Late

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  42 of 157

Joseph Orsino

Another break ended and 42 players return to action with 20 moving forward. Still a lot of work to get done and deep stacks to work. They might find another break in two hours.

Joseph Orsino is the most recent player to lead the flight, stacking up to 465,000 after catching quads before break. Ken O’Donnell has been grinding his way in second all day and still there with 434,000.

We will post the Day 2 seat assignments and payout information later this evening as soon as it is available.

Ken O’Donnell

Championship Day 1C: Registration Closed with 157 Entries

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  73 of 157

Registration closed for Flight C of the TPC Championship with 157 entries and the final total for the tournament was 359 entries to lock in the prize pool at $538,500.

We will post the complete payout information as soon as players bag chips in Flight C.

They will continue into the evening until only 20 players remain and they will bag their chips for Day 2 tomorrow at noon in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AThursday8912
BFriday11315
CThurs147TBD
Total35927

Championship Day 1C: Justin Zaki Continues to Lead

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  157

Justin Zaki

Action is back underway after the third break and we have closed the doors on the TPC Championship with an unofficial 157 entries in today’s flight.

Justin Zaki and Ken O’Donnell were the top stacks in the room over the last few hours and they are still up there. Zaki leads with 195,500 and O’Donnell is right on his heels with 193,500.

Championship Day 1C: Justin Zaki Leads; Prize Pool Tops $500K

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  135

Justin Zaki

Cards are back in the air after the second break and the tournament hit a milestone while they were gone. With 135 entries in today’s flight, the TPC Championship prize pool moved over $500,000 with a couple of hours to run it up.

We have some big names holding the top spots in the counts. Justin Zaki leads the field with 153,500 and Ken O’Donnell is not far behind with 152,000. David Tuthill is a recent entrant but he’s already spun his stack up to 144,800, good enough for third in the earlier stages of the day.

Ken O’Donnell

Championship Day 1C: Another Break

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  128

Josias Santos

Another break is right around the corner with the TPC Championship on the verge of putting together a $500,000 prize pool. They’ll have three more levels to register after the break before we shut the doors on the Championship at 5:45 pm.

Aaron Thivyanathan (left) and Diego Uez (right)

Championship Day 1C: More Arrivals

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries:  121

Fabian Foster

The Flight C field is filling in nicely this afternoon with 121 entries and the prize pool up to $484,500. We’ll hit $500K before too long; we’re running well today.

Recent additions to the field include Fabian Foster, Karl Manouchakian, Ken O’Donnell, Nick Scholz, John Dolan, and Ross Corless.

Karl Manouchakian
Ken O’Donnell
Nick Scholz

Championship Day 1C: Craig Nix Leads Early

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries:  103

Craig Nix

The first break ended and players returned to their seats, ready for another three levels before they get to leave again. The entry count slid up to 103 for the day, 305 for the tournament, and a $457,500 prize pool. They’ll make that a $500K prize pool before too long.

Craig Nix is the early leader with 112,300 with William Luciano (105,800) and Rob Lebeau (104,000) in a virtual tie for second.