2022 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$300 One-Day 50K (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 415
Prize Pool: $103,750
March 9, 2022

The 2022 Tampa Poker Classic kicked off the series with a huge one-day event that brought out a great crowd on a Wednesday afternoon. Event 1 was a $300 buy-in tournament with a $50,000 guarantee and Yaswin Gutha capped it off with his first Tampa title after a six-way deal at the final table.

Event 1 drew a huge group of 415 entries to more than double the guarantee and create a prize pool worth $103,750. The last 42 players made some money and they burst the bubble shortly after the dinner break.

They played late into the evening and the last six players decided to divide up the remaining prize pool right down the middle. Gutha was the last chip leader of the tournament and took the top spot in the deal.

After several close calls, including four final tables and a third in December’s Winter Poker Open Black Chip Bounty, he walked away with his first Tampa trophy along with $11,074.

Congrats!

Results:

* – Denotes results of six-way deal

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 175

Flight A: 175 Entries; 18 Advanced
Flight B:  Thursday at 10 am
Flight C:  Thursday at 6 pm
Flight D:  Friday at 10 am
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 am
Day 2:  Sunday at 11 am

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

We are ready to roll into the first weekend of the 2022 Tampa Poker Classic and today we are building on the great start for Event 2. Flight A of the tournament drew 175 entries last night to put it on a path towards hitting the $200,000 guarantee with four flights to go. Flight B will start at 10 am with Flight C going at 6 pm this evening.

Players start with 20,000 stacks out front and the first 14 levels will last 30 minutes then increasing to 40 minutes from Level 15 forward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. Flight B will come to an end when 10% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

Cards go in the air at 10 am and we will pick up the action at the first break.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 30 minutes; Levels 15+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of the field remains
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 2 Flight B – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 30 minutes; Levels 15+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of the field remains
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 2 Flight C – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 30 minutes; Levels 15+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of the field remains
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$300 One-Day 50K (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 415

It took six hands on the bubble to get the job done with three of them involving short-stack doubles and two on Table 11.

Then another moved all in on Table 9 for 120,000 from under the gun, it folded around to Richard Vielhak in the big blind and he made a quick call. They waited for the rest of the tables to finish up their action and the cards were tabled.

Vielhak:
UTG:

Vielhak was dominating with the bigger ace, the at risk player picked up some chop outs on the turn, but was sent out after the turn and river finished the board.

He was sent out, Vielkak added to his stack, and the remaining players were in the money.

$300 One-Day 50K (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  43 of 415

It took a little bit to get there but Event 1 lost a player 16 minutes into the new level. Tournament staff paused the clock on the money bubble with two minutes coming off for each hand dealt until one player is eliminated to put them in the money.

$300 One-Day 50K (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 415

Cards are back in the air for TPC Event 1 with 44 players remaining. One elimination from bubble play and two from the money.

Ryan Luker leads the field with 677,000 heading into the late stages of the tournament.

$300 One-Day 50K (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 415

With the clock ticking down towards the next break, Ryan Luker found a spot to get his big stack in the middle. He was at risk for 362,000 but his held against on the board. He doubled up to the lead with 741,000 with only a few knockouts till the money.

Level 17 came to an end and tournament staff sent the remaining players on a 30-minute dinner break.

$300 One-Day 50K (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  64 of 415

Event 1 is quickly playing down towards the money bubble with 64 remaining and 42 getting paid. They won’t get there before the next break but it won’t be long after it.

Igor Tretyakov is the latest to build a stack among the leaders. The February Mega Stack champ is up to 245,000 and in great position for another deep run.