2023 Tampa Poker Classic

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

2023 May Little Slick: Day 2 Seating Assignments

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$200 Little Slick No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payout
Return to Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  133 of 1,290
Prize Pool:  $206,400

Flight A: 112 Entries, 12 Advanced
Flight B: 163 Entries, 17 Advanced
Flight C: 141 Entries, 15 Advanced
Flight D: 236 Entries, 24 Advanced
Flight E: 224 Entries, 23 Advanced
Flight F: 414 Entries, 42 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday, May 28th at 12pm

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
71VetonKastratiDunedinFL164,000
72NedalIstanbouli92,000
73JohnClarkRiverviewFL253,000
74ZacharyHenryJewettOH77,000
75MichaelCardinaliOrlandoFL303,000
76AllenThomasLithia SpringsGA95,000
77DavidNadeauLargoFL82,000
78ThadMcnultyJacksonvilleFL204,000
81LuYuWesley ChapelFL374,000
82DustinKassowitzClearwaterFL280,000
83EmtpyEmtpy
84LamontTownsendBradentonFL197,000
85CoryWoodValricoFL31,000
86RoyWilsonTampaFL88,000
87GeorgeCarrierLakelandFL150,000
88JosephParrishTampaFL206,000
91JacobAshleyRiverviewFL76,000
92AdamWilkersonTampaFL417,000
93EthanMellishTampaFL138,000
94AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL123,000
95RobertForkelLutzFL147,000
96NamMoonOcoeeFL145,000
97RickeyWelchAuburndaleFL42,000
98AlfredoLeiva BasultoTampaFL179,000
101LazaroRemolinaLake PlacidFL216,000
102DanielSalazarTampaFL204,000
103EmtpyEmtpy
104MichaelJeanesSarasotaFL281,000
105NikolaosCostarelisClearwaterFL78,000
106JaysonJonesDunedinFL295,000
107JamesMeyer SrClearwaterFL206,000
108JonathanJohnsOrlandoFL428,000
111BrookSmithOrlandoFL62,000
112DavidTuthillSt PetersburgFL288,000
113PatrickMcgowanOrlandoFL54,000
114MichaelMercerSaint PetersburgFL65,000
115RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL337,000
116MichaelJonesOrlandoFL216,000
117BernhardSchmidtNaplesFL361,000
118WillieMuhammadLakelandFL183,000
191RamsesRosaBrandonFL260,000
192JulioDelgado ReyesOrlandoFL220,000
193CraigGraingerPalm HarborFL374,000
194JorgeManrique AlfaroMulberryFL55,000
195TimothyWeberMerritt IslandFL92,000
196BrendaLane-WorleyRiverviewFL271,000
197TannerHargraveMesaAZ84,000
198EricChastainJacksonvilleFL292,000
201PeterHsuBrooksvilleFL150,000
202SpencerSweisfordTampaFL238,000
203MostafaAboalmajedCairo144,000
204ReneishaBrown-LewisRiverviewFL285,000
205ThomasMcdonaldSeminoleFL204,000
206AdalbertMustateaLynn HavenFL224,000
207SamuelRonaldsWilmetteIL206,000
208AndrewMarksSarasotaFL95,000
211PhillipKrnyaichClermontFL415,000
212DuHuynhSaint PetersburgFL294,000
213ToneyWootenRiverviewFL113,000
214KevinMalickTampaFL129,000
215JoshuaHambyLakelandFL95,000
216KirkNewmanTampaFL309,000
217EmtpyEmtpy
218AndrewMartinsValricoFL59,000
221AndrewJohnsonTampaFL417,000
222JamesGrayRiverviewFL309,000
223CharlesMontalvoRiverviewFL340,000
224DouglasCoxPlant CityFL121,000
225JenniferDaskevichTampaFL220,000
226WilliamMartinezTampaFL210,000
227LeonardoMartins FernandesFloriano Dolis304,000
228AntonioDiazClermontFL171,000
301MarioTamayosacoWesley ChapelFL105,000
302MarkBeckerCelebrationFL111,000
303MiguelHernandezClermontFL227,000
304DanielAntunes LopesOrlandoFL208,000
305BryanCuzinoNew Port RicheyFL266,000
306ChadKitchenWimaumaFL111,000
307MichaelTufaroNaplesFL240,000
308MichaelSpadaPalmettoFL93,000
311LuisGonzalez VelezPinellas ParkFL67,000
312JohnFeeneyTampaFL80,000
313HarryBindaTampaFL141,000
314SeanCarmichaelLithiaFL107,000
315RoryMalisoffTerra CeiaFL344,000
316EmmanuelPaulino CanulHolidayFL99,000
317RobertPaxtonLakewood RanchFL380,000
318MatthewKirkwoodOrlandoFL224,000
321AnthonyAngeramiSarasotaFL32,000
322LikangBerningerLargoFL353,000
323MarlonWesteRuskinFL155,000
324CynthiaPaxtonLakewood RanchFL114,000
325KemhallGrantPembroke PinesFL550,000
326CurtisKingTampaFL122,000
327RyanMeyerTampaFL130,000
328DjayCarneyDunedinFL115,000
331LukeTorresPalmettoFL61,000
332RonaldBelloisWimaumaFL293,000
333BradleyKaneZephyrhillsFL443,000
334Sudhir-KumarKantamaneniTroyMI212,000
335JoelGrossbarthTampaFL130,000
336MinaTawfikTampaFL128,000
337NicholasCavanaughAliquippaPA34,000
338KeithOakleyWimaumaFL179,000
411DavidOrtolanoOrlandoFL85,000
412ChristopherReedN Redington BeachFL306,000
413StephenDeesDaytonOH420,000
414RandyEricksonPeoriaAZ107,000
415EliasKiwanDavenportFL261,000
416LuisBauza MatosLongwoodFL106,000
417WalterRossiValricoFL154,000
418PatrickIbrahimApollo BeachNJ184,000
421AnthonyMarchTampaFL200,000
422MichaelLatufTampaFL225,000
423DanielHulsizerOrlandoFL328,000
424JeffreyKichmanWesley ChapelFL177,000
425MichaelBlinderArlingtonVA25,000
426MarioVaccaroWesley ChapelFL182,000
427FrankMarkimWesley ChapelFL332,000
428MichaelBronzo JrDavenportFL243,000
431JohnQuartararoWest IslipNY98,000
432MichaelBeattieTampaFL220,000
433ScottHenryHaines CityFL138,000
434DamianSzurgotLongwoodFL72,000
435Shadrach SamuelTercyJonesboroGA261,000
436WilliamCrocollWimaumaFL61,000
437JuneAmerZephyrhillsFL114,000
438SanjibAcharyaTampaFL274,000
441CarlBlakeyValricoVA75,000
442JamesPodwikaBrandonFL268,000
443KarlManouchakianTampaFL164,000
444JamesStalnakerDade CityFL165,000
445AnthonyPellegrinoSarasotaFL331,000
446CaleWynegarCasselberryFL96,000
447LawrenceHughesLakelandFL91,000
448BascaranMariathasanLakelandFL437,000
2023 Tampa Poker Classic

2023 May Little Slick: Prize Pool and Payouts

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2023 May Little Slick
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$200 Buy-in/$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,290
Prize Pool: $206,400
May 24 – 28, 2023

Registration is closed for the 2023 May Little Slick tournament.  It drew 1,290 entrants over six starting flights, for a total prize pool of $206,400.

A min-cash will earn $360, and the 2023 May Little Slick champ is set to take home $34,600.

1st: $34,600
2nd: $23,020
3rd: $17,010
4th: $12,700
5th: $9,580
6th: $7,300
7th: $5,630
8th: $4,380
9th-10th: $3,450
11th-12th: $2,750
13th-14th: $2,210
15th-16th: $1,800
17th-20th: $1,490
21st-24th: $1,240
25th-32nd: $1,040
33rd-40th: $890
41st-48th: $770
49th-56th: $670
57th-64th: $600
65th-72nd: $530
73rd-80th: $490
81st-88th: $450
89th-104th: $410
105th-120th: $380
121st-133rd: $360

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Joe Jimenez Wins May One Day 100K in 4-Way Deal!

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One-Day 100K
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 401
Prize Pool: $172,430
May 13, 2023


PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JoeJimenezCorp ChristiTX$22,665*
2KylePetersonBrooksvilleFL$22,665*
3HyndiKhomutetskyOrlandoFL$22,665*
4SeanDwanDaytona BeachFL$22,665*
5StephenKatsTampaFL$9,740
6BradleyKaneZephyrhillsFL$7,390
7WilburAllison JrCocoaFL$5,670
8OranHaynesShreveportLA$4,400
9MichaelTuttleOrlandoFL$3,450
10PhillipKrnyaichClermontFL$3,450
11HarryJohnson IvLargoFL$2,800
12JohnAmmonsPalm HarborFL$2,800
13PeterHsuBrooksvilleFL$2,310
14MichaelTraficanteTampaFL$2,310
15JulioNovoTampaFL$1,950
16LuisGarciaOdessaFL$1,950
17JohnDolanLithiaFL$1,670
18RobertKennedy IiiOcalaFL$1,670
19ReylindaMeyerLongwoodFL$1,670
20ManelicMinayaTampaFL$1,670
21AndrewApostolWesley ChapelFL$1,460
22JamesCollinsPalm HarborFL$1,460
23KarlManouchakianTampaFL$1,460
24JasonWoodZephyrhillsFL$1,460
25NedalIstanbouli$1,300
26WilliamEdwardsLakelandFL$1,300
27WalterThorntonRiverviewFL$1,300
28SpencerBrobergLong LakeMN$1,300
29ChadKitchenWimaumaFL$1,300
30JamieSmithLargoFL$1,300
31GlenHortinWesley ChapelFL$1,300
32JosephMoleOldsmarFL$1,300
33AnthonyAstaritaRiverviewFL$1,190
34MilindNaikBrandonFL$1,190
35OkHaseltonWesley ChapelFL$1,190
36AndrewPokrivnakOrlandoFL$1,190
37BrendaLane-WorleyRiverviewFL$1,190
38StevenDeloacheClearwaterFL$1,190
39EliranAmoyalWindermereFL$1,190
40RyanMeyerTampaFL$1,190
41IlanBittonOrlandoFL$1,110

*denotes four-way deal

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

May Highlights

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One Day 100K

One-Day 100K
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 401
Prize Pool: $172,430
May 13, 2023

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Bankroll Builder Special

Bankroll Builder Special
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 424
Prize Pool: $67,840
May 21, 2023

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May Little Slick

2023 May Little Slick
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,290
Prize Pool: $206,400
May 24 – 28, 2023

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Memorial Day Deep Stack

2023 Memorial Day Deep Stack
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$400 Buy-in No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  388
Prize Pool:  $129,980
May 29, 2023

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2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Andrew Martins Wins April Deep Stack in 2-Way Deal!

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April Deep Stack
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 282
Prize Pool: $94,470
April 29, 2023

Andrew Martins
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1ANDREWMARTINSVALRICOFL$17,780*
2WILLIEMUHAMMADLAKELANDFL$17,780*
3JOSIASCARDOSO DOS SANTOSKENTWA$10,380
4DANIELWILSONAPOLLO BEACHFL$7,680
5ARDITBITINCKAORLANDOFL$5,740
6DAVIDFOUNTAINSEMINOLEFL$4,340
7JOVENPANGANIBANJACKSONVILLEFL$3,320
8LUKETORRESPALMETTOFL$2,560
9MATTHEWLALLIGLEN HEADNY$2,000
10ALEXANDERGRASSIAPALM HARBORFL$2,000
11ROBERTCORNETTERIVERVIEWFL$1,650
12YAZDIMEHTAKISSIMMEEFL$1,650
13IRFANULLAHKHAIRIORLANDOFL$1,380
14REMEDIOSPATALINGHUGGAINESVILLEFL$1,380
15ANDERSONPREMDASJACKSONVILLEFL$1,190
16BRYANTANGLAKE MARYFL$1,190
17MIGUELHERNANDEZCLERMONTFL$1,050
18FARANNASSERIORLANDOFL$1,050
19JASONGLOVERLITTLE ROCKAR$1,050
20THOMASGAUDINTAMPAFL$1,050
21STEVENCOLLINSKENNETH CITYFL$950
22JONATHANCHANEYORLANDOFL$950
23MICHAELTRAFICANTETAMPAFL$950
24CHANKIMTAMPAFL$950
25TERRI-ANNECRAWFORDLAKELANDFL$890
26MARIOTAMAYOSACOWESLEY CHAPELFL$890
27MAMUTAJFATMIRPALM HARBORFL$890
28NICHOLASCARTERZEPHYRHILLSFL$890
29ROBERTSCHMALORLANDOFL$445**
30WALIDMADDAHTAMPAFL$445**

*denotes two-way deal
**denotes split

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

2023 TPC In Review

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Ryan Brown

The 2023 Tampa Poker Classic featured 12 trophy events and more than $1,000,000 in guaranteed prize money. The series drew players from around the country along with many of our regulars.

Events: 12
Entries: 4,416
Guarantees: $1,040,000
Prize Pools: $2,161,567

The turnout and prize money ranks among our top for an in-room series, fantastic support from the first card in the air to the last.

The TPC Championship headlined the series with a $1,700 buy-in and $500,000 guarantee. It drew 625 entries over three flights to create prize pool worth 937,500. Maryland’s Ryan Brown won the title and $148,010 after a tough battle against Tampa regular Fred Paradis.

Paradis had himself a great series as well. He won the opening event of the series, topping the 1,705-entries field for a $91K payout. He followed that up with a win in the $1,100 One-Day Challenge and second place in the Championship. Paradis cashed for $266,465 in the series, more than 12% of all cash awarded during the TPC.

Thank you to all the players who came out to support the series. We had a great time over the two-week run and look forward to the next. We appreciate you!

Links to all 12 events and the result are listed below.

Fred Paradis
Fred Paradis

TPC Championship: Ryan Brown – $148,010
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Fred Paradis – $91,945
Event 2 ($400 O8): Michael Laake – $7,485
Event 3 ($400 Mixed PLO): Dustin Peglow – $8,210
Event 4 ($400 NLH): Jerry Silva – $15,080
Event 5 ($200 NLH): Roberto Cotto – $22,200
Event 6 ($400 PLO): Kyle Peck – $7,800
Event 7 ($600 NLH): Michael Latuf – $18,615
Event 8 ($1,100 NLH): Fred Paradis – $36,510
Event 10 ($1,100 NLH): Bogdan Toma – $22,621
Event 11 ($200 NLH): Tirth Pate – $12,080
Event 12 ($180 Triple Stack): Joshua Nicholson – $3,500

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Tirth Patel Wins TPC Event 11 After Heads Up Deal

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2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 11
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 423
Prize Pool: $67,680
March 20, 2023

Tirth Patel

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1TirthPatelLand O LakesFL$12,080 *
2MansoorKaderSt PetersburgFL$10,500 *
3AdamFarjamDaytona BeachFL$6,620
4JacobNaumannLargoFL$4,920
5NicholasScholzTampaFL$3,690
6BlakeRobinsonTampaFL$2,800
7ClaytonJohnsSt PetersburgFL$2,150
8ChanKimTampaFL$1,670
9ChristopherBinionOdessaFL$1,310
10JamesAmanSarasotaFL$1,310
11AngeloPinkhamMulberryFL$1,030
12JordanLowerySarasotaFL$1,030
13StevieTrizisClearwaterFL$840
14BrianLovingValricoFL$840
15OranHaynesShreveportLA$700
16VitorCoelhoTampaFL$700
17NicolasEgarhosApollo BeachFL$590
18RichardSmithBradentonFL$590
19BrianCurtnerLargoFL$590
20RamKoppulaSandy SpringsGA$590
21SkylerWhiteOrlandoFL$510
22EbrahimFigueroa NoboaToa AktaPR$510
23AndrewGreathouseBradentonFL$510
24TaiNgoTampaFL$510
25DanielLongSaint PetersburgFL$440
26AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL$440
27WillieMuhammadLakelandFL$440
28MykolaHordovTernopilska$440
29EfiAmoyalJerusalem$440
30AshleySpringBrandonFL$440
31AnthonyWilsonTampaMN$440
32JosephParrishTampaFL$440
33GrahamHuntTorontoON$390
34ChaddDeitzMedfordMA$390
35MarshaWolak-BarnettLakewood RanchFL$390
36RubenPerez De Los SantosOrlandoFL$390
37KevinBlewittTampaFL$390
38QinghaoZhengTampaFL$390
39CezarBorbaRiverviewFL$390
40JohnColeman IiiTrinityFL$390
41AnthonyMarchTampaFL$350
42BradleyRogersVero BeachFL$350
43AlanPhillipsPalm CoastFL$350
44JimmyDavis IIISaint PetersburgFL$350
45IsaacAliTampaFL$350
46StevenLowrimoreDunedinFL$350
47ChristopherGaskinLakelandFL$350
48JamesGrayRiverviewFL$350
49AndreCaissieTampaFL$330
50BrendaLane-WorleyRiverviewFL$330
51PaulStanechewskiTampaFL$330
52SungLeeEllicott CityMD$330
53OkHaseltonWesley ChapelFL$330

* – Denotes results of a heads-up deal

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Joshua Nicholson Wins Last TPC Trophy

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2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 12
$180 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 98
Prize Pool: $14,112
March 20, 2023

Joshua Nicholson
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JoshuaNicholsonWinter HavenFL$3,500 *
2GlennWigginsKewadinMI$3,072 *
3ConnerReynoldsNaplesFL$1,790
4AndrePlazaOrlandoFL$1,260
5EthanMellishTampaFL$920
6SoeLeeOrlandoFL$700
7MarioTamayosacoWesley ChapelFL$560
8WalterRhodenBrandonFL$460
9FidencioVelezWinter GardenFL$400
10WilliamProffittOcoeeFL$400
11PaulLambrakisBrooklynNY$350
12KeithAustinLutzFL$350
13AnthonyWilsonTampaMN$350

* – Denotes results of a heads-up deal

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Ryan Brown Wins the 2023 TPC Championship for $148K

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2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 625
Prize Pool: $937,500
March 16 – 20, 2023

Ryan Brown, 2023 TPC Champion

The 2023 Tampa Poker Classic Championship was the big game on the schedule and the $1,700 buy-in tournament drew 625 tough players. After a long weekend battling for the title, Ryan Brown took the top spot for $148K after denying Fred Paradis his third title of the series.

The tournament featured a $500,000 guarantee that turned into a prize pool worth $937,500. We had 156 players return for Day 2, 79 made the money, and 20 were still around when they bagged up for an extra day.

Brown held the lead for much of the final table but lost it against Paradis. They were in a dead heat when heads-up play began and the two decided to even out the top two payouts. The lead changed hands but Brown was finally able to knock Paradis out with a full house version a straight.

Paradis earned $138,010 while Brown was crowned our 2023 TPC Champion and he took home $148,010 along with the TPC guitar trophy.

Congrats Ryan!

Final table results:

1st: Ryan Brown – $148,010
2nd: Fred Paradis – $138,010
3rd: Thad McNulty – $84,160
4th: Huicun Qiao – $62,630
5th: Alec Magdan – $47,130
6th: Steve Buckner – $35,870
7th: Rodney Turvin – $27,610
8th: Ray Mancini – $21,500
9th: Pavel Milanov – $16,930

2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: Ryan Brown ($148,010) Defeats Fred Paradis ($138,010) for the Win

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$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante

Ryan Brown

With the flop reading QsJh8c, Ryan Brown checked, Fred Paradis bet 400,000 and Brown called. The turn was 9d, Brown checked again, Paradis bet 1,200,000 and Brown called.

The river was Qc and Brown checked one last time. Paradis bet 1,500,000 and Brown moved all in. Paradis double-checked his cards and called at risk for 6,700,000.

Paradis: Tc7h
Brown: Qd8h

Paradis turned a jack-high straight but Brown rivered a full house queens full of eights to take the pot and the Championship.

Before heads-up play began, they adjusted the payouts, and here are the final results.

1st: Ryan Brown – $148,010
2nd: Fred Paradis – $138,010

Fred Paradis