$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  36 of 134

Flight A of the TPC Championship came to an end with 36 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday at noon. Pinktober Poker Open Champion Matthew Leecy bagged the overall lead with 297,500 closing followed by Peter Vitantonio with 295,500.

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

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  36 of 134

The clock was paused with ten minutes remaining and each table will deal four more hands. Those with chips at the end of those hands will bag them up for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

In other Championship news, Rusty Wadsworth says “hi mom!”

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  37 of 134

Flight A reached the last level of the night and players will make moves to build a big bag for Day 2. WPO Championship final table member Jordan Lowery is moving in the right direction, he is up to 266,500 with less than an hour to go.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  48 of 134

Registration closed for Flight A of the 2023 Tampa Poker Classic Championship with 134 entries. Our players contributed $201,000 to the prize pool with the $500,000 guarantee still in play, and it might be topped tomorrow evening.

Flight A will play through Level 12 before survivors bag up for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  134

The last break of Flight A is complete and the clock shows an unofficial 134 entries with two more to go. More than $200,000 was put toward the $500,000 guarantee and we will probably get there tomorrow.

We’ve had a new big stack at each break and this time around it’s Michael Vincent’s 285,000 way in front of the rest of the field. Ken O’Donnell is second with 217,000 followed by Darrin Hrynchak (181,500), Jacob Naumann (173,500), and Bryce McVay (164,000).

They will finish out three more levels before survivors bag their chips for the Day 2 return on Sunday at noon.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  130

The clock is ticking down toward the end of registration for Flight A. They will play out the rest of Level 9, take a 15-minute break, and registration will close at 5:45 pm when Level 10 gets underway.

Former Tampa champ Bryce McVay is making another TPC Championship run. He finished second in this event last year and has his stack up to 195,000 in the late stages of the day.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  125

Raminder Singh is the latest to move among the big stacks, the Hard Rock Poker trophy collector is up to 102,000 in the middle stages of the day. WPT Champ/WSOP bracelet winner James Calderaro joined during the second break and already up to 70,000.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  119

Another break and another group of big stacks. Darrin Hrynchak is the new leader in the Championship, his 167,000 pacing the field at the midpoint of the day. David Edwards is second with 156,800 and Jordan Lowery is doing just fine with 140,600.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  115

Day 1A is heading toward its next break with 115 entries and it is turning out to be a fine Thursday afternoon to play some big poker. Registration is still open for more than two and a half hours, plenty of time to get down here.

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  111

Day 1A is up to 111 entries (make a wish) and we’ve had a pretty consistent pace this afternoon. We are on an easy pace to crush the $500,000 guarantee with a great weekend ahead.

A few more familiar faces include Rafael Reis, Tarun Gulati, Jason Block, 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Champion Matthew Leecy, Carlos Loving, Brett Apter, Daniel Couzens, and John Dolan.