2023 Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: Fred Paradis Doubles

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 625

Fred Paradis open-shipped for 2,800,000 from his button and Ryan Brown called.

Paradis: KcTc
Brown: Qh4d

Paradis was ahead for the double, turned Broadway on the AhJh2hQc board and dodged hearts on the 8d river to double.

Fred Paradis – 5,850,000 (23 bb)
Ryan Brown – 18,950,000 (76 bb)

Championship: Ryan Brown Doubles Back into the Lead

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 625

With the flop reading 5d4s3s, Ryan Brown checked, Fred Paradis bet 400,000 and Brown check-raised to 1,200,000. Paradis called, the turn was 2s, Brown bet 1,100,000 and Paradis called.

The river was Ac and Brown moved all in for 7,150,000. Paradis thought for a minute and called. Paradis showed AsKc and was playing the wheel on the board but Brown had Qs6s for the turned spade flush to re-take the lead.

Ryan Brown – 19,200,000 (77 bb)
Fred Paradis – 5,600,000 (22 bb)

Championship: Ryan Brown Wins a Flip

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 625

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown dipped further and put his last 4,300,000 in the middle and Fred Paradis had him at risk for the title.

Paradis: 8s8c
Brown: Ac9h

Brown needed to catch to stay in contention and paired his ace on the AhKhKd flop to take the lead. The 6c turn and 4c river finished the board and Brown doubled.

Fred Paradis – 16,000,000 (80 bb)
Ryan Brown – 8,800,000 (44 bb)

Championship: Fred Paradis Doubles

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 625

Fred Paradis

Ryan Brown took control of the heads-up match and quickly built a lead for the title. Then Fred Paradis raised to 400,000 from his button and Brown called to see the Kc8d6h flop.

Brown checked, Paradis continued for 300,000 and Brown called. The turn was 7s, Brown checked, Paradis bet 1,600,000 and Brown called.

The river was Ac and Brown checked again. Paradis moved all in for 6,450,000 and Brown thought for several minutes. He tossed in chips to call and Paradis showed Th9h for a ten-high straight. Brown mucked 7d6c and his two pair was second best.

Fred Paradis – 18,400,000 (92 bb)
Ryan Brown – 6,400,000 (32 bb)

Championship: Heads-Up Underway

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 625

Action is underway with Fred Paradis and Ryan Brown heads-up for the TPC Championship title. It is a dead heat with only one big blind difference between them.

After Level 30 comes to an end, blind will increase every 30 minutes until we have a winner.

Fred Paradis – 12,500,000 (63 bb)
Ryan Brown – 12,300,000 (62 bb)

1st: $171,670
2nd: $114,350

Championship: Thad McNulty – 3rd Place ($84,160)

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 625

Thad McNulty

With the board reading 6d6h5s, Thad McNulty moved all in for 3,000,000 even from the big blind and Ryan Brown thought about it for a minute on the button. He called, they tabled their hands, and McNulty sighed.

Brown: 7c7d
McNulty: 9c5c

McNulty flopped two pair sixes and fives but was behind the sevens and sixes of Brown. The board finished with the 4c turn and 6c river to send McNulty out in third place.

Ryan Brown – 12,300,000 (62 bb)
Thad McNulty – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($84,160)

Championship: Blinds Up; Updated Counts

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 625

Blinds are up at the three-handed Championship final table with Fred Paradis still holding the lead and Thad McNulty needing to make something happen.

Seat 2: Fred Paradis – 12,150,000 (61 bb)
Seat 4: Thad McNulty – 3,200,000 (16 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Brown – 9,650,000 (48 bb)

1st: $171,670
2nd: $114,350
3rd: $84,160

Championship: Fred Paradis Doubles Through Ryan Brown; Takes the Lead

$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 625

Fred Paradis

Ryan Brown opened to 300,000 from the button, Fred Paradis raised to 800,000 from the small blind, and Brown called.

The flop came JhTc8h and Paradis continued for 1,000,000. Brown thought for two minutes, announced all in, and Paradis shrug-called for 4,825,000.

Paradis: QsJs
Brown: Kc9h

Paradis was ahead with top pair of queens and a gutshot straight draw. The 2s turn and 9d river finished the board, Paradis improved to a queen-high straight for a huge double into the lead.

Fred Paradis – 11,550,000 (77 bb)
Ryan Brown – 10,000,000 (67 bb)