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

1st: $3,932 + TPC trophy
2nd: $2,640
3rd: $1,790
4th: $1,260
5th: $920
6th: $700
7th: $560
8th: $460
9th-10th: $400
11th-13th: $350

$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:
Brown:

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

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

$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 , Ryan Brown checked, Fred Paradis bet 400,000 and Brown check-raised to 1,200,000. Paradis called, the turn was , Brown bet 1,100,000 and Paradis called.

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

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

$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

Blinds are up, the break was skipped, and blinds are up in the heads-up match for the TPC Championship.

Fred Paradis – 16,100,000 (64 bb)
Ryan Brown – 8,700,000 (35 bb)

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

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

Paradis:
Brown:

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

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

$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 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 flop.

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

The river was 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 for a ten-high straight. Brown mucked and his two pair was second best.

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

$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

$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

With the board reading , 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:
McNulty:

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

Ryan Brown – 12,300,000 (62 bb)
Thad McNulty – Eliminated in 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:  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

$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

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

Paradis:
Brown:

Paradis was ahead with top pair of queens and a gutshot straight draw. The turn and 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)