2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 1 Flight A: Last Break Near the Bubble

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  13 of 74

Level 12 is rolling through its paces, and the third break will hit when it ends. With only 13 players remaining and 10 advancing to Day 2, it would be a weird situation that saw them still playing after another two hours of action.

We will post the chip counts as soon as they are available later this evening.

Event 1 Flight A: Registration Closed with 74 Entries

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  74

Registration closed for the first flight of TPC Event 1 with 74 entries, a great start to the tournament and series with six more flights to go, the next at 6 pm.

Play will continue until ten remain and they will bag up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a74TBD
BWeds 6p
CThurs 11a
DThurs 6p
EFriday 11a
FFriday 6p
GSaturday 11a
Total74TBD

Event 1 Flight A: Familiar Faces

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  66

The clock is ticking down for the first flight of TPC Event 1 with 66 entries in the field so far with a big weekend on the horizon.

Some friends in action include Manny Minaya, Cheri Ivan, James McKinnon, Mark Wiser, Steven Fiorentini, Fred Paradis, and Drew Dodge.

Cheri Ivan
James McKinnon
Mark Wiser
Steven Fiorentini

Event 1 Flight A: Kicking of the Tampa Poker Classic

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Today, we kick off the 2026 Tampa Poker Classic with Flight A of Event 1 at 11 am. The tournament has a $400 buy-in with a $150,000 guarantee and seven starting flights to put a bag together.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 in Level 20. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

Action will continue until only 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2.

  • $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet