Tampa Poker Classic

Event 7: PLO Time

$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

We did a Limit Omaha 8 tournament and a Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament (aka Big O), and today it’s just straight up Pot-Limit Omaha. No chopping pots today. It has a $400 buy-in and will draw all our four-card fans at noon,

Players start with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 4:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

Michael Gross Wins TPC Big O Title Outright for $6,690!

2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$400 Big O
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $20,460
March 10, 2026

Michael Gross, TPC Event 5 Champion
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1MichaelGrossAvon ParkNV$6,690
2ChadYuskCasselberryFL$4,460
3LikangBerningerLargoFL$2,970
4DanielCarterLakewood RanchFL$2,060
5LindaRandTampaFL$1,500
6DavidStoneWinter SpringsFL$1,130
7JamesPylesFruitland ParkFL$900
8MichaelTadlockBushnellFL$375 *
9RamsesRosaBrandonFL$375 *

Event 4: Cards in the Air for Day 2

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool: $70,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 135

Action is underway for Day 2 of the $600 Mega Stack with 17 players remaining, each guaranteed at least $1,190 with $19,900 awaiting the winner.

They will play the last 9:08 of Level 16 and levels last 30 minutes until going to 40 in Level 24.

Event 4: Day 2 Set to Go

$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool: $70,200  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 135

Pablo Valdivieso leads the Day 2 return of the Mega Stack

The $600 TPC Mega Stack drew 135 entries for a nice Championship warmup and 17 players return this morning at 11 am to play down to the winner with nearly $20K waiting up top.

Pablo Valdivieso leads a talented field coming back that includes a bunch of former champions.

Table 9
Seat 1: Gabe Fuller – 216,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Getzen – 269,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Luis Torres – 520,000 (65 bb)
Seat 4: Enrique Cabral – 367,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Tony Zharnitsky – 154,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Lucas Tae – 185,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Pratham Sharma – 649,000 (81 bb)
Seat 9: Karl Manouchakian – 144,000 (18 bb)

Table 10
Seat 1: Samson Gebru – 121,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Adrian Konstantinov – 420,000 (53 bb)
Seat 3: Cornelius Walker – 69,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: James McKinnon – 368,000 (46 bb)
Seat 5: Fred Paradis – 201,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Adam Weingard – 449,000 (56 bb)
Seat 7: Grant Hart – 275,000 (34 bb)
Seat 8: Pablo Valdivieso – 820,000 (103 bb)
Seat 9: Robert Kinstle – 161,000 (20 bb)

1st: $19,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $12,290
3rd: $8,340
4th: $5,840
5th: $4,220
6th: $3,160
7th: $2,440
8th: $1,960
9th: $1,630
10th-12th: $1,410
13th-15th: $1,270
16th-17th: $1,190

Damian Dvorak Wins TPC Bounty in Heads-Up Deal for $2,515!

2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH
Entries:  88
Prize Pool:  $9,680
Bounty Prize Pool:  $4,400
March 10, 2026

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1DamianDvorakOcalaFL$2,515 *
2BrandonTurkFargoND$2,515 *
3RaymondAndersonWesley ChapelFL$1,250
4WalterThornton IiiRiverviewFL$850
5JohnFeeneyTampaFL$610
6DonaldKissGibsontonFL$460
7WilliamZipprer IiiLake WalesFL$370
8LucasTaeWesley ChapelFL$310
9MarioValbuena GarciaRiverviewFL$280
10MichaelAndersonWesley ChapelFL$260
11JamesBrowning JrPalm HarborFL$260